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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)
Contingency Hawks take flight under new command
Photos by Sgt. Samuel J. Phillips, XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs Office
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Col. Shane Dietrich, commander, 408th Contingency Contracting Brigade, hands the 900th Contingency Contracting Battalion colors to Lt. Col. Carol M. Tschida, incoming battalion commander, during a change-of-command ceremony June 23 on Seay Field. “Today is a day where one of my dreams begins; a day that I will never forget,” Tschida said. The battalion consists of three-, to four-person teams spread out over several locations such as Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Benning, Ga., Fort Stewart, Ga., Fort Campbell, Ky., Fort Jackson, S.C., Fort Drum, N.Y., and two locations in Alabama. These teams are responsible for planning and executing contracting support for the U.S. Army in support of Army and Joint Operations. “We are where the rubber meets the road,” Tschida said, “units tell us what they need done and we find someone to do the work.” (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Samuel J. Phillips, XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs Office)
Intelligence.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sergeant Sean Barnett, imagery and intelligence analyst, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, looks up information on his imagery work station on Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2011. As the 1st AATF’s geospatial intelligence analyst, Barnett uses the IWS to process full motion video and imagery as a means to conduct analysis.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
This large contingency of runners from South Korea ran by us ascending Heartbreak Hill. At the very top of the hill, the entire group assembled with others that were waiting for them at the side of the road. They proceeded to dance and bang on drums and cymbals - the joy and elation on their faces was apparent.
I know the rhythmic, trance-like throb of the drums helped pull more than a few runners up the last of the long hill. It was pretty amazing and I was glad I was there to catch it.
Senior Airman Robert Haog and Staff Sgt. Adam White, 573rd Global Support Squadron, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Air Mobility Command weigh luggage as evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arrive at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, LA., to board flights The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense have chartered to transport citizens who otherwise could not leave on their own to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path, Aug. 30, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — 1st Sgt. Carl Hunt (left), a Louisville, Miss., native and noncommissioned officer in charge of the Mayor Cell, Sgt. Eric S. Pettis, a native of Oxford, Miss., and NCOIC of water mission-planning and container management for the Mayor Cell, and Command Sgt. Maj. Perry Campbell, a Senatobia, Miss., native, pose during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Jan. 29. Pettis received a command sergeant major award for embodying the Army value of integrity.
Civil engineers from a Joint Assessment Team test slabs of concrete on the runway at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J., to evaluate its strength prior to establishing a Joint Task Force-Port Opening March 25, 2012. The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group from Louisville, Ky., and the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., joined forces to form the JTF-PO at an Eagle Flag exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., through March 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
An airman with the 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron air mobility team secures gear 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.
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion crew members conduct slingload operations with Airmen at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 10, 2012. Both units were preparing for a Marine airpower demonstration at the bases’ open house and air show, which took place May 12 and 13. The CH-53E crew is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 and the Airmen are with the 621st Contingency Response Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Referral.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Dr. (Capt.) Jason Saucedo, battalion surgeon, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, reviews a referral to a dermatology specialist for a Soldier at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, April 9, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Stabilized.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Soldiers with the 256th Combat Support Hospital stabilize a mock patient during a training exercise Sept. 21, 2011. The Army Reserve Soldiers from Ohio perform weekly training exercises to maintain their skill level while deployed.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Hudson, 29th MPAD, USD – N PAO)
Spc. Richard Muniz, a Killeen, Texas, native and personal security detachment gunner for 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), watches the area during a mission to the Al Qayyarah water pump, in Al Qayyarah, Iraq, Dec. 1. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew C. Cooley, 15th Sustainment Brigade public affairs)
Members of the 621st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port team tie down a firetruck to a C-130 Hercules during a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise at Alexandria International Airport, La. April 21, 2016. JRTC is a multinational exercise focused on pre-deployment and air drop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua King)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Soldiers of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms and the Troopers of Crusader Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment gather for a quick brief from Staff Sgt. Dustin Dunn, a platoon sergeant from Crusader Troop, prior to their departure for a convoy patrol mission to a pump house on the Tigris River.
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.)
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)
LIBAVA, Czech Republic -- Training rounds from A-10 Thunderbolt II hit the ground Sept. 14 during Ramstein Rover 2012 at a training range here. RARO 12 is a NATO exercise focused on preparing forward air controllers for contingency operations. Sixteen NATO member nations are participating in the exercise to establish and build upon common techniques, tactics and practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard/ Released)
Tech. Sgt. Phil Seif, a ground radio specialist for the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group, sets up radios March 25, 2012, as a part of the Joint Assessment Team for Eagle Flag at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The unit joined forces with the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to form a Joint Task Force-Port Opening. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
German soldiers of 291st Infantry Division 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)
Trigger Squeeze.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – An Iraqi Soldier assigned to Commando Company 15th Brigade, 12th Iraqi Army Division, practices a smooth trigger squeeze drill during marksmanship training lead by U.S. Soldiers assigned to Company C, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division at the 15th Bde. headquarters in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 4, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq —Capt. Drew Clark (left), a resident of Madison, Miss., looks on as Khalil Abrahim hands his son Muhammed a plastic bag of pencils and crayons, at his farm near Al Qayarrah, during a security escort mission to the Tigris River pump house that supplies water to Q-West, Feb. 5. Clark commands A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss., the Q-West force protection company that provides security to all missions to the pump house or along the water pipeline, among the unit’s numerous other missions. The Soldiers of A Company 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.
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)
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.
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participate in a weeklong exercise called Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., from July 22 to 27, 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. 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. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)
Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group participate in a weeklong exercise called Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., from July 22 to 27, 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. 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. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)
Off loading blankets, coats and shoes.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Two Iraqi jinood, Arabic for soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 48th Brigade 4th Iraqi Army Division, load clothes, blankets and shoes onto their truck in preparation to deliver the varied goods during a humanitarian event in Tikrit, Iraq, April 7, 2011. The IA soldiers delivered the clothes, provided by Civil Affairs section, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Division-North, to less fortunate children in the area.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Coltin Heller, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO)
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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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Soldiers of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms and the Troopers of Crusader Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment discuss their convoy mission.
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)
Original lyrics.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Staff Sergeant Alvin Swayzer, and infantryman assigned to Company D, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, showcases his original hip-hop rhymes for a judge’s panel and audience made up of service members and civilians deployed to northern Iraq during a talent show at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, July 22, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
Pacific Area Reserve leadership gather in Alameda, Calif. to develop contingency plans for the Reserve workforce and accept prestigious national awards.
Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongosn and Rear Adm. Miriam Lafferty presented the prestigious Admiral Russel R. Waesche Award to the Fourteenth Coast Guard District and the Rear Admiral Bennett "Bud" Sparks Award to Coast Guard Sector Anchorage.
While serving as Commandant, Admiral Waesche established the Coast Guard Reserve in 1941 to increase readiness during World War II. The Fourteenth Coast Guard District earned the award for their critical response during Operation Allies Welcome, their unparalleled support during the COVID-19 pandemic and continued support of the active duty workforce.
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage earned the Rear Admiral Bennett "Bud" Sparks Award for their outstanding commitment to maintaining readiness and Incident Command System training that allowed them to have a positive impact at the local, regional and national level.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jeannie Shaye
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)
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)