FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida ~ 16 FEB 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida

Naval Air Station Jacksonville or NAS Jacksonville is a military airport located four miles south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is one of two naval bases (the other being Naval Station Mayport) located in Duval County.

Today, 23,000 civilian and active-duty personnel are employed on the base. The installation is considered to be one of the hubs for naval activity in the U.S. South.

The NAS Jacksonville Air Operations Department maintains NAS Jacksonville, Naval Outlying Field Whitehouse, the Air Mobility Command Passenger Terminal and detachment hangars and spaces to contribute to the mission of NAS Jax of enabling naval aviation warfighting readiness.

In addition to the many operational active and reserve squadrons aboard, NAS Jacksonville is also home to Patrol Squadron THIRTY (VP-30), the Navy's largest aviation squadron and the only P-3 Orion and P-8 Poseidon Fleet Replacement Squadron that prepares and trains U.S. and NATO/Allied pilots, air crew and maintenance personnel for further operational assignments in the P-8A, P-3C Orion and EP-3E Aries in the U.S. Navy, and P-3B, P-3C and similar variants in various NATO and Allied navies and air forces.

VP-30 is the first squadron to operate the U.S. Navy's new P-8 Poseidon aircraft, and commenced training flight crews and maintainers in this replacement for the P-3C in 2012. All U.S. Navy patrol squadrons eventually transition to this new platform.

NAS Jacksonville is also an Aviation Maintenance training facility for several aviation ratings, facilitated by Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Jacksonville.

Support facilities include an additional outlying field (OLF Whitehouse) for pilot training, a maintenance depot employing more than 150 different trade skills capable of performing maintenance as basic as changing a tire to intricate micro-electronics or total engine disassembly, a Naval Hospital, a Fleet Industrial Supply Center, a Navy Family Service Center, a DeCA commissary, Navy Exchange, and recreational facilities for both single sailors and families of the Active, Reserve and Retired military communities.

Learn More About NAS Jacksonville 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]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

Brad Fletcher - To All Our Mothers Children

Due South - The Good Guys

Perry Nunley - When Freedom Rings

FReeper musical artists. Let me know if you have a submission.

[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo, thanks ladies!

[MLL]

GO NAS! I LIVE IN JAX! 5 MINUTE WALK FROM NAS!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[yarddog]

I didn’t realize that NAS Jacksonville was that big. 23,000 military and civilians.

That is probably larger than Pensacola.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Connie, and thanks for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*

Is commuting warming up? Critters staying out of the way?

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[Sasparilla]

Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax) was officially commissioned Oct. 15, 1940, when Capt. Charles Mason raised his pennant as NAS Jacksonville’s first commanding officer.

[Georgia Girl 2]

NAS jax is pretty big. My sister and my BIL used to work there. I lived a couple of miles away and went on base a few times. NAS Mayport at the beach is pretty good sized too.

[Afterguard]

Thanks for recognizing NAS Jax! seved there for about 12 years before retiring. Played a round of golf there just this afternoon..

[SandRat]

You ladies pick the nicest place's for road trips.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...hope you had a good day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, MLL...that’s really close. Lots of planes overhead?? LOL!

[PROCON]

Hi Ma, it was a great 65 degree day!

[luvie]

Howdy, gal! Hope you and the kittehs have had a good Monday!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog...another military facility in your state.

[MLL]

Not at this time. They are redoing the air strips. All flights are being rerouted to Cecil. But the Blue Angel air show is always cool to see AND HEAR!