Flying Incognito

Joan and my journey from KWI to KAF (Kandahar Air Field) was uneventful, albeit a bit unusual. Our flight was not listed on the Departures board at the airport. There was no indication of our destination at the gate and no announcements that our flight was leaving. When we passed through to board, the ticket agent asked the destination of each passenger. The airplane was plain white with no identifying markings. There were three delightful flight attendants who I’m guessing were from Spain since they spoke Spanish to each other. They passed out snacks and soft drinks on the first leg and they served a meal on the second leg, but there was no movie or music. Our flight took from 0800 until 1500 because we stopped to refuel in Dubai and mostly because we couldn't fly direct because that would take us over Iran and there's no going through Iranian air space. We landed at PAX terminal at KAF and went easily through security with our CACs. Thereafter Larry (Center Manager) and Erin (fellow Duty Manager) picked us up and took us to our rooms so we could begin our Afghanistan Adventure.