Hello from Afghanistan

Hey guys. Hope everything is going well back in the states. Things aren't too bad here. It rained today. That was a first. It's been really dry since I have been here. I am a field artilleryman in 18th fires brigade. We are part of the 82nd Airborne Division, which I'm sure some of you have heard of. My platoon is located in north eastern Afghanistan, right near the Pakistan border. We also have two other platoons that are at two other bases. Our job is to support the infantry. Whether it be convoys, checkpoints, oberservation points, etc. When they get in a bind they count on us to help them out. We fire the M777A2 howitzer. You can google or youtube it. It's pretty sweet really. It shoots 155mm round that weighs roughly 100 pounds. We have several different types of rounds that we can fire. We have a standard high explosive round, smoke, white phosphorus, illumination (like a huge flare), and an ex caliber round (which is accurate up to 3 meters). Keep in mind we hit targets 1000's of meters away, so the ex cal round is extremely accurate and expensive too haha. I would love to post more, but i need to get back to work. I'll post more when I can. If you guys have any questions, just let Mr. Williams know and I will try to answer them the best that I can.