Monday, March 31, 2008

Damn elbow pads!!!

These damn things do NOT stay on my elbows!!!!!!!!!

Arrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!

Doing 40 pushups wearing 45 pounds of IBA (Interceptor Ballistic Armor) Why do I put myself through this kinda stuff at my age?

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Band of Brothers...and Sisters!

This is most of the unit after CBRN training...Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear. The black is from the decontamination kits that we used while in the gas chamber...more stuff I hope to never use in real life!!!!

More MOUT stuff

SSG Sauret and me clearing the corner of a hallway...hmmm, pretty big hallway!

The Three Musketeers...

...er, maybe the Three Mouseketeers? SSG Sauret, SFC Thomas Cornaby and me during MOUT.

MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain

A fancy way of saying, "clear that building!" Me and SSG Michel Sauret clearing a stairway with our 4-Soldier stick...thank God we're Public Affairs and hopefully will never have to do this in the real world...but, we will be covering the infantry Soldiers who will be doing this in the Baghdad area of ops.

Low Ready

This is one reason that I'm tired all the friggin time! At least 60 pounds of gear, and that's without 210 rounds of ammo, LoL