~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
ARABIAN DIVE
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Creedon dives into the Arabian Sea during an all-hands swim call aboard the USS Roosevelt, May 15, 2014. Creedon is a fire controlman. The Roosevelt is deployed as a part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Wolpert
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.
DIAMOND FORMATION
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the diamond formation roll during open house on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, May 10, 2014. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.
VIGILANT GUARD
Virginia National Guard soldiers and airmen assigned to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear High Yield Explosive Response Force Package participate in exercise Vigilant Guard on Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, May 13, 2014. Vigilant Guard is hosted quarterly by U. S. Northern Command. The multi-agency emergency preparedness exercise is designed to evaluate and enhance the integration of local, state and federal responders under one command structure. Virginia National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear
OSPREY LIGHTS
Marines fuel an MV-22 Osprey at a forward air refueling point on McEntire Joint National Guard Base, SC, May 14, 2014. The Marines, assigned to 273rd Marine Wing Support Squadron, Air Operations Company, conducted the joint operations with the South Carolina Air and Army National Guard. The missions are crucial to the ongoing success of operational readiness and deployments around the world. National Guard photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jorge Intriago
UNMANNED CARGO AIRCRAFT
An unmanned cargo aircraft spins its blades to prepare for flight on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 19, 2014. The aircraft system can resupply outlying forward operating bases, reducing the number of Marines and vehicles on roads surrounding Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The system has completed its mission in Afghanistan and will return to the United States after moving more than 3.4 million pounds of equipment and flying more than 1,900 flight hours since its arrival in 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Frances Johnson
TOUCH AND GO
A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet practices a touch-and-go landing during practice from the USS George Washington at Iwo To, Japan, May 17, 2014. The Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 195. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Trevor Welsh
SECURITY ESCORT
Lithuanian soldiers provide a security escort for U.S. Army Sgt. Kara Yost, right, and Kajo, her military working dog, during urban assault training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 17, 2014. Yost, a military police dog handler, and Kajo are assigned to the 131st Military Working Dog Detachment, 615th Military Police Company. U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer
SIDE-BY-SIDE
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon conduct a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 20, 2014. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shantece Gonzalez
FINI-FLIGHT
Aircrew members assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing accompany Air Force Col. Jeannie Leavitt, center, on her "fini-flight over North Carolina, May 29, 2014. Leavitt is departing Seymour Johnson Air Force Base where she served as 4th Fighter Wing commander. Leavitt became the first female fighter pilot in 1993, and the first female wing commander in 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Nieves Camacho
RECON SECURITY
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jean Vil provides security during a reconnaissance patrol near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. Vil, a mortarman, is assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Dye
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.