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

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

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~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!!

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

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Have a great day.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a cupcake?

Cookies?

Waffles?

Treats?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E. ((HUGS))...glad you and Bo has good hunting.

Have a great Tuesday!

[E.G.C.]

Tuesday Morning Coffee Bump.

[Soaring Feather]

Dear Ma, thank you very much for the BDay greetings, I love the Dragonfly graphic.

HUGS

[Soaring Feather]

MINE!!! I can do it - it’s my Birthday!

[SandRat]

YEP> We'll share a Cheerios cereal breakfast too.

[MEG33]

*Good Morning To The Canteen*
Thank you for the Road Trip, laurenmarlowe.

Hope your day goes well.
*HUGS*
Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country

[SkyDancer]

The flat black color make it harder to see.

[luvie]

Goooood Mornin' to you Early Birds!
It's a lovely sunny day here!
...and here I am wishing for rain! LOL!
Join me for tea? Coffee?
Hope y'all have a Terrific Tuesday!
....and a productive rest-of-the-week!
(((hugs)))


Arrow. Does anyone read these to you?
I hope so...so you'll know how much you're missed!

BTW...those crappy aren't gonna catch themselves, ya know!

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[luvie]

Grady Nichols~TUESDAY Morning

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is well here. I’m running behind today, but hey! It’s my day off! No rush, right?

Hope you and Bo have had a chance for some lake/turtle chasing time this week!

[E.G.C.]

Well, as a matter of fact Bo caught a couple of turtles out at the lake on Sunday. Quite a good day for him.

We will go back out there tomorrow. Today is the day he gets to feast on another of those shank bones.

[luvie]

Well, sounds like ol’ Bo is having a heck of a good week! :)

Did you get the shank before he got d’ bone?