That's what we used to say in the cavalry when we were getting ready to move our unit somewhere. I've completed the week of pre-deployment training and the Army says I'm "deployable". We've had a couple of long days. Woke up at 0350 (3:50am), drew my 9mm pistol from the arms room, ate chow (scrambled eggs with some beef gravy on top), went to the range to qualify. I shot pretty well - sharpshooter which is a notch below expert. We spent the afternoon doing...read more

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I’m now at Fort Benning, Georgia, for a week of training and processing before heading to Iraq on Friday. Before coming, I spent a great week in Myrtle Beach with my family. It was VERY hard to say goodbye to my wife and four children. My 8 year old son, Cody, was so upset that he began to gag as if he was going to vomit. Thankfully, my brother and his wife were there to help. The plan was to take the kids to the movies while my mother-in-law took my wife and me to the airport....read more

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Hi! I am Major Brian Tribus - an Army Public Affairs Officer (PAO) getting ready to go to Iraq for 12 months. I've been in the Army for 16 years. I graduated from West Point (the Army's military academy in NY) in 1992. I was an Armored Cavalry officer for the first 8 years of my career. As a 22 year old graduating from college, I was put in charge of 29 cavalry scouts and 6 bradley fighting vehicles. One of my favorite memories from that assignment was cruising...read more

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