going, going..

Jan 15, 2004 16:52


A job well done, or so I was told. Time to go home. If you don’t hear from me for the next couple days, don’t worry, I’m alright, I’m just probably sleeping in some mil-air terminal waiting for my connection somewhere.

It’s been fun. In the 6 months here, this place has gone from no contractor tracking whatsoever to 95% accountability (the best in theater). Instead of people wandering around lost on the airfield, there’s now a “contractor liason office” adjacent to the flightline (look for it when you arrive, you’ll find assistance there). Instead of a tent in the mud/dust, my replacement gets to move into a steel-framed hut with heat, AC and a place to park the HMMWV that is now his. He’s got an established network of site supervisors and other points of contact through which he can track and account every army contractor in the area.

I did about everything I could have done here. Wrecked a bicycle. Fixed several trucks, and put about 3000 miles on mine. Met a wide variety of people, some of whom were interesting, some not, some who were just old and cantankerous. Saw a great variety of things, some that were spectacular, some not, some that were downright frightening.

All in all, would I do it again? Probably not, well, at least not on this planet. I’ve been downloading every picture of the martian surface they have, and it looks like this place, but a bit more red. Solar powered HMMWV anyone?
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