~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
HOMECOMING JOY Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Benton gets a look of joy from his wife and daughter during the ship's homecoming on Naval Base Kitsap in Bangor, WA, July 28, 2015. Benton is assigned to the USS Pennsylvania, one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base providing the survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States.
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.
CARAT FORMATION
U.S. and Singapore navy ships and submarines gather in formation during the underway phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2015 in the South China Sea, July 21, 2015. CARAT is an annual exercise series involving the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations.
ANIMAL CARE
Army Sgt. Trisha Purvis provides care to local animals during Greater Chenango Cares in Chenango, N.Y., July 14, 2015. Purvis is an animal care specialist assigned to the 169th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, Fort Gordon, GA.
WEAPON LOADERS
Air Force evaluators supervise weapon loaders as they arm an F-22 Raptor during a load crew competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, July 17, 2015.
HARD HAT DIVERS
Navy Lt. Liz Hunter, right, and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Partin have their diving helmets readied prior to entry into the waters of Honolulu Harbor from the pier at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, HI, July 30, 2015.
HARD HATS RETURN
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Kamalo, center left, checks the eyes of a fellow diver for signs of distress while Navy Master Chief Petty Officer David Schoephoerster, center right, checks the gear on another diver following their return from a hard hat dive into Honolulu Harbor from the pier at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, HI, July 30, 2015.
CHAMBER CHECK
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class James Carlson checks the breathing system while lining up the recompression chamber before diving operations to support Southern Partnership Stations Joint High Speed Vessel 2015 in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, July 23, 2015. The annual event is a series of U.S. Navy deployments, fostering a lasting relationship with the host nations by promoting and enhancing regional stability and security.
HONORED
Marines salute as "Taps" is played at the end of a Dignified Transfer ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor/Hickam, Hawaii, July 26, 2015. The ceremony honored the remains of 36 Marines killed in World War II at the Battle of Tarawa.
ZONE DROP
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Martinez, left, and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Quintanilla brace as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 takes off after inserting the company into a landing zone on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, CA, July 26, 2015. Martinez, a corpsman, and Quintanilla, a platoon sergeant, are assigned to the 3rd Marine Regiment.
SONAR TRAINING
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Matt Hulse instructs Honduran divers in the use of an underwater sonar device for locating objects in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, July 21, 2015. The exercise is part of Southern Partnership Stations 2015, a series of U.S. Navy deployments that foster lasting relationships as well as promote and enhance regional stability and security.
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.
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