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They already have engaged them, of course, per the otherwise successful raid to liberate an ISIS prison in Iraq last week that ended with one American soldier being killed. That sounds suspiciously like combat, and if there’s one thing Barack Obama stands for, it’s that the era of combat in Iraq is over.How can combat not be combat? Easy. Just call it something else. It wouldn’t be the first Orwellian euphemism this White House has used to reassure progressives that they may be at war but they’re not at war-war. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook had been blunter on...

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Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 (NIV) ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ CANINE OVERWATCH U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Pabey, left, U.S. Army Sgt. James Carlberg and Army Staff Sgt. Abby, a military working dog, provide overwatch from the mountains of Maiden Shar in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Sept. 1, 2013. Pabey, a truck commander, and Carlberg, a military working dog handler, are assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment. Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. HOWITZER SHELL Army Pfc....

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of Your Name; deliver us and forgive our sins for Your Name’s sake. Psalm 79:9 (NIV) ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ LOADING A ROUND Marines load a round and charger into an M777A2 Medium Towed Howitzer during a live-fire exercise on Fort Pickett, VA, April 11, 2015. Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. GROUND CHECK U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thor Himley runs through ground checks after starting the engine of an F-16D Fighting Falcon during Thracian Star 2015 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 17, 2015. Himley and...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV) ----

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~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ BIG SKY SKIER Isaac Blunt, a former Marine who lost both legs to an improvised explosive device two years ago in Afghanistan, rockets down a ski slope ahead of volunteers at Big Sky Ski Resort, MT, Feb. 14, 2014. DOD photo by Michael J. MacLeod Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. SUBMARINE RETURN The attack submarine USS Virginia arrives at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, CT, Feb....

VLADIMIR Putin is preparing to send 150,000 troops to Syria in a bid to wipe out the evil Islamic State once and for all. The Russian leader is reportedly mounting an enormous military mission to take control of the terror group's stronghold of Raqqa. The city is the self-declared capital of ISIS in Syria and is patrolled by as many as 5,000 jihadi members. Putin is set to mobilise 150,000 reservists who he conscripted into the military earlier this week. An insider revealed: "It is very clear that Russia wants to sweep up the west of the country, taking Raqqa...

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Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Psalm 40:4 (NIV) ----

BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad's government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a further sign of the rapid internationalization of a civil war in which every major country in the region has a stake. Russian warplanes, in a second day of strikes, bombed a camp run by rebels trained by the CIA, the group's commander said, putting Moscow and Washington on opposing sides in a Middle East conflict for the first time since the Cold War. The U.S. and Russian militaries were due...

Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria in the last 10 days and will soon join government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies in a major ground offensive backed by Russian air strikes, two Lebanese sources told Reuters. "The (Russian) air strikes will in the near future be accompanied by ground advances by the Syrian army and its allies," said one of the sources familiar with political and military developments in the conflict. It points to an emerging military alliance between Russia and Assad's other main allies - Iran and Hezbollah - focused on recapturing areas of northwestern Syria...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ FIRST EMBRACE Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Carter Davonte holds his daughter for the first time in Norfolk, VA, Nov. 15, 2014. The child was born while Davonte was deployed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun. Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. K-9 SURGERY U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly Vaughn secures a needle into a military working dog before surgery on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 15, 2014. The...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to let President Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to Syria. The Kremlin sought to play down the decision, saying it will only use its air force there, not ground troops. Putin had to request parliamentary approval for any use of Russian troops abroad, according to the constitution. The last time he did so was before Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in March 2014. The Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, discussed Putin's request for the authorization behind closed doors Wednesday, cutting off its live web broadcast to hold a...

Looking at the results you would think the results of the Military Times survey of troop morale couldn’t possibly be accurate. Released last December, the numbers were brutal. In response to the statement, “The senior military leadership has my best interests at heart,” only 17% agreed, down from 53% in a previous survey conducted in 2009. As for, “Overall officers in the military are good or excellent,” only 39% agreed, down from 78% in the 2009 survey.

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Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me— those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches? Joel 2:13 (NIV) ----

~ 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 ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. CARAT...