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1. FRS Radio and/or GPS. The Rino 120 works as both but chews through batteries. The radios can be useful for non-tactical usage on bases. 2. Name tapes - you’ll want some extra ones of these for your bags, IBV …

Publicly available information about FOB Caldwell, Kirkush Military Training Base, and Balad Ruz after arriving in Iraq.

Finally managed to fly from Balad to my unit at Camp Caldwell. Checked in with my unit this morning. More to come later, but all’s well here, and I may have the chance to unpack in another day or so (naturally they …

Human Resources Command published this update on the IRR callup yesterday. Apparently thus far only 450 or so soldiers have been called up out of the 5600. The 5600 will be called over a period of time to allow the …

ABC News wants to hear from IRR soldiers to find out how they feel about possibly being sent to Iraq or Afghanistan. Contact them here. Also, the Norwich Bulleting wrote an opinion piece stating the obvious about the …

I found Robert Alt’s blog and these pictures he took while in Iraq. His accounts seem to provide a more accurate depiction of life here than the CNN doom-and-gloom snippets we see every day. I’ll try to take …

Practical advice on what to pack for deployment to Iraq, including gear issued at CRC and tips on wicking shirts vs cotton in extreme heat.

An article about another IRR soldier called up.

A quick note about beta software direct download links found while at an Internet cafe in Iraq.

I flew into Iraq a couple of days ago and haven’t yet made it to my new home unit. Chris and I shipped together from Camp Doha Kuwait (camp wolverine was recently closed) into Balad along with a few Field Artillery …