FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: NAS Whidbey Island, Washington ~ 10 JAN 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: NAS Whidbey Island, Washington

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station located in two sections around Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. It was commissioned as an active U.S. Navy installation on 21 September 1942.

In all, there are 19 active duty squadrons and two reserve squadrons currently based at NAS Whidbey Island. The air station also maintains a Search and Rescue Unit, flying the UH-3H Sea King helicopter, as well as two UC-12 Huron aircraft for operational support airlift and fleet logistic support.

Over 50 tenant commands are also located at NAS Whidbey Island, providing training, medical and dental, and other support services, including a Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG) for Whidbey’s staff and student Marine Corps personnel. The base also continues its long-standing role as a center of activity for Naval Air Reserve operations and training in the region.

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10 squadrons deploy to the Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility, providing ASW, maritime patrol and reconnaissance support throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and extending into the Persian Gulf. During the second Gulf War, in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the VP and VQ communities provided countless hours on station and mission essential data and imagery to ground troops as well as surface assets.

In February of 2003, Wing 10 staff were forward deployed to Masirah, Bahrain, as well as onboard USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Constellation and USS Nimitz, to provide direct operational support.

Wing 10 staff returned home to NAS Whidbey Island in April 2003, along with VP 1 aircrew and personnel "surged" to supplement VP 46. Although P-3 and EP-3 aircraft were consistently called upon to fly overland Afghanistan, anti-subsurface warfare and maritime patrol remain as Wing 10's priority in training the squadrons' aircrews.

Learn More About NAS Whidbey Island Here!

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Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[AZamericonnie]

Sandy! How beautiful....& I know you made that yourself!:)

Thanks doll. *Hugs*

[luvie]

You’re welcome! Hope it’s been wonderful! (((hugs)))

Noooooo....I have barely stuck my nose out since I got home and that only to measure the depth of the snow. As far as we can tell, we got about 5 inches...maybe a bit more now.

[Western Phil]

Whidbey Island NAS. Brings back memories. In the mid 60s while I was working for the Naval Research Lab, we took our EC-121 on a trip to the Orient. If my memory serves me right, we left Pax River, Maryland and the first stop was Whidbey Island. The EC-121 was a Super Connie with a pot belly on the bottom and a radome on the top. It took quite a while to get to where it was going. My boss said it flew too long in one spot. All we did was an overnight on Whidbey. The next day it was on to Adak, then to Tachikawa (sp?). On to Hong Kong a few days later, by way of a stop in Okinawa due to a typhoon.

The return trip was Guam, Hickam, San Diego, Tulsa, PAX River. LBJ was to visit Oklahoma about that time & his preparatory entourage was at the Tulsa Airport.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good evening LUV and (((HUGS))). I just hope we get more rain here to fill the lakes and other reservoirs.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[gorush]

I had hoped for the opportunity to get up to that project at Adak, but alas... My wife and I lived aboard our sailboat for four years while working at a resort on Orcas Island in the San Juans between the NW corner of Wash. state and Victoria Island. We made it about halfway up to Alaska on our various cruises. It was certainly a beautiful area...

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Rock was my duty station for 3 1/2 years. If I hadn’t bee broke all the time, I might have enjoyed it.

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Birthday, Connie!

*HUGS*

Many Happy Returns!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I thought of you driving into work this morning....beautiful full moon. d:o)

[luvie]

I hope so too, Arrow! (((hugs))) Sounds like your part of the state got some pretty good totals. :)

[ColdOne]

*hugs* Last year we didn’t have water until spring. snow melting got to be a game each day... had containers full of water all over the place. **hugs** That is the whole town had no water.

[AZamericonnie]

Thank You Bigs & Aloha to you!

How is the start of your week? *hugs*

[luvie]

Wish I could see the real thing tonight. :) The moon on the snow would be very pretty! :)

[ConorMacNessa]

THE SOLDIER’S CODE

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Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses troops of the 101st Airborne Division 5JUN1944 prior to D-Day Normandy

The Soldier’s Code

1) I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

3) If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me, and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

6) I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August, 1955.

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[gorush]

[luvie]

God protect these heroes who protect us and keep us free!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Deo...((HUGS))...are you back to school? How is your year going? Weather nice?

It’s cold here....just started my car. High wind, high temp storms coming tonight and tomorrow. I’m hoping and praying for the temps to stay below freezing.

[SandRat]

[The Mayor]

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Surprised By God
January 10, 2012

If Naomi had dreamed about returning to her former home prosperous and successful, entering Bethlehem would have been a nightmare. While living in a foreign land, she had lost her husband and two sons and returned with only her daughter-in-law Ruth and a heart full of sorrow. “Do not call me Naomi [pleasant]; call me Mara [bitter],” she told her former neighbors, “for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me” (Ruth 1:20).

But this wasn’t the end of the story. When the discouraged Naomi saw God’s hand in Ruth’s life, she said, “The Lord . . . has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!” (2:20). What appeared to be a dead-end had become a doorway for these two women who had lost so much.

The Old Testament book of Ruth is a wonderful story. The brief narrative is infused with an amazing sweetness and grace as “the Lord” is mentioned time after time.

Through Naomi and Ruth, we are reminded that God works in surprising ways to make His love known and to accomplish His purposes—even during difficult times.

God’s surprises continue so we can take heart. He has not stopped showing His kindness to you and me.

He whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest. —Berg

What we see of God’s provisions teaches us to trust Him for what we cannot see of His purposes.

Read: Ruth 2:17-23

The Lord . . . has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead! —Ruth 2:20

Bible in a year:
Genesis 30-32

[ConorMacNessa]

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

Tattoo

Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly – the bugler already mounts the parapet. Will chat with you all on the morrow.

Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!