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~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
WATER RESCUE A U.S. Coast Guardsman is lowered from a HH-65C Dolphin helicopter to assist an airman out of the water during a joint training exercise in Port Republic, NJ, Aug. 9, 2013. The airman is assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, and the aircrew is assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City. The 177th Fighter Wing and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City are both based out of the Atlantic City International Airport, NJ. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
      
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.
COLOR WHEELS
Navy Airman Collin McQueen prepares to fuel aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 5, 2013. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is underway off the coast of Southern California completing an exercise to certify the readiness of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious group to conduct integrated missions across a full spectrum of military operations. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Conor Minto
PARTNERSHIP SUPPLIES
A U.S. sailor, right, and a New Zealand sailor unload donated supplies at a church during Pacific Partnership 2013 in Gizo, Solomon Islands, Aug. 2, 2013. The annual exercise is designed to strengthen maritime and humanitarian partnerships during disaster relief operations, while providing humanitarian, medical, dental and engineering assistance to nations of the Pacific U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Laurie Dexter
COLD AND WET
U.S. Air Force Capt. Tracy Tucker endures cold and rainy conditions while working as a safety spotter during Global Medic 2013, an exercise on Fort McCoy, WI, July 27, 2013. The U.S. Air Force and Army reserves participate in the exercise, which is designed to replicate all aspects of combat medical service support. Tucker is a flight nurse with the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez
CARGO SPECIALISTS
Army Cpl. Luis Colomadera, Spc. Benny Quinones, Sgt. Arnaldo Rosado and Cpl. Bryan Nieves prepare to connect the reach pendants on a Humvee to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a slingload exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA, Aug. 4, 2013. Colomadera, Quinones, Rosado and Nieves are cargo specialists assigned to the 390th Seaport Operations Company from Ceiba, Puerto Rico. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marco Gutierrez
RAIDING CRAFT
Marines approach the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in a combat rubber raiding craft following a simulated boat assault to support a certification exercise in the Coral Sea, Aug. 8, 2013. The Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, and with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting a certification exercise in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Edward Gutierrez III
SEXTANT SIGHTS
U.S. Navy Ensign Rachel Herrera uses a sextant to determine the distance from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Mathew Perry before a replenishment at sea, Aug. 8, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Chris Fowler
TAKING NOTES
U. S. Marine Corps Capt. Ernesto Howard takes notes during a patrol in Charibaya in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 8, 2013. Coalition forces patrolled to meet with Afghans in the area and investigate the terrain. Howard is the assistant officer in charge of the Supporting Arms Liaison Team, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline
DJIBOUTI SLINGLOAD
U.S. Marines prepare to slingload a 5,000-pound steel crate to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter just outside Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 2, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson
PILOT PROFICIENCY
F/A-18 Hornets from the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, fly over the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Coronado during a training flight over the Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 1, 2013. The Navy has cancelled the squadron's 2013 show season as part of budget cuts from sequestration, but pilots fly sorties to maintain proficiency in the aircraft. The Coronado is scheduled to be commissioned later this year. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rachel McMarr
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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
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