FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Wainwright, Alaska ~ 21 NOV 2023

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Fort Wainwright is a United States Army installation in Fairbanks, Alaska. Fort Wainwright is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the coterminous Fairbanks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The installation is managed by U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (USAG Alaska) and the senior command is 11th Airborne Division.

Fort Wainwright was formerly known as Ladd Field (1939-1945) and Ladd Air Force Base (1947-1961); it was renamed Fort Wainwright in honor of General Jonathan M. Wainwright, a Medal of Honor recipient for his courageous leadership as commander of U.S. forces during the fall of the Philippines in World War II.

Fort Wainwright has a Cultural Resources Management Program that is responsible for over 1.6 million acres of Army-managed land with a diverse array of resources including historical buildings, a national historic landmark, archeological sites, and properties of traditional religious and cultural significance.

There are over 650 prehistoric archeological sites on Fort Wainwright and its training lands that date from the last ice age (14,000 years ago) to the Alaskan homesteading era.

Fort Wainwright manages over 1.6 million acres of training and recreation land. Training areas include Tanana Flats, Yukon, Donnelly, Black Rapids and Gerstle River. Seasonally, these areas can be used by the military and the public for recreation activities by obtaining a Recreation Access Permit.

The U.S. Army Recreation Tracking Systems (USARTRAK) has been established to facilitate public access on Fort Wainwright training lands and allows recreational users to check in by phone or online. The USARTRAK website has updated training area map information depicting impact areas and off limit areas. It also shows when and where certain training areas will be temporarily restricted during training exercises.

Since 1961, the post has been home to the 171st Infantry Brigade, 172nd Infantry Brigade, 6th Infantry Division (Light), and 1st Brigade, 6th Infantry Division (Light), once again, the 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate), 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and presently the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

The post is also home to Task Force 49, a brigade-size aviation unit with CH-47 Chinooks, UH-60 Black Hawks and OH-58 Kiowas, as well as support personnel.

Learn More About Fort Wainwright HERE!!

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[The Mayor]

November 21

Precious to God

Bible in a Year:

• Ezekiel 16–17
• James 3

You are precious and honored in my sight.

Isaiah 43:4

As a boy, Ming found his father harsh and distant. Even when Ming was ill and had to see the pediatrician, his father grumbled that it was troublesome. Once, he overheard a quarrel and learned his father had wanted him aborted. The feeling of being an unwanted child followed him into his adult years. When Ming became a believer in Jesus, he found it difficult to relate to God as Father, even though he knew Him as Lord of his life.

If, like Ming, we haven’t felt loved by our earthly fathers, we may face similar doubts in our relationship with God. We may wonder, Am I a burden to Him? Does He care about me? But while our earthly fathers may have been silent and distant, God our heavenly Father comes close and says, “I love you” (Isaiah 43:4).

In Isaiah 43, God speaks as our Creator and as a Father. If you wonder whether He wants you to live under His care as part of His family, hear what He said to His people: “Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth” (v. 6). If you wonder what you’re worth to Him, hear His affirmation: “You are precious and honored in my sight” (v. 4).

God loves us so much that He sent Jesus to pay the penalty of sin so that we who believe in Him can be with Him forever (John 3:16). Because of what He says and what He’s done for us, we can have full confidence that He wants us and loves us. .

Reflect & Pray

What’s your experience of relating to God as a Father? How can you remind yourself that you’re precious to Him?

Father, I want to live each day as Your child, precious and honored in Your sight.

[lightman]

Happy Monday and happy motoring, but watch out for Bambi: His hormones are in high gear.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again and we're still in Alaska, BRRRR, thanks Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you Mayor!

FIRST!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you lightman!

SECOND!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy and thank you radu!

THIRD!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening PROCON!

Looks pretty darn cold indeed!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday!

Must post and run, a very fun but very loooooooooong couple of days and I am bushed. Need to unload my car and hit the hay.

Our Holiday Parade was broadcast live on a local network affiliate last night and you can watch the video HERE!

https://www.facebook.com/ParadeofLightsFW/videos/6699986900106148

[radu]

Howdy, lauren!

How goes it this week? Well, I hope.

And I hope you have a great Thanksgiving.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ Road Trip: Fort Wainwright, Alaska ~

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[luvie]

HI Lauren! Thanks for a great road trip!
Our army rocks out loud!

[PROCON]

Hiya radu, sorry I missed you last night!

I had a good Saturday, my college football team, University of Washington won and just one game to go before bowl season starts.

I'm doing all my grocery shopping tomorrow before it gets too crazy and then son and I will go out for Thanksgiving dinner and then hangout at my place afterwards on Thursday.

Howz thing your way?

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

It sure was a stunningly beautiful day up there. The hoarfrost on the trees glistened in the sunlight and the mountains are always gorgeous when they’re covered with snow.

Too bad it was too frigid - - especially with the wind whipping like it was - - to go outside to enjoy it. Nope, no way! LOL

[radu]

Howdy, PRO!

I was a little late getting here last night and thought I might miss you, which I did.

I reckon the University of Washington winning made Saturday a good day for you. :-)

I wish you luck getting groceries tomorrow without too much hassle. Me too. I had to do grocery shopping for my sister this afternoon and holy heck! I thought the frozen foods would thaw before I got out of there. I need a few things and will get them tomorrow, and hope it isn’t even worse then.
We might both be basket cases tomorrow evening. LOL

Sounds like you and your son will have a good time Thanksgiving Day.

Things are ok here, I guess. I’m a little down this evening because I had to say goodbye to one of my kitties. She’s the 5th one I’ve lost this year.
Thanksgiving will be nice. A close friend invited me to eat with her and her family and I look forward to it.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, all!

[ExTexasRedhead]

Christmas Truce of World War I — Joyeux Noel [2005 film]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cSrqRdlFeo

Comments below the video:

“I cry every time I watch this.. you know why? Because this ACTUALLY HAPPENED! MY great grandfather was there and I’m LUCKY ENOUGH to have been TOLD THIS FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE! I HAVE A DIARY HE LEFT ME AND IT’S HIS DIARY IN THAT VERY DITCH, COVERED IN DIRTY, MUD, BLOOD, AND I’M BLESSED TO HAVE IT IN MY POSSESSION”

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

Hope you had a good day today. Is it still fairly warm there? It was a pretty drive down for us. Cool and no wind to ruin the gas mileage. LOL!