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Old 06-08-2007, 07:42 AM
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Any of you guys out here? My name's Bill and I'm with the Fire Dept. out here. (Station 4, the guys with the best shirts) haha
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I was there in 04-05
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was supposed to be there, Im at Al Asad though
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was supposed to be there, Im at Al Asad though
I will be in Al Asad on or about August 16th. I hear it's about as good as you can get it in Iraq. Any info before I deploy?
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Al Asad is a pretty nice base. You'll want to buy a bike though. It's a pretty good distance everywhere depending on where you live. Don't eat too much of the fast food..I tried it a couple of times and didn't do it again. The gym across the creek from the firing range is badass..rivals some gyms I've been in back in the states.

BigT-what do you do?

Coy-What do you fly? I'm ARFF, maybe you can hook the guys up in Al Asad with an aircraft check out? I'm sure they could compensate you for your time with some tshirts. If you ever have to come through TQ feel free to stop by the station.
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my company went to tq last deployment when they flew in but im going to be at liberty by the end of this year.....
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yeah, i work at the crack house.
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Originally Posted by edwardswb
Al Asad is a pretty nice base. You'll want to buy a bike though. It's a pretty good distance everywhere depending on where you live. Don't eat too much of the fast food..I tried it a couple of times and didn't do it again. The gym across the creek from the firing range is badass..rivals some gyms I've been in back in the states.

BigT-what do you do?

Coy-What do you fly? I'm ARFF, maybe you can hook the guys up in Al Asad with an aircraft check out? I'm sure they could compensate you for your time with some tshirts. If you ever have to come through TQ feel free to stop by the station.
I'm USAF working in the Command & Control unit for our wing. We are still standing up the USAF prescense on that base (with much relectance (spelling) from the Marines I can tell). I take care of our A-10 missions and our heavy missions as well. Outside that, we are the T.A.C.C. of the USAF basically.

Hero's gym on this base is pretty damn huge I'll give it that. I stay to the southside though, not as much grunting going on there
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Originally Posted by edwardswb
Any of you guys out here? My name's Bill and I'm with the Fire Dept. out here. (Station 4, the guys with the best shirts) haha

Im in Ramadi, I head over to TQ a couple of times a month.

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Old 06-10-2007, 07:17 AM
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Ah Ramadi...I miss that place in a weird way. I tried to get back there last week but they sent me here to TQ.

If anyone sees me at the chow hall stop by and we'll b.s. about cars or something. I'm the 6 foot tall bald white guy with tattoos sitting amongst the rest of the firefighters.
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Originally Posted by BigT2002
Hero's gym on this base is pretty damn huge I'll give it that. I stay to the southside though, not as much grunting going on there

If you're not grunting, you're not lifting enough. I hate "***** gyms."

Sgt0704- I worked in the crack house back in late '05. When the Marine ARFF still had their dispatch up top. I'm with WSI now. Is the Bada Bing still up and running?
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Well Im Not There Now But You Can Go Say Whats Up To The Air Traffic Controllers I Know Most Of Them And There Good Guys.
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yeah. the bada bing is still there. they do promotions/ awards up there sometimes. the cammie netting has been blown off though. or so i was told.
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Originally Posted by dday151
Well Im Not There Now But You Can Go Say Whats Up To The Air Traffic Controllers I Know Most Of Them And There Good Guys.
Did you know Justin Kimbrough? We went to the same school for a few years back in Oklahoma.
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I was there in 04, now its like Camp Lejeune forward. I stopped through there on my way out to my FOB this time. Damn, that PX on main side is better than the PX at French Creek on Lejeune.....
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haha, yeah..the chow halls are better here than anywhere else in the Corps as well.
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Originally Posted by edwardswb
haha, yeah..the chow halls are better here than anywhere else in the Corps as well.

silverware is always a good thing....

Tom
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I go to TQ all the time, I'm next door at Habb... That place is crazy...
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from one firedawg to another-----Stay safe and goodluck
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thanks man, Where the hell is Curacao? haha Were you crash crew?


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