Dust!

Most people's experience with dust in the United States is that thin layer of dirt that covers everything after they've neglected to clean for a few weeks. Here in the middle east, "dust" means something entirely different. This is a picture that was taken at almost 10:00AM. The sky was darkened by the amount of dust in the air. This isn't the worst it's been since I've arrived in theater, however, it was still quite filthy. This brown out condition tends to happen whenever the wind picks up to high sustained speeds. Yesterday, wind speeds were over 45 knots in some areas, which brought back fond memories of Kansas. Below are two pictures that were taken while standing on the porch in front of our office.