94th CHS(FWD) team transport patient from flight line into Salerno Hospital via rickshaw Rickshaws were seen in Japan sometime around 1868. The word is derived from the Japanese word jiniriki...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/picture-of-day-13-may-2012-rickshaw.html
This picture from MAJ K was taken during the Pat Tillman run on 21 APR 2012 at FOB Salerno. A great time had by all... since we had some significant rain the night before, the race coordinato...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/picture-of-day-12-may-2012-dirty.html
Rainbow over Khost It's actually a double rainbow, but the one just off the right upper corner was fading away as I took this shot from a simple point-and-shoot pocket camera. I can't believe...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/picture-of-day-11-may-2012-rainbowraara.html
Radar Hill... looking towards Pakistan mountains This post is late.. as my Internet connectivity is really suboptimal. I keep trying to find interesting photos that don't involve trauma. But,...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/picture-of-day-10-may-2012-radar-hill.html
With great respect and remembrance for all our heroes.
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/picture-of-day-09-may-2012-fallen.html
LTC C at lunch with our host Afghanistan remains a hostile, inhospitable place. However, within it does exist a culture of hospitality. Pashtunwali is an unwritten code of ethics that dates b...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/09-may-2012-pashtunwali.html
MAJ "D" at FOB Salerno Dining Facility (DFAC) One of the big misconceptions is that Army food is bad. Fact is, this is the best fed army in the world. I continue to be amazed, and maybe even ...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/picture-of-day-08-may-2012-just-dfacs.html
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This photo was taken looking northward towards Pakistan. The weather currently is mostly cool in the 70s and maybe 80s with daily rains. Although, the rains seem to be decreasing and the temp...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/picture-of-day-05-may-2012-pakistan.html
You can't say FaST without Team
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/picture-of-day-04-may-2012-team.html
Howdy y'all. I am back to Afghanistan. Same bat place, but different bat channel. I'm quite a bit behind in my postings. The Internet at my current locale is sub-optimal at best. Additionally, my...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/fast-surgeons-hello-from-oef2012.html
909th FST with 1st group of PROFIS THIS IS IT!!! THE 909th HAS ARRIVED STATESIDE!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! This also marks the final posting of FaST Surgeon (as promised). Below are just a few s...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-new-year-909th-is-conus.html
31 DEC 2010 - Tea Party There is no one that knows how to "kick it" better than CPT T (serving the tea)... So there isn't a better picture than this one from the vault of CPT T to usher in th...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-31-dec-2010-tea-party.html
UH60 Blackhawks - FOB Shank, Afghanistan CH47 Chinook - FOB Shank, Afghanistan AH64 Apache - FOB Shank, Afghanistan Just a some shots of three different types of helicopters dep...
30 DEC 2010 - Cloud City | Logar Province, Afghanistan
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-30-dec-2010-cloud-city.html
29 DEC 2010 - Thoughts This photo, from the vault of CPT J, is mesmerizing. Who knows what these Afghan men from the Charkh district are thinking? Many thoughts come to my mind. How about yo...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-29-dec-2010-thoughts.html
Jingle trucks are a well known phenomena of the 'Stan regions. I don't quite understand the cultural basis for this .. but then again, I never understood "pimpin' yo ride" either. That's proba...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/you-can-jingle-it-anyway-you-want.html
27 DEC 2010 - Special Snow Here's a photo from CPT T's vault (or CPT J... I can never keep it straight. No matter... they're pretty much interchangeable from a party perspective). Anyhow, th...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-27-dec-2010-special-snow.html
Chaplain Bernard delivers Christmas Eve service - FOB Shank, Afghanistan CPT J has just sent these photos from FOB Shank. This series was taken on Christmas Eve during the prayer service held...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/gentleman-general-visits-christmas-eve.html
25 DEC 2010 - Santa and His Reindeer-Elf The above photo captured Santa on FOB Shank, atop the mTBI deck. Santa came prepared for the hostile environment, with Force Protection level set to ...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-25-dec-2010-santa-and.html
24 DEC 2010 - Christmas Eve (FOB Shank - Logar, Afghanistan) It's already Christmas Eve at FOB Shank.. the sun has set as of the time of this posting... and Santa Claus is on his way. ...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-24-dec-2010-christmas.html
23 DEC 2010 - Combat Engineers Let it be known... combat engineers are incredible soldiers.. They face adversity every day. This Global War on Terror has a laser focus on these troops. Can y...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-23-dec-2010-combat.html
23 DEC 2010 - A Flight Leaves Shank Local Afghan workers in Forward Operating Base Shank watch as a flight departs from a newly created airstrip (photo taken in mid-2010). A simple photo tha...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-23-dec-2010-flight.html
22 DEC 2010 - LifeSaving Hey! .. Life saving can be scary stuff. Even the most hardened Airborne soldiers can lose control when faced with such dire circumstances. That is why we continually...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-22-dec-2010-lifesaving.html
21 DEC 2010 - Football It's obviously an old photo from the vault... Before the 909th got the sun-porch built out.. Just outside the FST was enough room to pass the pigskin around. Goodtimes...
http://fastsurgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/picture-of-day-21-dec-2010-football.html