Monday, February 28, 2005
Changes?
Well, someone went to bat for us and we were able to wear the Cav patch after all. And though the customs process took place over a six hour period, we were given a one hour break to go to the PX.
We flew Northwest Airlines and had individual “On Demand” type video and music monitors. Stopping over in Amsterdam, the flight crew handed out free Heineken once we were air borne.
Has this journal made an overnight impact and thus violated the Prime Directive? Probably not.
We flew through French airspace in a French plane, and drank French water. I asked the pilot why we went through Saudi Arabia and the Mediterranean instead of Iraq and Turkey, which he said would have saved about 45 minutes. He said it was company policy. He said they probably save money going this way because they former charges less money for allowing them to fly through their airspace. There go those Ottomans - again.
Because of the weather at Maguire AFB (Ft. Dix), we were diverted to Philadelphia. One former airman speculated that the snow clearing equipment was in Afghanistan.
Bewildered flight attendant came on the PA, “They still don’t know what they are going to do. Sit back and watch it as it happens.”
“Welcome to the Army,” was the refrain heard from the cabin.
We waited on the plane, then in the customs holding area, then in reception. About an hour later the Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania Guard arrived with other staff at the airport to meet us.
We finally made it back to Ft. Dix at 0200, but were advised we could sleep in ‘til 0800.
Well, someone went to bat for us and we were able to wear the Cav patch after all. And though the customs process took place over a six hour period, we were given a one hour break to go to the PX.
We flew Northwest Airlines and had individual “On Demand” type video and music monitors. Stopping over in Amsterdam, the flight crew handed out free Heineken once we were air borne.
Has this journal made an overnight impact and thus violated the Prime Directive? Probably not.
We flew through French airspace in a French plane, and drank French water. I asked the pilot why we went through Saudi Arabia and the Mediterranean instead of Iraq and Turkey, which he said would have saved about 45 minutes. He said it was company policy. He said they probably save money going this way because they former charges less money for allowing them to fly through their airspace. There go those Ottomans - again.
Because of the weather at Maguire AFB (Ft. Dix), we were diverted to Philadelphia. One former airman speculated that the snow clearing equipment was in Afghanistan.
Bewildered flight attendant came on the PA, “They still don’t know what they are going to do. Sit back and watch it as it happens.”
“Welcome to the Army,” was the refrain heard from the cabin.
We waited on the plane, then in the customs holding area, then in reception. About an hour later the Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania Guard arrived with other staff at the airport to meet us.
We finally made it back to Ft. Dix at 0200, but were advised we could sleep in ‘til 0800.
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