FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi ~ 20 AUG 2013

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

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi

Just 15 miles northeast of downtown Meridian lies Naval Air Station Meridian jet training facility. NAS Meridian hosts Training Wing One and training squadrons VT-7 and VT-9. VT-7 operates the T-45 (Goshawk) while VT-9 flies the venerable T2-C Buckeye.

The main base of NAS Meridian occupies more than 8,000 acres, with an additional 4,000 acres at Joe Williams Field and the target facility SEARAY. The size of NAS Meridian may be compared to that of other major naval air stations such as NAS Pensacola, Fla., which has about 5,000 acres. More than 4,000 military, civilians and dependents work and/or live at the air station.

Training Air Wing One (TW-1) was commissioned on August 2, 1971, as the first Training Air Wing to incorporate the single-site training concept. Until that time, jet aviation students received only the basic flight syllabus at NAS Meridian prior to being transferred to bases in Texas for advanced flight training.

With the conversion of Training Squadron Seven (VT-7) to an advanced training squadron and the initiation of air-to-air combat gunnery and carrier qualification instruction in Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), student naval aviators (SNA's) were able to complete the entire jet-training syllabus while stationed at NAS Meridian.

The mission of Training Air Wing One is to provide newly designated aviators to the fleet for further training in operational combat aircraft and is conveyed in the wing motto, "Readiness for Victory at Sea Through Training."

The instructor pilot cadre at TW-1 is comprised of men and women from almost every Navy and Marine Corps aviation community as well as several international military exchange pilots, bringing an enormous array of fleet experience to the training command. Training Air Wing One is also tasked with training international military aviators from countries including France, Italy, Spain and Brazil.

Subordinate commands under Commander, Training Air Wing One include the "Eagles" of Training Squadron Seven and the "Tigers" of Training Squadron Nine. These squadrons receive SNA's from Training Air Wing Five (TW-5) at NAS Milton, Florida, and Training Air Wing Four (TW-4) at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, upon their completion of primary flight training in the T-34C "Mentor."

VT-7 and VT-9 conduct Total System (TS) strike training in the Navy's newest jet trainer, the T-45C "Goshawk." Upon completion of the TS flight instruction syllabus, the SNA's are designated Naval Aviators and receive their "Wings of Gold."

Learn More About Naval Air Station Meridian 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. 

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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

 

 

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


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Must retire – the 0445 Reveille approaches relentlessly.

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

Capt. Isaac Hull, USN
Commanding Officer, USS Constitution
Stands The Watch Tonight!



"Huzzah! Her Sides Are Made Of Iron!"



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for our National Anthem...singing along.

[The Mayor]

Thanks! and Thank you!

[The Mayor]

Your always welcome my FRiend!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, ML...((HUGS))...hope you and Lynn-Dah had a good Monday.

Did you call the city about the tick issue? Response?

Our schools start Wednesday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Luv the Traveler. Have a great day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, napscoordinator...glad you enjoyed the road trip.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[wardaddy]

late April 1961 I think....

middle of the night

dad and mom got me up at 4 years old middle of the night and loaded me in my quilt on the huge backseat of the old creme/gold Pontiac Star Chief to make a hurried ride from Jackson to Meridian on old US 80

clickity clack concrete highway

dad was finishing up his 7 years as by then Miss ANG squadron captain (F100s)...tacital...so this was right up his alley....sweet in the age of SAC

and they had been called emergency to fly down to Homestead or McDill...not sure

Mom was worried...

he rode in his old flightsuit I still have and his blue cap tilted a bit

and tennis shoes...I still remember those Chucks..lol

today Chucks on grown men are for hipster sissies

anyhow mom was worried and the drive back home was long

it was chilly and high dewpoint and on the way back we stopped in Newton for coffee and breakfast...the Cold War.....that and kneeling under our desks or in hallways against the wall...God love em.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Red_Devil...thanks for sharing your story. We thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Connie, and thank you for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*

Hope your commute was short and safe. Any quiet time over the weekend?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Bodleian_Girl. Glad you enjoyed today’s Road Trip.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

[HiTech RedNeck]

I love the smell of coffee and yet I have never drunk it. Maybe I’ll get over that hang up in my senior years. I go for tea. Got any tea?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a cupcake?

Cookies?

Pancakes?

Treats?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[HiTech RedNeck]

Those cross section cakes are so wonderful looking. Cake batter rings, or just specially cut cakes. My mom had a set of rings and made checkerboard cakes, just use ordinary cake mix, split the batter and color part of it specially.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

That cake looks so good. d:o)