I had the chance to talk to my beautiful boy Ezra and his awesome mommy yesterday!  She handed him the phone and he told me hi over and over.  I know he heard me say Hi because his Hi's became more emphatic afterwards!!  good little boy!   me tickling Ezra in January '10.  Hel likes to lay on his tummy and wait to be tickled   Ezra's Nemo ball pit.  What a wise purchase his momma made.  Ezra and I have spent hours playing together in the ball pit.  He LOVES throwing things out of where...read more

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One of the top General's involved in DOD Logistics likes to call the totality of military commands, defense contractors, DOD civilians, and commercial contractors that support DOD logistics, the "Log Nation".   The Log Nation is getting lots of positive press in the civilian and DOD media.  Here are some headlines from Today.  Front page article on Fox News, my unit featured in Air Force Times, and more.  We are heading into a critical period in supplying the Afghan surge and Iraq drawdown. ...read more

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More photos of USO Tour with Sopranos, Rose McGowan, and New Orleans Saints player.    Former "Sopranos" stars James Gandolfini (R) and Tony Sirico (C) are given a tour of an MRAP armored vehicle during a USO tour stop at a forward operating base in the Persian Gulf on March 28, 2010. In the region as part of a seven-day USO tour led by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, this is the duo's second USO tour. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)   Paulie Walnuts smiles in...read more

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Great, informative article in the NYT today about the massive logistical challenges we are facing here in Central Command.  The simultaneous drawdown in Iraq, coupled with the many challenges of getting troops and supplies into Afghanistan.  Here is a link and some highlights   NYT Article   "Nonlethal supplies flowing into Afghanistan include cement, lumber, blast barriers, septic tanks and rubberized matting, all to expand space at airfields and double, to 40, the number of forward...read more

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I got to the Sopranos USO event a little late and there was no more room in the auditorium.  I stayed outside by the door to see if I could get some photos from there.  Then, Tony and Paulie came in the front door right by me.  Paulie shook my hand and gave me a big bear hug.  Tony was looking around and then came over and shook my hand.  Since I was outside of the event, I didn't want to make them wait and take a photo with me.  I got Paulie's photo walking away from me and Tony right before he...read more

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Will be going to see Tony and Pauli this week!!!!!

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My boss, Maj Gen Robert McMahon, will be on a DOD Bloggers Roundtable Discussion tomorrow 1100 EDT U.S.  Info at the link below and text below DOD Bloggers Roundtable CDDOC "We have scheduled a DODLive Bloggers Roundtable for Wednesday, March 31, 11:00 EDT with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert H. McMahon, director of Central Command Deployment and Distribution Center. McMahon will discuss how CENTCOM DDOC is moving the surge of U.S. forces and equipment into Afghanistan, prioritizing the...read more

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I just published a news article today about our trip to the Afghanistan / Pakistan border. Link It really is a beautiful country there.  We traveled to Torkham Gate, the main border crossing for all trucks and goods transiting from Pakistan.  U.S. military and NATO forces have hundreds of trucks a day transiting there.  It is located in the Khyber Pass area of the Hindu Kush mountain range.  My article has about 25 photos that are published but I will add some of my favorite here with...read more

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Published news article link as promised about Mazar-e Sharif and NATO in northern Afghanistan Link   My bald dome in front of an MRAP at the Mazar e Sharif airfield. The historic blue mosque in Mazar e Sharif. German soldiers on patrol outside of Mazar e Sharif.

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Camp Marmal, a base camp near Mazar-e Sharif was truly a beautiful location with a wonderful Star Wars bar like quality to the atmosphere.  Soldiers from Germany, Hungary, Sweden, Croatia, Norway, and even Latvia are stationed at the northern Afghanistan base camp.  A Hungarian 1st Lieutenant was our POC at the camp and did a great job.  We even received a beer garden ration card - althought we could not use due to not being allowed to drink in a combat zone (USA Only).  The Germans are...read more

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