Mrs. Conger Was Not Too Happy

Mrs. Conger was not too happy to hear that I'd recently been traveling the Afghan countryside.  She knew that I was going to be off Dwyer but she did not know of my final destination, or how I was getting there.  When she asked how I was getting there I was completely honest with what I did tell her.  I told her that I would be flying to the Marjeh area.  What I purposefully left out was the convoy to the patrol base that I was going to be working from for a few days.  It was one of those times I felt the need to not speak the entire truth.  I knew that Heidi would worry more than normal if she knew I was out and about in trucks.

All went well and was quiet.  I experienced the Afghan countryside in and around the Marjeh area.  I wish I could post a lot more pictures, but I cannot do so on this forum due to operational security concerns.

 

This was the first convoy that I was a part of since the invasion of Iraq, just over 8 years ago.  This time I was in a fully armored MRAP and a MATV.  Both of those trucks can take a walloping and everyone still walks away.  They are truly amazing vehicles.

All said and done it was good to get out for a bit.  I do not like sitting behind a desk.  It definitely broke up the monotony of daily routine out here.  I know that if were up to Heidi I would stay put for the next six months!  The risk was definitely worth it though.  The purpose of the trip was to assist the grunts in their job of hunting down the enemy.  I helped give them some pretty cool tools to be able to do what they do a little better.