Hi all.

Well a lot has happened since the last post. I am currently writing this on my way down I-95 just north of Baltimore. I did not want to leak out any information until I was sure I was on my way home, not just for R&R but for good for this deployment.

Our replacements showed up last week and we started turnover right away (sorry for not answering any emails lately). We were scheduled to fly at a later date but runour had it helo flights were going to be shutdown for awhile so I cleared it with the CO to leave a little early. We left Speicher a little before midnight on Thursday the 22nd to Balad and then manifested for a 2:30 flight out on the 23rd. We landed in Ramstein, Germany that night about 8 PM. We continued out on the 24th about noon to terminate our flight at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. After some negotiating a shuttle to the Philadelphia airpot to get a rental brings me up to date.

I will be taking some vacation as Robyn and I head to Florida with the kids for spring break.

Robyn, if you read this I love you and will see soon. Don't tell the kids.

Vr/

Chris
AKA the "FORMER" Squid in the desert.

Hi all, I must say it was a very nice day today. It hit the low 80's with partially cloudy skies. I will be returning to the states for some R&R for early April so wait on sending any packages specifically for me. If you have a package you want to ship out for the rest of the command just replace my name with Command Master Chief in the address line.

Today we had an awards ceremony which I was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. We then followed that with a cookout with some great grub.


















More to come later,

Chris

Holy no post Batman!!!!

Yes I am still here. This place is the epitome of groundhog day. Anyway the rain is finally gone and we have been enjoying temps in the high 70's this week.

So instead of this:





We now have this:















And this:

















His name is Squeker V3 since the other 2 models have "disappeared".

Today is also my Birthday, 38th to be exact (yikes). So tonight I am going to Pizza Hut for some Pepperoni and extra cheese pizza and some cinnaparts to celebrate since I am not at home. Thank you to those who sent cards, they as all the others are a breath of fresh air.

Well like I said, groundhog day. Pretty quite today in comparison to most of the last few weeks.

Post at you later,

Chris a.k.a. "the Squid"