Flickering lights at DFAC Awhile back Shaniese and I were having lunch in the Chow hall. Everyone else was otherwise occupied so we went together for a sit down meal and picked up a few “to go” plates for the coworkers. Nothing spectacular about the meal or the people inside the place, but the weather made this lunch experience unique. We had just made it to the parking lot when the dark looming clouds which had hovered over the base all morning unleashed large pounding rai

Guys, Hope I don’t overwhelm you with all these updates. We've had rainy weather the past week and our operations have shut down. I've some free time on my hands which I'm trying to put to good use. Larry When the weather started getting warmer we noticed a few changes near the office. First, the olive trees behind us, and all the weeds within, sprouted new green leaves and sprang to life. More song birds come to nest in the trees, fighting with the loud, grey winged crow

Yet another one... told you I had alot of stuff composed, just needed some finess. This topic has been on my mind forever, and should've been sent earlier... I'm certain some of you can relate to it.. in your individual way. The concept of time It’s been a more than a couple months since we’ve been in country and yet it seems like no time at all AND time immemorial. The concept of time has become so foreign to me that I often must look at the calendar to see what day/date i

Everyone, I apologize in advance and give fair warning about the length of this update. It took me longer than expected to compose a fair and decent assessment of my team mates. Through this email I hope to give you an idea of my immediate group and the personalities which compose it. Enjoy! My Peeps Every army unit is composed of a group of individuals that together, make up the collective success or failure of the team based on their strengths, weaknesses, age, experience