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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 …

Frustrations about IRR-activated soldiers arriving at units in Iraq to find no open positions or jobs matching their MOS, despite being called up as critically needed.

A heads up about Iraq changing clocks and how it affects the time difference for families expecting calls from deployed soldiers.

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 …

Things are going fine here. Getting settled in, have everybody here now that’s not on leave. Was out talking to my commander and the other LTs in the company tonight and when we got up to leave (after dark) we …

Moving to a new base in Iraq after our convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, and settling into new accommodations.

I admit it, I've never been a big fan of the DataReader. There are

A few weeks ago a new building completed construction at FOB Caldwell. The Hickory Cafe (30th BCT’s tagline is “Old Hickory”) provides a Starbucksesque atmosphere and serves a few flavors of coffee that …