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After two days of flying and landing I am in Kuwait.
We land in the middle of the night and are put into staging areas to await further instruction. We attend briefings in the middle of the night. All of our baggage is hauled off of the back of an 18 wheeler and me and the rest of the 159 people from the plane have to sift through it to find what is ours.

We sleep...we move...we eat...we sleep.

This country is so dry...and the sand is everywhere, theres no escaping it.

Hydrating is essential. I drank two liters of water today and I dont think that is nearly enough for a day.

Also now we have to carry our weapons with us everywhere. While I type this there is an M-16 at my feet....its not loaded....but it's there.

Tomorrow is paperwork. It looks as if all that extra training we did at Fort Dix may cut down on the training we do here in Kuwait and we can get up to Baghdad all the quicker. Here's to hoping.

Alright...short post but I have a headache.