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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 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)
Tech and contingency before the Mexican 1000. Here is our car for the race. 1982 Raceco. VW powered, bus box, drum brakes.
Col. Warren Hurst, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and the Joint Task Force-Port Opening unit at Eagle Flag, speaks with simulated reporters Mu’adh Zaki Fahd (left) and Jonny Walker on March 28, 2012. The Kentucky group and the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., joined forces during the exercise, which is being held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Senior Airman Beau DeLeon, a civil engineer from the New Jersey Air Guard’s 108th Contingency Response Group, takes cover during a simulated enemy attack at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on March 29, 2012. DeLeon was participating in an exercise called Eagle Flag, along with more than 80 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group and about 50 active-duty Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
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.
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)
Culmination.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, converge on their final objective during a live fire exercise, concluding Operation Iron Lion at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center in Ninewa province, Iraq, June 27, 2011. Cavalry troopers of 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, advised and assisted the Iraqi soldiers for the event during Tadreeb al Shamil, Arabic for All Inclusive Training, which was a monthlong training cycle designed to hone the Iraqi soldiers’ warrior skills.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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.
A contingency from the Royal Thai Air Force recently visited Travis Air Force Base to see firsthand how the USAF and David Grand Medical Center implements military medical training and manages health care and preventative medicine programs. They also had the opportunity to explore other facets of Travis by touring the Heritage Center, traffic control tower and a static aircraft display. Thailand and the U.S. are committed to strengthening the long-standing relationship and paving the way for continued cooperation between the two air powers. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)
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)
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)
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.
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)
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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.
02-09-15 YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP. Pippi spotted a mouse in the apartment. Armed with the obvious weaponry he has laying about for just such a contingency, a small bat and a headlamp, McGrantie began a search for the elusive creature. Like a photographer in the fog of war, I just kept shooting despite the risks. After flushing him from behind the bookcase - and here I shit you not, people - Grant used his giant stack of MacGyver DVDs to capture the little bugger. Sam looked on wagging, thinking maybe a new friend out of the deal. Victory was ours. What a night.
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)
Expectations of greatness.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Major John Turkal, senior enlisted leader for information operations, 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Division – North, welcomes new sergeants into the Noncommissioned Officer Corps during an NCO Induction Ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011. “Today, almost a decade after our nation was attacked, marks the occasion of your transition from simply being a great American Soldier serving your nation, to being a inducted into the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers and becoming a leader of great American Soldiers,” Turkal told the inductees.
(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.
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)
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.
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)