Another day in Bagram is nearly done. Today was not all that exciting, just another day for the most part. Early in the morning we went to the range to verify weapon functionality and to check our zero’s. I fired a total of 12 shots; 3 rounds out of my M9 9mm to verify that it was operational and 9 rounds out of my M4 to verify the zero of the M68 Aimpoint CCO (Close Combat Optic) to my weapon. Everything checked out just fine.
The range here was by far the nicest place that we’ve been to on post. It was run by some National Guard guys from the east coast. Kudos to those guys for running a quality operation, it was a nice change. On the range they had a type of rat, I think that it was a Turkestan rat, similar to the kangaroo rats found in the southwestern US. They had a long furry tail and as you can tell from the picture below they really liked Cinnamon Toast Crunch. They’ve been “adopted” by the guys running the range. They have two of them living there, each one with their own little distinct territory.
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| The rat named Buddy knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day |
After the range I drew some additional equipment from RFI (Rapid Fielding Initiative) that I didn’t get while back in the states. It was only a few items like my FR-ACU’s (Fire Resistant ACU). Basically, it’s a uniform that is treated with permitherin for insect repelling as well as offering some protection against flash fires. I also was issued my Danner Mountain Boots. Basically these are fancy hiking boots with a hard rubber sole so the boot doesn’t get tore up by the mountainous terrain here in Afghanistan.
Today there have been a ton of fighter jets flying overhead. So we’ve had constant rumble from these jets as they fly overhead. Most of the time they are just background noise, but every once in a while one will fly lower or with a little more throttle and it’s quite loud. Occasionally they’ll set off some car alarm in the area.
Last night the compound next to us (another Middle Eastern Country) was blaring Arabic over their PA system for about 3 hours. Beats the heck out of me what they were saying, but it sure sounded like they were playing bingo because the guy would say a phrase every few seconds and then get all of excited.
Ok, just a few more pictures…
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| Our refugee camp |
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| More of our refugee camp |
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| SFC B sleeping with foam ear plugs as well as ear muffs to drown out the noise at night. |
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| Some old buildings along the outside of Bagram. |
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