Barksdale, ugh. Spent 9 months there in '95 before I transitioned back to civilian life. I was at the base transportation detachment that brought in the trains of vehicles and equipment for readiness center training. We also did a lot of the heavy forklifting on the base. Got to clean up a pretty good derailment not far from the base too. But Sleazeville left a lot to be desired. The best part about the area was the Air Force people (I was Army) and a lot of the people we met off base. I think the Army went there as punishment. The food was fantastic.
Fort Drum, NY was similar but the opposite end of the weather spectrum also. -24 degree wind chill at the range. Kinda hard to shoot when you're dressed like the Michelin man. Maybe I should have stopped requesting hometown, CA each time I left Europe?
