FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 06 May 2021

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Dude, You’re Not Going To Fit!

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division receive instructions for cold load training from a member of the flight crew from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade on Fort Bragg, NC, April 28, 2021. The training taught them how to safely load a UH-60 Blackhawk with their equipment, offload quickly and provide security. The training is in preparation for their participation in Exercise Swift Response 21, a multinational airborne exercise involving 7,000 Paratroopers from 10 nations, which begins the DefenderEurope exercise series. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Stafford)

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.

You Can Do This!!

Recruit (rct) Cody Bean, left, and rct. Mason Sannito, recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, climb the stairway to heaven during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, April 27, 2021. Drill instructors kept a close watch to ensure that the obstacles were being executed correctly and safely. Bean is from San Antonio, Texas and was recruited out of RS San Antonio. Sannito is from Dyer, Indiana and was recruited out of RS Indianapolis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachary T. Beatty)

Future Marine In Training!

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Sara Kirstein, the deputy assistant chief of staff with Marine Corps Installations Pacific G1, helps lift her child to conduct a pull-up during the bring your kid to work day event on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 30, 2021. Headquarters and Support Battalion opened up their doors to children of service members for a firsthand look at what it takes to be a Marine in one of the largest battalions in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)

I’m Not Sure About This Dad!

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Keith Olson, a religious program specialist with Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, holds his son while on a motor transport vehicle during the bring your kid to work day event on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 30, 2021. H&S Battalion opened up their doors to children of service members for a first-hand look at what it takes to be a Marine in one of the largest battalions in the Marine Corps. Olson is a native of Copperas Cove, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)

I Don’t Think You Should Touch That!

Children of U.S. Marines and sailors explore a motor transport vehicle during the bring your kid to work day event on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 30, 2021. Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, opened up their doors to children of service members for a first-hand look at what it takes to be a Marine in one of the largest battalions in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)

Headed To Graduation!

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, make their final movement as part of the last event of a five-day capstone exercise for the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 30, 2021. IMC is a 14-week pilot course designed to create better trained and more lethal entry-level infantry Marines prepared for near-peer conflicts. The course uses a redesigned learning model for students intended to develop their capabilities for independent and adaptive thought and action. The program of instruction for IMC has been in development for a year and follows guidance from the 2019 Commandant's Planning Guidance and Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy Laboy)

Happy 75th Anniversary!

210501-N-AS200-0012 El Centro, CA. (May 01, 2021) Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro commemorates its 75th Anniversary, May 1, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Drew Verbis/Released)

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

They were interesting to watch. I was guessing they had some repairs to make on one or both of them, for them to stay in that one spot for so long. But, I just got snippets of the chat, and I didn’t read anything about why they were there for that length of time.

We have eaten many a casserole through the years. And then we got tired of them. I didn’t work at restaurants, so I guess it was more appealing to me that it would have been if I had to smell it all day long. I probably wouldn’t have much of an appetite either.

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Did you and Gizmo have fun at Wichita Ridge? I hope it was warmer yesterday than it was Tuesday. The front must have cooled y’all down more than it did us. It was sweater weather here vs. your winter jumpsuit weather.

[radu]

There wasn’t much said in chat about what they were doing to the Ospreys because no one really knew. It looked more like inspections than it did maintenance but there could have been some repairs.
I liked it when they came in and took off because they were so loud.

Yeah, if you work in restaurants, they’re the last place you want to eat. LOL Even now I don’t care to eat out often and I haven’t worked for 20 years.

[luvie]

Those airplanes fascinate me with their props that turn into rotors for landing in small places. Just neat planes.

Guess I’d better go. I haven’t caught up with having to get up at 7:30am twice already this week. LOL! It’s not good for a night owl! See ya tomorrow!

BTW...I think Texas will finally get Constitutional carry passed. Fingers crossed that the dems don’t mess things up when it goes back to the house before the governor can sign it...and he’s said he would.

[E.G.C.]

It was a little bit warmer than yesterday but still kind of cool and crsip. There were some people there but not many:

Gizmo did quite a bit of rolling around yesterday. I was able to get a couple of pictures

I was also able to get a couple of head shots:

Here is the view of the Corum Bridge from our location yesterday.

And finally, Gizmo getting a drink.

We plan on doing Chisolm Trail Park later today.

[radu]

Watching these aircraft the past couple of days has taken me back to when I lived with a sailor boyfriend in Norfolk, VA many, many, many moons ago. We lived off base and our apartment wasn’t all that far from the base. It sat right under the path for landings and takeoffs and the planes were pretty low when they went overhead. I loved it.
Especially when the C-5As came over. They blacked out the sky and shook the apartment. LOL
Those were the days.

Early mornings are very bad for night owls. :-) Get a good night’s sleep! I wish y’all luck on getting Constitutional carry passed.

[radu]

Ooooooo, I wish we could get that clear blue sky here. We had sunshine but there were a lot of clouds floating by.

Gizmo seems to like that crisp weather. Makes him frisky. Gives him a real happy face too.

Have fun at Chisolm Trail Park today.

[radu]

And since luvie went to bed already ......

[radu]

...... I’ll take it. :-)

[left that other site]

Penny doesn’t like the rain either...but the garden is ecstatic!

Sunny and cold today.

[luvie]

We loved that part of being in the Air Force. Living close to so many cool planes.

We have had C-5As fly over the house here. They do touch-and-gos at the local airport that has an extra-long runway. They are the funnest to watch! We call them Big Mac. LOL!

Oh...and WOOHOO for getting the 50. You KNOW I was tired when I didn’t see THAT coming. LOL!

[luvie]

Goooood mornin', Early Birds!
Aren't our troops just the BEST?
We need to always thank them for their sacrifices!
Are y'all having some pretty weather?
It's gorgeous here...except a bit too breezy.
But it's not hot, and that's a big plus!
Y'all all have a Thrilling Thursday!
((((hugs))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!
Thanks, unique.

radu.....#50!!

[radu]

Luvie snoozed and losed that night. :-)

[luvie]

I sure did. Totally didn’t see it coming. I guess I was tired. More likely just distracted. LOL!

[radu]

I’d say tired. It was after 3 a.m. :-)

[luvie]

Oh, yeah...so it was. LOL! And now I'm tired again. I got woken up from my nap when I was in the middle of a great dream. So I guess I'll go try to finish it. See ya mañana! 🛌💤

[radu]

Sleep well. Get out and enjoy that beautiful weather while you can!