~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
HIGH FLYERS
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Byrd, left, interacts with the crowd during a performance for the 438th Medical Detachment veterinary service on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2012. Byrd, a musician, is assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central Band. The band, "Total Force," toured around base to play at several different work centers. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder
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.
HUMANITARIAN AID DROP
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright walks from the ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after dropping bundles of humanitarian aid items over an island in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 15, 2012, during Operation Christmas Drop. Christmas Drop is an annual effort by airmen at Yokota and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to deliver donated goods to more than 30,000 islanders in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse
MISSING MAN
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors perform the missing man formation above the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Dec. 23, 2012, to honor U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, a World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient from Hawaii who died Dec. 17. The Raptors are assigned to the 199th Fighter Squadron Hawaii Air National Guard and the 19th Fighter Squadron Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
SUSPENSION TRAINING
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Ferguson participates in a suspension training class at the gym on Naval Station Everett in Everett, Wash., Dec. 18, 2012. Ferguson is an engineman assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Sailors who participated in the two-day class earned a certification to instruct resistance workouts aboard the ship. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander A. Ventura II
GIFT GIVING
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeff Bernard, commanding officer of the attack submarine USS La Jolla, gives small stuffed animals to the daughters of South Korean sailors in Busan, South Korea, Dec. 21, 2012. The La Jolla is in Busan for a scheduled port visit during its deployment to the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jared Apollo Burgamy
MEETING SECURITY
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Henry pulls security outside the provincial governor's compound during a meeting with leaders in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2012. Henry is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroupy
CASUALTY SCENARIO
Marines and sailors participate in a mass casualty scenario on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2012. The Marines and sailors are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise consists of multiple training scenarios. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Lockett
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, carries a box of school supplies while Spc. Vancil Casebolt, center, unloads additional boxes during a meeting with key leaders in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is the civil affairs team lead and Casebolt is a team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The overall team's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in the province. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
PACKAGE PATROL
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Angela Lee sorts mail in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Dec. 28, 2012. The Stennis is conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. Lee is a hull maintenance technician. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsy Alamina
MISSION MOVEMENT
U.S. Army Spc. Thaxal Potter provides security during a mission in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. Potter is a security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, which trains, advises and assists Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroupy
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
