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)

Maj. Bruce Bancroft, commander of the 123rd Global Mobility Readiness Squadron, is promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel during a ceremony held Oct. 2, 2012, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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.

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)

MassDEP conducts response actions under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan ("MCP") at an Underground Storage Tank (UST) site on Quincy Street in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The environmental assessment and cleanup work is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA") of 2009 (details at Recovery.gov).

MassDEP RTN: 3-0028283

Summary Site Information: db.state.ma.us/dep/cleanup/sites/Site_Info.asp?textfield_...

Site Documents: public.dep.state.ma.us/wsc_viewer/rtn.aspx?rtn=3-0028283

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)

Soldiers assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion participate in their first ramp jump from

a CH-47 on Sicily Drop Zone, Sept. 1. The training is part of Fort Bragg’s commitment to maintain a ready force, able to deploy at moment’s notice as a worldwide contingency-response force

Headlining act.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Scott Kennedy, headlining comedian for the Armed Forces Entertainment-sponsored Comedians Ready to Entertain tour, drops a punch line during his routine, Mar. 4, 2011, at Faulkenberg Theater on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse in the Diyala province, Iraq. Kennedy, on his 42nd tour in Iraq, joined two fellow comedians to perform for Soldiers of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, “Warriors,” 25th Infantry Division, for a special performance to raise morale of deployed troops.

(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)

BFAMFAPhD, Artists Report Back, 2014, Video, 6:45 min.; Key Findings (Percentage of Working Artists and Arts Graduates), 2014, digital prints; Mutually Exclusive Race and Ethnicity for Total Population and Artists 2012, U.S., 2014, digital prints; Sex for Total Population and Artists U.S. 2012, 2014, digital prints; Of Supply Chains, 2015, cards, website, syllabi.

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

GAROUA, Cameroon (March 23, 2016) – Soldiers assigned to Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon receive coins from the USAFRICOM Deputy Commander for Military Operations, Vice Adm. Michael Franken, in recognition of their hard work and dedicated service. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Perry White/Released)

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.

It's always good to plan contingency when going out on photographic trips, just incase any primary goals prove impossible. This one evening, I joined friends from Melbourne Photographic Society on a trip to nearby Kegworth with the aim of photographing descending aeroplanes crossing the motorway as they followed their final approach to East Midlands Airport.

Just as we arrived however, we discovered that the planes had been rerouted and would be barely visible from our location. No bother, we'd identified a backup plan - shooting light trails over the motorway. We just had to recompose, adjust camera settings and start capturing long exposures.

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)

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)

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)

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

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- On Oct. 6, 2014, District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon recognized Lance Faeber for his work overseas in support of Overseas Contingency Operations.

Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear, public affairs.

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)

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)

Al Quba Medical Clinic ribbon-cutting.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Adal Ismail, Director of Health for Ninewa province Adal Ismail cuts the ribbon commemorating the official opening of Al Quba Medical Clinic, Feb. 14, 2011. The clinic, funded by the U.S., is the first and only medical clinic in the village. Tom Baker, right, an officer in the Forward Engineering Support Team-Advanced, a part of the Reconstruction Cell at U.S. Division-North, attended the event to witness the completion of the project. Baker worked with local Iraqi government officials to complete the project for approximately 2,400 people who reside in Al Quba.

“The fact that we brought care to people in need makes me feel terrific,” said Baker, a native of Eagle River, Alaska, and the project manager for the clinic.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Washington, 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 435th Contingency Response Group clear the area after attaching 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)

Record.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Jason Boschi, operations NCO, Company A, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, attached to the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, looks up information for a Soldier in the company operations center on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2011.

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

Ramp brief.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – First Lt. Ty Lin, platoon leader, and Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Maney, platoon sergeant, 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, explain the route and security precautions for the day’s mission in support of the Tikrit Provincial Reconstruction Team during a mission brief at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2011.

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

Simulated MEDEVAC.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION COBRA, Iraq – A radio telephone operator from Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, simulates calling for an air MEDEVAC as part of the squadron’s “Best Squad” competition, Feb. 18, 2011, at Contingency Operating Location Cobra in the Diyala province of Iraq.

(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyle Miller, 2nd Bn., 14th Cav. Regt., 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)

Col. David B. Chandler, 570th Contingency Response and Joint Task Force Port Opening commander, discusses the exercise status at the distribution node with Army Maj. Ryan King, 689th Rapid Port Opening Element commander 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)

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)

Staff Sgt. Michael Railey, a communication specialist in the Kentucky Air National Guard's123rd Contingency Response Group, assembles an antenna group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on March 27, 2012. Railey was participating in a U.S. Transportation Command exercise designed to test the Kentucky unit’s ability to establish a Joint Task Force-Port Opening within 24 hours of arrival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

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)

Civil engineers from a Joint Assessment Team test the ground strength at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J., prior to establishing a Joint Task Force-Port Opening March 25, 2012. The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group from Louisville, Ky., and the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., joined forces to form the JTF-PO at an Eagle Flag exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)

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)

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)

Col. David B. Chandler, 570th Contingency Response and Joint Task Force Port Opening commander, discusses the exercise status at the distribution node with Army Maj. Ryan King, 689th Rapid Port Opening Element commander 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 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)

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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq —Iraqi Army Soldiers of 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Brigade, who just voted in Ninawa Province during the special elections talk with Soldiers of Crusader Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee Army National Guard headquartered in Henderson, Tenn. These Iraqi Soldiers were permitted to vote along with other security personnel prior to the regular parliamentary elections scheduled for March 7. The Iraqi Army provides a protection force for a pump house on the Tigris River in Ninawa Province, and the 1/278th ACR, who has just recently occupied Q West, will be conducting patrols to that area on a regular basis, even after the completion of the election.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — 1st Sgt. John Moyer (left), a native of Tutwiler, Miss., presents a command sergeant major’s award to Sgt. Kyle R. Stegall (left), a scout gun truck commander from Sugarland, Texas, for embodying the Army value of respect during a ceremony here Feb. 15. Both men belong to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, an armor company out of Oxford and Indianola, Miss., running convoy security missions throughout northern Iraq. To honor outstanding service at the end of the deployment, the senior noncommissioned officers of the battalion recognized seven Soldiers, each of whom embodies one of the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, service, honor, integrity and personal courage, said Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell, of Senatobia, Miss.

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)

Capt. Frank Morgan (center) discusses force protection posture with Tech. Sgt. Craig Coale (left) and Staff Sgt. Aaron McGahee, all assigned to the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, during Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 23, 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 during the exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish a complete air logistics hub and surface distribution network. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)