monty67t 0 Posted January 3, 2006 I haven't had a chance to get to these forums since I left in October. Some of you might recognize the name, some maybe not. I have been playing OFP for a long time and I used to be very active in these forums. I am in Iraq now with the U.S. Army. Some of the guys I work with and I have setup a LAN so I still play OFP everyday. Some of the guys didn't no about OFP, they only know the "main stream" games like Battlefield 2 (sucks). Anyways, I wanted to share some pics from my tour so far here in Iraq. Everything is going great here and I am having an awesome time helping these people and flying all over the country. ************************************** CHECK THE LATEST POST FOR UPDATED PICTURES ************************************** Monty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harley 3 1185 0 Posted January 3, 2006 Thanks for sharing, Monty. Be nice to have some info from a man in the field. Stay safe now and send more pictures . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatseeker 0 Posted January 3, 2006 Welcome back monty, good to hear everything is going well over there, and thanks for the great looking pics. Wishes of a safe and successfull tour for you, be sharp and keep safe . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOB 0 Posted January 3, 2006 Nice pictures man! Must be pretty exciting doing the gunnery on one of those birds, although quite dangerous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JdB 151 Posted January 3, 2006 Nice pics, especially the first shot is great with the NVG perspective One thing though, does the 101st ABN use the M4A1 model 727 (known as the M4A1 SOPMOD)? I thought ''regular'' army troops used the model 720 (normal M4). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt. FrostBite 0 Posted January 3, 2006 Awesome photo's. Good to know you are still playing OFP. I heard others (infantry) say they wouldn't play OFP anymore (or other wargames/shooters), because they had enough 'ofp' going around in the field and didn't need some more. Stay safe out there man!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jinef 2 Posted January 4, 2006 Ok, so which did you prefer: Sunny California shifting a few tons of marijuana around. Or Iraq .... Best wishes and buy those RAF wankers some drinks whenever you can, they need some cheering up. This ain't new for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monty67t 0 Posted January 4, 2006 Nice pics, especially the first shot is great with the NVG perspective One thing though, does the 101st ABN use the M4A1 model 727 (known as the M4A1 SOPMOD)? I thought ''regular'' army troops used the model 720 (normal M4). For the most part, all regular soldiers carry stock M4s with nothing special on them. However, it's different for every unit. For example, in my unit all the crewchiefs carry M9 pistols, the pilots carry M9s and have M4s. The M4s we had were just regular M4s when we got them. Since then our armorer has ordered rail systems, forward grips, and some M68 scopes for them. Some of the guys even buy there own goods. My platoon leader bought his own Eotech sight. It just kind of depends. Thanks for all the kind responses. Post more when I can. Monty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted January 4, 2006 Be safe and succesful! Thanks for the pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheitmann 0 Posted January 4, 2006 monty, stay safe, man, and keep updating us with more pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tankieboy 0 Posted January 4, 2006 Best wishes and buy those RAF wankers some drinks whenever you can, they need some cheering up. This ain't new for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironsight 1 Posted January 4, 2006 Always good to see news from members overseas. Stay safe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brataccas 0 Posted January 5, 2006 excellant pics, so atmospheric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rikki Tikki Tavi 0 Posted January 5, 2006 Very cool pics, and thanks for the work you do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spoock 3 Posted January 5, 2006 I haven't had a chance to get to these forums since I left in October. Some of you might recognize the name, some maybe not. I have been playing OFP for a long time and I used to be very active in these forums. I am in Iraq now with the U.S. Army. Some of the guys I work with and I have setup a LAN so I still play OFP everyday. Some of the guys didn't no about OFP, they only know the "main stream" games like Battlefield 2 (sucks). Anyways, I wanted to share some pics from my tour so far here in Iraq. Everything is going great here and I am having an awesome time helping these people and flying all over the country.NIGHT FLIGHT OVER BAGHDAD PUMA LANDING AT ONE OF THE PADS IN BAGHDAD COBRA LANDING AT THE SAME PAD ME (ON THE LEFT) AND A FRIEND IN FRONT OF ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT AT BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMING IN FOR A LANDING IN BAGHDAD WORKING IN FALLUJAH GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF GETTIN' DIRTY IN KUWAIT MY DAILEY VIEW OF MY M240H I will post more when I can. I can't wait until I can get on the net more and be more active in these forums. Until then, take care. Monty Good luck in Iraq and I cross one's fingers US Army We have own czech guys in Iraq (Military Police) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_shadow 0 Posted January 5, 2006 great to hear from ya Monty.... oh, and atleast you dont have to worry so much about those IED that seams to litter Iraq :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ghad121 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Stay Safe man I didnt know that the gave your Darth Vader masks http://img.photobucket.com/albums....138.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOB 0 Posted January 8, 2006 I didnt know that the gave your Darth Vader masks Everything to raise the morale of the troops! You should see the mechanics in their oversized R2D2-suits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow NX 1 Posted January 8, 2006 The funny thing is Saddams son Qusay had outfitted parts of the republican guard with black suits and vader style helmets cause he loved Starwars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOB 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Sorry for the OT in an otherwise very good, serious and productive topic. Shant happen again If Monty reads this: What is your flightwings main tasks? Would be nice to have some first-hand accounts of day to day business and similar stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crave22 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Nice pics! Stay safe, man. Watch your back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lin_Chino 0 Posted January 9, 2006 UUUFFF...nice pics dude ˇ Be carefull there and come back soon to play with us from home ˇ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Espectro (DayZ) 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Very nice pics, man! And best wishes... When are you coming home? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spoock 3 Posted January 9, 2006 The funny thing is Saddams son Qusay had outfitted parts of the republican guard with black suits and vader style helmets cause he loved Starwars gwot62.jpg I thnik George Lucas love Saddam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redface 1 Posted January 9, 2006 there was a US helicopter crash yesterday involving 12 victims. are you safe Monty? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
