Category Archives: Heroes, Comrades and Brothers

I told Everett to stay safe and sound and his feet on the ground, but you just can’t keep a guy pinned down like that when the opportunity to hit the sky arises. I don’t know that he took any … Continue reading →

As it is widely understood, aircraft in general are very maintenance heavy. Helicopters in particular need a minimum of one hour of maintenance of every flight hour. And we’re not talking man hours here, we’re talking on average 3 to … Continue reading →

Here we go with some pics of daily life around Camp Anaconda, Balad Air Base. Night time is the right time on the flight line For the folks who want something more scenic; a sunrise over Anaconda. Here’s the 1/189 … Continue reading →

When it does actually rain at Camp Anaconda, they get it pretty bad. Here is a link to the video that goes with that last pic: Gator Fishing In their chowhall, the various units based out of Anaconda have put … Continue reading →

After staging and waiting for their gear to arrive in Kuwait, the 1/189 hit the road into over the border into Iraq. Most of their stuff had to go by road, but some folks got the ‘Express Ride’. The skybound … Continue reading →

Today at 1500, the Analog Wife’s parents will be touching down in Seattle for a weeks vacation. They’ll be staying with us for the duration of the week and tourist style adventures are planned for my non-work hours. As you … Continue reading →

You may remember a couple days back when I pointed out that our good man Chad at Dogtulosba lost his 6th Jump Cherry. Well, now he’s got pics of the thing up. Congrats again, Chad. And thanks.

As you can probably guess from his post below, The Nukevet has got his mind set on hanging his up blogging hat. He says its probably permenant, but I think he has a fatal case of the blogging bug, so … Continue reading →

A while back, our goodman Chad at Dogtulosba was asking for help in locating a couple particular Catholic Saints medallions. He posted yesterday that he need not have turned to the internet for help as it was closer than he … Continue reading →

But not even the Army can take the Mardi Gras out of the soldiers. Found at BlackFive, this link will take you the personal website of Lainey, a member of the Louisiana National Guard MedCorps stationed in Iraq. Mardi Gras … Continue reading →