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Reflecting on the tragic murder of Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia and thoughts on how to respond to terrorist demands.

Information for IRR soldiers who were pressured into joining a unit to avoid being called up - you can change your mind and return to IRR status.

It sounds like if/when I get to Kuwait, I’ll be passing through an APOD, or Arial Point of Debarcation, called Camp Wolverine. It doesn’t sound like there’s any way into Iraq for soldiers except via …

I returned to CIF this morning with MAJ Huard as my unit representative. I managed to find Chris’ clothing issue receipt and so, having met all of the criteria required by the CIF personnel, the two of us managed …

Updates on heading to Fort Bliss for CRC processing despite not having final orders, and getting demo refresher training before deployment.

As an FYI for other IRR soldiers and perhaps as an tip for those folks tasked with mobilizing soldiers, here’s some things to remember about CIF (clothing issue facility), at least at Ft. Leonard Wood. Expect half …

One of the many ‘check-the-block’ items we have/had to complete at our mobilization station prior to going to a CRC (and from there to Kuwait and then Iraq) is something called a country brief, given by some …

DCU (Desert Combat Uniforms) are not issued to IRR soldiers at Ft. Leonard Wood if the soldiers are going to a CRC. In theory, we’ll get our DCUs at the CRC. My unit here at FLW sent us over to CIF (clothing issue …

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Updates on the expected influx of Individual Ready Reserve soldiers coming through Fort Leonard Wood for mobilization processing.