Winding Down

Nate's unit is preparing to redeploy back to their home station, Ft. Lewis, Washington. They'll seal the last connex (shipping container) later this week, and Nate will be living out of a bag for a few weeks. The advance party of their relief has arrived from Germany. When the rest arrive they'll begin a process of handing over the mission and operations. Mostly left-seat/right-seat techniques in which a member of the unit being relieved pairs with a member of the relieving unit to gradually shift operations from one to the other.

Within a month, Nate's unit will be in Kuwait waiting for a ride home. Without giving away exact dates we can tell you he'll be home (Ft. Lewis and Tacoma, WA) by the the end of August. He and Katie are planning trips shortly after to visit family and friends.

I don't want to publish dates and travel plans, but will be happy to share them with you personally. Send me an email, and I'll let you know when they plan to be near you. He looks forward to seeing you all again.