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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip ~ NAS Brunswick, Maine ~ 13MAY 2008
Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 05/12/2008 6:00:43 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

 
 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: NAS Brunswick, Maine

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Naval Air Station Brunswick is the last, active-duty Department of Defense airfield remaining in the northeast, and is home to four active duty and one reserve squadron. NAS Brunswick has a Reserve Fleet Logistics Support Squadron flying C-130 "Hercules" transports as well as Lockheed P-3 "Orion" long-range maritime patrol aircraft, tasked by Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Five and its active duty squadrons.

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About 20 percent of NAS Brunswick's activities, facilities and services support the AEGIS destroyer shipbuilding program at nearby Bath Iron Works. The base also houses the Navy's only cold-weather Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school; additional SERE training takes place on 12,000 acres near Rangeley in northwestern Maine.

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The U. S. Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, originally constructed and occupied in March of 1943, was first commissioned on April 15, 1943, with the primary mission of training British Naval Command (Royal Canadian Air Force) pilots. It is located two miles east of the town of Brunswick, south of U. S. Route 1.

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The first U. S. squadron to arrive at NAS Brunswick was a heavier than air scouting squadron (VS1D1), under the command of Lieutenant John G. Shelley, Wellesley, Maine. When they began operations, there was only a half mile of runway, no hangers or operations tower. The ready-room the pilots utilized was also incomplete and the men used packing boxes for seats and a pot-bellied stove to warm the hut. It became better known as the "family room" when the mens' wives began making frequent appearances to see the aviators off on missions.

After the air station was deactivated in October 1946, the land and buildings were leased jointly to the University of Maine and Bowdoin College as annexes to ease the over-crowded conditions at both colleges caused by G. I. Bill student influx. When the station facilities were no longer needed, both colleges terminated their leases in 1949 and the base was taken over by the Brunswick Flying Service.

 At this time, the buildings that had housed men and implements of war were put to uses never included in military design. Hanger One was a skating rink; hanger two and the operations tower was a civilian flying school; hanger three housed automobiles; ammunition magazines were mushroom farms; and shrubbery nurseries graced the northern boundaries of the reservation. Any resemblance to a Naval Air Station was purely coincidental.

Read More About The History Of NAS Brunswick Here!

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As Maine's second largest employer, NAS Brunswick employs 4,863 military and civilian personnel, including 713 officer, 3,493 enlisted personnel and 657 civilians. The air station provides over $187 million to the local economy, including $115 million in salaries, $38 million in contracts and material purchases and $34 million in medical purchases.

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Approximately 20 percent of NAS Brunswick's activities, facilities and services are in direct support of the AEGIS Destroyer shipbuilding program at nearby Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath and the Bath Iron Works Corporation. Also, the Navy's only cold weather Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school is taught at Brunswick and on 12,000 acres near Rangeley in northwestern Maine.

Learn More About NAS Brunswick Here!

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In nearby Bath, you can take a visit to the Maine Maritime Museum.

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Founded in 1962, Maine Maritime Museum collects, preserves and interprets materials relating to the maritime history of Maine. Located on the banks of the Kennebec River in Bath, the Museum is a major regional cultural resource and a highly popular visitor destination. Maine's maritime heritage is told through gallery exhibits, an historic shipyard site, adult and children's educational programs, special events and narrated excursions along the rivers and coast to points of historic significance and scenic beauty.

Visit The Maine Maritime Museum Here!

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FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 



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To: PROCON
"...treated her like a queen..."

Good job!!

121 posted on 05/12/2008 7:16:00 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: MeekMom

Very cool MeekMom!

And really glad to see you too dear one!

*HUGS*


122 posted on 05/12/2008 7:17:00 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good evening Ma.{{{HUGS}}}


123 posted on 05/12/2008 7:17:14 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: BIGLOOK; laurenmarlowe
No this is a sea dog

Old Sea Dog

124 posted on 05/12/2008 7:18:24 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)
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To: SandRat

Awesome picture.

Warms the heart.


125 posted on 05/12/2008 7:18:29 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: LUV W; mylife
The best way to spot an NAS is to look for take offs and landings, Luv!


Aloha Luv and My
126 posted on 05/12/2008 7:18:29 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (MSM-Keelhauling the News daily!)
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To: MeekMom

Good evening MM.{{{HUGS}}}


127 posted on 05/12/2008 7:19:05 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Prayers for your Dad to shed his stress and get back to feeling better MA!

*HUGS*


128 posted on 05/12/2008 7:19:25 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: Tanniker Smith

Evening Tanniker.


129 posted on 05/12/2008 7:20:31 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: PROCON
Yeah, but I hear they have lousy lobster!

Them's fighting words - unless you put a sarq after it.

Not only the best lobsters in the world, but the best place to eat 'em - on a wharf over the water...with lobsters just hauled...

130 posted on 05/12/2008 7:20:58 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (Typical Gun-Toting, Jesus-Loving Gramma)
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To: BIGLOOK

Aloha Herr BIGLOOK.


131 posted on 05/12/2008 7:21:32 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: HiJinx
I had to look...


132 posted on 05/12/2008 7:22:09 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: SandRat
Both dog and ship have been asea tooooooo long!

Aloha Sandy!
133 posted on 05/12/2008 7:22:52 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (MSM-Keelhauling the News daily!)
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To: AZamericonnie

Good evening Connie.{{{HUGS}}}


134 posted on 05/12/2008 7:22:55 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: BIGLOOK

Aloha


135 posted on 05/12/2008 7:23:25 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)
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To: LUV W

Good evening LUV.{{{HUGS}}}


136 posted on 05/12/2008 7:24:46 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: BIGLOOK

Hi, Big Guy! Well, who knew! I guess no one was taking off or landing when we drove by! LOL!

How are you doing? How are things.........................?


137 posted on 05/12/2008 7:25:12 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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To: maine-iac7

Golly maine-iac7, what an honor to get to see your work. It’s just beautiful.

Thank you for stopping in and sharing your experience, and your depiction of NAS Brunswick.

We honor your family’s service to our Country.


138 posted on 05/12/2008 7:25:19 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: laurenmarlowe

Thanks....the conference will be over after the 1st week of June. Then he can relax. d:o)


139 posted on 05/12/2008 7:27:25 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: laurenmarlowe

Thank you for this evening's thread lauren! *Hugs*

140 posted on 05/12/2008 7:27:28 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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