Today's Pix - Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

[He219]

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Security squirrels are seen near a Chinook helicopter which carries the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, after his visiting the Canadian soldiers part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) based in Kandahar at the base of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the southern city of Kandahar, Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. Kandahar is one of the troubled provinces of Afghanistan, which used to be Taliban's main headquarters during their fundamentalist regime that were kicked out of power by U.S. forces in late 2001.
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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, left, and Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, center, look at the mission sites of the Canadian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) based in Kandahar with an unidentified Canadian military woman at the base of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the southern city of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, Jan. 8, 2007.
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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, right, is seen with the Canadian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) during his visiting at the base of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the southern city of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. Kandahar is one of the troubled provinces of Afghanistan, which used to be Taliban's main headquarters during their fundamentalist regime that were kicked out of power by U.S. forces in late 2001
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A Canadian soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) controls the area with a binocular during the visiting of Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, at the base of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the southern city of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. Kandahar is one of the troubled provinces of Afghanistan, which used to be Taliban's main headquarters during their fundamentalist regime that were kicked out of power by U.S. forces in late 2001.
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A civilian, centre, walks past two Ethiopian soldiers. left, and Somali goverment forces on top of a truck outside Villa Somalia where the Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf stay's, in the Somali capital, Mogadishu Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Two U.S. airstrikes in Somalia killed large numbers of Islamic extremists, government officials and witnesses said Tuesday. The targets were suspects in the bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998. President Abdullahi Yusuf told journalists in the capital, Mogadishu, that the U.S. "has a right to bombard terrorist suspects who attacked its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania." Monday, Yusuf had entered the restive capital for the first time since his election
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Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf, centre, walks behind a goverment soldier, during a media briefing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 .Two U.S. airstrikes in Somalia killed large numbers of Islamic extremists, government officials and witnesses said Tuesday.
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President Abdullahi Yusuf told journalists in the capital, Mogadishu, that the U.S. "has a right to bombard terrorist suspects who attacked its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania." Monday, Yusuf had entered the restive capital for the first time since his election
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** FILE ** An AC-130 gunship is shown in this undated photo provided by the U.S. Air Force. Citing Pentagon sources, CBS reported that a gunship like the one shown, led an attack against a site at the southern tip of Somalia where several suspected members of al-Qaida were believed to have been located, Monday Jan. 8, 2007.
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A U.S. military helicopter releases anti-missle decoy flares while flying over central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Iraqi soldiers backed by U.S. troops battled gunmen in central Baghdad's Haifa Street area early Tuesday, and explosions were heard in the area, police, witnesses and the U.S. military said.
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Smoke rises over Baghdad's Haifa Street area, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Iraqi soldiers backed by U.S. troops battled gunmen in central Baghdad Tuesday, and explosions were heard in the area, police, witnesses and the U.S. military said.
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A U.S. military Apache helicopter flies as smoke rises over Baghdad's Haifa Street area, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007.
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U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, answers a reporter's question during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007.
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U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, answers a reporter's question during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. The top U.S. general on the Korean Peninsula said Tuesday he believes North Korea might conduct another nuclear test in the future
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Japanese military personnel participate in a ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Japan's conservative government upgraded the Defense Agency to a full ministry on Tuesday for the first time since World War II, in line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to give the military a greater profile
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviews an honor guard in a ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Japan's conservative government upgraded the Defense Agency to a full ministry on Tuesday for the first time since World War II, in line with Abe's push to give the military a greater profile.
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Japan's new Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, center, reviews an honor guard during a ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Japan's conservative government upgraded the Defense Agency to a full ministry on Tuesday for the first time since World War II, in line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to give the military a greater profile
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Japan's new Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, right, receives a salute from an honor guard in a ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Japan's conservative government upgraded the Defense Agency to a full ministry on Tuesday for the first time since World War II, in line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to give the military a greater profile
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Fumio Kyuma, center, who became Japan's first Defense Minister, unveils the brand new plate bearing the Chinese characters for the "Defense Ministry" during an unveiling ceremony at its headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday January 9, 2007. Japan upgraded the Defense Agency, launched in 1954, to a full-fledged defense ministry following the passage of a package of bills in the Diet. Vice Defense Minister Shigeo Omae looks at left
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Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, Mitte links, sitzt am Montag, 8. Januar 2007, in einer Zweigstelle des Bundeskriminalamtes BKA in Berlin gemeinsam mit Bundesinnenminister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Mitte rechts, in einem Raum des gemeinsamen Terrorismusabwehrzentrums GTAZ von BKA, Bundesnachrichtendienst BND und Bundesverfassungsschutz. Merkel informierte sich waehrend ihres Besuches ueber die Arbeit des GTAZ der drei Sicherheitsbehoerden.
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Bundesinnenminister Wolfgang Schaeuble, vorne rechts, posiert am Montag, 8. Januar 2007, in einer Zweigstelle des Bundeskriminalamtes BKA in Berlin mit dem Praesidenten des Bundesnachrichtendienstes BND, Ernst Uhrlau, dem Praesidenten des BKA, Joerg Zierke, und dem Praesidenten des Bundesverfassungsschutzes, Heinz Fromm. hinten von links nach rechts. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel informierte sich waehrend ihres Besuches ueber die Arbeit des GTAZ der drei Sicherheitsbehoerden --- German Interior minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, front right, pose with Ernst Uhrlau, president of the German Federal Intelligence Service BND, Joerg Zierke, the president of the German Federal Police Authority BKA, and Heinz Fromm, the president of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, background from left to right, during a visit to the joint German Terrorism Defense Center GTAZ in Berlin, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. German chancellor Angela Merkel, unseen, informed herself about the work of the GTAZ, which gathers anti terror specialists of the German Federal Police Authority BKA, the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the German Federal Intelligence Service BND
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Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, gets into his car near a Chinese military officer upon arriving at the airport in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. Olmert is in the Chinese capital on a three day visit.
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A Chinese paramilitary officer gives instructions to recruits on the use of their weapons in Shanghai, China, Monday, Jan, 8, 2007. Last Friday, Chinese security forces raided an alleged terrorist camp in a western mountain region near the Pakistan border, killing 18 suspects and arresting 17, a police official said
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Chinese paramilitary officers carrying targets past their colleagues who are honing their shooting skills during an anti-terrorism drill in Shanghai,China Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007. Last Friday, Chinese police raided an alleged terrorist camp in a western mountain region near the Pakistan border, killing 18 suspects and arresting 17, a police official said.
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A Palestinian militant of Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a militia linked to the ruling Fatah, holds weapons during a rally in the West Bank city of Nablus movement, Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. More than 30 people have been killed in the past month of fighting in the Gaza Strip. In recent days, the violence has spread to the West Bank, with a series of shootings and kidnappings.

[szr]

Early bird catches the worm. Thanks for the pics, He!

[IDF_TANKER]

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What a clown! :cantbeli::cantbeli::cantbeli:

[He219]

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Iraqi police forces flex their muscles during a ceremony to mark Iraqi Police Day, in the southern port city of Basra 09 January 2007. Forces across the country feted their day as the Iraqi army in Baghdad was engaged in a fierce firefight with Sunni insurgents.
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Iraqi police forces shows off their skills during a ceremony to mark Iraqi Police Day, in the southern port city of Basra 09 January 2007.
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Iraqi police forces perform a mock "anti-insurgent" operation during a ceremony to mark Iraqi Police Day, in the southern port city of Basra 09 January 2007
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Iraqi police forces celebrate during a ceremony to mark Iraqi Police Day, in the southern port city of Basra 09 January 2007. Forces across the country feted their day as the Iraqi army in Baghdad was engaged in a fierce firefight with Sunni insurgents.
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Iraqi soldiers guards a position in front of a mosque in central Baghdad 09 January 2007. Violence continued to rage across Iraq as security forces launched a crackdown on Sunni insurgents in the notorious Haifa Street, a day before US President George W. Bush prepares to unveil his new strategy for Iraq
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An Iraqi soldier escorts an elderly man across a bridge blocked off by the army after a heavy firefight erupted between the army and Sunni insurgents in nearby Haifa street, in central Baghdad 09 January 2007. V
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Kenyan Army soldiers stand guard closed to the border with Somalia, in Liboi 550 km east of Nairobi, 07 January 2007, to ensure that Somalia Islamist do not cross over after being defeated by the Somalia government troops backed by the Ethiopians. Kenya said 04 January that some of the fighters who supported Somalia's Islamist movement, routed from towns by Ethiopian and government troops, hold British, Danish, Canadian and Eritrean passports
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Russian border guards stand 08 January 2007 at the border near trucks loaded with mandarines at the Russian-Georgian checkpoint of Nizhnyi Zaramag in North Ossetia. During the communist era, Abkhazia was a bountiful source of fruit for the Soviet Union and produced around 120,000 tons of citrus a year. In October, Moscow cut postal, rail, and air links with Georgia, stopped issuing visas to Georgians, and began deporting illegal Georgian immigrants after Tbilisi briefly arrested Russian Army officers and accused them of spying
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Police and navy personnel patrol near the international convention center, the main venue of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the central city of Cebu, 09 January 2007. The island of Cebu host of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit made final security preparations 09 January ahead of summits later this week

[JohnSmith]

Thank you for the pictures! :)

[Hellfish]

Fumio Kyuma, center, who became Japan's first Defense Minister, unveils the brand new plate bearing the Chinese characters for the "Defense Ministry" during an unveiling ceremony at its headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday January 9, 2007. Japan upgraded the Defense Agency, launched in 1954, to a full-fledged defense ministry following the passage of a package of bills in the Diet. Vice Defense Minister Shigeo Omae looks at left

Chinese characters? Not Kanji?

[He219]

Chinese characters? Not Kanji?
Could also be Kirigana or Katakana
p-)

http://www.jda.go.jp/

[Hellfish]

Could also be Kirigana or Katakana
p-)

Smartarse. p-)

[alfigel]

Chinese characters? Not Kanji?

AFAIK, "Kanji" means "Chinese character" in Japanese.

[striker]

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[Hellfish]

AFAIK, "Kanji" means "Chinese character" in Japanese.

That'd probably explain it, then.

[Shinobi]

Chinese characters? Not Kanji?
Kanji is characters from chinese origin.

Hiragana is character of Japanese. Katakana is character of Japanese use for foreing word and name.

[He219]

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Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team medical outreach patrol at the Ministry of Women's Affairs for burned and battered women in Kandahar City.
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Visit by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team at Camp Nathan Smith.
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Spc. Terry Foster, 4th BCT (Airborne) 25th Inf. Div. Public Affairs, stands in front of his gun truck prior to leaving the wire on a convoy re-supply mission. The Canads native, joined the Army after struggling to find the right job. Foster previously served as an infantryman with Canadian Special Forces for three years before giving it up to pursue other avenues of employment. [Canadian Special Forces 'eh?!] story (http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=8756)

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Macedonian Soldiers from the Macedonian Special Forces "Wolves" Battalion met their president, Branko Crvenkovski (left) during his visit to Camp Taji, Iraq Jan. 7. Crvenkovski took the time to talk to his soldiers, to see some static displays, present gifts to his troops, and to dine and meet with senior leaders of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division with whom his soldiers work alongside during missions in Iraq. By Sgt. Jon Cupp 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
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U.S. Marines conduct a patrol through Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Marines are from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian M. Henner)
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A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) shakes hands with an Iraqi boy during a patrol in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner)
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An AH-64 Apache is ready for another mission. Photo by Capt. Randall Stillinger
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The shadow of an AH-64 Apache helicopter is a reminder that this convoy in Iraq is well protected.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Allan K. Holloway patrols through Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Holloway is from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian M. Henner
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Royal Marines move into position to clear through a Taliban training compound in Afghanistan [Picture: LA (Phot) Andy Hibberd]

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7 Sphinx Battery currently deployed in Afghanistan as part of 3 Commando Brigade operate a gun line in support of the troops in Garmsir
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The patrol performs a vehicle check point to check for Taliban, weapons and to gain understanding of the locals' feelings
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A Royal Marine provides over watch for Marines clearing compounds to his front whilst providing protection for the 59 Independent Commando Royal Engineers to his rear as they construct a PVCP [Picture: LA (Phot) Andy Hibberd]
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VIDEO: Royal Marines of 11 Troop, M Company, 42 Cdo RM come under fire whilst on patrol (.wmv 3.87MB) (http://www.operations.mod.uk/video/20070108kajakipatrol.wmv)
M Company of 42 Cdo Royal Marines conducts clearing, fighting patrols in Kajaki, Afghanistan [Picture: LA(Phot) Gaz Faulkner]

[Whitcomb]

Very nice, and a very early start too

[jerka71_1]

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Wonder if they didn´t like the forward grip?

[Chauncey]

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OK gang, let's get ready to own some noobs!

[He219]

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A peasant actor dressed as a nationalist soldier kicks one of his own men in a chase scene during filming of a movie made by local farmers and town residents at Jingcheng, in China's central Jiangxi province, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. The film is the 30th by director Zhou Yuanqiang, who has pioneered a concept that has taken root and flourished thanks to social changes wrought by decades of economic reform: movies about, for and by Chinese peasants.
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Soldiers of 59 Commandos Royal Engineering, 3rd Brigade of United Kingdom Task force perform exercise by carrying fellow soldiers as part of fitness exercises at camp Bastion, in Southern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. The camp Bastion which is the middle of the Afghanistan desert, houses some 3500 British servicemen and provides logistical support to all the troops for their various operations in Southern Afghanistan.
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An Iraqi army Humvee blocks a street in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. U.S. and Iraqi soldiers, backed by American warplanes, battled suspected insurgents for hours Tuesday in central Baghdad's Haifa Street area, and 50 militant fighters were killed, the Defense Ministry said.
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An Israeli soldier gestures to a Palestinian woman to move as they arrest two Palestinian brothers during an incursion into the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem 09 January 2007. In all three brothers Mohammed, Raed and Kamil al-Muati were arrested following a raid on their home by the army.

[Chounch McGavin]

Great pictures

[variable]

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OK gang, let's get ready to own some noobs!


I don't think this is the real deal. I've been to a real crisis reaction centre which was 7 stories below the ground in the "Auswärtiges Amt" am Werderschen Markt 1 in Berlin. This looks a little plain and simple to me.

[18B]

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that pink suit would be great urban camo...

[Dark Avenger]

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That one looks American-made (like the USCG cutters used to patrol the South Vietnamese coastline during the Vietnam War)

[Far]

Thanks for the pics!

[thscott83]

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New Wallpaper!!! ;) ;) ;)

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Really great pic !

Thanks He. :)

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Iraqi Police Day! My favorite of the year. (But no rabbits?)

[Dark Avenger]

What I like most about the Iraqi Police are their Chevy LUVs.
I found a pic of two such pickups with big guns (14,5mm ZPUs) in www.5tharmy.army.mil/2bde/2_75_UnitNewsletter.htm (http://www.5tharmy.army.mil/2bde/2_75_UnitNewsletter.htm) but the site just has an error message. Here's the photo (enhanced with Photoshop), does anyone have it full size?
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As a bonus, here are some more LUV pics.
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7138/chevrolettechnicaliraqiss4.th.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chevrolettechnicaliraqiss4.jpg)http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/4206/chevrolettechnicaliraqiig2.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chevrolettechnicaliraqiig2.jpg)http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7253/chevrolettechnicaliraqibd8.th.jpg (http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chevrolettechnicaliraqibd8.jpg)

[goat89]

Nice pics! Thx!

[lorenzo19823]

http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/114F8503-BE2E-41D7-9D8C-833EE01621A0/0/kajaki04.jpg


Is this a CIRAS Armour?

[Abbadon the Despoiler]

Great pics! thanks He!!

[morlick]

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3093/31835424nk7.jpg

OK gang, let's get ready to own some noobs!

:) lol ..

[Switek]

Thank you for all great pix today woot

[DaGreatRV]

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Is this a CIRAS Armour?

More importantly, why is that guy carrying what looks like an surface-to-air missile launcher, or Anti-Tank launcher on his back?

Seriously, this is from Iraq or Afghanistan, the enemy there has no air force and the only vehicles they have are cars or technicals.
Or could it be used to blow up an enemy stronghold? :|

Please tell if you know why he is taking that thing along. :hug:


BTW, great photos people! woot

[NiteShadow]

More importantly, why is that guy carrying what looks like an surface-to-air missile launcher, or Anti-Tank launcher on his back?

Seriously, this is from Iraq or Afghanistan, the enemy there has no air force and the only vehicles they have are cars or technicals.
Or could it be used to blow up an enemy stronghold? :|

Please tell if you know why he is taking that thing along. :hug:


BTW, great photos people! woot

It looks like an AT4 to me.

[Roy Batty]

More importantly, why is that guy carrying what looks like an surface-to-air missile launcher, or Anti-Tank launcher on his back?

Seriously, this is from Iraq or Afghanistan, the enemy there has no air force and the only vehicles they have are cars or technicals.
Or could it be used to blow up an enemy stronghold? :|

Please tell if you know why he is taking that thing along. :hug:


BTW, great photos people! woot


See that big mud wall they are walking past? AT weapons are handy for "mouseholeing" those walls ( punching through them ). Those walls can be very thick and have been baking in the sun for years and can be as hard as rock and make great cover for insurgents and can be very hard to breach.

[Mike Keenan]

More importantly, why is that guy carrying what looks like an surface-to-air missile launcher, or Anti-Tank launcher on his back?

Seriously, this is from Iraq or Afghanistan, the enemy there has no air force and the only vehicles they have are cars or technicals.
Or could it be used to blow up an enemy stronghold? :|

Please tell if you know why he is taking that thing along. :hug:


BTW, great photos people! woot
I think the photo is from Afghanistan.
The guy has an AT-4 so he can blow up a safehouse used by the Taliban.
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Canadain Sig beat me to it

[He219]

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p-)
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Armed soldiers guard the crowd during the second anniversary celebration of the signing of a Peace agreement in Juba, Sudan, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. The president of southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, said Tuesday that a 2005 peace deal ending the 21-year civil war between Sudan's Muslim government in the north and the mostly Christian rebels in the south isn't working. In background center is a Southern Sudan flag

[somedude]

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Is that a BRDM with a different turret or the Cadillac Gage ASV?

[isthvan]

More importantly, why is that guy carrying what looks like an surface-to-air missile launcher, or Anti-Tank launcher on his back?

Seriously, this is from Iraq or Afghanistan, the enemy there has no air force and the only vehicles they have are cars or technicals.
Or could it be used to blow up an enemy stronghold? :|

Please tell if you know why he is taking that thing along. :hug:


BTW, great photos people! woot

I think that he is carrying LAW 88 anti-tank rocket launcher... It is cheep and effective way to provide some additional firepower to infantry(air cover and artillery ain't always available ); to destroy enemy fortifications, bunkers, machine gun nests etc. Insurgents are using RPGs in similar fashion and not only for attacking tanks and APCs...

[Kvakva]

NiteShadow
Do i know you? Oh i remember you now you are the one jumping.
My avatar nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo p-)

[He219]

Is that a BRDM with a different turret or the Cadillac Gage ASV?
Yeah, it's the M1117 Escalade.
p-)

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In this photo released by Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is seen during a visit in a dairy farm near Beijing, China Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007.

[mugs69]

More importantly, why is that guy carrying what looks like an surface-to-air missile launcher, or Anti-Tank launcher on his back?

Seriously, this is from Iraq or Afghanistan, the enemy there has no air force and the only vehicles they have are cars or technicals.
Or could it be used to blow up an enemy stronghold? :|

Please tell if you know why he is taking that thing along. :hug:


BTW, great photos people! woot

There's a Royal Marines documentary shot by the BBC posted on here a few times (twice in the past few days actually) and the marines used the Javelin to take out Taliban fighters.

[strumbird]

Is that a BRDM with a different turret or the Cadillac Gage ASV?

It looks like an M1117 Guardian ASV or LAV-150/V-150.

[mugs69]

NiteShadow
Do i know you? Oh i remember you now you are the one jumping.
My avatar nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo p-)


BTW I freakin love your Avatar wootwootwoot

[Kvakva]

BTW I freakin love your Avatar wootwootwoot
thx :) :) :)

[He219]

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Australian police officer Sgt. Jeff Tanswell speaks Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007, on Thursday Island, Australia, less than 24 hours after he survived a crocodile attack. Tanswell was snorkelling at Adolphus Island when the crocodile dove and rolled over with Tanswell in its jaws but then let him go as he surfaced, allowing Tanswell's wife Jane to position their boat between her husband and the crocodile and drag him to safety
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Flags of Britain, left, the United States, right and the Southern Sudan flag, second right, fly as the crowd is guarded by armed troops, in Juba, Sudan, during the second anniversary celebration of the signing of a peace agreement, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. The president of southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, said Tuesday that a 2005 peace deal ending the 21-year civil war between Sudan's Muslim government in the north and the mostly Christian rebels in the south isn't working.
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Surrounded by elite troops President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, speaks next to first vice President, and President of southern Sudan, Salva Kiir aka DMC, second right, on the platform during the second anniversary celebration of the signing of a peace agreement in Juba, Sudan, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007.
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A man celebrates in Juba, Sudan during the second anniversary of the signing of a peace agreement, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007
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A dancer holds a Southern Sudan flag in Juba, Sudan, during the second anniversary celebration of the signing of a Peace agreement, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007.
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Southern Sudan troops march in Juba, Sudan, during the second anniversary celebration of the signing of a peace agreement, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. The president of southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, said Tuesday that a 2005 peace deal ending the 21-year civil war between Sudan's Muslim government in the north and the mostly Christian rebels in the south isn't working.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, from left, meets with rebel leaders Gen. Mohammed Basher of the Justice and Equality Movement, Colonel Adul Abdallah Ismail of the Sudan Liberation Movement, and Major Abdesalam Kitir of the Justice and Equality Movement on Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007. Richardson urged the rebels, who are fighting in Darfur and have refused to sign a peace agreement with the Sudanese government, to lay down their arms for 60 days and negotiate a lasting cease-fire. (

[TheKrautinater]

#1
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Australian police officer Sgt. Jeff Tanswell speaks Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007, on Thursday Island, Australia, less than 24 hours after he survived a crocodile attack. Tanswell was snorkelling at Adolphus Island when the crocodile dove and rolled over with Tanswell in its jaws but then let him go as he surfaced, allowing Tanswell's wife Jane to position their boat between her husband and the crocodile and drag him to safety

#2
Southern Sudan troops march in Juba, Sudan, during the second anniversary celebration of the signing of a peace agreement, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. The president of southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, said Tuesday that a 2005 peace deal ending the 21-year civil war between Sudan's Muslim government in the north and the mostly Christian rebels in the south isn't working.

And #3



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#1) BUMMER DUDE
#2) no sh1t?
#3) lol

[somedude]

Yeah, it's the M1117 Escalade.
p-)



Yeehaw, I was right about the Caddy. Cadillac Gage is owned by Texron, which manufactures the Guardian.:) Is the one in the picture a vehicle manned by the Iraqi Army (I seem to recall they put out a large order for them) or by US MPs?

Does it come with leather seats?

[akd]

Yeehaw, I was right about the Caddy. Cadillac Gage is owned by Texron, which manufactures the Guardian.:) Is the one in the picture a vehicle manned by the Iraqi Army (I seem to recall they put out a large order for them) or by US MPs?

Does it come with leather seats?

Looks like a US vehicle.

[D-gin]

Thanks for the photos He....Glad you stayed with your old ways.

[devil99]

#1

And #3



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#1) BUMMER DUDE
#2) no sh1t?
#3) lol


AHA! Good eye!rofl

[Critter]

I wonder if this is the Iraqi equivalent to "Charlie's Angels"?

[NiteShadow]

NiteShadow
Do i know you? Oh i remember you now you are the one jumping.
My avatar nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo p-)

haha my bad didnt know someone else had that too. new avatar search!!

[adamas]

That one looks American-made (like the USCG cutters used to patrol the South Vietnamese coastline during the Vietnam War)




Sir It is an US made patrol craft but I am not sure if its the Point class patrol craft from USCG or the PCF purchased from Halter Marine way back the 90's

[panzrman]

What I like most about the Iraqi Police are their Chevy LUVs.
I found a pic of two such pickups with big guns (14,5mm ZPUs) in www.5tharmy.army.mil/2bde/2_75_UnitNewsletter.htm (http://www.5tharmy.army.mil/2bde/2_75_UnitNewsletter.htm) but the site just has an error message. Here's the photo (enhanced with Photoshop), does anyone have it full size?
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3439/chevrolettechnicaliraqiwp3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

As a bonus, here are some more LUV pics.
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Chevy Luv and Dodge Rams.... sorry I don't have a pic of the Luv with the ZPU. These were taken when they were known as the Special Police Commandos. Now they are known as the National Police. Like a numbnuts, I would sometimes hop in the back of the trucks and ride for a spell with my " Commandos" when we first arrived and were trying to build *******. Didn't make the boss too happy , and in hindsight , not incredibly smart. But, hey, it worked.
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[He219]

Overtime, therefore nothing Mañana.
p-)

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A U.S. Air Force Airman with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations sets up an antenna Jan. 3, 2007, to assist U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment as they inquire with villagers in Dingak, Afghanistan, ab out possible enemy activity and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel)
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Members of the Montenegrin Special Forces helicopter flies low 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ﾒs State Partnership Program
SGT JIM GREENHILL 7 Dec 2006
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Members of the Montenegrin Special Forces prepare to exit a helicopter 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ﾒs State Partnership ProgramSGT JIM GREENHILL 7 Dec 2006
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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, right, chief of the National Guard Bureau, greets members of the Montenegrin Special Forces after their tactical capabilities demonstration at the Danilovgrad Training Center in Montenegro Dec. 7, 2006. The Maine National Guard and Montenegro announced their pairing in the National Guardﾒs State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
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Members of the Montenegrin Special Anti-Terrorist Unit stand by during a demonstration for National Guard Bureau and Maine National Guard leaders at the Ministry of Interior Training Center near Podgorica, Montenegro, Dec. 7, 2006. 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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A Polish army soldier assigned to Multi-National Division - Central South makes friends with a puppy during a mission in Al Naimi, Iraq, Nov. 20, 2006. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price, U.S. Air Force.
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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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An Iraqi army gunner renders a salute to his command during the Iraqi Army Day at the 8th Iraqi Army Division compound near Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt)
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U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines rest during a patrol in the city of Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian M. Henner)
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Iraqi army soldiers watch 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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Iraqi army soldiers patrol the streets 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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Iraqi army soldiers search a home 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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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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Iraqi army soldiers patrol the streets of Adhamiya, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006, to engage the local populace 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. 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) (Released)
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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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Iraqi army soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division conduct a foot patrol in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie Corbett) (Released) (Released)
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Iraqi army soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division provide security during a foot patrol in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie Corbett) (Released)
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A Mongolian army soldier assigned to the Quick Reactionary Force, Multi-National Division - Central South scans the area with his 7.62mm PKM rifle in a bunker during a training day at the Mongolian contingency compound on Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2006. The Mongolian contingency is responsible for internal security for Camp Echo protecting the lives of 11 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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Mongolian army soldiers assigned to the Quick Reactionary Force, Multi-National Division - Central South scan the area with thier 7.62mm rifles during a training day at the Mongolian contingency compound on Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2006. The Mongolian contingency is responsible for internal security for Camp Echo protecting the lives of 11 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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A Mongolian army executive officer assigned to the Quick Reactionary Force, Multi-National Division - Central South communicates with his team members during a quick reactionary drill at the Mongolian contingency compound on Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2006.
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A Mongolian army soldier assigned to the Quick Reactionary Force, Multi-National Division - Central South runs to his military vehicle while responding to a call during a training day at the Mongolian contingency compound on Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2006. The Mongolian contingency is responsible for internal security for Camp Echo protecting the lives of 11 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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A Mongolian army soldier assigned to the Quick Reactionary Force, Multi-National Division - Central South mounts his a BRDM-2 armored personnel carrier vehicle while responding to a call during a training day at the Mongolian contingency compound on Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2006. The Mongolian contingency is responsible for internal security for Camp Echo protecting the lives of 11 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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Mongolian army soldiers assigned to the Mongolian Contingency, Multi-National Division - Central South perform motivational physical trainingon Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2006. The Mongolian contingency is responsible for internal security for Camp Echo protecting the lives of 11 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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A Mongolian army soldier from the Mongolian contingency with Multi-National Division - Central South repairs a starter from a Zil recovery vehicle on Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec 8, 2006. The Mongolian contingency is responsible for internal security for Camp Echo protecting the lives of 11 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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A Mongolian army officer gives a weekly English class to Mongolian army soldiers on the Mongolian contingency compound on Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2006. The Mongolian contingency is responsible for internal security for Camp Echo protecting the lives of 11 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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A U.S. Army Soldier, left, and a Polish army soldier shake hands prior to the start of a DANCON march at Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006.
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Army soldiers from different nations line up at the starting line in preparation to begin a DANCON march at Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. A DANCON march is a tradition among Danish military units that are serving outside the borders of Denmark. Soldiers from 11 nations participated in Camp Echo's march.
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Danish army Col. Peter Elkjeark, the senior national representative of the Danish Contingency, Multi-National Division - Central South, addresses participants at the starting line prior to the start of a DANCON march at Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006
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Danish army Col. Peter Elkjeark, senior national representative of the Danish contingency (DANCON), Multi-National Division - Central South, fires the starting gun to begin the start of the 2006 DANCON march at Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006
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Ukrainian army Lt. Col. Igor Bulgakov, left, and U.S. Army Master Sgt. Thomas Ballard run to the finish line during a DANCON march at Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. A DANCON march is a tradition among Danish military units that are serving outside the borders of Denmark. Soldiers from 11 nations participated in Camp Echo's march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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Kazakhstani army soldiers carry their flag during a DANCON march at Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. A DANCON march is a tradition among Danish military units that are serving outside the borders of Denmark. Soldiers from 11 nations participated in Camp Echo's march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Dawn Price, left, receives a medal after completing a DANCON march at Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. A DANCON march is a tradition among Danish military units that are serving outside the borders of Denmark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ronald VanAusdal)
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Polish Army Lt. Col. Arthur Novak, assigned to the finance branch, Multi-National Division - Central South, stands on the 1st place podium position after winning the DANCON march at Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006, while Mongolian army soldiers stand in the 1st and 2nd place positions. A DANCON march is a tradition among Danish military units that are serving outside the borders of Denmark. Soldiers from 11 nations participated in Camp Echo's march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price)

[Ordie]

Overtime, therefore nothing Mañana.
p-)


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HIIIGH Faiiive!!!

[Switek]

The last series is great, He :)

Whenever I look at picures of Mongolian soldiers It comes to my mind what badasses they are and what effective is camo of their uniforms which can be named all terrain

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[Dark Avenger]

Chevy Luv and Dodge Rams.... sorry I don't have a pic of the Luv with the ZPU. These were taken when they were known as the Special Police Commandos. Now they are known as the National Police. Like a numbnuts, I would sometimes hop in the back of the trucks and ride for a spell with my " Commandos" when we first arrived and were trying to build *******. Didn't make the boss too happy , and in hindsight , not incredibly smart. But, hey, it worked.
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Thanks for the info and the photos! ;)

[szr]

Great pics, He. Love the multi-national pics.

[Major_Ass]

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Iraqi Police Day! My favorite of the year. (But no rabbits?)

Charlies Angels! only jokeing....

Good to see the Iraqi's gettin themselves together.

[timawa]

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That one looks American-made (like the USCG cutters used to patrol the South Vietnamese coastline during the Vietnam War)


Sir It is an US made patrol craft but I am not sure if its the Point class patrol craft from USCG or the PCF purchased from Halter Marine way back the 90's

It's an ex-USCG Point-class cutter. The PN has 2.