This morning I showed up for a 0730 mission brief at the Flight Facility on Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. When I got there, the day's mission had already been cancelled for weather. The mission to western PA may be rescheduled for tomorrow when the sun is shining.
I went to Plan B. Go to Marquette Lake and watch fire-fighting training with Blackhawk helicopters. Our Blackhawks were slated to scoop up water from the lake and practice dropping it on a point and across an area. I went to the lake 30 minutes ahead of the first mission. An hour later I switched to Plan C--take pictures of two soldiers from Echo Company who were graduating from the Warrior Leadership Course. That worked. Graduation was indoors, on time.
Then I went back to the lake. It was beginning to rain. I waited about 15 minutes but the mist turned into rain, the wind kicked up to 25 mph. Mission cancelled.
Tomorrow the main mission, air assault training for an infantry unit in Western Pennsylvania may go ahead as planned. More tomorrow.
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