Homeward Bound...Final Post 02-23-2016

We had an uneventful trip back to Sicily and were awarded 4 seats on a C17 from Sigonella, Sicily to Norfolk, Va. With a stop over in Rota, Spain for crew rest. There was another gentleman from Washington State who showed up this morning. He wanted to go to Norfolk also. He is a retired Air Force pilot and they opened up a seat for him. So the 5 of us loaded up and headed across the Mediterranean to Spain. Great trip. The aircraft was loaded with cargo. We sat next to a Predator Drone. It was being sent back to the US. The crew was very friendly and when they found they had a retired Air Force pilot and a retired Army aviator on board, they invited us up to the cockpit. This time tomorrow should find us back in the USA. Back to winter.