mobile network coverage maps ive been able to find I guess I will need to rely mostly on satellite for communication and transmitting my pictures? -Is there any chance at all of pinching a bit of bandwith from the troops' connection to check email/upload a few quick pics or do I need to start scouring the internet looking for a cheap used BGAN terminal? -For the transport would you recommend taking a civilian flight to Kabul and working it out from there or trying to sort a military flight into Bagram? -Regarding the embed application: I am hoping to do 3-4 embeds in succession (2nd Expeditionary Marines, 5th Stryker/2nd Infantry, 82nd Airborne Combat Aviation), in your oppinion would it be better to apply for them all at once or separately? -And finally, I was planning on sending the application to kabul-presscenter@cfc-a.centcom.mil and bagrammoc@swa.army.mil but would you possibly happen to have a more direct contact? NICK MORRIS My Cam gear and Armor I don't check. I carry it on because if it gets lost you can't go on. As for clothes... nothing synthetic. Only cotton and also no ink prints of any kind like picture art. Just solid color cotton clothes. You may have to wear long sleeve. Check with the unit your assigned to. Some require it. If you can afford to go to an Army Surplus and buy BDU's. Not tops just bottoms. Some military officers have issues with civilians wearing complete uniforms. BDU bottoms are acceptable. If your