Courtesy of onallcylinders.comSOUTHWEST ASIA — After the cool, rainy conditions in Kuwait, Operation Appreciation headed to Southwest Asia and found warm weather—and an even warmer reception.The group visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia on Wednesday. They were attacked by dogs from the Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron’s (ESFS) military working dog (MWD) team,… Continue reading OPERATION APPRECIATION 2013-DAY 3
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OPERATION APPRECIATION 2013-DAY 2
Courtesy of onallcylinders.comKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Drag racers and rain are natural enemies. And the last place someone like Jason Line expected to encounter a driving rainstorm was the deserts of the Middle East. Yet that’s exactly what Jason and the Operation Appreciation contingent got in Kuwait Monday night and Tuesday in massive (dare we… Continue reading OPERATION APPRECIATION 2013-DAY 2
OPERATION APPRECIATION 2013-DAY 4
Courtesy of onallcylinders.comBAHRAIN — Captain David Meron is in charge of the Naval Support Activity (NSA) in Bahrain. He is ultimately responsible for more than a dozen boats, 17 military working dogs, and hundreds of enlisted men. Yet, all he wanted to talk about on Thursday was drag racing and his unfinished bracket car back… Continue reading OPERATION APPRECIATION 2013-DAY 4
OPERATION APPRECIATION 2013-DAY 1
Courtesy of onallcylinders.com KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Operation Appreciation, Summit Racing’s annual visit to troops stationed overseas, has a whole new look for 2013. The cast remains the same—Greg Anderson, Jason Line, Andrew Hines, Eddie Kraweic, and Dan Runte once again make up the tour’s lineup—but this year’s trip takes place in the desert of the Middle… Continue reading OPERATION APPRECIATION 2013-DAY 1