~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
WING WORKERS
U.S. Marines perform maintenance on two CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima under way in the Atlantic Ocean, April 4, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261. The Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis J. Kuykendall
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.
PEN PALS
U.S. Army Capt. Ashley Towns distributes pens to eager children in Bamyan, Afghanistan, April 7, 2012. Residents prize the pens because the local university requires students to bring their own supplies. The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade also distributed hundreds of pounds of rice donated by Feed My Starving Children, a U.S. non-profit organization. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon
UNEXPECTED CONVOY
U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Nelson, right, points out the arrival of an unexpected convoy to Staff Sgt. Mark Scott on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, April 7, 2012. Nelson, a squad leader, and Scott are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah's security force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
SECURITY FORCE
U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Velasco, left, U.S. Army Pvt. Daniel Potter, center, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Bakke provide security on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, April 7, 2012. Velasco, Potter and Bakke are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah's security force. Bakke is the only female assigned to the security force. Velasco is a member of the Army National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
SCOPE SCAN
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Scott uses his weapon's scope to scan the area while pulling security from his battle position during an escort detail on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, April 7, 2012. Scott is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah's security force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
REFRESHER COURSE
U.S. airmen load a mock patient into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an emergency medical technician refresher course on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 1, 2012. The airmen are assigned to the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo
BAZAAR BUDDIES
Afghan children who hope to receive candy from U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Kartchner follow him as he patrols with fellow Marines and Afghan police outside the Hazar Joft Bazaar in the Garmsir district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 8, 2012. Kartchner is a team leader assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The Marines partnered with Afghan police to maintain security in and around the bazaar, which is one of the area's busiest commercial centers. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder
FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE
A U.S. sailor looks up at Friendship Bridge from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise while transiting the Suez Canal, April 4, 2012. The Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Randy J. Savarese
NIGHT TRAINING
As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Hardeman fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon during live-fire training on the USS Gunston Hall in the Atlantic Ocean, April 5, 2012. The unit, which partnered with the Navy's Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deploying to the European and Central Command theaters to serve as a response force capable of full-scale combat operations to humanitarian missions. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard Blumenstein
TROOP MOVEMENT
Afghan soldiers and coalition special operations forces discuss troop movement from a hilltop during a firefight near Nawa Garay village in the Kajran district of Afghanistan's Daykundi province, April 3, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Dillon
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
