John was deployed from about February 2008 - June 2008. They spent their time in Panama doing a joint exercise with other countries but I'm not sure about any details past that. What I do know is that John was not flying at the time but was working in the tower directing air traffic. I usually describe it as "if you've seen Top Gun, think of the poor guy that got coffee dumped on him when Maverick did his fly-by". John and Ginnie met him in Hawaii so that Ginnie could join him for the Tiger Cruise. They both arrived home in San Diego and Grandad met the kids and me on base to welcome them home. Here are a couple of my favorite photos. I know there are some of me somewhere but I can't find them. I was wearing jeans and a pink tank top. The other main thing I remember is that he must have come home on June 4th or 5th because I kept trying to convince Justin to enjoy his birthday on the 2nd and not rush through it. I wasn't successful because he kept saying "I wish it was Friday already".
