~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
EVACUATION SCENARIOS
Air Force Staff Sgt. Ana Nichols, right, and Staff Sgt. Joel Allen respond to patient scenario inputs during an aeromedical evacuation training mission on a C-130H Hercules over Alabama, Dec. 17, 2017. Nichols and Allen are aeromedical evacuation technicians assigned to the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen
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.
RAISED HAND
Sailors conduct aviation firefighting drills on the flight deck on the USS Wasp in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 20, 2017. The Wasp is transiting to Sasebo, Japan, to conduct a turnover with the USS Bonhomme Richard in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Levingston Lewis
BRAVERY SYMBOL
Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Capt. Florent “Flo” Groberg pays tribute to those who were killed in action at the Fenty Memorial while visiting Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s USO Holiday Tour, Dec. 24, 2017. Groberg is a Medal of Honor recipient for actions taken in nearby Asadabad on Aug. 8, 2012, when he was severely injured attempting to stop an attack on his patrol by suicide bombers. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro
HERCULES SUNRISE
The sun rises over a C-130H Hercules as maintainers perform engine runs in Mansfield, Ohio, Dec. 21, 2017. The airmen are assigned to the 179th Airlift Wing. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood
VISOR HELP
Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Guereque, 58th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeymen, adjusts the helmet visor for a visitor from Presbyterian and University of New Mexico children's hospital at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, Dec. 21, 2017. More than 15 children and their families visited Kirtland for lunch and to view aircraft static displays. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II
HORNET LAUNCH
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 94, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 21, 2017. Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. Navy photo by Seaman Michael A. Colemanberry
BLUE SKY
Sailors line handle aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney, while mooring in Split, Croatia, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 22, 2017. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fourth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners, and U.S. national security interests in Europe. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Turner