FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Carson, Colorado ~ 25 MAY 2010

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Fort Carson, Colorado

Fort Carson is a United States Army installation located immediately south of Colorado Springs, primarily in El Paso County, Colorado.

Fort Carson is the home of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Brigade Combat Teams of the 4th Infantry Division, the 10th Special Forces Group, the 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), the 4th Engineer Battalion, the 759th Military Police Battalion, the 10th Combat Support Hospital, and the 43rd Sustainment Brigade. The post also hosts units of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve and the Colorado Army National Guard.

                        

Fort Carson was established in 1942, following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado purchased land south of the city and donated it to the War Department. Construction began immediately and the first building, the camp headquarters, was completed January 31, 1942. Camp Carson was named in honor of the legendary Army scout, General Christopher "Kit" Carson, who explored much of the West in the 1800s.

During World War II, a total of 104,165 soldiers trained at Camp Carson. Along with three other infantry divisions- the 71st, 104th and l0th Mountain -more than 125 units were activated at Camp Carson and over 100 other units were transferred to the Mountain Post from other installations.

The camp trained nurses, cooks, mule packers, tank battalions, a Greek infantry battalion and an Italian ordnance company-soldiers of any and every variety. Toward the end of the war, after the departure of the divisions and established units, Camp Carson trained replacement troops and provisional companies.

Learn More About The History Of Fort Carson HERE!!

                        

Fort Carson houses the 3 Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (ID), 43 ASG, and 10 Special Forces (SF). As a result, the Base has several vehicle maintenance facilities for tanks and other tracked and wheeled vehicles. A complete tank engine depot maintenance and dynamometer testing facility is also located at Fort Carson. The Butts Army Air Field (AAF) is an active runway and hangar facility used primarily by Army rotary-wing aircraft.

Fort Carson military operations and tenant activities include: the Army and Air Force Exchange (AAFES); Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO); Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) (which provide operations and maintenance support to the installation); a medical detachment (MEDDAC); dental activity (DENTAC); the Colorado Air National Guard, Explosive Ordnance Detachment (EOD); and Navy Construction Battalion (Seabees).

The Mission Statement at Fort Carson is “Fort Carson’s Mountain Post Team—best opportunity in the Army for soldiers to train, leaders to lead, families to grow and people to work. We are a first rate power projection platform (air and rail) and Post Mobilization Maneuver Training Center; a premier installation and committed community partner, providing combat-ready forces for the 21st Century.”

Learn More About Fort Carson 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

 

 

[oldteen]

I can balance my checkbook in five minutes...but the gov't can't do it in fifty years.

I'm thinkin' you give them way too much credit with 50 yrs...lol.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And mere seconds behind....Pro snags the silver!!

[oldteen]

Sounds like around here. Majority here go looking for the recruiter (of course the Marines are the most popular) but the Army gets their share as well. I don’t know of any who have gone USN or USAF. All great kids too!

[oldteen]

having nodded off a couple times while driving

HOLY LODI!! I'd do some real heavy chastising! Talk about dangerous...not only for herself but others as well!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....teen bags the bronze!!

[luvie]

Good evening, (((Lauren)))

Thanks for another awesome road trip!

Lookin’ forward to OUR road trip! I am SO ready!

[PROCON]

Lookin’ forward to OUR road trip! I am SO ready!

Oh, great, that's what we really need, rowdy women on the road...:=)!

Evening Luvvy!!

You still need rain?

[PROCON]

Mine!

[PROCON]

Mine!

[PROCON]

Mine!

[oldteen]

Howdy LUVVY! How U B tonight? *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Scoutmaster...I just read about your father.

I do hope he’s doing better today! *hugs*

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Connie!

You are incorrigible!



Damn funny too!

[AZamericonnie]

Aloha Bigs. *hugs*

I mean’t that in the most ladylike manner possible!:)
*Batting eyelashes*

[luvie]

Howdy! You betcha I need rain...you sending me some?

We ARE rowdy and we’ll be on the road really soon! Woohoo!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

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Lt. Col. Gabriel Green and Capt. Zachary Bartoe patrol the airspace in an F-15E Strike Eagle as the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches May 14, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Colonel Green is the 333rd Fighter Squadron commander and Captain Bartoe is a 333rd FS weapons system officer. Both aircrew members are assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. John Peltier)

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Ma...a cool & mild day today. *hugs*

I can't remember many years when the weather was so mild this time in the month of May.

[Kathy in Alaska]

< Thanks, Nana Hope, for today’s Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[AZamericonnie]

Fort Carson was established in 1942, following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado purchased land south of the city and donated it to the War Department. Construction began immediately and the first building, the camp headquarters, was completed January 31, 1942. Camp Carson was named in honor of the legendary Army scout, General Christopher "Kit" Carson, who explored much of the West in the 1800s.

I appreciate how much I learn from these threads Lauren. Thanks!

[luvie]

Hi, there! I’m good...and you?

Hope this is a good week for you!