~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ It's Finally Friday!! ~
NOW BOARDING
U.S. Navy sailors board the littoral combat ship USS Freedom to participate in a joint maritime security exercise. Freedom and Newcastle are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2010, the world's largest international maritime exercise in the Pacific Ocean, July 28, 2010. The sailors are assigned to the Australian navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Newcastle. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early
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.
EVACUATION FLIGHT
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter evacuates Pakistani civilians over a mountain pass in Pakistan, Aug. 5, 2010. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray
MARINE ESCORT
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Petrisor provides security during a patrol through the Koreh Chareh bazaar in Marja, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2010. Fox Company escorted Yar Muhammad Barak, the Marja district governor, and Nazar Khan Taukalyar, Marja district education director, to a future school site in the area. Petrisor, a radio operator is assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luis R. Agostini
FAST TRACK
U.S. Air Force airmen complete the first accelerated maintenance plan on an F-22 Raptor in a deployed environment on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 4, 2010. The airmen are assigned to the 27th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, which had 10 days to complete a process that normally takes up to a month. U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
Celtic Cross ~ Chapel Bells
Cross Canadian Ragweed ~ Cry Lonely
Te Vaka ~ Nukukehe
Statler Brothers ~ Bed of Rose’s
Mike Bloomfield ~ Blues In B Flat
CHUTE SAFETY
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Applegate teaches airmen an evacuation safety procedure by demonstrating the safest way to drop down a life chute during an exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 3, 2010. The training familiarizes controllers with a secondary means of escape from the 100-foot structure. U.S. Air Force photo by Abner Guzman
RIBBON BRIDGE
U.S. Army soldiers dock an Improved ribbon bridge to take on heavy machinery to assist in beach cleanup operations on Grand Isle, La., Aug. 8, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, U.S. Army National Guard, based out of Marrero and Slidell, La. The company assists by carrying equipment to sites that need supplies and offloading soiled materials from cleanup sites. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson
MEDICAL EVACUATION
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Holton provides security while a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands during a medical evacuation in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2010. Holton, a radio telephone operator, is assigned to the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team, which was on a mission in the province when one of its vehicles rolled over. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.T. May III
Gene Autry ~ Blue Canadian Rockies
Foster & Allen ~ Rock Around The Clock
Jewel Akens ~ The Birds & The Bees
Skeeter Davis ~ Hopelessly Devoted To You
Kay Starr ~ Rock and Roll Waltz
AZMARAY FURY ADVANCE
U.S. Army soldiers advance through the town of Barge Matal as part of Operation Azmaray Fury in Kunar province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 237th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Jackson
TOY TIME
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Barnette gives a stuffed squirrel to an Iraqi boy during a humanitarian aid drop on the outskirts of Baghdad, July 26, 2010. Troops distributed 50 bags of food, bottled water and toys to Iraqis living near Contingency Operating Station Falcon. Barnette is the chaplain for the 3rd Infantry Division's Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mary Katzenberger
SOAK DOWN
U.S. Navy Capt. Alton E. Ross Jr. receives a soaking down as he returns to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after an in-flight change of command ceremony in which he was relieved by Navy Capt. John Eden as the commander of Carrier Air Wing 2 in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 7, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
To all our servicemen, wherever and however you are serving: You remain in our prayers!
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
