FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii ~ 24 MAY 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

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Road Trip: Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii

Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) is located on the island of Hawaii between Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and the Hualalai Volcanic Mountains. It extends up the lower slopes of Mauna Kea to approximately 6,800 feet in elevation and to about 9,000 feet on Mauna Loa. The training area is about midway between Hilo, on the east coast and the Army landing site at Kawaihae Harbor. The area is the largest DOD installation in Hawaii.

The PTA consists of 108,863 acres, of which 24,048 are leased by the Army from the State of Hawaii. The remaining land is ceded and includes the impact and range areas and a portion of the west maneuver area. The leased areas include the northern maneuver areas and the support complex.

The training site can be reached from Oahu by either direct military helicopter or fixed wing flights to PTA or by using commercial airlines to either Hilo or Kona. From Hilo or Kona the site is reached by using Saddle Road. The distance is approximately 40 miles to both towns. The Saddle Road is frequently closed to the public due to poor surface conditions caused by storms and heavy military vehicles.

In preparation for large scale training exercises at PTA, the ground forces are flown to Hilo and transported over Saddle Road. Supporting equipment and vehicles are transported from Oahu by ship or barge to Kawaihae and driven to the site. A tank trail parallels much of the Saddle Road. These movements involving personnel, equipment and light vehicles could ideally be accomplished by flying directly to PTA; however the 3,700 foot Bradshaw Air Field runway is inadequate to accommodate large transport aircraft such as the Air Force C-141's.

The physiography of Pohakuloa is deceptive in terms of training suitability.  Almost the entire site is level or gently sloping, uninhabited, and having few trees or deep gullies to inhibit training.  Nevertheless, a large percent of it is almost completely unusable for maneuvers due to the rough lava flows that occur over much of the surface area.  There are several geological features within the installation. Cinder cone hills or puu's, products of the latest eruptive activity on Mauna Kea, are found in the northern part of the installation and are surrounded by more recent lava flows from Mauna Loa. 

These recent flows (less than 200 years) are the most notable features of the central and southern landscape and together with the northern flows cover approximately 30% of the training area.  Recent lava flows surround and contrast with islands of vegetation call kipukas.  The two types of lava found throughout Hawaii, pahoehoe and 'a'a, are present at PTA as well.  The pahoehoe flows have smooth undulating surfaces and can be traversed on foot for short distances. The rough 'a'a, however, are jagged, slag-like piles of impassable material.

As the largest training area in Hawaii, Pohakuloa can be used to accomplish nearly all of the varying types of training required by the military forces.  PTA has a 51,000 acre impact area which is over 10 times the size of the one at Schofield Barracks.  There are approximately 32,000 acres free of recent lava flows and are considered fully usable for large maneuver exercises. 

Learn More About Pohakuloa Training Area HERE!!

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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

 

 

[LeoWindhorse]

please look up about the Hawaii Gathering of Eagles ..... boots on , grass roots U S troops supporter . 100 %
And PTA , those coming & going and training , have been our focus . For years .Happy to see this mention of PTA .We love the place and the folks up there.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...I’ve been to Hawaii a couple times, but would love to go back to the other islands.

Hope you get there.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

It's a tie!!

Thanks, unique.

radu and Pro.....#50!!

[PROCON]

Woo-Hooey, radu #100!

Well, you all know what a light-weight I am as far as staying up late.

Hitting the sheets and I will see you soon!

[luvie]

I will tell him!

How are you doing, MY? Are you still cooking some? You are another good cook!

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless and protect them all!!

[luvie]

Thank you! I do, too. Doubt if I can talk hubby into going, though. He’s way more of a homebody than I am! LOL!

[radu]

LOL! I didn’t even notice. Kitteh distractions.

Good night and sleep well, Pro.

Have a fantabulous time with your son tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I just knew those were FReepers!!

God Bless you all for the time and effort you’ve put into standing up for our troops.

[luvie]

Nighty-night, PRO!

....and WooHoo to radu! :)

So, you’re seeing your son tomorrow? Hope y’all have a good visit!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. *HUGS* Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique.

radu.....#100!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, ML...((HUGS))

Did you have a good day? Uneventful? Lots of action?

Ready for pub night?

[LeoWindhorse]

They ARE Freepers .
although the Gathering of eagles has been described by its National chairman as a defunct organization I have a feeling that we will reconstitute reorganize and resurge under a president Trump Administration.over the years I have literally witnessed an erosion and demoralization of even the most ardent supporters due to the constant corrosive effect of the Obama administration’s influence on our military. Biden’s recent speech to the graduates at West Point is a classic example. Our nation’s military needs to be led by Warriors not social activist. The time is coming.... the Warriors are returning. and the Patriots, such as the Gathering of eagles volunteers, will be in the midst of it

[radu]

blech! Just came in from watering flowers and the air is dagnasty with dirt and who knows what else. I licked my lips once and made sure not to do it again until I could get inside and wash them off. Bitter.

Poor flowers didn’t get as much water as they wanted but got enough to survive. We’re on a well so I don’t want to go overboard on watering.

[luvie]

Ick! Stormy weather? I hope you get some nice cleansing rain from it. We, again, had storms all around but nothing here. *sigh*

Nighty-night! See ya on my thread tomorrow night! :)

[radu]

No. Not stormy weather. Dry weather and the air’s full of dirt. Farmers are taking advantage of the dry spell to plant crops and cut grass for hay. They were cutting across the road from us this afternoon.
We hope for rain later this week but since it’s going to be spotty showers, our hopes aren’t too high. We’ll see what happens.

Good night and sleep well. Be rah’cheer tomorrow evening. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you all.

The commencement speeches have been miserable and show hatred for America. obummer and the top military folks seem to be doing everything they can to completely demoralize our military...and they are doing a pretty good job.