FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California ~ 16 OCT 2012

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar formerly Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. It is located about 10 miles north of downtown San Diego, California.

The base contains 23,116 acres. It is bisected by Kearny Villa Road and Interstate 15. The area east of Kearny Villa Road, called "East Miramar", is undeveloped and is used for military training.

On October 1 1997, NAS Miramar, California, officially became Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, as part of the DoD Realignment Program.

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is a 24,000-acre installation located in the northern suburbs of San Diego and is one of the largest military bases in the area. The station averages 250 aircraft aboard on any given day, with up to 200,000 flight operations per year.

During Base Realignment and Closure hearings in 1993, MCAS El Toro was selected for closure, and the Marine flight operations were recommended for transfer to NAS Miramar. Marine Corps Air Stations El Toro and Tustin were closed, and their assets moved to Miramar by the end of 1999.

Miramar is home for eight F/A-18C & F/A-18D Hornet jet squadrons, four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter squadrons, four CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter squadrons, one KC-130 transport and refueling squadron, and nine station support aircraft for a total of about 257 aircraft. When the move was completed, 12,200 Marines, Sailors and civilians called Miramar home.

To lessen the noise impact to the community, MCAS Miramar has made adjustments to their operations over the years, including the use of hush-houses, limitations on engine run-ups, and modification to flight plans.

NAS Miramar is divided into four land use sectors: Main Station, South/West Miramar, East Miramar, and Sycamore Canyon. These sectors are further divided into "improved," "semi-improved," and "unimproved" acreage. Improved acreage (1,363 acres) is land on which intensive development has taken place and grounds maintenance is performed.

These areas include residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, and construction sites. Semi-improved lands (6,931 acres) include agricultural outlease lands, the flight line, ammunition storage areas, fuelbreaks, fire roads, and drainage ways.

Unimproved areas (14,891 acres) are considered resource management areas which contain environmental and Air Installation Compatible Use Zone constraints. Of the total land holdings, approximately 17,000 acres are unimproved or semi- improved and consist of native vegetation.

Learn More About MCAS Miramar HERE!!

In 1989 a team of dedicated Marine volunteers, led by Brigadier General Jay Hubbard, established The El Toro and Foundation at MCAS El Toro, CA. When El Toro was closed in 1999 by BRAC, a group of former Marines from San Diego, led by Major Generals Bob Butcher and Frank Lang formed the “Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation” and assumed the 501(c)(3) charter from the El Toro Foundation.

The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum (FLAM) has undergone a rigorous certification process and is one of only four certified Marine Corps Command Museums. The FLAM is the only museum in the world dedicated to the primary purpose of preserving the history of U.S. Marine Corps aviation and boasts a collection of over forty vintage aircraft, a library with extensive research materials, photos, video, valuable memorabilia and artifacts.

Visit The Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum 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

 

 

[luvie]

....till they all come home......

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi there LUV!

*HUGS*

Would it be just fantastic to really hit all of our trips! WOO HOO!

I have been to Miramar, like when I was 16. Just remember it being so unique compared to North Central Texas, LOL!

Hope you have recovered from your last adventure!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi, lauren.....

Busy, busy day for you and me too! Took my Dad to get his stitches out. Doc pulled the whole scab off...not a fun time. I have to get ointment to put on it and change the dressing every night. On the way home my Dad said it wasn't fun getting stitches out.

Any skin left on your fingers from working so hard?

[luvie]

Wouldn’t that be fun!! I’d love to go all over the country visiting sites where our heroes train!

Just about recovered...just in time to gear up for the next chapter! LOL! Whew!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hope your Dad will be a good house patient!

I swear I walked in the door at 7:58, LOL! A 12 hour work day, but dinner with Mom was yummy, and I got the leftovers. YAY!

I also swear I will never complain about not having enough work AGAIN. Looks like I will (happily) be treading water until May. LOTS of new stuff coming up, and some old ones coming back in 2013, so I am a happy camper!

You take care, and prayers for you and your Mom and Dad.

[luvie]

I’m still coveting one of those delicious kolaches. :)

I hope there is a bakery that sells them near Wimberly! LOL!

[laurenmarlowe]

Must scoot, up early and out the door before the sun is up.

Y’all have a wonderful week and love to all!

[Forty-Niner]

MAGTAF Oohrah!

[luvie]

Nighty-night, Lauren! (((hugs)))

Good to see you before you had to head out! Don’t work TOO hard! :)

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[ConorMacNessa]

Still on the mend. Felt putrid today but managed to make it through the work-day. I have an appointment with the Pain Dr. Wednesday morning. Hope this results in some improvement.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

***HUGS***



Great to see you this evening!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[MoochPooch]

Evening, everyone. In this crazy world I feel assured to see men (& women) in uniform.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Connie!

***HUGS***



Great to see you this evening!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[The Mayor]

Tanks!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you have a good Monday?

More rain off and on all day again, but the temps are dropping.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)) Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you Lauren for this evenings road trip now...go to bed! LOL *Hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.