Saturday, February 23, 2008
Captain Dennet as GI Joe - The Dude
The Dude Item # 6565 Regular Carded Assortment
Winter Operations Specialist O-3 (Army Captain) SN: 000-0617-AT89
File Name: CPT. David Dennett Primary MOS: Logistics Operations
POB: Bethesda, Maryland Secondary MOS: N/A
Appearance: Army Digital Pattern Uniform; Patrol Cap; Oakley M-Frame Ballistic Glasses, and belt; black knife, gloves and boots
Accessories: large ACU pattern tech backpack with cold weather sleeping bag; Black Colt M4 machine gun; Black Berretta 9mm Pistol, 2 magazines; Improved Outer Tactical Vest; extra pouches for ammo.
Filecard Information: THE-DUDE was an instructor at the Army Transportation School at Fort Eustis, Virginia and a consultant to the Gourmet Coffee Test Center at the same facility. Before he was tapped for G. I. Joe, The Dude used his "coffee at work" combat tactics in Iraq’s Operation Iraqi Freedom so that the troops would be well prepared if any critical coffee shortages should arise.
"All the other G. I. Joe Logistics Specialists think they have the best brew. Not The Dude! He knows it to the MAX! It drives him so far up the wall that it brings out a special kind of coolness unheard of in the western world. We're talking MAXIMUM COOLNESS! So why does he keep volunteering for OIF assignments? Because he enjoys being The-Dude!"
Versions: 1. 2003 2. 2007 (Military Advisor Team)
Variations: The prototype pictured in the catalog has his upper arms on opposite sides.
Mold:
head—The Dude (03, 07)
arms, torso, waist, and legs—The-Dude (03, 07), Snake Eyes (05/V)
Toy notes: Featured in 2003's first "new figures" commercial.
Cartoon notes: The Dude's most significant appearances were the first-season DIC episodes The Nozone Conspiracy and Cold Shoulder.
Comic notes: The Dude did not appear in the comic.
Barbarian Bio Bit - MSG Jefferey D. Colen
MSG Jeffrey D. Colen is the team’s NCOIC and Logistics trainer NCO. He is a military brat that has lived all over.
His duties include advising the Iraqi Brigade Command Sergeant Major and NCOs.
He has a beautiful wife and five lovely children that are located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
His past assignment includes Transportation Supervisor at Rock Island, IL, Operations SGT at Cape Canaveral, FL and Platoon Sergeant at Fort Story, VA.
My hobbies are golf, golf and more golf. MSG Colen does not speak any Arabic what so ever and when he tries the entire team begins to laugh. He looks forward to retiring and spending time with his family and buddies on the golf course. “FORE!”
His duties include advising the Iraqi Brigade Command Sergeant Major and NCOs.
He has a beautiful wife and five lovely children that are located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
His past assignment includes Transportation Supervisor at Rock Island, IL, Operations SGT at Cape Canaveral, FL and Platoon Sergeant at Fort Story, VA.
My hobbies are golf, golf and more golf. MSG Colen does not speak any Arabic what so ever and when he tries the entire team begins to laugh. He looks forward to retiring and spending time with his family and buddies on the golf course. “FORE!”
Friday, February 22, 2008
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Barbarian Bio Bit - Major Eberhardt
MAJ Paul Eberhardt is the team Staff Manuever Trainer.
He attempts to teach, coach and mentor the Iraqi Army Brigade Operations Officer plan and execute operations.
His wife, Mary, and son, Tony, remain in South East Alabama while Paul is deployed. Mary works hard as a counselor for senior citizens. And Tony is focused on finishing up and enjoying his senior year in high school and playing soccer. Paul misses both of them very much.
Paul would like all his friends and family and families of the team members to know that we appreciate all the support you provide for the team. Knowing you all are back there thinking of us is a comforting thought and sometimes quite tasty! Please continue to send the chocolate chip cookies.
Barbarian Bio Bit - LTC Meeker
LTC Jeff Meeker is the Team Chief for the Barbarian MiTT.
He is a native of the State of Ohio and a rabid Ohio State Buckeye fan...no National Championship jokes please.
His duties include advising the Iraqi Brigade Commander and his Deputy as well as trying to keep the team moving in the right direction which at times is more difficult than coaching a youth soccer team.
He is a career Armor/Cavalry officer whose previous position was as a tactics instructor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
He has been married to the former Lisa Wiley for almost 18 years now. They have two great kids: a daugther - Eryn (13 years old) and a son - Nathan (9 years old).
His dislikes are too numerous to mention and his likes are not fit for public consumption.
He recently branch transferred to Simulation Operations and looks forward to fighting insurgents virtually as opposed to in a live environment.
Barbarian Bio Bit - Major Bennett
Major Ian Bennett is the Fires and Effects Officer and the team’s Executive Officer which translates to “Jack of all trades and master of none”. His duties range from attempting to keep the team focused which he describes as “difficult as herding cats”, counting Iraqi Army personnel, personnel security for the boss, all the way to chief dog washer.
He was assigned to the MiTT world as penance for two years as an exchange artillery instructor to Canada and a year in Madrid, Spain, as an exchange student to Spain’s command and general staff school. He is commonly referred to the Iraqis as Abu Gaib, meaning Father of Nothing since he is one of the few remaining single officers in the United States Army with no children.
His likes include travelling, reading books with pictures, food and banging his head against the wall with the multitude of last minute taskings from higher headquarters. His dislikes include RPGs, the long wait for stir fry at the DFAC, and paperwork.
He routinely competes with “EJ” Dupont for title of chief procrastinator. He can often times be heard mumbling, “Aw heck, here we go again…” as he attempts to detangle himself from his seatbelt and chase after the boss as he chases after the Iraqi commander on the ground which usually results in some form of excitement.
He is eagerly looking forward to the establishment of a MiTT Branch and the 10 year reunion of the team somewhere in Iraq.
Barbarian Bio Bit - Major Dupont
Major Edward “EJ” Dupont is the S2 or intelligence officer; the irony of this is not lost on the other team members.
This is Major Dupont’s second tour in Iraq as a Military Transition Team intelligence officer; if he screws it up again this time, he may be back for a third.
As part of his duties, he is supposed to be the cultural expert on Iraq so he is diligently studying the intricacies and nuances of the Hindu religion. His likes include soccer, useless facts, pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and baskets of kittens; his dislikes include terrorists, slow drivers in the fast lane, broccoli and badgers.
Major Dupont is a procrastinating, apathetic pseudo-intellectual; it is widely accepted that his only positive attribute is his family (wife Catie, 12-year-old daughter Olivia and 7-year-old son Max).
Major Dupont is looking forward to his follow-on assignment in Vicenza, Italy – Italy is similar to Iraq in many ways (old, dirty, etc.) but with more dangerous roads.
This is Major Dupont’s second tour in Iraq as a Military Transition Team intelligence officer; if he screws it up again this time, he may be back for a third.
As part of his duties, he is supposed to be the cultural expert on Iraq so he is diligently studying the intricacies and nuances of the Hindu religion. His likes include soccer, useless facts, pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and baskets of kittens; his dislikes include terrorists, slow drivers in the fast lane, broccoli and badgers.
Major Dupont is a procrastinating, apathetic pseudo-intellectual; it is widely accepted that his only positive attribute is his family (wife Catie, 12-year-old daughter Olivia and 7-year-old son Max).
Major Dupont is looking forward to his follow-on assignment in Vicenza, Italy – Italy is similar to Iraq in many ways (old, dirty, etc.) but with more dangerous roads.
Barbarians Bio Bit - SSG Gillespie
Who is SSG Gillespie you ask? Well let me tell you. I am the S-6, Communication Noncommissioned Officer In Charge (COMMO NCOIC), Information Management Officer (IMO), Radio maintainer, Telephone repairman and electronics maintainer for the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division Iraqi Army Military Transition Team (2-2IA BDE MiTT). Lucky for me I am also schizophrenic so now all my personalities have a job. I love to hunt fish and most importantly spend time with my Wife Mary and our two children Donevan and Cameron.
Barbarians Bio ~ Carmen Telles
Sergeant First Class Carmen Telles is the Field Artillery Fire and Effects NCO of the team; He is working as the S-3 NCO, Driver, Gunner, Team Armorer, Pay Handler and TIFF manager.
His likes include nice quiet evenings.
His dislikes include long walks…in the cold to the shower /latrine, IA sponsored bon-fires and SAF. He has loved ones in California and New York. He has been stationed in many places to include Stateside, abroad ~~ here and there.
He speaks every language except the one that the locals speak where ever he is deployed at the time.
He looks forward to leaving this “fun filled vacation paradise” and getting a nice quiet boring job.
“Let’s Dance” .
Barbarian Auto Biography ~ Frederick Biggs
Hello all, my name is Fredrick Biggs and I am the team medic. I am originally from Florida but now reside in North Carolina. I did not volunteer for this assignment but was voluntold to do it. I am married to my lovely wife Mary and we have two children, Ashley and Steffon. In my spare time I enjoy lifting weights, watching tv, and taking care of people. To all the people that have opened their hearts to us I would like to say that it is much appreciated. Words can't explain how much enjoyment it brings to the team to see that the world loves us.
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