Sharana and the KKC Superfob

I guess I am getting a bit lazy on the posts. Since I returned from Bamiyan, my last post, I traveled to Sharana, a FOB about 120 miles south in an effort to get to KKC Superfob, but we were unsuccessful as once we reached Sharana there were no helo flights going out. We waited overnight to see if we could catch a flight the next morning, but there were none. We ended up just hanging out the rest of the day and hit the haji shops for gemstones and dvds, then we took in a few movies at the morale center. The next morning we got up at 0230 in the morning to catch a fixed wing flight back to Bagram. Once we hit the ground we racked out until about 1100 then went into finish the day. Here are some pictures of our lovely accommodations while we were there, myself and MSgt Cisneros, some of the gemstones, and some pictures of the area.

Waiting for our flight at 0330 in the morning. Nope, there are no body metal detectors, body scanners or pat downs.

MSgt Cisneros and I @ FOB Sharana.

Our accommodations for a couple of nights.

Doing a little shopping.

Watching the Sun go down behind the mountains.

 

The afternoon of our return, Saturday, we go word that a general was headed down to KKC Superfob and were asked to accompany him on the mission by our commander. We took a UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter all the way down and back. While on the ground there we inspected the build from a communication wiring perspective. The day we were on the ground there an article actually came out about this location. Here is a link.  Here are some pictures of the flight to and from as well as some a couple while we were on the ground. We had an Afghan ANA security force escorting us while there.

Back on a bird headed south.

A quick stop to pick up the important people.

Afghan Army security gun truck that followed us around while we toured the facility.

Inside the power plant.

 

Other than my latest travels, my team has gone through some recent turnover. I recently lost two Navy guys as their tours ended, but picked up two more Air Force guys to replace them. My team is 7 strong and working well together. 

My Afghanistan National Security Forces Networks Regional Support Team. These guys travel all over inspecting Afghan builds. I tag along when I can.

 

Kicking back on the roof of our building enjoying the view and a cigar.

 

That's all I have for now, until next time TTFN,

 

Travis