~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
GUNNER'S TURRET
A U.S. soldier provides security from the gunner's turret on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle during a patrol in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sven Jenson
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.
CLEANING CREW
Army Spc. Robert Davis cleans a 120mm mortar tube between fire missions on Camp Atterbury, IN, July 13, 2013. Davis is assigned to the Indiana National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by John Crosby
OUTDOOR DINNER
Soldiers eat dinner in the field after completing their training mission with the 81mm mortar system on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 15, 2013. The mortarmen are assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, 101st Troop Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo
WATER WEIGHT
U.S., Moroccan and Turkish soldiers work together to successfully load a pallet of water on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during sling load training on Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, July 13, 2013. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment. The exercise was the culminating event of training to certify Multinational Battle Group East soldiers on sling load operations. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Parks
COMMUNICATION MAINTENANCE
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarrod Long does maintenance on communications equipment on Camp Krutke, Afghanistan, July 8, 2013. Long is assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, which is deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom and various units worldwide through national force readiness, civil engineering, humanitarian assistance, and building and maintaining infrastructure. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Garas
COMMAND TO FIRE
Army Spc. Sylvester Rivera, right, gives the command to a fellow mortarman to load a round into a 120mm illumination mortar system during a night training mission on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 14, 2013. Rivera, an infantryman, is assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, 101st Troop Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo
KUNDUZ CREEK
U.S. soldiers patrol along a creek in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sven Jenson
FLAME FIGHTERS
Air National Guard firefighters work to extinguish a plane fire during a training exercise at Volk Field, WI, July 17, 2013. The training was part of Patriot Exercise 2013, a National Guard domestic response exercise that included both National Guard and Reserve units from 26 states and local civilian agencies. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt Michael Monroe
QUARTER COMPETITION
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessie H. Sanchez, kneeling right, observes a soldier doing pushups during an Army physical fitness test, part of the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter competition on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2013. Sanchez is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller
ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
Soldiers fire a round from a 120mm illumination mortar system during a night training mission on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 14, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.