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

[luvie]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

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).

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.

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

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!

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."

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.

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!

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

 

 

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our AWESOME military, our allies, and their families

Wooooooo Hoooooo.....Luvy posted the thread.
Thank you, ((((LUVY)))) for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities. What a nice surprise!

DC Metroland weather report

~Today....Lots of sunshine. High 77F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

~Tonight....Mostly clear. Low 54F. Winds light and variable.

Looks like we're in for a spot of humid weather as the storm moves east. But next week is looking good.

Another busy day and I won't be here long; have to leave shortly to get the room ready for the meeting.

I won't have time to make my rounds again today. I really hope to be back to a slower pace by tomorrow. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is

24/7/365

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[Tanniker Smith]

Morning, beach.

See ya later at work.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
Very humid again today in central Texas.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Morning, Beach.

[GodBlessUSA]

Woo Hoo you posted the thread!!! :)



Seeing the Stealth Bomber must have been AWESOME! :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning E.G.C. :)
Hugs!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Arrowhead :)
How are you? Another beautiful day here today.
Hugs!

[GodBlessUSA]

I hope you slow down soon. We miss you!

Have a great day.
Hugs!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning GodBlessUSA. So far - so good.

It’s cool but very humid here again today.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Morning, GodBlessUSA. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Thanks for the trip, LUV W.

How's it going for you this morning?

[GodBlessUSA]

It’s cool.... but warm enough from what it was. I know that humidity is can make it hot. Once we get midway through June we will get too humid.

Did a lot of yard work yesterday. Really enjoy being outside working in such nice temps.

[GodBlessUSA]

It's going great, Thanks! How are you E.G.C.

I hope your weather is calm and nice. Hopefully, No more of those severe spring storms.

[GodBlessUSA]

See you later. Have a great day!

[E.G.C.]

Well, we had a line of storms pass through our area. Thankfully it's all moved to the East.

We did luck out here in our part of town. Others places are without power right now. We had a rather big clap of thunder around 4 AM our time this morning.

[luvie]

G’mornin’ Beachy! I am finally able to post in the morning, being on vacation and all. It’s cool, clear, sunny and beautiful out here where the AZ FReepers live. Of course, it’s also only 6:45am.....grrrrrr....my brain is still on CDT and my body doesn’t want to acknowledge this early time. LOL!

Yep..I hit post, but Lauren did all the work. It was a big surprise when she said “do this”! LOL!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good morning LUV.{{{HUGS}}}

Thank you for posting Laurens idea.

WooHoo you posted your first thread.:)

[luvie]

It’s going well, EGC! I am on vacation in AZ and have met some wonderful folks out here....Jinxy, Connie and Randy Larsen. Ms.Behavin, NYTexan and Laurenmarlowe are here, too, and we had a birthday party for NYT last night. Great fun!

How are things in OK?

(((hugs)))

[luvie]

Hee-hee! I did....with her hand firmly on mine so I wouldn’t get it wrong! :D

It’s good to see you this morning! Everything going all right? Ya getting ready for that big trip?

We are having so much fun. Wish you could be here, too.

((((hugs))))