Ask any infantryman in the Army about the National Training Center at Fort Irwin California, and he will probably tell you something along the lines of “that place is Lucifer’s own asshole”. Having been there a total of four times myself, three of those times in the summer months where the average daily temperature is 105 degrees, I’d have to agree, that place is fucking … Continue reading Stories from the Field: Dirty Mike and The Boys

It’s 11:28AM, and I’m in my barracks room at Joint Base Base Lewis-McChord packing up my equipment in preparation to move it to my home in Oregon. Looking through salty old uniforms and duffle bags still carrying sand from countless trips to the field with the boys brings back so many ridiculous memories that I figured this was the perfect time to take a break … Continue reading Stories From the Field