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Najlae Benmbarek, Djibouti
We woke up pretty early yesterday for our first visit to a local girl’s orphanage. Before heading there, we met at the chapel of the base. The chaplain, a tall, blonde, always smiling officer, was surrounded by a group of volunteers, among which were musicians of the Air Force Academy Band. We interviewed the chaplain in the bus and Aaron asked him if, in the frequent interactions they have with the locals, there’s [see entire entry...]

Aliza Nadi, Bahrain
There’s so much I want to write, but it hasn’t been easy till now.  I guess that’s what happens when you’re in a location for no more than 2 days, and filming is at the top of your list. 
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So, on Tuesday night, having been distracted by the gym and a steaming bowl of bibimbap, I missed Katie and Matt and Vanessa’s World Cup adventures. Instead, I stumbled to City Hall myself, where I somehow managed to capture the crowd’s reaction when South Korea made what I think was its first goal.
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Aliza Nadi, Bahrain
It’s been one week since we arrived to the Middle East, camera in hand, not knowing what to expect.  It’s been overwhelming, emotional, moving, frightening.  It’s been a little of everything. 
Cerissa and I are in Bahrain right now.  It’s our fourth country, and fifth base. 
Of all the memories I’ve collected, the one thing I keep going back to are the people. 

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Aliza Nadi, Bahrain
We were sitting on a C-130 in the military airfield in Djibouti ready to head out to our next stop: the 379th Air Expediatiary Wing.  The airforce crew had just loaded the palletized luggage and band equipment.  And I still hadn’t managed to successfully fasten my seatbelt by myself.  These seatbelts are [see entire entry...]

We arrived at the gate of the Ganci Air Base at 7 am this morning after a brisk taxi ride from the recently rain-washed streets of Bishkek.  There the language shifted from russian to english and the Volga autos giving way to big ol’ trucks and Hummers. It’s astounding how much America fits onto a few acres of land.  From the southern twang of the 23-year-old guards at the gate this morning to the curly [see entire entry...]

On Tuesday night we forgot about the military and turned our minds to what the rest of Korea was thinking about – World Cup Soccer. We decided to head out for dinner first. I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that we caved and went for pizza. I usually pride myself on my willingness to eat like [see entire entry...]

It’s late. We’re exhausted. We’re damp from the rain that came down all day. But how was the reporting? Pretty near perfect. Great interviews. Good footage despite the rain. And a serious amount of ground covered in a single day.
With the help of some very patient Public Affairs Officers, the five of us managed to: spend two hours talking with an impressively sharp general, experience the surreal atmosphere of the DMZ, fire automatic weaponry and, [see entire entry...]

2157 Hrs - Camp Lemonier(From Earlier):It’s around 10AM. We just left Camp Lemonier in a fully armed convoy of 3 SUVs to rendezvous with Navy Seabees in the remote town of Dikhil, Djibouti–population 10,000–where they’re building a school dormitory for local children.-Aaron Selverston

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