FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Edwards Air Force Base, California ~ 24 FEB 2015

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Edwards Air Force Base, California

Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley. Edwards is home to the 412th Test Wing.

The base is strategically situated next to Rogers Dry Lake, a desert salt pan; its hard playa surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways. This large landing area, combined with excellent year-round weather, makes the base a perfect site for flight testing. The lake is a National Historic Landmark.

Designated as the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards is home to the United States Air Force Test Pilot School and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. Almost every United States military aircraft since the 1950s has been at least partially tested at Edwards, and it has been the site of many aviation breakthroughs as a result.

The Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is the Air Force Materiel Command center of excellence for research, development, and test and evaluation of aerospace systems for the United States and its allies.

It also operates the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and supports non-military government agencies. The combat, combat support and training capabilities of most of the Air Force's weapons systems were first proven here, giving the AFFTC a direct link to each of the Air Force's core competencies.

The most recent projects at Edwards are the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, F-22 Raptor, RQ-4 Global Hawk, YAL-1 Airborne Laser and B-52 synthetic fuel program. In addition, the C-17 Globemaster III flight test program is another major project at Edwards AFB. As well, the Department of Defense's massive development on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has seen significant testing of prototypes at Edwards.

Learn More About Edwards Air Force Base HERE!

The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) Museum is an Air Force Field Museum operating within the guidelines of the USAF Heritage Program. Its mission is to collect, interpret, preserve, and display the material history of the AFFTC, Edwards Air Force Base and its antecedents, and the history of USAF flight testing.

There are currently over 80 aircraft in the museum's collection, with 40 on display (36 at Edwards and four at the AFFTC-managed Blackbird Airpark in Palmdale) and the remainder in storage or restoration. Other artifacts in the collection include aircraft propulsion systems, missiles, hardware, life support equipment, technical drawings, test reports, personal memorabilia, photographs, and wind tunnel models.

Visit The Air Force Flight Test Center Museum HERE!

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[PROCON]

Hi Lauren!

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION
TO COME ABOARD



CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides," remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

[BenLurkin]

Are you really going out to Edwards tomorrow?

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[SandRat]

warmer than Michgan

Previous record low temperatures were shattered in many Michigan cities this morning.

In fact one Michigan city was only five degrees warmer than the North Pole this morning. Roscommon, MI dropped to -39° this morning. At the same time the North Pole was -44°.

At 8 a.m. this morning, the coldest temperatures were almost 40 below zero, and the warmest temperature was 2 degrees. But the average temperature for the entire state of Michigan at 8 a.m. was 18.5 degrees below zero, according to statistics derived by weatherbell.com. That makes Michigan easily the coldest state in the country this morning.

Here are some low temperatures in our area:
Detroit -12° New record
Flint -25° New record
Saginaw/Bay City -15° New record
Lansing -16°
Ann Arbor -30° Unverified, but likely new record
Grand Rapids -13° Tied old record
Muskegon -9°
Kalamazoo -15° New record
Jackson -19° New record

The coldest locations were Roscommon at -39° and Leota in Clare County at -37°.

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy PROCON!

FIRST!!

[PROCON]

My Dad worked at Edwards in the late 50's, we lived in Lancaster.

I remember as a 3rd grader looking up from the playground and seeing the X-perimental airplanes flying high above.

[laurenmarlowe]

Permission granted ConorMacNessa!

SECOND!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you BenLurkin! I WISH we were going to southern California tomorrow! I am in Fort Worth and freezing cold. So not used to all of this ice and freezing weather that has rolled in here.

THIRD!!

[MoochPooch]

Good evening, Lauren (& Kathy)! Hope it’s warmer there than here!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy Sand!

And I’m griping about it being in the 20’s here. Good grief that’s cold!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Lauren!

***HUGS***



It's great to see you this evening! Thanks very much for tonight’s Road Trip to Edwards AFB, California!

[laurenmarlowe]

Evening Mooch!

I think we all should be in southern California right about now to thaw out!

[laurenmarlowe]

It’s great to see you too ConorMacNessa, thanks so much for the lovely bluebonnets!

[Soaring Feather]

Hi Ms Lauren, how are you doing? Thanks for the thread.

Freezing in the Northeast.

[ConorMacNessa]

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

"Träumerei"
Robert Schumann
(Click)

Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who
Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy Ms. Feather!

Stay warm and stay safe!

[Colonel_Flagg]

Good evening, Lauren, and hello to the Canteen!

[SandRat]

Why I’m glad I’m in Arizona.