FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: NAS Whidbey Island, Washington ~ 10 JAN 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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Road Trip: NAS Whidbey Island, Washington

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station located in two sections around Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. It was commissioned as an active U.S. Navy installation on 21 September 1942.

In all, there are 19 active duty squadrons and two reserve squadrons currently based at NAS Whidbey Island. The air station also maintains a Search and Rescue Unit, flying the UH-3H Sea King helicopter, as well as two UC-12 Huron aircraft for operational support airlift and fleet logistic support.

Over 50 tenant commands are also located at NAS Whidbey Island, providing training, medical and dental, and other support services, including a Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG) for Whidbey’s staff and student Marine Corps personnel. The base also continues its long-standing role as a center of activity for Naval Air Reserve operations and training in the region.

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10 squadrons deploy to the Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility, providing ASW, maritime patrol and reconnaissance support throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and extending into the Persian Gulf. During the second Gulf War, in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the VP and VQ communities provided countless hours on station and mission essential data and imagery to ground troops as well as surface assets.

In February of 2003, Wing 10 staff were forward deployed to Masirah, Bahrain, as well as onboard USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Constellation and USS Nimitz, to provide direct operational support.

Wing 10 staff returned home to NAS Whidbey Island in April 2003, along with VP 1 aircrew and personnel "surged" to supplement VP 46. Although P-3 and EP-3 aircraft were consistently called upon to fly overland Afghanistan, anti-subsurface warfare and maritime patrol remain as Wing 10's priority in training the squadrons' aircrews.

Learn More About NAS Whidbey Island Here!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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[HopeandGlory]

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[ConorMacNessa]

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BOSTON, (Oct. 21, 2009) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).



Detachment of Marines in 1812 regalia aboard USS Constitution.

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Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please note: The author of tonight’s Road Trip is laurenmarlowe.
She is hard at work, without days off for more than a month.

~ Road Trip: NAS Whidbey Island, Washington ~

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[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Road Trip to NAS Whidbey Island!

Just got in from my first PT session - I'm exhausted.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Comfy chair, feet up....

[ConorMacNessa]

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Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....Nana Hope grabs the gold!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Ahhhh! That's tasty!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[luvie]

Thanks,Galz, for a great road trip to a state I’d love to visit sometime. :)

[gorush]

I was on a crew that installed a huge air handling system on the roof of a building at Whidbey...they were flying A-10’s out of there at the time. The roof was a great place to view airfield from....this was back in the mid ‘80’s.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....Mac snags the silver!!

[Publius]

Having lived in Washington state for meany years, I can tell you it’s beautiful. Just avoid Seattle, especially if you have a Republican or Tea Party bumper sticker.

[gorush]

I was drafting for the same company...we built and shipped a system to a new chapel at the air base at Adak up your way.

[luvie]

Happy Birthday Connie!
Hope it's wonderful! (((hugs)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Luv bags the bronze!!