Water Survival

Just got back in from spending a few days down in Key West, Fla., on an assignment. I know, I know, pretty rough, eh? Needless to say, the warm weather was a nice break from the low-mid 40s blahness that's been going on in Maryland for the past few weeks. Sure, a few days have hinted at the warmness to come, but I'm getting antsy for nicer weather.

I was down in Key West photographing aircrew members from an Air Force unit going through water survival training, which included, amoung other things, being set out in a raft for a few hours and hoisted aboard an Army UH-1 helicopter. Upon returning, I tried to convince my boss that it was a arduous, difficult assignment and that because I was looking out for the others in the office, I'd volunteer to cover it next time around. I think it would have been more believable had I not had a pretty nice tan going on.