Paul & I spoke with Josh on Thursday night.  It was great to hear his voice that is for sure!  IM has been great for quick updates on mission status and how he has been doing but the phone conversation was really nice to actually hear some details.  We are hoping we can make the phone calls a monthly occurrence. (o:

Two boxes are also being sent out tomorrow. I was trying to aim it so they would arrive close to his birthday. Thats funny about the pringles. I’ll tell you what I sent after Josh receives it because I want it to be a surprise. But, like Paul and Carol, I am wondering how everything will arrive. I know cookies make it there fine.

In talking to Josh, he’s indicated that when he’s at base camp, his wireless network signal strength is low.  As such I picked up a new network card for him to try.  Additionally, we filled to boxes with goodies to eat and share with the team. Carol picked up Pringles … it will be interesting to see in what condition those are when they arrive R

Carol talked with Josh last Friday and all indications are the food is a good thing. As such, Carol picked up about two packages worth of goodies to send which I would expect to be heading out on Tuesday this week. Additionally, I came across a very good blog on JSOnline about an embedded reporter. The most recent post (as of this link) involves his perspective on...

I had the opportunity talk with Josh yesterday and learned some new lingo.  Cedars and Cults. Cedars are a reference to “Camp Cedar” or Tallil Airbase. These are, in Josh’s words, sustainment runs that happen many times a day. Cults are references to missions that take the group anywhere north of Camp Cedar.  These missions are also referred to as...