Half a World Away

We have a distinguished visitor with us this week, AP reporter Rebecca Santana . You can read her first post here: CSM Hall loves Gatorade ....

Sorry Rik, but it is time for another Deal or No Deal post (Beans is on leave so not much I can say about him at this point). So, there I w...

Well, the British Open is complete and it ended as expected. Tiger didn't give anyone else a chance and played really well all day. My b...

Final round is underway. Here is how I see it playing out today. Sergio is going to choke. We've seen this before, when he is paired wit...

I am surprised they even played day 3 at the British Open today. From reading the stories online, they could have just given the Claret Jug ...

Time for another British Open update. I had duty today running the MWR computer lab. It isn't a bad gig but it took me out of the office...

Some days can be slow around here. I often fill my down time by trying to better myself with hours of surfing the web. I came across this st...

Got This Article emailed to me this week by Chief Regan. It is some of the good news in Iraq. It seems like the only thing that ever makes ...

Here is a picture showing some of the good news that doesn't get reported very often. This is 2 of the paralegals that are in my brigade...

SFC Douglas Schultz is our Squadron PAO (Public Affairs Officer). One of his many duties is creating and publishing our unit newsletter. The...

I thought I would give everyone an update on 4th of July here at LSA Anaconda. Unfortunately, there aren't any holidays here in Iraq lik...

Good news from the homefront. My younger brother Jeff has been working on getting into the Guard for a while now. About a week ago he jumpe...

Being a paralegal doesn't allow for many job related stories. The guys were joking with me the other day that I should take my camera al...

This is a recent picture of Mr. Benjamin. He is watching his favorite TV show, Clifford. He is spending the weekend with grandma Angie in Li...

It has been a busy week so I haven't had any time to update the blog. I can't really go into details but I had a pretty significant ...

We are always looking for something fun and interesting to pass the time over here when we aren't working. One of those "hobbies...

My normal job is pretty boring. While it has some perks, the day to day work is not all that exciting. A few times a week I get roped into h...

The heat must be getting to my brain, because I voluntarily extended my enlistment in the Nebraska National Guard on Saturday. This is a pi...

We are back in business! We will not be intimidated by common thugs and thieves that stole the original flag. This flag is courtesy of my b...

This is what we call a SAPI (Small Arms Protective Insert) plate. It goes into our body armor and is rated for up to 7.62mm rounds (the big...