Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Pics from Afghanistan
¶ Wednesday, July 11, 2007 
| Okay, I finally got my pictures from my Afghanistan trip developed. Wal-Mart didn't put them on CD like I asked so I had to scan them. So more than a month after my return (and right before another big trip) here they are. You can click on any of them for a larger image. |
| This first pic is looking away from the main gate of Camp Eggers, up what is called Dragon Alley. I took this just after a torrential rain so the streets are wet. |
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| The pic below is of the dormitory we stayed in during our visit. It is called Douglas House. There were about 20 of us sharing a big open bay room filled with wooden bunk beds. |
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| This is me in front of a plaque honoring Captain Daniel Eggers who the base is named for. He was killed near Kandahar in May of 2004. |
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| Me again on the flight line at Kabul International Airport. Behind me is the C-17 that we flew home on. Since we were supporting the Secretary of Defense on this trip we all wore civilian clothes. I didn't even have to pack uniforms. |
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| This is a group of Belgian soldiers moving through the airport at Kabul. Note the soldier carrying the flag & the guitar. |
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| After we left Kabul we flew down to Kandahar. While we were there we met a guy who drove us around the flight line and showed us one of the biggest helicopters in the world that the Canadians are leasing from the Russians. |
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| This flag is on a pole in the center of a hole made in the airport roof by one of our JDAM's. |
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| Another view of the hole made by the bomb. |
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| A close up of the sign. |
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| After we left Afghanistan we spent a night at Manas Air Base near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The sign behind me says Manas International Airport. |
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| From Manas we went to Ramstein for another night of crew rest. I got to sit in the cockpit for takeoff on the way back to Andrews. Very cool! I haven't finished that roll of film yet. I have more pictures of the bases and Ramstein that I may try to scan and post later. |
