Surprise (this is Lauren's idea!!!!!) Freeper Canteen ~ Road Trip ~ Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

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[LUV W]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

Langley Air Force Base (IATA: LFI, ICAO: KLFI) is the home of the United States Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) and the 480th Intelligence Wing (480 IW). It also hosts Headquarters, Air Combat Command (ACC).

As the host unit at Langley Air Force Base, Va., the 1st Fighter Wing operates and maintains one of the largest fighter bases in Air Combat Command. Throughout its history, the 1st FW has led the way, wherever and whenever called upon. The 192nd Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard component of the Virginia National Guard, located at Langley, which augments the active-duty Air Force components in the performance of their missions and other joint force operations.

The base is named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation.

Langley graduated from Boston Latin School, was an assistant in the Harvard College Observatory, then became chair of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy. In 1867, he became the director of the Allegheny Observatory and a professor of astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania, now known as the University of Pittsburgh, a post he kept until 1891 even while he became the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1887. Langley was the founder of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

In 1886, Langley received the Henry Draper Medal from the National Academy of Sciences for his contributions to solar physics. His publication in 1890 of infrared observations at the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh together with Frank Washington Very was used by Svante Arrhenius to make the first calculations on the greenhouse effect.

Langley attempted to make the first working piloted heavier-than-air aircraft. His models flew, but his two attempts at piloted flight were not successful. His first success came on May 6, 1896 when his Number 5 unpiloted model flew half a mile after a catapult launch from a boat on the Potomac River. Aviation historians consider this to be the world's first sustained flight by a powered heavier-than-air craft. On November 11 that year his Number 6 model flew more than 5-thousand feet.

 These flights demonstrated that stability and sufficient lift could be achieved in such craft. Langley obtained a War Department grant of $50,000 and $20,000 from the Smithsonian Institution to develop a piloted airplane, which he called an "Aerodrome" (coined from Greek words roughly translated as "air runner").

Read More About Samuel Langley Here!

The 1st Fighter Wing's mission is "to deliver airpower; train, equip and deploy Airmen; deploy, fight and win - anywhere, any time and to deliver 'first-class, first-time' support to Team Langley."

On 7 August 1990, the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing, deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Throughout both Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the wing flew more than 6,200 sorties and nearly 25,000 flying hours. The wing also recorded an aerial victory when Capt Steve Tate of the 71 FS shot down an Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1.

From the end of Operation Desert Storm until the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom, squadrons of the 1 FW routinely deployed to Turkey in support of Operation Northern Watch, or to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the northern and southern "No Fly" zones over Iraq. In 2003, the 1 FW deployed again to Southwest Asia in order to provide air superiority during actual combat operations. Deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the wing flew over 360 training and combat sorties.

Other historical firsts for the 1st Fighter Wing are:

*The first U.S. group-level unit to enter air combat.
*The first U.S. unit to destroy enemy aircraft in World War I.
*The parent unit of the first recipient of the Medal of Honor for aerial combat.
*The parent unit of the two highest scoring U.S. aces in World War I.
*The first fighter unit to deploy en masse over the North Atlantic.
*The first U.S. unit to destroy a German aircraft in World War II.
*The first U.S. jet fighter unit.

The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century Air Force.

Read More About Langley Air Force Base, and the F-22 Raptor Here!

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[NYTexan]

1st in to LUV’s first Canteen post

[LUV W]

We’re off for NYTexan’s birthday bash and some yummy Mexican food and we’ll check in later. Y’all have fun and save our places! :D

[LUV W]

Ya BRAT!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BB!!!!

[RDTF]

thanks, I always wanted to know about Langley!

[Radix]

Almost in.

[mylife]

Happy Birthday NYT! you gonna spend it on the internet?

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[MarineBrat]

Top ten! Barely?

[MEG33]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

*NYTEXAN*

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[Radix]

".... inventor of the bolometer ......"

 

The first "bolometer" I ever encountered was during Army Basic Training.

 

Drill Sargent did the measuring, and my comrades (a few) did the "boloing."

[AZamericonnie]

WooHoo Luvie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Radix]

1.	Bolo Badge
	The "Marksman" badge for US Army soldiers, which means you scored the lowest possible and still had a passing grade in the shooting range. ... this is my pathfinder badge, and this is my airborne badge, and this is my bolo badge. I was going to reshoot but what the hell, I already had my points maxed.

[MEG33]

WOO HOO for you,LUV! Thank you for the road trip!

[mylife]

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

Thanks for your service.

[mylife]

[Jet Jaguar]

Outstanding pic!

[mylife]

L0L! I liked it!

[The Mayor]

May 6, 2008

Anti-Aging Power

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READ: Isaiah 40:25–41:1

Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. —Isaiah 40:31

Americans spend more than $20 billion annually on various anti-aging products that claim to cure baldness, remove wrinkles, build muscle, and renew the powers of youth. Can those products deliver what they promise? Dr. Thomas Perls of Boston University School of Medicine says there is “absolutely no scientific proof that any commercially available product will stop or reverse aging.”

But there is a promise of spiritual vitality that defies the ravages of time. “Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint” (Isa. 40:30-31).

Isaiah used the eagle as a symbol of freedom and endurance, held aloft by a source of power outside itself. As we put our hope and trust in the Lord, we are carried along by His strength and not our own. The psalmist said it is the Lord who nourishes us so that our “youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Ps. 103:5).

Are we taking advantage of God’s anti-aging power? It’s promised to all who put their trust in Him for strength of heart, vigor of spirit, and energy of soul.

The ravages of time cannot be stopped;
Yes, outwardly we perish every day;
But inner strength of heart can be renewed
By trusting in the Lord to light our way. —Sper

Growing old is a blessing when you’re growing closer to God.

Bible in One Year: 1 Samuel 30–31; Proverbs 13:1-12

[MEG33]

ROFLOL!

[mylife]

Good message mayor

[mylife]

;)

[MEG33]

Amen

[Kathy in Alaska]

Road trip to Langley AFB!!

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[SandRat]

In late doing FRWN.

[swmobuffalo]

Hello!

[The Mayor]

Agreed. I am showing my age in my face and hair, that’s the way the good Lord made me. Well I have also driven my body pretty hard in Construction for 30+ years.

[SandRat]

Welcome home!

An Airman from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron hugs a loved one after returning from a deployment April 29 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the 823rd SFS recently returned from a six-month deployment to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti)

[mylife]

Its weird getting old, but I aint skeered

[SandRat]

Happy birthday!

[SandRat]

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

Thanks for your service.

[The Mayor]

I’ll agree with that. : )

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Luv posted her first Canteen!!

[mylife]

This is a first?

W00h00! and she did it on the road!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

AbnSarge USA
Allegra
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
Brett USN (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
Capt Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou)
Chris USA (amom)
Clarinet_King USAF (NerdDad/CDBear)
Col Mike (gpapa)
CMS USA
David USAF (LUV W)
Defender2
Deven USA (Shimmer)
Ethan USMC (georgiabelle)
Ev USA (Mozie)
Fred (DocRock)
Future Snake Eater USA (RightOnline)
GulfWar1Vet USA
Jade Falcon USN
JemiansTerror USA (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar USAF
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
Josh USN (doug from upland)
Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter)
KB4W USAF (arbee4bush)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin USMC (skimask)
Kevin and David USA (vigilante2)
Laurita USA
LCpl Carter USMC
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Lt David (Coldwater Creek)
M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
Sgt Dusty USA (MountainDad)
Sgt Sean Reed (preed)
Sgt Spencer USA (grame)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear)
Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
tongue-tied USN/USA
Tonkin USN/USCG
txradioguy USA
Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
William USA (jackv)

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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[Kathy in Alaska]

And the birthday boy is first!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And snagging the silver is.....RDTF!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And Radix sneaks in and bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[mylife]

Doh!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[bmwcyle]

They are there to cover the Navy.

[Tanniker Smith]

Good evening, Luv.

Good evening, everyone.

[Kathy in Alaska]

W00h00! and she did it on the road!

I'm anxious to know if laurenmarlowe was standing over her with a stick, or using dinner as a bribe. LOL!!

[Tanniker Smith]

Got here just in time!

[Tanniker Smith]

Got here just in time!

[Tanniker Smith]

Got here just in time!

[Tanniker Smith]

Got here just in time!