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Armenian soldiers watch a demonstration on how to conduct crowd riot control operations during Rotation 14-09 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 30, 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 Sgt. Nicholaus Williams/Released)
Grapnel throw.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Nathan Miller, combat engineer, Company C, 1st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Inf. Div., casts a grapnel to clear an area of notional trip wires during a breaching exercise at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, March 4, 2011. Miller, a combat engineer from Rexburg, Idaho, practiced the minefield breaching exercise as part of proficiency training conducted by “Devil” Brigade engineers to maintain and develop skills required of combat engineers. The engineers, serving with U.S. Division-North in support of Operation New Dawn, began training on core tasks in January to maintain proficiency.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
A bus from the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, prepares to load ambulatory and litter-bound patients shortly after midnight Nov. 8. Two Iraqi doctors from Iraq's Ministry of Defense accompanied a U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation mission to study aeromedical evacuation procedures so that they can establish an aeromedical evacuation service for the Iraqi air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)(Released)
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.
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)
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)
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.
Senior Airman Vaughn Price, right, observes Senior Airman Guss Tyshawn Jenkins facing movements prior to the 108th Contingency Response Group’s Assumption of Command ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 8, 2013. Both Airmen are members of the 108th Wing Honor Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)
I haven't seen one of these in ages. The good old northbound Interstate 25 Border Patrol Contingency Checkpoint station.
Sent a Palm Treo 750 mobile device on AT&T Mobility.
On the lookout.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION MCHENRY, Iraq – Pfc. Tarik Elkhatib, infantryman, Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, scans the horizon for violent extremists during a counter indirect fire mission near Contingency Operating Location McHenry, in the Kirkuk province of Iraq, March 11, 2011. During Counter Indirect Fire Missions, Elkhatib, a native of Dallas, and his platoon search for violent extremists who could try to launch mortar and rocket attacks on COL McHenry.
(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.
Personnel assigned to the 615th Contingency Response wing construct a Hard Sided Expandable Light Air Mobile Shelter (HELAMS) for communications support to aircrews participating in the bi-annual Mobility Air Forces Exercise at Nellis and Creech Air Force bases. More than 40 Airman from the Travis unit supported MAFEX with communications and airfield support. (US Air Force Photo/MSgt Stan Parker)
From left to right, Chief Master Sgt. Ron Garbarini, 821st Contingency Response Squadron superintendent, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Davis, 60th Medical Group superintendent, flips burger patties during the Combined Federal Campaign kick-off event on Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Nov. 29, 2017. CFC is the leading federal effort in raising millions of dollars every year with more than 200 campaigns occurring throughout the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lan Kim)
Shocked.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Kirkuk Emergency Services Unit Raid Platoon commander Chief Warrant Officer Shakhawan Fateh questions local residents after confiscating weapons-making materials found in the residents’ home during Operation Lion Claw in Kirkuk, May 4, 2011. U.S. Soldiers of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, assisted the ESU in discovering rocket making material and vital intelligence.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
A Superior Civilian Service Award was presented to Lloyd D. “Buddy” Hayslip in recognition of his accomplishments and hard work as the CECOM Senior Command Representative. A Commander’s Award for Civilian Service was presented to James I. Brinson, in recognition of his achievements as a budget analyst. Thank you for your hard work and friendship. Best of luck as you return home!
The 401st also welcomed new military and civilian personnel to the Brigade. Welcome aboard!
About the 401st:
The 401st Army field Support Brigade provides Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, and Marines, the tools and resources necessary to complete the mission. If they shoot, drive it, fly it, wear it, eat it or communicate with it, the 401st helps provide it. The brigade assists coalition partners with many of their logistical and sustainment needs. The brigade also handles the responsible disposition of equipment in Afghanistan to support evolving missions. We are the single link between Warfighters in the field, and working through Army Sustainment Command, we leverage Army Materiel Command’s worldwide Materiel Enterprise to develop, deliver, and sustain materiel to ensure a dominant joint force for the U.S. and our Allies.
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Shaking Hands
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Spc. Shane Darst, an armor crewmember serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, shakes hands with a young child at a checkpoint near Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, April 3, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Sgt. Joshua Haycraft (left) Brandon, Miss., native and member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms out of Senatobia, Miss., briefs 2nd Lt. Hassan Kalid of 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Brigade, Iraqi Army, on the workings of the lift station at the Al-Qayyarah pump house Oct. 26, as Mark Crow, a civil general foreman from Louisville, Ky., listens . Leaders from A Company, 2/198th CAB from Hernando, Miss., and their counterparts in the 26th Brigade, reviewed the Iraqi Army’s security measures for the Tigris River site.(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Murray Shugars, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms)
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
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)
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
Checkpoint arrival.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Soldiers from “Destroyer Task Force,”1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, establish a secure perimeter after entering a combined checkpoint securing a main highway into Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2011.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD-N)
Chat.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Jordan Mann, a combat engineer, Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, has a chat with fellow Soldiers prior to their mission at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2011. Mann said he felt he left his imprint on Operation New Dawn by helping train 12th Iraqi Army Division soldiers during his time at Contingency Operating Location K1.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N PAO)
DJIBOUTI - Sergeant 1st Class Igor Paustovski, 409th Contracting Support Brigade, Contingency Contracting Office, provides overview training to the Djibouti Chamber of Commerce Training Department on EURONECO, the Navy's Electronic Commerce Website. (Courtesy photo)
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U.S. Army Capt. Daniel Brown, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training public affairs mentor, left, and Edward Wilson, ACOTA instructor, right, act as 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, and the public affairs mentors questioned AMISOM PA representatives to prepare them for the significant media presence in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)
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.
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
Contingency Operating Station Falcon, Iraq – Col. Roger Cloutier, commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team—Augmented, 3rd Infantry Division, untangles streamers as Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, unrolls the brigade colors, signifying the assumption of responsibility during a transfer of authority ceremony between 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, and 1st BCT—A, 3rd ID here Jan. 25. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Scott, 366th MPAD, USD—C)
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.
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)
Seating the artillery round.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to the 102nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, use a ramming staff to simulate seating an artillery round in the chamber of a M198 155mm howitzer during training at Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, Iraq, June 15, 2011. Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, just began field artillery training with the newly established unit as part of their advise, train and assist mission during Operation New Dawn.
(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.