FReeper Canteen~Road Trip: U.S. Coast Guard Research And Development Center, Connecticut~13 DEC 2011

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: The U. S. Coast Guard Research And Development Center, Connecticut

The United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center (CGRDC) located in New London, Connecticut is the Coast Guard's center for operational analysis and mission execution solutions.

The Research & Development Center is dedicated to maximizing its contribution by maintaining a balanced portfolio of projects that support the Coast Guard's short, medium, and long range requirements across all major missions.

The United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center  is the Coast Guard's sole facility performing research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) in support of the Coast Guard's major mission areas of; Environmental Protection, Maritime Law Enforcement, Protection of Life and Property at Sea and National Defense Preparedness.

The R& D Center's technology research includes: detection, interdiction and prosecution of drug smugglers; cleaning up oil spills; maritime navigation safety; alertness and performance of commercial and CG crews; eliminating invasive species for ship ballast water.

The RDT&E program pursues technologies that provide incremental improvements as well as those with the greatest potential to strategically transform the way the Coast Guard does business. At any given time, the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center is working on more than 80 projects that support the Coast Guard’s short, medium and long range requirements across all major missions.

The RDT&E program is dedicated to maintaining a balanced portfolio of projects that support the Coast Guard’s short, medium and long range requirements across all major missions. Projects fall under six main program areas:

• Surface - focuses on the offensive and defensive security of our ports, vessels that operate within our ports, and the critical infrastructure within our ports that supports our nation’s economy 
   
• Air - develops and maintains competencies in relevant test and evaluation methods, manned and unmanned aircraft technologies, sensor and avionics technologies, performance measurement, test data analysis and comprehensive analysis of technology solutions to performance gaps
   
• C4ISR - encompasses systems, procedures, and techniques used to collect and disseminate information to include information management, cyber-security, communications, sensor and sensing systems
   
• Environmental and Waterways - provides technical expertise in the areas of search and rescue, pollution prevention and response, non-indigenous species, fisheries management, and the automatic information system
   
• Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation - minimizes acquisition risk and maximizes mission effectiveness through requirements and/or acquisition analysis, operations research, human systems integration, sensor performance predictions, and system risk analysis
   
• Test and Evaluation - provides department, component, program and project level support for requirements verification planning and execution, from the development of Coast Guard guidance through the Major Systems Acquisition Manual to the deck-plate level execution of test procedures

Learn More About The U. S. Coast Guard Research And Development Center HERE!!

The Submarine Force Museum, located on the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut, maintains the world's finest collection of submarine artifacts. It is the only submarine museum operated by the United States Navy, and as such is the primary repository for artifacts, documents and photographs relating to U.S. Submarine Force history. The museum traces the development of the "Silent Service" from David Bushnell's Turtle, used in the Revolutionary War, to the Ohio and Virginia class submarines.

Originally established as "The Submarine Library" by Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in 1955, the Submarine Force Library and Museum soon gained respect for its archival and research value. In April 1964, the entire collection was donated to the Navy and relocated to the Naval Submarine Base, New London, Groton, Connecticut. The name "Submarine Force Library and Museum" was officially adopted in 1969.

Visit The Submarine Force Museum HERE!!

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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]

Evenin' MS.B! *hugs*

Good to hear you're feeling better. That's not a fun way to spend your time!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Hey dere, you!
*HUG*
Yeah,pneumonia!
I was one sick puppy!

[oldteen]

Hiya TAZ! *hugs*

Busy tonight or are folks behavin' themselves? ;)

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Aloha Sweetness!
*LITTLE DEVIL HUG*
Deal!
No relapses!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

We are 1 person short tonight so it has been jumping.

[mylife]

I’ll bet.
I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
You weren’t hospitalized where you?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Howdy, teenie Girl!
Thanks!
No, it sure isn’t a fun way to spend time!
It was BAD!

[oldteen]

Evenin' Kathy! *hugs*

Weather up there sure seems to be turning every which way but right! Hope it straightens up for you real soon!

[oldteen]

Hey there, my! *hugs*

How ya been?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

No, I wasn’t hospitalized, but they said if I had waited any longer, I would have been.
This all happened shortly after I got a flu shot.
Never again!

[left that other site]

Hi Taz!

(((HUGS)))

[mylife]

Hi Teenie!

[BIGLOOK]

Are you convinced that the flu shot had something to do with the pneumonia? Flu does have a relatively short incubation period and the flu vaccine takes a bit to kick in.

[mylife]

So you decided that when it felt like a knife going in, to breath and that you couldn’t walk, you had better get it checked out eh?

Tsk Tsk...

I am glad you are better.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*smooch*
Good evening, Sis.
Thank you!
It was rough sledding, for sure!
How’s your shift going tonight?

[TASMANIANRED]

We’ve been short all day, so it’s popping.

Pneumonia is not fun at all.

Did Mr. B feed you chicken soup?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Luv, for the hot chocolate......

Things have been an adventure since Friday. I drove to work Friday, went to the PO for Christmas stamps for my Mom at noon, and when I left for home I only had 1st gear. It was quite the adventure getting all the way across town. Somewhere in the first third of the trip it shifted to 2nd, but that was it. I limped home.

I knew I could use my Dad’s suburban on Monday...no problem, just how to get my car to the mechanic. Will have AAA tow it on Thursday. (Another day off starting to fill up with unplanned stuff to do.)

Sunday was shopping, but it started to snow and quit, snow and quit. I figured it could wait til the way home on Monday. Sunday evening, heavy snow, then HIGH winds and temps into the 40s, and then rain, and temp drop into the low 30s...all within about 90 minutes. The day’s snow gone, again. *sigh* Water standing in the gutter. When I went to bed it had started, again, to snow, and heavily. Woke up this morning to 8” of snow. Tried to shovel, but it was too wet and heavy. Broke out my little snow blower and it did a pretty good job. Then off to work while it still snowed. Finally figured out the defroster and windshield wipers did their job.

Fast forward to 3pm...boss said we could wrap things up and go home before it got dark. Got my timesheets printed to bring home. Out to the suburban at 3:45p.... Temps hovering at freezing and windshield covered in ice. Start car, start defroster, scrape ice...but wipers are non-functional. No sound at all.

I pass my mechanic every evening on the way home from work. He is always closed. But today, we got out early...so I stopped. No empty bays, but he had one of the guys check for “dead”, ordered a new motor, took the old one out and then put the new one in when it was delivered and a bay opened.

As I was waiting I realized it was Post time (I had expected to be home by then). Minor panic. Call Connie...tell her I’m stuck and will ping when I get home. Interesting last few hours. Someone was watching over me. Payroll never seems to be able to leave early. When I usually leave, the shop is closed. NOT a good time to be without wipers. Now I am home safe and sound, with new wipers. Whew!! And more stormy weather in the offing.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I really am convinced.
I may have been harboring the pneumonia., but I had no symptoms until after the shot.
Headache, vomiting, and then the pneumonia.

[luvie]

My goodness! You REALLY needed that hot chocolate...and probably laced with something stronger! LOL!

I’m glad you finally got home safely and hope the rest of the week goes smoother than the first part!

8” of snow....we would be absolutely stalled out as a city with that much snow. LOL!