VMO Part 2 – Insurgents Attack

Posted on 11/22/2009 by Rex Temple

It was a brisk morning and the mercury was holding steady about 26 degrees.  We ate a hot breakfast and prepared for the next leg of our trip.  We met up with our US escort to finalize the details.  The route clearance guys (IED hunters) would go in front of us and actively search for [...]

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VMO to Charkh DC – Part 1

Posted on 11/21/2009 by Rex Temple

These past few days and nights, the Captain and I have burned the midnight oil planning for a Village Medical Operation (VMO) and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) distribution.  The original plan of flying was canceled, so we put together a mission plan to drive there.  This would be a prime opportunity to test out our MRAPs.  [...]

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Rex back from his mission

Posted on 11/20/2009 by Rex Temple

From Liisa SMSgt Temple’s wife: Rex and his team have returned safely from a 5-day Village Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance distribution. Apparently the Taliban tried to discourage the villagers from attending, but they were successful in their mission despite some RPGs and several small arms fire attacks.

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Today’s radio story on WUSF

Posted on 11/18/2009 by Rex Temple

This interview was recorded last week and aired today during NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” on WUSF Radio in Tampa. The topic of the interview was a special visit to the gravesite of a former Afghan president and his family. My Last Tour: A Gravesite Visit

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What to bring to USF Bulls game on Saturday

Posted on 11/18/2009 by Rex Temple

From Liisa, SMSgt Rex Temple’s wife:  Rex wanted me to post a quick “Thank You” to the USF Bulls and to his home base at Tampa’s MacDill AFB for adopting the “School Supplies for Afghan Children” project at this Saturday’s football game against Louisville. It’s an honor to have this project be part of the [...]

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Rex sends an update from his mission

Posted on 11/18/2009 by Rex Temple

From Liisa, SMSgt Temple’s wife: Rex managed to get on a computer somewhere this morning to send home a message that his mission is going well.  Due his work schedule he doesn’t have time to write a blog entry but he asked me to post these links in his absence. The first link is to [...]

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Rex out on a multi-day mission

Posted on 11/16/2009 by Rex Temple

From Liisa, SMSgt Temple’s wife: Rex has departed on a multi-day mission. In his absence he asked me to post the official announcement about the USF Bulls adopting his school supplies drive so that if anyone who reads this blog is in the Tampa Bay area, they can come to the game and help with [...]

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Swine Flu shots

Posted on 11/15/2009 by Rex Temple

These past few days we have been extremely busy taking care of mission related items.  Today the Capt and I put in about 16 hours.  Now that we have MRAPs, we have to do the maintenance on them along with the up-armored Humvees.  It’s quite a step up just to get to the MRAP engine [...]

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Are you serious?

Posted on 11/14/2009 by Rex Temple

Since I have begun this deployment, I have often commented about the challenges of working with our sister services, specifically the US Army.  Today’s debacle revolved around proper licensing to drive the MRAP vehicles.  Keep in mind; we have been driving these vehicles for several months now.  Before I vent about today’s fiasco, I need [...]

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