One more week . . .

We are at the Iraqi Army National Training Center near Taji, Iraq for one more week of training. I have to say, it is very difficult to pay attention to most anything right now - - being so close to going out and doing our mission. Not too much to write about, most of our classes are reinforcements or reviews from classes that we had at FT Riley, there is a little more first hand experience added to the class as well as more up to date information in the classes. Unfortunately, the classes are literally scheduled from dawn til dusk: 0700 to 1930 or so. Very little time for PT.

That little snivel said, I did get a pretty good run in this morning around the compound. There were some areas that I thought were muddy, but it turns out the mud was a combination of oil and dirt. Initially I thought someone had spilled the oil there or it had been put there to keep the dust down, but it turns out it is oil that seeping up from underground. When folks say Iraq has the third largest reserve of oil, I believe them, it is literally seeping up all over the place. Anyway, about the run: Pretty much a steady run on the flat terrain (never thought I would say that I miss the sisters on Longstreet, but I do) around the camp, 30 minutes, probably around 4 miles, but I didn't wear the GPS to track the run. I figure it will blow it's little computer mind when my last run was in Nebraska and the next one is in Iraq.

Not much else to say, thanks for reading.