Aaron

So its been an official month now.  Things are so-far-so-good.  Aaron is busy working.  It was 7 days a week 12 hour night shifts but now they have another Dr there so there is an occasional day off.  We are both happy that he's on the night shift as he is 11.5 hours ahead of mountain time so he's up when I'm up.  It makes it convenient to call, and web cam with each other.

He's working at the hospital there doing inpatient medicine.  Not Aaron's favorite, but it is what it is and he says he does like taking care of the injured troops.  Occasionally he gets to run trauma assessments when they come in and he has been in the operating room for a couple cases.  He's still in the dorms and hoping for a little more room when some other guys go home and they can spread out.  From what I can gather he sees Afghani civilians, patients from base and gets causalities ready for transport to Germany.  He said that there are about 30,000 people there on base.


I don't want to speak too much for him and get the details wrong but I'm sure that if I do he'll log on and edit it anyway, so whatever.

Waiting in Germany to leave for Manas AFB

Sleeping arrangements in Manas

Aaron leaving Manas AFB in Kyrgyzstan

Aaron's "room" in Afghanistan

Part of the mountains on one of the few days it is clear enough to see them.