Sharing recap pilot retirement. After only less than 22 years in aviation, he ended up!

I started this post several times and I said so much, so I reached it into two posts: the summary of the amazing military career of the pilot and everything we did to celebrate | My thoughts and experiences with the life of a military wife.

This is the day we were excited for a while, and we are so grateful that so many friends and families could celebrate with us.

Picture of so many people who love who came to celebrate with us:

The pilot pulled back a few weeks ago, and we had a whole weekend to celebrate this significant milestone. The family began to fly on Wednesday afternoon and evening, so we just entered the house in the house. Thursday, we had a family entertainment in Corbetta with tons of applications and a friendly pikallball competition. We returned for dinner, and Friday was a big day.

He had a standard "fine flight", which is your final flight in the squadron. He led the fourth of his closest friends around Tucson, they had to fire the gun several more times, and we managed to go to the flight line to watch him look. Everyone cheered as they flew over his head, it was pretty emotionally.

He passed that he was taxed for the jet last time and waved everyone, Top gun Style.

One of his closest crews came from Vegas for the day to be the chief of the crew one last time.

We sprayed it with water and champagne,

took a million pictures

(Love these ladies so much)

(Pilot best friends since he was 7 years old)

And then they headed inside for the official ceremony.

I wasn't sure how they installed their incredible career at a short ceremony, but they did an amazing job. Short version: He had 3,400 hours in four implementations A-10, 7 1/2 of the year in the school house A-10, bronze stars and multiple medals of deserving medals. He was a pilot instructor, evaluator (can give a check on other pilots), combat search and rescue and forward air controller.

Even with all his achievements on paper, I have to really see the scenes of everything he did as the squadron commander in the last three years. He was constantly on the phone that checks and sorts problems, on his computer all hours of night and sincerely take care of everyone in the squadron. He helped others through heavy disease and huge life changes, helped the transition to find new opportunities and employment, wrote the awards, helped the oven and passing the squadron's continued support. He did it all as he worked hard on trying and balance everything with family life.

It was an honor to be next to his side, and I am proud of his achievement and his leadership.

After the ceremony, it was a party! We headed towards the squadron bar where we had the Hawaiin Bros Hawaiian (goes to the root 47. Squadron), the most important cake and cupcakes in the village of Bakehouse

(All patches for each squadrille was part)

And they did a few more awards from the inside.

Everyone went home to cool and regroup, and then we made an open house in three canyons, a local beer garden with live music. I thought friends and family would appear and say hello and leave when they loved (especially since we were in the basis of most days), but our friends all appeared and closed with us. It was epic.

The next day I planned several optional events for friends and family who were in the city: Hike in Sabino Canyon,

Well basketball games (she couldn't miss their club games because they were on the tournament),

And dinner at Charrou.

For our 25 year group, El Charro truly crossed over and wider. I booked a reservation a few months in advance, and they had us in the back room with a set menu.

Children's table:

Everyone got salads, Guacamole, Salsa, Chips and Green Chile Chisps, and then had the possibility of enhilad, tacos or tamal. We did the margaritas pitchers for tables and everything was great easily, so fresh and so good. It was the perfect way to cap for the weekend!

I had a few questions about what the pilot would now work when he was pulled from the air force. Goes in the next few months and then returns to the commercial airline world. For now enjoying a well-deserved time X-box with friends, extra naps and simply takes it. After so many years of such a lifestyle of high stress, I am so happy to get a chance to cool a little.

xoxo

Gina

* All photos of fine flight and ceremonies are in incredible Kristi Harris