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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)
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.
Senior Airman Bryant Lurty, 621st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port team member, operates a forklift while loading cargo onto a C-130 Hercules during a Joint Readiness Training exercise at Alexandria International Airport, LA. April 17, 2016. JRTC is a multinational exercise focused on pre-deployment and airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua King)
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.
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)
Staff Sgt. Brian Leach, aerial port ramp supervisor for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, pushes a pallet of cargo from a C-17 during Exercise Eagle Flag at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on March 28, 2012. The unit, from Louisville, Ky., joined forces with the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., to establish a Joint Task Force-Port Opening through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Signatures.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE SYKES, Iraq – Iraqi Army officials sign transition paperwork as they assume responsibility of Contingency Operating Site Sykes, Iraq, July 13, 2011. Soldiers of 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, returned control of the base to Iraqi Security Forces in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo)
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)
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)
Tech. Sgt. George Broom, 435th Air Mobility Squadron contingency airfield manager, speaks to the crew of a C-130J Super Hercules as it approaches 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)
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)
Pushing for spurs.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Specialist Antwan Robertson, a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery A, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, performs the push-up event during an Army Physical Fitness Test at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2011. Robertson, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., completed the APFT as a prerequisite for the battalion’s “Spur Ride”. Approximately 50 Soldiers participated in the cavalry tradition to earn the honor of being presented with silver spurs and inducted into the Order of the Spur.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, process through a personnel deployment function (PDF) line during an operational readiness inspection at Travis AFB, Feb. 1, 2016. The base is currently conducting Crisis Look 16-01, to evaluate rapid mobile global readiness. The PDF line ensured Airmen were medically, legally and financially ready to deploy. Personnel from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 60th Force Support Squadron and chapel staff were on hand to address deployment-related concerns. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch/Released)
Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., set up a field hospital 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.)
Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., apply medical assistance 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.)
Prescription.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Dr. (Capt.) Jason Saucedo, battalion surgeon, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, reviews a prescription for a Soldier during sick-call at the battalion aid station on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk, April 9, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Research.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Reginald Alexander, Company Intelligence Support Team noncommisioned officer, Company G, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, looks up information regarding recent activities in the Kirkuk province prior to Company G Soldiers leaving Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Sept. 2, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Ready to roll.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A gunner with 2nd Platoon, Company C, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Armored Division, makes last minute checks on a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle Sept. 1, 2011, before conducting a route clearance patrol outside of Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Armored Div., USD – North)
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
Emergency medical training.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Iraqi medics practice proper procedures for dressing a chest wound during training led by U.S. medics from Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division at the 12th Iraqi Army Division Headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, May 28, 2011. “These young medics are really taking advantage of this opportunity to learn from us,” said Staff Sgt. Elsesser, a combat medic from Selinsgrove, Pa., assigned to Company C. “When they don’t know something, they ask us. They are eager to learn and are doing an outstanding job.”
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Sgt. James C. Haycraft (left) – the non-commissioned officer in charge of the Mayor Cell water operations off the post and combat medic from Brandon, Miss. – poses with Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell, a Senatobia native, during a ceremony at the battalion operations center Feb. 1, which acknowledged Haycraft for embodying the Army value of personal courage. To honor outstanding service at the end of the deployment, the senior NCOs of 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Senatobia, Miss recognized seven Soldiers from throughout the Battalion who embody one of the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, service, honor, integrity and personal courage.
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)
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)
1st Lt. Dan Dillon of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group sets up an Alaskan Shelter tent at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 26, 2012, during Exercise Eagle Flag. More than 80 Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard have joined forces with over 50 active-duty Army troops and Air Guardsmen from New Jersey and Mississippi to establish an aerial port at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station within 24 hours of arrival. Inspectors from U.S. Transportation Command will evaluate the performance of the Kentucky unit during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
U.S. Air Force Col. David Mounkes, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, discusses ground operations with U.S. Army Capt. Michael Siddal, commander of the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, during Operation Lumberjack at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., March 9, 2016. The 123rd CRG is working in conjunction with the 688th RPOE and a team from the Defense Logistics Agency to operate Joint Task Force-Port Opening Sangala during the week-long exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish an aerial port of debarkation, provide initial distribution capability and set up warehousing for distribution beyond a forward node. (Kentucky Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. James Killen)
The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contingency contract in Afghanistan is a testbed for the Government Furnished Property Working Group’s evaluation of the effectiveness of policies and procedures developed to better identify and account for government furnished property. Here, an Afghan contractor for Fluor, one of two primary contractors for LOGCAP IV, processes laundry May 15 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Photo by Jon Connor, U.S. Army Sustainment Command Public Affairs)
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