FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Rucker, Alabama ~ 29 MAY 2012

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Fort Rucker, Alabama

Fort Rucker is a U.S. Army post located mostly in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It was named for a Civil War officer, Confederate General Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training base for Army Aviation and is home to the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) and the United States Army Aviation Museum. Small sections of the post also lie in Coffee, Geneva, and Houston counties.

The main post has entrances from three bordering cities, Daleville, Ozark and Enterprise. In the years before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the main post (except airfields and other restricted areas) was an open post with unmanned gates allowing civilians to drive through.

The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence is the dominant military facility at Fort Rucker. Training, doctrine, and testing are all key parts of the Center's mission to develop Army Aviation's capabilities. All Army Aviation training has been undertaken at Fort Rucker since 1973, as well as training of US Air Force and ally helicopter pilots.

 The Center is home to the US Army Aviation Technical Test Center (ATTC), which conducts developmental aircraft testing for Army Aviation. The United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command's Test and Evaluation Coordination Office and TH-67 primary and instrument training are both located at Cairns Army Airfield.

Operational units on the post include the 1st Aviation Brigade and the 110th Aviation Brigade handling Army Aviation training, and the USAF 23d Flying Training Squadron for the training of Air Force helicopter pilots. Additionally, due to the large number of Warrant Officers stationed there, the Warrant Officer Career Center and the Warrant Officer Candidate School are located at Fort Rucker.

Learn More About Fort Rucker HERE!

The United States Army Aviation Museum, located in South-central Alabama at Fort Rucker, maintains a collection of over 160 military aircraft, including one of the largest collections of military helicopters in the world. Public galleries represent the Army's involvement in aviation from the beginning days of the Wright brothers and early combat aircraft from World War I, to the highly technological machines flown by Army Aviators today.

Visit The United States Army Aviation Museum HERE!

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[E.G.C.]

Tuesday Morning Coffee Bump.

Nope, no visitors. Yesterday was normal.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Thank you, lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today...Morning sunshine
followed by isolated thunderstorms this afternoon.
Hot. High around 90F.
Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 30%.

~ Tonight...Scattered thunderstorms.
Low near 70F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50%. Rainfall may reach one inch.

What's with this heatwave already?
We were having a nice spring. Was loving
the 70s temp and low humidity.

Okay, back on schedule (sort of).

Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
We did. Strange, no picnic or family get-togethers though.
Hubby and I spent a couple days in Delaware.
Saw the beach for about 5 minutes but it was
wayyyyy to crowded for us.
Spent yesterday hanging around house watching movies.
Oldest granddaughter came over Sunday
and spent the night with us.
She'll soon be going off to college (sniffle...sniffle)

Today I'll be taking care of some household chores.

Time for me to make my rounds.
Need to catch up on pings and posts.
Please stay right where you are.

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM...DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and

our allied military and the family members of the above.

Honoring those who have served before.

[tomkow6]

 

 

 

 

 Good morning,

EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

Cubs

16 WINS

32  LOSSES

 

 

The earthquake in Washington was obviously the government's fault.  
 

 

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. It's finally primary day for Texas voters.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tomkow6.

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach.

How's it going?

[left that other site]

It is raining and flooding around here so a lot of the Memorial Day Events had to be curtailed. (sigh)

[luvie]

Hm....do I blend enough to hide from work?
I don't wanna gooooooo this morning!
It's gonna be blistering hot today...101
and I'd like to stay out of the heat!
Oh, well...y'all have a great day!
(((hugs)))

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

Hope you had a very pleasant holiday and had time for reflection.

Is Bo’s nose doing better. Bet both of you are ready for a
romp at the lake! :)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

UGH! We are hotter than you guys? Good thing I have work to do inside.

We should move up with Ma during these hot days ;)

Go vote the bastards out!!!!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, EG ((HUGS))

Doing some chores.

Howz it out your way?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, night owl ((HUGS))

I see you...

LOL

Thanks for the latest picture of Piper. She sure is growing.

Don’t work too hard.

[beachn4fun]

awww...thanks for the pics. Lovely galz.

Someone has some strong genes!

That little one has some intelligent eyes...kind of “knowing.” Will probably soak up everything!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and Happy Memorial Day, yarddog.

thank you for your service.

Rooker? That’s the southern twang. It’s like we would say “Staunton” (Staun-ton) and locals in Virginia pronounce it “Stanton”

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning ladies and (((HUGS))). We will be in the low 90s again today. It hit 95 here yesterday.

[E.G.C.]

It's going well here in Oklahoma. We had some storms move Through yesterday.

We didn't get much here in Comanche, (just some thunder and lightning but there was major damage from tennis ball sized hail in Lawton and Wichita Falls. Some power line were knocked down. There was also some car window damage and a communications tower was blown over.

More storms are in the forecast for today and tomorrow.

Bo's nose is doing much better. He's been cooperative with letting me put his nose ointment on his nose.

We may go out to the lake later today if the weather isn't too active.

[Straight Vermonter]

A large part of WEB Griffin’s “Brotherhood of War” series takes place on Fort Rucker. Good books if you are into military fiction.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

How are you doing this morning? Another hot one in DC Land!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

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 morning, Luv!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this morning!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

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)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, easternsky

thank you for your service