August 2009
5 posts
jrtc adventure day 9
Tonight, I ate alligator and frog legs. Yes, I am in Louisiana, I guess that’s what you do here. The alligator wasn’t bad, very chicken-y. On the other hand, I can’t say I’ll be eating frog legs again anytime soon. We (combat camera folks & me) hit up a local cajun restaurant down the street from the hotel we’re in. None of us were terribly impressed, but we...
jrtc adventure days 4-8
{Editor’s Note: It’s been a long day of story editing, so I make no claims as to how well this story will be edited. Hopefully I’ve gotten the large mistakes. :o)} Ok. So it’s been a few days, but it’s not my fault, I swear. Internet service has been sparse at best. And time has been at a high premium. It’s been a complete blur since I last blogged on...
jrtc adventure day 3
This morning started at 3:15 a.m. And it hurt, but I made it and I loved every minute of it. Well, except for the minutes with the bugs, I could have done without the bugs, but I digress. Today we hung out with the C-17 fellas and we had a 4:30 a.m. showtime at the training squadron to sit in on the aircrew’s mission planning. Since I had to check out of lodging, I had the pleasure of...
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jrtc adventure day 2
I am exhausted. Today was long day of meetings and briefings, the majority of which, I admittedly did not understand. Lots of piloty lingo and jargon, I’m sure that my facial expression was somewhat like a curious dog’s when they hear something strange…you know, cocked to the side quizzically. But I made it. And even managed to glean some useful information from it. Next...
JRTC Adventure Day 1
After an unprecedented morning of lucky traveling, I find myself in Little Rock, Ark. I arrived at the airport around 6:45 a.m. and was greeted by Southwest Airlines attendant who was awfully chipper for that time of morning. Which is fine by me considering I was in a rather good mood myself. I was checked-in, checked my baggage, and through security in no more than 10 minutes — a...