Today's Pic's. - Monday, April 26

[He219]

Good Job with Sunday's Pic's, Eddie!

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqis point at a plume of smoke billowing from Baghdad's al-Waziriyah neighborhood 26 April 2004 as a powerful blast rocked the Iraqi capital. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: US soldiers secure the site of an attack on US military convoy as a Humvee burns in the background 26 April 2004 in Baghdad. A powerful bomb exploded in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Waziriyah as a US military convoy was passing by. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: US army special forces check a burning US Humvee 26 April 2004 in Baghdad. A powerful bomb exploded in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Waziriyah as a US military convoy was passing by. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: US special forces carry the body of a US serviceman following an attack on US military Humvees 26 April 2004 in Baghdad. A powerful bomb exploded in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Waziriyah causing many casualities. EDS NOTE: Recropped version of BAG15. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: An Iraqi policeman makes way for a man carrying an injured Iraqi girl after a explosion 26 April 2004 in Baghdad. Two people were killed and four wounded in a powerful blast that blew up four US military Humvees and caused a house to collapse in Baghdad. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ-APRIL 26: Iraqis evacuate wounded a person from the scene of an explosion in April 26, 2004 in northern Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion at the building occurred while U.S. soldiers were conducting a raid at the site, wounding at least one soldier and an unknown number of Iraqis. Four humvees parked at the scene were completely destroyed, and later a crowd set upon the abandoned vehicles and both looted and burned them. It is still unclear what caused the explosion or why soldiers were raiding the residence. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi boys fight for burnt US army helmet looted from destroyed US Humvees 26 April 2004 in Baghdad. Two people were killed and four wounded in a powerful blast that blew up four US military Humvees and caused a house to collapse in Baghdad. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi Shiite Muslims hail radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr as they stone a US Humvee following an explosion 26 April 2004 in Baghdad. Two people were killed and four wounded in a powerful blast that blew up four US military Humvees and caused a house to collapse in Baghdad. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi Shiite Muslims stone a US military Humvee as they hail radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr, following an explosion 26 April 2004 in Baghdad. A powerful bomb exploded in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Waziriyah causing a lot of casualties. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 26: An Iraqi man shows off an axe he looted from a humvee at the scene of a house explosion April 26, 2004 in Northern Baghdad. The explosion at the building occured while U.S. soldiers were conducting a raid at the site, wounding at least one soldier and an unknown number of Iraqis. The Humvees parked at the scene were completely destroyed, and later a crowd set upon the abandoned vehicles and both looted and burned them. It is unclear what caused the explosion or why soldiers were raiding the residence. (Photo by Scott Nelson/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 26: Iraqis parade with looted U.S. military items near the scene of a house explosion April 26, 2004 in Northern Baghdad.

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Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Blast (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20040426/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq)

21 minutes ago

By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An explosion leveled part of a building as American troops searched it for suspected production of "chemical munitions," a U.S. general said. Two soldier were killed and five wounded in the blast, and a cheering mob of Iraqis looted their wrecked Humvees, taking away weapons and equipment.

Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt did not say what sort of chemical munitions were believed to be produced at the site.

"Chemical munitions could mean any number of things," including smoke grenades, he said. After the blast, there was no sign in the area of precautions against chemicals.

Asked about reports that the raid team included members of the Iraq (news - web sites) Survey Group — the U.S. team searching for weapons of mass destruction in the country — Kimmitt would say only, "The inspection was by a number of coalition forces."

He said the owner and associates of the site were "suspected of supplying chemical agents" to Iraqi insurgents, but did not elaborate.

Witnesses said the blast went off just after troops broke into a storefront in the one-story building in the northern Baghdad district of Waziriya. Kimmitt did not comment on the cause of the explosion.

The blast leveled the front of the building and wrecked four Humvees parked in front. Afterward, a U.S. soldier was seen being taken away in a stretcher, her chest and face severely burned. Witnesses reported other U.S. casualties being rushed away in ambulances as U.S. troops closed off the area.

Several Iraqis were pulled out of the wreckage, including a woman who wept as she was carried over a man's shoulder to safety.

Afterward, dozens of cheering teenagers started to smash the ambandoned Humvees. One child climbed on a hood of one of the vehicles and beat it with a stick. Iraqis stripped the vehicles of equipment, one waving a heavy machine gun, another waving a U.S. helmet. One man sported military headphones.

A group dragged away one of the already burned-out Humvees, doused it with fuel and set it ablaze again.


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A satellite photograph of an area raided by U.S. forces, marked 'SECRET' and credited to the Iraq (news - web sites) Survey Group, lies on the pavement after it was recovered from one of four U.S. military vehicles destroyed in a large blast in north Baghdad April 26, 2004. An explosion ripped through a chemical storehouse, setting four U.S. military vehicles ablaze and inflicting American and Iraqi casualties, witnesses said. Troops appeared to have included members of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG) hunting for weapons of mass destruction, according to identification cards found at the scene. *******/str

[Rnagerrick]

Alright. I just dont understand. Insurgents plant bombs to hamper coalation efforts...okay, fine. This is war. So when innocents are injured the iraqis throw rocks at [/u]us. Whats the deal???

[He219]

Did you read the part in the caption about those Iraqis:

as they hail radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr
;)

[TFG]

Those "SF" guys look like Rangers. Can anyone confirm that?

Is there any way I could get High-res versions of those pics?

[He219]

I'll keep my eyes peeled for Hi-Res, TFG. Possibly in a few days time ...


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A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier secures the area after an explosion leveled a building in northern Baghdad Monday, setting four U.S. Humvees nearby on fire. At least one U.S. soldier and several Iraqis were wounded in the blast. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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An injured Iraqi man is lifted up by others after he got injured during an explosion in the northern part of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 26 April 2004. An explosion leveled a building in northern Baghdad on Monday, setting four U.S. Humvees nearby on fire. At least one U.S. soldier and several Iraqis were wounded.The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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An Iraqi man throws petrol onto a burning U.S. Army Humvee in the northern part of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 26 April 2004. An explosion leveled a building in northern Baghdad on Monday, setting four U.S. Humvees nearby on fire. At least one U.S. soldier and several Iraqis were wounded. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqi's celebrate with a looted machine gun and a helmet taken from a burned out U.S. Army Humvee after an explosion leveled a building in northern Baghdad Monday April 26, 2004, setting four U.S. Humvees nearby on fire. At least one U.S. soldier and several Iraqis were wounded in the blast. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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U.S. Army soldiers take cover while they explode a mine, found shortly before on the highway leading to the airport of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 26, 2004.

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Adnan Saleb Ibrahim, a member of the U.S.-trained Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, (ICDC), greets an American military policeman at a checkpoint at the entrance of Fallujah, Iraq Monday, April 26, 2004. The U.S. Marines are training ICDC members in conducting scheduled joint patrols in Fallujah later this week. (AP Photo/John Moore)

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A member of the U.S.-trained Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, (ICDC), searches an Iraqi vehicle at a checkpoint at the entrance of Fallujah, Iraq Monday, April 26, 2004. The U.S. military is planning on relying more on ICDC troops and plans to conduct joint patrols with them in Fallujah later this week. (AP Photo/John Moore)

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A U.S Army soldier and Army vehicles stand guard at the entrance of Fallujah, 60 kilometers west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 26, 2004. Fighting started in Fallujah on Monday which sent two large palls of heavy black smoke over the northern Jolan district, a poor neighborhood thought to have a large concentration of Sunni insurgents. Explosions rang out, along with the sound of mortars and heavy machine guns. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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U.S. soldiers check out a gun position as they move in at the Coalition Provisional Authority office situated in base Golf, in Najaf, Iraq, Monday April 26, 2004. The base has seen mortar fire regularly. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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A Spanish soldier takes out his mattress as a US soldiers waits to move in to a building at the Coalition Provisional Authority office at base Golf, in Najaf, Iraq, Monday April 26, 2004. U.S. soldiers will take over in Najaf and Qadisiyah provinces around May 27 after the expected withdrawal of some 2,000 troops from Spain, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, said Col. Robert Strzelecki from Camp Babylon, the headquarters of the Polish-led multinational troops. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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U.S. soldiers, Sfc. Marcus Butler of Baltimore, Md, left, Spc. Hall Dennis of Las Vegas, second from left, and Pfc. Ayala Jose of San Bernardine, La., third from left watch Spanish soldiers take out their belongings before moving in to a building at the Coalition Provisional Authority office at base Golf, in Najaf, Iraq, Monday April 26, 2004. U.S. trrops are replacing Spanish troops pulling out of Najaf. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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Us troops clean out rooms as they move into coalition base Golf, in Najaf, Iraq, Monday April 26, 2004. US troops are replacing Spanish troops who are pulling out of the city. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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Italian soldiers, foreground, prepare for a joint patrol with US Army soldiers, background, in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, Monday, April 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Italian soldiers patrol the center of Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, Sunday, April 25, 2004. The Italian compound in Nasariyah came under mortar attack early Sunday, injuring two Italian soldiers. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Italian soldiers patrol the center of Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, Sunday, April 25, 2004. The Italian compound in Nasariyah came under mortar attack early Sunday, injuring two Italian soldiers. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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U.S. Marine Pfc. Brandon Grove from Folsom, CA. provides security so that medics could medivac an injured Marine near the entrance to Fallujah, Iraq Monday, April 26, 2004. (AP Photo/John Moore)

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An Israeli military honor guard stands at a ceremony marking the beginning of Israel's Memorial Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City Sunday April 25, 2004. Israel on Sunday began observing its annual memorial day for soldiers and civilians killed in 144 years of conflict between Jews and Arabs, since Jews began settling what is now Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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An Israeli woman embraces her son during a ceremony marking Israel's Memorial Day at the cemetery of the Gush Katif block of Jewish settlements, in the Gaza Strip Monday April 26, 2004. With Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon proposed withdrawl from the Gaza Strip, this year may be the last time israeli settlers commemorate the memorial in the Gaza settlements.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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Marking Israeli Memorial Day, two Israeli family members of civilians who were killed in terror attacks light a torch of remembrance, during a ceremony for Israelis who have been killed since Israel's founding 56 years ago, at Mt. Herzl Cemetery, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Marking Israeli Memorial Day, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delivers a speech, standing near a memorial flame, during a ceremony of remembrance for Israeli terror victims killed since Israel's founding 56 years ago, at Mt. Herzl Cemetery, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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British Army Warrant Officer, Barry Jones, stands next to his autogyro before taking off from Middle Wallop, England, Monday April 26, 2004, to start his three and a half month, round-the-world, attempt. He will fly over 25 different countries. The autogyro is the last remaining class of aircraft yet to circumnavigate the globe. (AP Photo/Max Nash)

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Accompanied by two British Army helicopters, background, British Army Warrant Officer, Barry Jones, waves as he flies over Middle Wallop, England, Monday April 26, 2004, in his autogyro to start his three and a half month, round-the-world, attempt. He will fly over 25 different countries. The autogyro is the last remaining class of aircraft yet to circumnavigate the globe. (AP PHOTO/Max Nash)

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An Afghan boy swings on the remains of a Soviet tank abandoned near Bagram, 70 kilometers(43 miles) from Kabul, Monday, April 26, 2004. Tanks and other vehicles from Afghanistan's two decades of war still litter the landscape. On Tuesday, Afghans celebrate the day they ousted the communist regime. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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A British Army soldier guards the area near a damaged tanker truck after an attack on a convoy in Basra, southern Iraq, Monday April 26, 2004. One British soldier was wounded in the attack, a British military spokesman said. (AP Photo/Nabil Al-Jurani)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US soldier surveys the area through his binoculars at the entrance of the Iraqi restive city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, 26 April 2004. An American soldier was killed and eight others were wounded during clashes with insurgents in Fallujah. Fierce fighting broke out in city just as tensions appeared to be easing after a three-week siege by US marines with an agreement to restart joint US-Iraqi patrols. AFP PHOTO/Antonio Scorza (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: Two US marines sit on a armored amphibious vehicle as they arrive at the military base of Camp Fallujah, west of Baghdad 26 April 2004. Eight insurgents were killed and at least four US marines were wounded during fierce fighting in the fraught Sunni Muslim city of Fallujah where an uneasy ceasefire had been in place for a week. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)

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[epc]

I cannot understand why after the bombing, if the US forces had the time and the men to "secure the site" as claimed in the captions, and evacuated the casualties, did they not tow away the vehicles or searched the areas more thoroughly? That could prevent the Iraqis from looting and recovering the sat photos, the helmet and other stuff for their "trophies."

[tuckerhat]

epc, it would be great if they were able to police the site of all equipment...but well they're not Police :lol: And its hard not to miss anything, besides most of the things the Iraqis are looting is unusable or insignificant, aside from the recon photos. And well, im sure its easy to miss a piece of paper amidst the chaos. I'm not disagreeing with you that if they remove all equipment they would remove a morale victory for the Iraqis, but it is simply impractical.

[epc]

I'm not disagreeing with you that if they remove all equipment they would remove a morale victory for the Iraqis, but it is simply impractical.

Right now, this pic is on NY Times website's front page:

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I'm not asking them to conduct a forensic examination, but please, just tow away the Humvee's. This kind of pictures is easy to prevent.

[ZoneOne]

i agree with that


but good pics and

someone above said can anyone confirm the SF - b/c they look like rangers

--- hmm tough --- but ill wait and see which is which

[talib_killa34]

I'm not disagreeing with you that if they remove all equipment they would remove a morale victory for the Iraqis, but it is simply impractical.

Right now, this pic is on NY Times website's front page:

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I'm not asking them to conduct a forensic examination, but please, just tow away the Humvee's. This kind of pictures is easy to prevent.

Yes, agreed. Deny these idiots any little moral victory they can get!

These people celebrate something THEY did not plan or execute. Yet, have their ugly mugs on every major paper in town.

New York Times, STOP WITH THE AIDING OF OUR ENEMY!

[M203]

I'm not asking them to conduct a forensic examination, but please, just tow away the Humvee's. This kind of pictures is easy to prevent.

Is it? How would you know? Do you know how things happened, do you know the area, do you know what kind of resources were available at the time etc etc

Have a good day

[Uncle Sam]

I'm not asking them to conduct a forensic examination, but please, just tow away the Humvee's. This kind of pictures is easy to prevent.
They remove all the gear and equipment that isn't destroyed. If you notice the SAW that one dude is holding...There is no trigger mechanism. On the SAW, knock out two pins and the whole handle and trigger assembly comes right off, making it useless. Plus it looks destroyed anyway. Now, why would they tow the Hummers out? They are destroyed. I don't think they can call AAA over there.


someone above said can anyone confirm the SF - b/c they look like rangers
I'd have to say SF for the most part, but they could've had Rangers with them. I could be wrong though.

IMO, Rangers have been very secretive in this war. More so than Special Operations.

[talib_killa34]

Have a good day

How do you know what kind of godd**n day it is?
:bash:

[catdat]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=592629
Possibly ****ie-trapped (?)
Ya think?

I was waiting for old Khalid to show up with some burning Humvee Pics since he's been pretty quiet lately. But then again, as one member pointed out, he's Iraqui so obviously he knows right where to be when stuff blows up in Iraq. I know how that is 'cause I'm from Florida and when stuff blows up down here in Florida I see it in my magic ball so I can run to the scene and take pics of it right away. Even if it's a half hour - forty minutes away on roads that are in much better shape (like 95) it's no problem I get pictures before the smoke clears.

Here's a link I call "Khalid Watch":

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=Khalid+Mohammed

[Chris1]

I'm not disagreeing with you that if they remove all equipment they would remove a morale victory for the Iraqis, but it is simply impractical.

Right now, this pic is on NY Times website's front page:

http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2004/04/26/international/26cnd-baghdad184.jpg

I'm not asking them to conduct a forensic examination, but please, just tow away the Humvee's. This kind of pictures is easy to prevent.would you want to **** in a bag for the rest of your life because you got shot towing away a destroyed vehicle so the NY times would have a different front page?

[talib_killa34]

"...so that no HMMWV gets left behind."

Okay, let them keep getting bushwacked.

Let the west see the burning hulks, get even more demoralized thinking, "Cripes! Looks like these Iraqi's are all kicking our asses!"

See the Iraqi's get more emboldened by their "success" and use more IED's to get more "world kodak moments".

Then the USA will withdraw after immense pressure at home and a limp president (Kerry) will say "we now have peace with honor."

Bin Laden in his lair, will say "You see? Burn some of their vehicles kill a few of their soldiers and these weak willed cowards will run. EVERY TIME!"

So yes, please with @#$%&^ sugar on top, TOW THE @#$%%^ vehicle!

[Jack Mehoff]

Oh wait, I thought American's media is pro-OIF like HELEX would put it. :roll:

[Chris196]

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3467573.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=3F4B2F891997293FB89D70C1B72CF5F8
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: US special forces carry the body of a US serviceman following an attack on US military Humvees 26 April 2004 in Baghdad. A powerful bomb exploded in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Waziriyah causing many casualities. EDS NOTE: Recropped version of BAG15. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

Draw your own conclusions about the operator with the 1911...

[Chris1]

So killer, you volunteering then?
driving a slow bullet magnet to pick up a burnt out shell of a vehicle surrounded by not so friendly locals at a site which could have many more devices planted solely for you?

[catdat]

Oh and one other observation before I forget:

If you look at these documents that were looted from the Humvees you'll notice the large Mosque marked off in red across the street from the "target" building.

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040426/i/r900699705.jpg

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040426/i/r2988546055.jpg

Khalid M., Muhammed M. and Ceerwan A. just happened to take the following pics from the upper story or roof of the same Mosque. See below:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040426/481/mm10104261156

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040426/481/bag10404261055

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040426/photos_ts/mdf549399

Did these guys show up with the Troops and then just slip into the Mosque upstairs because, you know it looked so inviting? can't pass up a tour of the Mosque and who'd want to follow a bunch of troops into a building when there's some danger I guess?

Maybe they were at the Hotel and rushed to the scene after the explosion?

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Looks kinda far actually maybe not.

Well if they didn't arrive with the Troops then opt for the Mosque Tour they were probably already in the Mosque. Would've been a nice place to Ambush some troops - there's a nice view from the roof of the Mosque.

Well who knew those troops would be there today? Coincidence probably. I'm sure that chemical supply buildings all over town are wired to explode - couldn't be an inside job - nah. And you know how Mosques always attract hordes of photographers.

Splash Out[/quote]

[Uncle Sam]

I was waiting for old Khalid to show up with some burning Humvee Pics since he's been pretty quiet lately. But then again, as one member pointed out, he's Iraqui so obviously he knows right where to be when stuff blows up in Iraq. I know how that is 'cause I'm from Florida and when stuff blows up down here in Florida I see it in my magic ball so I can run to the scene and take pics of it right away. Even if it's a half hour - forty minutes away on roads that are in much better shape (like 95) it's no problem I get pictures before the smoke clears.

Here's a link I call "Khalid Watch":

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=Khalid+Mohammed

Quite a funny and disturbing observation. He (Khalid) seems to "know the know" ;) sort-a-speak.

[wyrm_142]

Oh and one other observation before I forget:

If you look at these documents that were looted from the Humvees you'll notice the large Mosque marked off in red across the street from the "target" building.

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040426/i/r900699705.jpg

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040426/i/r2988546055.jpg

Khalid M., Muhammed M. and Ceerwan A. just happened to take the following pics from the upper story or roof of the same Mosque. See below:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040426/481/mm10104261156



The pics were taken from a building on the 'bottom' of the ref imagery. If you look at the first (close up) image, you'll see a four story building north (note the north arrow on the image) of the place with all the cars parked in front of it. In the first yahoo image you'll see shadows pointing towards the camera (hence shooting the image to the south) - and you'll also see a two or three story building across the street (west). Oh and the trees help too.

The mosque is marked due to the LOAC (law of armed conflict) issues with said structures. Best have the fellas on the ground know where the things they "can't" shoot at than not know.

[catdat]

wyrm_142 wrote:


he pics were taken from a building on the 'bottom' of the ref imagery. If you look at the first (close up) image, you'll see a four story building north (note the north arrow on the image) of the place with all the cars parked in front of it. In the first yahoo image you'll see shadows pointing towards the camera (hence shooting the image to the south) - and you'll also see a two or three story building across the street (west). Oh and the trees help too.

Thanks wyrm! I stand corrected that is the place in the lower left. That doesn't make it any less mysterious - just not as interesting as the Mosque. If I were with three photographers on the scene I'd know we'd all have to go up there to see who could make the best roof pic - there really aren't too many opportunities to get that kind of competition going and you know how we competitive we photographers are.

[Seoulstriker]

Draw your own conclusions about the operator with the 1911...


This is actually one of the very few cases which I would say this could be Delta. The story around this is they were going in to 'inspect' a possible chemical weapons production facility... High-value target if you ask me.

[wyrm_142]

Thanks wyrm! I stand corrected that is the place in the lower left. That doesn't make it any less mysterious - just not as interesting as the Mosque. If I were with three photographers on the scene I'd know we'd all have to go up there to see who could make the best roof pic - there really aren't too many opportunities to get that kind of competition going and you know how we competitive we photographers are.

Nada prob - I've spent way too much time comparing different images and getting people to understand that they are looking at the same thing. Just from different angles and such.

[He219]

This is actually one of the very few cases which I would say this could be Delta. The story around this is they were going in to 'inspect' a possible chemical weapons production facility... High-value target if you ask me.

This Video (http://video.cgi.cbsnews.com/video/video.pl?url=/media/2004/04/26/video613608.wmv&sid=201) indicated ID cards found were from a team tasked with the WMD search, Task force 121 perhaps, or whatever it was called?

And look on the sleeve of the operator. What position does XP1 denote? I don't quite recall the explanation given back with the 'deer in the headlight' photo and the Talib prisoner ...

[Seoulstriker]

This Video (http://video.cgi.cbsnews.com/video/video.pl?url=/media/2004/04/26/video613608.wmv&sid=201) indicated ID cards found were from a team tasked with the WMD search, Task force 121 perhaps, or whatever it was called?

And look on the sleeve of the operator. What position does XP1 denote? I don't quite recall the explanation given back with the 'deer in the headlight' photo and the Talib prisoner ...

I was not aware of the 'Deer in the Headlight' video, so I can't comment on the XP1 patch.

What are those straps on the bottom of his pants? Part of the NBC suit? What is that black pouch on his stomach?

[wyrm_142]

SOF don't carry 'special' ID cards. Mil ID cards are the same. Less is better, the less you have to ID what unit you are in, the better. My desert BDU's don't have anything other than my rank & name (not even a specialty badge).

Also - why would a high speed unit take the time to back the HUMVEE's up to the target?

Just something for you guys to ponder.

[Seoulstriker]

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20040426/mdf549399.jpg

Were Humvees always outfitted with dual bullet deflectors?

[usa320]

The building was obviously ****y trapped, so id imagine their was something in there they didnt want ISG to find.


A satellite photograph of an area raided by U.S. forces, marked 'SECRET' and credited to the Iraq (news - web sites) Survey Group, lies on the pavement after it was recovered from one of four U.S. military vehicles destroyed in a large blast in north Baghdad April 26, 2004. An explosion ripped through a chemical storehouse, setting four U.S. military vehicles ablaze and inflicting American and Iraqi casualties, witnesses said. Troops appeared to have included members of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG) hunting for weapons of mass destruction, according to identification cards found at the scene. *******/str

**** reuturs. Its marked secret for a reason. Couldnt we have the person that took the picture detained for giving out war plans?

Also, i think after they blow up our trucks, we should roll in with an airraid and destroy them, thus keeping them from looting and preventing propaganda.[/img]

[Pille1234]

f*** reuturs. Its marked secret for a reason. Couldnt we have the person that took the picture detained for giving out war plans?

rofl

[memphiz]

GP He219
RIP to the fallen US soldiers.

[ibstolidude]

SOF don't carry 'special' ID cards. Mil ID cards are the same. Less is better, the less you have to ID what unit you are in, the better. My desert BDU's don't have anything other than my rank & name (not even a specialty badge).

Also - why would a high speed unit take the time to back the HUMVEE's up to the target?

Just something for you guys to ponder.
Yea everyone knows a HSLD unit would use the vallet.

[Seoulstriker]

Excuse my ignorance, but what does HSLD stand for? :oops: High-speed, low-drag?

[ChuckThunder]

This Video (http://video.cgi.cbsnews.com/video/video.pl?url=/media/2004/04/26/video613608.wmv&sid=201) indicated ID cards found were from a team tasked with the WMD search, Task force 121 perhaps, or whatever it was called?

And look on the sleeve of the operator. What position does XP1 denote? I don't quite recall the explanation given back with the 'deer in the headlight' photo and the Talib prisoner ...

I was not aware of the 'Deer in the Headlight' video, so I can't comment on the XP1 patch.

What are those straps on the bottom of his pants? Part of the NBC suit? What is that black pouch on his stomach?

http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/special_forces-afghanistan/aam

[Seoulstriker]

LOL. Thanks Chuck. I was the one who posted this for the pic of the moment thread.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10482&highlight=pic+moment

hmmmm.

[He219]

Thanks ChuckThunder!
;)

Seoul, when it was initially posted and discussed sometime in 2003, somebody explained the mixed unit composition given the sleeve nomenclature. That's what I was referring to ...
p-)

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Augusta Bay, Sicily (Apr. 22, 2004) - Italian Special Forces personnel board an Italian SH-3 helicopter during exercise Clever Sentinel 2004.

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Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 22, 2004) - Italian Special Forces personnel FAST rope from an Italian SH-3 helicopter down to the deck of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) maritime prepositioning ship MV PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006), during exercise Clever Sentinel 2004. The exercise is a multilateral maritime interdiction training exercise led by Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. The exercise was part of the U.S. launched Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), a collaborative effort to take active measures against trafficking in WMD, their delivery systems and related materials to and from states and non-state actors of proliferation concern around the world. Five nations, including the U.S., provided assets for the exercise and several nations sent observers to the exercise.

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Mediterranean Sea (Apr. 22, 2004) - Italian Special Forces personnel make their way to the bridge of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) maritime prepositioning ship MV PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006) during exercise Clever Sentinel 2004.

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Augusta Bay, Sicily (Apr. 22, 2004) - Italian firefighters dressed in chemical, biological, radiological (CBR) suits set up a perimeter of warning signs around a container suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction (WMD) during exercise Clever Sentinel 2004.

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Video: Exercise Clever Sentinel (mms://wm.nmc.global.speedera.net/wm.nmc.global/040426_1.wmv)
That Italian Warship is pretty fresh! p-)

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Arabian Gulf (Apr. 22, 2004) - The Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) and USS George Washington (CVN 73) perform a connected replenishment at sea (RAS) and a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea.

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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 23, 2004) - Aviation Ordnancemen attach a pallet of ordnance onto an HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Three (HS-3) aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), during an ordnance transfer with USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).

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Atlantic Coast (Apr. 23, 2004) - An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32) launches from the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as the guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) pulls near to observe.

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Arabian Gulf (Apr. 24, 2004) - Sailors shoot a .50-caliber machine gun off the fantail during a training exercise aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73).

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FORT BLISS, Texas -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk makes an approach during a live-fire training exercise here April 9. The exercise was part of the 57th Wing Weapons School intensive five and one-half month training program. The HH-60 is assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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FORT BLISS, Texas -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk makes an approach during a live-fire training exercise here April 9. The exercise was part of the 57th Wing Weapons School intensive five and one-half month training program. The HH-60 is assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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FORT BLISS, Texas -- Pararescuemen rescue a downed pilot by taking him to a waiting HH-60G Pave Hawk for extraction here April 9. The rescue extraction was a simulated downed pilot scenario during a weapons school training course here. The pararescuemen and the HH-60G are assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A combat controller walks back to his teammates after practicing firing movements at an undisclosed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

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BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq -- A combat controller escorts the first civilian aircraft to land on the commercial runway here April 24, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, banks right after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker on April 21 following an aerial refueling. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

[Double Tap]

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April 25, 2004
Cycle of Violence Continues in Iraq
Original caption: Iraqi police officers and U.S. Army troops look at a car which was destroyed during a chase through the streets of the northern city of Mosul April 25, 2004. A U.S. patrol opened fire on a vehicle being chased by Iraqi police, killing one occupant. Two passengers fled the scene and a quantity of rocket grenades and rifles was later found inside the car.

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U.S.MARINES FROM GULF COMPANY, 2/7, A PART OF THE 1ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TAKE UP POSITIONS NEAR THE BESEIGED TOWN OF FALLUJA
Original caption: U.S.marines from Gulf Company, 2/7, a part of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force take up positions near the beseiged Iraqi town of Falluja on April 26, 2004.
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IRAQI SHI'ITE MILITIAMEN GUARD ROOFTOP IN SOUTHERN CITY OF DIWANIYA
Original caption: Iraqi Shi'ite gunmen of the Mehdi army guard an office of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the southern city of Diwaniya April 23, 2004.
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IRAQI SHI'ITE MILITIAMAN WALKS NEAR BURNING U.S. ARMY VEHICLE IN NAJAF
Original caption: An Iraqi militiaman from Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army walks past a burning U.S. Army Humvee vehicle, which was captured during a morning gun battle and later set alight, in the town of Kufa
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IRAQI SHI'ITE MILITIAMAN GESTURES NEAR A BURNING U.S. ARMY VEHICLE IN NAJAF
Original caption: An Iraqi militiaman from Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army gestures near a burning U.S. Army Humvee vehicle, which was captured during a morning gun battle and later set alight, in the town of Kufa
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IRAQI SHI'ITE MILITIAMEN DISPLAY CAPTURED U.S. ARMY VEHICLE IN NAJAF
Original caption: Iraqi militiamen from Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army display a captured U.S. Humvee vehicle, which was taken during a morning gun battle and later set alight, in the town of Kufa
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MEHDI ARMY MILITIA FIGHTERS OF SHI'ITE CLERIC MOQTADA AL SADR OCCUPY A BULIDING SITE IN KUFA
Original caption: Members of the Mehdi Army militia of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr occupy a bulding site in the town of Kufa
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IRAQI SHI'ITE CLERIC HOLDS UP RIFLE WHILE ADDRESSING FRIDAY PRAYERS IN BASRA
Original caption: Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Abdul-Satar Al-Bahadi holds up a rifle while addressing Friday prayers in Iraq's southern city of Basra April 16, 2004. Al-Bahadi said in his speech that all the Shi'ites in Basra are going to be the first in fighting the coalition forces in case they attack any of the Shi'ites holy cities including Najaf, where the radical Iraqi Shi'ites cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr is hiding from U.S. troops vowing to kill or capture him.
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[Seoulstriker]

Ooooh, I must have missed that discussion. :(


Excellent pics, He219! woot

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BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq -- A combat controller escorts the first civilian aircraft to land on the commercial runway here April 24, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

hehe. cute.

[Chris1]

Also, i think after they blow up our trucks, we should roll in with an airraid and destroy them, thus keeping them from looting and preventing propaganda.[/img]
just as long as they bring extra guns eh usa?

to conclude
to prevent propaganda
you propose bombing a residential area (right next to a mosque no less)
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[American Patriot]

I have a feeling that a lot of mosques will have to be rebuild after the transfer of power.

[Double Tap]

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[wulfstan]

http://pro.corbis.com/images/DWF15-677043.jpg?size=67&uid={9fe58357-541c-467f-905a-6b771aa33032}

What rifle is that? It looks good. I want one.

[Double Tap]

http://pro.corbis.com/images/DWF15-677043.jpg?size=67&uid={9fe58357-541c-467f-905a-6b771aa33032}

What rifle is that? It looks good. I want one.
FN FAL

[American Patriot]

a paratrooper FN FAL in the hands of an infidel

[He219]

Forgot the Girlie, Double Tap!
:P

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Cpl Debbie Stockbrugger, a Supply Technician with the 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment Battalion Group (3 R22ndR Bn Gp) listens to a speech by R22ndR Colonel Commandant, Major General (retired) Terry Liston, during a parade in Kabul, Afghanistan



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Now, how can anybody justify this as a 'holy man' or 'spiritual leader'. Live by the sword - die by the sword.

[wulfstan]

an paratrooper FN FAL in the hands of an infidel

I wonder if he'll sell in on ebay? ;)

Also, those guys on the rooftop with the heavy machine guns would make great targets thru a scope!

[American Patriot]

I think it's sort of cool. They can spread their wacky ideology as much as they want but we still have the upper hand.

[wyrm_142]

Yea everyone knows a HSLD unit would use the vallet.

I had a certain thought in mind when I wrote the first bit (building crash). Upon futher thought, I now understand why you'd park nose out (duh! :cantbeli: , to leave quickly).

[[AFSOC]]

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NICE

[He219]

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ - APRIL 25: Lance Corporal Tiffany Pilataxi of Sullivan, Missouri, of the US Marines Combat Service and Supply Battalion (CSSB) uses heavy firepower to protect a water convoy supplying outlying camps April 25, 2004 around Fallujah, Iraq. American forces have been under fire during a year of occupation of Iraq, and casualties have surged for the US Marines, especially around Fallujah, making April possibly the most lethal month yet for US forces in Iraq. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ - APRIL 25: Lance Corporal Michael Takacs of Pickerington, Ohio, of the US Marines Combat Service and Supply Battalion (CSSB), drives a water truck under heavy protection to supply outlying camps April 25, 2004 around Fallujah, Iraq. American forces have been under fire during a year of occupation of Iraq, and casualties have surged for the US Marines, especially around Fallujah, making April possibly the most lethal month yet for US forces in Iraq. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ - APRIL 25: US Marines of the 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment at Bahavia base near Fallujah, an old Saddam Hussein resort, prepare to roll out on patrol April 25, 2004 around Fallujah, Iraq. American forces have been under fire during a year of occupation of Iraq, and casualties have surged for the US Marines, especially around Fallujah, making April possibly the most lethal month yet for US forces in Iraq. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

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Marmot1 !!! :lol:

FALLUJAH, IRAQ - APRIL 25: A handmade sign about Iraqi Shiites is taped to a desk with bullet casings sitting on top at the US Marines Combat Service and Supply Battalion (CSSB) staging area April 25, 2004 around Fallujah, Iraq. American forces have been under fire during a year of occupation of Iraq, and casualties have surged for the US Marines, especially around Fallujah, making April possibly the most lethal month yet for US forces in Iraq. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

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Gulf of Oman (Apr. 21, 2004) - Sailors assigned to Special Boat Team Twelve (SBT-12) make final preparations to their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), after being lowered to the water from the flight deck of USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), as USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) cruises in the background. The amphibious dock landing Ship Whidbey Island and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Leyte Gulf are participating in Exercise Sea Python while deployed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operation supporting the Global War on Terrorism.

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Gulf of Oman (Apr. 21, 2004) – Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Valach, assigned to Special Boat Team Twelve (SBT-12), pilots a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), while Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Jeffery West maintains communications with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) during Exercise Sea Python.

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North Arabian Gulf (Apr. 23, 2004) – The mine warfare ship USS Raven (MHC 61) conducts local operations in the North Arabian Gulf. The coastal mine hunter is forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain in support of the Global War on Terrorism in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander Fifth Fleet area of responsibility.

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At sea with USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Apr. 23, 2004 - The Vessel Board Search and Seizure team (VBSS) assigned to USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) cruises in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to conduct Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), while participating in exercises aimed at fighting the global war on terrorism.

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At sea with USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Apr. 23, 2004 - The Vessel Board Search and Seizure team (VBSS) assigned to USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) inspects a Dhow as their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) stands by.

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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 23, 2004) - Search and Rescue Swimmer (SAR) members sit in a MH-60s “Knighthawk” helicopter during an vertical replenishment to transfer ammunition between the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), and USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).

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At sea with USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Apr. 24, 2004 - Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Patrick J.P. Neeley, from Plainfield, Ind., fires a .50 cal machine gun out of an SH-60B helicopter assigned to the "Mad Hatters" of Anti-Submarine Squadron Forty Four (HSL-44) deployed aboard the USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) while participating in exercises aimed at fighting the global war on terrorism.

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Arabian Gulf (Apr. 25, 2004) - Sonar Technician 3rd Class Michael Freer, from Daytona Beach, Fla., stands watch next to a 25mm cannon aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) in the Arabian Gulf while participating in exercises aimed at fighting the global war on terrorism.

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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 25, 2004) - Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Joshua Taher, from Kearny, N.J., fires .50 cal machine gun at a floating target as Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Kevin Campo, from Barre, Vt., observes, during a live-fire exercise aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65).

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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 23, 2004) - USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) steam along side each other while transferring ammunition in the Atlantic Ocean. The conventional powered aircraft carrier conducted an underway replenishment with the fast combat support ship Seattle and a vertical replenishment with the Enterprise in final preparations for a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.

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*No Smoking* p-)

Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 24, 2004) – The hangar bay aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is full with ammunition after an underway replenishment with the fast combat support ship USS Seattle (AOE 3) and USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 23, 2004) - USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) receives ordnance from the fast combat support ship USS Seattle (AOE 3) during an ammunition onload in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 23, 2004) - Aviation Ordnancemen aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) connect a pallet of ordnance to an MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Three (HS-3) for transfer to USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).

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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 23, 2004) - Deck department personnel aboard the fast combat support ship USS Seattle (AOE 3) transport ammunition to USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) during an underway replenishment.

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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 23, 2004) – An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter hovers above the flight deck of USS Seattle (AOE 3) as it transports ammunition to USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), background, during a vertical replenishment.

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[Seoulstriker]

Nice, He219. The marmot photo was pretty weird. I was thinking if they someone got a photoshop job into the ***** images database.


Were there any photos of the boatswain shooting the cables from ship to ship with the M14?

[seruriermarshal]

Yesterday , allies lose 4 soldiers more Humvees , sad message , Allies must kill those Iraq sh*t when they rob Humvees ......

[Jurgen]

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O my god... they look f*** dumb!
:backhand:

[catdat]

Jurgen wrote:
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O my god... they look f*** dumb!

Does the Kid (he's obviously doing this as part of a class trip or something) on the left think that piece of muffler is like a trophy? The guy on the right is holding up his wife's pocket rocket - he's probably looking for a little lube.

I've seen that guy in the middle before!

http://www.dangfunnypolitics.com/Dukakis_tank.jpg

[elguapo]

proof they visit militaryphotos :)

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Caption:
FALLUJAH, IRAQ - APRIL 25: A handmade sign about Iraqi Shiites is taped to a desk with bullet casings sitting on top at the US Marines Combat Service and Supply Battalion (CSSB) staging area April 25, 2004 around Fallujah, Iraq. American forces have been under fire during a year of occupation of Iraq, and casualties have surged for the US Marines, especially around Fallujah, making April possibly the most lethal month yet for US forces in Iraq. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

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Caption:

FALLUJAH, IRAQ - APRIL 25: US Marines of the 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment at Bahavia base near Fallujah, an old Saddam Hussein resort, prepare to roll out on patrol April 25, 2004 around Fallujah, Iraq. American forces have been under fire during a year of occupation of Iraq, and casualties have surged for the US Marines, especially around Fallujah, making April possibly the most lethal month yet for US forces in Iraq. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)


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[talib_killa34]

So killer, you volunteering then?
driving a slow bullet magnet to pick up a burnt out shell of a vehicle surrounded by not so friendly locals at a site which could have many more devices planted solely for you?


Getting in my Howard Summers Tow truck, right now!

I thought you knew! ;)

Oh, and Humvees don't need no help they are already slow "bullet magnets" with all the armor slowing them down.

Solution: PUT MORE ARMOR (BFV's and M1's) in IRAQ!

Read http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4825948/

[Merik]

Couple of things to say here. One is that whoever it was here that said that the building that blew up was the building that these guys were going to check out and the fact it was a chemical facility or whatever it said is very suspicious in my view. Thanks for pointing that out whomever credit is due.


Another is those pics of the captured Humvees, aint no way one of those raghead mother f*#$ers is gonna dance on my vehicle. I would rather die than let those bastards get thier hands on my ride.

[ibstolidude]

Another is those pics of the captured Humvees, aint no way one of those raghead mother f*#$ers is gonna dance on my vehicle. I would rather die than let those bastards get thier hands on my ride.
um okay. See when it is destroyed and doesn't really work - you can have it.

So long as you destroy it - who gives a ****? I mean really? If my vehicle was disabled and especially unarmored - I would un-ass the thing in a heart beat. That is why you have incendiary grenades. **** it - it is a truck, once it's disabled it is nothing but a Huge weight (and a 15-6 but that is another story). I would not loose a troop over an assed-up truck.

but hey what do I know.

[Ghostwolf]

Another is those pics of the captured Humvees, aint no way one of those raghead mother f*#$ers is gonna dance on my vehicle. I would rather die than let those bastards get thier hands on my ride.
um okay. See when it is destroyed and doesn't really work - you can have it.

So long as you destroy it - who gives a ****? I mean really? If my vehicle was disabled and especially unarmored - I would un-ass the thing in a heart beat. That is why you have incendiary grenades. f*** it - it is a truck, once it's disabled it is nothing but a Huge weight (and a 15-6 but that is another story). I would not loose a troop over an assed-up truck.

but hey what do I know.

I was thinking of setting up self destruct device inside the vehicles, if those ragheads dare to dance on the vehicles..... BOOM! Send them all to the moon flying.

[American Patriot]

5 pounds of C4 detonated next to the offending hmmwv should solve the dancing problem.

[talib_killa34]

5 pounds of C4 detonated next to the offending hmmwv should solve the dancing problem.



I like! :D

[epc]

Nobody is saying that troops should fight and die for disabled vehicles.

If the convoy gets hit by an IED or RPG, and the troops are being sprayed with machinegun and rifle fire, by all means, get out of the kill zone.

In this Baghdad raid, the troops stuck around long enough for Iraqi ambulances, fire trucks and police to show up and evacuate the casualties, then simply left the scene. The whole time there was no shots, no followed-up attacks. True, the wrecked humvees and disabled weapons have no military significance for the US. But the sight of Iraqis dancing on Humvees and holding aloft the American helmet HAS military significance to the enemies. They are encouraged by such sights.

Ralph Peters just said on TV in an interview that such pictures are getting huge play in the Arab world and the US military has to realize it.

[Marmot1]

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[Sirpad]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=592632

Loved that photo - at least one that looks kind of hopefull (tanks as playground).

can anyone get this one hi-res?

[talib_killa34]

Ralph Peters just said on TV in an interview that such pictures are getting huge play in the Arab world and the US military has to realize it.

That is exactly why.

If you had the time for firefighters to show up, ambulances, and they had a perimeter set up too, then tow the hulks out of there.

If it gets hairy call in CAS and move out.

Napalm the wreckage.

Just kidding!