Top, SSG Murrell & Cpt Kelley, C130, taking a little trip.
Bot, sleeping, Cpt Wentworth, 1lt Alaniz, and Maj Brott, they don't notice the flight crew nodding off. But don't worry, he was on his game when it counted.
Hello all, thank you for checking in. I am somewhat surprised at the feedback I have gotten and amazed to see how many people are actually viewing my blog. There are many from Europe, UK, and all over the US. It makes me proud.
The team is now in country. A C-130 ride (probably one that my father worked on in Vietnam), and a short hop in a terrifying Chinook brought us to the Phoenix Academy. Okay, the Chinook wasn't terrifying... it was actually quite fun, except for all the gear we had packed in with us like a sardine can. The Phoenix Academy is basically a reiteration of what we have already learned... To me it seems we are being exposed to Iraqi's in an acclimating sense. The Phoenix Academy is smack dab in the middle of an Iraqi compound. Iraqi guards, they work in the dining facility, and are everywhere on the compound. All in all we should be here for about a week, then moving on to our real mission.
Well, thank you to all who view the site. Pass it around and post comments and questions...
Greg
The team is now in country. A C-130 ride (probably one that my father worked on in Vietnam), and a short hop in a terrifying Chinook brought us to the Phoenix Academy. Okay, the Chinook wasn't terrifying... it was actually quite fun, except for all the gear we had packed in with us like a sardine can. The Phoenix Academy is basically a reiteration of what we have already learned... To me it seems we are being exposed to Iraqi's in an acclimating sense. The Phoenix Academy is smack dab in the middle of an Iraqi compound. Iraqi guards, they work in the dining facility, and are everywhere on the compound. All in all we should be here for about a week, then moving on to our real mission.
Well, thank you to all who view the site. Pass it around and post comments and questions...
Greg
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8 comments:
How is the food in the dining hall.
Any women??? Just kidding Dana! :-)
Greg, you're leaning on some thing in almost every pic.....STAND UP STRAIGHT BOY!!!!!! Good luck to ya, stay safe!!!
Thanks to you and all that serve our counrty. You all are so brave and we appreciate all you do for our counry. We are praying for you and your safe return. We Phoenix soon to be California Murrells all miss you. We love you and are here for you.
Love,
Jenn, Mike, Austin, Gavin, Joscylin, and Emmalynn
Noel,
the dfac is not too shabby. They even serve beer!! okay, it's N/A beer, but pour it in a glass and it comes close. The Iraqis do a good job of running the dfac, but its all payed for by the gov, through kbr probably...
Thanks Mark. One of my duties is to make sure that everything is sturdy. I do it very well. It wouldn't do to have our Humvees falling over on us.
I am sure there are plenty of women, just none like me! Right?!?!?!
Probably not a bird that I worked on. One would hope that they have been replaced. Although one of the newbe pilots is the son of a co-worker. I was amused by his story of loosing an engine in flight.
Dad
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