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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina ~ 02 APR 2013
Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 04/01/2013 5:59:58 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

 
 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina

Shaw Air Force Base is the home of the United States Air Force 20th Fighter Wing (20 FW). It is also home to Headquarters, Ninth Air Force (9 AF) and Headquarters, United States Central Command Air Forces (USCENTAF). The mission of the 20 FW is to provide, project, and sustain combat-ready air forces. It is the Air Force's largest combat F-16 wing.

Today's 20th Fighter Wing can trace its lineage to 28 July 1947, when the 20th Fighter Wing, began at Shaw Field, South Carolina, as a Ninth Air Force unit. Components of the new fighter wing included the 20th Maintenance and Supply Group, the 20th Airdrome Group, and the 20th Station Medical Group (later Tactical Hospital).

 The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations.

The Fighting Falcon is a dogfighter with numerous innovations including a frameless, bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while under high g-forces, and reclined seat to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot.

It was also the first fighter aircraft deliberately built to sustain 9-g turns. It has a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than one, providing enough power to climb and accelerate vertically – if necessary.

Read More About Shaw Air Force Base And The History Of The 20th Fighter Wing 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
We thank Uncle Jack for his service to our country.


121 posted on 04/02/2013 10:08:12 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks, Kathy!


122 posted on 04/02/2013 10:56:36 AM PDT by laplata (The Answer To 1984 Is 1776)
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To: PROCON

Thanks, PROCON.

Welcome Home!


123 posted on 04/02/2013 10:58:58 AM PDT by laplata (The Answer To 1984 Is 1776)
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To: beachn4fun

La Plata County, Colorado.

In the Four Corners area.


124 posted on 04/02/2013 11:04:20 AM PDT by laplata (The Answer To 1984 Is 1776)
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To: Kathy in Alaska


My "Classic Malts of Scotland" Tie.



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

125 posted on 04/02/2013 12:31:31 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: beachn4fun

Come out and visit sometime. Some of the Carroll side of my family came from Maryland in 1859.


126 posted on 04/02/2013 2:13:39 PM PDT by laplata (The Answer To 1984 Is 1776)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Now THAT should be a good conversaton starter!

Sent from my iPad so I can see the picture.


127 posted on 04/02/2013 3:23:55 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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To: Kathy in Alaska
I used to wear it to Court on those rare occasions when I was representing a defendant in a DUI case.



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

128 posted on 04/02/2013 3:53:16 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; ...




Good Evening To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, Our FRiends, Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe, especially those in combat!



Evening Colors - 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA


Evening Colors
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May The Lord Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Performance Of Their Vital Mission!

May He Keep Their Families Secure During Their Time Of Separation!

May He Preserve And Uphold The American Nation In This Time Of Crisis!








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)

129 posted on 04/02/2013 4:58:26 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

Hi Conor!!!!!


130 posted on 04/02/2013 5:00:20 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: SkyDancer
Hi, Janey!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this evening!



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

131 posted on 04/02/2013 5:05:23 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: laplata
La Plata County, Colorado

Thanks. I'm going to check it out on online.
Our La Plata (town of approx. 8700 located on the southern tip of Maryland) was originally founded in the 1870's and incorporated on April 4, 1888.
(I don't live in La Plata though)

Trivia: a F4 or F5 tornado hit in April 2002, which cut across the county as if slicing it in half.

132 posted on 04/03/2013 3:46:32 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Why are Hispanics being given special treatment?)
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To: laplata

Carroll....that’s my Mom’s maiden name.


133 posted on 04/03/2013 11:02:02 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hi Kathy.

Please check your Mail.


134 posted on 04/03/2013 11:16:42 PM PDT by laplata (The Answer To 1984 Is 1776)
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To: laplata

Done and returned.


135 posted on 04/03/2013 11:51:04 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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