Here we are at the Operations Group Annual Awards Banquet.  This was our first night out without Ben so these are the only pictures of us not checking our cell phones for missed calls from the babysitter.  Just kidding.  Everyone did fine.   

Here's Nicole, stunning as always

 

 This is my new commander, Facts

Here's Sonic, my new drinking buddy for Oktoberfest.  He's a German exchange officer who gets to fly the A-10 for three years while an American A-10 pilot flies the German GR-1 Tornado. 

Me and SWAG (...stands for Skinny Weird-Ass Guy), a good buddy from Korea.

Turns out I got the Operations Group "Instructor Pilot of the Quarter" Award