Hello from Kosovo! I know, I know, it's been too long and way overdue...can't explain that one besides yes, we've been busy since getting here and unsettled, but we're settling in now. We spent the first few weeks doing our Relief In Place (RIP) with KFOR11 Soldiers. That involved following our counterparts around, learning the Camp Bondsteel policies, and getting familiar with procedures related to our job positions. Then comes digging through your own office and desk to try and organize things so you can do your job. Still not there, but getting closer. Then there are briefings (I [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everybody! Well, we made it Germany! We have been busy catching up on sleep, getting settled in our new barracks, and finding our way around. The country side is beautiful from what we have seen. Lots of forests with trees and hills/mountains surround us. We landed in Nurnberg, Germany and had a one hour bus ride to Hohenfels. Hohenfels is one of the biggest Combat and Manuever Training Areas for NATO and US soldiers outside of the US. We stay in an area called Albertshof which houses our Task Force of 1400 soldiers. We affectionately call it "Hogan's Hero's" camp, [View Full Entry]

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We have been at Camp Atterbury, IN since the 21st of August. Since our arrival we have gone through Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) that covers everything from administrative records, medical, pay, and overall readiness for deployment. After that we worked in our assigned sections in Task Force Falcon HQ to support the seven Task Forces we support. Those Task Forces come from approx. 12 different states and equal about 1400 soldiers. We also train on various "Army" tasks so our skills are sharp and we are ready for "the worst day in Kosovo". Dallas and I don't see each other much [View Full Entry]

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