2 Jan

Today was the first of many days dedicated to finishing the construction site. As the majority of the Iraqi populace continued to celebrate Eid, myself, the Logistics Manager and some of his staff began closing-out the logistics aspect of the new buildings. Essentially, our task over the next few days is to ensure the furniture is set-up, the rooms are somewhat clean - cleaners have been hired to conduct a detailed cleaning - and all but a few high value electronic items are in place. By the end of the week we should be done with the logistics aspect of the Phase One site. Let me take a moment and introduce a couple of Iraqis that I work with on a daily basis. Pictured above, on the left is the senior Logistics Officer, to the right is the Logistics Manager. The Logistics Manager has been working logistics for the last five years, and logistics with the US Military for the last three years. He is the driving force behind getting things done in my location. The officer in the picture will soon be promoted to Major, he has been working with the Logistic Manager for about 3 months and will be taking on more responsibility as our area gets bigger and more populated. That's it for now. Tomorrow - the nineteen hour day, longest day of the year...so far.