Today's Pix - Monday, December 18th, 2006

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A U.S. Army Soldier targets a moving object in the forest during a joint mission in Buhriz, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006. U.S. Army Soldiers with the Military Transition Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division and Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, are conducting a cordon search in the region for weapon caches in addition to building familiarization with the local population. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins
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U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers conduct a joint mission in Buhriz, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006. U.S. Army Soldiers with the Military Transition Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division and Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, are conducting a cordon search in the region for weapon caches in addition to building familiarization with the local population. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins
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U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers enter a home to search for insurgent activity in Buhriz, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006. U.S. Army Soldiers with the Military Transition Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division and Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, are conducting a cordon search in the region for weapon caches in addition to building familiarization with the local population. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins
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An Iraqi army soldier peers into a vehicle during a joint mission in Buhriz, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006. U.S. Army Soldiers with the Military Transition Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division and Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, are conducting a cordon search in the region for weapon caches in addition to building familiarization with the local population. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins
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Left: An Iraqi army soldier talks with a child during a joint mission in Buhriz, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006.
Right: U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers search a home in Buhriz, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006
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U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Mitchell gives a poster supporting "One Team, One Mission" to a storekeeper in the industrial section of Taza, Kirkuk province, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006. Mitchell is with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet, U.S. Air Force.
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Iraqi army soldiers patrol the streets of Adhamiya, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006, while U.S. Army Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment provide security. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander
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U.S. Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provide security for Iraqi army soldiers during a patrol in Adhamiya, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006. The purpose of the patrol is to decrease sectarian violence and insurgency activity while increasing the Iraqi security force's capabilities. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander
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U.S. Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provide security for Iraqi army soldiers talking with Iraqi citizens during a mission in Adhamiyah, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006. The purpose of the operation is to bring sectarian violence and insurgency activities down while increasing Iraqi security force capabilities. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander
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Iraqi army soldiers and U.S. Army Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment provide security during a mission to bring sectarian violence and insurgency activities down while increasing Iraqi security force capabilities in Adhamiya, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006. DoD photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander, U.S. Army.
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A U.S. Army Soldier, right, from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment greets an Iraqi army soldier during a mission in Adhamiyah, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006. The purpose of the operation is to bring sectarian violence and insurgency activities down while increasing Iraqi security force capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander)
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U.S. Army Spcs. Ryne Stubbs and James McManus provide security in a field during a patrol near Bahbahni, Iraq, on Dec. 6, 2006. Stubbs and McManus are both assigned as paratroopers to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley, U.S. Army
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U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Marino, a CROWS operator with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, uses the Common Remotely Operated Weapons System thermal sights during a route recon along a road in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cheryl Cox
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U.S. Army Sgt. Sitthichai Ritthiphon hands out school supplies to Iraqi children walking to school in Khan Dari, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006. Ritthiphon is assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Martin K. Newton
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Members of an Iraqi emergency service unit mount up before a cordon and search for weapons caches in Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2006. The unit searched homes in the neighborhood for hidden weapons. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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Members of the Montenegrin Special Forces perform combative techniques during a tactical capabilities demonstration at the Danilovgrad Training Center in Montenegro Dec. 7, 2006, for National Guard Bureau and Maine National Guard leaders. The Maine National Guard and Montenegro announced their pairing in the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, right, walk past an honor guard of Palestinian security forces at the Presidential Compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Blair arrived on Sunday to hold talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a bid to generate momentum for peace, as internal Palestinian violence continued to rage in the Gaza Strip.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, speaks as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, listens during a joint a press conference in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.
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In this photo released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbad, third right, meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, second left, at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Blair on Monday praised Mahmoud Abbas' call for new Palestinian elections and urged the international community to mobilize in support of the Palestinian president.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen walks past an honor guard after his meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Blair on Monday praised Mahmoud Abbas' call for new Palestinian elections and urged the international community to mobilize in support of the Palestinian president
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, center left, is surrounded by bodyguards as he talks to reporters after his meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen,center, flashes the V-sign after his meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.
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Armed Philippine National Police members stand guard as Scene-of-crime investigators (unseen) gather pieces of evidence at the Pasig city Public Market east of Manila following a home-made bomb explosion Monday Dec. 18, 2006 that slightly wounded five people.
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Philippine National Police Scene-of-Crime investigators gather pieces of evidence at the Pasig city Public Market east of Manila following a home-made bomb explosion Monday Dec. 18, 2006 that slightly wounded five people. The explosion came in the wake of the narrow escape from a car bombing of Congressman Robert Jaworski Jr., last week and the brazen assassination of another Congressman Luis Bersamin Jr. just outside a Catholic church Saturday
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Philippine National Police Scene-of-Crime investigators gather pieces of evidence at the Pasig city Public Market east of Manila following a home-made bomb explosion Monday Dec. 18, 2006 that slightly wounded five people.
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French soldiers part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are seen over their machine guns on the French armored military vehicles for securing area near the French embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. France is willing to send its troops to the violence-plagued south and east of Afghanistan, if reinforcements are requested in those regions, French defense minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Monday. NATO allies agreed last month to rush to one another's aid anywhere in Afghanistan in emergencies
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French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, center, speaks during a press conference at the French embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. France is willing to send its troops to the violence-plagued south and east of Afghanistan, if reinforcements are requested in those regions, the French defense minister said Monday. NATO allies agreed last month to rush to one another's aid anywhere in Afghanistan in emergencies.
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Ein Spezialfahrzeug, Mitte, faehrt am fruehen Montagmorgen, 18. Dezember 2006, auf dem Rollfeld des Flughafens Dresden, nachdem Container mit Atommuell in das Flugzeug umgeladen worden waren. 300 Kilogramm radioaktives Uran aus dem ehemaligen DDR-Kernforschungszentrum Rossendorf sollen nach Russland in das Kernforschungszentrum Podolsk bei Moskau transportiert werden. -- A special truck, center, leaves after nuclear waste casketes were being reloaded into a IL-76-aircraft on the runway of the airport Dresden, eastern Germany, early Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, safeguarded by German police cars, right. Containers with 300kilograms (660pound) of atomic waste from former nuclear research institute Rosendorf near Dresden are shipped by airplane to the nuclear institute in Podolko near Moscow, Russia

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BAQUBAH, Iraq (December 15, 2006) - An Iraqi soldier from 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division provides security during a massive cordon and search operation conducted in a neighborhood in Baqubah.
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U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers conduct a patrol in Buhriz, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006. U.S. Army soldiers with the Military Transition Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, and Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, are conducting a cordon search in the region for weapon caches in addition to building familiarization with the local population. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins
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Army bomb experts inspect a school playground near the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. The school was closed after a student found an artillery shell from World War II in the school ground, in the Perea district outside the city
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Army bomb experts inspect a school playground near the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.
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In this photo released by the Government Press Office, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, right, travels by helicopter with U.S Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman, left, and Republican Sen. John McCain, center, over southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.
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Nancy Montgomery / S&S
The Polish 18th Airborne Battalion is training at Hohenfels this month in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan as part of NATO's security and stability mission. Here, they simulate a roadside bomb attack followed by an ambush.
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Polish Defense Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, right, observes his troops training at Hohenfels for their February deployment to Afghanistan.
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Gen. David McKiernan, commander of U.S. Army Europe, waits for Poland's defense minister to accompany him to Hohenfels to observe the training of a Polish battalion.
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Erik Slavin / S&S
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle from the 2nd Infantry Division's 4th Battalion, 7th Cavalry fires a 120mm mortar round during a live fire exercise Thursday at Rodriguez Range.
For the first time, the 2nd Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment combined its AH-64 Apache helicopter crews’ firepower with the 4th Battalion, 7th Cavalry’s newly deployed M-95 Mortar Fire Control System.

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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Lee Major of the 2nd Infantry Division's 1st Aviation Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment checks out his AH-64 Apache helicopter for a live fire exercise Thursday at Rodriguez Range. Apache crews coordinated fire with ground elements from the 4th Battalion, 7th Cavalry.

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Mark St.Clair / S&S
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Philip Learn, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross for aerial heroism last December in Afghanistan, stands with his 8-year-old son, Justin, next to an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter at Illesheim, Germany’s Storck Barracks on Friday. Learn is holding the award.
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Ben Bloker / S&S
Wearing some of the newly-issued gear, Spc. Jose Rivera, a flight medic with the 236th Medical Company Air Ambulance, prepares to be lowered on a hoist operated by Spc. Federico Quinones, a crew chief also assigned to the 236th, Wednesday in Landstuhl, Germany
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Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Hamilton, a pilot assigned to the 236th Medical Company Air Ambulance, gets fitted with the new "Air Warrior" life support equipment by Sgt. Lorenzo Chua, the NCO in charge of Aviation Life Support Equipment, at Landstuhl on Wednesday.
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Helicopter pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew Covell, left, helps Chief Warrant Officer 3 James O’Neal stow a beacon into a portion of his new "Air Warrior" life support equipment at Landstuhl, Germany, on Wednesday.
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Ben Bloker / S&S
New battle armor lies on the floor as aircrew from the 236th Medical Company Air Ambulance wait in line Wednesday to receive their new "Air Warrior" life support equipment.

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Kevin Dougherty / S&S
Saturday's Battle of the Bulge walk in Bastogne featured plenty of re-enactors of the famous World War II battle.
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U.S. Army Europe Command Sergeant Major Iuniasolua T. Savusa, center, walks with fellow U.S. Army troops during Saturday's Battle of the Bulge march.
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Col. Dean A. Nowowiejski, USAG Benelux commander, left, and Maurice Sperandieu, World War II veteran and founder of the annual march in Bastogne, salute during the ceremony at the 506th Parachute Intrantry Regiment monument.
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Patrick Gelbach, a Cub Scout from Stuttgart, Germany, carried the American flag during the Battle of the Bulge walk.

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Kevin Dougherty / S&S
Army Capt. Keith Koistinen, a veterinarian from Stuttgart, Germany, and his wife, Kaarina, pushed strollers through some muddy conditions Saturday during the Battle of the Bulge walk. With them are their children, from left, Lyle, 2, Carson, 3, and Neal, 6 months.

[Switek]

Nice pix today He, :)



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The Polish 18th Airborne Battalion is training at Hohenfels this month in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan as part of NATO's security and stability mission. Here, they simulate a roadside bomb attack followed by an ambush.
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Polish Defense Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, right, observes his troops training at Hohenfels for their February deployment to Afghanistan. for their February deployment to Afghanistan.


three more pix from our MoD visit at Hohenfels

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[He219]

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Troops from the Chinese People's Liberation Army conduct an operation during a Pakistan-China joint anti-terrorism military exercises, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 in Abbottabad, Pakistan
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Troops from the Chinese People's Liberation Army conduct an operation during a Pakistan-China joint anti-terrorism military exercises, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Dozens of Chinese and Pakistani troops staged mock operations against terrorists in exercises dubbed "Friendship 2006. The exercises were a "manifestation of our resolve that Pakistan and China stand united to fight and eliminate the menace of terrorism", a Pakistan army commander said.
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Troops from the Pakistan Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army conduct an operation during a joint anti-terrorism military exercises, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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Troops from the Chinese People's Liberation Army take part in a closing ceremony of Pakistan-China joint anti-terrorism military exercises, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Dozens of Chinese and Pakistani troops staged mock operations against terrorists in exercises dubbed "Friendship 2006. The exercises were a "manifestation of our resolve that Pakistan and China stand united to fight and eliminate the menace of terrorism", a Pakistan army commander said

[Henry's Fork]

Nice M-14 w/Leatherwood? in first pic.


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Fatah supporters demonstrate on the streets the morning after President Mahmoud Abbas called for early elections, in Ramallah, Palestine on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. President Mahmoud Abbas called for early elections because internal tensions are at their worst in a decade after the collapse of months of talks between the Hamas Islamist movement and Abbas' Fatah faction on forging a unity cabinet.

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Nice BAR p-)
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Members of the pro-Kremlin youth movement Nashi, which means 'Ours', dressed as Father Frost (Santa Claus) and Snow-Maiden, attend a national mass rally in downtown Moscow, Russia on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. About 70,000 young people from all the Russian regions took part in the rally.

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A Palestinian boy sits on his friend's shoulders during a demonstration in Ramallah, Palestine on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. Thousands of Palestinian Fatah supporters, who are loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, held a demonstration in Ramallah. Abbas called for early presidential and legislative elections on Saturday, a move rejected by Hamas immediately. (HongMan/Xinhua/WpN) **China Out**

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Palestinian Fatah supporters hold guns during a demonstration in Ramallah, Palestine on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. Thousands of Palestinian Fatah supporters, who are loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, held a demonstration in Ramallah. Abbas called for early presidential and legislative elections on Saturday, a move rejected by Hamas immediately. (GuoLei/Xinhua/WpN) **China Out**

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Is that a wood stock? Looks like ABS Plastic

[Henry's Fork]

:)

People dressed as Santa Claus race past the Colosseum, in Rome, Italy on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006.

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Lump of coal for you!
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[Switek]

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Several hundred runners in bathing suits participate in the fifth annual Santa Speedo Run in downtown Boston, Massachusetts December 16, 2006 which raises money for charities including the Ellie Fund's Care for the Caregiver program.
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Runners do push-ups before the fifth annual Santa Speedo Run in downtown Boston, Massachusetts December 16, 2006. Several hundred runners in bathing suits participated in the event which raises money for charities including the Ellie Fund's Care for the Caregiver program.
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Runners arrive for the fifth annual Santa Speedo Run in downtown Boston, Massachusetts December 16, 2006. Several hundred runners in bathing suits participated in the event which raises money for charities including the Ellie Fund's Care for the Caregiver program.
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*******/Brian Snyder
Several hundred runners in bathing suits participate in the fifth annual Santa Speedo Run in downtown Boston, Massachusetts December 16, 2006 which raises money for charities including the Ellie Fund's Care for the Caregiver program.

I won ;)

[socom6]

Very good pics today, impressive. Thanks very much

[JesperAFCA]

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Is the fifth person from the left an Dutch soldier?

[ed316]

Is the fifth person from the left an Dutch soldier?

Looks like Iraqi.

[Abbadon the Despoiler]

cool stuff thanks mate

[alexz]

Andros the Robot lights Hanukka candels.

Video inside
http://www.nfc.co.il/Archive/001-D-118124-00.html?tag=20-04-34

[Lancero]

rofl

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ISRAEL
epa00888280 A photograph supplied by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shows an Israeli soldier having some fun as he uses his robot to selet a jelly donut for the Jewish holiday of Channukahk, or the Festival of Lights, on Monday, 18 December 2006. The robot delicately picks one from a plate of jelly donuts next to a Menorah of lit candles. Jelly donuts are one of the traditional Jewish foods, along with potato pancakes, that are eaten during the weeklong Chaunnakah holiday. Israel puts its robots to use on a daily basis in response to calls to police of suspicious bags or objects left in public places. The robots can investigate the bags or parcels left ton the streets, bus stations or shops and if necessary blow them up. EPA/ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES (IDF) HANDOUT PHOTO EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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[Pete031]

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Is that a wood stock? Looks like ABS Plastic

Synthetic stock. COuld be a re done USGI or a new model.

[Xlimit]

Is the fifth person from the left an Dutch soldier?

No the Iraqi flag just looks alot like the Dutch one

[saigonsmuggler]

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Mr. Dahlan is getting more and more prominent by the day...

[Eggy]

No the Iraqi flag just looks alot like the Dutch one
Well I guess if you have a really poor eyesight it does. :roll:

[alexz]

Mr. Dahlan is getting more and more prominent by the day...

The Hamas has him marked for death.

[JesperAFCA]

Well I guess if you have a really poor eyesight it does. :roll:

Well, it does look like our flag. But also the camo looks like ours en the helmet looks like our desert camo so there were some factors why I asked it ;)

[Digital Marine]

Just so you know, there are no Dutch soldiers in Iraq anymore. Only 2 and they're in the Green Zone.p-)

[He219]

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Palestinian masked Hamas university students blow up a model of an Israeli settlement during a rally in the Palestine Polytechnic University in the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Dozens, and perhaps hundreds, of Hamas militants recently left the Gaza Strip to receive advanced military training in Iran, Israeli military officials said Monday
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Former president George H.W. Bush checks his bell a he prepares to ring it for the Salvation Army Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Houston. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush manned a kettle outside a popular Houston furniture retailer to promote volunteerism and raise money for the Salvation Army's 2006 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign

[Kaplanr]

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Palestinian masked Hamas university students blow up a model of an Israeli settlement during a rally in the Palestine Polytechnic University in the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Dozens, and perhaps hundreds, of Hamas militants recently left the Gaza Strip to receive advanced military training in Iran, Israeli military officials said Monday.

Sure glad they're putting their edumacations to good use.

[sct1886]

Synthetic stock. COuld be a re done USGI or a new model.

Fairly common old G.I. issue, I have one.

[BloodyTalon]

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That's the second Jewish robot I have seen in my life.

[He219]

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Early morning sun shines on the south side of Mount Hood, Ore., Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.
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Sgt. Joel Corbertt of the Air Force Reserve 304th Rescue Squadron gears up at the Hood River Airport before their search of Mount Hood Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Hood River Ore. A missing climber found dead in a snow cave on Mount Hood was identified as a Dallas man who had placed a distress call to relatives a little more than a week ago, a person close to the family said Monday.
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Members of the Air Force Reserve 304th Rescue Squadron gear up at the Hood River Airport before their search of Mount Hood Monday, Dec.18, 2006, in Hood River Ore.
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Scott Geiser, left, with the 125th Special Tactics Squad, and other rescuers waiting at Cloud Cap Inn watch the operations on the summit of Mount Hood after they heard of the discovery of a body in a snow cave, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2007, near Hood River, Ore.
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The summit of Mount Hood is reflected in the binoculars of a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue scanning for his colleagues as they climb to summit of Mount Hood during a rescue operation for three missing climbers above Government Camp, Ore., Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006.
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Search and rescue crews ascend the summit of Mount Hood, Ore., after they were dropped off by a Chinook helicopter, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in the attempt to recover the body of a climber.
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The wash from a Chinook helicopter kicks up snow as it hovers over the summit of Mount Hood, Ore., Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, to drop off search and rescue crews in the attempt to recover the body of a climber. The body of climber Kelly James was found in a snow cave Sunday and rescue crews are attempting to remove him from the mountain today as the search continues for his two fellow climbers

[Midav]

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....and in other news, an evil zionist robot is seen taking sweets from innocent little palestinian kids. the sweets were sold to non-jews with all proceedings going to the merkava IV fund....

p-)

[3rdMillhouse]

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....and in other news, an evil zionist robot is seen taking sweets from innocent little palestinian kids. the sweets were sold to non-jews with all proceedings going to the merkava IV fund....

p-)

rofl rofl rofl


Let me guess..... *******? BBS? CNN? (just kidding)

[He219]

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Somali government troops train in a forward training camp near Manas, 30 km (20 miles) north west of Baidoa, Somalia, Thursday Dec. 14, 2006
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Somali government troops walk in formation in a forward training camp near Manas, 30 km (20 miles) north west of Baidoa, Somalia, Thursday Dec. 14, 2006.
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Somali govermnent troops guard the streets of Baidoa, Somalia, Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006. Somalia's prime minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said Tuesday that war is inevitable with the country's Islamic militants, saying thousands of them have surrounded Baidoa,the only town his government controls.
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Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf, left, speaks with Somali Ministry of Youth and Sports Mowlid Maan Mohamoud in the presidential compound in Baidoa, Somalia, Friday Dec. 15, 2006. Yusuf said that peace talks with the country's Islamic movement are no longer an option because the group's leaders have declared war on his government. "They are the ones who effectively closed the door to peace talks and they are the ones who are waging the war," said Yusuf
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Somali government troops guard detain an Oromo ethiopian separatist fighter loyal to Somalia's Islamic Court Union, in Baidoa, Somalia, Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006. The man is suspected of spying and planning suicide bombings, said General Mohamed Warsame, the head of national intelligence for the Somali transitional government. Somalia's prime minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said Tuesday that war is inevitable with the country's Islamic militants, saying thousands of them have surrounded Baidoa,the only town his government controls
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Somali government troops guard detain an Oromo ethiopian separatist fighter loyal to Somalia's Islamic Court Union, in Baidoa, Somalia, Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006. The man is suspected of spying and planning suicide bombings, said General Mohamed Warsame, the head of national intelligence for the Somali transitional government. Somalia's prime minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said Tuesday that war is inevitable with the country's Islamic militants, saying thousands of them have surrounded Baidoa,the only town his government controls.
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Ethiopian advisors shop in Baidoa, Somalia, in a Friday Dec. 15, 2006 photo. Both the transitional government and Ethiopia insist the troops, in camouflaged uniforms but without insignia, are military advisers, not a fighting force.

[Midav]

rofl rofl rofl


Let me guess..... *******? BBS? CNN? (just kidding)

All the above :p

[He219]

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A security personnel stands guard outside the Red Crescent headquarters after Sunday's kidnapping incident in Baghdad December 18, 2006
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Employees of the Iraqi Red Crescent hold up the Iraqi flag in front of the agency's headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, to protest for the kidnapping of some 30 people that occurred in their offices Sunday. The Iraqi Red Crescent closed all of its Baghdad branches until further notice, a day after gunmen staged a mass kidnapping at the agency's downtown office.
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An Iraqi looks at a car that was destroyed when a bomb planted in another car detonated near al-Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Director General of the Iraqi Electricity projects Directorate Saad Shakir and his administrative director were injured and their driver was killed in an assassination attempt when a bomb planted inside their car exploded as they were driving to their office in east Baghdad.
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An Iraqi examines human remains on a mass grave site in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006
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Iraqi workers dig for human remains on a mass grave site in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. A grave holding more than 30 bodies, apparently from Saddam Hussein's regime was found Saturday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, police said
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Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein listens to the prosecution during the 'Anfal' genocide trial in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec.18, 2006. The chief prosecutor in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against the Kurds presented the most serious evidence to date on Monday, implicating the deposed Iraqi leader directly in chemical attacks against his Kurdish population
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Caroline Ziade, Lebanon's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations addresses the Security Council after Serge Brammertz, Commissioner of the International Independent Investigation Commission into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, briefed the Security Council, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
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Arta, Djibouti (Dec. 2, 2006) - A U.S. Marine fires 50 cal. rounds down range, during a 5th Provisional Security Company 50 cal. qualification shot. The 5th PSC is the security force for Camp Lemonier in Djibouti, home of the Combine Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command U.S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric A. Clement
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Douda, Djibouti (Dec. 5, 2006) - U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Commander, Lt. Gen. James Mattis visits with local officials from Douda, Djibouti, home base for the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command. U.S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric A. Clement
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesus Hernandez, from Amarillo, Texas, and other marines from the 5th Provisional Security Company, hand out school supplies
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Djibouti City, Djibouti (Dec. 2, 2006) - U.S. Army Spc. Danielle Deal, attached to Bravo Co., 489th, Civil Action Battalion, visits with students at the Djibouti City school, after handing out school supplies collected by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. U.S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric A. Clement
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Djibouti City, Djibouti (Dec. 2, 2006) - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Lockhart, attached to Bravo Co., 489th, Civil Action Battalion, participates in a game of soccer with students from the Djibouti City School, after handing out school supplies collected by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. U.S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric A. Clement
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U.S. Marines assigned to the 5th Provisional Security Company watch a dance performed by students of the Douda Primary School.
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Douda, Djibouti (Dec. 5, 2006) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Sanders, from Hollandale, Miss., takes time for photos during a visit with Douda school students. Lance Cpl. Sanders and other members of the 5th Provisional Security Company are the security force for Camp Lemonier in Djibouti, home of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command. U.S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric A. Clement

[fox_111]

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6900/crescentcy3.jpg
Wow, I'd love to see this vest loaded up with pouches and stuff. Would be quite fashionnable hehe.

[D-gin]

Nice photos today He, Switek.......Cheers gents.

[....]

Great pics, thanks.

[kuttless]

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6900/crescentcy3.jpg
Wow, I'd love to see this vest loaded up with pouches and stuff. Would be quite fashionnable hehe.


yeah fox I was thinking the same thing...Great pics today...thanks

[goat89]

Nice pics people. Thx!

[mas-36]

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What is that tall object protruding from the front hood? Is it a wire cutter of some kind?

[LRPV]

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Always 'advisors' p-) Maybe I'm just a cynic.

[D-gin]

19 December 2006
Operation Slipper - RTF Troops Patrol Tarin Kowt

A contingent of Australian Defence Force personnel is working in Afghanistan as part of the Netherlands-led Provincial Reconstruction Team under the NATO International Security Assistance Force.
Australia’s contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), will be a mix of engineers and security personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to two years and will work on reconstruction and community-based projects as part of Australia’s commitment to assisting Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future.
The majority of the task force will be drawn from the Darwin area and made up of personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment based in Darwin which will provide combat engineers and tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, electricians and plant operators) that will undertake the majority of the RTF’s construction activities. This includes skills training for the local population to ensure the benefits of the deployment continue well after our personnel have returned home.
The Australian protective force for the RTF is provided by the Brisbane-based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.

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An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier strides out as he sets off on a patrol through the streets of Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan.

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Private Jonathon Morison from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force patrol the out skirts of Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan.

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Private Adam Marsh from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the nearby Tarin Kowt hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan.

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Private Allen Pitt from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the nearby Tarin Kowt hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan.

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Afghan locals go about their daily business as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force move through Tarin Kowt in their Australian Bushmasters during a patrol to visit the nearby hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan.


More here: http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2006/Dec/20061219.cfm

[somedude]

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p-)

haha, that's really funny.rofl

[Alpha Leader]

"Hey Junior! If you put this shiny thing close to your ear, you can hear the ocean,cool."
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[Dark Avenger]

What is that tall object protruding from the front hood? Is it a wire cutter of some kind?
You got it. ;)

[mes]

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ak47 made in china？

[firdaus_84]

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PEntagon & CIA Guys :

" Mr President, a group of Palestinian masked Hamas university students blow up a model of an Israeli settlement during a rally in the Palestine Polytechnic University in the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Dozens, and perhaps hundreds, of Hamas militants recently left the Gaza Strip to receive advanced military training in Iran, Israeli military officials said Monday"

Mr El Presidente :

"Oh yeah, I can't hear you....training where? what? Soviet Buran? "