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

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[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!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...have a great day.

[HiTech RedNeck]

With lemon too, why thank you ma’am. A toast of tea to you and the troops.

[E.G.C.]

Tuesday Morning Coffee Bump.

[napscoordinator]

Thank you Kathy!

[tomkow6]

N.A.A.S. Meridian! VT-7! My first duty station.

Was stationed there Sept. 1966 to May, 1968.

Got my Third Class Crow as a CS in April, 1968. I remember the galley well! Spent 9 months mess cookin' before I deceided to strike for Commiassaryman.

Went down there 2 years ago for a visit. The base has REALLY changed since I was stationed ther.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tomkow6. How’s it going?

[tomkow6]

So far, so good! Expecting hot & humid weather over the next few days.

So far, this summer has been much cooler than normal. How's your power problem?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. The forecast call for 95º again today, so the triple digits may be history for this year.

[E.G.C.]

Well, everything the last several weeks has been going OK without any interruptions in power.

As I mentioned in my previous posts the city of Comanche OK is in the process of putting in a new substation to try and alleviate the problem with power going out due to excess power usage.

When this is done, there will be 2 substations, one for each side of town. This hopefully will put an end to all the power outages.

However, it's been awhile since we've had power go out here at the house so we'll see how things go.

The forecast for this week is for highs in the 90's. There will probably quite a few AC's running in the afternoons when it gets to that point.School also starts today here in Comanche. It'll be interesting to see how kids handle this warm weather outside.

I also got a bottle from our ISP, Pioneer. They gave those away during their "Customer Appreciation Day" event. Really useful for those trips to the lake with Bo in this warm weather.

[tomkow6]

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[luvie]

Gooood mornin', patriotic Early Birds!
Hope this is a terrific Tuesday for everyone!
Glad there are no more power outages, EGC!
...and that it's cooling off a bit, Arrow!
It is here, too...and cooler this weekend!
Thank YOU for your service, Tom! I salute you!
Now doncha work too hard, y'all! :)
((((hugs))))

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[ConorMacNessa]

GOOD EVENING To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, Our FRiends, Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!

GODSPEED OUR TROOPS around the Globe, especially those in combat!



Evening Colors - 1st Marine Division
Camp Pendleton, California

Evening Colors
U.S. Army Bugler
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MAY THE LORD Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Performance Of Their Vital Mission!

MAY HE KEEP Their Families Secure During Their Time Of Separation!

MAY HE PRESERVE And Uphold The American Nation In This Time Of Crisis!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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)

[Bodleian_Girl]

Thank you!