~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
AFGHANISTAN BOUND
U.S. Army soldiers board a Boeing 737 as they prepare to leave Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 28, 2011, for a deployment to Afghanistan. The 290 soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, Airborne. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross
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.
TAJI TROOPS
U.S. Army military policemen conduct a dismounted patrol along a road outside Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2011. The policemen are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade, Company H, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kissta Feldner
RIFLEMAN REASSEMBLY
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Stowe reassembles an M240B medium machine gun aboard the USS Makin Island under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011. Stowe is a rifleman assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada
ARCTIC EXERCISE
U.S. Marines and sailors climb up the side of the USNS Arctic while conducting a simulated expanded, visit, board, search and seizure mission as part of a composite training exercise while under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011. The troops are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Platoon. U.S. Marine Corps
PATTERN IS FULL
F-16 Fighting Falcons demonstrate an "elephant walk " formation as they taxi down a runway during an exercise on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2011. The Falcons are assigned to the 8th and 419th Fighter Wings. The exercise showcased the participating aircrews' ability to quickly and safely prepare an aircraft for a wartime mission. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas
PERFECT FIT
Ryan Blanck, a prosthetist and developer of the Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis brace, checks the fit after he adjusts one of his braces on Army 1st Lt. Matthew Anderson, an infantry platoon leader, at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Nov. 10, 2011. DOD photo by Linda Hosek
PATROL PALS
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jon Lyman hands a piece of candy to an Afghan child during a security patrol in Garmser District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2011. Lyman is a mortar man assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers met with local elders at a shura and built rapport with local children during the patrol. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder
FLEET FLUTE
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Clark, center, plays the flute beside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band musicians in front of an audience of more than 500 people at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Fleet Theatre in Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 3, 2011. Clark is assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix
WADI CROSSING
U.S. Marines patrol across the Musa Qal`eh Wadi crossing in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. The structure was built by U.S. troops in an effort to bridge the Musa Qal`eh district center to neighboring villages during the rainy season when the wadi, or seasonal river, is full.
HOVERING HAWKS
Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare for takeoff at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!
