~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
EQUIPMENT CHECK
Army Sgt. Nicholas Parrott prepares a Bambi bucket for a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to help fight the East Peak fire near La Veta, CO, June 21, 2013. Parrott is assigned to the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, stationed on Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, CO. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Darin Overstreet
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.
SUNSET MONITOR
Navy Chief Petty Officer Jonard Sygaco monitors the departure of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, June 23, 2013. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo R. Guzman
GARUDA GUNNERY
A U.S. paratrooper, right, helps an Indonesian army paratrooper prepare to fire an M240B machine gun during weapons training as part of exercise Garuda Shield 2013 at 1st Kostrad headquarters in West Java, Indonesia, June 14, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
COLORFUL ASSAULT
U.S. Marines from the USS Tortuga use amphibious assault vehicles, smoke flares and explosives for an amphibious assault during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2013 off the coast of Malaysia, June 21, 2013. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timore-Leste. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cassandra Thompson
PATROL BREAK
U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas Drake, center, talks with Afghan army Lt. Col. Mohammad Bashir, left, during a patrol break on the outskirts of Takiya Khana village in Bati Kot district in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, June 15, 2013. Drake is commander of the 101st Airborne Division's Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Archangel, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor
BASE CLEANUP
A U.S. soldier operates a bulldozer to fill a hole before closing down Forward Operating Base Hadrian near Deh Rawud village in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Mark Doran
VERTICAL LANDING
An AV-8B harrier jet performs a vertical landing on the flight deck of the USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2013. The Boxer is conducting amphibious squadron and marine expeditionary unit integrated training. The jet is part of the air combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark El-Rayes
FINGERPRINT EXPERT
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Wilhoit, center kneeling, records the fingerprints of an Afghan villager using a secure electronic enrollment kit during a patrol near Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Wilhoit, a combat engineer, is assigned to the 307th Engineer Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline
BALTIC ARMADA
The amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney leads a formation during exercise Baltic Operations 2013 in the Baltic Sea, June 16, 2013. Now in its 41st year, the annual, multinational exercise aims at enhancing maritime capabilities and interoperability with partner nations to promote maritime safety and security in the Baltic Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Bennett
