Few days into working on this FOB, and things are starting to come together. One thing I've learned, I'm going to be really bored most of the time. There is not much to nothing going on during the night which leaves me with little to do. I'm going to have to find something constructive to do with my time ( Read more... )

I have finally arrived. After over a week traveling this fine earth I'm at the place where I'll be for the next 6 months. The base is really small. We are in the middle of ANA (afghan national army) and ANP (afghan national police). Us AF guys do the support of the base, while the Army guys train and support the afghans. I'm rooming with 3 ( Read more... )

Well I've finally made it into country. I'm not at my final destination yet, but I'm close, and will be getting closer today. We left the other day on well I'm not sure what it was because I don't know planes. It was an AF cargo plane that they put the worst coach seats in. So I've got a bag on my lap and my legs have no where to go. I feel ( Read more... )

Ok, so i've been on the road for little bit now. I left saturday and it is now tuesday night, i lost a day in there. Our plane took off from topeka a little after 9 at night, the 9 hour flight wasn't too bad, having slept most of it. we landed in germany for a short stop. There we got to relax, i got on the internet for a few emails. Next we ( Read more... )

I know it seems like forever since I said I was deploying. And then I was constantly hanging around, not going anywhere, but alas the time is almost upon me. We leave this Saturday. I'm a bit anxious, and nervous, and excited and some other things also. I'm ready to get it started, learn a bunch of new things and then get back. This will ( Read more... )

well i haven't posted in awhile, but i've been a little busy. last weeked was great, Ev came down to visit me, it was great getting to see her again, we had some good food, went to a water park and had lots of fun, kind of sad that i might not get to see her again for 7 months ( Read more... )

well this week was pretty long, i definately don't like working 6 days a week, but you got to do what you got to do. we had a couple of fun days this week, one of the days what short range marksmanship, we were ranging from 15 to 7 feet away from the targets and doing different manueverings before firing, it was a lot of fun, the best was shooting ( Read more... )

another week of training done, another sunday in panera typing about it. this week seemed to take forever, our team has humvees now so we ride around in them, i'm the team chief of one of the lead vehicle, hopefully i don't get us lost, we qualified on the m9 this week. hopefully i don't ever have to use that weapon, not the best with it but still ( Read more... )

another week done, a bit more accomplished. Training was a bit rough this week, with major soreness coming from wearing body armour for oh about 18hrs straight. we were up until 4 in the morn, and then had to be up again 6, that makes for a reall tired brent, but the training has been interesting, humvees, m4 qualing, and using night vision goggles ( Read more... )

all right, coming at you again from lovely kansas, this week was a rough one with the traing, it was rough at the beginning because of all the classes, it was tough to stay awake, the info was good, but not that entertaining to keep me awake, the later half of the week was rough because it was tough. thurs morning we did a 4 mile hike with about ( Read more... )