a little R n R in advance...

What a nice break from NJ and it's humidity all of July. While I was glad to visit family (Janet and Justin, his parents and Alexander and Nicholas are ALL awesome!), I am glad to get down to NC for my last bit of training at Ft. Bragg.

In the mean time, I had an extra couple of days, so here is my family in FL today...

for those wonder what my civilian job is:

Byron is a coworker of mine...

quick update...

update for 13AUG09: headed to the field tomorrow for 5 days of training, more live fire, etc...Getting CLOSER! ;)

More pics coming soon. ;)

never a dull new jersey moment...

Well what a few weeks it has been. In the last 30 days, I have:

-packed up everything I own and put it into storage; left my apartment
-given/taken a saline lock/Intravenous; now a "Combat Lifesaver".
-driven a Humvee under near full dark conditions (with only NVGs and moonlight)
-met my cousin's husband and brand new twin boys (Justin, Alex/Nate, respectively)
-practiced escape of inverted Humvee after replicated rollover
-become familiarized with various Humvees, MRAPs, etc.
-many more sensitive things that cannot go here
-become proficient with M16/M9


The purpose of this school is to train Airmen in roles that were traditionally filled by Army 'ground-pounders'. The training is impressive, and we are all making great use of any downtime we might have. I miss my job, coworkers, and family in Arizona, but now just want to get this tour out of the way.

Still here a few more weeks (until about 23AUG.) Next stop, Fort Bragg, NC (near Fayetteville, NC) to meet up with my team. Cheers!