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By: Baboo Remembers

Baboo Remembers — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:38:34 +0000

One cup of Bosnian Coffee and off to the races. Great coffee. I know what you mean about between the ears.

By: CHICK

CHICK — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:44:14 +0000

Oh, man that Bosnian coffee is some strong stuff! God, that is PURE COLON CLEANSER! LMAO… Speaking of Colon Cleanser, how many folks you know bought that stuff, not only most of them were full of it, that had it between the ears too!

By: Baboo Remembers

Baboo Remembers — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:15:51 +0000

The Albanian Mafia smuggles weed stuffed inside coffee containers. Ask any Bosnian.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:50:41 +0000

I’ve also heard of people mailing weed and other drugs in jars of peanut butter from the States through the APO.

By: CHICK

CHICK — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:36:48 +0000

I don’t blame any of you not claiming the bag! I know a guy that brought weed into camp via lotion bottle. Seriously. He carried the tube on his person. The weed was in it. He’s lucky he never got caught. I had heard about it, but played stupid. I figured if you’re stupid enough to bring it in, you’ll get caught eventually.

By: for-what-it's-worth

for-what-it's-worth — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:29:41 +0000

I remember that @ Al Asad when we would de-board and wait until the dog finished sniffing each item, then we could board the bus. One package was nailed by the dog and it was a courier carry-on package but no one claimed to have brought it on board. We had to wait while it was inspected, then we were released. Enjoyed watching the dog work.

By: Agitato

Agitato — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:55:04 +0000

It was cash that was being moved amongst bases to pay cash advances. It was legitimate and actually very risky for the security personnel who were tasked with the job.

H&W inspections were done at the base I was at with no prior warning, at the behest of the military. The MP’s and USAF Security Forces went row by row with drug dogs, accompanied by HSE and HR reps to keep an eye on employee’s personal property. No one was given advance notice, and no hooches were excluded.

By: for-what-it's-worth

for-what-it's-worth — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:05:51 +0000

I came back from R&R once and a KBR security person with his KBR security lanyard around his neck got off the plane @T.Q.. We had to line up so they could search our luggage but, that Security person put his in the security vehicle with the other security person who met us on the flightline. His luggage was never searched – I watched and when my turn came up to search my luggage I asked if that particular security person was going to have his baggage searched – they said yes but it would be done later. I said I would like to watch and they told me that wasn’t going to happen. Wonder what “Contraband” he brought back? I mentioned it to Jeff Rock/TTM and Jeff told me to Keep my mouth shut.
I realize not all KBR security are bad, but when one witnesses what I saw – the whole KBR security detail at that base should’ve had their rooms and office spaces searched with no annoucement before hand. Gather them all together in one location – then go to their rooms and search. I remember at one location, porn was found on 4 or 5 KBR security persons laptops and they were fired and the vacant positions were listed as open positions to be filled and they were taking applications. I applied for two of them and never heard back from either application. I was told by one newly hired KBR security guy @T.Q. and he told me that my former law enforcement experience and my degree – was probably looked at as a problem. He said I might have more experience than others and they might think I was trying to get their job? Go figure.

By: CHICK

CHICK — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:20:08 +0000

LOL… Remember the guy who would walk up on the plane filling it with water? They still do the courier thing.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:20:33 +0000

I forgot about that whole courier thing. I was asked several times to courier stuff into or out of country. Now I wonder just what I was bringing in or sneaking out!

By: for-what-it's-worth

for-what-it's-worth — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:36:23 +0000

I remember on several flight’s on these “Raider’s of the Lost Arc” type planes – the odors were definately different. When the pilot did his walk-around, he spent more time looking at the tire’s. I almost always sat by a window and the tire’s seemed to only have maybe one or two more landings left in them. “Zebra” type print is what I remember and it seemed like the center seats were broken too. Someone had to keep track of the time of take-off and time of landing and then give it to a member of the flight crew, guest they had to turn it in to KBR for payment? I also hated to be asked to be a “courier” for them, to carrying a box or laptop or whatever was sealed inside. I didn’t trust some of the KBR security people.

By: CHICK

CHICK — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:18:24 +0000

LOL! Did you ever see the leopard print or tiger print? They also had a zebra print plane as well. Covering the entire wall from front to back.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:32:31 +0000

That corkscrew descent is a “tactical landing”. Was anyone ever on a plane when the missed the runway and had to PULL UP!!!

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:30:46 +0000

I can remember my husband and I flying on these planes back and forth from Dubai to Baghdad in 2004. the Russian speaking Captian(?) and the non-english speaking flight attendants feeding us “artificial food like product”!

My husband is a private pilot and likes to sit by the window when we fly. He likes to inspect the planes and listen for engine noises. Normally there is nothing to report. On these planes it was non-stop reporting from Baghdad to Dubai. I had to tell him…”Don’t tell what is wrong with this plane at 30,000 feet!”

After we got to Dubai that particular plane was grounded for some major maintenance issues.

I wasn’t too thrilled about getting back on another one after R&R!

Also-the planes stunk of musty moldy nastiness. I can’t put a finger on what the smell was. Maybe it was the smell of C4 explosives or RPG’s who knows!

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:19:19 +0000

Here’s a comment from MsSparky on Facebook

“I remember those planes–the signage all in Russian, the bald tires, the engine falling out in one, one painted inside black and white like a cow, the wild corkscrew descent into Baghdad…”

By: CHICK

CHICK — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:56:32 +0000

^Sparky, I agree with you WHOLEHEARTEDLY!

By: CHICK

CHICK — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:55:50 +0000

WOW! They really should be busted on the fact that THOUSANDS OF ITS EMPLOYEES have flown on those planes. I remember in 2004 arriving to my assigned camp that the tires were bald and had PATCHES! I didn’t realize this until after I landed. Secondly how many readers here remember throwing our luggage in the front of the plane where our seats were? And who remembers the plane where the engine FELL OUT during flight they had to make an emergency landing? Or how about the wheel that fell off the plane when it landed in Kirkuk??????