Life at Al Dhafra

[Spoo]

I didn't come up with this........it's the Brit's. And no I am not kidding. I am sorry it does not have any female genitalia meaning like everyone wants, but you can believe what ever you want.

Dear ignorant jacka$$ (that's you DesertRat - and I toned that down after a cooling off period),

I think I figured out why your post made no sense. Could it be that you're referring to the CAOC Brit bar at AL UDEID? We're talking about AL DHAFRA. I thought the title of the thread would be a dead giveaway, but apparently not. Here's what I believe: "Muff's Place" (aka "The Thirsty Camel" at AL DHAFRA) was named after fellow U-2 pilot Maj Duane "Muff" Dively who perished on June 22, 2005 while returning to base after a mission over Afghanistan. So I suppose it has some indirect connection with "female genitalia", but I think you can understand my disgust with the svs pukes who renamed it for whatever simple-minded reason they had. Now get back to work - I just saw two guys with reflective belts on upside down - go get 'em!

Have a nice day.

Godspeed Muff

Edited February 3, 2009 by Spoo

[Guest DesertRat]

Dear ignorant jacka$$ (that's you DesertRat - and I toned that down after a cooling off period),

I think I figured out why your post made no sense. Could it be that you're referring to the CAOC Brit bar at AL UDEID? We're talking about AL DHAFRA. I thought the title of the thread would be a dead giveaway, but apparently not. Here's what I believe: "Muff's Place" (aka "The Thirsty Camel" at AL DHAFRA) was named after fellow U-2 pilot Maj Duane "Muff" Dively who perished on June 22, 2005 while returning to base after a mission over Afghanistan. So I suppose it has some indirect connection with "female genitalia", but I think you can understand my disgust with the svs pukes who renamed it for whatever simple-minded reason they had. Now get back to work - I just saw two guys with reflective belts on upside down - go get 'em!

Have a nice day.

Godspeed Muff

Easy there killer, don't blow a gasket....my bad....didn't know there was another Muff in the AOR, I appreciate the correction, I meant no disrespect.

[Snirifle]

Dear ignorant jacka$$ (that's you DesertRat - and I toned that down after a cooling off period),

I think I figured out why your post made no sense. Could it be that you're referring to the CAOC Brit bar at AL UDEID? We're talking about AL DHAFRA. I thought the title of the thread would be a dead giveaway, but apparently not. Here's what I believe: "Muff's Place" (aka "The Thirsty Camel" at AL DHAFRA) was named after fellow U-2 pilot Maj Duane "Muff" Dively who perished on June 22, 2005 while returning to base after a mission over Afghanistan. So I suppose it has some indirect connection with "female genitalia", but I think you can understand my disgust with the svs pukes who renamed it for whatever simple-minded reason they had. Now get back to work - I just saw two guys with reflective belts on upside down - go get 'em!

Have a nice day.

Godspeed Muff

Yep, I was there when he went down, worked on the recovery crew on the crash and was around when they renamed the bar. Really sad time. Whats even worse is people thinking it was named for muffins, brits etc. and that tribute to him was lost in the base move.

[HuggyU2]

I didn't come up with this........it's the Brit's. And no I am not kidding. I am sorry it does not have any female genitalia meaning like everyone wants, but you can believe what ever you want.

Open mouth,... insert foot.

And you got to love an apology prefaced with "Easy there killer,... don't blow a gasket".

Edited February 3, 2009 by Huggyu2

[Guest Sunrunner]

Any updates on the housing situation there at ADAB? Are they still shacking everybody up with buddies in the conex huts?

[ram02]

Any updates on the housing situation there at ADAB? Are they still shacking everybody up with buddies in the conex huts?

I was there January-June of this year; aircrew were in the dorms, 2 or 3 to a room. They were standard dorm rooms: 2 bunk beds, 2 wall lockers, 2 night stands, and bathrooms down the hall. I didn't see any conex huts, unless you're referring to the double-stacks.

Edited August 15, 2010 by ram02

[Guest Sunrunner]

I was there January-June of this year; aircrew were in the dorms, 2 or 3 to a room. They were standard dorm rooms: 2 bunk beds, 2 wall lockers, 2 night stands, and bathrooms down the hall. I didn't see any conex huts, unless you're referring to the double-stacks.

I was referring to the double-stacks, sorry for the confusion.

[BigFreddie]

The "wet-stacks" are mostly two to a room unless you are permanent party (365 TDYs/PCS) with enough rank or the right duty title. Only the special needs flyers get single rooms in them.

[JarheadBoom]

Latest update for anyone who's interested:

- Wifi is working great in the aircrew dorms; I'm on it right now. Good enough to video-Skype home with minimal problems late at night (local time). It's AF-provided, but there aren't any login/password shenanigans, and so far the only restrictions I've seen are porn, file-sharing, and gambling sites. Youtube, web mail, social-networking, forums, and the like all work fine. Can't speak for anyone else's dorms, but it's probably safe to assume they've got it too.

- As BF stated, aircrew rooms are pretty much 2-per. The only 3-per I see in my hall are crews that have a female among them, and the females have roomies as well. Wearing LtCol/CMSgt is no guarantee of having your own room if you're there as deployed aircrew on a multi-crewed airplane.

- The current leadership is pretty damn cool. The AEW/CC flies a couple times a month, and the EOG/CC flies once a week, with either the AWACS or the -10. Disco belts are NOT REQUIRED in the TCA unless you're Army, but that's their rules, not the AEW's. There is a conscious effort, voiced by the AEW/CC and Command Chief themselves, to not bust people's balls on nit-picky bullshit and maintain focus on the mission. It's quite refreshing.

- Chow hall's not bad at all. The salad bar is fresh and well-stocked, and the food's decent. No hand-washing/hand-sanitizing Nazis at the door; it's there if you want or need it, but no one's accusing you of letting the terrorists win if you don't. Disco belts are not required in the chowhall. The new Roy's is up and running.

ETA:

Say buh-bye, wireless interwebs...

Mark my words, folks.

I'm happy to have been wrong about this!

Edited September 25, 2010 by JarheadBoom

[Guest redmammal]

Latest update for anyone who's interested:

- Wifi is working great in the aircrew dorms; I'm on it right now. Good enough to video-Skype home with minimal problems late at night (local time). It's AF-provided, but there aren't any login/password shenanigans, and so far the only restrictions I've seen are porn, file-sharing, and gambling sites. Youtube, web mail, social-networking, forums, and the like all work fine. Can't speak for anyone else's dorms, but it's probably safe to assume they've got it too.

- As BF stated, aircrew rooms are pretty much 2-per. The only 3-per I see in my hall are crews that have a female among them, and the females have roomies as well. Wearing LtCol/CMSgt is no guarantee of having your own room if you're there as deployed aircrew on a multi-crewed airplane.

- The current leadership is pretty damn cool. The AEW/CC flies a couple times a month, and the EOG/CC flies once a week, with either the AWACS or the -10. Disco belts are NOT REQUIRED in the TCA unless you're Army, but that's their rules, not the AEW's. There is a conscious effort, voiced by the AEW/CC and Command Chief themselves, to not bust people's balls on nit-picky bullshit and maintain focus on the mission. It's quite refreshing.

- Chow hall's not bad at all. The salad bar is fresh and well-stocked, and the food's decent. No hand-washing/hand-sanitizing Nazis at the door; it's there if you want or need it, but no one's accusing you of letting the terrorists win if you don't. Disco belts are not required in the chowhall. The new Roy's is up and running.

ETA:

I'm happy to have been wrong about this!

there are times i miss roys...especially the breakfast times...mmm.

[HuggyU2]

If any of you are getting to work with Dingle, you're lucky. Understands the mission, gets it done, works hard, and is frickin' hilarious.

[Guest redmammal]

If any of you are getting to work with Dingle, you're lucky. Understands the mission, gets it done, works hard, and is frickin' hilarious.

who is that?

[HuggyU2]

who is that?

If you don't know, don't worry about it.

[Techsan]

His 1st or last name HAS to be Berry! I'm just taking a lucky guess here.

[BigFreddie]

Dingle is awesome. Funny as hell - once heard him say "I'd be so happy I'd French kiss a rattle snake...". You almost needed a decoder ring for him but a great guy.

[HuggyU2]

You almost needed a decoder ring for him...

Perfect!

[Flare]

2+ years later....can anyone give a more recent update about life at Al Dhafra? Looking for info for a 365-er type deployment, not a flying one. Dorms? Food? Interwebz? Off-base?

[RAMurai]

Bummer, Flare. Watch yer ass out there, man.

-Ram

[ThreeHoler]

2+ years later....can anyone give a more recent update about life at Al Dhafra? Looking for info for a 365-er type deployment, not a flying one. Dorms? Food? Interwebz? Off-base?

Life is good as "permanent party" (i.e. 365-er) as long as the leadership hasn't changed the perks that the peons (AEF and "enablers") don't know you have.

[Guest]

Watch yer ass out there, man.

Why?

Post DADT Rohypnol?

[RAMurai]

Why?

Post DADT Rohypnol?

That, and Eagle drivers.

[Spoo]

PM sent.

[Guest]

Life is good as "permanent party!!!!!" (i.e. 365-er) as long as the leadership hasn't changed the perks that the peons (AEF and "enablers" and your wife) don't know you have.

Fixed.

They don't call it permanent party for nothin'.

[Spinner]

Bump. How's the living conditions for permanent party? Is the wifi still decent?

[Guest LumberjackAxe]

Wifi is good except between 6-9pm. Permanent party housing isn't that bad. It's actually not that bad in general, except that there are too many people out here now. Everything is crowded, there is a beer/liquor shortage right now, and it's starting to get hot.