FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Base Hawaii ~ 22 JAN 2013

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), formerly Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay and originally Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay, is a U.S. Marine Corps base facility and air station located on the Mokapu Peninsula of windward O'ahu in the City and County of Honolulu. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, is home to Marines, sailors, their family members, and civilian employees. The United States Marine Corps operates a 7,800-foot runway at the base.

MCBH is home for the 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Aircraft Group 24, Combat Logistics Battalion 3 (CLB-3) 3rd Radio Battalion, and the Navy's Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2.

On April 15, 1994, the Marine Corps consolidated all of its installations in Hawaii. MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Camp H.M. Smith, Molokai Training Support Facility, Manana Family Housing Area, Puuloa Range, and the Pearl City Warehouse Annex combined to form a new command, the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, headquartered at MCBH Kaneohe Bay.

All U.S. military units located in Hawaii fall under the command of the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) which is headquartered at Camp H. M. Smith on Oahu.

 The Commanding General of Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) also commands 12 Marine Corps bases and stations in Arizona, California, Hawaii and Japan, as well as operational forces in Hawaii, and Okinawa, as well as units deployed to Southeast/west Asia.

Learn More About MCB Hawaii Here!

Docked at Pearl Harbor along the "Battleship Row," the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park is a fitting tribute to the 52 American submarines and more than 3,500 submariners lost in World War II.

 

The Bowfin is one of only 15 U.S. World War II submarines that did not wind up as scrap metal or as target practice for another military ship. The Pacific Fleet Memorial Association was chartered in 1978 and acquired the Bowfin just one year later. In 1980, the submarine was brought to Pearl Harbor and docked next to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center. Finally, on April 1, 1981, the Bowfin officially opened to the public as a "museum ship."

The 10,000-square-foot museum exhibits a variety of submarine-related artifacts, including weapon systems, battle flags, photographs, recruiting posters and detailed submarine models. Visitors can examine the inner workings of a Poseidon C-3 missile, the only one of its kind to be put on public display. Also on exhibit is a Purple Heart that was awarded to crewmember Reid Lee, the lone Bowfin casualty of war. (Lee suffered shrapnel wounds during a surface engagement during the Bowfin’s seventh patrol.

Visit The USS Bowfin Museum 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

 

 

[beachn4fun]

now, if I can just get FR to work with me...

[beachn4fun]

now, if I can just get FR to work with me...

[beachn4fun]

Hmmm...worked too well, I guess.

[HiJinx]

I’ve been to the USS Bowfin, and really got a feel for the close quarters there. The fire control center in the conning tower held 4 people at least during an attack, and is smaller than most modern bathrooms.

Imagine living in a fleet submarine like the Bowfin or Pompanito for 2-3 months at a time. If you didn’t like a shipmate, it could get real hairy towards the end of a cruise.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good afternoon LUV and (((HUGS))). Looks like we may hit 70 here today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I cannot imagine living on a sub...I can’t even walk through one without panic setting in and the walls closing in around me.

[luvie]

I AM missing them! Today is Piper’s birthday, too, and I’m missing that! :(

[ConorMacNessa]

Good Evening To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, Our FRiends, Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe, especially those in combat!



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May The Lord Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Vital Mission!

May He Keep Safe Their Families During Their Time Of Separation!

May He Preserve And Uphold The American Nation In This Time Of Adversity!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[fatima]

All done,We finished cleaning out our non-profit thrift store today.Sent a 6 foot statue of Our Lady to a shrine in Alabama,gave away all 20 years of TV shows-beta-2 camera’s,rack.Took home wooden hand carve statue of our Lady-one of 3 in the world.Are we done-no-we are digital baby.Still on radio,still on TV combined 30 million homes.We are free and poor but happy.Happy free Day Fatima.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Fatima!

*HUGS*

Sounds like you did a good job of work there!



Keep Faith with the Fallen of Benghazi! Let the Obama Regime, for once, tell the Truth!

Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[fatima]

((((Hugs))))Ride the storm.I wait for Our Lord.
Mumford and Sons - Nothing is Written
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_L7kq2vT98

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday, Sand!!

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[SandRat]

Had to spend all day and until 10 pm returning water to the house. Some Birthday huh?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Broken water line? New installation? Not much rest for your birthday.

A house without water is not a good thing.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Job well done, fatima...(((HUGS)))

Onward and upward! Watch out digital world...here comes fatima and company!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Thanks, unique, for the woohoo!

Luv.....#50!!
beachy.....#100!!

[luvie]

LOL! Thanks, Kathy! Forgot all about that one! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

I’m a tad behind...did you notice? LOL!