FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located 12 miles east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 FW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

The 325th Fighter Wing’s primary mission is to provide air dominance training for F-22A Raptor pilots and maintenance personnel and air battle managers to support the combat Air Force. Training for F-22 pilots is performed in the 43rd Fighter Squadron. The 325th Air Control Squadron trains air battle managers for assignment to combat Air Force units.

Additionally, wing personnel manage the southeastern air combat maneuvering instrumentation range and provide mission-ready F-15, F-16 and F-22 air dominance forces in support of the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)/First Air Force contingency plans.

Other specialties trained under the 325th Fighter Wing include F-22 intelligence officer training, F-22 crew chief training and officer and enlisted air traffic controller training.

The 325th Fighter Wing is host to more than 30 tenant organizations located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The wing is comprised of the 325th Operations Group, 325th Maintenance Group, 325th Mission Support Group and 325th Medical Group.

The primary mission of the 325th Mission Support Group is to provide dominant mission support and combat-ready Airmen to Team Tyndall and worldwide expeditionary forces. These support services and activities include providing civil engineering, security, communications, personnel, services, contracting, supply, and transportation support for 21,000 active duty, civilian, dependent, and retired personnel.

Learn More About Tyndall Air Force Base 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

 

 

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD



CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides," remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





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).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Traveling Companion
November 19, 2013

Read: Psalm 39

For I am a stranger with You, a sojourner, as all my fathers were. —Psalm 39:12

Bible in a Year:
Ezekiel 11-13; James 1

I looked up the members of my seminary graduating class recently and discovered that many of my friends are now deceased. It was a sober reminder of the brevity of life. Three score and ten, give or take a few years, and we’re gone (Ps. 90:10). Israel’s poet was right: We’re but strangers here and sojourners (39:12).

The brevity of life makes us think about our “end”—the measure of our days and how fleeting they are (v.4), a feeling that grows more certain as we draw closer to the end of our lives. This world is not our home; we’re but strangers and sojourners here.

Yet we are not alone on the journey. We are strangers and sojourners with God (39:12), a thought that makes the journey less troubling, less frightening, less worrisome. We pass through this world and into the next with a loving Father as our constant companion and guide. We’re strangers here on earth, but we are never alone on the journey (73:23-24). We have One who says, “I am with you always” (Matt. 28:20).

We may lose sight of father, mother, spouse, and friends, but we always know that God is walking beside us. An old saying puts it like this: “Good company on the road makes the way to seem lighter.”

My times are in my Father’s hand;
How could I wish or ask for more?
For He who has my pathway planned
Will guide me till my journey’s o’er. —Fraser

As you travel life’s weary road, let Jesus lift your heavy load.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please note: The author of tonight’s Road Trip is laurenmarlowe.
She is at work.

~ Road Trip: Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida ~

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.

CLICK HERE TO FIND LATEST THREADS

CLICK FOR Current local times around the world

CLICK FOR local times in Seoul, Baghdad, Kabul,
New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage

To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open.

The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.

[yarddog]

My Father began working at Tyndall not long after he was discharged after WWII. Around 1953 or so, President Eisenhower layed off nearly the entire civilian work force at Tyndall.

With a wife and 5 children, Daddy sold vacuum cleaners, insurance etc. until he got back on at nearby Eglin. Daddy hated Eisenhower for the rest of his life. He ended up working at Eglin for nearly 35 years.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[Bender2]

Hey, one of the coolest looking warplanes we ever had was... the Bell Aircuda. Take a look:

From Bell YFM-1 Airacuda Wikipedia Page : "The Bell YFM-1 Airacuda was an American heavy fighter aircraft, developed by the Bell Aircraft Corporation during the mid-1930s. It was the first military aircraft produced by Bell. Originally designated the "Bell Model 1," the Airacuda first flew on 1 September 1937. The Airacuda was marked by bold design advances and considerable flaws that eventually grounded the aircraft.

"The Airacuda was Bell Aircraft's answer for a "bomber destroyer" aircraft armed with two forward firing 37mm cannons. Although it did see limited production, and one fully operational squadron was eventually formed, only one prototype and 12 production models were ultimately built, in three slightly different versions."

Link to Youtube video

Link to Spanish Youtube video

Gadzooks, that was... a great looking aircraft!

Too bad the design flaws... never got fixed.

The only US twin engines fighters that were successful were the US Army Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the Marines Grumman F7F Tigercat.

Both the Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe went the "Heavy Twin-engine Fighter/Bomber Destroyer" route with the Brit's de Havilland Mosquito and Bristol Beaufighter and Nazi Germany's Messerschmitt's Bf-11, Me-210 and Me-410. Only the Mosquito was a real winner in this group.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

***HUGS***



And thanks very much to you and Lauren for tonight’s Road Trip to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida!

Coming aboard as we speak. Rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Bender2]

Sorry, that should read above: Germany's Messerschmitt's Bf-110

[boomop1]

I recall in late 60s refueling F-4s with training pilots at night from Tyndall, made for an interesting and sometimes tense mission. Also MacDill.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...how were you Monday commutes?

It’s cold here.....it is not yet 1800 and it is single digits. I will have to start my car before leaving.

They just told us Accounting, HR, and Payroll will be making an office move...payroll the week of December 16th. The good thing is it will be closer to home, and a straight shot from my neighborhood. It is the building I worked in before moving to this one clear across town.

Man...the phone won’t stop ringing...don’t they know that work hours are over for today?

[SandRat]

Another base I’ve not been to.

[darkwing104]

I was stationed there Air Force bump

[ConorMacNessa]

Hi again, Kathy! The morning commute was not bad - stopped by Mary's workplace at 7:00 to drop her keys off but could not raise her on the phone. We spoke during the day and I was able to drop the keys off on my way home. A slow evening commute - had to stop on the way to gas up the van and lay in some adult beverages.

I was wrong on the cold snap - or I should say the weather people lied again. It was 56 degrees when I got up this morning and we topped out in DC Town at 70. It's 51 as I write. The wind has picked up and they now say we'll hit 29 in the morning. In light of the high wind, I have furled the Colors this evening.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

Eagles Up! Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!

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]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a close second....The Mayor snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[luvie]

Great road trip, Galz! I could use a road trip to Florida myself! :)

Maybe my son and his family will choose FL for their new home when he retires next year!

[larryjohnson]

Up late again with empty wine glass. I love Florida military bases. My first visit to FL was in a C -47 to MacDill AFB as an ROTC freshman . Next year to Homestead AFB.
I think in the 60s thru 90s I went TDY to Patrick AFB/Cape Canaveral AFS 300 times for launch preps.
NOW...NOW I am finally gonna move there!!!

This time near a Navy Station, Mayport . in Dec I will change. my FR home state from Downeast Maiine to Atlantic Beach FLORIDA.

Larry