~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
OPEN ARMS
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Culbertson greets his son after a six-month deployment on the attack submarine USS New Hampshire, which returned to its homeport on Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, CT, Aug. 13, 2014. U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski
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.
VERTICAL REPLENISHMENT
MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters perform a vertical replenishment with the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 23, 2014. The George Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Stephens
MISSILE LAUNCH
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt launches a rolling airframe missile in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 19, 2014. The test focused on its combat readiness and its ability to defend against anti-ship cruise missiles and other asymmetric threats. U.S. Navy photo
RADIO REPORT
U.S. Marines radio a mass casualty report during Exercise Koolendong on Bradshaw Field Training Area in Australia, Aug. 18, 2014. The focus of the exercise is to establish a headquarters element for U.S. and Australian forces to direct ground, aviation and logistics capabilities in austere conditions. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Reel
HUMANITARIAN AIRDROP OVER IRAQ
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Pennie J. Brawley counts halal meals inside a C-130 Hercules during a humanitarian airdrop over Iraq, Aug. 14, 2014. The humanitarian aid included bottled water and food for displaced citizens of Sinjar, Iraq. Brawley is a loadmaster assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young J
TEDDY BEAR CARE
A teddy bear accompanies a halal meal in a C-130 Hercules before a humanitarian airdrop over Iraq, Aug. 14, 2014. An American child donated the teddy bear to offer support for children trapped in the Iraq conflict. U.S. airmen assisted with the airdrop, which included bottled water and food for displaced citizens of Sinjar, Iraq. Brawley is a loadmaster (my editorial comment...thank you MSGT Brawley for putting the teddy bear on the outside in plain view) assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.
GUNNER'S GAZE
A U.S. Marine provides security from the gunner's turret of his track vehicle during an operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2014. The Marines are charged with protecting and clearing all threats near Bastion and Leatherneck camps. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas
FLASHLIGHT FOCUS
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Petrofsky uses a flashlight as he performs maintenance on the exhaust system of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2014. Vehicle maintainers are responsible for maintaining and repairing mission-essential vehicles. Petrofsky is a vehicle maintenance equipment mechanic assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez
GLOBEMASTER GLOW
U.S. airmen load mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2014. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron and 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, CA. Air mobility is a key part of Operation Enduring Freedom's ongoing retrograde of people and equipment throughout Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brandon Lingle
SLING-LOAD OPERATIONS
A Marine directs an MV-22 Osprey aircraft for the Marine Helicopter Support Team during sling-load operations on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA, Aug. 18, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan E. Gilbert
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.