~ It's Finally Friday!! ~
SEAHAWK LAUNCH
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Sumlar launches an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter aboard the USS Blue Ridge while at sea in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 29, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs
Canteen Mission Statement
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
ASSAULT VEHICLES
U.S. Navy amphibious assault vehicles prepare to enter the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 30, 2010. The Carter Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, which is en route to Pakistan to help provide relief to flood-stricken regions. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deploying early to the region to support the ongoing humanitarian aid and disaster-relief operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristen Grover
MOUNTAIN TROOPERS
U.S. Army paratroopers provide security halfway up a mountain as they move toward an objective in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Theodore Schmidt
SATELLITE CONTACT
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Vili Schwenke establishes communications with a tactical satellite system during a mission in Nawur, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2010. Schwenke is assigned to the security forces with the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.T. May III
Leroy Van Dyke ~ Walk On By
Atkins, Poindexter, & Rice ~ Columbus Stockade
Johnny Horton ~ Comanche
Ray Stevens ~ The Streak
Enoch Light ~ Wichita Lineman
RESPONSE WING
U.S. Air Force airmen unload supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft on Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Aug. 29, 2010. About 40 airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force's 621st Contingency Response Wing will work in partnership with Pakistani officials to support humanitarian airlift operations to deliver relief supplies to locations throughout Pakistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Patrick Ryder
A COLD DRINK
Pakistani men offer fruit juice and cookies to U.S. Marines to show their appreciation for humanitarian relief efforts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 27, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul Duncan
TARBELA DAM
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies over the Tarbela Dam en route to Kohistan, Pakistan, during humanitarian relief efforts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 27, 2010. The CH-46 crew is assigned to HM-165, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul Duncan
Connie Francis ~ My Heart Has A Mind of Its Own
Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Cold Cold Heart
Alvin & The Chipmunks ~ Hula Hoop
Faron Young ~ If You Ain’t Lovin’
Dolly Parton ~ Heaven’s Just A Prayer Away
INNER WORKINGS
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin M. Kaleda, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class David E. Jones perform maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 21, 2010. The George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. Both are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 106. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Betsy Lynn Knapper
MAINTAINING MUSCLE
To prepare for a convoy, U.S. Army Spc. Richard Kelly maintains a heavy equipment vehicle on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 26, 2010. The 1st Sustainment Brigade convoy to Iraq will be the last major convoy of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Natalie Cole
OPERATION BIG WAVE
U.S. Marines establish communication lines during Operation Big Wave after a helicopter insertion in Khanagawr, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2010. The operation was conducted to disrupt the enemy from using supply lines to bring weapons and fighters into Nawa province. The Marines are assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
