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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia ~ 16 MAY 2023
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 05/15/2023 5:00:19 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

 
 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia

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Fort A.P. Hill is a training and maneuver center belonging to the United States Army located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. The center focuses on arms training and is used by all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is named for Virginia native and Confederate Lieutenant General A. P. Hill.

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Fort A.P. Hill is used year-round for military training of both active and reserve troops of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force, as well as Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets and other government agencies including the Departments of State and Interior, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and federal, state, and local security and law enforcement agencies.

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The U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group officially opened its $90.1 million Asymmetric Warfare Training Center on 24 January 2014. The 300-acre training complex includes a headquarters, barracks, administrative, training and maintenance facilities, an urban training area, a 12-mile mobility range, an 800-metre (2,600 ft) known distance range, a light demolitions range and an indoor shooting range.

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This center focuses on providing joint and combined arms training. All branches of the U.S. Armed Forces train at Fort A.P. Hill, and the installation has also hosted training of foreign allies, ranging from providing support for mobilizations to helping units train for deployment.

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Learn More About Fort A.P. Hill HERE!!

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1 posted on 05/15/2023 5:00:19 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: All; Kathy in Alaska

Good evening everybody!

I’m in a different time zone for a month, but my inner clock says it’s time to post! :0)

Hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday!


2 posted on 05/15/2023 5:03:04 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; luvie; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; beachn4fun; ...

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!


3 posted on 05/15/2023 5:11:54 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: laurenmarlowe; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

laurenmarlowe in on vacation! So posting early.

~ Road Trip: Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia ~

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4 posted on 05/15/2023 5:12:51 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: laurenmarlowe

Howdy, lauren. *HUGZ*

Snuck one in on us, huh? LOL
Hope you’re having a grand time over there!


5 posted on 05/15/2023 5:12:56 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Howdy, Kathy.

Another windy day up there, I see. Not deterring the seaplane pilots one iota though.

Good luck this week! I hope you’re able to manage a little sleep the next couple of nights.


6 posted on 05/15/2023 5:14:39 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))


7 posted on 05/15/2023 5:19:49 PM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: radu

I was there back in the ‘70s for some reserve training.


8 posted on 05/15/2023 5:22:38 PM PDT by jimbug
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To: radu

Good evening, radu...did you get all your mowing done? Rain today?

Sun is in and out all day, but melting is almost complete!!!


9 posted on 05/15/2023 5:26:58 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: laurenmarlowe

I went to a National Boy Scout Jamboree there. For several decades the Boy Scouts would pay $1 to rent the fort out for the next ten or so days. Before we left our council camps each morning we were provided with MREs courtesy of the military. That would be lunch wherever we happened to be. Saw lots of ground vehicles and helicopters moving about the place. Also got to see President George H.W. Bush fly in on Marine One. Really great experience. The Scouts now have their own place in West Virginia that they have jamborees at. I’ll never forget A.P. Hill though.


10 posted on 05/15/2023 5:49:31 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (#notmypedophile)
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To: jimbug

Howdy, jimbug.

The best thing about these road trip threads is learning which FReepers spent some time at the various bases across the country. Pleased to meet you.
Your service is deeply appreciated.


11 posted on 05/15/2023 5:54:39 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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12 posted on 05/15/2023 5:55:03 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Hold on tight to your dream)
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To: laurenmarlowe

Thanks for tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!


13 posted on 05/15/2023 6:02:50 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: left that other site

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...were you able to take Blue to lessons today?


14 posted on 05/15/2023 6:04:37 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: jimbug
Welcome to the Canteen, jimbug, and thanks for sharing.

And we thank you for your service to our country.


15 posted on 05/15/2023 6:08:25 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: radu; bitt; Jane Long; rodguy911; LS; Red Badger; Jet Jaguar; Tilted Irish Kilt; Kathy in Alaska; ..

The Battle of Athens - 1946 Athens, Tennessee (full movie)

A small town in 1946 feeling intimidated by local, corrupt politicians, especially concerning voting issues - took up arms against their aggressors and turned the tide for the community. The second amendment to the U.S. Constitution worked very well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c-Dsg4X4Dk


16 posted on 05/15/2023 6:11:30 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hey there, Kathy.

No mowing today, durn it. The plan was to knock it out after getting back from my “wellness check” appointment this afternoon. But while I was gone, it rained pretty hard here and the grass was too wet.

It seemed to stay pretty cloudy over the airports today but the sun poked out a few times. I went back in the live stream to watch the activity around Lake Hood and it was a BUSY day. The highlight so far was the owner of the 1944 Grumman Goose breaking it of the hangar to take that baby out for its first flight since last fall. That is such a cool plane.

It’s still early-ish there. Maybe, just maybe that last little bit of snow in your yard will be gone by sunset. :-)


17 posted on 05/15/2023 6:13:14 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: radu
Hiya radu!

We really have some nice early summer weather with temps in the 80's, loving it!

Good weekend of relaxing and visiting Robin and son. She is planting flowers galore in the backyard and they will look wonderful.

I'm keeping up with the lawn care and will mow again early tomorrow before it gets too hot. Other than that not much else happening.

How was your weekend?

18 posted on 05/15/2023 6:14:52 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I had to go to the orthopedist today, so I went by car. Had X-Rays done of my knee.

Guess what...my bones have no spurs, arthritis, or bone-on-bone. I will NOT need surgery after all.

The doctor said that my bones don’t match my birthday...they look like those of a woman 20 years younger.

Can’t figure out what has been causing the pain for the last three months.

I did, however, hike 3 miles this morning.


19 posted on 05/15/2023 6:14:58 PM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: laurenmarlowe

Hope I don’t harsh the road trip buzz of this thread, but…

Name change News: “ Fort A.P. Hill’s new name will honor pioneering female surgeon, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, who provided life-saving care to soldiers during the Civil War while battling discrimination due to her sex and later was awarded the Medal of Honor for her service after being denied a pension because she was a woman.”

While Dr. Walker’s actions were admirable, I don’t really see how she relates to the training mission at this fort.


20 posted on 05/15/2023 6:48:40 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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