FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii ~ 23 April 2019

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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Road Trip: Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii

Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) is located on the island of Hawaii between Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and the Hualalai Volcanic Mountains. It extends up the lower slopes of Mauna Kea to approximately 6,800 feet in elevation and to about 9,000 feet on Mauna Loa. The training area is about midway between Hilo, on the east coast and the Army landing site at Kawaihae Harbor. The area is the largest DOD installation in Hawaii.

The PTA consists of 108,863 acres, of which 24,048 are leased by the Army from the State of Hawaii. The remaining land is ceded and includes the impact and range areas and a portion of the west maneuver area. The leased areas include the northern maneuver areas and the support complex.

The training site can be reached from Oahu by either direct military helicopter or fixed wing flights to PTA or by using commercial airlines to either Hilo or Kona. From Hilo or Kona the site is reached by using Saddle Road. The distance is approximately 40 miles to both towns. The Saddle Road is frequently closed to the public due to poor surface conditions caused by storms and heavy military vehicles.

In preparation for large scale training exercises at PTA, the ground forces are flown to Hilo and transported over Saddle Road. Supporting equipment and vehicles are transported from Oahu by ship or barge to Kawaihae and driven to the site. A tank trail parallels much of the Saddle Road. These movements involving personnel, equipment and light vehicles could ideally be accomplished by flying directly to PTA; however the 3,700 foot Bradshaw Air Field runway is inadequate to accommodate large transport aircraft such as the Air Force C-141's.

The physiography of Pohakuloa is deceptive in terms of training suitability.  Almost the entire site is level or gently sloping, uninhabited, and having few trees or deep gullies to inhibit training.  Nevertheless, a large percent of it is almost completely unusable for maneuvers due to the rough lava flows that occur over much of the surface area.  There are several geological features within the installation. Cinder cone hills or puu's, products of the latest eruptive activity on Mauna Kea, are found in the northern part of the installation and are surrounded by more recent lava flows from Mauna Loa. 

These recent flows (less than 200 years) are the most notable features of the central and southern landscape and together with the northern flows cover approximately 30% of the training area.  Recent lava flows surround and contrast with islands of vegetation call kipukas.  The two types of lava found throughout Hawaii, pahoehoe and 'a'a, are present at PTA as well.  The pahoehoe flows have smooth undulating surfaces and can be traversed on foot for short distances. The rough 'a'a, however, are jagged, slag-like piles of impassable material.

As the largest training area in Hawaii, Pohakuloa can be used to accomplish nearly all of the varying types of training required by the military forces.  PTA has a 51,000 acre impact area which is over 10 times the size of the one at Schofield Barracks.  There are approximately 32,000 acres free of recent lava flows and are considered fully usable for large maneuver exercises. 

Learn More About Pohakuloa Training Area HERE!!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Sorry...crossed signals.

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip Time!

ALOHA!

[lightman]

Aloha!

Stay safe, everyone!

[mylife]

Howaya Howaya?

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Pro...it has gently snowed all day.

And the weatherman just announced a snow advisory. *sigh*

You still having nice weather?

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Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Road Trip: Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii ~

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April 23

Seeing the Light

Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 16–18; Luke 17:20–37

On those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2

On the streets of Los Angeles, a homeless man struggling with addictions stepped into The Midnight Mission and asked for help. Thus began Brian’s long road to recovery.

In the process Brian rediscovered his love for music. Eventually he joined Street Symphony—a group of music professionals with a heart for the homeless. They asked Brian to perform a solo from Handel’s Messiah known as “The People That Walked in Darkness.” In words written by the prophet Isaiah during a dark period of Israel’s history, he sang, “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined” (Isaiah 9:2 kjv). A music critic for The New Yorker magazine wrote that Brian “made the text sound as though it had been taken from his own life.”

The gospel writer Matthew quoted that same passage. Called by Jesus from a life of cheating his fellow Israelites, Matthew describes how Jesus fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy by taking His salvation “beyond the Jordan” to “Galilee of the Gentiles” (Matthew 4:13–15).

Who would have believed one of Caesar’s tax collector thugs (see Matthew 9:9), a street addict like Brian, or people like us would get a chance to show the difference between light and darkness in our own lives?

By Mart DeHaan

Today's Reflection

How has the light of Christ affected you? In what ways are you reflecting it to others?

[luvie]

Thanks for the road trip, galz!

[Rembrandt]

Part of the Big Island is the southernmost point of the United States. There is a bar nearby (or used to be in 1996).

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country and Thanks Lauren for this morning's thread.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

Howdy, radu! It’s kind of late, but just wanted to say hi before it got later and I had to head out.

Hope you had a nice warm day and evening! Did you tackle the Avon? *coff-coff*

[radu]

Howdy, LUV!

I DID tackle Avon in that closet and regret it at the moment. OMG, that stuff is RANK!! I held my own pretty well until I got to a box full of scented candles. They’re in a bag on the carport now but they did me in for the night.
It wouldn’t be so bad if I could grab the boxes and haul them out as is but I have to open EVERYTHING in her mess. I’ve found little bits of money tucked in the oddest places and don’t dare pass on anything. Haven’t found any cash in the Avon stuff yet but the first box I just toss will be the one she stuck something in. LOL

It was a gorgeous day here and fairly nice tonight. Tomorrow will be a repeat of today.

Do you think you’ll get any rain this week? I know y’all need it badly.

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Does the nice, warm weather still have Gizmo fired up or is he toning it down a little? He’s kept you on your toes lately. :-)

[luvie]

Ugh! Just thinking about that stuff makes me want to sneeze! LOL! I hope you get rid of all of it before long! Then you’ll only have dust to contend with and after that stuff, dust will be nothing.

It is supposed to rain tomorrow and Wednesday, but the way things have been going, I’m not holding my breath. Right now the radar shows it about 30 miles north of us moving north. Typical. *sigh*

[E.G.C.]

Well, I've been keeping him on a leash lately for much of our visits. We've had a lot go on lately and I need to take it easy some.

We did notice a trash bag full of things. There was a chicken piece that he found. He also did a little bit of walking around in the tree area.

We are going to have some plumbing guys come by later today to fix the toilet. Also we have some rain coming in.