Stryker Prototype

This was a fun one to do because I got to lsiten to a .50 cal going off. i really need to get out there and do some more b-roll (raw footage). That way i can show everybody what it looks like outside the wire from the ground.

My Latest Video

This is my latest video production. I am still learning how to use our new software and camera. But the Brigade COmmand Sergeant Major liked this piece, so i figure it must be ok. Posting my products on hear is actually my sister Erin's idea. she put this on her blog. I figured i might as well put my products on my own blog. So I will start doing that from now on. I hope this works.

Yours truly in "full battle rattle", with combat load of ammo (210 rounds). I went to another FOB (by way of Blackhawk helicopter) the other day to pick up some gear. This is how we dress when we go outside of the wire.

My desk at the office. My editing station is on the left and my normal computers and phones are on the right.

The outside of my CHU (containerized housing unit). I have a room to myself. The flowers are fake and were here before I got here. I have to admit, they do add some color.

The sign outside of the brigade's HQ. These are the guys that I am supporting. The Brigade Commander is a stereotypical commander. Actually, at 6'5'' he is the tallest guy on the FOB. He looks very imposing, but I suppose that is a good thing.

My shower facility. About a 10 second walk from my the front door of my tent. I guess i should say that I am not in Iraq yet. I am at Camp Buehring Kuwait. I have been here since Thusday. I expect that I will be in Iraq by Christmas. Once I get a mailing address, I will post it here so that everybody on the planet can send mail to me.

Yours truly looking retarded posing for a picture. You would think that someone who hates posing pictures would not have gone into public affairs broadcasting. For now I live in that tent behind me.

My little corner of Kuwaiti paradise. Lori says that it needs some color, but everything here is either sand colorred or army green. I am not really as big of a slob as the picture might indicate.I had just got done digging for the cable to connect my camera to the computer. Yes that is my weapon on the bed. No, I don't sleep with it in my sleeping bag. It stays under the cot at night and across my back all the rest of the time. When we get ready to leave to Iraq, I will get a full combat load of ammunition that will be on my vest every time I go outside the wire.

Here We Go

This is going to be a work in progress. More to follow in the future.

JDP