FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Warfare Center Orlando, Florida ~ 18 FEB 2025

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Naval Air Warfare Center Orlando, Florida

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) is an Echelon IV command of the United States Navy, reporting to the Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. NAWCTSD is located in Orlando, Florida in the Central Florida Research Park, adjacent to the University of Central Florida (UCF). The facility is a part of a larger military installation within the Central Florida Research Park known as Naval Support Activity Orlando (NSA Orlando).

The roots of NAWCTSD reach back to April 1941 when then-Commander Luis de Florez became head of the new Special Devices Desk in the Engineering Division of the Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics. De Florez championed the use of “synthetic training devices” and urged the Navy to undertake development of such devices to increase readiness. In June, the office became the Special Devices Section.

Throughout World War II, the Section developed numerous innovative training devices including ones that used motion pictures to train aircraft gunners, a device to train precision bombing, and a terrain modeling kit to facilitate operational planning in the field. The Special Devices Section grew and became the Special Devices Division. In August 1946, the Division, at its newest home at Port Washington, Long Island, New York, was commissioned the Special Devices Center.

The roles of the Department of Defense, the Navy, and the Naval Air Systems Command are changing. Simulation and training are now key to ensuring military preparedness and to adapting to new and changing roles and missions.

These changes, coupled with diverse threat potentials, require innovative approaches to how our military trains. NAWCTSD will continue to play a vital role in responding to evolving training and simulation needs. NAWCTSD will also continue to work on transfering its products to non-military applications through cooperative agreements.

Learn More About Naval Air Warfare Center Orlando HERE!!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Hi there!

Posting a bit early, internet here is being sooooooo goofy.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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[luvie]

Hey, Lauren! Sorry the internet is acting up. Hope it gets straightened out soon. It’s soooo frustrating!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *Hugz*

Bummer your ‘net is acting up. I hope it straightens out soon. Maybe it doesn’t like cold weather any more than we do. LOL

Hope all’s well otherwise.

[Huskrrrr]

Thanks you!

[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

SPECTRUM WAS JUST HERE YESTERDAY!

Sheesh

I do think sometimes it IS the cold weather, LOL!

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you too!

Good evening to you!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy PROCON!

*HUGS*

[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Naval Air Warfare Center Orlando, Florida ~

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[luvie]

I guess our internet is used to summer weather, huh! 🤣

[radu]

I sympathize. I had plenty of trouble with Comcast over the years. I just dumped them and went with my phone company’s service. A couple of friends have used it for a few years now and are very happy with it.

But we’ll see how it likes cold. LOL Getting ready to be frigid here again. :-(

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did you enjoy your warm day? Bet your kitties did. >^..^<

Not TOO bad here but it was chilly. Sunshine and no wind made it bearable. Tomorrow will be a repeat, temp-wise, then BAM! The frigid air slams in.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

It was really nice. The kitties seemed to be enjoying it too. Tomorrow? Not so much. High=51...not too awful. Low=15!!! 😵‍💫 NOT good!

Great that the wind calmed down there. Yes...BAM is therthe word tomorrow night there AND here!

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Esa Soy Yo - Son Tentación - Cuba Domingos 29/01/17

TITO PUENTE - Maria Cervantes LIVE

Arrepentida ( EN VIVO DESDE CALI )

Mambo Legends in NYC

Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Llegó El Caballero Featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa ( Official Video )

Mrs. spel and I used to dance to the following Salsa in contests. In one particular contest Willie Rosario played this Salsa because I had asked him to play it for the dance contest. He knew me by my first name. ** wink wink **. Of course, we won the contest. heh-heh. However, before the actual contest started - people who had entered the contest saw that Mrs. spel and I were entering. They simply walked off of the floor. ** AH- HA - HA- HA- HA - HA! ** They knew that they simply could not compete with the pros! Yes, we were that good! ;-)

Anuncio Clasificado - Willie Rosario Y Su Orquesta ft. Norberto Vélez (Live Sesiones Desde La Loma)

El Chico Candela- Daniel Silva

No Vale La Pena Enamorarse - Ray Sepúlveda - La Casa De La Salsa - Octubre 2024

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[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“went with my phone company’s service”

Fiber Optic? Yes, it is faaaaaaaassssssssssttttttttttt.

[radu]

Tomorrow won’t be bad. Wish we could be so lucky here. MIGHT get 40 again.
But YIKES on that low! That’s going to be a BIG drop!
Our painful night will be Thurs. with the low around 8 or 9. yeesh!!

[radu]

Yes, fiber optic.

It started with me calling about a very loud hum on my phone line. They came out and did a little work but the hum was still there, though not as loud. I called again and they brought up the fact they’d put fiber optic all over this area and asked if I’d be interested. I called my friends who use it and they’re happy.

So I called back and made the arrangements. I’m all hooked up now and called Commiecast this afternoon to cancel service. The TV went off around 5:30. I’ll have to shop around for a reasonably-priced TV I can connect a Roku box to. The TVs here only have coaxial connections.

Comcast is pretty fast but this one is noticeably a little faster. But the main thing, for me, is it’s MUCH cheaper.
And there’s no hum on the phone line. :-)