Some fun with shadows. My entire unit turned in their M-16s and received M-4s. They still shoot a 5.56 millimeter round, but they have a shorter barrel and a collapsable butt, making them more manageable in urban environments. They have a rail system also, so we can place a bunch of accessories on them, like the CCO sight, surefire flashlight, and PAS-2A laser.
Not sure what I was doing here in allmy gear when my men were out of it...not very smart. This was during some IED training (Improvised Explosive Device). Very important stufff considering the insurgents are hitting us with plenty of a variation of these over in Theater.
All of the attachments (MOLLEE gear) that go on our vests. Thrown in there are ammo pouches, canteen pouches, a hydration system, Gerber tool kit, E-tool (like a shovel), first aide pouch (complete with a tourniquet), and much more.
A soldier resting for a moment on the top of our ambulance. The temperatures during training ranged from 94-107 degrees. If you look to the right of my blog, you will see the gear we have to wear (all 75 lbs. of it, including full combat load...and that's without our assault packs). All this gear was difficult to get used to without the heat. We had heat casualties that needed some extra attention throughout training. Most soldiers lost a good 10 lbs or more. I lost about 12 lbs. myself.
One of my troops getting ready for a night operations. He is wearing his night vision lense on the top of his helmet/kevlar/ACH.
A very tired, but joyous, Jonak. Training and leadership responsibilities take a toll. But we finished all field training on this day. For that, I can smile.
Our Company's HQ (headquarters) while on the FOB. The leadership would meet about once a day to go over past training and training for 3 days out. Meetings could last anywhere from 1-2 hours.
This is a distant view of the FOB Patriot (Forward Operating Base). The Army has given FOBs a new name now...not sure of it at the moment. FOB Patriot can fit over 2000 troops. For most of the time while I we were there, my Company was the only trainees (approximately 125 troops). In late August, they will be filled to capacity. Two hours after we left the FOB, on August 7th, a micro-burst (small tornado) hit it and wiped out half of the tents. No one was hurt, but there is much to clean up.
Some fun with shadows. My entire unit turned in their M-16s and received M-4s. They still shoot a 5.56 millimeter round, but they have a shorter barrel and a collapsable butt, making them more manageable in urban environments. They have a rail system also, so we can place a bunch of accessories on them, like the CCO sight, surefire flashlight, and PAS-2A laser.
Not sure what I was doing here in allmy gear when my men were out of it...not very smart. This was during some IED training (Improvised Explosive Device). Very important stufff considering the insurgents are hitting us with plenty of a variation of these over in Theater.
All of the attachments (MOLLEE gear) that go on our vests. Thrown in there are ammo pouches, canteen pouches, a hydration system, Gerber tool kit, E-tool (like a shovel), first aide pouch (complete with a tourniquet), and much more.
A soldier resting for a moment on the top of our ambulance. The temperatures during training ranged from 94-107 degrees. If you look to the right of my blog, you will see the gear we have to wear (all 75 lbs. of it, including full combat load...and that's without our assault packs). All this gear was difficult to get used to without the heat. We had heat casualties that needed some extra attention throughout training. Most soldiers lost a good 10 lbs or more. I lost about 12 lbs. myself.
One of my troops getting ready for a night operations. He is wearing his night vision lense on the top of his helmet/kevlar/ACH.
A very tired, but joyous, Jonak. Training and leadership responsibilities take a toll. But we finished all field training on this day. For that, I can smile.
Our Company's HQ (headquarters) while on the FOB. The leadership would meet about once a day to go over past training and training for 3 days out. Meetings could last anywhere from 1-2 hours.
This is a distant view of the FOB Patriot (Forward Operating Base). The Army has given FOBs a new name now...not sure of it at the moment. FOB Patriot can fit over 2000 troops. For most of the time while I we were there, my Company was the only trainees (approximately 125 troops). In late August, they will be filled to capacity. Two hours after we left the FOB, on August 7th, a micro-burst (small tornado) hit it and wiped out half of the tents. No one was hurt, but there is much to clean up.
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