FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 11 February 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

CALL FOR FIRE

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Elyse Ping Medvigy conducts calls for fire during artillery training on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2014. Medvigy is a fire support officer assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Inf. Brigade Combat Team.

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.

GLOBEMASTER MISSION

A U.S. airman guides a driver as they load a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2014

REFUELING POINT

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samantha Medellin ensures fuel is properly flowing to a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling point on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 3, 2014. Medellin is a nozzle operator assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 274. The refueling point on Camp Bastion's airfield plays a key part in ensuring that Marine air support has fuel for Regional Command Southwest missions.

MINE CLEARING

Soldiers detonate a mine-clearing line charge during Decisive Action Rotation 14 on the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA, Aug. 10, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team.

BLOOD DRAW

U.S. sailors draw blood from U.S. Marines during a walking blood bank on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2014.

LUCKY LEAP

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Mitchell D. Crowther leaps into the water from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 4, 2014.The Seahawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, which is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan. Crowther is an aircrewman, helicopter.

MESSAGE MOMENT

U.S. Navy Seaman Marten Palomo, right, relays a message to Petty Officer 2nd Class Julius Gomez during an engineering casualty drill on the guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 28, 2014. The frigate is patrolling in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

SINKING EXERCISE

The USS Stethem launches a harpoon missile near Guam, Sept. 15, 2014, during an exercise. The ship is on patrol with the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

BLUE BEACH, RED FLAGS

U.S. Navy Seaman Sydney Stewart directs a landing craft air cushion as it arrives on Blue Beach, Okinawa, Sept. 8, 2014, during efforts to load equipment onto the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown.

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.

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

HOWITZER HOWL

U.S. soldiers fire a round down range from their M777A2 howitzer on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The round was part of a shoot to register, or zero, the howitzers, which had just arrived on the airfield from Forward Operating Base Pasab.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Big fluffy flakes are fun to watch. d:o)

[radu]

Yep. I’ll admit they are nice to watch, much as I dislike snow. Snow means it’s cold outside. LOL!

They had a gorgeous snowfall at Zalaistvand, Hungary yesterday morning and I sat here mesmerized for a bit. Snow’s all gone now though.

[Kathy in Alaska]

LIGHT ADJUSTMENT

U.S. soldiers fire a round down range from their M777A2 howitzer on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The round was part of a shoot to register, or zero, the howitzers, which had just arrived on the airfield from Forward Operating Base Pasab.

[Kathy in Alaska]

REFUELING OVER IRAQ

A U.S. F-18 fighter jet refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over northern Iraq, Aug. 21, 2014.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[radu]

VERY inspiring pix of our wounded warriors you’re posting!
Not letting things get them down, are they?

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy. Best wishes!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Soup & Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mooch...our heroes at work and play.

Thank you.

Did you ever find a good coat?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mom’s asleep, and I’m almost. Off to the shower and bed.

Sleep well when you get there.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

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