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

 

 

[SandRat]

Yep, just in time for the telepone job interview tomorrow at 1300.

[SandRat]

Yepand I’m opening it as soon as I get it.

[luvie]

Is your weather still nasty up there, Sis?

[oldteen]

My day wasn’t bad at all, thanks! We’ll leave the light on for ya! ;)

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Prayers lifted and good luck with your interview!
*HUG*

[MS.BEHAVIN]

No.
All is quiet now.

[BIGLOOK]

Best of luck to ya, Sandy.

These are interesting times.

[SandRat]

Thanks MS.

[SandRat]

Thanks and yes they are.

[oldteen]

I don’t blame ya even a wee bit! I would do the same! :)

[MS.BEHAVIN]

For some reason, I am really beat tonight..
Off to me bedchamber!
Love to all and hugs alla round!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha po, Little Devil

[oldteen]

G'night MS.B!

Sweet dreams and a wonderful tomorrow! *hugs*

[luvie]

Nighty-night, Sis! Sweet dreams! I’m getting there, too...
I think it’s partly because of the time change. It FEELS like
11:50pm. LOL!

See ya next time!

[TASMANIANRED]

Bush loved the troops and they loved him back.

He was a decisive leader.

Mushy on the border, but I think history will be kind to him.

[TASMANIANRED]

They grouse at each other if they are touching while on the couch.

When they are in the floor, it doesn’t matter.

[PROCON]

Sheesh, I'm finally back and this time with WIRELESS internet so no more digging up my cables!!

So, did you ladies miss me?!..:=)

[TASMANIANRED]

Funny, chilly is fifty in the autumn.

50 in the spring is a heat wave.

[PROCON]

Mine!

[PROCON]

Mine!