FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi ~ 07 February 2017

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi

Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. The base is named in honor of aviator 2d Lt Samuel Reeves Keesler, Jr., a Mississippi native killed in France during the First World War. The base is home of Headquarters, Second Air Force (2 AF) and the 81st Training Wing (81 TW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

The Second Air Force mission is to provide the best-trainined, combat-ready forces. To carry out this mission, Second Air Force manages all operational aspects of nearly 2,700 active training courses taught to approximately 150,000 students annually in technical training, basic military training, medical and distance learning courses. Training operations across Second Air Force range from intelligence to computer operations to space and missile operations and maintenance.

Keesler AFB is also the home of the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS), of the 688th Cyberspace Wing (CW), which is the Air Force's only active duty EIS. The almost 200 AFSPC Airmen and Civilians of the 85th EIS can design, engineer, and install the full range of C&I equipment and components typically found at a fixed site and other specialty systems unique to expeditionary forces.

They are also the only organization in the DoD to provide specialized engineering services such as electromagnetic hazard and interference investigations and High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) protection. During contingencies, the 85th EIS can deliver their unique skills to the warfighter within 72 hours.

The 403rd Wing is the largest flying organization at Keesler, and the only Air Force Reserve Command wing in Mississippi. With a military manning authorization of more than 1,400 reservists, including 250 full-time air reserve technicians, the wing performs dual missions: tactical airlift support during peace- and war-time contingencies, and aerial weather reconnaissance supporting the Department of Commerce.

Learn More About Keesler 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

 

 

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Awwww...Thank You SO much!

I went to bed early last night. Evidently, when Penny jumped over the barrier and injured herself, I fell down, and dusted myself off and kept walking.

But last night, I was really aching all over, so Penny and i were miserable together.

Both of us are better this morning, but now it is snowing....big, fat, wet flakes.

Ewwww

[DouglasKC]

Many fond memories of Keesler....was there for 9 months in 1982 for technical training...

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Have you noticed that the blaze on Penny’s chest looks like Batman doing the Funky Chicken?

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About 75 pounds of pure muscle, she is.

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The twins loved Lynn-Dah too, and have asked about her. When I tried to explain that she had gotten old and died, Donald (the more serious one) asked, “Does that mean she’s in heaven with Jesus and Nana G (MY Mom)?

Of course, I lost it right there.

[Charles Martel]

Yes, Trilby’s was wonderful. I recall going there with family in the ‘60s and ‘70s. And speaking of the ‘60s, the White House Hotel has been renovated and restored, looking much like it did back then.

[Veto!]

Oh for heaven’s sake, I never thought I’d hear from anyone who shared those dear old memories. Thanks for letting me know.

[luvie]

It’s from the 1950s and takes dimes to get a Coke. It’s a small one, but that little sucker can use a LOT of electricity so I don’t run it except to warm it up and keep the parts moving. I like having it in my kitchen!

[luvie]

Yes it is!
Aren't you Early Birds glad?
Me? Not so much.
All days are great now! :)
Anyhooooo...hope everyone has a
Terrific Tuesday!
And the work is easy!
((((hugs))))

[luvie]

Thanks, Kathy! That’s a cute one!

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[HiJinx]

Woo-Hoo!! Keesler is where we were stationed when I first started school - K’garten and 1st Grade. I remember going through a hurricane, I remember taking an LST ride to Dauphin Island, I remember fishing off one of the large bridges along the coast (I caught a stingray), I remember the old WWII wooden barracks that were converted to family housing...so much fun during that assignment!

I also remember reading about the damage Keesler sustained during Hurricane Katrina. I doubt that there is much of anything left that I’d recognize from 1959-60.

[HiJinx]

In ‘69, the WWII wooden barracks were still there, right? Did they make it through Camille?

[flaglady47]

The owner of this coffee company (Black Rifle) is a Vet and is expanding his business rapidly throughout the U.S. He plans on hiring 10,000 Vets (to counteract the Starbucks owner who said he is going to hire 10,000 refugees; sheesh) and he is opening 600 stores throughout the Country.

I plan on getting my coffee K-Cups when I next need some, from his company to support our Vets. The 3 hosts on Fox & Friends who were interviewing the owner (that’s how I found out about the coffee company), were guzzling his coffee and all 3 said it was great. You can purchase the coffee on Amazon or on the Black Rifle web site: blackriflecoffee.com

Here are the two types of coffee you can buy on Amazon; I think there is one more variety available on Amazon also. You can just type in Black Rifle on Amazon, and it will bring up this info:

Black Rifle Coffee Company JB “Just Black” Single Serve Capsules for Keurig K-Cup Brewers (32 Count): Amazon.com: Home & Kitchen

(You can also get the above “Just Black” in a 15 pack for $15.99)

Black Rifle Coffee Company AK-47 Single Serve Capsules for Keurig K-Cup Brewers (32 Count): Amazon.com: Home & Kitchen

Support our Vets and drink a good cup of Joe at the same time!

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is well here this morning! Warm 66 and overcast. More roller coaster weather this week, with it going all the way up to the 80s and then back down in the 50s and 60s. Crazy winter!

Hope you and Bo have a great day at the lake! Did he find any moles and/or gophers yesterday?

[E.G.C.]

No, but maybe he will today.

[luvie]

I’ll bet he’ll enjoy trying! :) And you’ll enjoy watching him having fun!

[Old Forester]

‘In ‘69, the WWII wooden barracks were still there, right? Did they make it through Camille?”

Yes, they were fine. We spent the night with our bunks in the hallway. Most of the major damage was from the tidal surge and limited to the coast line (a quarter mile or so inland). Drive down the coastal highway and there wasn’t much but concrete slabs with a set of concrete steps.

[Old Forester]

Come to think of it, I believe our barracks were concrete block. Anyway, there was very little damage on base.