Umpteenth Fin Visit

It's funny how the visits seem to pile up all into one day - today we had three of them. First up was the IEDD (improvised explosive device disposal) team from MeS. They came to look at the explosion site and to take samples. Next the U.S. corps of engineers with the American-Australian-Finnish commander rolled in. They were going down to Khuram wa Sar Bagh district to look at the construction of the new police station that the Americans are funding. Then it was time for the main event: The visit of the acting ambassador of Finland to Afghanistan. With him was the commander of the Finnish contingent, some other staff officers and the close protection team. I offered the guests the usual program: camp walk, lunch, briefing and coffee. The end result was, as usual, a success. When the ambassador's party was leaving, the Americans and the Swedes dropped in on their way back to their own bases. In the evening I continued with the personal evaluations and did a summary of my own feedback. It will, I hope, provide the CO with enough background information to do a personal evaluation of me.


At least someone knows how to take it easy.