351^st Military Police Company

OK let me try to explain RIP / TOA so that everyone has an understanding of the process it takes to get out of this place. When we got here we went through a RIP / TOA process with the previous unit, the 812th MP CO. ‘RIP’ stands [...]

Last night at about 2300 hours, the ground began to rumble here in Mosul.  Soldiers here are used to almost daily explosions and other loud sounds as choppers hover overhead randomly.  Last night was different though, when the rumble was a shaking feeling that shook the whole room and that [...]

I just want to say that it is so nice to look at the counter on the right side of the page, and see less than 4 months remaining in our deployment.  That means we are over 75% complete with our deployment.  Please read the post about TOA if you [...]

The Soldiers of the 351st held a Desert Warrior competition along with a cookout to celebrate Independence Day. The festivities in the DW challenge were:

Humvee Push Water Balloon Fight Tug of War

Final Team Challenge: Dizzy Bat Sand Bag Fill Duffel Bag Hop Patch Placement in the Cold Pool Target Shooting with Water Gun and… The Hot Dog [...]

I just wanted to say Happy 4th Of July to all the friends and family back home. Eat a hamburger and knock back a few brews for us here. We will party and celebrate when we get home. Until then, enjoy the many celebrations of fireworks, parades [...]

Several Soldiers found a way to keep cool in this May – July heat that averages 110 degrees daily. It feels sort of like you are standing in front of an oven and you can feel the heat blasting you, that is about how it feels here in Mosul [...]

According to Science Museum you can’t reach anywhere from the USA, but here we are in Mosul, trying to get back home any way we can. Our first effort is to dig our way, sure we will need a place to stash all this rock and sand, but [...]