Life at FOB Trebil 12 Mar 07

We drive a little ways until we are within the FOB. You can tell this because on one side we are surrounded by sand and metal wire barriers called Hesco barriers. As I walk into the FOB, I notice a building that resembles something from a palace in Baghadad, Swa Huts and some low tents. We walk inside a building where there are phones on one side of the entrance and several laptops on the other side. This is the soldiers’ MWR building complete with a small kitchen, a soda cooler, one shower and one sink, TV room and partitioned off living areas (with mattresses not cots).

The Iowa Soldiers share this building, once a former welcome center, with an active duty Army Movement Control Team based at Fort Hood, Texas. I also learn that the Marines stationed here serve hot chow twice daily, breakfast and dinner. The first dinner isn’t bad either. Chicken breast, rice, corn on the cob and store-boughten carrot cake. One of the Soldiers also made a homemade pizza that was pretty good. Another soldier made chocolate chip cookies that were really good. He said he enjoys cooking so he fits in real well. Later, I’m told that we will start the next day at 7 a.m.