FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 15 April 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!! ~

Hoist Away!

Coast Guard canine Feco and his handler Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Sumner, members of Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, wait for a hoisting line from an Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter during training in San Francisco Bay, April 13, 2021. Hoist training allows the canine and their handler to get comfortable working in and around aircraft. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

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.

Ice Cream, Anyone?

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 11, 2021) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Nickolas Martinez adds toppings to his ice cream during an ice cream social event aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 11, 2021. Ross, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 11th patrol in the U.S. Sixth fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)

He’ll Never Forget It!

Ryan Alam, a teen fighting a rare neurodegenerative disease, had the opportunity to conduct a tandem jump with SFC Chris Acevedo of the U.S. Army Parachute Team in front of his peers at Potomac Falls High School April 12. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dusty Gebhardt)

Sailors Get Ice Cream Socials…We Shoot Bad Guys!

FORT BENNING, GA - Sniper teams from across the United States travel to Fort Benning, Georgia, to compete in the U.S. Army Best Sniper Competition, April 12, 2021, on post. The goal of this competition is to identify the best sniper team from around the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Markeith Horace, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning Public Affairs)

Don’t Mess With Me

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 12, 2021) Astra, a Military Working Dog (MWD), runs through a tube during a training session onboard Naval Support Activity Souda Bay April 12, 2021. MWD’s sense of smell is five to ten times stronger than a human’s. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Vernier/ Released)

The Mascot Gets All The Cool Jobs! Dessert Anyone?

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 12, 2021) — Five contestants pose in front of their desserts prior to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s (CFAY) Dessert Bake-off held at Kosano Park. Rear Adm. Brian Fort, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Commander, Navy Region Japan challenged Navy installations across Japan to create an American dessert inspired by Japanese ingredients. The event was designed to highlight the continued relationship between the U.S. and Japan, and as a way to say thank you for Japan’s continued kindness and hospitality for the Navy communities across the country. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Tetsuya Morita)

Air Force Training Exercise: Let’s Bowl!

Participants line up and roll their bowling balls down the lane with the help of a kids dinosaur ramp as part challenge during the 2nd game of the Eagles vs. Chiefs bowling tournament at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 9, 2021. The second game consisted of 4 different challenges that they must complete on the first four even numbered frames while bowling normally on the odd frames. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Pro bags the bronze!!

[The Mayor]

Things are going OK, back just does not want to cooperate

[Kathy in Alaska]

Most definitely a breather tonight. I will find my chair early, maybe watch a movie, and try to get some sleep.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...hope you and Blue were able to enjoy some together time today.

It was sprinkling when I got up, then some sun, and overcast for most of the day. BUT...we are getting closer to the temps staying above freezing 24/7. Lots of melting going on.

[luvie]

Remember Them!
Remember Their Sacrifices!

[radu]

I’m VERY happy to hear it!
I have a feeling you won’t watch much of whatever movie you choose. You’ll hit that comfy chair and it’ll be lights out. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL!! That one cracked me up.

Air Force Training Exercise: Let’s Bowl!

Participants line up and roll their bowling balls down the lane with the help of a kids dinosaur ramp as part challenge during the 2nd game of the Eagles vs. Chiefs bowling tournament at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 9, 2021. The second game consisted of 4 different challenges that they must complete on the first four even numbered frames while bowling normally on the odd frames. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did you make it out of the 50s today?
We have a long stretch of low to mid 60s ahead. A touch too cool for comfort.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion...hopefully your attitude is getting better with spring finally here.

Is your snow melting right away?

How about some chocolate?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Did you find out what will be planted?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Backs can be a royal pain...and we need them working.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Bye, Dad...I love you.

Thanks, luvie.

[The Mayor]

royal pain is right

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

No, it was only in the 50s all day. Felt so good! It’s great if you don’t have to spend a great deal of time outside. LOL! Makes for good naps though. It’s just good to have this coolness before the heat settles in for good till next October.

Maybe the 60s won’t feel too bad. Will you get rain along with the lower temps? There sure was a bunch of bad stuff south of y’all in AL and MS.

[radu]

Nah. We usually don’t ask. They come out to plant and we wait to see what comes up.

When they show up, they don’t stop to chat. They hustle because they plant fields all over the county and need to get it done. Where they didn’t plant cotton last year they planted soybeans. This year should be corn and we hope we get that here.

[luvie]

You know both their hearts are aching.

[radu]

Wow. Weird that it’s so much cooler there than it is here. Glad you like it. Too chilly for my taste. LOL

60s are better than 30s and 40s but 70s are much more comfortable to go outside.

We do have more rain in store this weekend. It won’t be stormy but it’ll be wet. The puts a hold on any plowing around here.

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOOLY WATCH

AIRMAN ARMS

[luvie]

I’m sure all that wet is frustrating to the farmers who need to get those seeds into the ground pretty soon.

Yeah...70s are pretty perfect all right. But I’ll take 50s over 90s any old day! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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