FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi ~ 26 November 2019

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi

Naval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities.

Naval Air Station Meridian trains Sailors and Marines in aviation and technical related fields. It is home to Training Air Wing One, Training Squadron 9, Training Squadron 7, Naval Technical Training Center, Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One and the Regional Counterdrug Training Academy.

The Air Operations Department employs 230 military and civilian personnel to operate NAS Meridian/McCain Field and Naval Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Joe Williams.

Their primary mission is to support Commander, Training Air Wing ONE, the wing's subordinate training squadrons and its associated T-45 Goshawk aircraft in the conduct of undergraduate strike pilot training.

Additional services are furnished to support operations for NAS and transient military aircrews. Air Traffic Control Division operates the control tower and radar final control systems.

NAS Meridian maintains a separate runway, Joe Williams Outlying Landing Field (OLF), approximately 25 miles northwest of the main air station. Joe Williams OLF is an 8,000 foot long runway located in a rural area between the communities of Bogue Chitto and De Kalb.

 The field is used to reduced traffic congestion at the main air station, primarily when students are conducting Field Carrier Landing Practice in preparation for initial aircraft carrier qualification.

Learn More About Naval Air Station Meridian HERE!!

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We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

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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

 

 

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

A little break from the mountain of homework?

I figured it must be mighty cold up there because the lake at the airport is almost iced over. Looks soooooooo cold. It needs to snow again to cover the ice on the roads.

Sunny here today but rain moves in tomorrow night and it’ll be soggy a large part of the rest of the week. Thankfully not cold enough for snow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))...hope the weather is allowing you and Penny to get out and hike.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Janey…((HUGS))...long day. Safe flights to Orlando and beyond.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...darting around the country.

[luvie]

Fingers crossed for both of us to get some! 🤞🏻

[luvie]

LOL! So I noticed. No worries...jet planes get us there quick.

Boy! It looked reeeally cold on Lake Hood this morning! Brr!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country and thanks Lauren for this morning's thread.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[radu]

I’m right there with ya on that!!

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Did you and Gizmo have a large time at the lake?

Are you expecting any storms from the system that’s moving across the country now?

[luvie]

Think I’m going to head out. Don’t feel much like a vampire tonight. LOL! See ya tomorrow!

[E.G.C.]

Well, there were quite a few guys with boats out there. We also saw a guy with a dog walking and I had to control Giz with the leash so he wouldn't try to chase him((LOL))

We are under a Wind Advisory today. They are forecasting winds gusting to 40 MPH later today. We'll see how things go.

[radu]

Sleep well. I hope the weather doesn’t get too crazy tomorrow.

[radu]

Too many exciting things for Gizmo to want to chase. At least you don’t have to wear yourself out chasing him down. Just have to worry about getting dragged along. LOL

It sounds like you’re going to have the same weather LUV will. Sounds like a pretty strong system but since I haven’t heard of any wind advisories for our area, I reckon it’ll weaken a bit before it gets here.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Stayfree. If you are meaning more trips, we “take” a new road trip to a military installation every Monday night. Lots of fun to see and read about them.

[left that other site]

Well...it does seem to have stopped raining a bit...

[SkyDancer]

Good Morning LUV! Weather always a factor this time of year; hope no delays but you never know. Freezing weather ahead though.

[SkyDancer]

Good Morning Kathy! (((HUGS))) ... Orlando to Chicago, ugh, then to LaGarbage in NYC hoping not to do a layover there.

[MEG33]

*GOOD MORNING EVERYONE*

I Hope Your Day Goes Well.
Thank You for the Road Trip, Laurenmarlowe and Kathy!


Thank You To All Who Have Served And Are Serving
Our Country

[SkyDancer]

Good Morning to All!

Ain't I just a ray of sunshine.

[luvie]

Stay safe! I hope you get all the good routes. :)