FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 05 May 2022

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

“Deliberate Water Parachute Operations!” We’ll Pass! NEXT!

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division conduct open water free fall operations off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2022. This specialized training provided Marines with enhanced skills and confidence for deliberate water parachute operations, ensuring they are prepared to execute a diverse set of waterborne reconnaissance and surveillance missions in order to maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific. (United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes)

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.

Today’s Training? In The Kiddie Pool!

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, 96th Troop Command, Washington National Guard, perform decontamination procedures during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear First Responder Course on Camp Murray, WA, March 10, 2022. The course reenforced the skills-needed to respond to a large-scale CBRN accident/incident when deployed as part of the 10th Homeland Response Force. The 10th HRF is a regionally-aligned, multi-component entity, comprised of members of the 96th Troop command and the 141st Air Refueling Wing, that responds to natural, man-made, or terrorist-initiated CBRN disasters and additional hazards in FEMA Region 10. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Adeline Witherspoon)

Take Me Out To The Ballgame---with Sailors!

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- (MAY 3, 2022) U.S. Navy Lt (Chaplain) Stephen Huebscher, left, from Stillwater, MN, attached to USS Princeton (CG-59), and Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Jacob Gagliardi from Trenton, NJ who is stationed aboard USS Gettysburg (CG-64) salute the national anthem at TD Bank Ballpark, home field of the Somerset Patriots, as part of Navy Week Trenton. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Roger S. Duncan)

Sailors Looking Medieval While Training!!

NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, WA, (May 3, 2022) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), practice hose handling skills during Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem (TSA/FEP). TSTA/FEP is a multi-phase training evaluation designed to give the crew a solid foundation of unit-level operating proficiency and to enhance the ship's ability to self-train. Nimitz is currently in port preparing for future operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Caylen McCutcheon)

Don’t Look Down!!

U.S. Air Force aircrafts with the 12th Flying Training Wing fly in formation during The Great Texas Airshow, Apr. 22, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The formation consisted of two T-1A Jayhawks; two T-38C Talons; and two T-6 Texan II. The Great Texas Airshow, featuring the Thunderbirds, is scheduled for April 23 thru 24 at JBSA-Randolph. The Thunderbirds perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents. Through air shows and flyovers, they aim to excite and inspire. In addition to showcasing the elite skills all pilots must possess, the Thunderbirds demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the Air Force's premier multi-role fighter jet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler McQuiston)

Managing Pests!

Airman 1st Class Evan Orr, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management journeyman, sprays a wasp nest at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 3, 2022. Pest management provides base personnel with protection against pests such as rodents, cockroaches, ants and other wildlife that infiltrate base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sabrina Fuller)

What A View!

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 168th Air Refueling Wing refuels F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex flying along side with an F-15 Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing, April 18, 2022. The Eagles are training with the Raptors as part of Alaska Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Charles Vaughn)

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[radu]

Ah, good! I didn’t know when this week they’d be there. Now the yard is ready for greenery to start springing forth, and I know you look forward to that.
I keep hoping to see green when I pull of the Lake Hood cam but so far, only a small area of Gull Island is greening up a little.
Be glad you don’t live in Finland. They still have snow on the ground and it’s below freezing. People are skiing at Zero Point right now. BRRRRRRR

I hope the weather is nice Saturday so you can get out in the yard for a bit. You need rain but not that day! LOL

[radu]

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

Did you and Gizmo get rudely awakened by the storms that have been going through overnight? It’s looked a bit ugly over your way.

At least the weather behaved yesterday so you could head out to the lake.

[luvie]

Well, darn. Maybe they’ll be very quiet neighbors.

[luvie]

Hi, Kathy! That’s awesome. I know you’ll be thrilled to see some green instead of white. Enjoy it while you have it. What kind of plants do you have around your place?

I know how relieved I was to see buds on the trees and green grass coming up where before there was only straw. Everything was late this year and I was getting very depressed looking out the windows. LOL!

[E.G.C.]

Yep, we did get awakened not so much by the storms so much as by the storm alarm and especially the Tornado Warnings over by the county next to us to the West.

And now, Lawton is under a Flash Flood Warning and they're saying the threat is considerable but yes things have calmed down here for now. Still under a Tornado Watch until 4 AM CDT.

[radu]

It’s not like we’re in a subdivision. Our house is a tenth of a mile off the road and they’re on the other side of the road. They’d have to be mighty noisy to bother us. Considering what they paid for the place, they aren’t trailer trash riffraff.

[radu]

There are still storms close by so it isn’t over yet. Maybe it won’t get too bad at your place. Fingers crossed for luck!

[left that other site]

She’s great with people...not so great with other animals.

One Day At A Time...

[radu]

Considering how early the first snow was last year and how long it stuck around, it’s going to be a big thrill for everyone up there to see green and flowers. It was a loooooooong winter.

[radu]

I’ll take it. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, luvie, for honoring our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...I see a very happy Gizmo, really enjoing himself all over the place, including rolling on the ground. Glad you guys had a great time.

Hope you have another wonderful time today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Not sure what grows in the garden areas...whatever my Mom had that keep coming back every year. 😋 Oh...mint for sure, near the hose bib.

[Kathy in Alaska]

All you can expect...ODAAT! But both of you are up to it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

w h 50!!

[luvie]

Well, that’s true. You’re so used to having the whole place to yourself, though. :) I would love to know who buys a house that doesn’t have closets and only one bath. LOL

I guess I’d better go. Didn’t get much of a nap today and shockingly, I finished watching a show early. See ya ....mmmm...Saturday! Have fun at the museum!

[radu]

Got lucky that luvie wasn’t paying attention. LOL

[radu]

As long as they aren’t the type who think we need to make adjustments in how we all do things just to suit them, things will be fine.

Maybe they’ll make one of the tiny rooms a walk-in closet. LOL Otherwise, I don’t know what they’ll do. Their problem though.

Enjoy what decent weather is left before the heat ramps up.
Catch ya Saturday evening.

[SkyDancer]

Good Morning Kathy! (((HUGS))) Yeah, can’t wait to try it out. Lots of training coming.

[mountainlion]

I had 5 Elk doing some cleanup on the fresh grass this morning.