roscoe
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Subject: Hello all<br /><br />How are you all doing? <br />I know I have been here in the desert for two weeks and haven't written or written much. It has been really busy.<br /><br />For those that I haven't written to yet <br /><br />I traveled for 3.5 days straight (either on an airplane or in a terminal waiting) with one overnight with a bed to sleep on. I got here and what did I do? I dropped my bags in the tent, ate, hopped into the truck and went to work.<br /><br />Now for all<br /><br />My work schedule flows around our aircraft that are here. I won't be getting too many days off, or should I say taking too many days off. But some good things are happening, our fleet of aircraft was down and non-flyable. We are now back up and going. I am working with a good group of people, some of which need to learn how the real Air Force works. Being a new aircraft, and some of them this is all they have ever worked, the program was still in the test stages. A lot of things that happened were things that should not have been allowed. They think I am too hard on them, because I came in and started enforcing the rules. Oh well, someone has to be the bad guy. As long as I turn them out of here better prepared, I have done my job.<br /><br />It really isn't that bad here. It is a bit warm. Been getting into the 90's during the day and down to the 60's at night. We have had rain the past two days, but it was during the day while I was sleeping so that wasn't bad.<br /><br />If any of you don't know what kind of planes I work now, here is a link. http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=175 <br /><br />It is kind of a neat airplane. Being a new program though, there are lots of bugs to work out still. But we are getting there.<br /><br />As far as any care packages, notes from home, maybe some cookies for my guys. That's about all.<br /><br />Unless someone wants to send over a couple of good pool cues
<br />Just kidding. The ones here are in pretty bad shape, but they are working on replacements. <br />They take pretty good care of us. The food is actually pretty good and a great variety. On Sundays we have Mongolian BBQ and on Fridays we have Surf and Turf, mass cooked T-Bone and Lobster Tail.<br /><br />I have been trying to type up this email in between work related issues. <br />It has taken me 4 hours to type this up. LOL<br /><br />Now I have to go. Got more work to do.<br /><br /><br />Charles "Chappy" Chapman<br /><br />I forgot to include my address!!<br /><br />MSgt Charles Chapman <br />380 EAMXS/12 AMU <br />APO AE 09853
<br />Just kidding. The ones here are in pretty bad shape, but they are working on replacements. <br />They take pretty good care of us. The food is actually pretty good and a great variety. On Sundays we have Mongolian BBQ and on Fridays we have Surf and Turf, mass cooked T-Bone and Lobster Tail.<br /><br />I have been trying to type up this email in between work related issues. <br />It has taken me 4 hours to type this up. LOL<br /><br />Now I have to go. Got more work to do.<br /><br /><br />Charles "Chappy" Chapman<br /><br />I forgot to include my address!!<br /><br />MSgt Charles Chapman <br />380 EAMXS/12 AMU <br />APO AE 09853
