~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
SAFETY FLARES
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter discharges flares during a routine flight operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 5, 2012. The CH-53D crew, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, uses flares to ensure the safety of the crew onboard and safeguarding the aircraft while in flight during poor visibility weather. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert R. Carrasco
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.
MRAP CONVOY
A convoy of U.S. Army mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles prepare to move out in the Mangrah Troy district of Afghanistan's Paktika province, Jan. 4, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Barnes
ICE CUTTER
The Russian-flagged tanker Renda follows the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, foreground, as the Seattle-based cutter makes a path through the ice in the Bering Sea about 155 miles south of Nome, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2012. The Healy is escorting the tanker on its mission to deliver more than 1.3 million gallons of fuel to Nome. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Benjamin Nocerini
MORNING SUNRISE
The USS Spruance sits pier-side at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012, where it will conduct ordnance operations. DOD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eli J. Medellin
SUPPORT FLIGHT
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Madison DeLoach observes the terrain during a routine flight operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2012. DeLoach is a crew chief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert R. Carrasco
BERING SEA BREAKER
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy approaches the Russian-flagged tanker Renda while breaking ice around the vessel in the Bering Sea 97 miles south of Nome, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2012. The two vessels departed Dutch Harbor for Nome, Jan. 3, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis
KNIGHT FLIGHT
A CH-46E Sea Knight prepares to take off from the USS Makin Island, Jan. 10, 2012. The helicopter is assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's aviation combat element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268. The unit, deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is providing support in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, which includes the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gene A. Ainsworth III
SECURITY STANCE
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Oakley, left, pulls rear security while on patrol in the village of Shengazi, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2012. Oakley is a team leader assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Blalack
ENGINE VIEW
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Follet, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 134, cleans the engine bay of an EA-6B Prowler in the hangar bay aboard the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 7, 2012. Follet is an aviation electrician's mate. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Dean M. Cates
AIR ASSAULT
Rangers rappel out the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while participating in a combined arms live-fire exercise near Fort Stewart, Ga., Jan. 10, 2012. The Rangers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. The exercise is conducted to evaluate and train members on de-escalation of force, reactions to enemy contact, and other objectives that prepare them for forward operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Clay Lancaster
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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
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