I am very fortunate to fly with all of the services in Iraq right now. In addition to Air Force and Air Guard personnel, we have Army (DMCCs, ATSSs) and Marines (MARLOs) on board. It's amazing how much more "Joint" we are as a Nation than we were a decade ago.
Nevertheless, most of my unit left yesterday for it's our turn again to take the lead in the rotation....so I have been thinking about them. (as I will be joining them after the Nats with the rest of my unit)
I wish I could show videos of the work being done in the air and the ground, let alone the communication. I imagine in years to come it will become declassified and you can see superb total force effort being accomplished. However, my greatest wish would be to air some video on CNN of the electricity that has been restored over the last couple of years - every week another grid is brought online! Something the public never sees, is all of the utilities being restored/enhanced/added to levels they have never seen before. Always a dim light being shed on the 'war' in Iraq. We could go on and on about the Hospitals, medicines, schools, etc....I'm babbling now so I will stop. I know we're all on the same boat here in the forum, no question.