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Master Sgt. David Hough, 435th Air Mobility Squadron contingency airfield manager, speaks to the crew of a C-130J Super Hercules as it approaches a runway in Elefsis, Greece, Feb. 5, 2015. The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Contingency Response Group is implementing a new landing zone program that will allow members of CRGs prepare landing zone operations from picking the location to actually providing limited air traffic control. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Moore)
At the Office.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Chad Kagy, a professional BMX rider, performs a 360-degree spin during the Bikes Over Baghdad show for service members deployed as a part of U.S. Division-North at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, June 11, 2011. As part of the fourth Bikes Over Baghdad team, Kagy made the trip to Iraq to boost the morale of service members serving in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — With all the election posters on display in the town of Al-Qayyarah, patrolling Soldiers of C Company, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee Army National Guard headquartered in Henderson, Tenn. are easily reminded of the parliamentary elections set to take place March 7.
Security forces airmen from the 571st Contingency Response Group at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.,set up a base perimeter with C-wire during Eagle Flag 14-4 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station Aug 18, 2014.
The 571 CRG and 689th Rapid Port Opening Element (RPOE) from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., participated in the Eagle Flag 14-4, from Aug. 15-22. Together, they form the Joint Task Force-Port Opening and specialize in quickly establishing operations, providing security, tracking cargo and personnel, and moving supplies from the aircraft to customers quickly and efficiently. Week1 of Eagle Flag, 14-3, was held Aug. 8-11 and consists of the 818th Contingency Response Group from Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey and the 689th RPOE.
(U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen/Released)
Mortar section drill.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION GAINES MILLS, Iraq – Iraqi jinood, Arabic for soldiers, serving with Artillery Battery, 47th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, practice deploying a 120mm mortar system near Contingency Operation Location Gaines Mills, Feb. 20, 2011. The 120mm mortar systems provide heavy brigade-level organic indirect fire capability to support maneuver forces from the 47th IA Brigade. Deployed as part of U.S. Division- North in support of Operation New Dawn, Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, are training IA jinood in preparation for a combined joint military exercise, Operation Lion’s Leap.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
2nd Lt. Mark Myers, 710th Brigade Support Battalion convoy commander, speaks to the tactical operations center Nov. 13, 2012, about his orders to begin the convoy at the Contingency Operating Location at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The 710th BSB redeployed back to Fort Drum, N.Y., after the unit provided thousands of gallons of diesel and gasoline Nov. 5 through 12 to first responders, civil authorities and defense department vehicles in several areas in New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Carbajal/Released)
Lunch time.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – The Soldiers of 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, eat lunch at North Dining Facility on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2011. By lunch time, the “Black Sheep” Soldiers have conducted two hours of physical training, prepared for a mission and conducted security for a Provincial Reconstruction Team north of Tikrit, Iraq.
(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.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Spc. Jason N. Tressler – a Memphis, Tenn., native and gun truck driver with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, the Q-West force protection company from Hernando, Miss. – walks the western ramparts of an old fortress, which stands remarkably intact on the saddle of a ridge near the village of Khan Najma, Ninewa Province. Members of Tressler’s company, a Mississippi Army National Guard unit, visited the site while returning from a mission, Feb. 3.
Guard.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Corporal Kevin Dickinson, a military policeman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, monitors traffic exiting Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, June 15, 2011. Dickinson, a native of Columbia, S.C., works as an MP patrol supervisor and a desk noncommissioned officer. His job is to supervise patrols, make sure paperwork is complete in accordance with military standards, and ensure MPs have everything they need for their shifts and update logs with current events.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st 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)
Keeping hydrated.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – An Iraqi medic places an intravenous fluid needle in another soldier’s arm during medical training led by U.S. Army medics from Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division at the 12th Iraqi Army Division Headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, May 28, 2011. Instructors tested the students’ ability to treat seriously wounded casualties in the field.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
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)
Closing Words.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Dr. Alaa Abdelazim, cultural advisor for the 4th Infantry Division commanding general, shares encouraging words with Muslim Soldiers and civilians during the Eid al-Fitr morning prayers at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2011. The celebration marks the end of 30 days of fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Sgt. Ernest D. Harper, a supply clerk from Prentiss, Miss., orders supplies for convoy missions Nov. 21 in the headquarters area of A Company, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, out of Magee, Miss., a convoy security unit attached to 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, out of Senatobia, Miss. Harper helps maintain a property book of equipment worth more than 60 million dollars.
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)
Critically acclaimed thriller writer Douglas Preston is helped into an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) protective suit by Sgt. Kyle McFarland (right) and Spc. Mark Dupart of Cadiz, Indiana, during a stop at an "Operation Thriller" meet and greet sponsored by the USO at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, November 12, 2010. During their time on the front lines of the Persian Gulf, the authors will share insider writer techniques, pose for photos and shake hands with troops. USO Photo by Mike Theiler
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)
Senior Airman Beau Deleon, an engineer assistant for the New Jersey Air Guard's 108th Contingency Response Group, and Staff Sgt. Delawrence Jones, an NCO for the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, measure dimensions March 25, 2012, for a cargo yard at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in support of Eagle Flag. The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group is being evaluated by U.S. Transportation Command during the weeklong exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
Table.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Faith Bedwell, chaplain assistant, Company C, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, arranges items on a table at Freedom Chapel, Contingency Operating Site Warrior, May 19, 2011. Bedwell said she felt called to serve as a chaplain assistant to help those in need.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group board a C-130 Hercules bound for Tacloban, Philippines, Nov. 14, 2013, on the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flightline, in support of Operation Damayan. Operation Damayan is a U.S. humanitarian aid and disaster relief effort to support the Philippines in the wake of the devastating effects of Typhoon Haiyan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marianique Santos/Released)
Past welcoming present.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant 1st Class Eric Cogdell, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 12th Iraqi Army Stability Transition Team, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, stands between Sgt. Maj. Patrick Stanton, left, and Maj. Lane Bomar, during Cogdell’s Order of St. George induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Aug. 4, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Staff Sgt. Stephen S. Poff, a squad leader from Ashland, Miss., inspects the engine of his gun truck at Contingency Operating Location Q-West Jan. 13 with “Flat Stanley,” a paper doll used in a pen-pal program. Third-graders with Cheryl Hays’ Discovery class at Mooreville Elementary School, Mooreville, Miss., sent the paper doll along with cards and letters. Poff participated in the activity with fellow members of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, a mechanized infantry unit out of Hernando, Miss.
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)
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)
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 detain a role-player who attempted to enter the simulated crisis contingency scenario with contraband aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Military Base, Romania, May 3, 2013. BSRF-13 serves as a crisis contingency force for the Black Sea region during its six-month deployment.
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.
Kenyan Defense Force Col. Shadrack Othieno, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training course attendee, briefs the media during a mock press conference at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 25, 2015. The course was designed to prepare staff officers from AMISOM contributing countries for possible assignment to AMISOM Force Headquarters, the public affairs training is to prepare PA teams for the significant media presence in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)
Providing security.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – A soldier with 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, provides inner cordon security while fellow soldiers search a building during urban operations training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraq, June 18, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, advised and assisted the IA soldiers as the trainees searched for a suspected high value target and an improvised explosive device factory during the training exercise.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
German soldiers of 291st Infantry Division prepare to conduct a mounted convoy 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)