~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
READY LAUNCH
U.S. Navy Seaman Donovan Dunn signals to raise a jet blast deflector during carrier qualifications on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2014. Dunn is an aviation boatswain's mate airman.
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.
FOLLOW THE LEADER
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Timothy Knaggs, center, walks ahead of a legged support system at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Oahu, HI, June 19, 2014. The legged system is designed to carry supplies, including water, food and ammunition, through rough terrain.
RECOVERY EXERCISE
U.S. Army Spc. Giles Dunlop hoists U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Mouyos, left, into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a personnel recovery exercise in Kuwait, June 19, 2014. Mouyos, a flight medic, and Dunlop, a crew chief, are assigned to 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Company C, 1st Battalion, 214th Air Ambulance.
TAUFAN FORMATION
U.S. and Malaysian aircraft fly in formation during Cope Taufan, a biennial military exercise, over Penang, Malaysia, June 18, 2014. The exercise is designed to improve readiness and cooperation between the U.S. and Malaysia, and includes numerous air operations.
MIZZENMAST MIGHT
Navy Seaman Amada Williamson heaves on a line connected to the mizzenmast topsail aboard USS Constitution in Charlestown, MA, June 17, 2014. Constitution sailors train during spring and summer months to learn seamanship techniques used aboard Old Ironsides since the 1790s.
HAWKEYE LANDING
An E-2C Hawkeye prepares to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf, June 16, 2014. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the carrier to move from the North Arabian Sea into the Arabian Gulf to provide President Barack Obama additional flexibility should military options be required to protect American lives, citizens and interests in Iraq, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said.
PATROL PLAN
U.S. Army 1st Lts. Matthew White, left, and Kenneth Hurst, center, hold a map while talking with U.S. Army Capt. Rodney Freeman, right, about the plan of movement for a patrol through Petawa village in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 13, 2014. White, Hurst and Freeman are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Strike. The soldiers patrolled to disrupt enemy activity during the Afghan elections.
BRIDGE BEARING
Ensign Sean Lawlor takes a bearing from the bridge during a general quarters drill on the USS Kidd in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, June 13, 2014. The Kidd is supporting regional security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
TRAINING JUMP
A parachute opens as a soldier conducts a training jump at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, CA, June 3, 2014. The training fulfills a requirement to maintain jump status, and remain proficient and ready for future contingencies.
PERSONNEL TRANSFER
The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze conducts a personnel transfer during a replenishment with the USNS Tippecanoe in the Indian Ocean, June 5, 2014. The Nitze is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.