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After four days of just chilling, they’d been trying to figure out how not to go insane while awaiting orders. Then Tim remembered that he had to requalify. Each year, everyone in SOAR had to requalify for their seat, and Tim’s renewal cycle was coming up. Deployments didn’t count, combat gave practice but didn’t require standards of excellence.
For the quick flight up to the Aberdeen Proving Ground range in northeastern Maryland, Mark’s uncle, General Arnson, loaned them a Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter. It was an old friend from Army National Guard days that she knew like her own skin.
Tim stowed a large picnic basket from the restaurant in the back, which sounded like a great idea to her.
At Aberdeen, Lola ran through the target range and kill-house trials to keep Tim compan
