FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee ~ 22 NOV 2022

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee

Arnold Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee, adjacent to the city of Tullahoma. It is named for General Henry "Hap" Arnold, the father of the U.S. Air Force.

The base is home to the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), the most advanced and largest complex of flight simulation test facilities in the world. The center operates 58 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges and other specialized units. AEDC is an Air Force Test Center organization.

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex operates more than 68 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges, sled tracks, centrifuges and other specialized units.

Headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base in middle Tennessee, with operating locations at Ames Research Center, Mountain View and Edwards AFB, California; Peterson AFB, Colorado; Eglin AFB, Florida; the Federal Research Center at White Oak, Maryland; Holloman AFB, Kirtland AFB, and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and Hill AFB, Utah, AEDC offers a suite of test capabilities to simulate speed, temperature, pressure and other parameters over a wide range.

The AEDC is an Air Force Materiel Command facility and an important national resource. It has contributed to the development of practically every one of the nation's top priority aerospace programs including the Atlas, Titan, Minuteman and Peacekeeper ICBMs, the space shuttle, space station, and Projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.

Aircraft include the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, F-22A Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet and F/A-18 Super Hornet, F-105 Thunderchief, F-111 Aardvark, F-117A Nighthawk, C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III, C-141Starlifter, B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, B-58 Hustler, X-15, X-29, X-32 and X-33, X-35, XB-70 Valkyrie.

Learn More About Arnold Air Force Base HERE!!

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[lightman]

Happy motoring...but watch out for hormone-crazed Bambi!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

Home turf. The reason I was born a TN gal. Dad worked at Arnold at one of the massive wind tunnels on all of the aerospace programs as well as many others. It's an impressive facility.

[usafa92]

I was there TDY about 25 years ago. All I remember is that it was a big base lamd-wise, but minimally staffed with AF personnel, maybe 100 in total, the rest civilian workers. I remember going to the Jack Daniels Distillery which was a little south then up to Nashville about an hour north.

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *HUGZ*

Do you get a break from the work madness this week?

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy lightman!

FIRST!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you radu!

SECOND!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you usafa92!

THIRD!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi there radu!

December 10 will be the end of events for 2022 for me, thank goodness! It’s been great, but I am definitely ready for some time off.

Will get about a month of free time.

WOO HOO!

*HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Road Trip: Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee ~

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Our Daily Bread

Tuesday,
November 22, 2022

Faith in Action

Read: James 2:14–26

Faith without deeds is dead. James 2:26

A tornado blew through a community on a June evening in 2021, destroying a family’s barn. It was a sad loss because the barn had been on the family property since the late 1800s. As John and Barb drove by on their way to church the next morning, they saw the damage and wondered how they might help. So they stopped and learned that the family needed assistance with cleanup. Turning their car around quickly, they headed back home to change clothes and returned to stay for the day to clean up the mess the violent winds had created. They put their faith into action as they served the family.

James said that “faith without deeds is dead” (James 2:26). He gives the example of Abraham, who in obedience followed God when he didn’t know where he was going (v. 23; see Genesis 12:1–4; 15:6; Hebrews 11:8). James also mentions Rahab, who showed her belief in the God of Israel when she hid the spies who came to check out the city of Jericho (James 2:25; see Joshua 2; 6:17).

“If someone claims to have faith but has no deeds” (James 2:14), it does them no good. “Faith is the root, good works are the fruits,” comments Matthew Henry, “and we must see to it that we have both.” God doesn’t need our good deeds, but our faith is proven by our actions. — Anne Cetas

Why do you think it’s important that we do good deeds? What can you do out of your love for God?

May I serve You out of my faith in You and love for You today, dear God.

Bible in a year: Ezekiel 18–19; James 4

[left that other site]

Good Evening, Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Jet Jaguar]

Thank Lauren. I had no idea this base existed. I am familiar with the work they do. I just did not know where they did it.

[left that other site]

Hey Kathy...hitting the sack early tonight.

(((HUGS)))

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi MA!

*HUGS*

[radu]

Before Arnold AFB was built, it was the location of Camp Forrest during WWII. It's where Gen. Patton trained his troops for D-Day and for fighting in Europe. It also had a large POW camp housing German POWs.

"Camp Forrest, at Tullahoma, was one of the largest U.S. Army training bases during World War II. The camp served as a training facility for eleven infantry divisions, two battalions of Rangers, numerous medical and supply units, and a number of Army Air Corps personnel. In addition, the camp provided logistical support for the massive Tennessee Maneuvers conducted at intervals from 1941 through early 1945. The camp also employed thousands of civilians in various support roles and housed German prisoners of war."

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you Mayor!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening left that other site!

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy JJ, great to see you!

[radu]

WOOHOO! A month off!! I know you’re ready for that!!!!!