Deployment

Taken from the cockpit while dropping off a MEDEVAC in Ajaccio, Corsica.

"The Big Ditch"
Suez Canal

My neighbor on the Charles de Gaulle, Jaques Florent, proudly displaying his cigar collection.

Picture of a whale shark taken from my waterproof camera in Dijibouti.

French guys plus the two Brits, AJ and James, taking a nap after our swim with the whale sharks.

Downtown Dijibouti.

Fish 'n chips à l'Afrique

Dijibouti.

Christmas at sea and Santa still made a delivery.

It's a "war" "ship" they kept telling me.

Taken from the Dauphin on Spot 6 aboard the Harry S. Truman during their 9 month deployment. 

Greg my most motivated English student.

The view from the condo.

Nevermind the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world behind me,
That's the first glass of fresh milk I've had in 2 months. Also featured: Joey sundae from Outback.

left to right: LT Joshua Stehr USN, LT Adam Weelington Royal Navy, LCDR AJ Hill Royal Navy,
LT John Reuland USN,  CAPT Aaron Croft USAF, LCDR Justin Griffin USN,
LT John Lester USN, LT Graham Scarborough USN

Our condo on the 95th floor.

We are no longer fifteen years old and it's not Cape Cod but we still surf together.
Alex Corcoran and I at a wave pool in the middle of the Emirate desert.

Lac Assal Dijibouti. Twenty feet below sea level.

Our maintenance officer, Gauthier "Wawa" Wartel.
No, it is not supposed to look like that.

Western Dijibouti. 

35F Carrier detachment