Tanks etc from Ft Knox

[papabear]

Many of the vehicles have been taken out and placed on display around the new Armor complex..that place is HUGE and just friggin awesome!!

Wednesday we (CAMO) are supposed to meet some fellers with the museum and coordinate helping him remove a crossdrive from an M4. Seems like an M4 is restored at Ft Knox but the cross drive is bad so they need this one.

Their tools/equipment haven't arrived yet so they ask us to help next week.

 

[11b101abn]

Gah. My Beloved SOI is no more.

 

[Danger Ranger]

PB, how far are you from fort benning?

sorry for the hijack, i will delete my posts when done...

 

[73m819]

HE can spit and about get the luggie on benning

 

[papabear]

PB, how far are you from fort benning?
sorry for the hijack, i will delete my posts when done...

Almost in hand grenade range...LOL

 

[Danger Ranger]

I only ask because an elementary teacher from my local school district up here in North East Ohio is leaving to go there and teach I believe. At the Ft. Kinda neat I thought...

 

[papabear]

I only ask because an elementary teacher from my local school district up here in North East Ohio is leaving to go there and teach I believe. At the Ft. Kinda neat I thought...

Fort Benning has some VERY nice elementary schools IMO.
None of the BS allowed like happens in some of the public schools.

PS...don't delete your posts!

 

[Danger Ranger]

"Crestwood Teacher Advances Career to Georgia​

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By Kira Edic & Emma Cline​

[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Helvetica Neue,Helvetica Neue][FONT=Helvetica Neue,Helvetica Neue]After five years of teaching in the district, mathematics teacher, Teresa Moon, is leaving Crestwood High School Dec 20. She will be moving to Georgia to become an Instructional Support Specialist for math and science at ten different military schools. Her office will be at Fort Benning, a military base near Columbus, Georgia, but she will be commuting between other army bases in Alabama. Her responsibilities include holding workshops for teachers that will help them advance in their careers, and studying test scores to decide what areas students need more assistance in. She will also be in charge setting up special activities such as a full week of Earth Day fun."
-Crestwood Chronicle
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[wreckerman893]

Papa Bear is a "short bus" ride away from the schools at Fort Benning.

 

[papabear]

Papa Bear is a "short bus" ride away from the schools at Fort Benning.

That's true Sir...and the dents are still in the busses from your helmet when you were here.
In 1941

 

[southdave]

The reserve unit out of cincinnati, we go down and stay in wooden barracks, I got my first kevlar there btw.. we would go to the range with marine amour types there.. BTW are they shipin out to GA or they going to the 29 Stumps?

 

[Varyag]

Oops, repost

 

[dabtl]

I wonder if they have moved the Remagen Bridge, 'Cross the Rhein With Dry Feet' sign to Benning?

My father and his squad had that sign painted and hung on the bridge tower.

 

[swbradley1]

My Brother went to Ft Knox in '79 and was there his whole 4 years in armor. I have toured the museum and was sad to see it move south.

 

[RodUSMC1962]

MMMMMM TANKS! Thats what Homie would say!

 

[papabear]

Update

Yesterday after steaks at the VFW, Doc and I checked the training schedule and it called for a recon of the Armor Museum Consolidation Point.

They now have a very nice facility to work on stuff on Sand Hill...Fort Benning and are massing the stuff they've had stashed all over post.

They were very busy with heavy haul trucks coming and going so we didn't wanna get in the way and just wondered around snapping a few pics. Didn't go inside the maintenance facility cause there were several folks around that sorta looked official.

Anyhoo...here's a progress update:

 

[papabear]

Here's some more