Watching the Inauguration

 One thing about being here is that there are almost never holidays. I was lucky just to get Christmas day off. Many people here never get a day off. New Years day and Martin Luther King day were both NOT holidays, and I had to work my usual shift.   Inauguration day was no holiday, as [...]

The C-RAM System

This post is completely taken from public source information — and contains NO information AT ALL  from any classified source.
 
OK, now for my discussion of the C-RAM system mentioned in my last post.
The term stands for “Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM)”.  It
is an adaptation of the Navy’s Phalanx system, which is used to shoot
down [...]

Support from Home

Over the holidays, I was pleased to see a great deal of packages and letters come to us from the USA.   Mylegal office, and indeed every office and shop on Joint Base Balad, was overflowing with letters and Christmas cards, cookies and sweets, and care packages of all sorts.
When we get these letters, often they are [...]