tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6462- 2008-08-03T16:51:27Z Comments for This one's for Bill. We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6462 2006-10-01T14:19:26Z 2006-11-11T16:53:42Z This one's for Bill. September 28, 2006 Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division and a Kiowa helicopter move past an oil fire during a convoy to Al Jawala, Iraq. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet That was for Bill, this is for some others of us, too. Basic Training - where people like Bill, myself, and the Heartless Libertarian prepared people for this, by running them, among other things, through things like this. Caption for picture 1: U.S. Army Soldiers move to their next objective during a morning raid in the Tameem district of Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2006. The Soldiers... The Armorer http://www.thedonovan.com September 28, 2006 Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division and a Kiowa helicopter move past an oil fire during a convoy to Al Jawala, Iraq. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
September 28, 2006 Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division and a Kiowa helicopter move past an oil fire during a convoy to Al Jawala, Iraq. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet

That was for Bill, this is for some others of us, too.

Basic Training - where people like Bill, myself, and the Heartless Libertarian prepared people for this, by running them, among other things, through things like this.

Caption for picture 1:

U.S. Army Soldiers move to their next objective during a morning raid in the Tameem district of Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2006. The Soldiers are with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division based out of Baumholder, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock) (Released)

Caption for picture 2.

U.S. Army Soldiers make their way through an obstacle during the confidence course portion of basic military training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 20, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Denise Rayder) (Released)

(Yeah, it's a clumsy post - but I'm going to be doing a bunch of work on my photohost today, and bandwidth issues are likely, but I wanted to credit the pics)

]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6462-comment:51066 Comment from cw4(ret)billt on 2006-10-02 cw4(ret)billt http://www.thedonovan.com Heh. Those high-steppers on the Obstacle Course look like they're prepping to wade through paddy mud in the middle of the monsoon season. 'Cept their boots aren't getting sucked off their feet. Good to see the 25th back in the running, but that shot speaks volumes about budget crunches. Hint: what vehicle *should* be in that picture? 2006-10-02T11:42:58Z 2006-10-02T11:42:58Z