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Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Well we survived the two day trip in the car! Our daughter was such a good traveler. We purchased a small DVD player for the car which really helped us on the long trip. She enjoys watching Baby Einstein videos. My father flew down to Georgia to help us on the drive back. We had [...]

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Graduation From IBOLC

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on August 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Roughly 150 lieutenants from class 06-09 graduated the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course today at Freedom Hall on Lawson Army Airfield after 13 weeks of rigorous training on infantry tactics and doctrine.  In the next two weeks, most of these officers will immediately move over to the Army’s premier leadership course, also known as Ranger [...]

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Graduation

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Our 13 week IBOLC course has gone more quickly than I could’ve imagined.  Tomorrow is our graduation ceremony.  Pictures to follow.

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The Heart of a Ranger

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on August 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »

CPL Benjamin Kopp of Rosemount, Minnesota – assigned to the 3/75 Ranger Battalion here in Ft. Benning, Ga – died July 18th of wounds he suffered in southern Afghanistan on July 10th.  A hero in life, CPL Kopp was even more so in death, donating his heart to Judy Meilke, a 57 year old Chicago [...]

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Closer To Home – Another Black Widow

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Georgia must be infested with these things.  Tonight we came back from getting ice cream and found this black widow outside our door.  This one looks like it might be a brown widow, which one author suggests is twice as venomous as a black widow.  Any spider experts out there?

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Gear Review – Nike SF Boot

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on August 14, 2009 | 10 Comments »

I recently picked up a pair of the new Nike Special Forces Boot for wear during IBOLC.  Based on the popular Nike “Free” sole, the Nike website describes the boot in glowing terms:
A 21st century boot for high-speed operators, the lightweight Nike SFB Men’s Boot was engineered to the specifications and needs of Special Forces [...]

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Leader Forge

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on August 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »

We’re half-way through “Leader Forge”, the culminating training event of IBOLC where we run nearly continuous operations out of a combat outpost.  The first phase consisted mainly of clearing operations, driving insurgents out of our AO (area of operations) and providing security to the local populace.  The next two phases of our operation will focus [...]

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Spouses Social

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

On Wednesday night of this past week I headed to Ft. Benning for a senior spouses social. The theme of the evening was a “Night In Italy” so we enjoyed little finger foods and desserts. The main purpose of the evening was for the Lieutenant’s wives to get a chance to meet and talk with [...]

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Book Review – House To House

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I recently read and reviewed SSG David Bellavia’s account of the battle for Fallujah in 2004 titled “House To House” for IBOLC.  My review is below.
House to House, by Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, recounts the harrowing urban conflict of Fallujah in 2004 as he and his squad clear homes of insurgents in Iraq.  Wrapped into [...]

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COIN

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on August 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I’m enjoying time back in garrison this week as we study Counter-Insurgency (COIN) doctrine and defensive operations.  Monday, a high-ranking officer from the Combined Arms directorate took time to speak to us regarding COIN and introduced us to a new Army field manual which he helped write and is being fielded and digested by the [...]

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