We loaded up the C-130 in Kuwait (very uncomfortable, reminded me when I flew in one during airborne school) and headed to BIAP (Baghdad International Airport). From what it seems so far, Baghdad is held down very well by the coalition forces. Multiple walls of reinforced concrete line the airport and line all the buildings at Camp Striker (where I am staying temporarily till I link up with my unit in a few days). I have not been "outside the wire" yet, but from people I have talked too, Baghdad has been relatively quiet lately, and many places have a returned to a semblance of normalcy.
Camp Striker is quite extraordinary, but since we have been in Iraq since 2003, it makes sense. The DFAC (Dining facility) is possibly the largest DFAC in the world, bigger than the one in Kuwait. It has very long hours, comes fully equipped with all the Gatorade, energy drinks, taco’s, ice cream, potato chips you would need, has decent food in the short order and main order lines…, and just like Kuwait, it has a bunch of American fast food restaurants, PX, random souvenir shops, wireless internet everywhere, etc.
…too bad I won’t be staying there, haha. Probably a good thing, so I don’t spend my money on pointless things.
Hopefully, I will be out of this place by either tomorrow or the day after and finally meet up with my unit.
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Hey Shig, I can't really imagine what you're talking about, but it sounds surreal. Hope you're doing well. Take care, please!
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