November 4th, 2020
Ft. Bliss, Texas
I am now back in the United States, quarantining at Ft. Bliss, TX, for fourteen days on my way home to Spokane. So I definitely cannot be blamed for what’s shown in this video back at Soto Cano in Honduras today.
I guess they got a bit of rain.
August 29th, 2020
Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras
Some time back, friend Tom asked about why many of the older buildings here seem to be built on stilts. We just had a most impressive thunderstorm move through. Torrential rain and hail the size of grapes. The photos below should speak for themselves regarding the efficacy of the stilts.
Continue readingJune 29, 2020
Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras
The Army (Air Force, Marines, and Navy, too, no doubt) is obsessed with safety. I suppose that’s probably not the worst thing to be obsessed with, but sometimes it can take on a comic aspect.
Continue readingJune 14, 2020
Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras
Life here continues apace, albeit at a very slow pace. The rains have decreased significantly and some days are decidedly sunny, though correspondingly hot. Wandering around aimlessly continues to be a big part of the entertainment here.
Continue readingMay 31, 2020
Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras
Technically I’ve been here two and a half weeks, but my true first impressions were tempered by being quarantined. I was paroled last Wednesday, so now have had five days to explore the post.
May 13, 2020
Sotos Cano Air Base, Honduras
Yes, Day One. Again. After three days of relative freedom, including a minimal amount of in-processing and shots for things like Typhoid, a prescription for malaria prophylaxis (which, by the way, is scientifically proven to prevent attacks by Honduran jaguars), we moved on.