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)

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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.

Spc. Natalie Alcee.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Natalie Alcee, a human resource specialist assigned to 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan., manages the readiness, health and welfare of all 1st AATF Soldiers and provides postal and personnel accountability support for the Soldiers deployed in support of Operation New Dawn. Along with accomplishing her duties as a Soldier, Alcee, who hails from Ozone Park, N.Y., is attending Trident University International online working on a master’s degree in Business Management, working to graduate with a 3.9 grade point average.

(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. 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)

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)

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)

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.)

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:)

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)

Going by airfield confidence contingency have been a challenge!

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Gunn, 921st Contingency Response Squadron fire team member interacts with students at a weapons display during a base tour Nov. 21, 2019, Travis Air Force Base, California. Travis AFB hosted Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students from five Northern California high schools and one Oregon high school. The students learned about various U.S. Air Force career fields and toured static aircraft, the Heritage Center museum and dormitories. They also talked with Airmen about military life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

Our own local Nigerian contingency, regulars at our International Folk Art Market.

Akeem Ayanbisi Ayanniy, Nigerian Master of the Talking Drum.

No doubt they have good reason to be happy, they stand to make a good amount of money this weekend at the International Folk Art Market and deservedly so.

"Last year, 90 percent of the folk art market’s $2.3 million in sales went directly to the artists, organizers say. Each artist booth made an average of $17,307."

"This year’s market features 156 artists from 54 countries." New Mexican

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

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)

Soldiers competing in the XVIII Airborne Corps Career Counselor of the Year Competition complete a written exam as part of the competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 19, 2019. A field of twelve career counselors competed for the title of XVIII Abn. Corps Career Counselor of the Year and a chance to represent the corps at the U.S. Forces Command COCY 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.

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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)

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

On the hunt.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, prepare to clear simulated enemy fighters from a building during urban operations training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center. Iraqi soldiers are scheduled to begin Operation Iron Lion, an ongoing series of exercises designed to showcase cooperative abilities of several Iraqi Security Forces agencies in Ninewa province.

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

A helping hand.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – An Iraqi child receives help opening his shoebox from an Iraqi soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 48th Brigade 4th Iraqi Army Division during a humanitarian event in Tikrit, Iraq, April 7, 2011. Fifty children received clothes, blankets and shoes provided by Civil Affairs section, 4th Infantry Division, and handed out during the event by IA soldiers in an effort to bolster confidence and support for IA units operating in local communities in Tikrit.

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

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)

Capt. Jim Jackson, assigned to the 570th Global Mobility Readiness Squadron, measures the taxiway width for incoming U.S. Air Force C-17 and C-130 aircraft at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., during the Joint Operational Access Exercise, Feb. 11, 2011. 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)

Mentoring the troops.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III addresses military issues with Soldiers deployed as part of U.S. Division – North during a visit to Contingency Operating Sites Marez and Diamondback in Ninewa province, Iraq, June, 23, 2011. During a question and answer period, the Soldiers, who are deployed in support of Operation New Dawn, asked Chandler about the future of Army policy and what he expects to change during his tenure as the Army’s top enlisted Soldier.

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

Sweet tooth.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Pfc. Matthew Lenninger, a Lancaster, Calif. native, serving with 1st Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., shares his favorite candy with a 10-year old boy in a village just north of Kirkuk, Iraq, March 10, 2011. Deployed in support of Operation New Dawn, Soldiers of 1st Bn., 14th Inf. Regt. assisted the Iraqi Army during a humanitarian aid mission, distributing food, water and clothes to a local village.

(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)

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Emplacing the mortar system.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Two Iraqi soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, race to align a 120 mm mortar system at the Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, March 12, 2011. U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, taught IA soldiers the basic functions of three types of mortar systems and how to properly operate each. Iraqi soldiers conducted a timed exercise to see which crew could put the mortar into operation the fastest.

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

Nestled among Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and other armored vehicles, lies the Red Leg Raceway, at Contingency Operating Site Marez. The five-turn, 300-foot track, built as a labor of love by Soldiers of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, provides a welcome respite from daily missions in Mosul, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Duff E. McFadden)

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Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct live fire, urban operations training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9. The White Falcons, currently part of the Global Response Force, conducted a two-week intensive training cycle designed to reinforce combat skills for the nation’s airborne assault-capable, contingency unit.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull, 2/82 PAO NCOIC)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jesus Rodriguez, 36th Contingency Response Group, conducts a brief near the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal Monday, Sep. 15, 2014 prior to the start of a drill to test the TIA Disaster Response Plan. The TIA DRP, shorthand for the name of the exercise, is a civil-military disaster preparedness and response initiative between the governments of Nepal and the United States. The plan was initially drafted in 2012 by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal and Tribhuvan International Airport Civil Aviation Office. It specifically deals with emergency response and management procedures following a large earthquake at Nepal’s only international airport. The exercise runs from Sept. 15-18. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Kosterman)

An Armenian soldier of Armenian Peacekeeping Forces provides security while fellow soldiers question civilian role-players 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)

U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 10, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)

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

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

180106-N-HT134-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 6, 2018) Seaman Yamilet Marmolegos, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), uses a sound powered telephone and a compass to call out a surface contact. America, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Pastor/Released)

1st Lt. Hunter Cantrell of the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element talks to a simulated news reporter March 29, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The scenario was part of Eagle Flag, a U.S. Air Force-sponsored exercise to prepare units for operating in deployed environments. Cantrell was serving as Officer in Charge of a Joint Task Force-Port Opening Forward Node, a facility that serves as a distribution point for cargo arriving by airlift. The 690th worked in partnership with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, which operated the airlift reception side of the JTF-PO, known as an Aerial Port of Debarkation. (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.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — During an Oct. 11 excess property inspection, Lt. Col. Kerry Goodman (middle), a native of Meridian, Miss., and commander of 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms headquartered in Senatobia, Miss., stands flanked by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Conner (left), native of Greenwood, Miss., and 2nd Platoon sergeant, and 1st Sgt. Michael Ginn of Itta Bema, Miss., both members of Company B, 2/198th CAB, out of Greenwood, Miss. The inspection was in preparation for a drawdown of forces and equipment in Iraq.

Senior Airman Paula Daniels, a member of the 108th Wing Honor Guard, stands at attention 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)

CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Spc. Jonathan C. Hudson (left), a gun truck commander from Batesville, Miss., receives a Command Sergeant Major’s from Sgt. Maj. John T. Raines, a battalion operations sergeant major and resident of Flowood, Miss., during a ceremony in the Base Defense Operations Center conference room here, Feb. 5. Both men serve with the BDOC, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Senatobia, Miss. Hudson received the award for embodying the Army value of honor, and Raines presented it on behalf of battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell.

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2019) Sailors, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and Marines, assigned to 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), play basketball during a steel beach picnic on the ship’s flight deck. Harpers Ferry is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th MEU team and is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danielle A. Baker)

U.S. Air Force logistics personnel, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load support equipment and rolling stock cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 10, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder)