So, it's been a while since I've put a post together, and since I'm almost home and I have a bit of time I figured I'd update this thing. Where to start...
April was a pretty interesting month. With all the pirate hullaballoo, our boat went into full-speed pirate fighting mode. Then, in the middle of of the swashbuckling I got sent to Bahrain as a stop over to head to another country for a planning exercise. I had about 6 hours from the time they told me I was leaving until my helicopter left for Djibouti, so I rushed and packed up my stuff and hopped in the back of the bird. I only spent about 2 hours in Djibouti, but I'm always game to go somewhere new. The US base in Djibouti is actually used by a number of different US and foreign organizations, but it's very rustic. There's a PX, a chow hall, a gym, an internet station, a coffee shop, and not much else. After my quick stopover I hopped on a Navy jet, but it wasn't what I was expecting. It was basically a Boeing 727, but the whole crew were Navy; even the flight attendants, which was weird to say the least. Also, they charged for snacks and sodas, so that was disappointing, but totally in keeping with what I would expect from a military "commuter" flight.
