"......finally at Manas in Kyrgyzstan (http://www.manas.afcent.af.mil/). Arrived around midnight on the 20th (my time), it's 6am and I can't sleep because our tents are ice chests. Not sure how anybody is sleeping in theirs actually. So, we're not supposed to leave Manas until noon my time on the 22nd. our eta is 10pm Campbell time on the 22nd. yes, I know this constant change is getting really, really old...... It's crazy seeing all our replacements here...... there are a ton of them! I can't believe I looked like them a year ago. Manas doesn't appear to have changed that much......It is like being back in the States, except it's cold and rainy here. I heard Tennessee is in the 80s. The Air Force really knows how to rough it. They made serveral large common areas on the base wifi, and they have a two drink max per airman per night......unfortunately we can't enjoy this privilege.
Its really strange seeing soldiers from different countries here, I have yet to see another NATO soldier. the only foreign troops I've seen here so far are the Pols and the Mongolians (yes, Mongolia has an Army, which they've deployed to this theater). I wonder if all the Brits and Canuks fly straight into Kandahar from a different location......"
