FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 21 April 2016

Serving The Bestest Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GROWLER LAUNCHING

An EA-18G Growler launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Celebus Sea, May 13, 2015. The Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Growler is assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 139.

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.

TANK TRAFFIC

U.S. soldiers pull into the General Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area in Pabrade, Lithuania, May 1, 2015, to prepare for an upcoming live-fire exercise. U.S. and Lithuanian soldiers plan to train together as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing exercise U.S. and NATO partners conduct in Europe.

EAGLE AIM

U.S. Marines fire an FGM-148 Javelin at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 19, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the Black Sea Rotational Force. U.S. Marines and Romanian and Bulgarian troops trained to use antiarmor weapon systems on the opening day of exercise Platinum Eagle 15.

EVACUATION TRAINING

U.S. soldiers evacuate a simulated casualty during a combined arms live-fire training exercise in Laghman province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Comabt Team. Train, Advise, Assist Command East conducted the exercise to demonstrate opportunities for the Afghan soldiers to plan, manage and conduct combined arms training on their ranges.

QUALIFICATION JUMP

A U.S. Army soldier prepares to land after a qualification jump near Malmsheim, Germany, May 19, 2015. The solider is assigned to Special Operations Command Europe.

CONTINUING SMILE

Dr. Judith Brill comforts a Nicaraguan patient in the post-operating room aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort during Continuing Promise 2015 in the Caribbean Sea, May 18, 2015. Continuing Promise conducts civil-military operations, including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, and medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support to partner nations. Brill is a physician volunteering with Operation Smile, a nongovernmental organization.

STRAIT TRANSIT

The dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry travels in the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait, May 4, 2015. The Fort McHenry is participating in exercise Eager Lion 2015.

CONSTITUTION DOCKED

The USS Constitution enters dry dock in Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA, May 18, 2015, to begin several years of restoration. This is Constitution's first time in dry dock since its 1992-1996 restoration.

PLANE GUARD OPERATIONS

An MH-60S Knighthawk performs plane guard operations near the USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, May 1, 2015. The Knighthawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14.

PACIFIC EXERCISE

The littoral combat ship USS Freedom travels alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, not shown, while preparing for a replenishment at sea training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, April 28, 2015.

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]

I made it home....I’ve just spent the last 15 minutes talking to an almost deaf woman. I’m exhausted!!!

I’m trying to answer her questions, but having to repeat louder and louder.

[Kathy in Alaska]

INSERTION-EXTRACTION TRAINING

U.S. sailors conduct special patrol insertion-extraction technique training near Naval Station Rota, Spain, May 7, 2015. The training helps sailors prepare for contingencies in which U.S. special operations and expeditionary forces need to quickly extract from areas where helicopters cannot safely land. The sailors are assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit 2.

[luvie]

I guess it’s a cold. It’s too intense to just be allergies. No matter what I take, I still feel cruddy.

But...it will pass, so I’ll quit whining and suck it up. :)

[radu]

Hoo boy. I feel for ya. I go through the same thing with Aunt Clara.
Has she hit you with, “You don’t have to yell at me,” yet? LOL!

[radu]

Well, if it’s a cold, it shouldn’t last long. That’s a plus. Allergies go on and on and on.

Hope it passes soon!

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! Taking a break from my Passover cleaning before I tackle the living room.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ExTex....my monitor is soooo blurry!!

Thanks for the links. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch...you deserve a break.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Not yet....lovely! LOL!

Now I’m trying to get thru to her that May 1st is a Sunday. I’m going to have to put a calendar in front of her.

She knows she is hard of hearing, but refuses to do anything about it.

[luvie]

Thank you...*aaah—aaaaah——CHOO!*

‘scuse me! *sniff*

[radu]

She knows she is hard of hearing, but refuses to do anything about it.

Same with Aunt Clara ..... AND Hubby. It's getting hard not to shout all the time because I'm so used to it with both of them. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Zicam works well for me. Hope you feel better soon.

[Kathy in Alaska]

It gets old after a while and I want to scream!! d:o)

[radu]

It sure does get old.
The poor kittehs catch the brunt of my frustration. I yell a lot at them. But then, they misbehave a lot and kinda have it coming. :-)

The moon’s close to full and I imagine there’ll be a lot of yelling when it gets them fired up. And fire them up, it does!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I can just imagine.

Full moon....interesting times. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And you so deserve a Participation ribbon. LOL!

Congratulations!

[radu]

The new moon is even worse for some reason.
It gets wild here twice a month but is pretty crazy the rest of the time as well. We must be nuts to keep all these cats but we love ‘em.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sounds like renewed interest in the project, and does sound interesting.