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

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

[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

 

 

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Shipmate! How's it going with you this evening?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Miss Teenie & hope you had a great day.

Only the low 70’s here today...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!:)

[luvie]

God bless and keep him for his brave service! Thank you for
sharing this wonderful story!

[TASMANIANRED]

Will the Real Mr. B. be able to attend ?

I know it makes you sad, hug.

Counter protest them.

[luvie]

What power is represented by that graphic! Beautiful! Thanks, Conor!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening my, Hugs.

I pulled the trigger on a place out in the country today.

Should know if it goes through in a few days.

[luvie]

Well, there is nothing like having a warm pup by your side as
you visit with friends!

[oldteen]

Vile is a very good description, MS.B!

God Bless the PGR that do attend! Taking on the Phelps gang must be so satisfying!

I'm not a hater but...

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Teeny, Hugs.

[oldteen]

Wasn’t bad at all, thanks! Busy, but that’s a good thing! :)

[SandRat]

Got that right teen.

[TASMANIANRED]

Hooray, hooray.

Did they nail anything down as a cause?

[SandRat]

Yes we are.

I also have a telephone job interview tomorrow at 1300.

[oldteen]

There ya go again....proving that after the Monday thing! LOL

[mylife]

Good luck! I hope you got it on the cheap.
Something good should come of this lousy economy.

[TASMANIANRED]

Ring them with motorcycles and rev to the point of deafness.

[Rembrandt]

“Abraham Lincoln boasts all the amenities found in any American city ....” in a dry county.

Thankfully, during my 3 yrs., 9 mos., I only once set foot on a floating vessel and that was the ferry btwn. San Diego and Coronado Island. Of course, what awaited me on North Island sort of sent all my good feelings crashing into the breakers.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

darn work is right!
*fuming*
Mr B and myself both have to work..
Miriam will also not be attending as this service is waaaaaay up north, and she does not wish to drive all that way by herself.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks, Luv! Now I must pack it in - that relentless 0500 reveille awaits me. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[TASMANIANRED]

Safe trip, Kathy..

Keep an eye out for loons.