Fallon, NV Man, oh man. What a difference between this and TACP. This is a whole different attitude, and the way TACP should be taught. The colonel welcomed me aboard, introduced me to his officers, and told me straightly that they would teach me to call air strikes. I went straight out to the range […]

Fallon, NV. Believe it or not, the whole event was cancelled due to snow. I used the time to take care of some admin stuff, as well as buy the last bits of gear I needed. The exchange had plenty of Under Armour shirts at a great price. They were highly recommended by MM2. Surprisingly, […]

Fallon, NV. Went to observe a day CAS event, but it was all controlled from the air. I got to play DASC, which was good training. I still learned a lot from just watching the whole thing work. That night I went out for night CAS with the SEALs. We moved from the normal control […]

Fallon, NV. After doing night controls standing in the target area, day controls at the regular FAC stand with tables was a snap. There was another controller there, so we split up the available air. I controlled two missions. The first was a flight of three. I got two passes with live ordinance, then two […]

Fallon, NV. And I didn’t get paid! Surprise, surprise. The military runs quite well at steady state. When you change something, being promotion or transfer to another unit or the like, the system has a tremendous lag that takes a while to catch up. I called the reserve center, but they couldn’t help me as […]

San Diego, CA. Keith and I spent the day lounging about. This suited me just fine as this is the first free time in a few weeks that has not been occupied with serious gear purchasing or other mobilization activity. I really like the two pairs of socks I bought, so I bought three more […]

Fallon, NV. X Box all day, CAS all night. Living the dream.

Fallon, NV. Finally finished Halo. The thrill of finishing the game was also accompanied by a certain sadness, as playing the game was the equivalent of comfort food. It was a great way to deal with the stress and uncertainty of going to Iraq.

Fallon, NV. I spent most of the day getting packed up, and bills cleared. I got all packed up so that all I had to do was pack my FAC stuff, then sleep. I finally got a hold of the Marine rep in Yuma, who agreed that I could have the weekend off. Family day […]

Reno, NV. Reno has some of the worst signage I have ever seen. I have never had so much trouble getting to the damn airport. Of course, I blew off my military travel, and flew home courtesy of the good people at Delta. Atlanta, GA. Had a lovely evening with my Beautiful Bride. We went […]