Thought I'd drop a quick note out to all and let you know we pop smoke and go wheels up soon. Just waiting it out at CS until we depart.
Today, the team got a break, went to the mall (in uniform), grabbed a bite to eat and then went to the movies. Watched "Kick Ass". The movie was pretty cool. Caution though, it is rated "R" for a reason. Language and killing galore. But for some teen age kids and a little hellion girl, the flick is pretty good.
Tomorrow is laundry day and a little R&R in the barracks. Then we see (wait) for our next phase.
The storms blew through and they were intense. The way our barracks sits, if it weren't for sandbags, we would have had a flood inside. The drainage flowed right in front of our palace.
What else, packed out our shipping container only to find that they usually get broke into once they arrive in country. Glad most of the items on board are not too mission essential or personal in nature. One would think, if we can defend nations, we can defend shipping containers. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The transportation officer told us a story about a shipping container leaving AFG and arriving in the states loaded with concrete bricks. Everything inside stolen and probably placed on the black market. At least they were smart enough to weight it down with bricks to avoid suspicion.
Anyway, we are ready to get this party started and back home ASAP. The good news; our replacement team out of a neighboring state has been alerted that they will be replacing us next year. We now know replacements are already beginning their training cycle. Fan-freakin-tastic!
Talk to you all later. LOL
The Dark Days
2 years ago
Be safe my friend!
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