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take care and have fun!

PLUR all the way!

i'm hoping to see videos of afghans dancing chemical brothers style to Mcast!!

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Hambino,

Do you have access to new tunes over there? Can you get online regularly to download some new stuff? If not, maybe we can organize a little [ms] care package?

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The internet sux arse down here, So I don't even try to DL anything. It would be sweet to get my hands on some new some stuff. Part of my job is maintaining a radio studio out here. I have been offered to do my own show but the problem is the fact that i have to follow the DOD playlist which sucks ass, and the fact the the majority of military folks aren't into EDM at all. i'm still thinking that before I leave i'm going to lock the door to the studio and just jam some House music over the Afghan air waves. That would rock.:) But if you feel like sending a musical package that would be awesome! Just let me know. I'll hook you up with an address.

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glad to hear from ya josh ham. spoke to your brother the other day sounds like he misses ya big time. stay safe amigo!

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[quote=hambino21;580853]The internet sux arse down here, So I don't even try to DL anything. It would be sweet to get my hands on some new some stuff. Part of my job is maintaining a radio studio out here. I have been offered to do my own show but the problem is the fact that i have to follow the DOD playlist which sucks ass, and the fact the the majority of military folks aren't into EDM at all. i'm still thinking that before I leave i'm going to lock the door to the studio and just jam some House music over the Afghan air waves. That would rock.:) But if you feel like sending a musical package that would be awesome! Just let me know. I'll hook you up with an address.[/quote]

haha AFN sucks a cock

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HAMBINO! I'm finally on this mercserv but have lots of work to do. BTW to all, i'm out here in afghan-land with hambino and he told me about this website. Hats off to him. Now i'm hooked and can't wait till i can get somewhere to dl some sets. 8)

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[quote=ShawnD64;580911]haha AFN sucks a cock[/quote]

Trust me, I know. Thats why I'm glad i'm a technician and not a freaking broadcaster. At least it gives me something to work with. Noone on the outside wants an Air Force broadcaster.lol But yeah AFN sucks overall. Especially their public service announcement videos, geez.:roll:

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Well Its Sergeant Hambino back with another Afghanistan update. Things are starting to warm up here and i am already sunburnt. Nothing major happening so far but I have seen the true side of certain higher ranking individuals and I feel like i am in the right when I say i wouldn't mind shoving my foot up their arses. It seems that one Chief's office is more important than the sanity of over 10,000 troops. Not going to go into it but you get the gist.
Today was especially weird. I was informed that these guys from Blackwater were stealing cable hardware from existing structures and affecting shitloads of other people. So i sent a nasty gram to the leader of Blackwater, basically threatening to prosecute them over the whole ordeal. When I finally made it down there it seems as though i was given bad info. so i spent the day chillin with these peeps and I got a free t-shirt and i was offerd a flight anytime I needed. funny how that works out. Other than that it has been business as usual. I am finally on the downward slope to my way out of here. It looks like It might be until I get back to civilazation before i can upload any pics. But till next time Tschuss and thanks again for the support peeps.

Later

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Good to hear you are ok sarge.

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Thanks for the update! Glad to hear you are doing well :)

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[quote=DancingQueen;597079]Thanks for the update! Glad to hear you are doing well :)[/quote] +1

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Thanks for the updates bro.

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much respect you mate, good to hear an update :)

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josh you know where you stand in my book.

i am proud to be an american, knowing someone with your background is standing up for the rest of us IjIts!

was in tampa this weekend and learned some things about MacDill cos my dads company has a major job going on right behind your house (within the base). :shock:

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[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00168.jpg[/IMG] Me chillin in the winter time waiting on a flight.^^

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSCN5065.jpg[/IMG] My crew and posing in front of a Navy EA-6B prowler. ( we made friends with these peeps and they got us the cool pic)

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00305-1.jpg[/IMG] A jingle truck. eat your heart out american truckers.haha. I swear it seemed that the more money these truckers made, the more they bedazzled their trucks. I saw everything on these things

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSCN5165.jpg[/IMG] Aerial photos of some villages

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSCN5237.jpg[/IMG] A chinook about to tow.( Tatanka took this pic by the way)

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSCN5241.jpg[/IMG] Riding the nook(takin by Tatanka)

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/GEDC0432.jpg[/IMG] Freezin my arse of sighting in a dish.

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/IMG_0071.jpg[/IMG] Believ it or not we used to pull U turns right here the weeks leading up to this, just to find out they hadn't demined it yet.( this was on base by the way)

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/IMG_0196.jpg[/IMG] Busting our ass as usual, unloding $300,000 worth of equipment.

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[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/IMG_0185.jpg[/IMG] An F-15E strike eagle waiting on the hunt.

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00166.jpg[/IMG] Me just waiting on another flight( this got old after a while)

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00263.jpg[/IMG] Aerial photos taken froma blackwater plane

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00258.jpg[/IMG] More aerial shots

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00273.jpg[/IMG] Just chillin on the roof

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00291.jpg[/IMG] Sand duning in Qatar

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00296.jpg[/IMG] On the beach in the Persian gulf(Qatar)

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awesome pics man. good to see you're doing well

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[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/IMG_0696.jpg[/IMG] On the road to Kabul

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/IMG_0713.jpg[/IMG] On the road in Kabul

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSCN5011.jpg[/IMG] Just scanning some jewels

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSCN5025.jpg[/IMG] biggest rubies I have ever seen

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/SL702567.jpg[/IMG] Celebratin Kosovo independence day

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[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/GEDC0431.jpg[/IMG] My home for six months

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00266.jpg[/IMG] Sunset on the Hindu Kush

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00268.jpg[/IMG] more sunset on the Kush(waiting on a flight again)

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00267.jpg[/IMG] My ride for the evening

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00222.jpg[/IMG] yeah thats a howitzer on a C-130. get some. It also has 2 30mm cannons ( this was the atual aircraft used in transformers by the way)

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keep your head down over there bro. fantastic pictures.

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Wow...sick pics bro. That village from the aerial shot is amazing. And those rubies! Are they yours to keep?!

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I am actually back in Deutschland. i should have mentioned that before the pics.haha. I really appreciate the support from you peeps. it really means a lot, trust me. I am truly grateful that ia m back in one piece. Like I have mentioned before, those that will never return will never be forgotten. I hope you enjoy the pics. it was definitely an experience.

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awesome.

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[quote=hambino21;627392]I am actually back in Deutschland. i should have mentioned that before the pics.haha. I really appreciate the support from you peeps. it really means a lot, trust me. I am truly grateful that ia m back in one piece. Like I have mentioned before, those that will never return will never be forgotten. I hope you enjoy the pics. it was definitely an experience.[/quote]

bomb the germans!!! :twisted:

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Some nice pics in there, glad all went well for you.

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Good to see your back in one piece! How long are you going to stay in Germany?

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[quote=hambino21;627368]

[IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/hambino21/Afghanistan/DSC00222.jpg[/IMG] yeah thats a howitzer on a C-130. get some. It also has 2 30mm cannons ( this was the atual aircraft used in transformers by the way)[/quote]

these are bad ass... did you guys ever run into any trouble while you were in one of these? or did you ever set off your flares? if i were an enemy, i would not want to fuck with this plane. those cannons are serious business.

glad to hear you're safe from your excursion man. looks like things are getting tense over in afghanistan lately.

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[quote=Lorn;627374]Wow...sick pics bro. That village from the aerial shot is amazing. And those rubies! Are they yours to keep?![/quote]

I actually purchased some of those rubies, a pretty good price too.

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[quote=Troklo;627747]Good to see your back in one piece! How long are you going to stay in Germany?[/quote] Ill be here for another couple of years. i hope I have time to travel, or find people to travel with. Pretty muchmy whole shop is deployed right now. It kind of sux. But i am glad to be back, I like Germany.

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[quote=Garrick;627768]these are bad ass... did you guys ever run into any trouble while you were in one of these? or did you ever set off your flares? if i were an enemy, i would not want to fuck with this plane. those cannons are serious business.

glad to hear you're safe from your excursion man. looks like things are getting tense over in afghanistan lately.[/quote]

Actually I don't work on aircraft, we just hooked these guys up so they returned the favor. but I could hear these things doing their thing quite often. They are nothin to mess with.

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[quote=hambino21;627798]I actually purchased some of those rubies, a pretty good price too.[/quote]

Ah Yes. I have a friend who travels to Afghanistan and he has done the same thing.

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thanks for the updates and the pics! take care!!

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incredible photos hambino.... simply incredible, I have a renewed (and higher) respect for your (and all those in the armed forces) courage. Amazing how a few photos can really change your perspective on things. We're all happy on here you made it in piece back to Deutschland.

That icy photo on the way to Kabul was simply incredible and so was that Kosovo independence day (hope you got some).

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speechless! :shock:

i can barely place the josh i used to 'get down' with and the josh i see in these pics in the same brainwave.

respect brother!

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Amazing photos ... glad to see you are in a far safer zone.

Can anyone send Hambino some [ms] stickers, a t-shirt or (even better) an [ms] flag so we can see where it tours. I'm sure a few of us would chip in donations !