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I’ve been here almost a month now, which has flown by very quickly, it seems. I can hardly believe October is more than half over! It’s rained twice so far, but neither time enough to really leave any lasting …

We got our first clouds a few days ago, and today was the first real rain showers I’ve seen since I’ve been in Iraq. There was some lightning and thunder, as well as some pretty heavy drops, but the whole …

It’s been a relatively slow week, which means time passes more slowly. It is possible to be busy here as well as safe, so while I appreciate the sentiments that folks invariably have about how they’d rather I …

Last week some time, the 1st Infantry Division commander, a 2-star General, was visiting FOB Bernstein. He (and his entourage of security personnel, drivers, and various hangers-on – in total about 20 people) …

The ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook is the featured book for October

LTC (ret) Weldon formerly a deputy G1 wrote me today to elaborate on where the problem usually lies for replacements who arrive to find that they have no position to fill: Steve: HQDA and HRC St Louis do not assign …

In this article, General Hickman describes the current situation in his (my) brigade’s area of operations here in Iraq. I pretty much agree with everything he has to say, too, so if you’re wondering how …

I’ve been receiving an alarming number of emails recently from IRR-activated soldiers who are just now reaching their units in Iraq, only to find that the unit had no idea they were coming and has no slots open or …

FYI, clocks in Iraq are falling back an hour tonight (Oct 1st at 0100). I figure this post won’t be much help to any soldiers over here who will be undersleeping tomorrow (it means an extra hour of sleep for …

I think many people who favor the immediate pullout of our forces from Iraq believe that our presence here is not protecting US citizens from attacks (and surely many have other reasons for wanting us to leave, but …