The flight to Afghanistan was spacious and comfortable.
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For some it was more comfortable than for others.
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But for everyone, it was great to finally walk off the plane and be in Afghanistan.
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The bullies arrived to Manas, Kyrgystan with lots of baggage.
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The bully gun team leaders.
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The PL poses for one final picture in Italy. Arrivederci!
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Wrobel relaxes in Italy before boarding the plane.
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Helicopters stage to airlift the bullies to their forward operating base in Qalat.
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(Lots of helicopters, that is)
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The PL laughs as he gets yelled at again for wearing his cover indoors.
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Bullies recieve a commo class in Afghanistan.
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SSG Pratt tells PFC Rux to get it up, get it on, and move out!
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The PL clowning around with his new "Punisher" unit patch.
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PFC Bestul hard at work squaring away Platoon commo.
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SPC Myers caught off guard by a camera sniper.
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SPC Espinosa hard at work cleaning his weapon.
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Owen is distracted as he cleans Afghani dust from the bolt of his weapon.
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SGT Bruens sporting his Wiley-X's on a sunny Afghanistan day.
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SGT Orban says, "Gimme the next mission, Sir."
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3rd squad leadership instilling confidence in everyone they encounter.
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SPC Nix gets some downtime after a long guard shift.
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SPC Boozer practices killing Taliban on his XBox.
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SGT Holbrook ready to roll out on a mounted patrol.
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SPC Canales locked and loaded on the 240B, SPC Johnson looks on ready to snipe.
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SPC Husketh takes aim with the .50 cal
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SPC Geopfert is ready to drive...NASCAR style!
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A castle built by Alexander the Great...in our backyard.
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PFC Bestul looking huge after coming back from the gym.
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SFC Cavataio after a hard day of work...dreaming about what modifications he is going to do to his Mustang.
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Night time in Manas...check out what it looked like the next day (below)!
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The snow is melted and the bullies are ready to pull some serious pranks.
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Bully soldiers waiting for a flight to Afghanistan.
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Bully Brothers.
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Clowning at Manas.
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Charlie Daniels posses with some of his favorite American Soldiers.
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In the compnay of Bullies, Charlie Daniels contemplates a new song: Devil went down to Afghanistan.
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Charlie Daniels signed some PCs after the bullies put him in a headlock.
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The bullies are ready to conquer the Himalayas.
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Flying over the Himalayas.
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A typical Bully living space.
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SGT Marker is getting ready for a snowball fight.
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SGT Schaffer gets a barracks haircutt from one of his fellow team leaders.
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The bullies stop for a picture with the first children they meet in Afghanistan.
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