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Frustrating FOO

Posted on 12/01/2009 by Rex Temple

To hear the WUSF radio interview aired Dec 1 & 2 in Tampa, FL, regarding this blog entry, please click on this link: My Last Tour: FOO Money Perhaps last night’s downpour of rain or the continual drizzle this morning should have been an indicator for today’s mission. But a little bit of rain wasn’t [...]

Filed under: Deployment "snafus", Radio interviews | Tagged: Afghanistan, Camp Phoenix, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Field Ordering Official, FOO, HMMVW, leaking, MRAP, NEC certification, news, shoddy electrical work, turret cover, U.S. Air Force, WUSF | 4 Comments »

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 [...]

Filed under: Deployment "snafus" | Tagged: Afghanistan, Army driver license, BAF, Bagram, Deployment, ETT, HMMVW, M-ATV MRAP, MRAP, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, war | 3 Comments »

BAF-f-l-e-d – Part 2

Posted on 11/05/2009 by Rex Temple

It was pretty obvious we were not going to leave BAF today so we settled into our transitory tents. The tent was rather large and filled with about 65 big stinky men sleeping on cots. I suppose the “fragrance” we emitted only combined with the existing stagnant aroma. Most of the people in our tent [...]

Filed under: Deployment "snafus", Missions | Tagged: Afghanistan, assumption of command letter, BAF, Bagram, Central Issuing Facility (CIF), Department of Army Form 1687, Deployment, ETT, fire retardant uniforms, insurgents, photography, Rapid Field Initiative (RIF), U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, war | 1 Comment »

Pre-election convoy and new uniforms

Posted on 08/14/2009 by Rex Temple

We woke up at 0400 hrs before the sun rose to prepare for today’s mission. Late last night we found about the departure change. By the time we got ready and dragged our gear out to the vehicles, the sun had already risen. I had a Blueberry Pop Tart and a bottle of water for [...]

Filed under: Deployment "snafus", Missions | Tagged: Afghan elections, Afghanistan, ANA, Bagram Air Field, Deployment, ETT, photography, war | 1 Comment »

Goats, sheep, and a flat tire

Posted on 08/06/2009 by Rex Temple

One thing I have learned since deploying to this country three months ago is to be flexible and expect the unexpected. Our mission today was to travel to “Disney World” or officially known as Bagram Air Field (BAF) for another pre-election meeting. The presidential elections are one of the hottest missions on everyone’s plate right [...]

Filed under: Deployment "snafus", Missions | Tagged: Afghanistan, Bagram Air Field, Deployment, fire retardant uniforms, RFI, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, war | 4 Comments »

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