NTC Rotation

Well we're back from the beautiful Mojave Desert.  Luckily the 105 degree temperature when we got their slacked off. I'm going to kill the next person that says, "It's a dry heat out there." We had to weigh before we got on the plane and I weigh 240 lbs. with full gear less ruck sack and ammo. This means if it's above 50 degrees it is uncomfortable. Overall the rotation was great. It was fun working with special forces and learning a few things from them and them learning a few things from us. We got some good, realistic training and made contact with people we will see again on deployment. Nobody got hurt and no equipment was destroyed or lost. This is amazing considering the amount of time, the nature of the training, and being 2,502 miles away from home. Here is a pic of myself and some of 3rd Platoon (the best platoon).

In addition to the fun in the sun at NTC Dusty and Lauren Pinion found out that they are expecting. That is awesome. I think Vanessa and I (mostly Vanessa) helped them decided to have a baby before deployment. What a great day.

While out at NTC working with the SF teams I picked the brain of some of their snipers about reloading and weapons.  They were very excited to see a gun dork outside of their community.

My latest craze is from Central Missouri Machine Gun.