Checklists #1701

I’m typing this at 11:32am CT on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024.

I’m in seat 3F on Southwest Flight #1956.

I’m heading to Norfolk, Virginia to spend some time with CAPT Dave Pollard and 50 of his top (Heroic!) leaders on the USS GEORGE HW BUSH—the U.S. aircraft carrier that helped defend Ukraine.

We’re minutes away from take off and I can see the captain and co-pilot in the cockpit.

You know what they’re doing?

They’re LITERALLY going through their final checklist.