FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas ~ 03 SEPT 2013

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Road Trip: Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, also known as Truax Field, is a naval base located six miles southeast of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, USA.

The general command assignment at MAS Corpus Christi is pilot training. The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA), headquartered here, oversees the entire training operation. Under CNATRA's command are five training air wings, 16 training squadrons, over 14,000 Navy and civilian personnel, the Naval Aviation Schools Command and the National Museum of Naval Aviation. Established in August 1971, the Naval Air Training Command moved to its present headquarters in July 1972.

Today, the training program is much longer, approximately 18 months, due to the increased complexity of today's aircraft. Currently, Training Air Wing FOUR produces approximately 400 newly qualified aviators each year.

Training Air Wing FOUR consists of four squadrons. VT-27 and VT-28 handle primary training in the T-34C Mentor, a single engine turboprop aircraft. VT-31 provides advanced training in the twin engine T-44A and T-44C Pegasus aircraft, while VT-35 flies the twin engine TC-12B Huron aircraft.

The Naval Air Station is also home to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FIFTEEN, flying the MH-53E Sea Dragon. These massive helicopters search the seas for mines by towing the most advanced minesweeping packages available. Other aircraft found at NAS Corpus Christi include the UH-1N Huey, a helicopter used primarily for search and rescue.

Learn More About NAS Corpus Christi HERE!
 

  USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT-16), known as "The Blue Ghost", is a decommissioned Essex-class aircraft carrier, the fifth United States Naval ship named in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington. Laid down as Cabot on 15 July 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass., the ship was renamed Lexington 16 June 1942, after the loss of Lexington (CV-2) in the Battle of the Coral Sea.

She was launched 23 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson; and commissioned 17 February 1943, Captain Felix Stump, USN in command. Lexington was the last warship to see active service in World War II in commission with the United States Navy.

On 15 June 1992, the ship was donated as a museum and now operates as the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay at Corpus Christi, Texas. A MEGAtheater (similar to IMAX) was added in the forward aircraft elevator space. Lexington was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003. The ship is carefully maintained and areas of the ship previously off-limits are becoming open to the public every few years. One of the most recent examples is the catapult room.

Visit The USS Lexington HERE!

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We had tropical Storms all day, so Lynn-Dah and I just stayed home.

My balcony got flooded. Eyew...wet rugs.

[luvie]

Ick! Wet rugs! I hope the storms weren’t too violent! :\

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They were BAD. And of course, Lynn-Dah barks hysterically whenever the thunder happens!

[luvie]

Hoo-boy! That would make quite a day for you....and for her!

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Hopefully the night will be quiet! :-)

[VerySadAmerican]

I was in VT-31 in 1970 after 6 months of “AE-A” School. Washed a lot of “birds”, fueled them, being a plane captain was the only part that was fun. Then went to another rate.

[luvie]

I hope so. I know how hard it is to sleep with a doggie that is afraid of thunder. I had one. He would shake so hard that it was impossible to sleep....and whimper the whole time! Poor little guy!

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Awwww....

I think they hear it a lot worse than we do, and probably experience the barometric pressure differently as well.

[luvie]

We actually found him during a bad thunderstorm and named him Stormy. Should have been a clue. He was a very sweet and smart little black poodle. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hopefully all the flooding stayed outside.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, ML!

*HUGS*

I hope your weather has moderated - we were in August weather today - 90 degrees and full Sun. I still got some things done in the Garden, with the help of my assistants. Much remains to do - I've lost several roses of long standing - sad to see them go, but they rendered many years of good service. We've lived in Castle MacNessa for a quarter-century now and it's time to replace some of the hardscape and some of the plants.

Next year will be a rebirth for the Garden - I'm looking forward to it with great anticipation!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

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)

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Well, it stayed out on the balcony, but the balcony is actually part of my living space. A tiny 1/2” threshold separates it from the living room.

It stopped just short of that.

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Thunder and Lightening are the ONLY things that frighten Lynn-Dah.

Other than that she is a very calm and mellow little gal.

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I just came in from walking Lynn-Dah, and the weather was quite lovely and refreshed after torrential rains all afternoon.

Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.

Sad about the roses...But knowing you, we shall be seeing some new ones next summer!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Next year will be a rebirth for the Garden - I'm looking forward to it with great anticipation!

Just think about all the pre-planning you get to do. Arranging and rearranging.

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....Mac grabs the gold!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Yes - maybe this time I'll get it right! I hope that by then I can get myself back into physical shape to handle the job. I do not enjoy sitting in a chair directing others what to do in my own garden! I like to have my hands in the dirt - and it's the only place outside of Church that I will allow my knees to touch the ground.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....The Mayor snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[ConorMacNessa]

It amazing how some varieties endure through all manner of weather, season after season, and some others succumb. I started out over twenty years ago with Hybrid Tea Roses - all very highly regarded varieties. I stopped using fungicides in 1999 after my son David was diagnosed with cancer at age five, and all the Hybrid Teas died.

I followed up with Old Garden Roses and with modern David Austin Roses - I still have some of them - twenty or more years old.

I will never buy another Hybrid Tea as long as I live - give me the old roses - they stand up through all conditions!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

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)