Thursday, March 8, 2007

Rollover Drill part deux

Camp Buehring, Kuwait

Training came to a screeching halt yesterday when an incident of superior training value actually occurred. Something interesting always seems to happen when Duane and a Alex are in close proximity to one another, and you should always have a camera at the ready. Such was the case when Alex was at the wheel with Sin-taur supervising from the passenger seat, and they sent their HMMWV tumbling across the desert. No, nobody was hurt. Body armor, seatbelts, helmets and cramped quarters saw to that. However, it did certainly break the tedium and make local celebrities of our dynamic duo. The local constabulary, however, was apparently not as amused as the rest of us. Even though this was a training exercise, the MP's cited Alex with two tickets, and revolked his military driving privledges...for three days. In practical terms this means absolutely nothing. Just another exercise in Army absurdity.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good Job! Jako!

Duane said...

HOOO RAH YA, Wow thats was a cool ride.. As part of out tactical combat training, they talk about "roll-overs" and show pictures of it.. But I Must Admit and disclose it's not something you wanna try at home!! It's was crazy fun that actually produced a huge "Real-life Learning lesson that we wil never forget..

Anonymous said...

Interesting Alex never mentioned the MPs getting involved on his blog.....hmmmmm. Glad to see you are up and running w/a Blog Duane. Take care and keep us all posted.

Anonymous said...

bet you couldn't do that with a big red truck Duane.
Mike

Anonymous said...

You guys are nuts.
Are you sure you guys didn't roll on purpose?

I think you might have. :)

I miss all of you and was SO glad to have been able to meet up with your wife, Libby, and Shannon for dinner a while back. It means a ton to me.
Thanks for always sending photos and updating, it really helps us back home keep a hold on our hearts.
Kay

Ash said...

lol now why does this not surprise me that you had a part of this uncle ski. stay safe love ya lots.

Vicki said...

So, you always had to ask WHY? did I worry when you and Jay worked together. lol Wow nice job! Love you honey.