FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas ~ 24 JAN 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas

The Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) is a United States Army installation located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. PBA is one of the six Army installations in the United States which stores chemical weapons. PBA supplies specialized production, storage, maintenance and distribution of readiness products, and delivers technical services to the Armed Forces and Homeland Security.

PBA also designs, manufactures and refurbishes smoke, riot control, and incendiary munitions, as well as chemical/biological defense operations items. It serves as a technology center for illuminating and infrared munitions and is also the only place in the Northern Hemisphere where white phosphorus munitions are filled. Its Homeland Security mission includes first-responder equipment training and surveillance of prepositioned equipment.

PBA satisfies the Department of Defense’s peace time and replenishment requirements by providing the U.S. and allied forces with critical products and services that are primarily unavailable from other sources.

PBA also provides specialized training and logistical support for the Department of Homeland Security. PBA’s core primary missions include: conventional ammunition, chemical biological defense, engineering and technical support, mobile and powered systems support and base operations support to numerous tenant activities. Also a conventional depot, PBA has 1.3 million square feet of storage capacity with over 75,000 tons of inventory.

PBA has the capability to produce, renovate and store over 60 different conventional ammunition products ranging in caliber from 440 mm to 175 mm. 85 percent of these products are produced only at PBA. The Arsenal’s specialties include production of munitions containing payloads for smoke (signaling, spotting and obscuration), non-lethal, riot control, incendiary, illumination and infrareduses.

Smoke payload capabilities include white phosphorous, red phosphorous, terephathalic acid (TA) and hexaclorethane (HC) for both munitions and grenades. PBA is the only facility with the capability to fill white phosphorous munitions. The Arsenal is capable of producing munitions designed to provide friendly forces the capability to stop, confuse, disorient or momentarily deter a potential threat without use of deadly force.

Chemical/biological defense is a growing field of expertise at PBA. The Arsenal’s leadership in the field of protective mask fabrication, repair and recertification dates back to the late 1970s. Today, PBA is the Army’s sole facility for the repair and rebuild of the M17 series,
M9A1, M24, M25A1 and M40 masks as well as the M20 breathing apparatus. The Arsenal fabricates, fits, and tests chemical biological protective filters in various sizes and configurations.

CB Defense industrial capabilities at PBA include the manufacture of personnel and equipment decontamination kits; repair, renovation and testing of chemical protective clothing; and the rebuild and calibration of defensive chemical test equipment. Since the nation’s increased focus on homeland defense, PBA has initiated programs for the training of civilian first responders and providing CB Defense technical equipment assistance and training for local jurisdictions.

Learn More About Pine Bluff Arsenal HERE!

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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

 

 

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

It’s going ok. Happy to see the sun again.

How it going for you?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Kathy!

*HUGS*

I'm sure you must be retired for the evening at this time - look forward to seeing you later in the day!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. º.

[ConorMacNessa]

To be honest, I can recall times when I was doing better - see my Post #35 to Kathy. I made it into work today and will stay for the duration, but it is very difficult to focus given the pain. I just took a Tramadol and am waiting for it to kick in.

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[E.G.C.]

Well, Bo and I went out to the lake yesterday. Then, we took a ride out in the country. Peaceful time out there.

May get some rain today and tonight. Crossing our fingers.

[beachn4fun]

Yikes! I can surely see where you could be doing better. Gosh, one thing after another isn’t it? Unfortunately, I know how that feels. Not to your degree but seems like my back and hips get worse every day. UGH, the price of getting old(er). My family genes give us long life but not healthy bones, apparently.

I’ll lift your situation up in prayer.

[beachn4fun]

Sounds like a good day. Bet Bo was excited.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To The Canteen
Have A Great Day
*HUGS*

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Beachy!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Meg!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this morning!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[MEG33]

;o)
Thought I’d drop by and see if anyone remembered me..lOL..
I haven’t been making all my usual rounds lately!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning and (((HUGS))). I was thinking you were waving Bye Bye.

[MEG33]

LOL..It’s Hello Again!

[MEG33]

Prayers it works and you get well soon, Conor..You’ve had a trial lately.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Meg!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[Old Sarge]

Hello to All the Canteen Ladies!

A few blazing hot days here in the Sunshine State, but they’re calling for stormy weather right as the Gasparilla Festival arrives. Hopefully it won’t ruin things too badly for the events.

Demented Sis is out getting her hair cut today. She had a Lara Croft-length pony tail going on, but she’s getting rid of it before she gets it caught in something at work, so she says.

The puppy, a Bichon/terrier mixed named Tater, is feeling under the weather, or so I thought. Turns out Tater is in heat, and feeling the effects.

Well, just enjoying laid-back days here, and helping to keep the house clean in return for room and board. I’ll check back in with y’all later!

[HiJinx]

Hey, Sarge, good to see ya! Lazy days sound pretty good right about now.

[luvie]

She had a wonderful day, thanks for asking! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, E...((HUGS))...have a great Tuesday.

It’s a typical zoo day for me at work.

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}