Commander’s moon

This is a picture of what we call in the Navy as a “Commander’s moon”. Flying around the boat at night is…well…dark—sometimes darker than 10 feet inside a squid’s ink gland. On a darkest of nights you will never find a shortage of junior officers flying around. On a night where there is a large, bright, and comforting moon (and a well defined horizon) all of the senior officers seem to make it onto the flight schedule—thus the name “commander’s moon”.

Everytime I see a full moon over here I think of my family. I explained to my oldest that when she sees the moon in the night time, that I'm looking at the same moon in the day light.

I am only a few days away from leave—I am really looking forward to seeing the family. Recently, Braye and I managed to link up using web cams—which really helped close the miles. Of course, we have 2 little aspiring actresses that are more concerned with posing for the camera than they are talking with their dad. It is great seeing them in action. Of course, I will be there live and in person in a few days.