A short story by Tech. Sgt. Jason Smith, 40th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs,
Thousands of miles away from his wife and daughter, Air Force Technical Sergeant Jason Smith sat on the makeshift deck outside his temporary tent home. Something caught the corner of his eye as he lifted his beer can to take the last swallow. Then, an amazing combination of noise and vibration rocked the entire encampment. The music that was playing on the old radio stopped. The only audible sound was more of a shaking feeling than something that could be heard. It