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U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 10, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)
Gen. Frank J. Grass (left), chief of the National Guard Bureau, talks to members of 123rd Contingency Response Group about their capabilities during a tour at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., on April 18, 2015. The 123rd is the only Contingency Response Group in the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
A contingency from the Royal Thai Air Force recently visited Travis Air Force Base to see firsthand how the USAF and David Grand Medical Center implements military medical training and manages health care and preventative medicine programs. They also had the opportunity to explore other facets of Travis by touring the Heritage Center, traffic control tower and a static aircraft display. Thailand and the U.S. are committed to strengthening the long-standing relationship and paving the way for continued cooperation between the two air powers. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 321st Contingency Response Squadron assessment team, and 521st CRS Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Group helicopter support team, prepare a U.S. Air Force MRZR to be sling loaded by a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, Dec. 3, 2025, in support of Exercise Gilded Cage 26-1. The CH-53E and crew supported the sling load and medical evacuation training objectives. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh)
Entering map coordinates.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE K1, Iraq – An Iraqi soldier of the Field Engineer Regiment, 12th Iraqi Army Division, places grid coordinates into his handheld Global Positioning System during route clearance training at Contingency Operating Site K1, Dec. 21, 2010. The training, conducted by the ‘Outlaws’ of Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., built upon a previous course in map reading to familiarize the IA soldiers with how to use map coordinates to assist in reporting unit locations and Improvised Explosive Devices during future route clearance missions.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Dane Cook performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.
Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., apply moulage to military and civilian volunteers during an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support Health Response Team exercise simulating an urban earthquake in the SOUTHCOM AOR on Travis AFB, 8 Feb. 2011. The mission of an EMEDS team, which includes physicians, nurses, and a variety of medical technicians, is to rapidly deploy and provide forward stabilization, primary care, and dental services to support a population-at-risk of 3,000 to 5,000 people. Released (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)
Staff Sgt. John Patnaude and Senior Master Sgt. Michael Courtney (l to r), both assigned to the 570th Contingency Response Group, construct an enemy prisoner of war containment area with concertina wire at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Feb. 11, 2011, during the Joint Operational Access Exercise. Airmen from the 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, Calif., partnered with Soldiers from the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, Ft. Eustis, V.A., to sharpen their skills in airfield operations, aircraft on and off-loads, airbase defense, and establishing a distribution node of cargo and supplies. JOAX is designed to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and Army by executing large-scale heavy cargo and troop movements. (U.S. Air Force Photo/MSgt. Stan Parker)(RELEASED)
A moment of silence
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Soldiers of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, bow their heads for a moment of silence for fallen Soldiers during a Memorial Day ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, May 30, 2011. “I’ve been here four times and it’s not easy to reflect upon the friends and Soldiers I knew who died out here,” said Sgt. Robert Marrero, 2nd AAB. “I think about them every day I serve, and it’s why I still wear this uniform and keep coming back here.”
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ricardo Branch, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
Col. Warren Hurst, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and the Joint Task Force-Port Opening unit at Eagle Flag, meets March 28, 2012, with an actor playing Col. Nadir Kamal Mustafa, commander of the notional Akrab Air Base in the fictional country of Nessor. The Kentucky group and the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., joined forces during the exercise, which is being held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 10, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)
Army Staff Sgt. Yao Bagoudou, a 412nd Contingency Contract Team contracting specialist, speaks with a fellow teammate during Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016, April 1, 2016, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Bagoudou is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. This exercise provides training across the spectrum of OCS readiness from requirements and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization through contract execution supporting the joint force commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released)
Three of today's most critically acclaimed thriller writers (left to right) Douglas Preston, Andy Harp and David Morrell welcome US troops for autographs during a stop at an "Operation Thriller" meet and greet sponsored by the USO at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, November 12, 2010. During their time on the front lines of the Persian Gulf, the authors will share insider writer techniques, pose for photos and shake hands with troops. USO Photo by Mike Theiler
A contingency from the Royal Thai Air Force recently visited Travis Air Force Base to see firsthand how the USAF and David Grand Medical Center implements military medical training and manages health care and preventative medicine programs. They also had the opportunity to explore other facets of Travis by touring the Heritage Center, traffic control tower and a static aircraft display. Thailand and the U.S. are committed to strengthening the long-standing relationship and paving the way for continued cooperation between the two air powers. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)
Members of the 60th, 349th Air Mobility and 621st Contingency Response Wings participate in (Crisis Look 16-01) Position the Force Deployment. The exercise will test Team Travis’s ability to perform a major deployment in a safe and efficient manner. RELEASED (US AIR FORCE Photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.)
German soldiers of 291st Infantry Division prepare to conduct a mounted convoy during Rotation 14-09 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 7, 2014. The rotation is based on the current operational environment and is designed to prepare the unit for peace support, stability, and contingency operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Cress Jr./Released)
modification controlled by Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Contingency Engineers during an operation of the Ciclavia Culver City meets Venice Beach open streets bicycle event, followed by an upcoming vehicle crossing point for all automobile vehicular car traffic to cross at California State Highway Junction Route CA-1 Lincoln Blvd. intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected red arrow lights, pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights and don't walk orange hand lights; resuming a final closed Venice Blvd. and Oakwood Avenue intersection traffic signal flashing red lights; final crossing points for automobile vehicle car traffic to cross at Abbot Kinney Boulevard, North Venice Boulevard and Venice Way, Grand Blvd., Windward Avenue and Pacific Avenue intersections traffic signal green lights on, left turn protected permissive yellow green arrow lights, pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights on and don’t walk orange hand lights on located at Mar Vista - Los Angeles, California 90066 and Venice Beach - Los Angeles, California 90291.
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Checking messages.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Freddy Valdez, an ammunition specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, checks ammunition safety messages at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 19, 2011. Valdez, a native of Matamoros, Mexico, issues and inventories ammunition to ensure everyone within the brigade remains current on supplies.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)
Cutting the cake
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq –Cpl. Andy Owens, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, uses a cavalry saber to cut a ceremonial cake during a Noncommissioned Officer induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, May 21, 2011. Owens, a native of Prattville, Ala., joined 12 other recently promoted NCOs inducted during the ceremony.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Game day competition.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Florio, noncommissioned officer in charge, current operations, Fires and Stability Operations Cell, Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, suffers through the hot wing eating competition during the Super Bowl XLV half-time show at the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Center on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2011. Florio, a native of Westport, N.Y., blew away his competition, finishing two wings ahead. Florio received a football autographed by Walter Payton Man of the Year, Madieu Williams, in recognition of his stalwart determination in the face of flaming barbeque sauce.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Capt. Drew Clark, a company commander from Madison, Miss., places specialist rank on Pfc. Michael Murtagh, an entry control point guard from Pickens, Miss., during a promotion ceremony in the company area at Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Jan. 5. Murtagh serves with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss.
The 123rd Contingency Response Group provides logistical support to Haiti during Operation Unified Response, Barahona, Dominican Republic. The Kentucky Air National Guard daily dispatches over 160,000 pounds of vital humanitarian supplies from the United States to the earthquake victims of Haiti. The 123rd CRG represent a broad spectrum of specialties, including airfield security, ramp and cargo operations, and command and control. Most of the group's Airmen have operational experience from multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as from stateside operations in support of relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina and during last year's ice storm in Western Kentucky.
Senior Airman Vaughn Price, right, inspects Senior Airman Guss Tyshawn Jenkins‘ uniform prior to the 108th Contingency Response Group’s Assumption of Command ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 8, 2013. Both Airmen are members of the 108th Wing Honor Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
EX ARRCADE RETURNER is meant to prepare the ARRC staff for any emergency contingencies that may arise while on the NATO Response Force mission.
U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a contracted Boeing 747 airliner at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 9, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)
McWhorter provides guidance to IA officer.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. Clint McWhorter, right, primary staff trainer mentor assigned to Task Force Sword, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reviews a possible operation plan on a terrain model with Capt. Ghassam Hussain during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 18, 2011. McWhorter, a native of Overland Park, Kan. trained Hussain, an operations officer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, on troop leading procedures and how to plan, prepare and execute operation orders.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a contracted Boeing 747 airliner at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 9, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)
‘Black Jack’ innovation.CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Col. John Peeler, commander of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, explains innovative modifications made to a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John McHugh, during a visit with “Black Jack” troopers at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Sept. 14, 2011. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd AAB, took the initiative to improve upon the armored vehicles using materials found on the base to enhance the vehicle’s defensive capabilities. During his third visit to Iraq as the Secretary of the Army, McHugh visited with the Soldiers deployed as part of U.S. Division – North to show his appreciation for their service during Operation New Dawn and answer questions about the future of the Army.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, USD - N PAO)
Tech. Sgt. George Broom, 435th Air Mobility Squadron contingency airfield manager, watches as a C-130J Super Hercules takes off of a runway in Elefsis, Greece, Feb. 5, 2015. The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group is implementing a new landing zone program that will allow members of CRGs prepare landing zone operations from picking the location to actually providing limited air traffic control. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Moore)
Line.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Joshua Moody, from Killeen, Texas, and a squad leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, trains an Iraqi soldier on marksmanship techniques at an Iraqi military post near Contingency Operating Base, Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 16. The Iraqi soldiers learned basic, close-quarters, and advanced marksmanship techniques and how to enter and clear a room in an urban environment.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD - N PAO)
Planning for the future.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – U.S. Division-North Soldiers deployed to Contingency Operating Site Warrior take a basic math and vocabulary quiz in preparation for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery during a preparatory class, March 25, 2011. Although every service member takes the ASVAB prior to joining the military, many Soldiers retake the ASVAB to boost their scores as they attempt to transfer to another career field or officer candidacy.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
A contingency New Flyer seen staged just north of Rose Quarter Transit Center (on Wheeler, Soutbound next to the Moda Center). It was sent there to assist with the steel bridge closure MAX Shuttles, but they ended up not being needed on the day when this photo was taken.
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group attach a bundle onto a Latvian Mi-8 helicopter in part of sling-load operations training during the Air Force-specific portion of Saber Strike at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 17, 2014. During the final week of Saber Strike 2014 the 435th CRG, in conjunction with the 37th Airlift Squadron, trained on the full capabilities to open the Latvian air base. They also trained with Latvian and Estonian service members on airfield operations, command and control of air and space forces, weather support, and protection of operational forces, aircraft maintenance and aerial port services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)
The Vermont National Guard sent a contingency of five soldiers along with Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, adjutant general, Vermont National Guard, to France celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I. Each state that had National Guard representation in World War I were invited back to France to celebrate the anniversary. National Guardsmen visited monuments, cemeteries, villages, battle sites, trenches, museums, and attended ceremonies as part of their visit. The Center for Military History provided guides throughout the trip.
Bandaging up a Soldier.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to Company C, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, treat Sgt. Lydia Davis, a supply sergeant in the company, after sustaining “wounds” during a simulated mass casualty exercise at Contingency Operating Site Marez, May 23, 2011. Davis, a native of Dallas, portrayed a casualty suffering from shrapnel to her left leg and abrasions to her right leg.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)