Day Two – MilJo: Of Bomb Scares and Briefings Lots of briefings and meetings today. We started the morning in a meeting room in the U.S. Army Command and General Staff college. After the first briefing with Mr. Kirby Brown, the Deputy to the Commanding General U.S. Army, Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, we were quickly and professionally escorted from the building, informed that a suspicious package had been found outside. As a visiting Chinese delegation was due in at any moment, the matter was being dealt with delicately. I love being around people who can handle any circumstances. I fell in with several officers as we left the building, and had the most pleasant conversation as we vacated the area of a potential explosive. I’ve seen civilians panic at the prospect of an icy road. Several of the journalists today were pretty damn unhappy. These men and women just roll with it. I had the pleasure to meet some of the most incredible officers today, including Colonel Steve Leonard, Operations Officer for the Combined Arms Center, shown in this photo making his points in an effective, entertaining way. The Colonel had, as he put it, “no filter,” and it made for some interesting conversation. We have a number of briefings tomorrow morning before leaving for... firegirlphotographyblog/2013/09/23/day-two-miljo-of-bomb-scares-and-briefings/
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:50:42 +0000
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