Out On A Limb Tank Tops

Pyeongtaek at rush hour is no place to be if you're on temporary duty in the Republic of Korea! MASH was never like this!!!

In the early days of OIF language barriers were a problem, so some soldiers were issued laminated cards with pictures to help facilitate communication. It didn't always work out, though...

I had a doctor thrilled at the prospect that a disease had moved from a camel spider to me via a nocturnal bite. No spidey powers but a Hell of a fever and necrosis at the bite site that left an impressive scar.

No matter what enemy propaganda tried to say or the lying, stinkin' media put out (which was which?) we were there to help the Iraqi people.

During my short time assigned to JTF-GTMO I was in briefings which discussed the downturn in living conditions in Cuba in general and the area around Guantanamo City. I also got to see the lengths Cubans would go through to escape Castro's regime and reach our little outpost of freedom.

When serving in South Korea, soldiers really need to keep their situational awareness....

Just like in those early space designs, Ring One orbits the Earth while spinning to compensate for zero-G.

The only thing better than running as part of your job is running for recreation, and MWR is right there to organize it!

While in Iraq even a fact-finding mission could end up resulting in a grenade attack. True story.

Great plan. Make sure everyone in the company gets woke up so they know they don't have to get up.

During the height of Covid one man came along... a man who had to pick up groceries.

I got this idea when I was traveling to the Green Zone.

Eating in a DFAC could be an adventure, but "adventure eating" isn't one of my favorite things.

If you're not trying you're a slacker!

The 6th ADA's lineage includes duty in the Philippines, WWII Europe and the Pacific and Vietnam. 6th ADA became the core of the School Brigade at Fort Bliss, responsible for training Air Defense units in everything from Vulcan to Spartan. The 6th's unit crest comes in both left and right versions.

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Actual picture of Major Vindman trying to fix the results of his Ethics exam.

The South Carolina National Guard's 263rd ADA has the oldest battle honors, going back to the Revolutionary War and the Artillery Company of Charles Town. The unit saw service during the Mexican War, the Civil War (it was in Confederate service at Fort Sumter), and in Italy and France during WWII. More recently, the regiment has become the core of the 263rd AAMDC and has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sometimes when you are slated to give the weekend safety brief the cards are stacked against you.

There's no indoor movie theater at Guantanamo Bay, but you can watch movies under the stars.... with the local animals...

You have to learn to put up with this kind of thing every once in a while at a bigger Army post.

Back when Bubba Clinton was in charge someone got the bright idea to take away the traditional headgear of the U.S. Army, the patrol cap, and replace it with a beret. And not just any beret, but a BLACK beret. Rather than pick a color not in use they picked the color used by the Rangers... and Lewinsky.

Every week it seems we play a game of "guess what we're out of at the commissary." This week it seems to be bread, last week it was chicken and before that biscuit tins. Never any explanation or apology. It makes you wonder who is in charge at DECA.

Staying at South Camp outside of Sharm el-Sheikh had advantages over North Camp and El Gorah. Aside from having casinos, hotels, a Planet Hollywood, a bowling alley. etc. they also had motor scooter takeout for McDonald's to the front gate.

If someone ever asks you in the military if you want to report a UFO, this is what they have in mind.

I saw a guy coming from the docs a quarter mile away while I was on my walk. Want to guess what he asked me?

Who knows what crazy stuff you might need in Syria or the Ukraine? The Outfitters know.

That's right! A dress will sweep away that pesky competition. In no time you'll be breaking records and be the sweetheart of social media and other idiots.

44th ADA traces its lineage back to WWI, where it saw service with the Coast Artillery Corps in France. They returned to France in 1944 and units saw service in the Pacific as well. The 44th was in action in Korea throughout the fighting and also throughout the Vietnam War.

"...but it will cost you a dollar!"

Over the last few years it has been a real grab-bag as to what kind of movers you get when you have a permanent change of station.

U.S. Army soldiers do pee tests even in the middle of empty deserts... because that's how we roll the cup.

During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom the PX would give you change in "pogs", plastic tokens worth 5-25 cents. They didn't do pennies, so...

Tattoos are a relatively cheap alternative to accomplishments and personality.... thus becoming a magnet for E1-E4s!

Beaker will have to see how far his family tree goes after this one...

Sometimes you don't even have to be conscious to earn a Purple Heart.