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Greetings,
After months of ongoing contacts, ( has been incredibly more challenging this time than 2022 or 2017) I have been able to secure permission for Steel Soldiers to exhibit/participate at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans 2024 Airshow on March 23-24. If you watched NCIS- New Orleans- it was prominently featured on many episodes.
This would be similar for those that participated in the past. It is a great time and the Blue Angels will exhibit.
We are limited to 10 trucks this time on each day. You do not have to commit for both days. but I will need you to post up which day(s) so I can track the number of mv's each day.
The out of town folks camped at Bayou Segnette State Park where they have primitive and rv camping. Pricing , maps, information , and reservations are made @
www.lastateparks.com
The campgrounds are nice & have a table at each site along with hook up sites. Each site can accommodate rv or trailer. For primitive camping and small trailers, you could buddy up as 6 are allowed and 2 vehicles should fit on the pad. I have attached a map. All reservation are through the state park website. If you reserve a site then post up so others can be close to you as there many available. 2 bathroom/shower complexes. The only down side I see is that there is no shelter or pavilion at the camp site so we would need someone to bring a popup and be the "host".
campground prettier picture:
There are also nice cabins in the park maybe 2 miles away. Kind of pricey but can accommodate 8 people. Cabin #4 has the most parking available with 8 slots so if you are buddying up and need parking space that is best.
or stayed at a hotel on HWY 90 on the westbank as there are many options.
Many arrived on Friday and got situated with a social Friday Evening.
We departed from the State Park convoy style each morning as we all have to be cleared and enter as a group. Security will meet us at the designated spot and escort us in. No stragglers as everyone has to go together. We have to be at the base gate by 7:15 so we will depart at 6:30 sharp. We lined up on the outer approach road to the campsites inbetween 6-6:15 . No drugs, CBD, booze, knives, or ammo/fireams. Trucks will be thoroughly inspected by dogs and Air Force Security police. This is a federal facility and zero tolerance.
At the commercial inspection gate, Security might want to see your registration, insurance, and they recommended 2 forms of ID. ( military, ss card, passport, Driver's License, Etc). As I tell my scouts "Be Prepared!"
This was not a problem last time but be ready.
At the end of the day, we drive off and come back the next morning using the same procedure. No Early departure and typically most of the foot traffic has to leave the tarmac before we are allowed to depart. Estimate you would not leave till 4ish. Always seems to be real windy and somewhat cool last year.
Past pictures and info here:
I will need firm commitments for the 5 remaining slots. (not my limit but our host) I would like you to pm and give me your email and phone number. I will need you to let me know which day(s) so I can track the number of mv's each day.
I believe we have my hmmwv with trailer, 2 other hmmwv's, Marty's FMTV Camper, and a m37 committed. Please also reply here so we can see who is coming.
Trucks do not have to be OE, conversions or non tactical ok as long as there is some connection to be a former steel soldier. Marty's awesome campers for example are ok and Doug's fliteline van for example. CSM Davis brought his m931 and Electronics trailer one year.
After months of ongoing contacts, ( has been incredibly more challenging this time than 2022 or 2017) I have been able to secure permission for Steel Soldiers to exhibit/participate at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans 2024 Airshow on March 23-24. If you watched NCIS- New Orleans- it was prominently featured on many episodes.
This would be similar for those that participated in the past. It is a great time and the Blue Angels will exhibit.
We are limited to 10 trucks this time on each day. You do not have to commit for both days. but I will need you to post up which day(s) so I can track the number of mv's each day.
The out of town folks camped at Bayou Segnette State Park where they have primitive and rv camping. Pricing , maps, information , and reservations are made @
Bayou Segnette State Park
Bayou Segnette State Park offers the best of everything. Just a fifteen-minute drive across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, a multitude of recreational opportunities awaits visitors of all ages -- boating, fishing, camping, canoeing, hiking, picnicking, playgrounds and an ecosystem that...
The campgrounds are nice & have a table at each site along with hook up sites. Each site can accommodate rv or trailer. For primitive camping and small trailers, you could buddy up as 6 are allowed and 2 vehicles should fit on the pad. I have attached a map. All reservation are through the state park website. If you reserve a site then post up so others can be close to you as there many available. 2 bathroom/shower complexes. The only down side I see is that there is no shelter or pavilion at the camp site so we would need someone to bring a popup and be the "host".
campground prettier picture:
There are also nice cabins in the park maybe 2 miles away. Kind of pricey but can accommodate 8 people. Cabin #4 has the most parking available with 8 slots so if you are buddying up and need parking space that is best.
or stayed at a hotel on HWY 90 on the westbank as there are many options.
Many arrived on Friday and got situated with a social Friday Evening.
We departed from the State Park convoy style each morning as we all have to be cleared and enter as a group. Security will meet us at the designated spot and escort us in. No stragglers as everyone has to go together. We have to be at the base gate by 7:15 so we will depart at 6:30 sharp. We lined up on the outer approach road to the campsites inbetween 6-6:15 . No drugs, CBD, booze, knives, or ammo/fireams. Trucks will be thoroughly inspected by dogs and Air Force Security police. This is a federal facility and zero tolerance.
At the commercial inspection gate, Security might want to see your registration, insurance, and they recommended 2 forms of ID. ( military, ss card, passport, Driver's License, Etc). As I tell my scouts "Be Prepared!"
This was not a problem last time but be ready.At the end of the day, we drive off and come back the next morning using the same procedure. No Early departure and typically most of the foot traffic has to leave the tarmac before we are allowed to depart. Estimate you would not leave till 4ish. Always seems to be real windy and somewhat cool last year.
Past pictures and info here:
New Orleans Air Show March 19-20 MINI SS La Rally
Greetings, After 4 weeks of ongoing contacts, ( has been much more challenging this time) I have been able to secure permission for Steel Soldiers to exhibit/participate at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans 2022 Airshow on March 19-20. If you watched NCIS- New Orleans- it was...
www.steelsoldiers.com
2017 LA rally
Been asking around about having this years rally south of new orleans same time and place as the Blue Angles do a weekend show. Last weekend of april. have some buddies checking on getting us in and doing a display if possible. or find a close place to camp and see them flying around. So lets...
www.steelsoldiers.com
I will need firm commitments for the 5 remaining slots. (not my limit but our host) I would like you to pm and give me your email and phone number. I will need you to let me know which day(s) so I can track the number of mv's each day.
I believe we have my hmmwv with trailer, 2 other hmmwv's, Marty's FMTV Camper, and a m37 committed. Please also reply here so we can see who is coming.
Trucks do not have to be OE, conversions or non tactical ok as long as there is some connection to be a former steel soldier. Marty's awesome campers for example are ok and Doug's fliteline van for example. CSM Davis brought his m931 and Electronics trailer one year.
