FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Base Coronado, California ~ 03 MARCH 2015

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Base Coronado, California

Naval Base Coronado (NBC) is a consolidated Navy installation encompassing eight military facilities stretching from San Clemente Island, located seventy miles west of San Diego, California, to the La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility and Camp Morena, located sixty miles east of San Diego.

In 1997, Naval Base Coronado was created, incorporating seven separate Naval installations under one Commanding Officer. Those facilities include: Naval Air Station North Island; Naval Amphibious Base Coronado; Outlying Field Imperial Beach; Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island; Silver Strand Training Complex, formerly known as the Naval Radio Receiving Facility, La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility; and the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Facility, Warner Springs.

These seven facilities encompass more than 57,000 acres and make NBC the largest command in the southwest region of the U.S.

The following bases are part of Naval Base Coronado

Naval Air Station North Island
Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) is located at the north end of Coronado Island in San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. It is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy, the 57,000-acre ( Naval Base Coronado in San Diego County, California.

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado (NAB) is a major shore command, supporting 27 tenant commands, and is the West Coast focal point for special and expeditionary warfare training and operations. The on base population is 5,000 military personnel and 7,000 students and reservists.

Outlying Field Imperial Beach
Outlying Field Imperial Beach (OFIB) is a facility for helicopters, situated on 1,204 acres approximately 14 miles south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California. It is known as "The Helicopter Capital of the World".

Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island
Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island (SCI), also known as Frederick Sherman Field, is a military airport located on San Clemente Island.

Silver Strand Training Complex
Silver Strand Training Complex (SSTC) located between Imperial Beach and Coronado is the premier training facility for the U.S. Military special forces.

La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility
La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility (MWTF) located 50 miles east of San Diego, near the city of Campo, in San Diego County, is a 1,063 acres training facility used by the Naval Special Warfare Center.

Learn More About Naval Base Coronado HERE!

The Maritime Museum of San Diego enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence in restoring, maintaining and operating historic vessels. The museum has one of the world's finest collections of historic ships, including the world's oldest active ship Star of India.

Founded in 1948, the museum grew out of the earlier efforts of a group of local historians and maritime enthusiasts who acquired the sailing ship Star of India in 1927. Now fully restored, the Star of India is maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers and skilled craftsmen and sailed at least once a year.

 The museum’s collection also includes the 1898 steam ferry Berkeley, the 1904 steam yacht Medea, the 1914 Pilot, the state’s official tall ship Californian-a replica of a mid 19th century revenue cutter, the H.M.S Surprise, a magnificent replica of an 18th century Royal Navy frigate featured in the award winning film “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.” and the USS Dolphin a treasure of technology and research and a former US Navy research submarine.

Visit The San Diego Maritime Museum HERE!

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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

 

 

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Lauren!

***HUGS***



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

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy LUV!

Visited there many years ago, I do remember it being LARGE!

Got about 6 more weeks then the rest of the Spring and Summer off. WOO HOO!!

*HUGS*

[luvie]

Dang! They’ve got good food there! :)

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

[luvie]

Awesome news! Hope you are going to be with us in June! :) I’m soooo ready for it!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lauren, and thank you for today's Road Trip: Naval Base Coronado, California!

[luvie]

....till they all come home.....

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Howdy folks.

[SandRat]

A very good evening to you Lauren

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

[ConorMacNessa]

PH/2c George E. Wahlen, USN (MOH)
2d Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division



From Today in U.S. Military History:

Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
26 February – 3 March 1945

Citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 2d Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima in the Volcano group on 3 March 1945.

Painfully wounded in the bitter action on 26 February, Wahlen remained on the battlefield, advancing well forward of the frontlines to aid a wounded marine and carrying him back to safety despite a terrific concentration of fire. Tireless in his ministrations, he consistently disregarded all danger to attend his fighting comrades as they fell under the devastating rain of shrapnel and bullets, and rendered prompt assistance to various elements of his combat group as required. When an adjacent platoon suffered heavy casualties, he defied the continuous pounding of heavy mortars and deadly fire of enemy rifles to care for the wounded, working rapidly in an area swept by constant fire and treating 14 casualties before returning to his own platoon. Wounded again on 2 March, he gallantly refused evacuation, moving out with his company the following day in a furious assault across 600 yards of open terrain and repeatedly rendering medical aid while exposed to the blasting fury of powerful Japanese guns. Stouthearted and indomitable, he persevered in his determined efforts as his unit waged fierce battle and, unable to walk after sustaining a third agonizing wound, resolutely crawled 50 yards to administer first aid to still another fallen fighter. By his dauntless fortitude and valor, Wahlen served as a constant inspiration and contributed vitally to the high morale of his company during critical phases of this strategically important engagement. His heroic spirit of self-sacrifice in the face of overwhelming enemy fire upheld the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service."

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hiya, lauren....has your weather improved at all? ((HUGS))

We might get some freezing rain this evening. BLECK!!!!!

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening! ~

[mylife]

Yes they do, and my old Master Chief is making the Greenville VFW good too.
BBQ Ribs, Luau Chicken...

He is the Post commander now.

[naturalman1975]

I Was Only Nineteen.

Found the above linked video at YouTube the other day. It is a music video of one of my favourite songs - an anthem for many Australian veteran's especially Vietnam veterans. I've heard the song many times - I've never seen this particular video associated with it, and I want to share it as widely as possible.

Mum and Dad and Danny
Saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
It was a long march from cadets
The Sixth Battalion was the next to tour
And it was me who drew the card
We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left

And Townsville lined the footpaths
As we marched down to the quay
This clipping from the paper
Shows us young and strong and clean
And there's me in me slouch hat
With me SLR and greens
God help me - I was only nineteen

From Vung Tau riding Chinooks
To the dust at Nui Dat
I'd been in and out of choppers now for months
And we made our tents a home,
V.B. and pinups on the lockers
And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub

And can you tell me, doctor,
Why I still can't get to sleep?
And night time's just a jungle dark
And a barking M-16?
And what's this rash that comes and goes,
Can you tell me what it means?
God help me - I was only nineteen

A four week operation, when each step
Can mean your last one on two legs
It was a war within yourself
But you wouldn't let your mates down
'til they had you dusted off
So you closed your eyes
And thought about somethin' else

And then someone yelled out "Contact",
And the bloke behind me swore
We hooked in there for hours,
Then a God almighty roar
Frankie kicked a mine
The day that mankind kicked the moon
God help me - he was goin' home in June

And I can still see Frankie,
Drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel
On a thirty-six hour rec leave in Vung Tau
And I can still hear Frankie,
Lying screaming in the jungle
'Til the morphine came
And killed the bloody row

And the ANZAC legends didn't mention
Mud and blood and tears
And the stories that my father told me
Never seemed quite real
I caught some pieces in my back
That I didn't even feel
God help me, I was only nineteen

And can you tell me, doctor,
Why I still can't get to sleep?
And why the Channel Seven chopper
Chills me to my feet?
And what's this rash that comes and goes,
Can you tell me what it means?
God help me - I was only nineteen.

I was only nineteen.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

*HUGS*

It's great to see you this evening. We've warmed up to 32F - still lots of ice around. We're expecting another shot tomorrow afternoon.

I've had all I can take of this @#$^$& Global Warming!

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[mylife]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur30bn_3G58

[luvie]

That’s awesome..sounds yummy! And a good place to eat and talk over old times with the guys...and gals!

[mylife]

God Bless the Diggers.

Rage was like our MTV when it was cool.

[mylife]

He has got the place running like a good boat.