*Ding ding, Ding ding* Shellback, Arriving.

Hey guys, Sorry that I have been gone so long,

I have been busy... extremely busy...

Most of the past 2 years I have not had internet access or even a phone or a mailing address, so please, bear with me.

Also, a little bit about what I have been doing the last two years that I have been on a LOA.

April 16th 2008, Went off to basic training in Great Lakes, IL
June 13th 2008, Graduated basic training in Great Lakes, IL
June 13th 2008 - December 14th 2008, Technical training on my specialty rating,
December 14th 2008 - December 29th 2008, On leave after graduating "A - school"
December 29th 2008 - July 21st 2009, Preparing for our 8 month deployment, being gone for a month, back in Lemmore for a week, gone again for another month... etcetera etcetera
December 29th 2008 - Reported for active duty in Lemoore, California to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron Four One (STRKFITRON FOUR-ONE),
July 21st 2009 - March 26th 2010, Western Pacific deployment to US 5th Fleet AOR in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

Now, possibly the best new I could offer, Im going to be a daddy! Though not biologically mine, I will treat this baby in my girlfriends belly as it he/she were mine, I should find out this week if its a boy or a girl *crosses fingers for a girl*

PS:

If you have been wondering who the heck I am, I am or was? LT. Zachary Tyler, Chief of Strategic Operations (now Asst. Chief)

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ATAN (A/W) Zachary A. Turner, United States Navy
-Serving the worlds greatest fleet since Spring of 2008.