Risk Management Magazine

It was a typical day in Iraq. I woke up with the taste of dust in my mouth, which usually meant bad weather had moved into the area.

My position takes me to command outposts and forward operating bases all over Regional Command-East. I see some interesting things and I’m constantly surprised at the ingenuity of how personnel set up their living quarters.

Without thinking, I found myself about to run a red light. For a moment, I thought I was back in Iraq. It took me a second to remember I wasn’t — that I was now home in the states.