FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California ~ 23 JUNE 2015

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

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~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California

Base Alameda is located on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California and is home to a variety of tenant commands: Pacific Area and Defense Force West; Eleventh District; Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center Pacific (MIFCPAC), Sector San Francisco Prevention; Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center (former Training Team West); Maritime Safety Security Team 91105; and homeport for three National Security Coast Guard Cutters: CGC BERTHOLF, the CGC WAESCHE and the CGC STRATTON.

Originally known as Government Island, this artificial island was formed in 1913 by the dredging project that extended the Oakland Estuary to San Leandro Bay. The Coast Guard first came to the island in 1926 when it established "Base 11" under an Executive Order signed in September 1931 that gave title to a 15-acre tract for a permanent base.

Improvements were started at that time and by 1933 included streets, utilities, spur tracks, a trestle bridge from Oakland, a transformer station, and rebuilding of the existing wharves. The cost was more than one and a half million dollars and provided facilities for Base 11 and the Coast Guard Store (warehouses).

Established 15 February 2012, Base Alameda provides a wide variety of services in direct support of Coast Guard activities throughout the West Coast. Base Alameda departments are Procurement and Contracting, Comptroller/Base Operations, Health Services and Work Life, Personnel Support, Facilities Engineering.

Personnel Support includes the management of approx 700 CG-owned Housing units, transportation of household goods, the Child Development Center (CDC), Morale, Recreation and Welfare (MWR), and personnel support services. Facilities maintenance is provided to all tenant commands and detached units on Coast Guard Island Alameda, and industrial support is provided throughout the West Coast.

Learn More About Coast Guard Island Alameda 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

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...hope you had a great day.

PT?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, eye....I have family in California, but would NEVER move back there.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, man of leisure. ((HUGS))

Good day?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Off for home...back in a bit.

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...had a great day.

No formal PT, just personal PT.

Have Maddi tomorrow AM.

[SkyDancer]

Well there were four of us and if one walked out we’d all have to go. It was a fun story but wow! Why do people who write the screen play think that putting all that vile language would enhance the film?

[luvie]

Man! There is a lot of military stuff in California! LOL!

Great thread! (((hugs)))

[eyedigress]

Good Evening Kathy.

I would not live there either. I’ll keep my earnings, thank you very much.

[HiJinx]

Good movie review, thanks!
.40 S&W is a good carry weapon. Good choice!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday, Ms Feather!!

Click

[SkyDancer]

Thanks. Yeh, that movie had a cute story line but good grief! Just about every word out of their mouths both men and women were the “F” word and the “MF” word and the “C” word. I like Jason Statham one of my favorite actors but he couldn’t say two words without “MF” or “C” ... and the women were just as bad. My suggestion is if that sort of language bothers you don’t go see “Spy” - check it out on internet search.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[SkyDancer]

PS - yeah I like that S&W - had a hard time trying to load the magazine. I need some sort of compressor to push down the feed to load it. It fits my hand really nice. My other pistol is a Beretta Tomcat in .32 which I carry concealed. The Smith will be my car gun. Both of them are my “don’t mess with me” safety.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Have a great Maddie Tuesday.

Woohoo....can she climb up on G-Pa’s lap without him lifting?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I think vile language is a sign of lack of vocabulary.

[PROCON]

No pink .40?

I bought my daughter a purple Taurus .380; her color preference.

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, lazy day for me, back to work tomorrow :-(

[Kathy in Alaska]

Man, I agree with you. I like to keep some of what I earn.