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

 

 

[Michael.SF.]

You can't mention the Lincoln and not think of this:

And you will forgive me for bragging a bit, but that is the back of my son's head: row two, left.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Nana Hope bags the bronze!!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening AAC, Hugs

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening BigLook, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening BigLook, Hugs.

[luvie]

Great road trip, galz! Thanks for your hard work honoring
yet another amazing military facility!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Schatzi, Smooch

[luvie]

....floating facility, I might add! LOL!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening ColdOne, Hugs.

Brrrrr

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, sionnsar....you found some...that is way cool. Most graphics are blocked at work, but I will see them when I get home.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Sandy, Hugs

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Connie, Hugs

[Army Air Corps]

How goes it o’er in your neck o’ the woods?

[luvie]

Great image, Sandy!

How is Mrs. SR tonight? I pray that she is finding out answers!

[TASMANIANRED]

Good to see you in the canteen, sionnsar.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Taz...((HUGS))...a good day? Any news?

We had about 6” of snow over night. Interesting drive this morning, but everyone was being polite.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Luvvy, Hugs.

[luvie]

Howdy, Taz! (((hugs)))

Hope you are having a quiet evening...no sick kids!

[TASMANIANRED]

After a very chilly weekend we are back to pleasant temps.

Autumn has been glorious and is lingering.

We rarely have trees in full color this late.. It is total eye candy.

Wish it could last another 6 months.

How are thing with you?