Just a quick update on ‘Operation Blackhawk,’ our name for LST’s adoption of a cavalry scout platoon in Iraq.

My little brother, the platoon leader, is home for a two-week leave, so I’ll be posting lots of photos soon. In the meantime, take a look at the latest edition of the Taji Times, the base’s newspaper. Flip to Page 15, and read about the good work our Blackhawk boys are doing in bringing modern healthcare to the town of Sab Al Bor.

Or flip to Page 19, and read about the Estonian infantry platoon attached to Blackhawk Troop. (The troopers call them the “Stones.”) Money quote from the Estonian defense minister, who visited his troops in June:

We’re not very numerous and our country is not very big, but we suffered under totalitarianism for 50 years and we don’t want that to ever be repeated.

All that, and plenty more, in the June 28 issue of Taji Times.