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Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element secure equipment for transport to the forward node at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., March 7, 2016. The 688th RPOE is working in conjunction with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and a team from the Defense Logistics Agency to operate Joint Task Force-Port Opening Sangala during a week-long exercise called Operation Lumberjack. 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)

CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan – U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing preflight a C-5M Super Galaxy for takeoff at Camp Marmal in Northern Afghanistan Feb.1, 2013. The Dover AFB-based Airmen are conducting the first multimodal contingency operation using only the upgraded version of the Air Force’s largest aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

ACCRA, Ghana - U.S. Army Africa Sergeant 1st Class Grady Hyatt interviews a Ghanaian soldier after a range exercise in Accra, Ghana, recently. Hyatt was in Ghana working with Ghanaian troops as part of the ongoing Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance program, known as ACOTA. (U.S. Army Africa photo)

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Soldier performs to inspire others.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Dancing along with the music, Pfc. Louis Robinson, a petroleum supply specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Task Force ODIN, Observe, Detect, Identify and Neutralize, U.S. Division-North, performs for attendees at the Contingency Operating Base Speicher Talent Show held at the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Center-North, Dec. 31, 2010. Robinson, who placed second for performing “Where Can I Run To?,” a song he wrote and recorded, said he came to the event to perform, with the hopes he can serve as an inspiration to others who want to make their own music.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)

CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan – A C-5M Super Galaxy from the 436th Airlift Wing based at Dover Air Force Base Del. is pushed into position for an early morning refueling at Camp Marmal in Northern Afghanistan Jan. 26, 2013. The Airmen of the 436 AW are conducting the first deployed C-5M multimodal contingency operation in support of U.S. Transportation Command requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

Col. Salah salute.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq- Colonel Salah, commander, “Golden Lions,” expanded Combined Security Force, salutes during the presentation of the eCSF colors during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony between his battalion and “Thunderhorse,” 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 6, 2011. “The Thunderhorses have been an integral part of developing and growing this battalion from a company that relied upon them to a battalion that can stand alone,” said Col. Michael Pappal, commander 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Hitt, a vehicle operator from the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., straps cargo to a flatbed trailer March 29, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Hitt was working at the Forward Node of a Joint Task Force-Port Opening during Eagle Flag, a U.S. Air Force-sponsored exercise to prepare units for operating in deployed environments. The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group operated the airlift side of the JTF-PO, known as an Aerial Port of Debarkation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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.

U.S. Air Force aerial port specialists from the 321st Contingency Response Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load palletized equipment onto a contracted Boeing 747 transport aircraft with assistance from 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics specialists at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, as the South Carolina Air Naitonal Guard's 169th Fighter Wing prepares for an Air and Space Force Expeditionary Force deployment to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 5, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq —In true Cavalry fashion, wearing spurs and Stetsons, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment Troopers attend the Transfer Of Authority ceremony between incoming 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment and outgoing 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms March 10.

Soldiers fire Paladins.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – “Black Dragons,” 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fire M109A6 Paladins during a certification exercise, March 16, 2011. The “Red Leg” Soldiers of 5th Bn., 82nd FA Regt., “Black Dragons,” fired M109A6 Paladins, launching 155 mm high-explosive rounds from a firing point at Destiny Range. The firing teams renewed certification on the indirect-fire support weapon prior to the combined arms live fire exercise conducted with Iraqi Security Forces the following day.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

110815-A-FP886-036 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Pfc. David Westbury, a Northbridge, Mass. native, watches over as the Iraqi soldiers zero their weapons on the range at an Iraqi Military Post August 16. The Iraqi soldiers are learning basic marksmanship, close quarters marksmanship, advanced marksmanship 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)

Fools and Horses perform in Iraq.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Musicians from Fools and Horses, a rock band from Baltimore, perform for Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 3, 2011. After the one-hour concert, the band took pictures and autographed CDs for the deployed service members.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Terence Ewings, 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)

190612-N-DX072-1103 BISMARCK SEA (June 12, 2019) Ship’s Serviceman 3rd Class Eric Fletcher, from Atlanta , restocks shelves in the ship’s store aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (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 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez)

Programs.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Faith Bedwell, a chaplain assistant with Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, creates service bulletins at Freedom Chapel, Contingency Operating Site Warrior, May 19, 2011. One characteristic that helps ensure Bedwell’s success as a chaplain assistant is passion, said Staff Sgt. Timothy Seppala, Bedwell’s supervisor and 1st AATF chaplain noncommissioned officer in charge. “Her biggest strength is her personal courage,” said Seppala. “She goes to whatever lengths she must to help others and shows she genuinely cares about Soldiers.”

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air force Base, ready pallets packed with equipment and supplies to load on to aircraft deploying to Honduras as part of relief efforts for a simulated earthquake scenario during a Travis Response Exercise, 19 March 2014. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph - Heide Couch)

A forklift from the 123rd Contingency Response Team is loading onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing at Wunstorf Air Base, Germany June 30, 2023. Seventeen Airmen from Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, NY flew around the world carrying the 123rd Contingency Response Team in support of exercise Air Defender 23 and Mobility Guardian 23. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Briana Ross)

Contingency Operating Station Falcon, Iraq – Col. Gregory Lusk, commander of 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, together with the brigade senior enlisted noncommissioned officer, Command Sgt. Maj. John Swart, roll the brigade colors for casing during a transfer of authority ceremony between 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, and 1st Brigade Combat Team – Augmented, 3rd Infantry Division here Jan. 25. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Scott, 366th MPAD, USD—C)

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CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Capt. Christopher Wilton, senior communications officer for 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Senatobia, Miss., holds a young rat snake he found in his office Feb. 18. “I love snakes,” said Wilton. “I wish I could take the little guy home with me.” Wilton released the snake near the fresh water holding ponds on base.

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)

Master Sgt. Corey Gatewood, 570th Contingency Response Group first sergeant, gets instruction from Army Sgt. Luis Arroyo, assigned to the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, on how to operate an Army Load Handling System vehicle 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 689 RPOE, 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)

Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer met with Maj. Gen. John F. King, Commander of Contingency Command Post 1 and Task Force 51 for U.S. Army North and the Joint Force Land Component Command, to discuss the deployment of the military medical personnel, at the Office of the President and

Vice President in Window Rock, Ariz., Dec. 14, 2020. At the request of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Indian Health Service, approximately 25 U.S. Navy medical personnel deployed to Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the tribe. (Courtesy photo by Navajo Nation)

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Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Traffic and Transportation Management Plan, and Program Contingency Engineers Contingency Engineers during the operation for the cicLAvia Melrose Avenue corridor between Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood and Fairfax Avenue in Fairfax District Open Streets Bicycle Route, and Highland Avenue crossing points open to cross traffic for automobiles intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights, and Highland Avenue crossing points open to cross traffic for automobiles intersection traffic signal green lights, left turn protected permissive green arrow lights and pedestrian crosswalk crossing white walking lights, Mansfield Avenue, Orange Drive and La Brea Avenue located at Melrose Hill in Los Angeles, California 90004 - 90038.

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Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participate in a weeklong exercise called Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., from July 22 to 27, 2018. The 123rd CRG worked in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening. 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. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)

Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participate in a weeklong exercise called Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., from July 22 to 27, 2018. The 123rd CRG worked in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening. 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. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)

Mending the line.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION COBRA, Iraq – Soldiers of Troop A, “Aces High,” 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, make improvements to a concertina wire fence on the perimeter around their combined checkpoint, March 26, 2011.

(U.S. Army Photo by 1st Lt. Kyle Miller, 2nd Sqdn., 14th Cav. Regt., 2nd AAB, 25th Inf. 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)

Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Petty's retirement ceremony at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., April 7, 2018. He retires after 31 years of service to the Colorado Army National Guard. Petty’s last assignment before retirement was as the deputy director of operations for U.S. Northern Command where he managed ballistic missile defense, information operations, intelligence and reconnaissance operations and various contingency operations for the command. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr., 104th Public Affairs Detachment)

Master Sgt. Eric Dukes, assigned to the 570th Global Mobility Squadron, watches as cargo is off loaded a C-130 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)U.S. Air Force Photo/MSgt. Stan Parker)(RELEASED)

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon recognizes Leslie Rodriguez for her service overseas in support of Overseas Contingency Operations, Oct. 6, 2014. Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear, public affairs.

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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.

IA soldier signals others.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – After getting into position, a soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, motions for a platoon of soldiers to assault a building during urban operations training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, June 18, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, trained with the IA soldiers at the squad and platoon level prior to the company level training event at GWTC.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air force Base, ready pallets packed with equipment and supplies to load on to aircraft deploying to Honduras as part of relief efforts for a simulated earthquake scenario during a Travis Response Exercise, 19 March 2014. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph - Heide Couch)

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.

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)

Over watch

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Virgil Gentry, a vehicle gunner with “Guardians,” 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, conducts over watch security on an M240B machine gun while the remaining vehicles conduct a Counter Surface-to-Air Improvised Explosive Device patrol, outside of Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2011. Gentry, from Copperas Cove, Texas, has conducted security missions in U.S. Division – North since the beginning of Operation New Dawn.

(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div. PAO, USD-N)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — A sunset backlights the vehicles of 1st Platoon, A Company, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, out of Magee, Miss., and attached to 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, headquartered in Senatobia, Miss., waiting in the Convoy Support Center of Forward Operating Base Sykes, Dec. 1. From left to right are three standard vehicles in convoy escort companies, the RG33 series Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected truck (left), the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, and a Caimen series of the MRAP truck mounted with the Self-Protection Adaptive Roller Kit, designed to absorb the damage of IEDs and shields the vehicle and crew. The Soldier are preparing for a return convoy security mission to Contingency Operating Location Q-West, marking their 34th mission since arriving in Iraq.

U.S. Air Force Colonel Ruth Meyer , Individual Mobilization Augmentee, 621st Contingency Response Wing (far left)

and Chief Master Sergeant Kevin Shaffer 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron Superintendent, posed for group photos (by squadron)

with Contingency Response Wing’s newest Staff Sergeant selectees,25 Aug 2016. Some of the 332 Senior Airmen were notified of their

selection for promotion to Staff Sergeant were assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing. The Air Force wide selection rate was 42.25

percent, with an average selectee overall score of 360.88. Officials selected 2,318 Airmen with a Promote Now recommendation for 14.04 percent of

the total selects; 5,762 Airmen with a Must Promote recommendation (34.91 percent of the total selects) and 8,426 Airmen with a Promote

recommendation (51.05 percent of the total selects).

(US AIR FORCE Photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.)

U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules drops U.S. Army paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division onto Luzon drop zone during a training mission prior to Joint Operations Access Exercise 12-02 at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., June 4, 2012. JOAX is a two-week forcible entry and ground combat exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres, 621st Contingency Response Wing Public Affairs

Up the scale.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Blues singer and guitarist Carvin Jones performs for service members and civilians deployed to Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 14, 2011. Jones, who hails from Lufkin, Texas, said he had a great time playing for the Soldiers deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and hoped to continue playing for the troops in the future.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)