Life at the end of the sharp stick means that home is a hole scooped from sand and rock. Showers are a rare event.Meals aren’t much to look forward to. They’re nearly always cold.
Preparing for the real thing, Airborne troops practice rapidly loading and unloading a Black Hawk helicopter stocked with medical supplies they hope they’ll never need
Blasted by the sand and hardened by the desert, a trooper stands ready
Haircuts are as much for safety as grooming. A gas mask has to fit perfectly; long hair could be a fatal vanity.
