~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
Daddy's Valentine
Rosalyn Cisneros gives her father, Army Spc. Jose Cisneros, a hug inside Freedom Hall on Fort Benning, GA, Feb. 14, 2013. Cisneros and fellow service members assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division returned from a nine-month deployment in time to celebrate Valentine's Day with their families and loved ones. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Erik Anderson
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.
PROVINCIAL GREETING
Afghan children gather to watch as U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Jenkins, left, kneeling, meets with his counterpart from the Afghan army in a remote village of Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2013. Jenkins is the commander of the 101st Airborne Division’s Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Holden
SECURITY RUN
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chester Thomson runs up an embankment during a security patrol in a remote village of Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2013. Thomson is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Holden
HORNET WATCH
Navy sailors watch as an F/A-18C Hornet approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2013. The Vinson is underway conducting precision approach landing system and flight deck certifications. The hornet is part of the Strike Fighter Squadron 113. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George M. Bell
COUGH MEDICINE
An Afghan girl, right, watches as a U.S. Marine gives her sister cough suppressant in Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2013. Coalition forces held a clinic for women and children in area villages to receive treatment and standard hygiene products. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
COPE NORTH EXERCISE
A KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport refuels a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet while participating in Cope North 13 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2013. The F/A-18 Hornet is a fighter designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise to increase the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Australian Air Force. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch
WINDING ROAD
Soldiers traverse a winding dirt road toward a mock Afghan village during exercise Warrior Spear on Schofield Barrack in Wahiawa, Hawaii, Feb. 5, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
OPTIC SCAN
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. William Kavanagh uses the optic lens on his M4 carbine to scan the area in the Kajak district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 8, 2013. Kavanagh, a company executive officer, is assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kowshon Ye
DRILL PRACTICE
From left to right, Navy Airman Russell Spearman, Seaman Giovanna Scotti, and Petty Officers 2nd Class Christopher Savage and 3rd Class Elizabeth Olivas practice color guard drills aboard the USS Kearsarge in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 15, 2013. The Kearsarge is participating in a training exercise off the U.S. East Coast to prepare for a deployment this spring. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corbin J. Shea
SECURITY STARE
U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. First Class Dylan Redecker provides security during a bilateral boat raid as a part of exercise Cobra Gold 2013 in Hat Yao, None, Thailand, Feb. 15, 2013. Redecker is a rifleman assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Katelyn Hunter
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
