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Old 01-30-2011, 01:30 AM
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update with some pictures. can't say too much about what's going on, but we just got settled into our room and the last team of marines moved out yesterday.






a marines' closet...


circus tent.



nameless airfield.



bar at nameless airfield.




not afghanistan.






anyways i will say that i am no longer a driving instructor but instead they moved us to weapons. of all type.
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looks like manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan, Im in Mazar-sharif in northern Afghanistan
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No way!! I'll post a picture of our circus tent then our permanent tent. When I was leaving our replacements were moving into the cans!! They tore down our tents for litteraly more parking space lol
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Old 01-30-2011, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Spdmn75
looks like manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan, Im in Mazar-sharif in northern Afghanistan
yep. and i'm in kabul now.

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No way!! I'll post a picture of our circus tent then our permanent tent. When I was leaving our replacements were moving into the cans!! They tore down our tents for litteraly more parking space lol
the tents weren't bad but it didnt help that it was like 15 degrees outside and 2 of the heaters kept breaking.
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Old 01-30-2011, 07:10 AM
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hey look...i got bored. our ******* power went out










...so now my m9 is REALLY clean.
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Old 01-30-2011, 07:49 AM
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small arm weapons in-structure or small arms repair technician?
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Old 01-30-2011, 08:19 AM
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small arm weapons in-structure or small arms repair technician?
instructor. my MOS is motor-t operator but i am certified to teach rifle marksmanship, pistol marksmanship and the full gambit of machine guns. as well as all the vehicles that the USMC uses(which doesn't matter now but w/e).
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God I dont miss the **** I did sometimes in the Marines.
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how cold was Manas when you got there, haha?

when i landed on there it was -09F 1/2 Vis in Freezing Fog. its a good thing all my winter gear was in my checked bags...
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Old 01-30-2011, 02:38 PM
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how cold was Manas when you got there, haha?

when i landed on there it was -09F 1/2 Vis in Freezing Fog. its a good thing all my winter gear was in my checked bags...
it was 25 when we landed and got down to single digits that night.
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Originally Posted by brian_rs/ss
it was 25 when we landed and got down to single digits that night.
thats not to bad...the high temp my first day there was 2F, haha.
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I stopped through there in June it was in the 80s
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Originally Posted by ColeGraham
thats not to bad...the high temp my first day there was 2F, haha.
jesus christ, when did u go through? it was the middle of january for us and it wasn't that cold.
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Originally Posted by brian_rs/ss
jesus christ, when did u go through? it was the middle of january for us and it wasn't that cold.
i got to Manas on 20 January 2010. I believe the day i landed was one of the coldest of that winter. the day i left (21 Jan) the high was 34F.
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this was our circus tent, i keep forgetting to upload lol




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SAND, what sand?!

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SAND, what sand?!

lol

thats not sand...its dust, haha.

but that area looks like an area i was at about 6 months a go. stay safe out there, and remember what the time will mean for your Camaro
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Originally Posted by ColeGraham
and remember what the time will mean for your Camaro
brian, you might be able to keep up with me. hehehe
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