FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma ~ 23 October 2017

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~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

Vance Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in southern Enid, Oklahoma, about 65 miles north northwest of Oklahoma City. The base is named after local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lt Col Leon Robert Vance Jr.

The host unit at Vance is the 71st Flying Training Wing (71 FTW), which is a part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

Currently there are 128 buildings and 292 facilities on Vance AFB as of October 2016. Vance is currently replacing the outside runway and several taxiways and recently completed construction of a new Air Traffic Control Tower.

The mission of the 71st Flying Training Wing is to develop professional Airmen, deliver world-class U.S. & Allied pilots and deploy combat-ready warriors. Vance is responsible for training Air Force and allied student pilots for worldwide deployment and Aerospace Expeditionary Force support. The wing reports to Air Education and Training Command.

Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) is divided into three phases that cover 52 weeks. Phase I (preflight) is 24 days long and is split into two units: five hours of ground training, including emergency procedures, aircraft operating limitations, checklist usage and local radio procedures; and 220.9 hours of academic training including aerospace physiology/human factors,T-6 systems, flying fundamentals and introduction to aerodynamics.

Learn More About Vance Air Force Base HERE!!

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We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

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Rt 128 is the "Inner" Beltway, and Rt 495 is the "Outer Beltway. Boston is in the middle, with the Atlantic ocean to the East of it.

Rt 128 will have you go 40 congested miles versus the 5-6 miles through the City, and is FOREVER under construction. Not only that, but most of the major Tech Companies are located right ON Rt 128, and they all have several hundred employees each, are placed cheek and Jowl along the highway, and have limited access ramps to get to them.

I live off Rt 3 near Plymouth.

AND it's under construction at the moment! LOL! Here is a map:

[luvie]

Gooood mornin', Early Birds!
I slept in...it was GREAT!
I ain't planning any projects today.
I'm gonna just chill for the most part!
Hope all y'all have a Terrific Tuesday!
It's cool and pretty here!
((((hugs))))

[luvie]

Looks like it would be easier to take a boat! LOL! Yeesh! What a tangle!

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Looks like it would be easier to take a boat!

A lot of people DO!

http://www.bostonharborcruises.com/commuters/

[luvie]

Are there traffic jams there, too? :)

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No, the Commuter Boat is quite nice. When I flew in from Florida to visit my parents, my Dad used to meet me at the airport and take the boat back to Quincy. At the terminal, there was berthed a WW2 Navy Ship (a light cruiser, I think) called the USS Salem. Before getting into his car and driving home, we would look at the ship, as my Dad loved his time in the Navy (WW2 and Korea).

Of course, in winter...it’s a whole other story! Brrrrrrrrrrrr

[luvie]

What a great memory!

Sounds like this will be your plan! :)

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ONLY if I am going to Boston. Not if I am going to Maine. Now if I could get me a little helicopter, I would be content.

[luvie]

Ultralight. You don’t have to have a license to fly those, according to my helo pilot son. :)

He was grounded from the big ones because of a health issue, but is wanting an ultra light SO bad!

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Will Penny fit?

[luvie]

Hmm.....ya never know! A 2-seater? :D

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LOL...I can’t even get Penny onto the Harley!