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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)
A contingency of Northwestern State University students visit Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco and Universidad Libre in Cartagena, Colombia as part of their capstone leadership program.
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.
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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Mississippi Guardsmen with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, a mechanized infantry unit out of Hernando, Miss., sit in their company area at Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Jan 13, responding to pen pal letters from hometown school children. Spc. Daniel S. Moore (left), a gunner from Horn Lake, Miss., Sgt. James J. Hamblin (middle), a machine gunner from Tupelo, Miss., and Spc. Lorence K. Strange, a gun truck driver from New Albany, Miss., wrote letters to third-graders with Cheryl Hays’ Discovery class at Mooreville Elementary School, Mooreville, Miss., who sent “Flat Stanley,” a paper doll, along with cards and letters.
Airman First Class David Cuff, assigned to the conducts an entry control point security check with PV2 William James, assigned the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Eagle Flag, April 5, 2011. More than 100 Airmen assigned to the 615 CRW deployed to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in support of a developing humanitarian crisis in the fictitious Kingdom of Nessor, during the ORI at EAGLE FLAG. The Airmen partnered with more than 50 Soldiers from the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va., bringing their expertise to establish a Joint Task Force - Port Opening. The team was tested on their ability to quickly establish airbase operations, provide their own security, track cargo and personnel and move relief supplies from the plane to a distribution node. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Stan Parker)
Stormy flight.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE COBRA, Iraq – An HH-60M medevac helicopter lifts off as the crew evacuates an injured Soldier from Contingency Operating Site Cobra, Iraq, April 4, 2011. The medevac crew faced low visibility and blowing dust as they flew through a storm to evacuate the Soldier.
(U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kyle Miller, 2nd Sqdn., 14th Cav. Regt., 2nd AAB, 25th Inf. Div.)
Soldiers assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion participate in their first ramp jump from
a CH-47 on Sicily Drop Zone, Sept. 1. The training is part of Fort Bragg’s commitment to maintain a ready force, able to deploy at moment’s notice as a worldwide contingency-response force
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq – A rocket from the C Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, Task Force Leader, departs its high mobility artillery rocket system launcher here on its way to destroy an enemy mortar position Mar. 2. The launch was the first fire mission for the members of C Battery at Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Rob Strain, 15th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Sgt. Seth A. Bloodworth – a Lake Cormorant, Miss., native and truck commander with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, the Q-West force protection company from Hernando, Miss. – rests at the northwest corner rampart of an old fortress, which stands remarkably intact on the saddle of a ridge near the village of Khan Najma, Ninewa Province. Members of Bloodworth’s company, a Mississippi Army National Guard unit, visited the site while returning from a mission, Feb. 3.
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.)
A token of appreciation.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION K1, Iraq – Lt. Col. Mustafa Mudhfir Namiq, 12th Iraqi Army Division, presents Sgt. Jamie Sussdorf, a military information support operations specialist assigned to 304th MISO Company, Task Force 14, a gift to show his appreciation during an Information Dissemination Operations course graduation ceremony, March 9, 2011. U.S. Army public affairs and MISO Soldiers attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, led the eight-day IDO course teaching aspects of dealing with media and tactical information dissemination.
(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)
McWhorter goes over course of action.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Lt. Col. Clint McWhorter, primary staff trainer assigned to Task Force Sword, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reviews a course of action analysis with Iraqi staff officers at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 18, 2011. McWhorter, a native of Overland Park, Kan., trains Iraqi officers at GWTC to increase the officers’ knowledge on planning and preparing operation orders.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-N)
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 —In true Cavalry fashion, wearing spurs and Stetsons, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment Troopers attend the Transfer Of Authority ceremony between incoming 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment and outgoing 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms March 10.
German soldiers of 291st Infantry Division receive a safety brief prior to 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)
Die Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) hat am Flughafen Frankfurt den alten Tower als "Contingency-Tower", also als Ersatz, falls der neue Tower nicht verfügbar ist. Im Normalbetrieb bleibt er unbesetzt, steht jedoch im Notfall zur Verfügung. Mit Lotsenarbeitsplätzen und einem Supervisor bietet der alte Tower eine Alternative bei Systemausfällen oder anderen Hindernissen im neuen Tower. Der neue Tower musste aufgrund der neuen Landebahn Nordwest gebaut werden, da von diesem Tower die Landebahn nicht einsehbar ist.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq – A rocket from the C Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, Task Force Leader, departs its high mobility artillery rocket system launcher here on its way to destroy an enemy mortar position Mar. 2. The launch was the first fire mission for the members of C Battery at Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Rob Strain, 15th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)
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 contracted Boeing 747 airliner at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 9, 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 Airman Megan Floyd)
Lt. Col. Mark Heiniger receives his first salute as commander of the 123rd Contingency Response Group during a change-of-command ceremony held Sept. 15, 2012, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. Also pictured is the group’s former commander, Col. Warren Hurst, who has been promoted to command the 123rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Rechel)
Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Ca., apply moulage 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.)
"Chance doesn't mean meaninglessness, randomness, but historical contingency... this happens rather than that, and that's the way that novelty, new things, come about." -John Polkinghorne
"There is no science without fancy and no art without fact." -Nabokov
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells." -Dr. Seuss
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)
Rollout
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Soldiers of “Guardians,” 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, leave Contingency Operating Site Warrior in order to conduct a Counter Surface-to-Air Improvised Explosive Device patrol, Aug. 14, 2011. “As we close on Operation New Dawn, units are required on a daily bases to conduct new missions that are not normally in their spectrum of operations,” said Maj. Edward Huddleston, operations officer for the 101st BSB.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF, 1st Inf. Div. PAO, USD-N)
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 —An Iraqi Army Soldier displays his voting finger proudly to Soldiers of C Company, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee Army National Guard headquartered in Henderson, Tenn. The Iraqi Soldier voted in Ninawa Province during the special elections along with other security personnel who were permitted to vote 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 elections.