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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Capt. Angel Vega, Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, attempts to break free from Ultimate Fighting Championship star Mike Swick's choke hold during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation-sponsored UFC Tour at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Feb. 24, 2011. Swick and fellow fighter Kyle Kingsbury headlined the UFC Tour, offering advise on nutrition and training to Soldiers before inviting them to test their skills on the mat. “Being able to have the courage and the Warrior Ethos to meet against professional fighters on a mat proves to me that I’m able to meet any challenge that I want to meet in the future,” Vega said. “If I can meet a professional fighter, I’m pretty sure that I’m going to be able to meet an enemy on the battlefield.”
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
The ego is at the same time a system of images and a cycle; it is something like a museum, and a unique and irreversible journey through that museum. The ego is a moving fabric made of images and tendencies; the tendencies come from our own substance and the images are provided by the environment. We put ourselves into things, and we place things in ourselves, whereas our true being is independent of them.
Alongside this system of images and tendencies that constitutes our ego there are myriads of other systems of images and tendencies. Some of them are worse or less beautiful than our own, and others are better or more beautiful.
We are like foam ceaselessly renewed on the ocean of existence. But since God has put Himself into this foam, it is destined to become a sea of stars at the time of the final crystallization of spirits.
The tiny system of images must become, when its terrestrial contingency is left behind, a star immortalized in the halo of Divinity. This star can be conceived on various levels; the divine Names are its archetypes; beyond the stars burns the Sun of the Self in its blazing transcendence and in its infinite peace.
Man does not choose; he follows his nature and his vocation, and it is God who chooses.
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Frithjof Schuon: Light on The Ancient Worlds
Senior Airman Christopher Good replaces a headlight on a vehicle as Senior Airman James Griffin helps hold it in place during the Devil Raid Mobility Exercise competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 31, 2015. The 570th and 571st Contingency Response Groups stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., are both scheduled to conduct their mobility exercise competition April 27. The Airmen are assigned to the 818 Contingency Response Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez/Released)
Tech. Sgt. Jarrod Blanford, an aerial porter from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, reviews a cargo manifest with Airman 1st Class Evan Kuehl, 86th Airlift Wing loadmaster, prior to the departure of a C-130 Hercules from Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 22, 2014. The flight is bound for Liberia, carrying whole blood and U.S. Army Soldiers supporting Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 321st Contingency Response Squadron from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake Hurst, N.J., waits for a Mississippi Army National Guard Medical Evacuation UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to approach at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Exercise Turbo Distribution, Oct. 29, 2015. The U.S. Transportation Command exercise tests the Joint Task Force Port-Opening's ability to deliver and distribute cargo during humanitarian relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos/Released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Ruehling, with the 621st Contingency Response Wing, waits to marshal a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Geronimo Landing Zone during the Joint Readiness Training Center 14-03 field training exercise at Fort Polk, La., Jan. 16, 2014. The training was designed to educate Service members in patient care and aeromedical evacuations in combat environments. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith, U.S. Air Force/Released)
Senior Airman Korrin Nortega, 921st Contingency Response Squadron, inprocesses inbound cargo at COB Panther on North Vernon Municipal Airport in North Vernon, Ind., July 22, 2019, as part of Turbo Distribution 19-03. Nortega and her aerial port counterparts have unloaded more than 450 pallets of humanitarian supplies in less than four days since the exercise began. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)
U.S. Airmen with the 570th Contingency Response Group (CRG) stand outside the CRG command post at Geronimo Landing Zone at Fort Polk, La. Oct 15, 2012, during joint readiness training exercise Decisive Action. The exercise included emphasis on joint forcible entry, phased deployment with an airborne parachute operation, a combined noncombatant evacuation, combine arms maneuver, wide area security, unconventional warfare and unified land operations in a joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational environment. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres, U.S. Air Force /Released)
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 'Wake Island Avengers,' 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, tow a Lockheed Martin F-35B "Lightning II" into a hangar for maintenance at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 10. A total of 10 aircraft and more than 250 Marines with VMFA 211 will participate in Red Flag 17-3, a realistic combat training exercise hosted by the U.S. Air Force to assess the squadron’s ability to deploy and support contingency operations using the F-35B.
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 "Lightning II" is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather, stealth, fifth-generation, multirole combat aircraft, designed for ground-attack and air-superiority missions. It is built by Lockheed Martin and many subcontractors, including Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, and BAE Systems.
The F-35 has three main models: the conventional takeoff and landing F-35A (CTOL), the short take-off and vertical-landing F-35B (STOVL), and the catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery, carrier-based F-35C (CATOBAR). The F-35 descends from the Lockheed Martin X-35, the design that was awarded the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program over the competing Boeing X-32. The official "Lightning II" name has proven deeply unpopular and USAF pilots have nicknamed it "Panther", instead.
The United States principally funds F-35 development, with additional funding from other NATO members and close U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and formerly Turkey. These funders generally receive subcontracts to manufacture components for the aircraft; for example, Turkey was the sole supplier of several F-35 parts until its removal from the program in July 2019. Several other countries have ordered, or are considering ordering, the aircraft.
As the largest and most expensive military program ever, the F-35 became the subject of much scrutiny and criticism in the U.S. and in other countries. In 2013 and 2014, critics argued that the plane was "plagued with design flaws", with many blaming the procurement process in which Lockheed was allowed "to design, test, and produce the F-35 all at the same time," instead of identifying and fixing "defects before firing up its production line". By 2014, the program was "$163 billion over budget [and] seven years behind schedule". Critics also contend that the program's high sunk costs and political momentum make it "too big to kill".
The F-35 first flew on 15 December 2006. In July 2015, the United States Marines declared its first squadron of F-35B fighters ready for deployment. However, the DOD-based durability testing indicated the service life of early-production F-35B aircraft is well under the expected 8,000 flight hours, and may be as low as 2,100 flight hours. Lot 9 and later aircraft include design changes but service life testing has yet to occur. The U.S. Air Force declared its first squadron of F-35As ready for deployment in August 2016. The U.S. Navy declared its first F-35Cs ready in February 2019. In 2018, the F-35 made its combat debut with the Israeli Air Force.
The U.S. stated plan is to buy 2,663 F-35s, which will provide the bulk of the crewed tactical airpower of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps in coming decades. Deliveries of the F-35 for the U.S. military are scheduled until 2037 with a projected service life up to 2070.
Development
F-35 development started in 1992 with the origins of the "Joint Strike Fighter" (JSF) program and was to culminate in full production by 2018. The X-35 first flew on 24 October 2000 and the F-35A on 15 December 2006.
The F-35 was developed to replace most US fighter jets with the variants of a single design that would be common to all branches of the military. It was developed in co-operation with a number of foreign partners, and, unlike the F-22 "Raptor", intended to be available for export. Three variants were designed: the F-35A (CTOL), the F-35B (STOVL), and the F-35C (CATOBAR). Despite being intended to share most of their parts to reduce costs and improve maintenance logistics, by 2017, the effective commonality was only 20%. The program received considerable criticism for cost overruns during development and for the total projected cost of the program over the lifetime of the jets.
By 2017, the program was expected to cost $406.5 billion over its lifetime (i.e. until 2070) for acquisition of the jets, and an additional $1.1 trillion for operations and maintenance. A number of design deficiencies were alleged, such as: carrying a small internal payload; performance inferior to the aircraft being replaced, particularly the F-16; lack of safety in relying on a single engine; and flaws such as the vulnerability of the fuel tank to fire and the propensity for transonic roll-off (wing drop). The possible obsolescence of stealth technology was also criticized.
Design
Overview
Although several experimental designs have been developed since the 1960s, such as the unsuccessful Rockwell XFV-12, the F-35B is to be the first operational supersonic STOVL stealth fighter. The single-engine F-35 resembles the larger twin-engined Lockheed Martin F-22 "Raptor", drawing design elements from it. The exhaust duct design was inspired by the General Dynamics Model 200, proposed for a 1972 supersonic VTOL fighter requirement for the Sea Control Ship.
Lockheed Martin has suggested that the F-35 could replace the USAF's F-15C/D fighters in the air-superiority role and the F-15E "Strike Eagle" in the ground-attack role. It has also stated the F-35 is intended to have close- and long-range air-to-air capability second only to that of the F-22 "Raptor", and that the F-35 has an advantage over the F-22 in basing flexibility and possesses "advanced sensors and information fusion".
Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on 25 March 2009, acquisition deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force, Lt. Gen. Mark D. "Shack" Shackelford, stated that the F-35 is designed to be America's "premier surface-to-air missile killer, and is uniquely equipped for this mission with cutting-edge processing power, synthetic aperture radar integration techniques, and advanced target recognition".
Improvements
Ostensible improvements over past-generation fighter aircraft include:
Durable, low-maintenance stealth technology, using structural fiber mat instead of the high-maintenance coatings of legacy stealth platforms.
Integrated avionics and sensor fusion that combine information from off- and on-board sensors to increase the pilot's situational awareness and improve target identification and weapon delivery, and to relay information quickly to other command and control (C2) nodes.
High-speed data networking including IEEE 1394b and Fibre Channel (Fibre Channel is also used on Boeing's "Super Hornet".
The Autonomic Logistics Global Sustainment, Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), and Computerized maintenance management system to help ensure the aircraft can remain operational with minimal maintenance manpower The Pentagon has moved to open up the competitive bidding by other companies. This was after Lockheed Martin stated that instead of costing 20% less than the F-16 per flight hour, the F-35 would actually cost 12% more. Though the ALGS is intended to reduce maintenance costs, the company disagrees with including the cost of this system in the aircraft ownership calculations. The USMC has implemented a workaround for a cyber vulnerability in the system. The ALIS system currently requires a shipping-container load of servers to run, but Lockheed is working on a more portable version to support the Marines' expeditionary operations.
Electro-hydrostatic actuators run by a power-by-wire flight-control system.
A modern and updated flight simulator, which may be used for a greater fraction of pilot training to reduce the costly flight hours of the actual aircraft.
Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries to provide power to run the control surfaces in an emergency.
Structural composites in the F-35 are 35% of the airframe weight (up from 25% in the F-22). The majority of these are bismaleimide and composite epoxy materials. The F-35 will be the first mass-produced aircraft to include structural nanocomposites, namely carbon nanotube-reinforced epoxy. Experience of the F-22's problems with corrosion led to the F-35 using a gap filler that causes less galvanic corrosion to the airframe's skin, designed with fewer gaps requiring filler and implementing better drainage. The relatively short 35-foot wingspan of the A and B variants is set by the F-35B's requirement to fit inside the Navy's current amphibious assault ship parking area and elevators; the F-35C's longer wing is considered to be more fuel efficient.
Costs
A U.S. Navy study found that the F-35 will cost 30 to 40% more to maintain than current jet fighters, not accounting for inflation over the F-35's operational lifetime. A Pentagon study concluded a $1 trillion maintenance cost for the entire fleet over its lifespan, not accounting for inflation. The F-35 program office found that as of January 2014, costs for the F-35 fleet over a 53-year lifecycle was $857 billion. Costs for the fighter have been dropping and accounted for the 22 percent life cycle drop since 2010. Lockheed stated that by 2019, pricing for the fifth-generation aircraft will be less than fourth-generation fighters. An F-35A in 2019 is expected to cost $85 million per unit complete with engines and full mission systems, inflation adjusted from $75 million in December 2013.
The New York National Guard's 174th Attack Wing Forward Operating Location (FOL) provides arming, refueling, and aircraft generation services for multiple types of aircraft that come to Fort Drum, New York for training missions and contingency combat missions. This past month the 122nd Fighter Wing from the Indiana Air National Guard flew A-10 Thunderbolt II's for close air support and combat search and rescue training. An MQ-9 Reaper flown by the 174th Attack Wing can be seen flying overhead as the A-10 Thunderbolts prepare to take off. The 174th Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) handles all takeoff and landing functions of the MQ-9 training flights from Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield. The 122nd accomplished all their critical aircrew training with 40 combat training sorties by using Adirondack Range 48 and FOL resources. The FOL allows aircrews to complete their training without the need of deploying their home station maintainers cutting down training costs. (US. Air National Guard video by MSgt Eric Miller)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Will Harden, 821st Contingency Response Group ramp coordinator, prepares an airfield for approaching MH-47 Chinooks at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly-specialized in training and rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain and coordinate air mobility operations in austere, bare-base conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan) www.dvidshub.net
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits on the parking ramp before a mission during Exercise Cerberus Strike 16-02 at the Fort Carson Air Terminal, Colo., Sept. 16, 2016. C-Strike is a joint exercise where contingency response forces rehearsed potential real-world situations by training with Army counterparts in cargo uploading and downloading on aircraft, aircraft engine running off-loads, communications, aerial port procedures, and air mobility liaison officer operations with airdrops from aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen, assigned to the 146th Contingency Response Flight (146 CRF), observes a C130J aircraft assigned to the 115th Airlift Squadron landing on a dirt runway at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, February 8, 2022. The 146 CRF and the 621st Contingency Response Wing (621 CRW) partnered to accomplish skill-enhancing training for Allen's team while providing airlift support to the 621 CRW's evaluated exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Ulber)
Scotland, near the Castle Stalker
when you plan something, but then you realize that nature wants to be the star .. I like here the fantastic colors of the sky, no retouched in PP! I just put my camera in Tripod, composed, put the filters and shot!
One shot, no HDR. I use only one filter for the correct exposure and polarizer.
I do not like to add my picture in many groups, please do not ask.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.
Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., work alongside Canadian Royal Air Force aerial port airmen to load a vehicle onto a running CRAF C-130J Hercules at Alexandria International Airport, in Alexandria, La., during Joint Readiness Training Center rotation 13-09, Aug. 21, 2013. The Canadian Royal Air Force provided C-130J and C-17 Globemaster II aircraft to support the large exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres/Released)
A convoy of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles is lined up in a staging area and ready for departure on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Oct. 25. Daily convoys are carrying out more equipment as Operation New Dawn continues to draw down.
362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Photo by Spc. Anthony T Zane
Date Taken:10.25.2011
Location:TALLIL, IQ
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STEP 1: Securely place paint can in machine.
STEP 2: Press start button, enjoy :)
Contingency step (if you didn't correctly follow the instructions of step 1 and the paint can is *not* secure): RUN!!!
Not quite as good as the out of hope during the remodel photo from last summer at the Senatobia store, but I thought it was at least nearly as interesting as the multitude of other similar scenes found (four different example links there) at other Walmart locations!
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Walmart, 1997-built, Hwy 64 at Kate Hyde Rd., Bartlett TN
SORT Response Unit - Honda CR-V scene assessment vehicle. Special Operations exercise at an abandoned hospital in freezing conditions.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Pavleski guides Senior Airman James Weimer as they back a next generation small loader onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft April 26, 2012, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Pavleski and Weimer are air transportation journeymen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)
Staff Sgt. Fernado De Jesus, 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron, works on top of a Hardside Expandable Light Air Mobile Shelter during a Joint Readiness Training exercise at Alexandria International Airport, LA. April 16, 2016. JRTC is a multinational exercise focused on pre-deployment and airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua King)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade lead a formation of Ukrainian National Guard soldiers on a two-mile walk, as part of Fearless Guardian, during Global Security Contingency Fund, in Yavoriv, Ukraine, Aug. 17, 2015. The Global Security Contingency Fund is a pilot program that provides U.S. Soldiers to provide training to the Ukraine National Guard in an effort to help strengthen Ukraine’s internal defenses. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk/Released)
Only the UK contingency will get the joke... there was a washing up advert back in the 60-70's that had the catch line...
Now hands that do dishes.... can be soft as your face!
EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 22, 2018) A Sailor treats a Marine, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), for a simulated wound during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)
More than 15 members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing board a C-130 Hercules going to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in response to Hurricane Matthews at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 7, 2016. Since Hurricane Matthews made land fall on Oct. 4, more than 350,000 people are in need of assistance, approximately 264 deaths reported, 14,330 are occupying emergency shelters, 6,000 persons are displaced, and some areas have been destroyed up to 80%. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez/Released) www.dvidshub.net
An M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, maneuvers to provide security while assaulting an opbjective during Decisive Action Rotation 18-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 5, 2018. Decisive Action Rotations at the National Training Center ensure Army BCTs remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kyler Chatman, Operations Group, National Training Center)
Royal Thai Marines with the 3rd Small Arms Company, 7th Battalion, 3rd Regiment, Marine Division and U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, attached to the 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force exit a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and set up a security perimeter during Cobra Gold in Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, Feb. 12, 2014. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. (DoD photo by Cpl. Adam Miller, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
Djiboutian Army 2nd Company 1st Rapid Action Regiment, Sgt. Abeh Abdallah, squad leader, aims his weapon during a contact drills practical application during infantry skills training in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Feb 2, 2011.
Photo by Master Sgt. Dawn M. Price
ALI OUNE, Djibouti– Under an overcast sky, nearly 200 members of the Djiboutian Army’s elite 1st Rapid Action Regiment honed their infantry skills, mentored by members of the U.S. Army National Guard’s 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment.
The training included instruction on squad movements, convoy operations, contact drills, camp security and marksmanship, and was part of a one-month course which began Jan. 16 and culminated with a graduation Feb. 10. The instruction included mortar crew training and a combat engineering course, according to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nelson Perkins, mission commander and member of Charlie Company.
“Our mission here is to mentor the Djiboutian military as they prepare for upcoming missions. We’re trying to help them so they are capable of preventing conflict, establishing regional stability, and protecting coalition interests here,” said Staff Sgt. Travis Elder, an infantry squad leader with the 137th, who is a sheriff’s deputy in his hometown located near Topeka, Kan.
“My team and I are out here mentoring the soldiers and helping them along, basically giving them more tools for their toolbox. We’re showing them things that have helped us get through certain operations, and we want to help them so they can get through their future missions without any problem,” he said.
One of the biggest challenges the instructors faced was the language barrier due to few Djiboutian soldiers speaking English, according to Sgt. Jonathan Moyer, a team member with Echo Company. Instructors relied heavily on 2nd Lt. Omar Ali, Djibouti Army 2nd Company commander, who is fluent in four languages, and Mohamed Said, a Somali-born U.S. Army interpreter.
Throughout the morning, the small groups practiced team movements, and communicated contact and direction of fire. Loud whistle bursts signified enemy contact, and the Djiboutian soldiers moved succinctly, went into the prone position and assumed their staggered firing positions.
The regiment, which was established in 1991 and is comprised of a number of 20-year combat veterans, is the first unit in the Djiboutian Army called to deploy during a contingency, according to Ali. The regiment also provides border security on the Somaliland border located approximately seven miles from the camp.
“The goal for my soldiers is to prepare them for their mission and especially for a deployment under the United Nations, like they did in Haiti and Central Africa,” Ali said, who has been in the army since 2001. He attended an officer’s course with Germany’s mountain troops from 2004-2008 and will soon attend the Infantry Career Captain’s Course at Fort Benning, Ga.
According to Ali, the training is part of a continuation of training that began in September 2010 that included effective methods of instruction, commander operation skills course, a command post exercise, and company grade and noncommissioned officer courses.
Just one month ago, the newly-formed training camp consisted of just six concrete pads. Today the camp consists of about 12 tents, a mosque and a large covered classroom area.
“Camp Ali Oune is actually the first of its kind. The Djiboutians don’t have any bases here on the Somali border, and this camp is supposed to be here for quite a while. They will be utilizing the camp as a training area and for continuing operations to keep this region safe,” he said.
About two miles away in the shadow of a steep hill, other members of the Rapid Action Regiment sharpened their marksmanship skills using the Russian PKM 7.62-mm machine gun, which is the equivalent of the M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon. Automatic gunfire and the ricochet of rounds echoed from the large rock-covered hill as each two-man team practiced firing in staccato bursts of three and five rounds.
“Very well done,” one of the instructors exclaimed after seeing a bullseye on the target of one team.
Ali said the training and mentoring provided by the 137th is beneficial because the cadre of instructors bring real-world operational experience.
“We already had a good relationship with the U.S. Army, and I have to say it’s a good thing and we have a good image of the U.S. Army,” Ali said.
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 14, 2017) - Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, during training on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in support of amphibious integrated training (AIT). AIT is designed to integrate all elements of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) and 31st MEU to test their ability to plan for and execute mission essential tasks. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the BHR ESG, with embarked 31st MEU, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom/Released) 170314-N-NB544-315
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq (Aug. 12, 2010) Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON)1, Boat Detachment 3, navigates under a low pedestrian bridge before landing security teams ashore. RIVRON-1 uses riverine assault boats to conduct joint security patrols along the Sha'at Al Arab Waterway. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Erik Reed/Released)
Soldiers from "Chaos" Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, detonate C-4 explosives during engineer core demolition task training at a demolitions range outside of Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2011. The unit used the explosives to remove obstacles, destroy fortifications, and breach doors.
United States Division-North
Date Taken:08.11.2011
Location:CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, IQ
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the Master's TARDIS was lost while he fled the timewar and hid as Yana, but at some point soon after taking him onboard, the Doctor went back and found it, but it was apparently dead.
the Doctor hid the dead TARDIS somewhere inside their TARDIS and hoped the Master would never see it because (1) if it woke up, he might leave and (2) if it stayed dead, that would make him sad and desperate...
but he found it, and sometimes he hides in there, thinking about what his life has become now, trying to make contingency plans.
sometimes he talks to it as if it could still hear him. sometimes he screams and hits the walls, sometimes he cries quietly. sometimes he thinks he feels this silent broken thing starting to come alive, but it's always a false alarm... so far.
(thanks to Kat for part of the ideas...)
intersection traffic signal flashing yellow lights on and off modification controlled by Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Homeboy Industries 5 km Run Race Course Route, and College Street intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights, the following intersections are Alpine Street, Ord Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue intersections have traffic signal red yellow green lights on located at Chinatown Los Angeles, California 90012. Right hand side is the landmarks of Bamboo Plaza and Chinese Historical Society of Southern California.
The former G.D.P. route was on Northbound Broadway (ended here until 2000) from Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to Bernard Street and Southbound Hill Street at Ord Street took place here until 2006 then the new current G.D.P. route travelled Southbound Broadway and made a left turn at East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDED at New High and Spring Streets for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2007 to February 2012 but now this Golden Dragon Parade route on Southbound Broadway turns right to Westbound Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and ENDS at North Hill Street overpass bridge for parade floats disbanding zone since February 2013 to present.
Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10k Run event race route will reach 0.1 mile = 160 meters ahead to the finish line festival
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This is where L.A. Chinatown Firecracker 10k run race route continues to Elysian Park uphill, Dodger Stadium, back to finish line.
這裡是洛杉磯中國城唐人街華埠火爆竹跑參加比賽路線將會剩下一百六十米公尺前往終點結束完畢在北百老滙街, 巴納街及和羅省洛市華埠中央廣場孟歐之風塔門
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This is the 5k Run Race Route of the Homeboy - Homeboyle Industries Chinatown, Solano Canyon, Naud Industrial Junction and Outer Los Angeles State Historic Park.
這裡是5公里小家子 (家仔) 工業跑步比賽路線跑往洛杉磯華埠, 蘇蘭諾山峽谷, 諾德工業樞紐及外洛杉磯州立歷史公園區.
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Spacecraft operations team manager for the Cassini mission at Saturn, Julie Webster, rips up the final contingency plan for the Cassini mission, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 in mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Since its arrival in 2004, the Cassini-Huygens mission has been a discovery machine, revolutionizing our knowledge of the Saturn system and captivating us with data and images never before obtained with such detail and clarity. On Sept. 15, 2017, operators deliberately plunged the spacecraft into Saturn, as Cassini gathered science until the end. Loss of contact with the Cassini spacecraft occurred at 7:55 a.m. EDT (4:55 a.m. PDT). The “plunge” ensures Saturn’s moons will remain pristine for future exploration. During Cassini’s final days, mission team members from all around the world gathered at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, to celebrate the achievements of this historic mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
File #4
Six months after Joker had been admitted to the Asylum the GCPD happened upon his contingency plan. A bomb built into a newly constructed wall beneath the Gotham cathedral. Analysis of the wall found that there was no way to remove the bomb without dismantling the wall which would bring the whole cathedral down. Thus there was only one option. Disarm the bomb before it could detonate. Joker had left the bomb on a timer that had been counting down from over the last six months and was due to detonate the next day.
In order to disarm the bomb a code was needed. Checking the keypad for prints yielded nothing, evidently Joker had the pad wiped clean after he activated the timer. That means the only way to disarm the bomb is to get him to hand over the timer. Needless to say, after the events in the tunnel of love, Jim was keen to keep me as far away from Joker as possible. As such it fell to Warden Quincy Sharp to convince Joker to hand over the code. Given how Arkham is regarded as a psychiatric hospital the guards aren’t allowed to use unconventional interrogation techniques so warden Sharp appealing to Joker’s human decency didn’t go down well.
Attachment: Warden Office CCTV – September 22nd 14:30
”Quincy old boy how are things? Still balding I see.”
“Do you know why I’ve called you here?”
”You’re finally retiring?”
“The bomb.”
”What bomb? That record Cash made?”
“The one under Gotham cathedral.”
”Bombing a church? That sounds more like Riddler’s MO. You know how much he loves insulting religion.”
“We know it’s yours.”
”I resent that! I’m not the only clown in Gotham with a love of explosives. Why’s it got to be me?”
“Probably because you signed the scene.”
”Oh yeah haha.”
“Give us the code.”
”Or what Sharpy? You gonna give me a stern talking to? Make me feel bad about myself?”
“You know this is wrong Jack.”
”WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!?”
Joker charges forward at the Warden’s desk in anger, stopped only by Cash managing to grab hold of him.
”WHAT DID YOU SAY?”
“Tell me the code Jack. No-one needs to get hurt.”
”If you want my help then you know who I’ll talk to!”
“What if he doesn’t want to talk to you?”
”Then boom! Hahahaha.”
“Take him back to his cell, and get me Gordon on the line.”
End of attachment.
Ever since we first crossed paths after he murdered Loeb, Joker’s always had a case of waring personalities between two personas. Jack Napier, a wannabe comedian and the Joker, a clown trying to make the world smile by causing misery to others. After we faced off against one another the Joker persona has slowly but surely begun to dominate Jack to the point where I’m not entirely sure if Jack’s in there anymore. That was cemented after that night in ACE Chemicals. Joker was trying to gather the components necessary to mass produce a new variant of the Joker toxin. Thanks to an analysis of the toxin I was able to piece together that the only place he could gather the compounds necessary on such a large scale was ACE Chemicals.
With that foreknowledge I had the GCPD set a trap for Joker and his men. It all went exactly as I had hoped. All of Joker’s men were arrested by the GCPD but Joker seemingly escaped. What Jim and I didn’t know was that Joker ended up falling into a vat of chemicals during the firefight. He wouldn’t be discovered until the ACE Chemicals workers emptied the vat the following morning. Many believe that’s the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Since then there’s been no reports of the Jack persona being exhibited by Joker. I fear it can be speculated that my hopes of purging the Joker persona from Jack ended up merely cementing his presence.
Alfred’s always speculated that Jason’s murder was Jack lashing out for what I did to him. Maybe he’s right, but I like to think otherwise. Perhaps that’s just me being desperate and hoping that deep down I didn’t end up killing Jack Napier. Either way, I now have to deal primarily with the Joker persona, and I had to deal with him in order to get the code to disarm the bomb under Gotham cathedral.
Attachment: Therapy Session Recording – Joker #2
“Therapy session 2. Patient’s name: J……”
There’s a long pause on the tape. Without a video feed it’s difficult to tell what’s making her hesitate but it’s implied that Joker was staring at her rather intensly.
”Joker. Acting physician, Doctor Harleen Quinzel. Date of session 22nd of September. Previous session was cut short so this session is designed to make up the remaining time from the previous session.”
”Cash can be so rude interrupting our one on one time like that.”
”From what I hear it was the Warden who cut out session short.”
”Word travels fast around here.”
”Well it’s not everyday a patient gets called up to the Warden’s office. You must have done something serious.”
”I just gave him some advice on how to stop his head from balding.”
”Warden Sharp is balding?”
”I think he’s considering wearing a wig.”
”Really?”
”Yeah the silly old fool.”
”So, Joker….”
”Yes Doctor?”
”Going back to our conversation. Why do you find yourself obsessed with the Batman?”
”Why do you find yourself obsessed with me?”
”I ask the questions here.”
”You’re hoping that if you can understand me that you will be able to understand him.”
”Perhaps.”
”Tell me, what’s the market at the moment for a book about the mind of the Batman?”
There’s a long pause. Evidently Dr. Quinzel was shocked that Joker knew she was just using him to write a book.
”Must be pretty good if you’re willing to talk to one of Gotham’s grade A crazies.”
”You think of yourself as crazy?”
”You don’t?”
”…”
”The world’s a funny old place Doctor. It’ll do all it can to break you. The only thing that separates us from the animals is how we let the world break us. Some give up. Some fight back. Some go mad.”
”Is that what happened to you? The world tried to break you?”
”Of course.”
”Which action did you take?”
”What do you think?”
”…”
”You think I went mad.”
”You don’t?”
”Oh goodness no. I know I went mad. But unlike most, I accept it.”
”Who do you know that doesn’t?”
”Who do you think?”
”The Batman?”
”I couldn’t possibly say.”
”You think he’s mad?”
”Nooooooo……..I don’t think a man dressing up as a bat is mad the same way I don’t think a man dressing as a clown is mad.”
”Of course.”
”I suppose….”
”Suppose…?”
”In many ways you’re right.”
”How so?”
”He and I are alike.”
”Why do you say that?”
”I know it. He’s yet to accept it, but deep down he knows it as well.”
”You think Batman knows he’s crazy?”
”Maybe. Or perhaps he’s crazier than me?”
”I’m not sure many people would agree on that.”
”Probably not. But I at least know I’m crazy. If anything he’s mad to think he’s sane.”
”Maybe he is. But why do you think you’re mad?”
”Probably thanks to dear old daddy.”
”The one who hit you?”
”Do you know another?”
”So you think he’s the one responsible for who made you into this?”
”Goodness no. Sure daddy dearest didn’t help the situation but he didn’t make me.”
”Then what did?” The Batman?”
”Nope. All it took to break was one simple thing. One bad day.”
”What happened on that day?”
”Life destroyed my world.”
”What happened?”
”I…I…..”
”You can tell J. You can trust me.”
”I saw my wife murdered in front of my eyes.”
”….I didn’t know you were married…”
”I prefer it that way.”
”When was she killed?”
”Five years ago.”
”Just before you killed Commissioner Loeb.”
”It was that long ago? It feels like it was yesterday.”
”You feel remorseful?”
”I always do.”
”Then why do you keep killing more people if you don’t want to?”
”How else am I supposed to drown out the voices?”
”Voices?”
”Their screams.”
”You hear their screams?”
”Everytime I close my eyes. Sniff I just want to make them stop.”
”Hey hey it’s alright. It’s going to be alright. I promise.”
“Time’s up Doc.”
”Alright. Thanks Cash.”
“Are you crying clown?”
”Go to hell Cash.”
”We’ll be just a minute Cash. Session terminated at 16:30. Dr Quinzel signing off.”
Harley didn’t know it then, but Joker didn’t actually feel any remorse for his victims. In fact, he’s often taken pleasure from making them suffer slowly, but Harley didn’t know that and though she couldn’t tell, Joker had already set his claws into her.
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 321st Contingency Response Squadron from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake Hurst, N.J., try to attach a sling load to a Mississippi Army National Guard Medical Evacuation UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Exercise Turbo Distribution, Oct. 29, 2015. The U.S. Transportation Command exercise tests the Joint Task Force Port-Opening's ability to deliver and distribute cargo during humanitarian relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos/Released)