2018 Air Weather Association Reunion    

August 1 - 5, 2018 Colorado Springs, CO

We said the 2016 6th Weather Squadron Alumni Association was the last reunion for our organization but we would piggy-back onto the Air Weather Association Reunion in the future. 2018 rolled around and with all good intentions, there would have been seven 6th Weather members attending, but due to unforeseen health and other circumstances the number dwindled to three "mobers": Neil Prete, Larry Beaver and myself Gerry Guay.

The AWA members were very friendly and talkative, much like our own reunions and it was easy to make new friends and share stories of Air Weather Service.  Fred LaPerriere had the old weather van set up just outside and was explaining his many artifacts in his collection of old weather instruments and his restoration of the van.

I was on the bus tour on Friday, to the amazing Air Force Academy and beautiful Garden of the Gods. I will share those pictures on the reunion pics pages. On Saturday I drove 16 of the 19 miles up the road to Pike's Peak at 14,115 feet. Because of construction of a new summit house, shuttles were provided for the last 3 miles to the summit. I have a few pics from there also. The pictures of the Friday night BBQ and the Banquet were taken by Tony Baltz and forwarded to me by Jim DeCarufel, the AWA's Webmaster. Thanks Tony and Jim.

Sunday morning was the farewell breakfast with some friends, then the drive back to Denver to catch my Southwest flight back to Salt Lake City. It was a good weekend and reunion.

Bus Tours / BBQ & Banquet / Pike's Peak