Goodbye Mississippi.

Following the 4 day pass, 130 of us traveled from Camp Shelby to Gulfport to await our flight to California. Jess and the kids dropped me off at Camp Shelby around 8:45pm on the evening of the 12th. I packed my bags, and caught about an hour of sleep. I awoke at midnight, and we began loading bags at 12:45am on the 13th. At 2am, our busses departed for Gulfport Airport, where we arrived at 3:30am to await our charter flight. We sleep for a few hours in a hanger at the airport (pictured above), before finally departing on the charter around 8am. We arrived at SCLA (Southern California Logistics Airport) in Victorville, CA at 10:30am Pacific, where we loaded busses and drove 90 minutes to the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, CA which is where I am currently. It was a long trip, but it is a relief to be here. We are finalizing our training plan, and getting ready for our final phase of training before heading to Afghanistan.