Advising the Iraqi Army

Seeking Support

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:50:43 -0700

The Iraqis bring a little cheer for Eid al Adha.

Ayomma Sayyida

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:04:05 -0700

And so this is Christmas...

Culture Matters

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:52:14 -0700

The hardest thing about the job is understanding people who live under a completely different paradigm.

The Wicked Flee...

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:47:38 -0700

Taking the road less traveled by makes all the difference.

The Hunt Continues

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:43:45 -0700

We try to run down the network responsible for the IEDs in our area.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:07:33 -0700

We take a break for an American holiday.

No Greater Love

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:34:53 -0700

A rough week on the FOB, as we attend our first memorial service.

The Best Laid Plans

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:38:38 -0700

A lot of hard work can go to one side if the timing is off.

Not Dead Yet

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:14:01 -0700

My apologies if I worried anyone. I have been away on emergency leave for the last two weeks due to a death in the family. But everyone on the team is just fine, and the team has been doing some great things in my absence, although I suspect I won't be able to use that fact to return home and leave things in the capable hands of the rest of the team. Ah, well. Now that I'm back, I'll get back to regular blogging in a day or so, once I've settled in and can review some of the great work the team did in my absence.

So Very Tired

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:36:18 -0700

Ten plus hours outside the FOB makes for a long day, no matter how many interesting things we find.

Terms of Art

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:48:25 -0700

By popular request, a brief glossary of military terms and acronyms. This post will be updated as necessary as I think of additional terms.

A Little Help From Our Friends

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:25:27 -0700

As we do our best to make our piece of Iraq just a little better, we may need a little help from the studio audience.

Another First

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:16:22 -0700

I have two dark stains on my uniform. Six hours ago, those stains were circulating in the arteries and veins of four young Iraqis.

Miles and Miles and Miles

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:37:04 -0700

Less than two months actually on the ground, and we're closing in on 2,000 miles of road traveled already. That's hard to believe.

Of Backaches and Bashing Doors

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:57:46 -0700

We continue to escalate our activity in sector, this time accompanying Coalition Forces into a village for a full-scale search.