MANY articles on a wide array of topics. You’ll find a lot of my newer content is going to my YouTube channel first, but I do still blog occasionally.
After Rumsfeld was asked earlier this week why soldiers going into Iraq are having to scrounge for vehicle armor, the Army is now actively looking to boost production of uparmored Humvees. That’s a good thing, to …
AP Reports Disgruntled Troops Complain To Rumsfeld. I don’t think they’re complaining - they’re asking legitimate questions to someone in a position, one would hope, to take action. But Rumsfeld does a …
Saw Tikrit today, including a few palaces from a distance. Apart from Baghdad it’s the biggest city I’ve been in over here. Its rush hour was comparable to something back in the states, with lots of traffic, …
If you're asking this question, or wondering what B-L-O-G could possibly stand for, you're not alone. Blog was the
One thing that has bugged me ever since I first saw it is the use of the flag patch on Army uniforms. I’m not against having the patch – that’s fine – what bugs me are some of the details. The …
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Our Thanksgiving dinner here was actually pretty good. The task force chain of command served dinner for everybody on the base, which was a nice touch, something we used to do for Christmas …
A few days ago, a very large, insured box arrived for me. It was from the XBox team at Microsoft, who got my address from some friends of mine who work or worked at Microsoft. They sent us a care package full of SWAG, …
A few days ago I got a very nice care package from the Microsoft XBox team, sent to me and my platoon here in Iraq. I posted some pictures and more info on my Army blog, here. …
Here’s some advice for those bringing laptops, gleaned from other soldiers here: 1) Bring extra batteries – they’re worth the $100 they cost. 2) Bring an extra power adapter – I know several …
Here’s the low down on money, phones, and Internet here at FOB Bernstein (Caldwell is not much different except you can go to finance any time you want). Money. Cash is king. The PX will take credit cards but …