FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: USS Abraham Lincoln, Washington ~ 9 NOV 2010

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: USS Abraham Lincoln, Washington

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy. She is the second Navy ship named after former president Abraham Lincoln. Her home port is Everett, Washington.

Lincoln's contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982; her keel was laid 3 November 1984 at Newport News, Virginia. The ship was launched on 13 February 1988 and commissioned on 11 November 1989.

Abraham Lincoln boasts all the amenities found in any American city with a comparable population. These include a post office (with its own ZIP code), TV and radio stations, newspaper, fire department, library, hospital, general store, barbershops, and more. The ship has enough electrical generating power to supply electricity to 100,000 homes, food and supplies to operate for 90 days, and the capability of distilling more than 400,000 gallons of fresh water from the sea each day.

Keeping the ship ready at all times is critical. This requires repair shops to maintain machinery and aircraft, heavy duty tailor shops to repair parachutes and other survival gear, and electronic shops to keep communication, navigation, and avionics equipment up and running. Of course, there are a few things that are unusual for a city of 5,000 people. For example, Abraham Lincoln is a floating airport, capable of launching as many as four aircraft every minute.

The various functions of the flight deck crew are identified by the colors of the jersey they wear. For example, yellow is for officers and aircraft directors purple for fuel handlers green for catapult and arresting gear crews blue for chock and chain runners and red for crash/salvage teams and ordnance handlers. Four aircraft elevators, each the size of two average city lots, bring aircraft up to the flight deck from the hanger bays below. Aviation fuel is pumped from the tanks below and bombs, rockets, and missiles are brought up from the magazines.

Learn More About The USS Abraham Lincoln 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

 

 

[mylife]

Howdy Teenie!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Teenster!

The good news today is the Trades came back and it's a beautiful sunny day! A big change from a rainy Sunday with the kids at the zoo....but all in all, that was a good day too.

[TASMANIANRED]

No news from Lady Jag.

First snow?

Polite drivers...that’s always helpful

[luvie]

Thank God for that good news! Hope she gets some rest and
will be back to her normal good health very soon! I know
that you both are very relieved!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Don’t worry about that!
You know I will!

[TASMANIANRED]

The B team is holding down the fort tonight.

I’m sitting on the couch with a warm hound.

[Army Air Corps]

Hola! How goes it?

[TASMANIANRED]

Those letters have been erased from my TV.

Good interview?

[ConorMacNessa]

USS Abraham Lincoln, CVN-72

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Mac, Hugs

[BIGLOOK]

Don't sweat the small stuff, Little Devil......at least you masked your language in cyberspeak, which I understood perfectly.

[luvie]

Hi-D! I M A-OK! Gr8, U R 2!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening SkyDancer, hugs.

[oldteen]

Looks to be words and a pic from a proud papa!

Bragging rights to anyone who is in that position! ;)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Taz!

*HUGS*

Nice to see you this evening!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[TASMANIANRED]

Do you have deciduous trees?

[Army Air Corps]

Yes, for the most part. Very few leaves have changed colour.

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers lifted for our fallen heroes.

[luvie]

Oh, Sis!!! I know how disappointed you are that you can’t
be there with your fellow Patriot Guards to protect the family
of this hero! I, too, hope that the law will prevent those
cowardly, evil protesters from disrupting what should be a
solemn and dignified occasion.

I hope Miriam will be there to represent you. Is Mr. B going?

Darn work anyway!

((((hugs))))

[ColdOne]

I'd say that's a wee bit nippy! A wee bit. It is 25F now. Soon 25F will be a heat wave for us.. *hugs*