~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
PARACHUTE CHORE
Army Warrant Officer Greg Suchanek drags his parachute toward a rally point during Leapfest 2016, an international parachute training event, in West Kingston, RI, Aug. 4, 2016. Suchanek is a paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Detachment (NATO). The Rhode Island Army National Guard's 56th Troop Command hosted the event to promote high-level technical training and esprit de corps within the international airborne community. Army photo by Sgt. Brady Pritchett
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.
'PITCH BLACK' FALCON
An Air Force F-16 Falcon sits on the tarmac during Exercise Pitch Black 16 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 4, 2016. The Australian Air Force hosts the multinational air warfare exercise, focusing on offensive and defensive air combat in a simulated war environment. Australian forces photo by Cpl. David Gibbs
WARRIOR CALL
Army 2nd Lt. Justin Ganzer prepares to call for fire during the 2016 European Best Warrior Competition at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 8, 2016. Ganzer is assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command. The event will determine the year's top junior officer, noncommissioned officer and soldier. Army photo by Gertrud Zach
TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE
A Marine runs through a scenario during Marine Air Ground Task Force Integrated Experiment 2016 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, CA, Aug. 5, 2016. The Marine is assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. During the five-day experiment, the Marines tested new equipment and concepts to help the Marine Corps meet the challenges of future operating environments. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thor J. Larson
MACHINE GUNNER
A Marine fires an M240G machine gun to provide cover for his squad during Marine Air Ground Task Force Integrated Experiment 2016 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, CA, Aug. 5, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julien Rodarte
STANDING WATCH
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryanna Artellano stands watch in the combat information center on the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry in the South China Sea, Aug. 4, 2016. The ship, with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to support security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman
RHODE ISLAND LEAP
U.S. and partner nation paratroopers jump from a CH-47 F Chinook helicopter during Leapfest 2016, an international parachute training event, in West Kingston, RI, Aug. 6, 2016. The Rhode Island Army National Guard's 56th Troop Command hosted the exercise to promote technical training and esprit de corps within the international airborne community. The helicopter is assigned to the New York Army National Guard. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Quentin Davis