Just got back from Falcon Focus where we trained our new Aviators how to fly in the mountains, what a wonderful month that was. Its Aug 19 and I am slated to go back to Afghanistan this Dec, we have a lot to accomplish between now and when we leave. I am now the BN/Task Force SIP and I have never taken my job so seriously, I feel that I have never been under this kind of pressure in my life I have so many kids right out of flight school and I know that they are a long way from being ready for what is in front of them. The flying in Afghanistan is the most challenging flying most of us will ever see.

I will be trying to get on here more often now that we are so close to deploying, I think we have a pretty good staff and our senior warrants are tops and we just had a change of command and we have a new commander, LTC Brian Schaap, I just did most of his progression out in New Mexico during Falcon Focus although he hasn't flown in over two years he has great control touch and should be a Pilot in Command pretty quick. He is so much different than the last commander, I made a suggestion to him just before lunch and after lunch he executed and that was that. We have needed a decision maker for some time and he is here now and ready to get to work. Well time for me to put Elli to bed, night all..