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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: Tanniker Smith
Hi TS, how much longer til schools out?

Working or playing this summer?!

161 posted on 05/12/2008 7:48:57 PM PDT by PROCON (Dems=You can Fool Some of the People all of the Time--Abraham Lincoln)
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To: LUV W
Getting ready for it.

Tickets are bought,vacation is approved.Passports are taken care off and in a secure spot.All I need to do is pack that can wait until two days before my flight.

My Mom is all excited and can hardly wait.

162 posted on 05/12/2008 7:49:54 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: PROCON

I know.

That’s a bit to early for me to have those high temps.


163 posted on 05/12/2008 8:06:47 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: BIGLOOK

You woild have been welcome with us, Big Guy! You DO need
a vacation!...even if ya have to row home!


164 posted on 05/12/2008 8:07:45 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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To: laurenmarlowe; LUV W; mylife; NYTexan; Kathy in Alaska; HiJinx; BIGLOOK; Old Sarge; All

Thanks for tonite’s thread Lauren!
Woo Hoo!!
BNAS is about 8 miles from my house!
Good evening everyone!


165 posted on 05/12/2008 8:08:13 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

Heute ist Montag aber geht es mir auch ausgezeichnet....bis Morgen doch!


166 posted on 05/12/2008 8:08:50 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (MSM-Keelhauling the News daily!)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

I’ll bet you and Pretty_Kitty are as excited as she is!

I sure would be! :D

I hope you take pictures!


167 posted on 05/12/2008 8:09:28 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good evening Kathy. I hope things are going well with you. Robert’s out in the field undergoing some sort of training and won’t be back for approximately another week. I’m patiently waiting his return so I can get more details from his regarding his decision to reenlist (he still has two years remaining on his first enlistment). Apparently he has an opportunity to transfer to a training unit at Ft. Benning that is non-deployable, but I don’t have any specifics as yet. When I find out I’ll give an update.


168 posted on 05/12/2008 8:11:42 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier home after 15 months in the Triangle of death)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

Your visiting Germany in July, right, which city does your Mom live in?


169 posted on 05/12/2008 8:12:30 PM PDT by PROCON (Dems=You can Fool Some of the People all of the Time--Abraham Lincoln)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Ms.BEEEEEE!

(((((hugs))))))

How are you this fine evening? Did you have to work today, too?
I took it reeeeealy hard! LOL!


170 posted on 05/12/2008 8:14:26 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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To: PROCON; maine-iac7

LOL
You’re just jealous, Pro!


171 posted on 05/12/2008 8:14:34 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Aloha Night Owl!

As long as the Trades are blowing, we're fine. Being down wind of the volcano can be irritating at times.
172 posted on 05/12/2008 8:14:58 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (MSM-Keelhauling the News daily!)
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To: LUV W

*HUG*
Yes I worked today..
It was hard for me, too!


173 posted on 05/12/2008 8:15:21 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
Hiya MS.B (((HUGS)))!

You all un-jet-lagged?

Had a good time I imagine?!

174 posted on 05/12/2008 8:15:52 PM PDT by PROCON (Dems=You can Fool Some of the People all of the Time--Abraham Lincoln)
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To: BIGLOOK

Aloha Sweetness!
LIL DEVIL HUG
*HUG*


175 posted on 05/12/2008 8:16:02 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Hey you.Long time no see.Thought I was neva gonna get outta there. Whew!


176 posted on 05/12/2008 8:17:29 PM PDT by mainelydawn (laughter is the best medicine)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Good evening, ms b...((HUGS))...pretty country you live in.


177 posted on 05/12/2008 8:17:50 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: PROCON

Yup!
Had a GREAT time!
I’m slowly getting back to normal!
(((((((((Procon))))))))))
Nice to see ya!


178 posted on 05/12/2008 8:18:05 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: mainelydawn

*HUG*
Hey you!
I thought I wasn’t going to, either!
This was almost a 10 hour day for me!
Sheesh!


179 posted on 05/12/2008 8:19:22 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
Aloha Little Devil; Steely eyed Downeaster, Stirrer of the Perfect Martini!

(I've been following your exploits too.)
180 posted on 05/12/2008 8:20:36 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (MSM-Keelhauling the News daily!)
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