Honoring the California Fallen

Army Private First Class Christian R. Sannicolas, 20, of Anaheim, CA, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC. PFC Sannicolas died in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by an IED.

The Things We Do...

"If nothing in life is worth dying for, when did this begin -- just in the face of this enemy?" - Ronald Reagan

Team FEVER Is Victorious!

CPT Copley and Capt Lauver, one of the FEVER medical teams here, are the Cornhole champions! Never had a doubt in my mind!!! Well done guys!

Honoring the California Fallen

Army Specialist Moises J. Gonzalez, 29, Huntington, CA, was assigned to 509th Combat Service Support Company, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, TX. SPC Gonzalea died in Balkh province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled over.

Honoring the California Fallen

Army Staff Sergeant Andrew T. Britton-Mihalo, 25, of Simi Valley, CA, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, FL. SSG Britton-Mihalo died in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by small-arms fire.

Honoring the California Fallen

Army Specialist Manuel J. Vasquez, 22, of West Sacramento, CA, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany. SPC Vasquez died in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of unspecified causes.

It Can't Be Good When...

...the Army Nurse is having to fix the Air Force plane...

Just kidding! The maintenance team here is so stinking amazing and good at what they do. The aircraft we are using are slightly on the older side (okay, they are ancient!) but this maintenace team can take a completely non-mission capable aircraft and make it fully-mission capable within hours! Some fixes take just minutes, while others take 12 hours. But this team does not stop. They work all hours of the day and night in support of the overall mission of patient care.

Not the Cardboard Cutout This Time

The green tutu with the real me! I love my family!

Honoring the California Fallen

Army Chief Warrant Officer Nicholas S. Johnson, 27, of San Diego, CA, was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, HI. CWO Johnson died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his Black Hawk (UH-60) crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray, Sgt. Dean R. Shaffer and Sgt. Chris J. Workman.

The Things We Do...

There can be no real peace while one American is dying some place in the world for the rest of us. We're at war with the most dangerous enemy that has ever faced mankind in his long climb from the swamp to the stars, and it's been said if we lose that war, and in so doing lose this way of freedom of ours, history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening. - Ronald Reagan

Hard at Work

Taking my job seriously, as usual...

Captain Awesome

Hard at work enroute to patient pick up!

And yes, from now on, I shall be known as Captain Awesome!!!

76 ERQS Maintainers

I love the Maintenance team!!!!

Honor the Fallen

Army Staff Sergeant Christopher D. Loza from Abilene, TX passed away 3 years ago today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 124th Calvary Regiment, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Waco, TX. SSG Loza became ill on 17MAR2009 while deployed to Radwaniyah, Iraq.

He is survived by his wife Kristena and their daughter Iliana.