FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Joint Base Andrews, Maryland ~ 19 NOV 2024

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Road Trip: Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington (often shortened to Joint Base Andrews and abbreviated to JBA) is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The base was established in 2009, when Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington were merged.

Air Force District of Washington is the parent command to the 316th Wing and 844th Communications Group at Joint Base Andrews, Md., and the 11th Wing at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.

AFDW provides personnel and support for Air Force activities within the National Capital Region (NCR) and approximately 33,000 Airmen and civilians performing duties in more than 500 locations across more than 100 countries. The 316th Wing provides base-level services for three headquarters, five wings, more than 80 tenant organizations, and 60,000 Airmen/family members in the NCR and globally.

The 11th Wing is home to the U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard missions, and as the host unit, executes critical national security mission support for approximately 70 mission partners. Finally, the 844th Communications Group at Andrews provides communications, information technology systems, services and management to the Department of the Air Force, AFDW, the National Military Command Center, and their tenant units.

The 89th Airlift Wing (89th AW) is one of 17 Air Force active duty wings assigned to Air Mobility Command (AMC) and is a tenant unit based at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The 89th AW provides global Special Air Mission airlift, logistics, aerial port and communications for the president, vice president, cabinet members, combatant commanders and other senior military and elected leaders as tasked by the White House, Air Force chief of staff and AMC.

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

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for your service!

[PROCON]

Thanks for taking us on tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!

[lightman]

Happy Monday motoring!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy radu!

FIRST!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you PROCON!

SECOND!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi there lightman!

THIRD!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren.

How are things goin’? Did you get a good soaking? Dealing with the winds already that are behind the front? Our turn comes tomorrow.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

Yo radu, I hope all is well your way!

We're moving quickly towards winter temps, but still no snow in the forecast.

Did my weekly visit to Robin's and to see the 2 pups again yesterday. Son and I will be going out for dinner on Thanksgiving like we did last year, great steak house, it's OK to splurge once in awhile.

How are things going for you and the kittehs?

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Road Trip: Joint Base Andrews, Maryland ~

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[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Everything going well out your way? Have you and your son been able to get out one more time for some fun at the shooting range before it gets too cold?

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi radu!

*HUGS*

Yep, got well soaked the last 24 hours, and yep it was windy!

Hope you get some good rain from the front!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you left that other site!

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy Kathy!

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[left that other site]

Thanks for the Thread Tonight. :-)

[Bonemaker]

It’s Andrews Air Force Base.

[radu]

LOL! Looks like you posted while I was typing and eating supper.

Sounds like it’s already a bit cold for pew-pews. At least you aren’t dealing with snow yet. Plenty of time for that so there’s no hurry.

Good plan for Thanksgiving. Heck yeah, it’s good to splurge sometimes and that’s a great excuse. LOL

No plans here. It’s just me and I’m not going to bother whipping up anything special. My Thanksgiving tradition for years has been to put out the Christmas decorations that night and that’s what I’ll do this year.

Things are going well enough. The kitties are all well - and obnoxious - and we’ve enjoyed some nice weather this month. I haven’t minded it being a little warmer than normal at all! LOL But reality is about to slam in and it’ll be more than seasonable in a couple of days. brrrrr Just not ready for it. I’m a wuss when it comes to cold. LOL

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Looks like a gorgeous day up there today - - until one reads the temperature. BRRRRRRRRRRR Single digits all morning.

I hope the week is starting off smoothly for a change so you don’t have such late nights.

[radu]

It looked like you were getting a good soaking but sometimes the radar lies. Glad that wasn’t the case this time.

We’ll get something out of it but the bulk of the rain will stay south. Par for the course, which is why we’re in drought and have been all summer.
We’ll get the wind, though, and the cold. I’m just not ready for that. My blood’s still summer-thin. LOL