Bouhammer | March 31, 2007
I have done a lot of missions with my man Face. He and I have spent many a days together cramped in a HUMVEE with just us and maybe a terp or two. Because of that I have a lot of pictures of him. He is a guy that constantly cracks us up with his [...]
Bouhammer | March 28, 2007
A lot of people have asked me what it is like working with the ANP (Afghan National Police) now versus the ANA. Well rather than write out a big, long blog about it I think this news story here can give you a good picture of the caliber of people I am mentoring now.
Granted [...]
Bouhammer | March 28, 2007
The other night our terps threw a party in honor of us before we leave. This is somewhat of a tradition that they do in Afghanistan for their guests, of which they consider us. This is the first of several feasts that we will have here before leaving. Our ANA will be having one for [...]
Bouhammer | March 27, 2007
I have posted a video of pictures from Operation Mountain Fury last year. Many of these pictures are already on the site, but like usual there are a few that are new and never seen before. Most of these pictures were taken by the combat cameraman that was with us. In fact there is one [...]
Bouhammer | March 26, 2007
Over our time here, we have come up with lots of catch-phrases and sayings that have stuck with the team. Some are particular to a person, some come from movies, and some come from events. Regardless of their origin, meaning or anything else when we hear them we are usually laughing. Whenever any one of [...]
Bouhammer | March 25, 2007
It was an early morning mission, which is something I had not done in a while. Heck, I haven’t even been on a true mission in a long time. Since they gutted the ETT teams to create the Police mentoring teams (which I am on now) the staffing of all the teams has been so [...]
Bouhammer | March 25, 2007
For reasons I cannot got into here, and because things seem to constantly be changing I would like to advise anyone reading this who were planning on mailing anything to me to not do it now. Mail Stop is NOW!!
Once the process starts for me to leave this country, I will bounce from FOB to [...]
A blog originally created by a 22-year retired First Sergeant of the Army. This blog started out as a way to write about military related issues. It turned into a way for Bouhammer to document his 16 month tour as an ETT leader in Afghanistan for family and friends. It is now one of the leading and award-winning blogs written exclusively on operations in Afghanistan and other military related topics. In addition to Bouhammer, another writer is The Dude who is a National Guard Officer currently serving as a civilian contractor in the country of Kuwait. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy what you see. If you care about what is happening in the land where the attacks of 9/11 were planned and if you care about our military, this is the blog for you. Tell your family, tell your friends, and even tell people you don't like.
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