~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
 Welcome Home, Dad! VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (July 13, 2021) Families welcome home Sailors assigned to the “Gunslingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 on Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana during the squadron’s homecoming. VFA-105, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), returns to NAS Oceana after a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesus Aguiar/Released)
      
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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.
 Homecomings + Kids = The Best Photos! VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (July 13, 2021) Families welcome home Sailors assigned to the “Fighting Swordsman” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 on Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana during the squadron’s homecoming. VFA-32, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), returns to NAS Oceana after a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesus Aguiar/Released)
 See? We Do Water Things In the USAF! Take That, Navy! U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, CO – Basic Cadets from the Class of 2025 complete the assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, CO, on July 13, 2021. Basic Cadet Training (BCT) is a six-week indoctrination program to guide the transformation of new cadets from being civilians to military academy cadets prepared to enter a four-year officer commissioning program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)
 Happy Birthday! Corporal Arthur Jackson, a Montford Point Marine and Houston native, receives a proclamation from the Houston Mayors Office during his Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony at his home in Houston, TX, 10 July 2021. On Nov. 23, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines. The Congressional Gold Medal recognizes their contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, during a time of hardship and segregation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Shayla Wells)
 Don’t Mess With The US Coast Guard! The crew of the Coast Guard Joseph Tezanos offloads nearly $15 million in cocaine and transfers custody of two suspected smugglers at Coast Guard Base San Juan July 12, 2021. Cutter Joseph Tezanos, with the assistance of a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) aircraft, interdicted a go-fast vessel in Mona Passage waters July 10, 2021, which resulted in the apprehension of the smugglers and seizure of 502 kilograms of cocaine. The interdiction resulted from multi-agency efforts in support of U.S. Southern Command's enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere and coordination with the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF). (Photo by Ricardo Castrodad)
 Two Possible Reasons To Kneel: Praying or Shooting! CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, FL (July 8, 2021) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Cody Nicholson, assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two Reserve Unit, fires an M4 carbine rifle during a weapons qualification course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, FL, July 08, 2021. Through mobilization readiness, the Navy Reserve provides support to the active component by developing and employing mobilization processes based on the MOB-to-Billet design which expedites activation of Reserve Component forces in times of need. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hunter S. Harwell/Released)
 Start’em Young! Staff Sgt Nicholas Guehring, an air defense artillery specialist with the 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in Cincinnati, Ohio, lets a young civilian attempt to hold a FIM-92 Stinger during the 2021 Centerpoint Energy Dayton Air Show July 11 at the Dayton International Airport. The 46th annual event, headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights allowed civilians to interact with service members and support Dayton’s biggest celebration of aviation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Trenton Fouche) p>
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