~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
HOME AT LAST
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Vanburen embraces his spouse during a homecoming on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 19, 2011. Vanburen is assigned to 2D Marine Division, which recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Desiree Mora
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.
RIDGELINE SCOUTS
U.S. Army Spcs. Ryan Roach, left, and Jared Price scout a ridgeline for enemies during Operation Lionheart in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2011. Roach and Price are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Zackary Root
EARLY MORNING EXERCISE
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Theodore McCormick prepares to load an amphibious assault vehicle to begin Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Sept. 16, 2011. McCormick is a machine gunner assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Kilo Company. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder
INCHING FORWARD
Army Pfc. Emerson Vindel inches his way forward during warm up drills during training on Camp Swift, Texas. The soldiers are members of the Texas National Guard's Company C. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Malcolm McClendon
DIG DUTY
Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Mikesell digs in a machine gun position during an exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Sept. 16, 2011. Mikesell is a squad leader assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder
GOLDEN DRAGON
U.S. sailors prepare an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron 192 for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 20, 2011. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter M. Wayman
SECTOR OF FIRE
U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Fox secures his sector of fire during a key leader engagement in Qalat city, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2011. Fox is an automatic rifleman assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, and deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard. Team members visited a local village and the Qalat prison to conduct key leader engagements. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras
OPERATION TOFAN 2
U.S. Army soldiers fire at an enemy hiding position during Operation Tofan 2 in Suri Khel, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2011. The objective was to clear insurgents from the town of Suri Khel and prevent them from returning. The soldiers are assigned to 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joseph Watson
LIFT UP
A helicopter hoists U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Albright after a successful jump during swimmer qualification in Norfolk, Va., Sept. 21, 2011. Albright, an aviation warfare systems operator, is a search and rescue swimmer assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Seven 7. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brandon Keck
GREEN FLAG LANCER
Air Force Senior Airman Jonathon Hartman marshals in a B-1B Lancer aircraft during Green Flag-West 11-10 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 20, 2011. Hartman is a crew chief assigned to the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Green Flag-West is a joint Air Force-Army unscripted battle exercise designed to train participants for complex air defense scenarios while supporting high-intensity ground operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.