Such a busy Spring thus far!

Hi again everyone!

I'm excited to be back blogging about recent happenings and life updates. First, I'd like to give a big "HURRRAAYYYY!" as I'm so close to graduating and commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army from PLU. I have exactly 2 months left, and this can't come any sooner.

Also, last week was a very eventful week. I was really busy with Army stuff as my girlfriend Jayden (who's also a soldier), came to visit and we had to visit Ft. Lewis everyday from Thursday through Friday.

On Wednesday and Thursday, we did a lot of Army aviation related activities. Wednesday was an aviation visit to the 66th Theater Aviation Command on Ft. Lewis. We learned a lot about aviation in the Washington Army National Guard, aircrafts they fly, and even the parts and avionics that make them work. We got to crawl around the inside of a Blackhawk and Chinook which was really fun. Below are some pictures from the visit!

Myself and CDT Potter in a Blackhawk

The Cadets!

Myself and CDT Lee (my girlfriend) with a Blackhawk

Wednesday was fun, but Thursday was even better! On Thursday, Jayden and myself returned to the 66th Theater Aviation Command and actually got to fly in a Blackhawk, all around the Puget Sound for 2 hours!

We flew across the Tacoma Narrows bridge, around Gig Harbor, up to Seattle and got really close to CenturyLink Field. It was definitely an awesome and beautiful experience.  The weather was fantastic last Thursday and we even got to watch Medical Evacuation operations conducted by the crew flying us around.

Myself and Jayden flying!

For Spring break starting today, I'm going to head off to Carbondale in Illinois and hang out with Jayden for about a week! I'm really excited and can't wait to kick this break off! I hope that everyone reading this has a wonderful week as well.

Take care and until next time!

Joel Goh