finally arrived, just four days later than promised by Military Sales. very much worth the wait. immediately did 35 miles on it after leaving the dealer lot, and got to wave at a DX rider on the way back to the base.
and here are the pictures (full sized versions in the gallery)
gotta say Thanks to Overseas Military Sales Team for the great price, Sierra Vista Harley for their great and friendly service (they got me on some AFD pranks), and to all members on the forums who put up with my posting