FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Key West, Florida ~ 04 FEB 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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Road Trip: Naval Air Station Key West, Florida

Naval Air Station Key West is a naval air station and military airport located four miles east of the central business district of Key West, in Monroe County, Florida, United States.

NAS Key West supports the needs of aviation units and is host to many tenant commands, including Fighter Composite Squadron 111, (VFC-111), Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) Detachment, the Caribbean Region Operations Center (CARIBROC), Naval Security Group Activity Key West, the Air Force's 6947th Electronic Security Squadron (6947 ESS), the U.S. Army's 749th Military Intelligence Company, the U.S. Army Special Forces Waterborne Operations Division (SFWOD) and Joint Interagency Task Force East (JIATF - East).

  NAS Key West is the U.S. Navy's premier training facility for tactical aviation squadrons. Local aerial ranges enable aviators to engage in training maneuvers within minutes of takeoff. The station is equipped with a sophisticated tactical combat training system which tracks and records combat aerial maneuvers. As a host facility, NAS Key West provides and maintains facilities and services for tenant commands, and ensures quality of life for all personnel.

NAS Key West is the host facility for numerous tenant activities, including Joint Interagency Task Force South, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Army Special Forces Underwater Training School to name a few.

 As in the past, NAS Key West continues to be frequently utilized for detachments by active and reserve U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps fighter squadrons and U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard fighter and rescue squadrons for exercises and unit level and continuation training. The Naval Air Training Command also uses NAS Key West from time to time for training detachments of student strike pipeline aviators, including initial carrier qualifications.

U.S. Navy P-3C and E-2C aircraft also routinely conduct detachment operations at NAS Key West, primarily counternarcotics (CN) reconnaissance missions in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean basin in support of both the U.S. Coast Guard and Joint Interagency Task Force East (JIATF - East).

Learn More About NAS Key West Base Here!

Built in 1847 to aid to ships navigating dangerous reefs off the lower Keys, the Key West Lighthouse now stands sentinel over one of Florida's finest historical sites.

The tower and nearby Keeper's Quarters have been faithfully restored and maintained as they were before the lighthouse was deactivated in 1969. Many of the historic elements remain, including the pipes used to deliver acetylene gas that powered the light before it was electrified in 1927.

The clapboard bungalow where the keepers and their families lived while maintaining the beacon has been recreated in turn-of-the-century style with historic furniture, furnishings and photos that provide a sense of life in Key West during that formative time.

Visit The Key West Lighthouse Here!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Key West, Florida ~ 04 FEB 2014 ~

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[luvie]

Well, that’s a bit of dreamin’ on my part! LOL! It never got warmer than 35 today, though it was supposed to reach the high 40s.

Tomorrow it should warm up to the mid-50s and then back to the 30s on Wednesday. Crazy weather!

[Kathy in Alaska]

That’s neat that they were able to put their sign on the building, get credit for their work.

[Kathy in Alaska]

It sure is strange. I’m hoping we are getting back to normal, but who knows.

Stay warm!

[The Mayor]

Snow starts tomorrow night and all day Wednesday. Around a foot predicted. How about your area?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nothing into the weekend but lower temps...no snow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[mylife]

Kursk

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[left that other site]

I LOVE the Florida Keys!

Great Day Ride on the Bike.

Your posting reminded me of how much I like it! :-)

[PROCON]

Morning Beachie!!

Back at this morning after a long weekend.

Wow, I didn't think the Super Bowl would end up that one-sided, sheesh!

We're suppose to dip down into the teens for the next couple of days; I am SO ready for Spring!

Hope your day is grandocious!

[MEG33]

Good Morning Everyone
*Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country*

This road trip caused me to do some Beach Dreaming
((((HUGS)))
Hope Your Day Goes Well.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, MEG33. How’s it going?

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))

[beachn4fun]

OMGosh! Some people are so lucky!

I’m dreaming, too, Meg ((HUGS))

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Pro ((HUGS)) and welcome back to the work week.

I know what you mean about the Bowl. Into the 3rd quarter I was praying it wouldn’t be a shut-out. I felt so sorry for Denver and Manning. KUDOS to Seahawks, though, they played a good game.

I heard youz on the Left-coast were in for a cold snap. Better you than me. hehe

I’m in lurker mode; trying to catch up on a few things so I’ll have more time the rest of the week.

Have a terrificly, terrific Tuesday.

[MEG33]

*Grin* Knew I’d have partner in this.
(((HUGS)))