FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Base Coronado, California ~ 13 March 2018

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Base Coronado, California

Naval Base Coronado (NBC) is a consolidated Navy installation encompassing eight military facilities stretching from San Clemente Island, located seventy miles west of San Diego, California, to the La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility and Camp Morena, located sixty miles east of San Diego.

In 1997, Naval Base Coronado was created, incorporating seven separate Naval installations under one Commanding Officer. Those facilities include: Naval Air Station North Island; Naval Amphibious Base Coronado; Outlying Field Imperial Beach; Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island; Silver Strand Training Complex, formerly known as the Naval Radio Receiving Facility, La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility; and the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Facility, Warner Springs.

These seven facilities encompass more than 57,000 acres and make NBC the largest command in the southwest region of the U.S.

The following bases are part of Naval Base Coronado

Naval Air Station North Island
Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) is located at the north end of Coronado Island in San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. It is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy, the 57,000-acre ( Naval Base Coronado in San Diego County, California.

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado (NAB) is a major shore command, supporting 27 tenant commands, and is the West Coast focal point for special and expeditionary warfare training and operations. The on base population is 5,000 military personnel and 7,000 students and reservists.

Outlying Field Imperial Beach
Outlying Field Imperial Beach (OFIB) is a facility for helicopters, situated on 1,204 acres approximately 14 miles south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California. It is known as "The Helicopter Capital of the World".

Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island
Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island (SCI), also known as Frederick Sherman Field, is a military airport located on San Clemente Island.

Silver Strand Training Complex
Silver Strand Training Complex (SSTC) located between Imperial Beach and Coronado is the premier training facility for the U.S. Military special forces.

La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility
La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility (MWTF) located 50 miles east of San Diego, near the city of Campo, in San Diego County, is a 1,063 acres training facility used by the Naval Special Warfare Center.

Learn More About Naval Base Coronado HERE!

The Maritime Museum of San Diego enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence in restoring, maintaining and operating historic vessels. The museum has one of the world's finest collections of historic ships, including the world's oldest active ship Star of India.

Founded in 1948, the museum grew out of the earlier efforts of a group of local historians and maritime enthusiasts who acquired the sailing ship Star of India in 1927. Now fully restored, the Star of India is maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers and skilled craftsmen and sailed at least once a year.

 The museum’s collection also includes the 1898 steam ferry Berkeley, the 1904 steam yacht Medea, the 1914 Pilot, the state’s official tall ship Californian-a replica of a mid 19th century revenue cutter, the H.M.S Surprise, a magnificent replica of an 18th century Royal Navy frigate featured in the award winning film “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.” and the USS Dolphin a treasure of technology and research and a former US Navy research submarine.

Visit The San Diego Maritime Museum 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

 

 

[radu]

My step-SIL said pretty much the same thing. She and my step-brother live in LA but recently bought a house just south of Nashville. They came over in Nov. and stayed til after the new year and she was feaking out at the cold weather we had. “This is the south! It isn’t supposed to get cold!” LOL

We aren’t THAT far south.

It felt better here after the sun went down than it did all day, even though the temp was dropping. The wind makes it so much colder when it’s blowing as hard as it was today.
And where is all that wind in the middle of summer when we’re roasting??!!

Sleep well when you get there. Have a great day tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Glad you are home...get some rest! ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, mountainlion...yes, SEAL training. Amazing wheat those guys must do.

Sad how excellence has taken a back seat.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))... any relief from the wind and hot weather? Still Red Flag?

Hope you and Bo have a great Tuesday and get to go exploring.

[E.G.C.]

Nice weather yesterday. May go back to Red Flag later in the week.

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TGISHE!

(((Thank God I Still Have Electricity!)))

[luvie]

Goood mornin', Early Birds!
The weather continues it's split personality!
Snowing like crazy....
....or sunny and warm.
Sometimes both in the same place. LOL!
Hope if it's snowing where you are
...that you can stay in and stay warm!
No one needs to be out in a blizzard!
And everyone--have a Terrific Tuesday!
((((hugs))))

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Here We Go Again!

Aaaaarrrrggghhhh!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Why not? :)

[luvie]

Why not? :)

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Me too!
LOL
All snug and warm here so far!
The wood box is full, finally!
I too old for dis!

Plenty of water/food.
Plenty of food for Tigermaus, too!
I feel a nap coming on!
See ya later!

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“The wood box is full, finally!”

Electricity still on.

Penny still has the “runs” so we have to go out periodically. At first, all she wants to do is prance in the snow...but the...suddenly...her feet get cold and it’s run run run all the way home!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

“Electricity still on.”

It is here, too.
However, the snow is starting to come down sideways
which means the winds are starting to wind up.
*SIGH*
I am praying that those of us in the path of the storm don’t lose the power.
Can you get somewhere safe if you need to?

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If I lose power, I am stuck in a cold house with a lot of candles, a propane stove for cooking, and my car barricaded in a pile of snow.

So...I’m “safe”, but COLD.

Please keep me, and the mostly elderly and poor folks in “The Glen” in your prayers.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

My Canteen Family are ALWAYS in my prayers, but I will pray extra extra hard for you today!
I am worried that you will have no heat if the power quits.
In hindsight, I should have had you come up here and stay with me.
We are poor too, but I have that nice old wood fired cook stove in the kitchen.
Prayers up ML!!
*HUG*

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Thank You Dear FRiend!

[luvie]

Nap time here, too. Yay us! H;ope Mike is doing better and can be home soon. Snuggle down!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Kitty wouldn’t let me nap.
If he wishes to continue to enjoy his good health, he had better LEAVE ME ALONE!
As soon as I am done munching on my English Muffin, I will try again!

[luvie]

Same here except my problem was that Peaches has so much dust in his fur....though I try to wash it out with damp paper towels....that my allergies had me coughing and sneezing..

And I have a thread in little more than an hour.

Mmmmm...English muffin sounds yummy!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Poor Sis!
Got some allergy meds to help?

I won’t bug you anymore until I get PINGED to the new thread!
*Praying that the power will still be on then!