Groundhog Day #1

I can see it already, what the last day will look like - a lot like the first. I sure hope to have a few adventures in between, but deployment life will most definitely be monotonous. After clearing customs we were jam packed into bongo buses and caravaned over to the Camp. Djibouti smells. There is trash everywhere and the air is thick with pollution - apparently they burn their refuse. Camp Lemonnier is huge.

A mile from one end to the other. In the photo camp sits to the right (South) of the runway. The distinctive rows of buildings on the far (East) end of camp are the living quarters - CLUs (Containerized [Corroded] Living Units). I'll eventually get into one of those, but for now they have me manned up in a tent with 30 new friends - those are just to the South of the CLUs. If you go to the far West end of camp that is where I'll be working. They have pretty much everything one could want at a campsite, a great chow hall, a mini WalMart, coffee shop, Subway, and a cantina where I can get 2 beers a day. I spent the day wandering and napping - trying not to get too much sleep so I can manage to get a bit tonight. I got my address here if you'd like to send me a care package - not too much though, I'm planning to lose 30 pounds! Maj Kevin MOOSE Dydyk - HOAAC / "YODA"; PSC 831 Box 0008   FPO, AE    09363-0008 Please DO NOT write 'Camp Lemonnier' or 'Djibouti' on the address... it'll get lost.