FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, California ~ 25 JAN 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, California

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) is an organization within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), dedicated to maintaining a center of excellence in weapons development for the Department of the Navy (DoN). NAWCWD has two locations in Southern California; China Lake hosting the land test range and Point Mugu hosting the sea test range.

Nestled in the quiet Indian Wells Valley at the south eastern foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, China Lake is the premier land range and weapons development laboratory for the Department of the Navy.

The Indian Wells Valley is south of two prominent geologic extremes in the continental United States, Mount Whitney, the highest point (14,497 ft. above sea level) and Badwater, the lowest point (282 ft. below sea level). The area was once also home to the Native American Coso People, whose presence here is marked by thousands of archaeological sites; the Coso traded with other tribes as far away as San Luis Obispo County, California.

 This locale was also a site used by European miners and settlers whose cabins and mining structures are extant throughout the Station. Among the notable archaeological sites is the National Park Service's Coso Rock Art District, an area of some 99 square miles which contains more than 20,000 documented petroglyphs.

China Lake is steeped in Naval History. In the summer of 1943 Dr. Charles C. Lauritsen of the California Institute of Technology, and Navy Commander Jack Renard, flew a small plane over the vast Mojave Desert in search of the perfect remote location to establish a "shooting range" for testing Navy missiles.

They eventually spotted a small two-way landing strip in Inyokern. The site was extremely remote, but not too far removed from Cal Tech's Pasadena base. Shortly afterwards, the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) was born.

Inventions tested and refined at China Lake include the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, the AGM-62 Walleye TV-guided glide bomb, the AGM-45 Shrike antiradar missile, the AIM-95 Agile missile, the AGM-122 Sidearm antiradar missile, the AGM-123 Skipper II laser-guided missile, the lightstick, and the continuous-rod warhead.

Learn More About The History Of China Lake HERE!

While service to the Fleet underlies every program at NAWCWD, direct support is the most important activity at China Lake. NAWCWD Fleet Weapons Support Teams are with naval forces throughout the world providing hands-on assistance. Division senior scientists and engineers serve in 1- to 3-year assignments as on-site Science and Technology Advisors stateside, at sea, and abroad.

 New operational flight programs and weapons capabilities are taken directly to Fleet squadrons by NAWCWD teams who train aircrews and maintenance personnel aboard ship.

In times of conflict, the Division's Land, Sea, and Electronic Combat Ranges are made available to the Fleet for training, and development of urgently needed new weapons and electronic combat equipment is fast tracked. Prototype systems (such as the NAWCWD-developed Rapid Targeting System) are taken directly into world hot spots by Division teams to provide additional capabilities for the DOD warfighters.

Learn More About Naval Air Warfare Center China Lake HERE!

The U.S. Naval Museum of Armament and Technology joins only 11 others across the country in telling the story of the U.S. Navy in peace and war. The museum is a place to learn about the Navy’s precision-guided weapons essential to our nation’s defense. Visitors also learn the story of China Lake — the “secret city” that for more than 60 years has developed, tested, and evaluated many of these weapons.

Located in China Lake, the museum at China Lake, "The U.S. Naval Museum of Armament and Technology" is full of intriguing technology and fascinating history that introduces visitors to the numerous contributions China Lake and the Navy have made to the defense of the nation.

Visit The U.S. Naval Museum Of Armament And Technology HERE!

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

 

 

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}

[HiJinx]

babbling

Shall we rename you Brooke?

Woo-Hoo, Brookie, ya snagged the 50!!

[beachn4fun]

LOL

[oldteen]

Good afternoon, Conor!

Yukky weather your way?

We've got sunshine for now! We'll see how long it lasts!

[oldteen]

Afternoon, E!

Things are goin'! ;)

I see the remodeling is coming along, slowly, but it's gettin' done, right?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Teenie! Nice to see you today! Cloudy this afternoon - the slop is supposed to start tonight.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[oldteen]

We're getting hit with Alder, Cedar/Juniper! It has no mercy on those of us with allergies! Sheeeesh!

Life is what it is! :)

[oldteen]

Afternoon beachie!

Hope your day is going well!

[oldteen]

Can’t imagine slop...lol.

[Arrowhead1952]

I live in the allergy capital of Texas. This time of the year is really hard to do anything outdoors.

[E.G.C.]

Yep, it's getting done. He's putting the floor in right now.

Next up is the toilet stool.

[SevenofNine]

HEY TOMKOW I hear something on KFI Radio Rahm is back on ballot thanks to Illnois Supreme court

BOY talk about Chicago machine working overtime well Rahm is kind stepchild of Chicago political machine RIGHT

[SevenofNine]

Here the tweet LOL!

cnnbrk CNN Breaking News
Illinois Supreme Court grants #RahmEmanuel stay to order barring him from #Chicago mayoral race. http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/

You got admit that fast for Chicago way if you know what I mean ROFL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, E...((HUGS))...sounds like the renovations are coming along nicely. How is Bo doing with all the strange goings-on? The hammering and banging?

[SevenofNine]

Check this out reason is BRIT PM can’t have any pets WTF

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/no-new-cat-for-downing-street-after-rat-spotted/story-e6frg6so-1225994175410

I believe old story that you could tell person character how he treat his four legged family member

[E.G.C.]

Well, we had to keep him tied up so he wouldn't get in the way of the remodeling guy doing his job.

He's just about got it completed. He's had to make several trips to the plumbing supply place to get some parts that didn't come with the toilet stool.

This is one of those new style stools they got for the house.

[tomkow6]

I told you: just a small road block for the “annointed one”.

[luvie]

Oh, Beachy, thank you for clarifying, since I couldn’t get on here this morning. GRR!

We have had several get-togethers. Some at people’s houses and some at a particular event...like a DC rally...*grin*

It usually starts off kind of randomly and then grows from there.

Just stay tuned to the Canteen. I’m sure there will be more fun in the future. We’ve never had security issues. We kind of stay to ourselves unless we are at a FReep like at Walter Reed Hospital, for instance.

We DO know how to have fun, though. :)

[SevenofNine]

That even fast Tomkow for Chicago be honest dude LOL!

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you! Will stay tuned!