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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)
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.
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)
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.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 01, 2019) Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) commence flight operations with two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Firehawks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85. Germantown, part of Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11, is deployed to 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 1st Class Toni Burton)
German soldiers of 291st Infantry Division conduct maintenance on the Multi Integrated Laser Engagement System on a G36 assault rifle 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)
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.
Staff Sgt. James Ford, a weather specialist for the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, briefs Col. Bruce Bancroft, CRG commander, on the capabilities of weather equipment while supporting Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 22, 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)
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 followed by 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 a signalized crossing points for all traffic at La Brea Avenue located at Melrose Hill in Los Angeles, California 90004 - 90038.
(Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood Division Patrol Station Number 06, LAPD Wilshire Division Patrol Division Number 07, LAPD West Traffic Division Station Number 27, LADOT - Los Angeles Department of Transportation's Parking Enforcement Hollywood Division Agency 51 on 411 North Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood - Los Angeles, California 90004-3512, Los Angeles City Council District 13 Office of Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and Los Angeles City Council District 5 Office of Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky)
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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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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
An aerial porter from the New Jersey Air National Guard directs cargo from a C-17 aircraft to a cargo yard at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J., as part of Exercise Eagle Flag on March 28, 2012. More than 80 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed here March 26, joining forces with over than 50 active-duty Army troops and Air Guardsmen from New Jersey and Mississippi to establish a Joint Task Force-Port Opening. Inspectors from U.S. Transportation Command evaluated the performance of Kentucky’s 123rd Contingency Response Group during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
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.
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)
Tech. Sgt. Robert Shipp (left) and Staff Sgt. Randall Kirkland with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Readiness Group discuss a cargo distribution plan 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)
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)
Purple Heart.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Lt. Col. Scott Murray, commander of 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, presents a Purple Heart medal to Pfc. Carl Vickers, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters, 225th BSB, during an awards ceremony, Mar. 19, 2011 at Faulkenberg Theater on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse in the Diyala province of Iraq. Vickers sustained minor injuries during an indirect fire attack on COB Warhorse Jan. 22, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert England, 2nd AAB PAO, 25th Inf. Div., USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Sgt. Gerrelaine Alcordo (right), a truck commander from New York City serving with A Company, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, out of Magee, Miss., receives a deployment coin from Lt. Col. Kerry Goodman, commander of 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team out of Senatobia, Miss., for scoring above the maximum 300 points on the annual physical fitness test, during a ceremony Feb. 15.
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)
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.
(Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood Division Patrol Station Number 06, LAPD Wilshire Division Patrol Division Number 07, LAPD West Traffic Division Station Number 27, LADOT - Los Angeles Department of Transportation's Parking Enforcement Hollywood Division Agency 51 on 411 North Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood - Los Angeles, California 90004-3512, Los Angeles City Council District 13 Office of Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and Los Angeles City Council District 5 Office of Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky)
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Pre-packing inspections.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Electrical and security equipment lays ready for inspection before being packed and moved during the first stage of transition at Contingency Operating Location K1, Kirkuk province, Iraq, July 24, 2011. U.S. forces packed up gear and moved all personnel from COL K1 as Iraqi Security Forces assumed responsibility of the base.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD – N)
Dawn breaks over Contingency Operating Bas Basra, and the pilots and crewmembers of the Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 189th Regiment are already getting their birds ready for the day. The UH-60 Black Hawk is a finicky machine, and a lot of work must be done before it can fly. It?s going to be a long day. (U.S. Army Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Mathew Rowley)