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Mr. Andrew Benziger, Chief of Readiness and Contingency operations for U.S Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division, speaks about the success of the overall event during the closing ceremony of the 12th US-China Disaster Management Exchange, November 19, Kunming, Yunnan province, People’s Republic of China. The annual United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) Security Cooperation event with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is an opportunity to share Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief lessons learned from real world events and enhance U.S. and Chinese disaster management capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Behlin)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq —A puppy and future sheep dog owned by Khalil Abrahim, a wheat and sheep farmer near Al Qayarrah, is uninterested in his master’s hospitality toward American guests, offering the Soldiers chai tea outside his home near Al Qayarrah, Feb. 5. The Soldiers – serving with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss., the Q-West force protection company – were conducting a security escort mission to the Tigris River pump house that supplies water to Q-West. A Company Soldiers recently solicited from home gifts of clothing, linen, toys, school supplies and other items to give Abrahim and his family, whom they befriended during their many visits to the pump house.
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)
German soldiers of 291st Infantry Division discuss troop movements during Rotation 14-09 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 7, 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 Spc. John Cress Jr./Released)
Gratitude.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Pat Elwood, bass guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band, thanks Spc. Jacob Upchurch for his service during a visit to Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq May 8, 2011. Upchurch, an administration specialist from Rockport, Ind., currently serving with Company B, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, said he appreciated the rock and roll veterans taking the time to visit with Soldiers deployed in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
CPT Ural Jones of the Washington, DC, National Guard’s 1946th Contingency Contracting Team finalizes a contract Feb. 26, 2014, while being assessed by CW3 Matthew Nolan, a contracting specialist, at the Camp Atterbury, IN, Contracting Center of Excellence during their monthlong pre-deployment training in support of contingency operations in Afghanistan. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan showed the importance of preparing contracting professionals before they go into combat situations, because combat is not a training ground. (Photo by Timothy Sproles, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs)
Check one, two.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Pfc. Nick George, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division checks communications equipment in his Stryker Armored Vehicle before a mission to provide security for members of the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team, Feb. 28, 2011. The Soldiers of Company A, operating from Contingency Operating Base Speicher, are deployed to northern Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group keep watch over the flight line at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., on March 7, 2016. The 123rd CRG is working in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element 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 Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Command recognition.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Gen. Haim, right, civil affairs officer, 12th Iraqi Army Division, presents Cpl. Emad Ahmad Halal an enlisted honor graduate certificate at an Information Dissemination Operations course graduation ceremony March 9, 2011. The training course, held at Contingency Operating Location K1, Kirkuk, covered aspects of dealing with the media, tactical information dissemination and public affairs.
(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.
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)
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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.
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group discuss the security posture at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., March 7, 2016. The 123rd CRG is working in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 688th Rapid Port Opening Element 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)
Airmen assigned to the 615th Contingency Response Wing practice next-generation small loader high reach operations and function checks during the 60th Air Mobility Wing conducted Staff Assistance Visit for the upcoming Logitics Complicance Assessment Program inspection at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., October 25, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo by MSgt Stan Parker)
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.
Soldiers competing in the XVIII Airborne Corps Career Counselor of the YearCompetition perform push-ups during an Army Physical Fitness Test as part of the competition at Polo Field on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 19, 2019.Competitors prove their discipline, physical and mental toughness by appearing before a board, taking a written exam and passing the Army Physical Fitness Test. (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.
AFSBn-BAF hosted a Halloween Party Oct. 27. Lots of great music, costumes, food, fun and dancing! Thanks to those who made this great event happen!!!
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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 —Staff Sgt. Jesse Yawn, a Truck Commander for Crusader Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and his team of Troopers learn routes and geography with Soldiers of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms showing them the way.
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)
Maintenance.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Timothy Kuster, a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic with Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, adjusts armor plating on a Humvee at the DSTB motor pool on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 5, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
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)
Subway strike! Car pooling to get to work. J J K JC, CJV is driving and B's in the passenger seat. Good times! You needed 4 people per car to get in the city, we went with 6.
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)
Looking out for Soldiers.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Moore, brigade medical noncommissioned officer, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, places a brace on Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rico Bussey, brigade targeting officer, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div., at Contingency Operating Site Warrior Iraq, April 19, 2011. As the brigade medical NCO, Moore usually focuses on administrative work but after 18 years in the medical field the Quanah, Texas native said his passion is still working with patients.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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
Chaplain (Capt.) Chris Rice, assigned 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry, 2nd Advise and Assist, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Ga., prays in front of the Operation Iraqi Freedom memorial wall, following a memorial dedication and remembrance ceremony on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, Sept. 11.
Photo by Jessica Luhrs, 1st BCT, 1st Armored Div. Public Affairs
Iraqi policemen march.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi policemen march together during their graduation from the Mosul Public Service Academy in Mosul, Iraq, June 12, 2011. In a series of exhibitions as part of the graduation ceremony, the policemen demonstrated skills learned during the four-week basic recruit training course.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
Airmen with the 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron air mobility team adjust lift straps to a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle in preparation for the vehicle’s transport via sling-load by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter using parachute cord. Tying down articles to the vehicle prevents loss of equipment or damage to the vehicle caused by high winds during the sling-load transport.
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
U.S. Air Force Col. Ruth Meyer, 621st Contingency Response Wing, provides remarks during the 75th Anniversary kickoff celebration at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 8, 2018. The celebration featured the inaugural unveiling of the 75th Anniversary logo on a C-17 Globemaster III. Travis is celebrating 75 years as a major strategic logistics hub for the Pacific and integral part of global power projection for the total force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)
Senior Airmen Vaughn Price, left, and Paula Daniels, members 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)
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)
C4 controlled detonation.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – A controlled detonation of C-4 explosives set up by engineers of Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, blasts through the air in Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2010. The engineers of Company C conduct controlled detonations each month to dispose of ordnance captured from violent extremists. The Soldiers deployed to U.S. Division-North also work with Iraqi Security Forces, teaching the Iraqi bomb disposal units how to safely destroy the munitions.
(U.S. Army Photo by Pvt. Alyxandra McChesney, 1-1 AATF Public Affairs, USD-N)