FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Camp Shelby, Mississippi ~ 15 May 2018

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Camp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate is located at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It is the largest state-owned training site in the nation. During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major independent mobilization station of the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).

Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center is the largest reserve component training site, covering 136,000 acres, allowing up to battalion-level maneuver training, Gunnery Table 8-12, field artillery firing points and a wide range of support facilities.

 Camp Shelby is a training ground for the Abrams M1 Tank, Paladin Howitzers and home to the 3rd Brigade 87th Division Training Support. Camp Shelby serves as a training site for National Guardsmen and Reservists from throughout the country hosting as many as 100,000 personnel annually.

In mid-2007, the Air National Guard opened a new combat training runway at Camp Shelby. The 210-acre Shelby Auxiliary Field One is one of only two facilities in the world designed for C-17 Globemaster III short-field landing training. It was constructed to meet Air Force C-17 training requirements.

Learn More About Camp Shelby HERE!!

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We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

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[luvie]

That would be awesome! We’d sure get some attention, that’s for sure!

Hope you ha a nice day today! Was it a steambath there?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog...thanks for adding more history.

[radu]

We’d turn some heads, indeed! LOL!

Yes, it WAS a steam bath here today. The humidity is rising as the system over FL moves up this way and it was 90 degrees late this afternoon when I made a quick store run.
It’ll start cooling off a little tomorrow through the rest of the week but rain chances will go up each day.

I saw some light rain blobs on the radar in your area this afternoon. Did you get any or was it a case of the rain evaporating before it reached the ground?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion....those toys do look like a fun way to get around. d:o)

[radu]

Thanks for posting this. Inspirational and moving, indeed.

Rest in peace,
Father Emil J. Kapaun

[luvie]

We got such a light sprinkle that it didn’t even dampen the sidewalk. Very disappointing. The major storms were to our east, as usual!

I figured it had to be horrible there since even we had highish humidity this morning. It does make my skin feel less dry, which isn’t awful. As long as the AC is on. LOL!

Hope you get a decent rain that cools things down a bit for you.

[radu]

Well that stinks. I’d hoped y’all got at least one good shower out of it.

It was pretty steamy here, plus there wasn’t the nice breeze we’ve had lately to take the edge off.
I didn’t mind getting housework done today because it was inside where it’s cool. LOL

We could use some rain but we don’t need it this weekend, and that’s when the chances are the highest. It’ll put a damper on the military vehicle show.

[luvie]

Oh, crud! I forgot about the show and swap meet. Hope it rains AFTER it’s over! LOL!

[radu]

It would be nice if it did but that won’t be the case. It’ll rain on and off throughout all three days of the event. :-(

[luvie]

That’s sad. They’ve worked so hard! And so have you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Woohoo....a fun day!! ((HUGS))

It’s actually raining here....it’s loverly!! We never got the rain that cleaned up the dirt and crud from winter. And so far in my neighborhood there have been no street sweepers. So dirt and gravel abound.

[radu]

I have nothing to do at all with the show and swap meet. But I’ve put on enough car shows and cruise-ins over the years to know how much work is involved and hate it when there’s rain. It cuts down on the turnout.

[luvie]

That is so disappointing to the ones who have worked that hard to get it ready. Wish the rain would just go around the location. Were you planning on going to the event? Are they going to let people ride in the vehicles there? Or just look?

[wardaddy]

only 95 today and high humidiity

Perfect for some good cardio with a heavy ruck

[radu]

You bet it’s a disappointment. Maybe it’ll rain around the area but not at the museum. Still, some of those who have planned to show a vehicle or set up in the swap meet might stay home. They’re all probably watching the weather forecast as closely as I am.

I’ll go up Saturday to clean more uniforms but will make a run through the vehicles that are there for show.
No, people won’t get to ride in the vehicles. They’re simply to look at and admire. I’m curious as to what will show up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...off to Atlanta again, eh!

Safe flights!

[luvie]

I hope they’ve been advertising some about it! If they have a FB page it can be a big help sometimes.

Hope the fans all work inside that hot building! Whew!

[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, Kathy. How's it going?

[radu]

Yes, they’ve been advertising. And they do have a FB page though I’ve never seen it. I don’t do FB for any reason.

Only the small room lacks AC and it wasn’t too bad in there the other day when it was so hot. I only got uncomfortable when I made the trips up and down the stairs with the uniforms I was finished with.
It’ll be cooler this weekend so should be just fine.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...you’ve been to lots of places.

But not Camp Shelby, huh?