I like watching the Apaches circle and swoop down to the fueling area.
Veteran of four wars, four enlistments, four branches: Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard. I am both an AF (Air Force) veteran and as Veteran AF (As Fuck)
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Lining up for Fuel
At Last Drill, Echo Company set up a night FARP (Forward Arming and Refueling Point). Lucky for me, they set it up in mid-afternoon so I could shoot pictures. Just before dark, this pair of Apache Longbow helicopters flew in for fuel. They had to wait a few minutes while the fuelers transferred fuel from one tanker truck to another, so I did not get pictures of the fueling operation. I did get Blackhawks and Chinooks getting fuel which I will post tomorrow.
I like watching the Apaches circle and swoop down to the fueling area.
I like watching the Apaches circle and swoop down to the fueling area.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Screws Out for Summer!!!
All three of my daughters were on Spring Break last week. Lauren scheduled the surgery to remove the plate and six screws from her finger--she had a compound open fracture at the beginning of the Soccer season last fall.
Surgery was Friday, the 4th. She started moving the finger on Saturday and was back on the elliptical on Sunday. Therapy started Monday and she returned to school on Friday the 11th mostly recvoered.
She asked the doctor for a picture during surgery.
Here it is:
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Catching Up--Fuelers in the Snow
These pictures are from January. A convoy of Echo Company fuelers were heading out to set up a fuel point for aircraft. Their 8-wheel-drive HEMMT fuel trucks are great in the snow.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
More Combat Life Saver Training Photos
More photos from Combat Life Saver training. The "casualties" refilled the blood bags before each team started the training. They said it definitely washed out--they hoped.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Combat Life Saver Training
At the February drill weekend, 46 soldiers in our battalion took part in Combat Life Saver training. One day was class training, the second day was hands on training in the Medical Battalion Training Site. They trained in smoke, noise, low light, rubble and with fake blood squirting out of the casualties. Here is the first batch of photos. More soon.
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