Hello Adam, I just read your post and as a coincidence some members of our Armor building group suggested the idea of donating kits to the Troops stationed in the Middle East. I have no clue as to where to start, where to send kits , etc, But we are interested in sending them to Iraq or Afghanistan. Could you please send me the appropriate info so that we can get started. Thanks, Jim Rosado The Tank Crew, Cinnaminson, N.J. BTW, Where is Balad?

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Hello Adam, I just read your post and as a coincidence some members of our Armor building group suggested the idea of donating kits to the Troops stationed in the Middle East. I have no clue as to where to start, where to send kits , etc, But we are interested in sending them to Iraq or Afghanistan. Could you please send me the appropriate info so that we can get started. Thanks, Jim Rosado The Tank Crew, Cinnaminson, N.J. BTW, Where is Balad?

I don't know where Balad is, I do however have contact info for the Joint Base Balad Plastic Model Club. One of the soliders that runs it is Maj. Brian Nomi, and you can email him with questions at briannomi@yahoo.com 

Hope this helps.

Hello Mikael, Thank you for the response. I will check out the lead, Jim Rosado

Glad to help.

Hello Mikael , I just sent Maj. Nomi an email and hopefully I will hear back. I forgot to ask him where Balad was.

Here's a link(with a map) that shows exactly where Balad is in Iraq..... http://www.balad.afcent.af.mil/art/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=1510

Hi everyone!  I am glad to see that there is still interest in the JBB Plastic Model Club.  I left Iraq in Sept.  Hey, good to see you CPT Cates!!!  (he and I modeled together quite a few times before I left Iraq). 

A few items of info to all of you.  Joint Base Balad is 60 miles north of Baghdad.  It's one of the largest bases in Iraq, and is very safe.  Please read my blog for more info, www.briannomi.wordpress.com. 

Second, the model club is still alive and well.  I do have the email addresses of the captain and warrant officer whom I left in charge when I departed.  I will ask their permission to publically post their emails here.  I know that they'd be happy to get supplies.  Heck, anyone in Iraq or Afghanistan should be able to get model supplies, we have so much support from patriotic folks like the readers of FSM!!  Seriously, it warms my heart to think of all the fun I had making models while in Iraq.

I did get your email, and will reply to that privately.  Hopefullly I'll post some contact info for model supply shipments here soon.  Briannomi@yahoo.com.  MAJ Nomi

Warrant Officer 1 Juan Rodriguez has given me permission to post his email.  Here it is:

 

Re: Model kit donations for troops

I would like to contribute. I have a relative there now, but he is in a different part of I. If there is an APO address, I will try to get one of the model suppliers to ship there direct.

Best regards and bless you all for your service,

Stenscience

Thank you Major, This will help get the ball rolling, Jim Rosado and The Tank Crew

Hooah, we got a mailing address, and permission to post it here on the forum: