Helmand Pie
December 1st, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Pfc. Joshua Reed (right), a motor transportation operator with 2nd Radio Battalion, Task Force Belleau Wood, eats his cherry pie during the pie-eating competition at the TFBW Praetorian Challenge aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Nov. 26. Over 50 coalition troops took part in the event, which consisted of teams from different units within TFBW competing in events such as tug-of-war and the pie-eating contest. Reed and his teammate, Sgt. Edward Butler, finished in third place. (Cpl. Katherine Keleher/USMC)
Iraq: We Out (Part 1)
February 20th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Bye, bye burgers. Read the fine print – soldiers at Balad Airbase are getting their last fast food orders in…. After Monday, their food options will be much more limited, like many bases across the country. And heads up for later this year: 45 days before a base is handed over to the Iraqis, the only food available will be MREs. Enjoy, folks.
No time to stop and eat
June 17th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
SPC Jonathan Luke chokes down a turkey sandwich in the back of a blackhawk helicopter at Ft. Carson, Colo., during HAMETS (High Altitude Mountain Environmental Training Strategy) with the 10th CAB, 10th Mountain Division. The CAB was in Colorado Springs for the training before their deployment to Iraq.
Beachfront Property
February 24th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne at FOB White, near the pier at Port-au-Prince, eat their meals (all MREs, all the time – this isn’t Afghanistan, y’know) on the beach – it keeps the rats away from tents.
Tell Her About The Coffee
December 3rd, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Staff Sgt. Jason Hughes, Squad Leader, 1st Platoon, Charlie Co., 1-17 Infantry, writes a letter home to his grandmother at the Baba Saheb district center in Kandahar. He often takes up to three days to write a letter, taking his time to figure out what he wants to say.
I’d suggest he could let her know that the unit has the finest coffee I’ve ever had in the military, made with a truly mind-boggling piece of equipment, too. Can you tell these guys are based near Seattle?
That Was Fast
November 28th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
After about an hour and half break from building the FOB, it’s back to work for 4th Platoon, Charlie Co., 1-17 Infantry. Their Thanksgiving meal is quickly worked off by digging out an entrance for the Strykers, filling sandbags, and building guard towers on the compound.
Happy Thanksgiving
November 27th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Members of 4th Platoon, Charlie Co., 1-17 Infantry, eat their Thanksgiving meal after taking over a compound for a brand new FOB near the Argandab valley in Kandahar. Most of the troops said the dinner was decent enough – although there was one loud dissent, “the mashed potatoes taste like shit! And that’s the best part of the meal!” It was universally agreed, though, that flying and trucking in a hot holiday meal was a very, very good thing.
Tea Time in Qalat
June 10th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
A local standard – nuts, raisins, and no almonds left during a copious tea time with some Afghans in Qalat.