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

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities, on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 7. CCP Soldiers illustrated some of these aspects to Haney via a mobile operations display at the CCP, consisting of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH), vehicles, communications equipment and Soldiers, set up as they would be for a forward mission.

(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks, U.S. Army, Pacific Contingency Command Post Public Affairs Office)

Music for the Soul.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division Band play music for Soldiers during a prayer breakfast at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 23, 2011. The musicians, as well as other U.S. Division – North Soldiers, listened to scripture readings from several guest speakers between sets. The 4th Inf. Div. Band supports Soldiers by playing during U.S. Division – North special events.

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

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Spc. Daniel R. Burke (right), a gun truck driver from Apalachicola, Fla., and Pfc. Michael J. Slemensky, a medic from Hernando, Miss., eat a quick breakfast on the hood of their gun truck before a mission Feb. 20. Both men serve with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss., the Q-West force protection company.

Dane Cook performing at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, during a USO comedy show on 31 May.

A dinner to remember

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers with 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Armored Division, attend a memorial dinner, Sept. 11, 2011, at the Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, dining facility to observe the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Armored Div., USD – North)

NCO oath.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, recite the Oath of the United States Army Noncommissioned Officer during an induction ceremony on Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, Aug. 5. As a noncommissioned officer, inductees have the responsibility of providing outstanding leadership to junior Soldiers.

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

A contingency of Browns Backers of Pinellas members descended upon St. Vincent de Paul in Clearwater and helped feed nearly 300 people Thanksgiving day.

Securing from a line.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, get on line during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Feb. 22, 2011. U.S. Soldiers led IA units of the 3rd IA Div. during the second iteration of training at GWTC, part of Tadreeb al Shamil, an Iraqi training initiative to modernize IA division capabilities through collective unit-level training. During the 25-day training rotation at GWTC, Iraqi soldiers trained with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in preparation for a battalion live fire exercise, Feb. 24, 2011, the culminating training event for the training cycle.

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

Are you ready?

An hilarious sign posted on a street corner in Canberra, near where the convention was held. How very appropriate!

Coming on Line.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, bound toward a simulated enemy fortification during a live fire exercise at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, June 27, 2011. Throughout the month of June, Iraqi soldiers of 1st Battalion honed basic warrior skills, studied squad and company-level tactics, and learned how to operate as part of a large-scale operation under the mentorship of cavalry troopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.

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

Soldiers of the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post participated in a Disaster Management exercise in Wellington, New Zealand. During the exercise Soldiers set up an Emergency Operations Center, conducted briefings, conducted assessments of water treatement facilities, hospitals and roadways. Soldiers also had an opportunity to tour the New Zealand Parliament, met with VIPs of the New Zealand Defence Force and had a chance to see much of the natural beauty New Zealand is famous for. During the exercise, Soldiers of the CCP worked side by side with members of New Zealand’s Headquarters Deployable Joint Inter-agency Task Force and New Zealand’s Civil Defence.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Colletta)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Command Sgt. Maj. Michael L. Butler and Lt. Col. Jimmie L. Cole, Jr., commander of 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, uncase their unit’s colors during a Transfer Of Authority ceremony between 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms March 10.

Airmen of the 108th Wing Honor Guard practice prior to the 108th Contingency Response Group’s Assumption of Command ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 8, 2013. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

Flag of unity

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Colonel Scott McKean, brigade commander, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Armored Division, cuts an American flag cake with a “Highlander” sword, Sept. 11, 2011, in remembrance of the attacks on the World Trade Center during a memorial dinner hosted by the brigade at the Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, dining facility. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Armored Div., USD – North)

Lt. Col. David Mounkes, Commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Element, Kentucky Air National Guard, escorts Adm. James Winnefeld, U.S. Northern Command Commander, through a C-130 Hercules while he talks to the admiral about the CREs operations and duties while deployed to Springfield, MO in support of the National Level Exercise on May 18, 2011. Adm. Winnefeld is flying to several locations throughout the United States observing how the exercise is progressing. His stop in Springfield allowed Lt. Col. Mounkes to emphasize the CREs importance to the overall operations of controlling an airfield during a national emergency. The NLE is comprised of federal civil authorities such as FEMA and Health and Human Services, supported by the Department of Defense. The NLE itself is a scenario of a 6.0 or higher earthquake on the New Madrid fault line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Michael Slater, clearance platoon sergeant for the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, directs the movement of support equipment 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)

Maxx Pro.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – “Thunderhorse” Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, turn in Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Maxx Pro vehicles on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, June 27, 2011. After turning in the old vehicles, the unit signed for MRAP Maxx Pro Plus vehicles to prepare them for use in support of Operation New Dawn.

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

161130-N-AY934-012 SASEBO, Japan (Nov. 30, 2016) Senior Chief Petty Officer Herbert Calilung (right), from Yigo, Guam, provides training to Petty Officer 3rd Class Laniece Watters, from Columbus, Ohio, on chemical/biological protective equipment during a chemical, biological, radiological drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, is serving forward to provide a rapid-response capability in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Naomi VanDuser/Released)

Sgt. James Johnson, baritone in the 82nd Airborne Division’s All American Chorus, leads the chorus in a choreographed marching cadence at the introduction of the performance Jan. 13, 2007, at Contingency Operations Base Speicher, Iraq. The chorus visited 3rd Brigade Combat Team to entertain the deployed Paratroopers. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua R. Ford (released)

Jerry's simple question of having a contingency plan in case rain led to a better option than if everyone had gone to Stone Mountain Park.

Everyone including wives and children went to Robert Hunt's house and had a great time.

No comment came from Jerry at this point on the 1984 probate step show though:)

Master Sgt. Ray Lara (r) and Airman First Class Brandon Purser, both assigned to the 615th Contingency Response Wing, prepare to set up a security monitoring system, during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Eagle Flag, April 4, 2011. Members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing prepare to unload life-sustaining humanitarian aid from a U.S. Air Force C-130, during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Eagle Flag, April 5, 2011. More than 100 Airmen assigned to the 615 CRW deployed to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in support of a developing humanitarian crisis in the fictitious Kingdom of Nessor, during the ORI at EAGLE FLAG. The Airmen partnered with more than 50 Soldiers from the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va., bringing their expertise to establish a Joint Task Force - Port Opening. The team was tested on their ability to quickly establish airbase operations, provide their own security, track cargo and personnel and move relief supplies from the plane to a distribution node. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Stan Parker)

Was never used

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)

Fam' Fire.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – An Iraqi soldier assigned to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Iraqi Army Division, fires from the standing position during range training at Field Engineer Regiment compound, March 19, 2011. The training, led by U.S. Soldiers assigned to a Mobile Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, provided weapons familiarization and range training standards to Iraqi soldiers, bolstering ISR capabilities to maintain self-sufficient training.

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

Piece by piece.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPICHER, Iraq – Spc. Daniel Pelletier, a metal worker assigned to 299th Engineer Company, 724th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, uses a torch welder to free a section of an Improvised Rafting Bridge on the Tigris River near Sharqat, Iraq, Jan 23, 2011. As the 299th Eng. Company engineers dismantled the IRB, vehicles crossed a brand new Iraqi made Sharqat Bridge which opened to Iraqi citizens for the first time the same day. The new Sharqat Bridge provides the quickest route for traffic traveling between the cities of Mosul and Tikrit.

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

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.

Funnel lane.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR – Spc. Nicholas Adams, a combat engineer of Company C, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., places traffic cones to guide units through a breach lane during an In-Stride Breach exercise March 5, 2011. Combat engineers of “Chaos” Company conducted the exercise at Contingency Operating Site Warrior to remain proficient in skills not employed on a day-to-day basis while deployed in support of Operation New Dawn, but are still operational requirements for combat engineers.

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

Was never used

A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.

Senior Airman Beau Deleon, an engineer assistant for the New Jersey Air Guard's 108th Contingency Response Group, and Staff Sgt. Delawrence Jones, an NCO for the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, measure dimensions March 25, 2012, for a cargo yard at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in support of Eagle Flag. The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group is being evaluated by U.S. Transportation Command during the weeklong exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

An Armenian soldier of Armenian Peacekeeping Forces searches a civilian role-player while a fellow soldier provides security during Rotation 14-09 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 4, 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 Sgt. Ian Schell/Released)

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.)

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Fleet Adm. Cecil Haney, visited the U.S. Army Pacific Contingency Command Post to get a first-hand look at their operations and capabilities, on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Nov. 7. CCP Soldiers illustrated some of these aspects to Haney via a mobile operations display at the CCP, consisting of a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH), vehicles, communications equipment and Soldiers, set up as they would be for a forward mission.

(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Hooks, U.S. Army, Pacific Contingency Command Post Public Affairs Office)

A strike to his guitar.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Bob Gulley, a guitarist in the 4th Infantry Division Band, performs for Soldiers assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 20, 2011. Gulley, a native of Orange County, Calif., has played with the 4th Inf. Div. Band for two years.

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

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Lt. Col. David Mounkes, Commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Element, Kentucky Air National Guard, talks to Adm. James Winnefeld, U.S. Northern Command Commander, about the CREs operations and duties while deployed to Springfield, MO in support of the National Level Exercise on May 18, 2011. Adm. Winnefeld is flying to several locations throughout the United States observing how the exercise is progressing. His stop in Springfield allowed Lt. Col. Mounkes to emphasize the CREs importance to the overall operations of controlling an airfield during a national emergency. The NLE is comprised of federal civil authorities such as FEMA and Health and Human Services, supported by the Department of Defense. The NLE itself is a scenario of a 6.0 or higher earthquake on the New Madrid fault line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)

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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A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.

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.

Playing for the troops.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Fools and Horses, a rock band from Baltimore, plays a rendition of Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out” during a concert at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, July 3, 2011. The rock band thanked the troops and contractors for their service and sacrifice by performing a one-hour concert, signing autographs and posing for photos with service members.

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

Was never used

The XVIII Airborne Corps Career Counselor of the Year competitors stand at attention prior to the announcement of the winner Nov. 19, 2019, on Fort Bragg, N.C. The winner will go on to represent the XVIII Abn. Corps during the U.S. Army Forces Command Career Counselor of the Year Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adam M. Manternach, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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 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 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)

Creating a casualty.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A surgeon from 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division applies special effects makeup to Staff Sgt. Matthew Bergmann to simulate injuries prior to a mass casualty exercise at Contingency Operating Site Marez, May 23, 2011. Bergman, a mechanic assigned to Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th AAB, and a native of Indian Mound, Tenn., portrayed a casualty during the scenario, which tested first responder and hospital procedures at COS Marez.

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

Candles burn.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Red, white and blue candles burn behind the Noncommissioned Officer plaque during an NCO induction ceremony hosted by 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Advise Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Contingency Operating Site Marez, Iraq, May 21, 2011. The candles represent valor, purity and honor, values instilled within an NCO as they serve. During the time-honored ceremony, Soldiers recited the NCO Creed and passed by the candles as they crossed the line signifying entry into the NCO Corps.

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