FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas ~ 24 JAN 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas

The Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) is a United States Army installation located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. PBA is one of the six Army installations in the United States which stores chemical weapons. PBA supplies specialized production, storage, maintenance and distribution of readiness products, and delivers technical services to the Armed Forces and Homeland Security.

PBA also designs, manufactures and refurbishes smoke, riot control, and incendiary munitions, as well as chemical/biological defense operations items. It serves as a technology center for illuminating and infrared munitions and is also the only place in the Northern Hemisphere where white phosphorus munitions are filled. Its Homeland Security mission includes first-responder equipment training and surveillance of prepositioned equipment.

PBA satisfies the Department of Defense’s peace time and replenishment requirements by providing the U.S. and allied forces with critical products and services that are primarily unavailable from other sources.

PBA also provides specialized training and logistical support for the Department of Homeland Security. PBA’s core primary missions include: conventional ammunition, chemical biological defense, engineering and technical support, mobile and powered systems support and base operations support to numerous tenant activities. Also a conventional depot, PBA has 1.3 million square feet of storage capacity with over 75,000 tons of inventory.

PBA has the capability to produce, renovate and store over 60 different conventional ammunition products ranging in caliber from 440 mm to 175 mm. 85 percent of these products are produced only at PBA. The Arsenal’s specialties include production of munitions containing payloads for smoke (signaling, spotting and obscuration), non-lethal, riot control, incendiary, illumination and infrareduses.

Smoke payload capabilities include white phosphorous, red phosphorous, terephathalic acid (TA) and hexaclorethane (HC) for both munitions and grenades. PBA is the only facility with the capability to fill white phosphorous munitions. The Arsenal is capable of producing munitions designed to provide friendly forces the capability to stop, confuse, disorient or momentarily deter a potential threat without use of deadly force.

Chemical/biological defense is a growing field of expertise at PBA. The Arsenal’s leadership in the field of protective mask fabrication, repair and recertification dates back to the late 1970s. Today, PBA is the Army’s sole facility for the repair and rebuild of the M17 series,
M9A1, M24, M25A1 and M40 masks as well as the M20 breathing apparatus. The Arsenal fabricates, fits, and tests chemical biological protective filters in various sizes and configurations.

CB Defense industrial capabilities at PBA include the manufacture of personnel and equipment decontamination kits; repair, renovation and testing of chemical protective clothing; and the rebuild and calibration of defensive chemical test equipment. Since the nation’s increased focus on homeland defense, PBA has initiated programs for the training of civilian first responders and providing CB Defense technical equipment assistance and training for local jurisdictions.

Learn More About Pine Bluff Arsenal 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

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, beachy...((HUGS))...enjoy your balmy day.

GRRR...a phone call took me away from my post. I missed you, but have a good rest of Tuesday.

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you ladies for this evenings thread. *hugs*

Poor Lauren needs some time off to rest!

[AZamericonnie]

Good afternoon Sarge & kudos on the new peepers...late to reapond.:)

So glad you & your Sister are helping each other.

I had to look up..... Gasparilla Festival.

Avast ye maties it’s a pirate festival!

Looks like fun! *hugs*

[luvie]

Good evening, (((SARGE)))

Always good to see you and especially to see that you are enjoying your new life in a warm place! I'm sure your "demented" sis...who is probably not so much....is loving having her brother around. You seem to make yourself useful, too, which is very nice! Enjoy the warmth and think of those poor souls in Ohio and Kentucky who aren't so lucky. LOL!

[Old Sarge]

Here's the Jose Gasparilla sailing up Tampa Bay:

As the ship sails north to Seddon Channel (between Davis Island and Harbour Island) the cannons boom and boat horns bellow adding to the lively atmosphere. As the ship eventually docks at the Tampa Convention Center and the raucous hooligans disembark, it is clear that the city is no match, and the mayor presents the marauders with the key to the city.

[Old Sarge]

{{{LUVVIE!}}}

When Demented Sis gets home, we’re having guests over for popcorn and movie night. Chosen flick is “Castaway”, and I’m looking forward to seeing it!

[luvie]

Very cool! Y’all have fun! Are ya getting your southern accent down? Gotta do it..heah? :)

[kanawa]

I've been following a young lady, Jessica Frech, as her singing career develops.

She makes me smile and feel good which is a priceless talent in this mixed up world.

Tonight I discovered she can bring a tear to my eye as well.

Each week she writes and performs a song based on suggestions from her facebook/youtube fans.

Here is one she did in response to a number of requests for a tribute to the soldiers who serve on our behalf.

A Soldier's Song