Tim the Student just corrected me. It was the 325th that was the 2nd Brigade and the 505th that was the 3rd Brigade. I also think that the 325th was on DRB 1 status. I always got those mixed up because they ended in 5!
And no we did not get issued Bushmaster carbines (I am speaking of the 504th, my Brigade). I was issued an M16A2.
Apart from my mistake of substituting the 325th with the 505th, everything I have said can be verified with strong google-fu. I also remember Khobar towers. We were picked up in the Iraqi desert by C130s and flown back to Saudi where were cleaned our equipment and stayed at the Khobar towers where we heard children screaming living in another part of the complex. It was April 1st when we got flown out of Saudi Arabia. It was a commercial flight and we landed in the then unified Germany for fueling and took off and landed at Pope AFB. I have tried to forget my 7.5 months there.
And no we did not get issued Bushmaster carbines (I am speaking of the 504th, my Brigade). I was issued an M16A2.
Apart from my mistake of substituting the 325th with the 505th, everything I have said can be verified with strong google-fu. I also remember Khobar towers. We were picked up in the Iraqi desert by C130s and flown back to Saudi where were cleaned our equipment and stayed at the Khobar towers where we heard children screaming living in another part of the complex. It was April 1st when we got flown out of Saudi Arabia. It was a commercial flight and we landed in the then unified Germany for fueling and took off and landed at Pope AFB. I have tried to forget my 7.5 months there.
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