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A Camera Crew

On Thanksgiving Day, we had an ABC News crew (sorry Tom, they beat you to it) here at our base to do a follow-up story with one of our pilot's. He was one of the first to return home for the two-week leave program back in September. Here is a the camera crew conducting the interview and getting some footage of our feast. 11/30/03

The Army's Newest SFC

I no longer have to refer to SFC Rob Dirk as Staff Sergeant Promotable (SSG(P)) because he is now a Sergeant First Class (SFC). This afternoon, he was promoted in a ceremony right outside our motor pool. Congratulations goes out to the future Sergeant Major of the Army! 12/1/03

Dilapidated Hanger

Far off in some of the pictures you can see what look like bombed out buildings. Much like the they did with the Iraqi runways, the Air Force did a great job of dropping bombs through all sorts of targets including this soft-sided hangar. 12/2/03

Landing Strip

The great thing about helicopters is that you can land wherever you want. The only problem over here is knowing if the place you are landing is friendly or not. When the war first started, one of the helicopters in my company had to make a precautionary landing on the highway. It happened to be surrounded by an Army re-supply point. 12/3/03

Old Glory

When we first arrived in Kuwait back in March, one of the first things we did was raise the American flag and the flag of the great state of Texas. A few days after they went up, they came down as an order was issued saying the coalition forces are a liberating force not a conquering force; hence no flag flying. Pictured is Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW3) Dennis Baker, the pilot who I flew with at the time. 12/4/04

Awesome Show

Our Air Force counterparts like to show off every now and then. Here you see an A-10 "Warthog" releasing a series of flares. In actuality, he is not showing off at all. He is practicing evasive maneuvers. 12/5/03

Renewal Of Life

Just when you thought the desert was void of any signs of life, we had three days of intermittent rain. After the clouds cleared and the sun came out, small wisps of green grass sprouted everywhere. We were surrounded by life the entire time. 12/6/03