FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Beale Air Force Base, California ~ 05 MAY 2015

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Beale Air Force Base, California

Beale AFB is the home of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and located outside of Linda, about 10 miles east of the towns of Marysville and Yuba City and about 40 miles north of Sacramento.

Beale is a large base in terms of land and has five gates providing access on all sides of the base. Visitors enter the base through a main gate that local merchants, individuals and the Beale Military Liaison Committee donated $100,000 to construct. The base is home for approximately 4,000 military personnel.

The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is responsible for providing national and theater command authorities with timely, reliable, high-quality, high-altitude reconnaissance products. To accomplish this mission, the wing is equipped with the nation's fleet of U-2, RQ-4 and MC-12 reconnaissance aircraft and associated support equipment.

The wing also maintains a high state of readiness in its expeditionary combat support forces for potential deployment in response to theater contingencies. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is composed of more than 4,500 personnel in four groups at Beale, one group at Grand Forks AFB, ND, and multiple overseas operating locations.

In the spring of 2011, the Air Force selected the 9th Reconnaissance Wing to become the parent wing for the MC-12W Project Liberty program. In short order, the 9 RW completed the MC-12 program transfer to Beale AFB and became the permanent home for MC-12W aircraft capable of full motion video (FMV), communications intelligence (COMINT), and signals intelligence (SIGINT).

On 26 August 2011, the 489th Reconnaissance Squadron activated at Beale AFB and assumed the Formal Training Unit (FTU) mission to produce combat ready MC-12W aircrew for immediate deployment in support of combatant commanders.

Learn More About Beale Air Force Base HERE!!

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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

Good evening, SZonian, and welcome to the Canteen.

Thanks for sharing some of your experiences, and the great links.

We thank you for your service to our country.

41 posted on 05/04/2015 9:22:35 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))

To: laurenmarlowe

Great base! I worked on the SR-71 there back in ‘72.

42 posted on 05/04/2015 9:48:23 PM PDT by Old Forester

To: Kartographer

Goes well with the picture...

A WING AND A PRAYER !

43 posted on 05/04/2015 10:17:43 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))

To: laurenmarlowe

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Heart Of Joy

May 5, 2015

These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. —John 15:11

While waiting in the gate area of Singapore’s Changi Airport to board my flight, I noticed a young family—mom, dad, and son. The area was crowded, and they were looking for a place to sit. Suddenly, the little boy began loudly singing “Joy to the World.” He was about 6 years old, so I was pretty impressed that he knew all the words.

What captured my attention even more was the look on the boy’s face—his beaming smile matched the words he was singing as he proclaimed to everyone at the gate the joy of the Christ who has come.

This joy is not limited to exuberant children nor should it be confined to the Christmas season. The overflowing joy of knowing Christ’s presence in our lives was one of the themes of Jesus’ final teaching with His disciples the night before He died on the cross. He told them of His extravagant love for them—that He loved them as the Father loved Him (John 15:9). After sharing what this eternal relationship looks like, Jesus said, “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full” (v.11).

What a promise! Through Jesus Christ our hearts can be filled with joy—real joy!

Lord, You have chosen me and redeemed me, crowned me with love and compassion. I can do nothing less than overflow with joy at Your great love for me, for those I love, and for the world.

In every season of life we can know joy in Christ.

INSIGHT: Jesus often spoke in picturesque language to help people understand what He was saying. In today’s passage, He explains the relationship between Himself and His followers by talking about a vine. The key word in this passage is “abide,” which is used 10 times. We stay connected to (abide in) Him (the vine) by the power of the Holy Spirit, through the reading of His Word, and through prayer. In this way (the branches) remain in fellowship with Him and know true joy.

44 posted on 05/04/2015 10:31:13 PM PDT by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)

To: Old Forester

Welcome to the Canteen, Old Forester...thanks for sharing.

45 posted on 05/04/2015 10:58:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))

Good morning, Mayor...thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hope you are safely home and without issue.

46 posted on 05/05/2015 12:04:43 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))

To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

47 posted on 05/05/2015 1:07:15 AM PDT by E.G.C.

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo have a great Tuesday with nice lake weather.

48 posted on 05/05/2015 2:22:52 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))

To: E.G.C.; beachn4fun; Arrowhead1952; ConorMacNessa; MEG33; LUV W; PROCON; SandRat; Mrs.Nooseman; ...

49 posted on 05/05/2015 2:24:42 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))

To: Kathy in Alaska

Tuesday Morning Coffee Bump.

50 posted on 05/05/2015 3:17:26 AM PDT by E.G.C.

To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; Arrowhead1952; E.G.C.; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; ..

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the
Canteen for today’s activities.

Checking in,
then moving into lurker mode.
Going to be another beautiful morning,
so I will post and be off.

Please stay.
Grab a cup of joe or tasty tea.
Chat with the military and/or the family they've left behind.

The FR Canteen is

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes,
conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

51 posted on 05/05/2015 3:37:53 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Hooked Too, the sequel - starring Raina and Connor)

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

52 posted on 05/05/2015 5:03:25 AM PDT by E.G.C.

To: Kathy in Alaska

Good morning and thanks.

My privilege.

FRegards,
SZ

53 posted on 05/05/2015 6:23:38 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)

To: beachn4fun; y'all; Arrowhead1952; E.G.C.; GodBlessUSA; ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; HiJinx; ...

It rained last night, Early Birds!
Ok...it was only 3/10 of an inch...
...but I'll take it!
I think I even slept better! LOL!
Hope all of you have a Terrific Tuesday!
(((hugs)))

Arrow...is the lake full now?
You need to go catch some crappie! :)

54 posted on 05/05/2015 7:39:39 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)

55 posted on 05/05/2015 7:45:53 AM PDT by publius911 (If you like Obamacare, You'll LOVE ObamaWeb.)

56 posted on 05/05/2015 8:03:47 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

57 posted on 05/05/2015 9:22:09 AM PDT by E.G.C.

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is well in West Texas! Did you get overnight rain also? It was SOOOO nice!

58 posted on 05/05/2015 9:48:06 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)

It’s raining right now here in Comanche OK. Light and steady at the moment.

59 posted on 05/05/2015 12:25:51 PM PDT by E.G.C.

To: laurenmarlowe

Tomorrow is National NUSES DAY.

60 posted on 05/05/2015 5:28:02 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)

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