Cole Calloway - Army Strong Stories

SITTING IN JALALABAD

Cole Calloway — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:32:00 GMT

By: Cole Calloway
Well, came in from the small COP, which is out in the middle of nowhere and a few miles from the Pakistan border, to Jalalabad Airfield for some Finance classes for Pay Agent and FOO. Since we are in a transitional phase my job parameters are starting to shift slightly. But, either way, I'm eager to continue our mission and stay focused until the End Of Mission for myself and the company....read more

MY MISSION GOING WELL

Cole Calloway — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:36:00 GMT

By: Cole Calloway
Afghanistan...now a days, the word itself sends rivulets of cascading thoughts of inhospitable landscape, insurgency and unhappiness. Yes, there is a group of individuals that are still trying continue an insurgency here; but I think and believe that their influence here is waning. I have met a lot of great children and seen a lot of happy faces and I believe that we are making a difference here. Our presence is making an impact. And when I see them, I see the...read more

SETTLING IN

Cole Calloway — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:30:00 GMT

By: Cole Calloway
I have been here almost two months now and to say that we hit the ground running is an understatement. We are living on a COP [Combat Outpost] that is literally in the middle of nowhere. The most amazing thing is that EVERY NIGHT we sit outside of our B-Hut and look up and can see every star that God has created, twinkling down to us. The landscape at night really reminds me of what the Pioneers must have thought when crossing the Great Deserts of the U.S. way back in the...read more

MADE IT TO AFGHANISTAN

Cole Calloway — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:42:00 GMT

By: Cole Calloway
Well, it has been a very interesting past few days. This is what the Army is all about, getting up at the wee hours of the morning and flying by aircraft for hours on end to make it to this very moment....Afghanistan. This journey started Sunday night [7 days ago]. We flew through Germany and Turkey and finally landed in Kyrgyzstan, which is a former Russian satellite of the old USSR. It was interesting to see all of the old Soviet style buildings at the airport and...read more

PREP TO CROSS THE POND

Cole Calloway — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:28:00 GMT

By: Cole Calloway
Or training has been very challenging and very welcomed. Though is my third tour, I don't remember everything. So, it was great to get this refresher course. Our unit has just been validated from Ft Dix and we are now making our final preparations to take our long flight to finally get overseas so we can start our work. My next logged post will be in a week or two from Afghanistan....read more

Ft Dix

Cole Calloway — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:26:00 GMT

By: Cole Calloway
Just started our training and adiminstrative roll up at Ft Dix, NJ. More to follow.......read more