Finally, after 5 attempts I am in Al Asad (AA).

Interesting place.  There is actually some greenery.  What’s cool too is that it is nested in an old sea bed.  Not sure how long its been dry and need to find out (since I am a geek you know).

AA was just one of the many Iraqi airbases we destroyed and then took over.  There are still some remnants of their aircraft which never got off the ground to be shot down.

Steak and shrimp for dinner again.  Weird how each time I get to a new FOB (Forward Operating Base) I seem to have steak and shrimp that first night.

Room this time was nasty.  Trash from knuckleheads who didn’t clean up when they left as well as dirt and sand everywhere.  But again, its all relative.  Better then sucking in sand while you sleep in an open tent eh?

Met my counter part LtCol Terence Larkin today who then showed me around.  Nice guy and seemingly very eager to help Marines.  I can tell we are going to have a very good working relationship.  Check it out – he is conservative too.  Now we just need to push him to run for some elected office when he punches out to go back home to Virginia in a few months.  Ha-ha 

Semper Fi,

GySgt Jonathan Jenkins

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