I'll have to do some backfilling starting with this entry, because I'm well outside Baghdad now, but on with the story.
The Victory Base Compound holds the headquarters for Multi-National Corps Iraq, where the fight is planned. Our first day brought us to Al Faw Palace, Saddam Hussein's home. Every stretch of the palace is tiled, shined, and very pleasing to the eye (see the pix below).
After our host showed us around, it's hard to believe that this place was such a stronghold of evil. The impression I got was that it was now a Hall of Justice, where the Generals of our time plan the next move, and keep moving the country towards reconstruction.
Victory Base Compound also holds the home of Joint CREW Composite Squadron One (JCCS-1), the Navy's Center for Counter Radio-controlled IED Electronic Warfare (whew!). Our training at Victory was compreshensive, and on multiple types of systems. By the time you are done, you can talk the talk, understand the basics of spectrum managment, and why we are performing this mission: to save lives.
By the end of the week, we were all chomping at the bit to get going and get to our commands. I recieved word I was heading west. More to follow.....
We are winning the fight!
SEMPER FORTIS,
BEAR
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