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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
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 821st Contingency Response Group head towards a C-17 Globemaster III with the Mississippi Air National Guard’s 172nd Airlift Wing during Northern Strike 19 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., July 28, 2019. Northern Strike 19 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from more than 20 states, multiple service branches and numerous coalition countries during the last two weeks of July 2019 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capability exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard’s ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
Airman assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, arrive at building P-1 mobility out processing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 26, 2018. The Airmen participated in a week-long base-wide readiness exercise, which evaluated the base’s readiness and ability to execute and sustain rapid global mobility around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch)
Members assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing secure a vehicle onto an aircraft in Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during an exercise at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 1, 2018. The Airmen are participating in a week-long base-wide readiness exercise which evaluates the base’s readiness and ability to execute and sustain rapid global mobility around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)
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)
Aerial port personnel from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group work in concert with Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element to off-load cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-17 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 28, 2012. The two units were tasked with setting up a Joint Task Force-Port Opening as part of Eagle Flag, an exercise designed to test troops’ ability to operate in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
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.)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Little Tokyo Nisei Week Japanese Parade, Festival and cicLAvia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route followed by San Pedro Street is approaching for turning right turns into 1st Street - Tom Bradley Blvd. EAST, Japanese Village Plaza Pedestrian Crosswalk Crossing mid-block traffic signal flashing yellow lights on 1st Street EAST to another turning right turns looping back to Central Avenue, then on Central Avenue South to 2nd Street and it ends back on Central Avenue to 3rd Street parade disbanding route zone intersections traffic signal flashing red lights located at Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo Area of Downtown Los Angeles, California 90012.
洛杉磯市小東京日本人街町地區, 日本村廣場
This is the continuous Ciclavia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route
The 821st Contingency Response Group equipment is offloaded from a C-5M Super Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base Calif., at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. A 70 member contingency response element from the 821st Contingency Response Group stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., deployed to Puerto Rico in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks)
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)
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)
621st Contingency Response Wing's annual awards ceremony, March, 5, 2014, at Travis AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Wright)
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 690th Rapid Port Opening Element, based at Ft. Eustis, Va., conduct nighttime operations during Operation Huron Thunder at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 23, 2018. The 690th RPOE worked with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening during the exercise. The objective of the JTF-PO is to establish a complete logistics hub and surface distribution network. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Allison Stephens)
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
Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Special Traffic Operations, Transportation and Traffic Management Plan Contingency Engineers during the operation of the Little Tokyo Nisei Week Japanese Parade, Festival and cicLAvia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route followed by another junction cross traffic on San Pedro Street NORTH turning right turns into 1st Street - Tom Bradley Blvd. EAST, Japanese Village Plaza Pedestrian Crosswalk Crossing mid-block traffic signal flashing yellow lights on 1st Street EAST to another turning right turns looping back to Central Avenue, then on Central Avenue South to 2nd Street and it ends back on Central Avenue to 3rd Street parade disbanding route zone intersections traffic signal flashing red lights, this street goes straight into Los Angeles Street, Main Street, Spring Street, Metro Regional Connector Lines A and E Historic Broadway Underground Light Rail Station, Hill Street and Figueroa Street located at Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo Area of Downtown Los Angeles, California 90012.
洛杉磯市小東京日本人街町地區, 日本村廣場
This is the continuous Ciclavia Heart of Los Angeles Car-Free Open-Streets Bicycle Route
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.
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)
Role-playing actors give Col. Warren Hurst (center), commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, and Army Maj. Keith Pruett, commander of the 690th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., an Arabic welcome to the fictional village of Sabor, Nessor, on March 28, 2012. Both were participating in Eagle Flag, an exercise designed to simulate a deployed environment at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (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.
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)
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq — Master Sgt. Christopher T. Obryan of Harned, Ky. and Sgt. Samuel R. Reilly of Topeka, Ky. show their company colors, those of the 2113th Transportation Company from Paducah, Ky., for the St. Patrick’s Day run.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq —Pvt. Blake Humberson, a Soldier with Crusader Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, makes a new friend in one of the puppies that live at a pump house on the Tigris River, where he and other Soldiers from his unit patrol and convoy to regularly.
621st Contingency Response Wing's annual awards ceremony, March, 5, 2014, at Travis AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Wright)
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. Kris Lemm, contracting office representative, Contingency operating Base Basra mayor?s cell, from Browerville, Minn., laughs with Ismael Shaker, owner and founder of AlHarith, a contracting company in Basrah Province, Iraq, as the two discuss the immense workload Al Harith is responsible for on the base. ?This was a very dark COB, now he takes care of putting light everywhere; this was a very unorganized and unsafe COB, and they go every single place and rewire all the unsafe things,? Lemm said. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin R. Kibbey, 367th MPAD)
Finish line in time.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Sgt. Steven Bryant, a native of Dallas, and Spc. Tim Haubenshild, a native of Waukesha, Wis., both infantrymen serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, cross the finish line after a six-mile foot march to kick off the “Thunderhorse” Battalion Spur Ride at Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, May 14, 2011. The Spur Ride is a tradition for Soldiers serving in Cavalry units to prove their skills and earn their spurs.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD-N PAO)
Maj. Bruce Bancroft of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group describes the operation of an Aerial Port of Debarkation to simulated news reporters at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 28, 2012. Bancroft was participating in an exercise called Eagle Flag, along with more than 80 other Kentucky Air Guardsmen and about 50 active-duty Soldiers and Air Guardsmen from New Jersey and Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
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)
Pre-mission checks.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Specialist Erick Downs, an all-wheel mechanic with the Base Reaction Force, Company D, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, conducts pre-mission checks on a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle prior to an outer perimeter check at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 7, 2011. Downs, who hails Niagara, N.Y., and the rest of the BRF remain on call 24 hours a day as the first responders to security threats in and around COB Speicher.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO)
Changing it up.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – U.S. Soldiers assigned to the “Mile High” 4th Infantry Division Band exchange instruments while performing for troops assigned to 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at the Contingency Operating Site Marez dining facility, July 20, 2011. “It’s nice to be able to perform for Soldiers,” said Spc. William Flitter, a trumpet player from Colorado Springs, Colo. “If we can give them at least a half hour to just relax and have fun, then it’s worth us playing.”
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Turner, 4th AAB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD – N)