Checking in from Afghanistan

Hey all. Got settled on my COP here in Afghanistan and figured I would post up a few pics. For those that do not know already, I am a critical care RN and this time I out with a Shock Trauma Platoon and surgical team as the senior nurse and doing flight and other duties as well.

Manas, Kyrzygstan

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Armor set-up (for the gear geeks)
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Awesome pics. Thank you for sharing, and thank you for your service! Take care of yourself over there.

Take care of yourself over there and stay safe :) Thanks for your service - as an Army wife, I understand all-too-well the sacrifice. We're praying for your safe return, brother! :)

^^^ x2! Take care and thanks for sharing!


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That doesn't look like fun over there. Thank you for your service, and stay safe. :)

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Thank you for your service! Stay safe!

Love the pictures BTW!

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Thank you for your service! Stay safe!

Love the pictures BTW!

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...and I hope you have an extremely boring deployment with hardly anything to for you to do while on duty:). Good luck!

Looks like Colorado

The last two pics are awesome!

Not sure if you're allowed to say but what do you do when you're not being a nurse and saving peoples lives? Do they have you doing other stuff too or mostly just medical stuff?

Stay safe Jinxx...

Keep your head down buddy, Get back safe.

Thanks everyone. I will be glad to get back this summer.

Oorah sir

Bravo company 2nd Tanks just came back, do you know what Tank company changed over with them

Be safe

Sorry, i mean to ask what Tank company are you pictured with?
Again, be safe Doc

Thank you for your service...stay safe!

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Sorry, i mean to ask what Tank company are you pictured with?
Again, be safe Doc

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I do not remember off the top of my head.

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This is a great shot. Kind of a strange juxtaposition to see heart shapes in the barbed wire. Thanks for your service and stay safe.

chive on! lol

Take care of yourself and your team around you. God Bless and thank you for your service.


Daniel J Erickson
USAF Retired

THANK you for your service!! My nephew just returned from Afghanistan in December. It is beautiful in it's own way. Stay safe and good luck to you! We will be praying for your safety and quick return! Godspeed Jinx! :gj:

A positive is that it looks like you're on a star wars planet.

Thank you for your service.

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A positive is that it looks like you're on a star wars planet.

Thank you for your service.

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Ha, it kinda does. I do need a lightsaber though...

I'm a nurse and getting in with the Canadian Forces is something that I'm seriously considering. Serving my country while doing what I love would be such an honour.

Kudos to you for putting yourself out there and in harms way for your troops :)

How much do you get to actually practice on a daily basis?

Looking out the back of a MV-22 on the way back from a medivac.

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Looking out the back of a MV-22 on the way back from a medivac.

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Heyyyy that gun is blocking the pretty view! Lol

For the folks in to this kind of thing... my boomstick.

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Not much of a gear guy myself as I've always found what the Army issues to suffice for all of my needs. How much longer now? You said home in summer and it is now spring... soon I hope!

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I am a huge gear nerd!

I am looking at August-ish.

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Better pic of my stick and another range shot. We are not really allowed to take pics during traumas, and I doubt most of you would want to see that kind of stuff anyways. So you get the downtime pics :banana:

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I am a huge gear nerd!

I am looking at August-ish.

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Better pic of my stick and another range shot. We are not really allowed to take pics during traumas, and I doubt most of you would want to see that kind of stuff anyways. So you get the downtime pics :banana:

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Actually I'm kinda weird and I'd enjoy that lol. I saw a video of a bunch of guys flying in, jumping off a helicopter, rescuing a guy and bringing him back to the hospital. I *think* it was the navy nurse guys like you, but idk. (I'm not a military guy so it could have been someone else, idk). It was really cool though. Doctors in an ER think they have it rough but if you look at stuff like that it doesn't even compare. "Ohhh you're having trouble finding a vein for an IV...?" "Try doing it in these conditions!" LOL

I spent all of last year there, myself. All the main bases and a half dozen FOBs. Be safe, and hope your tour goes quick!

One of our Marines found a couple of more lizards. Amazing the color difference on such a small outpost.

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Flying a flag on the 4th of July:

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With a blue sky to go with it. :D :salute:

Thanks for ur service be safe

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One of our Marines found a couple of more lizards. Amazing the color difference on such a small outpost.

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Those are sooo cool! What are they?? They look Bearded Dragon-like, but I think that's the wrong continent, lol.

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Those are sooo cool! What are they?? They look Bearded Dragon-like, but I think that's the wrong continent, lol.

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They are called Agama lizards.

Thank you for your sacrifice and keep your head down. Much respect.

1.1 pastels, 1.0 lesser, 0.1 spider, 1.3 norm. 1.0 fire 0.1 RTB 0.0 sav. Mon.

Wow stay safe! Thank you for your service!

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:salute: Thank you for your pride, courage and service..:salute:

Thanks for serving for our country Jinx! I wish we had nice weather like that on the fourth here, it was so rainy and blegh! I'll be glad to know when you return home!:salute:

Are you anywhere near Fob Orgun-E, 10th mtn div?

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Are you anywhere near Fob Orgun-E, 10th mtn div?

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Not really.