My Last Military “Vacation”
In 2 weeks or so, I’ll be about halfway through my current deployment to Afghanistan. (.. and the crowd Cheers!) After over 22 years in the Air Force, this will be my last “vacation” or “camping trip” .. depending on whether you want to use my wife Ana’s or 3-year old daughter Jaiden’s euphemism. I’m [...]
How To Pack For A Military Deployment
I spent a little bit of time today, getting my uniforms together, and building my “72 hour” bag for my upcoming deployment. I’ll most likely finish packing the night before I leave … that’s just how I roll. But at least I was able to start getting things ready while I was home today. And [...]
Retiring and Moving to Florida
Nothing is official yet, but we’re pretty much decided that somewhere between this time, and Christmas next year, I’m going to go ahead and retire from the Air Force, and move back to Florida. We had a great time visiting with family and friends when we were just there for my brother Craig’s wedding. And [...]
Tallil Weather Office
I’m just gonna come out and say it … we scored a seriously nice office during this deployment. Normally, the weather guys are lucky if they get a little space over in the corner of the room, or maybe even a spot for a couple of computers on a table in the TOC. Somehow or [...]
Dragging Out My Bags
I just got back from picking up my replacement at the terminal. I still have about week left here, and about 2 weeks until I actually get home. But, I figured since I moved over to a temporary room, it’s probably time to pull out my bags and start getting organized for the trip home. [...]
The Alamo – COB Adder Legal Office
I had to make a quick trip to the Legal Office the other day. Here on COB Adder it is called the “The Alamo”. This is another one of those places that was on my “I gotta get a picture before I leave” list. Since I was over that way again this morning, and had [...]
