One month later...

The MAX PRO MRAP

Well, sorry these posts are so far apart from each other, but it seems to be pretty rare that I get an internet connection good enough to do this very often. Anyway, the past two weeks have been kind of slow, but I have gotten some training. The training has been kind of crappy to be quite honest though, but that's another story all together. I attended a generator repair course that was three days long. It started at 8am and we were done everyday by about 3pm. One of the days we watched "Couples Retreat", if that tells you anything about the quality of the training. I did a counter IED (Improvised Explosive Device) course that was two days of training, not much fun either. We recently had a lengthy brief on the new vehicles we're using over there the MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles. It was really cool to get some hands-on with them for the first time, and now I am currently in an MRAP operator course learning to drive them. Today is the last day of the 5 day course and we get to drive them out about 50 miles and stop and eat lunch. It will be nice to just be off post for awhile even if it is spent inside an MRAP. Well enjoy the pictures, and I will keep you all posted. Also, thanks for the comments, I miss you guys too. Love, Zech.

A side shot of the MATV with the doors open.

I'm not sure who took the pic, but this is me in front of the MATV.

This MRAP is call the Caimen. It's been use in Africa for awhile.

This is not an MRAP, this is actually called an MATV.
It is replacing the use of the Humvee in afghanistan.

I'm enjoying one of only a few cans of Mt. Dew that I've had
since I've been here with my new buddy Sgt. Brees. Yes,
that is a licorice straw :) YUMMY!