FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 25 September 2014

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AIRCRAFT TRACKS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mitchell Mason tracks aircraft on the status board in the air traffic control center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Sept. 6, 2013. The Richard is participating in Koolendong, an exercise with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Edward Guttierrez III

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.

ENEMY EXERCISE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Oates engages a simulated enemy force with an M240B machine gun during Koolendong, an exercise in Australia, Sept. 2, 2013. Oates, a machine gunner, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin. Throughout the exercise, Marines from the unit conducted day and night live-fire training. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco

HORNET LAUNCH

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 147 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 3. 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan R. McDonald

SEIZURE TEAM

Members from the USS Freedom’s visit, board, search and seizure team board a Brunei navy ship during Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training, an annual exercise in the South China Sea, Sept. 7, 2013. The exercise, which includes navy liaison officers from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the United States, tracks vessels of interest in the maritime interdiction scenario. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Karolina A. Oseguera

GUN SALUTE

Navy sailors render a gun salute during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Minnesota in Norfolk, VA, Sept. 7, 2013. The submarine's name honors the residents of the state and their continued support to the nation's military. The sailors are assigned to the submarine. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Andrew Schneider

MANNING THE RAILS

Sailors assigned to the attack submarine USS Minnesota man the rails after they hear the order to "bring the ship to life" during the commissioning ceremony for the submarine in Norfolk, VA, Sept. 7, 2013. The ship's name honors the residents of the state and their continued support to the nation's military. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Atherton

AMMO EXERCISE

U.S. Navy sailors prepare ammunition for a live-fire exercise on the USS Germantown in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 6, 2013. The Germantown is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The sailors are assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew B. Church

ROOM CLEARING

Marine Corps Cpl. David Rodriguez, left, fire team leader, climbs through a hole in a wall as his fire team clears a building while conducting a platoon-sized raid on a simulated town during urban tactics training, part of the Realistic Urban Training exercise, on Fort Pickett, VA, Aug. 30, 2013. Rodriguez, a fire team leader, is assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard

DOG TAGS

U.S. Navy Chief Miguel Galindo shows his identification tags to his son at a luncheon on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 5, 2013, before he leaves for a deployment to the western Pacific region. Galindo is assigned to the attack submarine the USS Tucson. U.S Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Khor

PROPER PROCEDURES

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Regala, left, trains Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mitchell Mason on proper procedures for tracking radar signatures in the air traffic control center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during Exercise Koolendong 2013 off of Australia, Sept. 6, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Edward Guttierrez III

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[MEG33]

It’s wonderful weather for a walk.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Meg ((HUGS))

[MEG33]

‘Morning, beachy.(((HUGS)))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beach and (((HUGS))). Pup loves the cooler weather.

[beachn4fun]

Pup loves the cooler weather.

LOL, I bet her owner does too ;~>

[luvie]

Goood Day-Off Thursday, Early Birds!
Wish it were raining here, Beachy!...
...but enjoy it as well as you can!
John...these low-ish 60s mornings are WONderful!
Hope all of you have a Thrilling Thursday!
...but not TOO thrilling as in stressful. LOL!
((((hugs))))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))). Love the cooler weather.

[luvie]

It sure relieves a lot of stress, huh!

[Kathy in Alaska]

HUGE earthquake right now!! Scariest I’ve been in! Tentative first report of 6.15....and in the Cook Inlet.

Web sites are jammed!!

[left that other site]

OMG! Prayers up for our fellow citizens in Alaska!

[SevenofNine]

Hey Kathy I hear you got nail by earthquake just now KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO ‏@KNX1070 · 5s #BREAKING Strong #earthquake 80 miles northwest of Anchorage. Prelim magnitude of 6.1. Occurred at 9:51am. lingered for at least one minute

[Kathy in Alaska]

It was BIG...one right after the other. The building creaked and groaned and rattled....LOUDLY!! Then settled down to rolling.

I went thru a big one in southern California and this was worse. This one shook!!

[luvie]

Sevenofnine just reported that on Facebook. I was about to send you a F-mail!

Is all ok with you?

[Kathy in Alaska]

YES WE DID!!! I’m on the second floor at work and it shook every which way!!!! And it was long! It was NOT a rolling quake.

This was scarier than the Sylmar one in so Cal. I went thru that one too.

[left that other site]

You ought to post it in “Breaking”...nobody has mentioned it yet!

[SevenofNine]

That bad?

Whoa I remember the Whittier Quake of 1987 that was big shaker and Northridge one in 1991

[luvie]

Prayers that no one is hurt...or worse.

have you reached your Mom?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I’m fine...it was big and close.

Mom is fine, too. Thankfully she was sitting.

No noticeable aftershocks, but I wouldn’t be surprised if one or two come.