FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas ~ 20 February 2018

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas

The Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) is a United States Army installation located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. PBA is one of the six Army installations in the United States which stores chemical weapons. PBA supplies specialized production, storage, maintenance and distribution of readiness products, and delivers technical services to the Armed Forces and Homeland Security.

PBA also designs, manufactures and refurbishes smoke, riot control, and incendiary munitions, as well as chemical/biological defense operations items. It serves as a technology center for illuminating and infrared munitions and is also the only place in the Northern Hemisphere where white phosphorus munitions are filled. Its Homeland Security mission includes first-responder equipment training and surveillance of prepositioned equipment.

PBA satisfies the Department of Defense’s peace time and replenishment requirements by providing the U.S. and allied forces with critical products and services that are primarily unavailable from other sources.

PBA also provides specialized training and logistical support for the Department of Homeland Security. PBA’s core primary missions include: conventional ammunition, chemical biological defense, engineering and technical support, mobile and powered systems support and base operations support to numerous tenant activities. Also a conventional depot, PBA has 1.3 million square feet of storage capacity with over 75,000 tons of inventory.

PBA has the capability to produce, renovate and store over 60 different conventional ammunition products ranging in caliber from 440 mm to 175 mm. 85 percent of these products are produced only at PBA. The Arsenal’s specialties include production of munitions containing payloads for smoke (signaling, spotting and obscuration), non-lethal, riot control, incendiary, illumination and infrareduses.

Smoke payload capabilities include white phosphorous, red phosphorous, terephathalic acid (TA) and hexaclorethane (HC) for both munitions and grenades. PBA is the only facility with the capability to fill white phosphorous munitions. The Arsenal is capable of producing munitions designed to provide friendly forces the capability to stop, confuse, disorient or momentarily deter a potential threat without use of deadly force.

Chemical/biological defense is a growing field of expertise at PBA. The Arsenal’s leadership in the field of protective mask fabrication, repair and recertification dates back to the late 1970s. Today, PBA is the Army’s sole facility for the repair and rebuild of the M17 series,
M9A1, M24, M25A1 and M40 masks as well as the M20 breathing apparatus. The Arsenal fabricates, fits, and tests chemical biological protective filters in various sizes and configurations.

CB Defense industrial capabilities at PBA include the manufacture of personnel and equipment decontamination kits; repair, renovation and testing of chemical protective clothing; and the rebuild and calibration of defensive chemical test equipment. Since the nation’s increased focus on homeland defense, PBA has initiated programs for the training of civilian first responders and providing CB Defense technical equipment assistance and training for local jurisdictions.

Learn More About Pine Bluff Arsenal HERE!

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[radu]

Yep, time clock-watching slows time down big time and once you don’t have to watch it any more, time takes off. LOL

It’s nice being able to do things at one’s own pace. And even if you don’t do much some days, they still aren’t boring.

Looks like we have an egg on the way at Hanover, PA tonight. Been watching her for a bit and now she’s starting to puff her feathers.

[radu]

We are! LOL! It’s been cloudy here for days and days and though it was still a bit cloudy today, the moments of sunshine were wonderful. It’s nice to see stars tonight too. And to hear the peepers chirruping around ponded water. It’s too quiet at night during winter.

[luvie]

Thanks for letting me know. Just brought up the cam.

[luvie]

I got to watch the Norwegian WT Eagles for a bit this morning. It was good to see them squawnking to one another.

[radu]

Ah, so they’re at the nest nowadays? I haven’t seen them yet when I’ve checked. Raimis and Milda were at their nest a little while ago, adding more nesting materials and bonding. Haven’t checked other overseas nests yet.

[radu]

You’re welcome.

Busy day for eagles laying eggs. MN and now PA.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[luvie]

I ran the video back and saw them adding straw to the pile that they already had on top of the pile of snow. They’re going to have to build higher rails. LOL!

[luvie]

Now?

[luvie]

Now?

[luvie]

Guess I’d better go. I’ve been checking on Hanover but when she stood up a bit ago I didn’t see an egg. Darn! No way to run this video back.

See ya tomorrow night for another quiz! So soon! LOL!

[radu]

They do bring sticks often but it seems the rails never get higher. I guess it’s because every time it snows, they bring in more grass and spruce twigs.

It wasn’t all work this morning. They did have a brief bit of fun while they were there too.
It shouldn’t be much longer before their eggs arrive.

The Norwegian eagles were at their nest a few minutes ago when I checked but they left soon after. It was nice to see them again.

[radu]

WOOHOO! Someone was paying attention. LOL
Da 50 is yours.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...glad Bo got a good checkup. Happy hunting!!

Hope you boys have a terrific Tuesday.

I’m crashing and off to bed.

[radu]

It might be morning before Liberty lays that egg. She fluffs her feathers occasionally but just briefly. It’s that time though. She’s been restless all night and hasn’t tucked. Not feeling too great tonight, obviously.

They just moved to YT within the past couple of days. Maybe they’ll get the rewind feature set up soon. Sure hope so!

Sleep well. Catch ya tomorrow evening.

[SandRat]

Be careful this is Green Dragon Territory

[left that other site]

Thank you for your kindness.

(((HUGS)))

[SkyDancer]

I hadn’t seen it but read all about the movie. I don’t like going to the movies much although the last two movies I saw were: 15:17 to Paris and Darkest Hour. Both were a pleasant experience (mid-week matinee, nobody around).

[SkyDancer]

Thank You (((HUGS))) - one time I had someone walk past the flight deck after landing and yelled out “Hi Janey” but never caught who it was.

[luvie]

Well, bunner. No egg at Hanover. Boy it sure is windy, though. Kind of like it is here.

See ya later!