FOB Smart at 1145 - Thursday
I completed a brief mission to the nearby new radio station under construction earlier this morning. This time I rolled out with four Afghan security forces, three Afghans and one American contractor, and one US Air Force security augmentee. For not being a kinetic mission and for not having any experience with such, it is always exciting to walk to project sites outside the wire. "You never know what you're going to get!" I will post photos of these professionals another time.
With more contract administration duties to perform and complete today, I am feeling very good about the remainder of this week. We have multiple missions planned on a much more regular, although on a hopefully less obvious schedule, over the next several weeks or more. Performing quality assurance on our projects is absolutely key to the success or failure of each. Having the ability to spin-up these missions regularly is most beneficial to all concerned. Contract administration is one piece of my mission I thoroughly enjoy. It does not hurt that it adds so much in terms of long-term value and experience for my future positions within the federal government.
I spoke with K&K earlier this morning. They were preparing for bed. Kaesen always tells me he loves me and misses me. I cannot remember if I mentioned it, but Kimberly's parents took him to church a few Sundays ago and I understand that Kaesen, of his own volition, asked at the appropriate time in church for the people to pray for the safety of his daddy. He is not even four years old! What a son we have made and how blessed we are to have him in our lives. We speak regularly about my coming home for his fourth birthday in September.
143, K&K.
Good night and good day.
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