~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
OSPREY ACTION
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey taxis before transporting U.S. Marines and Georgian soldiers conducting operation Northern Lion II on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 3, 2013. The aircraft crew is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264. The Georgian soldiers led the operation, conducted to deter insurgents, establish a presence and gather human intelligence in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena
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.
CLEARING WEAPONS
U.S. soldiers clear their weapons in barrels on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, July 2, 2013, after providing security during a meeting with the education director at Aboonaser Farahi High School. The soldiers are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, which has a mission to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Chad A. Dulac
WEIGHT INSPECTOR
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tim Jaskot inspects weight and balance for an airdrop on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 27, 2013. Jaskot, a loadmaster, is assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker
REMOTE RUINS
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William Neason, left, and U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephen T. Desmond, right, patrol through the ruins of a 200-year-old castle during Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Neason, a hospital corpsman, and Desmond are assigned to Georgian Liaison Team-9. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe
THUNDER OPERATION
Paratroopers call for indirect fire during an airfield seizure at Sicily Drop Zone during Operation Fury Thunder, a training exercise, on Fort Bragg, NC, June 22, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez
LIVE FIRE SHOOT
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Stephen Dodd engages his target as he fires a small arms hand gun during a foreign weapons and NATO ballistics live-fire shoot on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 1, 2013. Dodd is assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe
STARS AND STRIPES
U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge, fold the American flag after a ceremony to commemorate Independence Day on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge, at sea in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, July 4, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels
GUNNER'S VIEW
U.S. Army Pvt. 2nd Class Caleb Shain scans his area from the gunner's turret during a patrol near Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2013. Shain is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards
PATROL PARTNERS
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Arnold H. Cabral leads a patrol with Georgian soldiers during operation Northern Lion II in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 3, 2013. Cabral is assigned to Georgian Liaison Team 9. The Georgian soldiers led the overall operation, conducted to deter insurgents, establish a presence and gather human intelligence in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena
