Made another trip out to Herat and back this past weekend. The flight there was one of the worst C130 flights I've had. 1st it was an Italian AF flight and I am pretty sure that was an original C130 from the 50's. They were 4 hours late and they couldn't figure out how to turn the air conditioner on (we sat in the back on the tarmas for at least half an hour before take off.
The quarters in Herat were much better this time, 3 to a room, real mattresses, and wall lockers! Luigi is leaving to go back to Italy as his tour is up and Aaron will leave in August, a little early, as his wife is due with twins. So besides business it was good to talk with them one more time.
The flight back was much better. It was a Royal Air Force C130J and the Brits even gave us a sfety briefing and passed out earplugs. Two things the Italians didn't do.
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