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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii ~ 17 JULY 2012
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

Posted on 07/16/2012 5:59:18 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska

 
 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is a United States military facility adjacent to Honolulu, Hawaii. It is an amalgamation of the former United States Air Force Hickam Air Force Base and the United States Navy Naval Base Pearl Harbor, which were merged in 2010.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is part of Navy Region Hawaii and provides Navy and joint operations Base Operating Support that is capabilities-based and integrated.

As part of Pacific Air Forces, the United States Air Force 15th Wing provides strategic and tactical airlift capability to PACAF and Air Mobility Command operating the C-17 Globemaster III. It also enhances PACAF's power and reach operating the F-22 Raptor.

 

 

Naval Station Pearl Harbor provides berthing and shore side support to surface ships and submarines, as well as maintenance and training. Pearl Harbor can accommodate the largest ships in the fleet, to include dry dock services, and is now home to over 160 commands. Housing, personnel, and family support are also provided and are an integral part of the shore side activities, which encompasses both permanent and transient personnel.

Because Pearl Harbor is the only intermediate maintenance facility for submarines in the Middle Pacific, it serves as host to a large number of visiting submariners.

The Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Pacific, (NCTAMS PAC), Wahiawa, Hawaii is the world's largest communication station. The headquarters site of this shore command is located in the central section of the island of Oahu, approximately three miles north of Wahiawa.
 

Hickam Air Force Base was named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt Col Horace Meek Hickam. It is under the jurisdiction of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), which is headquartered on the base.

Hickam remains the launch point of strategic air mobility and operational missions in support of the Global War on Terrorism as well as special air missions in support of the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Commander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

Hickam is home to the 15th Wing (15 WG) and 67 partner units including Headquarters, United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Headquarters - Hawaii Air National Guard and the 154th Wing (154 WG) of the Hawaii Air National Guard. The Air Mobility Command's 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing (515 AMOW) provides tactical and strategic airlift within the Pacific region.

At Pearl Harbor-Hickam the 15th Airlift Wing retains essentially unchanged missions for the 15th AW operations, maintenance and medical groups -- along with its core mission functions of Airfield Operations and Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Also unaffected due to the merge were the many other supported units and tenants on the joint base -- Pacific Air Forces, Air Mobility Command, 13th Air Force and our Total Force partners in the Hawaii Air National Guard.

Learn More About Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam HERE!

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on historic Ford Island occupies World War II-era hangars that still bear the scars of our nation's first aviation battlefield. It's the newest attraction among the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites and a must visit for aviation and history enthusiasts.

Ford Island, now a National Historic Landmark, is quiet today but it still shows the scars of war. In developing the master plan in the 1990s, the Navy consulted with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Historic Hawaii Foundation.

The Navy agreed to protect several historic buildings and nearby grounds. However, preserving these artifacts is outside the Navy's primary mission, so an innovative method for adaptive reuse and preservation was required.

Perhaps serendipitously, a group of concerned Hawaii citizens stepped forward with a solution and a plan to create a world class aviation museum in the historic hangars that survived the attack that initiated the US effort in World War II.

Visit The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor HERE!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

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

 

 



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To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!


21 posted on 07/16/2012 7:27:06 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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To: SandRat

I’m on my way home so I can enjoy the pics.

Back shortly.


22 posted on 07/16/2012 7:28:10 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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To: ConorMacNessa
Welcome Home, Brother, and thank you for your service!

Back at your bros!

Marines, eh?

Guess your tour was little more "exiting" than mine in Saigon, (Linguist/Military Intelligence) though I did move around country (debriefing Chieu Hoi/Pows) quite a bit (as well as the occasional foray into Laos and Cambodia) and had my "moments" which used to cause an increase the "pucker factor" which I'm sure you know what I mean. lol

God Bless!

23 posted on 07/16/2012 7:37:40 PM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet
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To: Publius

Thanks for the ping....and the story about those two Russian firebrands! :)


24 posted on 07/16/2012 7:40:07 PM PDT by luvie (Never forget...WE have THEM surrounded! ~ Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe
Thanks very much, ladies, for tonight's Road Trip to Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam - Hawaii!

*HUGS*

I'm running a malware program on my desktop at the moment. I'm in safe mode, and the malware doesn't work in here. I hope to have this problem resolved by tomorrow night.

I went to see the Pain Dr. today. He put me on Gralise - a neural pain med I take nightly with dinner, and on the Butrans patch - once weekly. He also provided me with a back brace - makes it easier to stand up and less painful to walk. He's prescribed pool walking for me at least twice a week. I'm hopeful that this will improve things.



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)

25 posted on 07/16/2012 7:41:04 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: LUV W

I found it hilarious that two composers who probably had serious reservations about each other’s music became fast friends over the issue of getting paid.


26 posted on 07/16/2012 7:48:37 PM PDT by Publius (Leadershiup starts with getting off the couch.)
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To: Conservative Vermont Vet
Periods of utter boredom punctuated by moments of great excitement - lots of anxiety in between.

As far as I'm concerned, if you had boots on the ground in 'Nam, you're worthy of great respect. There were no front lines there - even in the so-called "secured areas" you were in danger. And thanks to the media, Academia, and numerous of our politicos, the "conventional wisdom" regarding the Vietnam War is far from the truth. But you know that.

Gotta keep punching - the Leftist Bastards are in the process of taking another victory from us. Damn them all to Hell!

God Bless our Valiant Troops!



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)

27 posted on 07/16/2012 7:54:29 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe






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~


28 posted on 07/16/2012 8:01:29 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: ConorMacNessa; Conservative Vermont Vet

Aw, c’mon Conor...tell us how you really feel!

Welcome home to both of you, from an old cold warrior.


29 posted on 07/16/2012 8:01:29 PM PDT by HiJinx (He who controls the water, controls life.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe

Thank you ladies for this evenings road trip! *Hugs*


30 posted on 07/16/2012 8:03:50 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: Publius
Good evening, Maestro! The Symphonic Dances are excellent pieces, but I'm forever hooked on Rocky II - in my opinion probably the greatest piano concerto ever composed. Never tire of listening to it, particularly the Third Movement.



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)

31 posted on 07/16/2012 8:04:27 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: HiJinx
Thanks very much, Jinxie! And thanks for your service - the Cold War was a long and arduous struggle. The Cold Warriors did a great job in a very dangerous conflict. And they brought us through to victory over the vaunted Soviet Union. Good on you, Brother!



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)

32 posted on 07/16/2012 8:10:10 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...


Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!



Missing Man Setting
Schumann - Traumerei
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Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!





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)

33 posted on 07/16/2012 8:11:56 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; DieHard the Hunter; GodBlessUSA; Mrs.Nooseman; AZamericonnie; HiJinx; ...
A Love Story
and A Plea For Help...

YouTube

34 posted on 07/16/2012 8:14:16 PM PDT by luvie (Never forget...WE have THEM surrounded! ~ Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...


GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!



TATTOO
(Click)


Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly.

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!




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!









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)

35 posted on 07/16/2012 8:15:10 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

G’night, Conor! (((hugs)))

See ya in the morning!


36 posted on 07/16/2012 8:28:11 PM PDT by luvie (Never forget...WE have THEM surrounded! ~ Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Conservative Vermont Vet; ConorMacNessa
Army, eh?

Của trò chuyện ....

NVN linguist among other things and while most missions were just long some were really scary, then we' RTB and get rocketed ttrying to get some shut eye before the next 0400 wake up.


37 posted on 07/16/2012 8:28:30 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (One out of three ain't good enough, Make November work.)
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To: ConorMacNessa
God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present. Thank you for your service to our country.


38 posted on 07/16/2012 8:39:56 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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To: HopeandGlory
Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)). Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.


39 posted on 07/16/2012 8:43:05 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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To: SandRat

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...how are the bachelor boys doing?


40 posted on 07/16/2012 8:49:48 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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