FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California ~ 05 MAR 2013

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Vandenberg is home to the 14th Air Force, 30th Space Wing, 381ST Training Group, and the Western Launch and Test Range (WLTR), and is responsible for satellite launches for military and commercial organizations, as well as testing of intercontinental ballistic missiles, including the Minuteman III ICBMs. Vandenberg is assuming new roles with the creation of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC SPACE).

The Mission at Vandenberg Air Force Base is to "Provide Combat Capability to the Joint Warfighter Through Assured Access to Space and Combat Ready Airmen". Vandenberg Air Force Base is headquarters for the 30th Space Wing. The 30th manages Department of Defense space and missile testing, and placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters. Vandenberg is located on California's "Central Coast".

Vandenberg Air Force Base is the only military installation in the United States from which unmanned government and commercial satellites are launched into polar orbit and from which intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are launched toward the Kwajalein Atoll to verify weapon systems performance.

The Vandenberg Tracking Station is a satellite ground station located at VAFB and operated by Detachment 1 of the 22d Space Operations Squadron of the 50th Space Wing. The 35-year old antenna and associated electronics at the station were recently upgraded in a $60 million modernization effort.

The LGM-30G Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is an element of the nation's strategic deterrent forces. The "L" in LGM ;is the Department of Defense designation for silo-launched; "G" means surface attack; and "M" stands for guided missile.

Learn More About Vandenberg Air Force Base 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

 

 

[CodeToad]

My birthplace and hometown. Some of the most exciting times as a kid was sitting on the hill and watching the rockets launch.

[TADSLOS]

Grew up there living on base ‘64 - ‘68. My dad was in the Air Defense Commmand. Fond memories of missile launches.

[laurenmarlowe]

You’re such a dear, thank you for the lovely Texas Bluebonnets ConorMacNessa!

Wishing you well always.

*HUGS*

[AZamericonnie]

Hiya Sweetpea & thanks for all you do for our troops! Hope you & the family are well. *Hugs*

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi MA!

*MUCHO HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Evenin’ CodeToad, thanks for joining us this evening!

[Publius]

I was in Miami this past weekend, which turned out to be the coldest weekend of the year, which is why I was absent from the Canteen. The Ehnes String Quartet appeared in Palmetto Bay with a program of Barber, Wolf, Shostakovich and Ravel.

American composer Samuel Barber’s best known piece is the Adagio for Strings, which is often used on sad and solemn occasions. If you saw “The Elephant Man” or “Platoon”, you heard the Barber Adagio at the end. The version we’re used to hearing was arranged by Arturo Toscanini for string orchestra in 1936 from the second movement of Barber’s Quartet. What was played in Miami was the full quartet, and the Adagio hits harder in the string quartet version. Here is a video, for which I recommend a box of tissues or three handkerchiefs.

Barber: Quartet in B minor, second movement (adagio)

The Hugo Wolf piece is sheer fun. Cellist Robert deMaine loves it.

Wolf: “Italian Serenade”

Dmitri Shostakovich’s Quartet #8 in C minor is for hard core chamber music people, and it’s both depressing and transcendent. You have to love the modern Russians to enjoy it.

Maurice Ravel’s Quartet in F Major is one of his greatest pieces, and the Ehnes Quartet has it nailed. Back in 2003, the Seattle Chamber Music Society programmed this quartet for the first time after I had begged for it for years. Jimmy Ehnes, Richard O’Neill and Bob deMaine were the first violinist, violist and cellist respectively for the Ravel. (I forget who played second violin that night.) The performance was amazing, and afterward the musicians knew that something astonishing had happened on stage. That was the night the first seeds for the Ehnes String Quartet were planted. What I witnessed in Miami was the best performance of the piece I’d ever heard, and I told Jimmy and Bob that they needed to record it. (They’ll be recording Barber, and Shostakovich #7 and #8, live in Seattle this July.) Here is the second movement, which is an absolute blast.

Ravel: Quartet in F, second movement (scherzo)

I hope to be present for the Canteen this Friday with a new project.

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi there TADSLOS, thanks for joining us this evening. Fond memories, I’m sure!

[luvie]

You were missed! :)

[The Mayor]

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Forced Leisure
March 5, 2013

Just before Christmas one year, a friend was diagnosed with leukemia and was told she must begin chemotherapy immediately. Just a few weeks earlier, Kim had told friends how blessed and content she felt with a loving family, a comfortable home, and a new grandson. As she entered the hospital, Kim asked Jesus to make His presence known to her and to stay close.

The next 7 months of treatments followed by recovery in partial isolation became a season she calls “forced leisure.” She says she learned how to slow down, reflect quietly, and rest in God’s goodness, love, and perfect plan—regardless of whether or not she would be healed.

One of God’s promises to His people Israel became personal to Kim: “The Lord your God . . . will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing” (Zeph. 3:17).

Kim is in remission after a journey she says changed her life for the better. Now back in her busy routine, she often pauses to recapture the lessons of “forced leisure.”

How important that we—in good times or times of challenge—draw near to God’s loving heart to hear His voice and place our lives in His hands.

A troubled heart, a wearied mind
Are burdens hard to bear;
A lack of peace, a heavy load
Are lifted by God’s care. —Fitzhugh

People are at the heart of God’s heart.

Read: Zephaniah 3:14-20

The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. —Zephaniah 3:17

Bible in a Year:
Numbers 34-36; Mark 9:30-50

[Publius]

Aw, garsh and shucks, Luv.

(BLUSH BLUSH)

[left that other site]

I really missed you!

So I comforted myself by reading the Bible and came across this Scripture:

Acts 28:7:There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and for three days entertained us hospitably.

So it would seem that St. Paul enjoys your Weekend entertainment as well.

So Glad to have you back. Sorry your visit to my beautiful State was during the COLDEST weekend of the YEAR! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Road Trip: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Connie, and thanks for the Tribute To Our Troops.

Hope your commute was without incident. *HUGS*

[luvie]

((((Lauren))))! *rubbing eyes*

Is it really you! :) Good to see ya!

David was stationed at Vandenberg when he was going through
missle school as a 2nd Lt. He lived in Lompok and I visited
him several times and toured the beautiful grounds of that
base. We also took a road trip to Santa Barbara and to St.
Simeon to William Randolph Hurst’s amazing mountain home.

[Publius]

“For three days, Publius didst entertain Paul with fine Italian food, CD’s of great classical music and opera DVD’s. Paul didst indeed like the food, but his musical taste tended verily toward the blues.”

[left that other site]

Yeah...I figured Paul for a Blues Man! :-)

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!



Missing Man Setting
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Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...a good day at the new place?

A good drive?

Main roads clear here, but overcast and a bit wet in spots.