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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California ~ 05 MAR 2013
Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 03/04/2013 6:01:01 PM PST by laurenmarlowe

 
 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Vandenberg is home to the 14th Air Force, 30th Space Wing, 381ST Training Group, and the Western Launch and Test Range (WLTR), and is responsible for satellite launches for military and commercial organizations, as well as testing of intercontinental ballistic missiles, including the Minuteman III ICBMs. Vandenberg is assuming new roles with the creation of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC SPACE).

The Mission at Vandenberg Air Force Base is to "Provide Combat Capability to the Joint Warfighter Through Assured Access to Space and Combat Ready Airmen". Vandenberg Air Force Base is headquarters for the 30th Space Wing. The 30th manages Department of Defense space and missile testing, and placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters. Vandenberg is located on California's "Central Coast".

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Vandenberg Air Force Base is the only military installation in the United States from which unmanned government and commercial satellites are launched into polar orbit and from which intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are launched toward the Kwajalein Atoll to verify weapon systems performance.

The Vandenberg Tracking Station is a satellite ground station located at VAFB and operated by Detachment 1 of the 22d Space Operations Squadron of the 50th Space Wing. The 35-year old antenna and associated electronics at the station were recently upgraded in a $60 million modernization effort.

The LGM-30G Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is an element of the nation's strategic deterrent forces. The "L" in LGM ;is the Department of Defense designation for silo-launched; "G" means surface attack; and "M" stands for guided missile.

Learn More About Vandenberg Air Force Base 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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1 posted on 03/04/2013 6:01:13 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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To: laurenmarlowe








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 Ironside,” 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!!!!!!!








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)

2 posted on 03/04/2013 6:01:41 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: laurenmarlowe
Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up


3 posted on 03/04/2013 6:02:24 PM PST by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: laurenmarlowe

Good evening, all!


4 posted on 03/04/2013 6:02:37 PM PST by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: laurenmarlowe
Aloha Lauren! ((HUGS))

Nice to have you back!
5 posted on 03/04/2013 6:03:10 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul the usual suspects!)
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To: laurenmarlowe
Sergei Rachmaninov plays “The Star Spangled Banner”
6 posted on 03/04/2013 6:03:22 PM PST by Publius
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To: ConorMacNessa
Permission granted ConorMacNessa!

FIRST!!

7 posted on 03/04/2013 6:09:04 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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To: HopeandGlory
Howdy Hope!

SECOND!!

8 posted on 03/04/2013 6:10:53 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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To: Tanniker Smith
Good evening to you TS!

THIRD!!

9 posted on 03/04/2013 6:12:46 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; All






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~


10 posted on 03/04/2013 6:14:34 PM PST by AZamericonnie
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Aloha BIGLOOK!!

*HUGS*

Thank ya, so very nice to be here with y’all, thinking of you all always.


11 posted on 03/04/2013 6:15:43 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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Thank you for this evenings road trip Lauren & God bless our troops wherever they may serve! *Hugs* C~
12 posted on 03/04/2013 6:17:46 PM PST by AZamericonnie
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To: Publius

Howdy Publius!

Very cool video, thanks for posting!


13 posted on 03/04/2013 6:18:35 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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To: laurenmarlowe; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
Today’s Canteen ping….."Road Trip: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California".


14 posted on 03/04/2013 6:18:39 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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To: laurenmarlowe

How-Dee!!!!


15 posted on 03/04/2013 6:20:09 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: AZamericonnie

Hi there Connie!

*HUGS*

Thank you for the awesome Tribute To Our Troops!


16 posted on 03/04/2013 6:20:21 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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To: laurenmarlowe

I was stationed at Vandenberg from 1975-76.


17 posted on 03/04/2013 6:20:21 PM PST by rochester_veteran ( http://RochesterConservative.com/forums)
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To: SandRat

HOW-DEE SandRat, great to see you!!


18 posted on 03/04/2013 6:21:56 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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Good evening, Lauren!

***HUGS***



Great to see you this evening! Thanks very much for tonight’s Road Trip to Vandenberg AFB, California!








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)

19 posted on 03/04/2013 6:23:07 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: rochester_veteran

Good evening rochester_veteran, thank you for joining us this evening, and thank you for your service to our Country!


20 posted on 03/04/2013 6:23:51 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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