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Surprise (this is Lauren's idea!!!!!) Freeper Canteen ~ Road Trip ~ Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
In Honor of all our Brave Troops...and My Son, Who Was Stationed There | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 05/05/2008 5:37:26 PM PDT by luvie

 
 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

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Langley Air Force Base (IATA: LFI, ICAO: KLFI) is the home of the United States Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) and the 480th Intelligence Wing (480 IW). It also hosts Headquarters, Air Combat Command (ACC).

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As the host unit at Langley Air Force Base, Va., the 1st Fighter Wing operates and maintains one of the largest fighter bases in Air Combat Command. Throughout its history, the 1st FW has led the way, wherever and whenever called upon. The 192nd Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard component of the Virginia National Guard, located at Langley, which augments the active-duty Air Force components in the performance of their missions and other joint force operations.

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The base is named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation.

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Langley graduated from Boston Latin School, was an assistant in the Harvard College Observatory, then became chair of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy. In 1867, he became the director of the Allegheny Observatory and a professor of astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania, now known as the University of Pittsburgh, a post he kept until 1891 even while he became the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1887. Langley was the founder of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

In 1886, Langley received the Henry Draper Medal from the National Academy of Sciences for his contributions to solar physics. His publication in 1890 of infrared observations at the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh together with Frank Washington Very was used by Svante Arrhenius to make the first calculations on the greenhouse effect.

Langley attempted to make the first working piloted heavier-than-air aircraft. His models flew, but his two attempts at piloted flight were not successful. His first success came on May 6, 1896 when his Number 5 unpiloted model flew half a mile after a catapult launch from a boat on the Potomac River. Aviation historians consider this to be the world's first sustained flight by a powered heavier-than-air craft. On November 11 that year his Number 6 model flew more than 5-thousand feet.

 These flights demonstrated that stability and sufficient lift could be achieved in such craft. Langley obtained a War Department grant of $50,000 and $20,000 from the Smithsonian Institution to develop a piloted airplane, which he called an "Aerodrome" (coined from Greek words roughly translated as "air runner").

Read More About Samuel Langley Here!

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The 1st Fighter Wing's mission is "to deliver airpower; train, equip and deploy Airmen; deploy, fight and win - anywhere, any time and to deliver 'first-class, first-time' support to Team Langley."

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On 7 August 1990, the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing, deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Throughout both Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the wing flew more than 6,200 sorties and nearly 25,000 flying hours. The wing also recorded an aerial victory when Capt Steve Tate of the 71 FS shot down an Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1.

From the end of Operation Desert Storm until the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom, squadrons of the 1 FW routinely deployed to Turkey in support of Operation Northern Watch, or to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the northern and southern "No Fly" zones over Iraq. In 2003, the 1 FW deployed again to Southwest Asia in order to provide air superiority during actual combat operations. Deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the wing flew over 360 training and combat sorties.

Other historical firsts for the 1st Fighter Wing are:

*The first U.S. group-level unit to enter air combat.
*The first U.S. unit to destroy enemy aircraft in World War I.
*The parent unit of the first recipient of the Medal of Honor for aerial combat.
*The parent unit of the two highest scoring U.S. aces in World War I.
*The first fighter unit to deploy en masse over the North Atlantic.
*The first U.S. unit to destroy a German aircraft in World War II.
*The first U.S. jet fighter unit.

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The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century Air Force.

Read More About Langley Air Force Base, and the F-22 Raptor Here!

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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!

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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

 

 



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: langleyafb; troopsupport; usaf; virginia
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To: TASMANIANRED
Break Time


*HUGS*

121 posted on 05/05/2008 7:49:17 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: mylife

Hey, that’s a really cool reenactment.....200 miles of Pony Express, ending in Scottsdale


122 posted on 05/05/2008 7:50:31 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: mylife

Sure made her cry loud..

Thought I had a siren in my ear...but fixed it..


123 posted on 05/05/2008 7:50:55 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I couldn’t resist..Thank you!


124 posted on 05/05/2008 7:51:13 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Bless you


125 posted on 05/05/2008 7:51:59 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: MoochPooch

Good evening, Mooch....finish your writing?


126 posted on 05/05/2008 7:52:35 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: SandRat

You gotta think that burka cuts down on her vision.


127 posted on 05/05/2008 7:57:19 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: The Mayor

Good evening, Mayor...hope you had a lovely spring weekend. And thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.


128 posted on 05/05/2008 7:58:42 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: LUV W

Even though my son was a Navy baby, he was born at Langley. His daddy was out at sea on his submarine, and I went into labor all by myself. I called my mother in Kentucky and she drove all night to get to Langley in time. She was there for the birth, so I wasn’t alone.

She recently passed away from lung cancer. And before she died I told her that I felt fortunate to have my mother there with me. It was such a beautiful experience. I know she treasured it, too.

I hope to one day take my son to Langley, and the Norfolk base, and show him where we lived on the Chesapeake Bay when he was born.

Good memories. Thanks for sharing the pictures. My young son will enjoy them very much.


129 posted on 05/05/2008 7:59:10 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife
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To: MEG33

LOL..

I took your advice...Headed back to the kitchen to stretch my legs and make a pot of java.

I thought my fanny was growing to the chair.

Hugs, Meg.


130 posted on 05/05/2008 7:59:26 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I stayed up late one night over the weekend.

History channel had the story of Alaska.

They had actual footage of Balto and the relief of Nome during the dipheria epidemic.

I was very impressed...I’m a sucker for a dog story anyway.


131 posted on 05/05/2008 8:00:59 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Sounds like you needed one!


132 posted on 05/05/2008 8:01:37 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Who’s to say since we can only see her from the back that she hasn’t somehow got the front folded out of the way to give her good vision.


133 posted on 05/05/2008 8:01:37 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)
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To: All
Reposting just because Tx Is a good ol' time
134 posted on 05/05/2008 8:08:28 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Good evening, Taz...((HUGS))...Balto is a good story. There still are no roads to Nome.

Did you have a good weekend?


135 posted on 05/05/2008 8:11:52 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: mylife

So what were the cow and horse doing out there?


136 posted on 05/05/2008 8:14:15 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Its private land. The Ex navy fellow who owns it uses the land for multiple purposes. He had 2 rules.

Dont be boozin and dont shoot the livestock.

We had fun


137 posted on 05/05/2008 8:16:55 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Tanniker Smith; mylife
wh!!

TS.....#50!!
my.....#100!!


138 posted on 05/05/2008 8:17:40 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: NYTexan; LUV W; Randy Larsen; HiJinx; MS.BEHAVIN; laurenmarlowe; AZamericonnie; mylife

BB - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOU YOUNGSTER, YOU!


139 posted on 05/05/2008 8:20:29 PM PDT by yorkie (God Bless our Heroes in Iraq ;and around the world)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Finished one job . . . gotta work on the next.


140 posted on 05/05/2008 8:20:57 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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