7/22/2008 @ 2035

Today was a big stepping stone for my unit today and the moral was high. Today we all came together and laid out personal gear, marines inspected, repacked everything, and sealed our tri cons for shipment. The process took about 4-5 hours in the blistering heat but this stepping stone is now out of our way and were continuing to move forward. The marines that have come to replace us have begun signing for most of our gear (computer, vehicles, transformers, etc.) So each day that goes by the more stuff we notice disappearing which is always a good site. As of today, I fly another few missions and just finished my last 4 hour NVG (Night Vision Goggle) flight last night.