Thanksgiving and Army Chow
Earlier this week, for a few nights in a row, it was thanksgiving dinner time at FOB Bernstein. They had turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes – even cranberry sauce. There was also roast beef. This was for a …
Blog Posts
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.
Bright Lights, Big City
As I said in my last post, I recently went back to FOB Caldwell for a quick trip. The trip there and back was uneventful, gladly. Not having been there for a couple of months, it was interesting to see what had changed, …
Fobbits and other Iraqi critters
Here’s some terms you’ll need to know if you’re going to be coming to Iraq soon (at least for US Army folks). One term that’s frowned up on officially but used all the time is ‘haji’, …
TF 120 Says \"Go Army, Beat Navy\
The Army-Navy Football game is coming up (December 4th - more info), and a bunch of folks here are really into it. The Task Force (1/120th IN) put together a short movie they’re hoping CBS will play during the …
Flea Collars and Sand Fleas
By way of advice, let me talk about flea collars. I’ve been asked numerous times if people should send flea collars to ward off fleas and sand fleas. Sand fleas, from everything I’ve been told here and in the …
Busy Week
It’s been a pretty hectic week thus far here. I’ve been out on missions every day for the last few days, even on my birthday. They’ve all been good missions, though, and we’ve gotten to blow stuff …
Camel Spiders
Everybody wants to know about camel spiders here in Iraq, especially after that infamous picture went around with the two huge looking ones. I’ve seen a few here in Bernstein, but they’re all pretty small, …
ArmyAdvice Getting Started
First, go to your blog. The url will be http://armyadvice.org/YOURBLOG/, where YOURBLOG should be provided to you in your welcome email. Once there, you should see a blog and a Login link. Click the Login link and enter …
Rain is Here
It’s been cool and overcast today (all day, for the first time since I’ve been here). It rained some this evening, and the rainy season is supposed to be starting right about now, so the dust is probably …
PT Scores and Internet
Not much new to report this week. Temperatures are getting more and more tolerable here, and in the morning it’s actually getting cold enough that something more than shorts and t-shirt is required for PT. And …