I got a bit lost on Victory Base last night. I spent 45 minutes traipsing around with a full duffel bag, but I eventually found my way to Brian’s hooch. He is letting me borrow Rick’s bed while he is on R&R, which is very nice because I’m stuck in a tent with a bunch of Marines. Not that there is anything wrong with the USMC, but they got there first, so I have a top bunk. I definitely had more living space in Basic!

They were test firing the C-RAM this morning. It is basically the Navy’s Phalanx Gun System mounted on a trailer. It is a missile defense system and it sounds like a table being dragged across a wood floor when it fires. Kind of neat and I really hope it works!