Lil Ship

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 think we may have a Guiness Book Record for meetings!), then meetings on when we should have meetings, and moving to permanent housing! Phew, we are tired out. I think we finally found our way around to ... read more

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 since we work in different sections and have seperate barracks. Today we started 24 hour operations for a huge exercise to see how all our different parts work together. I drew the short stick and ... read more