Posted by Colonel Jaxon “Hawk” Hammond (Commander, Air Group (CAG)) in Presim- XO meets the Colonel

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Finn Grady (First Officer) in Presim- XO meets the Colonel

Posted by Colonel Jaxon “Hawk” Hammond (Commander, Air Group (CAG)) in Presim- XO meets the Colonel
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Finn decided it was time to start making his rounds getting to know the ship’s personnel. The best place to start being with the commanding officer of the marines they were carrying around. He felt decently ready for this meeting after the briefing he had received from his own CO and made his way up to deck 29. Also, while he wasn’t a marine himself, he had come up through security on the Belle Meade and figured they would have some common ground there. Finding his way to the Marine Headquarters he stepped inside and looked around for the Colonel’s office.

Once he found the office, he stepped up and thumbed the chime to announce himself and waited to be acknowledged.

Lieutenant Commander Grady - XO

A lound WOFF came from inside, just a single bark.

Hammond looked up from his work and over at Kilo, “Good girl, go lay down” Kilo looked at the Colonel licked her lips then went and laid down on her bed. “Come!” he called out two the door. The door slid open. “Ah Lieutenant Commander Grady” he said said. “I was curious as to when you would grace me with your presence, please come in have a seat” he offered, he recognized him from his file, he reviewed all senior personal that came on board. Kilo’s eyes bore holes into the man but she did not move from her bed.

Colonel Jaxon ‘Hawk’ Hammond
Commander 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit “Iron Valkyries” (CAG)

Finn gave the dog a wary side-eye as he entered. There had been tons of dogs around the stables back home but none of them had quite the same intensity he was getting from this one. None of them had been working dogs and, to be honest, many of them had been dumber than a sack of rocks. He moved over to take the seat offered by the Colonel.

“Thank you, sir. Apologies for the delay, the Captain and I were getting acquainted over some stacks of paperwork,” he grinned at the other officer and then chanced a glance back over his shoulder at the dog and offered her a tentative smile as well.

Lieutenant Commander Grady - XO

Kilo licked her lips and was staring two small holes into the mans head. She always found new people interesting but knew better than to engage with out an ok from the Colonel.

“Well that is fine, I have a stack of it myself. How can the 7th help you Lieutenant Commander?” he asked pouring some coffee from his press.. “Coffee?” he asked, a smile formed on his face, It’s actual coffee a friend of mine sends me a batch from time to time.

Colonel Jaxon ‘Hawk’ Hammond
Commander 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit “Iron Valkyries” (CAG)

Finn nodded with a smile, “Thank you, sir. There is nothing like a fresh pressed cup of coffee. It was a morning ritual with my mama back on the farm with her French press. I’ll have to keep in mind where the good stuff is here on the ship.”

He breathed in the comforting scent of the dark liquid and was taken back to some of those memories growing up: some kind of pastry baking, bacon or sausage frying up in a pan and always coffee in the chill morning before heading out to the stables.

He returned his attention to the Colonel, “I guess I’m more interested in making sure I understand how we all work together. On the Belle Meade, where I served before this, we didn’t have any marines on board so, while I get the general concept, I assume there are some subtleties that occur in ‘real life’.”

Lieutenant Commander Grady - XO