~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
BOAT MANEUVERS
Coast Guard crewmen conduct tactical boat maneuvers during an exercise in San Pedro, Calif., July 31, 2012. The exercise tested the unit's ability to protect a ship docked at a pier as well as under way, using four Coast Guard small boats. The crewmen are assigned to the Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles/Long Beach. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers
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.
POSSIBLE ENEMY
U.S. Army Sgt. Cody Outcalt, center, shows Spc. Ronald Heater, right, where he spotted possible enemy troops in the distance while on patrol in the Panjwai district in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 30, 2012. Outcalt and Heater are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matt Young
ARMORED RIDE
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard Love rides in an armored truck between project sites in Afghanistan's Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. Love, an engineer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, a unit deployed that coordinates development projects across the province. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roland Hale
GASKET LINE
Navy Seaman William Gillaspie throws a gasket line attached to the USS Constitution's top sail over the yard on the main mast of the ship in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 7, 2012. Constitution sailors routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for sailing the ship for the bicentennial anniversary of the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Michael Achterling
HUMVEE LOAD
Crews lift two Humvees into the air below a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a sling load demonstration on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 7, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Jennifer Andersson
AIR DROP
Air Force Senior Airman Jimmy Spillers, left, and Sgt. Brian Chewning observe an air drop from a C-17 Globemaster III during Rim of the Pacific 2012 over Pohakuloa on the Big Island, Hawaii, July 31, 2012. The cargo simulates pallets of humanitarian assistance supplies that roll off the back ramp of the cargo plane and parachute to the ground. The airmen are assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Oda
DEPLOYMENT BOOTS
U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Dykes selects a pair of hazard-proof boots during equipment distribution at the Transit Center in Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 4, 2012. The Transit Center's Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center is where airmen and Air Force civilians are issued individual protective gear before deploying to Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
SCANNING FOR INSURGENTS
U.S. Army Pfcs. Kyle Peters and Justin Ford scan the horizon after taking fire from insurgents in the Panjwai district in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 30, 2012. Peters and Ford are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matt Young
DAMPER DUTY
Air Force Airman Dalvin Troublefield conducts a removal and installation of the tailhook damper on an F-15 Eagle while Airman Jonathan Sanchez reads step-by-step instructions on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 1, 2012. Troublefield and Sanchez are assigned to the 362nd Training Squadron’s Fighter, A-10 Mission Ready Airmen Course. U.S. Air Force photo/Frank Carter
RAZOR EDGE
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Bauman leaves Camp Nathan Smith on a dismounted patrol to survey equipment at a public works facility in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Aug. 8, 2012. Bauman is assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, which includes troops and civilians deployed to the province to help rebuild and stabilize the local government and infrastructure. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Chacon
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
