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Apache Sunrise
 
The first installment is quite self explanatory.  Mix together one Iraqi sunrise at 6:33 a.m. and one AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter (by far the most lethal helicopter in the entire world) and the result is an Apache Sunrise!  8/26/03
 
 
 
 

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1-4 AVN Football
 
There are many attempts to break up the monotony of our operations in Iraq.  One of those attempts is sports.  Last week, our Brigade Combat Team held a football tournament (8 on 8 flag football to be exact).  I participated as a jack-of-all-trades:  an assistant coach, photographer (still and video), and a player.  Our team took third place. 
 
The picture also shows the average landscape around here.  The only place it is green is along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (plus 1/2 a mile on either side of the river).
 
Thanks for the tremendous response to yesterday's (the first) installment of the Iraq Picture of the Day!  All e-mails are a big morale boost!  8/27/03
 

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On The Night Shift
 
This is a picture of the night shift workers.  From left to right:
 
SSG(P) (Staff Sergeant Promotable) Rob Dirk:  my right hand man in the S-2 (intelligence) section.  He is the NCOIC (non-commissioned officer in charge) who likes to work long hours.
SPC (Specialist) Aaron Williams:  Radio transmitter/operator (RTO) extraordinaire
SSG (Staff Sergeant) Jason Murray:  Flight operations NCOIC
CPT (Captain) John Tucker:  "Battle Captain" in charge of the tactical operations center
CPL (Corporal) Ricky DeBolt:  Communications specialist
 
Every once in a while we change shifts, but this is definitely the "A Team".  We keep the battalion running and track all missions since we predominently fly at night.  Enjoy!  8/28/03  
 
 
 
 

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Baghdad By The Air
 
Guess what city this is?  Everyone's favorite place to be:  Baghdad, Iraq.  This particular picture was taken from the front seat of the Apache flying into the city.  The eye looking thing on the other side of the windshield wiper is the backseat pilot's night vision system in the stowed position.  If you really wanted to, you could fly with it during the day because it is a forward looking infra-red system that uses temperature differences to make a "picture" as opposed to the commonly seen night vision that relies on light.  Anyway, this is what Baghdad looks like!  8/29/03
 
 
 
 

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Hard At Work
 
Hard at work or hardly working?  The night shift is feast or famine.  It is either really busy or nothing is going on.
 
The 4th Infantry Division (the division I am in) is the Army's only digital division.  What does that mean?  All of our vehicles have what is basically a laptop computer in them.  It transmits its' position up to a satellite and the signal is retransmitted to all of the computers in theater.  So when you are driving down the road, you have a little icons all over your screen that represent other vehicles in the area.  Excellent for situational awareness!  We can also track everyone on the computers sitting in front of me.  All of our maps and associated graphics are on the computers as well!  8/30/03
 
 
 
 

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