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

 

 

[oldteen]

Will you have the same instructor?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

There are several chapters of the PGR in Maine..
I know our brothers and sisters in the Northern part of the state will take good care of the family..

[SandRat]

In today’s job market yes.

[TASMANIANRED]

Thanks my, It was almost a steal.

2 acres ,house and a 30x30 pole barn.

The house has an electric furnace and a back up wood burning furnace.

[luvie]

God rest the souls of the fallen heroes! We are blessed by
their bravery and sacrifice...but I would that they could have lived!

[TASMANIANRED]

Night Mac.

[SandRat]

I’m hoping for an early Christmas present.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Green Lantern!

I truly mean to get back to you about the trip to VN in the future.....but my future isn't predictable at the moment.

You didn't miss much by not going shipboard....as outsiders it was as much an ordeal as Coronado, except for the food.

[TASMANIANRED]

Glad all the big things were negative.

That’s a load off your mind and heart.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

We had some very powerful winds last night.
It knocked out power to over 60,000 customers.
Wind gusts were 65 mph.
I had no power here from 1 am this morning till 4 pm this afternoon.

[mylife]

Well? or municipal water supply?

Or both?

[oldteen]

57* was our high for today! I think winter is upon us and we haven’t even had fall yet...lol.

[ColdOne]

Yes I noticed I put a extra blankie on my bed last night!!!

[oldteen]

Wouldn't that be a great present!

[luvie]

I know they will....but know, too, how passionately you wanted to join them! (((hugs)))

[oldteen]

I had no power here from 1 am this morning till 4 pm this afternoon.

That's alway fun!

NOT!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

LOL
NOT!!
Glad the really cold weather wasn’t here when it happened.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*sigh*
*HUG*

[oldteen]

I think my least favorite weather of most anything is wind! It can cause so much havoc!

[BIGLOOK]

I wish I'll have the same instructor but I doubt it. Who knows?