tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66123475781518064452012-02-26T11:25:47.475-05:00The "Afghan Adventure" begins. Join Albert in his overseas tour eating dust, swating flies, and occasionally doing something good for the world.Albertenis Afghanushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02335129032975296931noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612347578151806445.post-53753411707597360722011-04-28T01:15:00.003-04:002011-04-29T05:06:53.809-04:00

Getting a contracting job in Afghanistan or the Middle East! © 2011 Albert A Rasch™ and The Range Reviews: Tactical" $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. So You Want to be a Contractor Recently I recieved a very polite email from a young man desiring to become a contractor out here in Afghanistan. He had found several of my posts on Afghanistan and US Government contracting and got in touch with me with some

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Let's not even go there... We still have to maintain positive control of the entry of items from off post. That's why we wand everything.

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Keeping a sharp eye out. Best regards, Albert

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© 2010, 2011 Albert A Rasch and In Afghanistan™ $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. Ground Assault: September 15th 2010 Hello everyone! Well, what an eventful week we've had. The Talibannanas have just up and gone suicidal! Hold on, they do that all the time anyway. Let's just say they upped the loony quotient ten-fold this time around. Remember that whatever you're reading in the papers is nothing close

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© 2010,2011 Albert A Rasch and In Afghanistan™ $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. trochronicles.blogspot.com Greetings from Kuwait! April 2010 Holy Smokes is it hot! But as they say, “It's a dry heat...” Like that somehow makes it more bearable. Ok at least you don't have to chew your air before you breath, unlike some days in Florida where the air is sometimes so thick, that you can part it with a knife.

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© 2010 Albert A Rasch and The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. trochronicles.blogspot.com Friends in Far Away Places... It's just everyday stuff...for A'stan. I was going through some pictures from Afghanistan, when I remembered one late evening. We had been sorting and moving, I don't know, one-hundred thirty thousand pounds of mail or so, and we were dog tired. You know that

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Rules of Kickin' Ass For the Non-Military Dear Civilians, We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation has many civilians up in arms and excited to join the military. For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Here are a few of the areas where we would like your assistance: 1. Next time you see any adults talking (or wearing a hat) during the playing of

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© 2010 Albert A Rasch, The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles & The Range Reviews: Tactical $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. trochronicles.blogspot.comRockets! The Gifts that Keep On Giving... “SON OF A BITCH!” I muttered vehemently at no one in particular as anger took hold of me. Any miss is a good one! Under the harsh glare of the sodium vapor spotlights in front of the Customs building, I watched as my Vietnamese

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© 2010 Albert A Rasch and The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles and The Range Reviews: Tactical $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. trochronicles.blogspot.comAfghanistan Lessons Learned: Contractor Edition Having now spent an inordinate amount of time in Afghanistan, I have learned through first hand experience, sometimes painful, and through observation, what are some of the less obvious things you should bring with

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© 2010 Albert A Rasch andThe Rasch Outdoor Chronicles$g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. trochronicles.blogspot.com Blackhawks at Dawn Afghanistan. Graveyard of empires... Where to begin... I'm based out of Bagram Air Field, but I fly and convoy all over the countryside chasing United States Postal Service mail. Bagram is a huge air field; the runway is capable of landing C5s when needed. C17s are common as

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© 2009 Albert A Rasch and In Afghanistan™ $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. Kandahar Air Field 12/25/09 01:50 Christmas Eve in Afghanistan is no different than any other Christmas away from home; basically it sucks. There is little to do, lines at the phone kiosk, and a line at the crappy, sorry ass excuse for a coffee shop Green Bean. They serve the functional equivalent of dirt and burnt coffee beans. I

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© 2009 Albert A Rasch and In Afghanistan™ $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. Kandahar Air Field 12/24/09 Ugh! I'm just having loads of it here in A'stan! This picture is from about a month ago, when we had a series of duststorms blow through. The dust is a talcum powder fine, heavy as granite particle that gets into everything. Sucking dust! To be honest, I'm amazed every time I see an aircraft, fixed or

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© 2009 Albert A Rasch and The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles™ $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles: Greetings from Afghanistan! Dear Friends! I finally got access to the Internet! damned authorities don't want soldiers blogging so the whole Milnet prohibits Blogger and all the other blogging sites. Bunch of bull---- if you ask me. I've got lots to tell y'all, but most importantly is

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© 2009 Albert A Rasch and In Afghanistan™ $g&m f9bd 45kd q!?5. inastan.blogspot.com Mail Call "Walk in the path defined by rule, and accommodate yourself to the enemy until you can fight a decisive battle."SunTzuAfghanistan... Sometimes, I walk with a little trepidation. I wonder if some poor, hungry bastard has me in his sights, and is wondering if he should risk the massive retaliation that

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