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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington ~ 29 AUG 2023
Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 08/28/2023 6:00:02 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

 
 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington

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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is a naval air station of the United States Navy located on two pieces of land near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington.

The main portion of the base, Ault Field, is about three miles north of Oak Harbor. The other section, called the Seaplane base for the PBY Catalina flying boats once based there, holds most of the island's Navy housing as well as the air station's main Navy Exchange and DeCA Commissary.

The NASWI commanding officer also has command of a satellite airfield, Naval Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Coupeville, on central Whidbey Island, roughly nine miles south of Ault Field. Primarily used for Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) by carrier-based jets, this field has no permanently assigned personnel.

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In all, there are 20 active duty U.S. Navy squadrons and three U.S Navy Reserve squadrons based at NAS Whidbey Island. The air station also maintains a search and rescue unit that flies two Sikorsky MH-60S Nighthawk helicopters, providing 24-hour day and night maritime, inland and mountainous rescue support for Department of Defense personnel and the greater Pacific Northwest community.

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Over 50 tenant commands are at NAS Whidbey Island to provide training, medical and dental, and other support services, including a United States Air Force (USAF) squadron (390th ECS) which is an administrative unit supporting USAF officers assigned to some U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler squadrons. The base also continues its longstanding role as a center of activity for Naval Air Reserve operations and training in the region.

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The Navy began the seven year transition from the P-3 Orion to the P-8 Poseidon in 2012. Part of the transition includes a consolidation of patrol squadrons from Hawaii that began with VP-4's arrival at NAS Whidbey Island in September 2016. VP-47 arrived in February 2017, and VP-9 completed the transition to NAS Whidbey Island later that year. All of the active duty P-3 squadrons successfully transitioned to the P-8 Poseidon by March 2020.

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Learn More About Naval Air Station Whidbey Island HERE!!

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To: laurenmarlowe

Moved to Oak Harbor, WA in the Summer of 1971 for my last year of high school. I’ve always considered it my home town and still visit it a couple of times each year to see my mom.

My dad was one of the top Chiefs in VA-115 “A’rabs”; serving as maintenance chief on one Viet Nam cruise and Leading Chief on a second cruise.

Whidbey Island is beautiful. One of the best stations for Navy personnel; although not so much for young sailors.


21 posted on 08/28/2023 8:54:42 PM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: luvie

Glad you got a little something but I well know your frustration at not getting a nice steady rain. Your area is desperate for it.
Yay for that 88! Bet that felt REAL nice!

Since the rain’s through for the night, I went ahead and dumped the gauge a few minutes ago and it had .8 of an inch in it. That’ll make Dusty’s soybeans happy. As for most of the crops around here, they were planted a lot earlier and are through growing. The stalks and plants are dying so the rain did nothing for them.
Dusty’s beans were planted late because he had to wait for his winter wheat to dry out enough to harvest. They haven’t even bloomed yet. Maybe they will now that they’ve had a good drink after two HOT, bone-dry weeks. It’s going to be a very late harvest this year.


22 posted on 08/28/2023 9:14:06 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: radu

Yes, it did feel good...a bit humid, but no big deal there. September is usually a pretty wet month for us. We’ll just have to see if it comes up dry, too.

Nearly an inch! That’s great and those soybeans are gonna be smilin’ tomorrow and lookin’ so healthy. I know Dusty just breathed a huge sigh of relief.


23 posted on 08/28/2023 9:44:41 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

Let’s hope El Niño allows Sept. to be a wet month for y’all this year. He sure has screwed things up for everyone this summer.

I’m sure Dusty was glad these fields got a drink. He plants all over the county and other fields have gotten rain when I haven’t. Like Saturday night when it was pouring along the highway and west of it and I didn’t get a drop over here.

Though it’s needed, I wasn’t happy with the rain today. I NEED to mow and I can’t until Wed. at the earliest and that’s iffy. The grass is so long and thick it’ll need time to dry out before I can mow, and it’s supposed to rain again tomorrow. I won’t mow Thursday because my back won’t have time to calm down for working at the museum Friday. Dang this gettin’ old stuff!


24 posted on 08/28/2023 10:05:22 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; radu; beachn4fun; luvie; All
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.

Yesterday at Comanche Lake:

Also we had two power blinks here at the homestead yesterday. Some parts of town lost power for a time yesterday evening.

How's everyone doing this morning?

25 posted on 08/28/2023 10:34:06 PM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: E.G.C.

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

Looks like Gizmo is making up for lost time, dragging you all over the place as he checks out his territory. He looks happy so I reckon everything is still as it should be. :-)

Lucky you. Just a couple of power blips rather than losing power like the other areas in town. Still a pain if you had to reset clocks.


26 posted on 08/28/2023 10:59:39 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: radu

The mowing and the rain are plotting against you, it seems! I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow so you can get that job done and can quit worrying about it. Or you’re going to have to invest in a combine to cut it. LOL!

The way this year has gone, I’d be shocked if it rained any time. I hope I am shocked. I’d love to be shocked. :)


27 posted on 08/28/2023 11:21:23 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

It’s going to be a very sloooooow job getting the grass along the driveway done as it is. I wasn’t able to get to it last time I mowed because the intense heat set in, so it’s been 4 weeks since it was done. The yard isn’t too bad since it was so hot and dry the past two weeks but now that it’s rained, it’ll take off again. Yeah, I fret about it but I can only do so much.
As long as the “cold” front that came through is stalled, we’ll keep getting rain showers. That front is what will steer the hurricane over to the Atlantic rather than let it come up here.

No telling what will happen. Maybe you WILL be shocked next month. I’ll cheer right along with ya. LOL


28 posted on 08/28/2023 11:52:13 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: WASCWatch

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/29/new-top-gun-sequel-starring-tom-cruise-includes-pacific-nw-scenery-but-we-re-a-rogue-state/

Some of the filming for Top Gun II was done with the actors in actual planes from Whidbey and flying over the Cascades. Sometimes flying “through” the Cascades. Oftentimes will be cross-country skiing in the mountains and have a pair of airplanes (Growlers?) fly up the valley at very low level. With all of the trees we rarely see them, but you can sure hear and feel them.


29 posted on 08/29/2023 12:00:42 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: radu

You’ll be able to hear me cheering from clear over there. LOL! Even the tiny sprinkles we had were nice and they cooled things down, so there is that.

I’m guessing you’d better start with that driveway, or forget leaving home. LOL! Unless you have more than one way out.


30 posted on 08/29/2023 12:06:08 AM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: laurenmarlowe

I was stationed there, VP-1. Back when they were P-3 orions.


31 posted on 08/29/2023 12:31:49 AM PDT by GunHoardingCapitalist (The cake is a lie! Who is John Galt?)
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To: radu

Well, the internet has gone wonky, so I’m on the ipad to say goodnight. I’m pretty tired anyhow. Went to the dentist today and that always stresses me, big time.

See ya tomorrow evening for the quiz. Hope you get a bit of mowing taken care of. Nite!


32 posted on 08/29/2023 12:32:55 AM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: luvie

The cooldown counts, as well as the freshening of the air. And the plants all appreciated a little dampness, I’d say.

The grass doesn’t grow IN the driveway. LOL It’s along the sides of the driveway, between the gravel and the edges of the fields on each side. No problems at all driving in and out.


33 posted on 08/29/2023 12:41:40 AM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: luvie

Ugh. Wonky internet. Such a pain. I hope it’ll behave tomorrow for ya.

Sleep well. Catch ya tomorrow for the quiz.


34 posted on 08/29/2023 12:44:06 AM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: laurenmarlowe; y'all; Kathy in Alaska; radu; E.G.C.; beachn4fun; GodBlessUSA; ...

Howdy Dooooo, Early Birds!
What a great Road Trip!
Lauren really knows how to get us there!
Hope all y'all have a Terrific Tuesday
...and nice almost-fall weather to match!
(((hugs)))

35 posted on 08/29/2023 11:45:48 AM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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