Today's Pix - Thursday, March 15th, 2007

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Die 35mm Zwillingsfliegerabwehrkanone...
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... in der Abenddämmerung.
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Beeindruckende Bilder.... eines Nachtschießens.
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Allentsteig, 15. März 2007 - Diese Woche übten die Soldaten des Hörschinger Fliegerabwehrregiments 3 zum letzten Mal das Scharfschießen mit einer 35mm Zwillingsfliegerabwehrkanone am Truppenübungsplatz Allentsteig. Geschossen wird dabei auf einen Luftsack, der von einem Flugzeug geschleppt wird. Die in Hörsching stationierten Fliegerabwehrbatterien werden im Zuge der Reform Bundesheer 2010 nach Salzburg verlegt --- Last towed target practice shoot with the twin 35mm AA following an international meet in Austria.
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An up-armored Humvee undergoes a mine test at the Vehicle Vulnerability/Lethality Test Range at Aberdeen Test Center. The center, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., tests equipment ranging from tanks to protective vests and helmets to ensure they're effective and safe for warfighters.
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An Iraqi army soldier from the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, prepares to engage the enemy after coming under fire in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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Spc. William McGrath, Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, engages the enemy after coming under fire in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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U.S. Army Spc. William McGrath and Spc. Daniel Brothers, Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, launch a grenade toward a house after coming under fire in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vince Foster from Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, provides security during a short halt in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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Iraqi army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, play with a local's baby during a foot patrol in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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An Iraqi army soldier from the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, conducts a foot patrol in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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Iraqi soldiers control an intersection in a Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Joint US and Iraqi forces conducted searches for weapons and explosives at a popular market in Sadr City Thursday
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Iraqi youths watch an Iraqi army convoy in a Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Joint US and Iraqi forces conducted searches for weapons and explosives at a popular market in Sadr City Thursday
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A US soldier keeps watch in a Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Joint US and Iraqi forces conducted searches for weapons and explosives at a popular market in Sadr City Thursday
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Students pass Iraqi soldiers outside a university in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Iraqi and the US forces launched a major security crackdown by the capital
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Iraqi soldiers search the driver and inspect his car in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 15, 2007, as a part of a major security crackdown by the Iraqi and the US forces in the capital
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A U.S soldier of the 82nd Airborne shaves his face at a forward operating base Diablo during his visit to Ghorak district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne are providing a security cordon around the heart of NATO's Operation Achilles
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U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne protect themselves from a dust storm kicked up by a Chinook helicopter dropping off supplies at a forward operating base Diablo in Ghorak district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne are providing a security cordon around the heart of NATO's Operation Achilles
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U.S. Maj. Gen. Stephen Layfield, center, deputy commander for Security of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, chats with U.S. soldiers of the 82nd Airborne about an operation at a forward operating base Diablo during his visit to Ghorak district of Kandahar province, Southern Afghanistan, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Layfield visited the forward base and spent time with the soldiers who providing a security cordon around the heart of NATO's Operation Achilles.
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U.S. Maj. Gen. Stephen Layfield, left, deputy commander for Security of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, shakes hands with an Afghan police officer at a forward operating base Diablo during his visit to Ghorak district of Kandahar province, Southern Afghanistan, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Layfield visited the forward base and spent time with the soldiers who providing a security cordon around the heart of NATO's Operation Achilles
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U.S. Maj. Gen. Stephen Layfield, third from right, deputy commander for Security of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, is briefed by U.S. officers of the 82nd Airborne about an operation at a forward operating base Diablo during his visit to Ghorak district of Kandahar province, Southern Afghanistan, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Layfield visited the forward base and spent time with the soldiers who providing a security cordon around the heart of NATO's Operation Achilles
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U.S. Lieutenant General Henry Obering, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency briefs media during a press breakfast, after meetings with representatives of German parliament and government in Berlin on Thursday, March 15, 2007
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Generalleutnant Henry Obering, Direktor der amerikanischen "Missile Defense Agency" informiert bei einem Pressefruehstueck in Berlin am Donnerstag, 15. Maerz 2007, Medienvertreter ueber seine Gespraeche mit Vertretern von Parlament und Bundesregierung, ueber die geplante Aufstellung eines amerikanischen Raketenabwehrsystems in Polen und Tschechin
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Angehoerige und Freunde begruessen am Donnerstag, 15. Maerz 2007, den Einsatzgruppenversorger "Frankfurt am Main" der Deutschen Marine beim Einlaufen in den Marinestuetzpunkt in Kiel. Nach sechs Monaten kehrte das Kriegsschiff von einem Einsatz in der UNIFIL Mission vor der Kueste des Libanon zurueck
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Family members and friends say welcome back as the German Navy's combat support ship "Frankfurt am Main" sails into the navy base in Kiel, northern Germany, on Thursday, March 15, 2007. The war ship returned from a six-month long deployment as part of the UNIFIL (United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon) mission off the coast of the Lebanon. Poster reads "Welcome back Frankfurt am Main - Monika is back again"
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Prizren/Potsdam, 14.03.2007 – Die deutschen Soldaten der Militärpolizei im Feldlager Prizren sorgen für die Sicherheit aller im Einsatz befindlichen Truppenteile im Kosovo
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Kunduz/Potsdam, 15.03.2007 – Die deutschen Soldaten des Wiederaufbauteams stehen während ihrer Patrouillen in direktem Kontakt mit der afghanischen Bevölkerung.


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Sudan Liberation Army field commander Jar al-Naby, center, stands outside his north Darfur house with wife Arafa, left, his son Hamoudi, right, and two of his brother's five children he adopted after his brother was slain in combat four months ago, in the village of Amarai in North Darfur, Sudan Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. Jar al-Naby was once a high school biology teacher but Darfur's turmoil turned his life upside down and he is now a rebel commander operating in a desert region only 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Kutum, the North Darfur town that al-Naby once called home, now held by government troops.
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Sudan Liberation Army field commander Jar al-Naby, 4th left, stands near his north Darfur home with his bodyguards and neighbours in the village of Amarai in North Darfur, Sudan Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. Jar al-Naby was once a high school biology teacher but Darfur's turmoil turned his life upside down and he is now a rebel commander operating in a desert region only 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Kutum, the North Darfur town that al-Naby once called home, now held by government troops
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Over 8,000 illegal assault rifles and handguns, which have been confiscated from criminals and nomadic herders, are positioned on a pyre prior to being set alight and destroyed in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday March 15, 2007 as part of a campaign to rid the East African nation of thousands of illegal weapons
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Over 8,000 illegal assault rifles and handguns, which have been confiscated from criminals and nomadic herders, are destroyed on a pyre after being set alight in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday March 15, 2007 as part of a campaign to rid the East African nation of thousands of illegal weapons
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South Korean veterans of the Korean War use binoculars to look at the North side from Imjingak near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the war near the border village of the Panmunjom, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 15, 2007
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A train runs on the rail, which the two Koreas hope to reconnect as part of an agreement reached at a historic summit of Kim Dae-jung and Kim Jong Il in 2000, at the Imjingak Pavilion near the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Talks between North and South Korea on details of an agreement to conduct test-runs of railways across their heavily armed border ended inconclusively Thursday, the South's Unification Ministry said
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French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, right, and her Japanese counterpart Akio Kyuma, left, review the guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Thursday, March 15, 2007.
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Demonstrators from the Fourrure Torture animal liberation group, or Fur Torture group, protest against seal hunting in Canada, during a day of action against the seal hunt, Thursday, March 15, 2007 near the Canadian embassy in Paris. Protestors denounced as cruel and inhumane the hunting tactics used to kill seal pups for their skins. Placard reads : "Canada ! Stop slaughtering seals", foreground right, as the word covering the Canadian flag reads : "Shame". Demonstrators stand by a makeshift ice-floe and toy pups, messed up by red paint symbolizing the blood of slaughtered seal pups
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Lawyer of French terrorist suspect Willie Brigitte, Harry Durimel, addresses reporters at the Paris courthouse after the verdict announcement of Brigitte trial's, Thursday, March 15, 2007. A Paris court convicted Brigitte of plotting an attack in Australia and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Brigitte was convicted Thursday of "criminal association with a terrorist enterprise," a blanket charge often used for French terrorist suspects. Media reports have alleged that Brigitte and a Sydney-based terror cell were looking for targets for a terrorist attack and had considered a nuclear reactor on the city's southern edge or a military base near the town of Alice Springs.

[CPLHUNTER]

Great pics...thx!

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Spc. William McGrath, Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, engages the enemy after coming under fire in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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U.S. Army Spc. William McGrath and Spc. Daniel Brothers, Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, launch a grenade toward a house after coming under fire in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vince Foster from Bravo Company, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, provides security during a short halt in Buhriz, Iraq, on Feb. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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[SoliDeoGloria]

^^^^ in the pic above...are they issuing silencers? or is he a DMR and gets the choice of adding it?

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In less than 80 days, the turret prototype on this Humvee was taken from sketched concept to hard-core assembly. The igloo-shaped structure is designed to wrap around and over the turret gunner, thereby minimizing the sniper threat. The protective prototype?s development and testing was motivated by the death of Airman 1st Class Leebernard Chavis, who was killed by sniper fire in October 2006.


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ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 22, 2007) - A helicopter from the Eight-ballers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 8 prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jon Dasbach

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Johnson provides security over workers from a flour factory during a raid, Feb. 27, 2007, in Mosul, Iraq. Johnson is with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine


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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mike Rice looks through personal belongings of workers from a flour factory, Feb. 27, 2007, during a raid in Mosul, Iraq. Rice is with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine


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A U.S. Army soldier provides security over workers from a flour factory, Feb. 27, 2007, during a raid in Mosul, Iraq. The soldier is with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Johnson clears a staircase during a raid on a flour factory in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. Johnson is with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine


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U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Adam Johnson and William Johnson discuss the location of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device that exploded nearby during a raid on a flour factory in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. The soldiers are with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine


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Members of the Iraqi army, 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, prepare for a three-day raid during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. The purpose of Operation Brown Hawk is to eliminate Tahrir as an operating base for improvised explosive device building cells and key leaders of the Al-Qaeda forces in Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Charles Holland, assigned to the Military Transition Team, watches over soldiers with the Iraqi army, 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, before a three-day raid during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


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An Iraqi army soldier with 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, prepares for a three-day raid during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. The purpose of Operation Brown Hawk is to eliminate Tahrir as an operating base for improvised explosive device building cells and key leaders of the Al-Qaeda forces in Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


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U.S. Army Capt. Scott Steele, assigned to the Military Transition Team, observes soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, as they search a house for weapons during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


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Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, shake the hand of a local house owner after using his house as a temporary command post during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


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An Iraqi army medic, assigned to the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, provides treatment for a soldier, who got shot in the toe, during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


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U.S. Army Capt. Scott Steele, assigned to the Military Transition Team, provides security during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall


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An Iraqi army soldier, assigned to the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, enjoys a lollypop in the turret of his tactical vehicle during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, on Feb. 25, 2007. The purpose of Operation Brown Hawk is to eliminate Tahrir as an operating base for improvised explosive device building cells and key leaders of the Al-Qaeda forces in Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall

[He219]

High-res available for this series?
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[Abbadon the Despoiler]

great pix!

hi-res pls?

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[He219]

^ * just click on the image*

^^^^ in the pic above...are they issuing silencers? or is he a DMR and gets the choice of adding it?
Yes, but please calll them Sound Suppressors.

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U.S. Army Soldiers rest during a mission to search out and capture insurgents in As Sadah, Iraq, March 1, 2007. The Soldiers are from Charlie Troop 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regimen (Reconnaissance), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

[zulu261]

As an airsofter, the guy with the silencer would be hanged :D

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Prendergast gives a local intelligence briefing to security forces airmen who write down important information during guardmount, Feb. 15, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Prendergast is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth


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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Darrell Shelton gives a daily situational awareness briefing during security forces guardmount, Feb. 15, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Shelton is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth


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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lawrence Reents checks identification before allowing a vehicle to pass through an entry control point, Feb. 16, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Reents is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth


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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lawrence Reents and Airman 1st Class Sean Stanton perform a walking patrol near an F-16 Fighting Falcon hazardous aircraft shelter, Feb. 16, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Balad security forces patrol the airfield to gain a closer perspective of equipment and personnel. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth


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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Brown and Airman 1st Class Robert Lisenbee survey their sector from a perimeter guard tower at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth


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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Moore and Senior Airman Taliesin Fortmuller use a Global Positioning System receiver and binoculars to pinpoint and identify the point of impact and any possible unexploded ordnance after an indirect fire attack, Feb. 19, 2007, against Balad Air Base, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth


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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carmine Androsiglio uses a metal detector to check a third-country national contractor for illegal items such as cameras and weapons, Feb. 21, 2007, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by f Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth


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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marquis Garvin searches a third-country national contractor's vehicle for illegal items such as weapons and hand-drawn maps that could be used against military forces at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth


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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt Daniel Thibeault (right), an explosive ordnance disposal Marine from Combat Logistics Battalion attached to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, demonstrates to Marines the proper way to prepare ordnance for disposal, Feb. 22, 2007. EOD performs various functions for the battalion such disposal of improvised explosive devices, weapons and post blast analysis. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler


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Marines with the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based Battalion Landing Team 2/4 are shown the proper way to prepare ordnance for disposal by explosive ordnance disposal Marines, Feb. 22, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler


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Marines with the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based Battalion Landing Team 2/4 are shown the proper way to prepare ordnance for disposal by explosive ordnance disposal Marines, Feb. 22, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler


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Marines with the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based Battalion Landing Team 2/4 are shown the proper way to prepare ordnance for disposal by explosive ordnance disposal Marines, Feb. 22, 2007. EOD performs various functions for the battalion such disposal of improvised explosive devices, weapons and post blast analysis. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler


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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt Aaron Salyi (left), explosive ordnance disposal cheif from Combat Logistics Battalion attached to Battalion Landing Team 2/4, demonstrates to Marines the proper way to prepare ordnance for disposal, Feb. 22, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler

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The end result of the work done by explosive ordnance disposal Marines attached to the California-based Battalion Landing Team 2/4, Feb. 22, 2007. EOD performs various functions for the battalion such disposal of improvised explosive devices, weapons and post blast analysis. U.S. Marine Corsp photo by Staff Sgt Tracie G. Kessler

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A convoy of U.S. Army soldiers approaches an Iraqi checkpoint outside Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko


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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, provide convoy security while fellow soldiers talk to locals in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko


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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, talk with Iraqi army soldiers in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko


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A U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, provides security for his convoy in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko

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An Iraqi army soldier practices aiming his rocket launcher during training at an Iraqi checkpoint outside Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko


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U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley Denson, a medic assigned to Charlie Company, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, provides convoy security in Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko


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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clayton Glover, assigned to the 529th Military Police Company, and his military working dog, Alf ,search for explosives at an Iraqi checkpoint outside Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko


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An Iraqi army soldier provides security at an Iraqi checkpoint outside Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko


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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, take a break at an Iraqi checkpoint outside Samarra, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko

[Pete031]

can someone explain why some US soldiers and Marines are wearing coveralls instead of regular uniforms? Does it mean they are crewman who dismounted or is it because they belong to an armoured unit? It's probably been explained before. Looks like it would be cooler in the summer to wear them instead of ACU.

[He219]

can someone explain why some US soldiers and Marines are wearing coveralls instead of regular uniforms? Does it mean they are crewman who dismounted or is it because they belong to an armoured unit? It's probably been explained before. Looks like it would be cooler in the summer to wear them instead of ACU.
One main reason.

Fire-resistant Nomex Flightsuits are worn for protection from IED related flash burn injuries, the most common injury in theater.

[somedude]

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I don't understand, why didn't they make this all-around protective turret sooner? It seems like an obvious thing to make to give the gunners better protection..?

[Createdeemcee]

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Family and friends await the arrival of their sailors from the frigate USS Taylor, as she pulls into its homeport Naval Station Mayport after a successful surge deployment, Mar. 9, 2007. During the deployment, the USS Taylor served as the Scene of Action Commander in the Northern Arabian Gulf, and assumed a central role in the security of the Iraqi oil platforms, which help to stabilize the Iraqi economy. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

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Sailors man the rails on board the USS Taylor as she pulls into their homeport of Naval Station Mayport after a successful deployment, Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

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More than 200 sailors on board the USS Taylor, including embarked Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 44, return to their homeport of Naval Station Mayport after a successful deployment, Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

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U.S. Navy Seaman Brandon King Sr. embraces his five-month old son for the first time at the homecoming ceremony for guided missile frigate USS Taylor, Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

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U.S. Navy Cryptologic Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Baggerly embraces his son at the homecoming ceremony for guided missile frigate USS Taylor, Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

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U.S. Navy Seaman John Neal embraces his son for the first time at the homecoming ceremony for guided missile frigate USS Taylor. Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell


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Family members celebrate the arrival of the USS Taylor, after a successful deployment, Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

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An Iraqi army soldier hands out backpacks, and school supplies at an all girls school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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Iraqi students receive school supplies at an all girls school in Mosul, Iraq, March. 7, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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An Iraqi army soldier hands out backpacks, and school supplies at an all girls school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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An Iraqi army soldier hands out school supplies at an all girls school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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Iraqi students wait in line at an all boy's school in Mosul, Iraq, to receive school supplies, clothes and toys from Iraqi and U.S. Army soldiers March 7, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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Iraqi students wait at an all boy's school in Mosul, Iraq, to receive school supplies, clothes and toys from Iraqi and U.S. Army soldiers, March 7, 2007. The soldiers are from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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An Iraqi army soldier handS out school supplies to students at an all boy's school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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An Iraqi boy receives new backpacks for school from Iraqi army soldiers at an all boys school in Mosul Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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An Iraqi army soldier hands out backpacks, toys and Iraqi flags to students at an all boy's school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine

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U.S. Army Sgt. Auralie Suarez and Pvt. Brett Mansink take cover in a ditch in Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and were on a joint patrol in Al Rashid when their unit received small-arms fire. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley


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U.S. Army Pfc. Mark Stewart, far left, lays down cover fire as his squad prepares to maneuver down a street during a patrol in Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. Stewart is an infantryman assigned to Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley


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U.S. Army Spc. Olanrewanju Akinwumni, right, a combat documentation specialist assigned to the 982nd Combat Camera (Airborne), captures video imagery of U.S. Army soldiers taking cover as they maneuver down a street to engage gunmen who fired on their convoy in Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley


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U.S. Army Sgt. Auralie Suarez and Pvt. Brett Mansink take cover in a ditch in Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley


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U.S. Army Sgt. Karl King and Pfc. David Valenzuela lay down cover fire while their squad maneuvers down a street from behind the cover of a Stryker combat vehicle to engage gunmen who fired on their convoy in Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley

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A U.S. Army soldier lays down cover fire while his squad maneuvers down a street to engage gunmen who fired on their convoy in Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and were on a joint patrol in Al Rashid when his unit received small-arms fire. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley
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[xepharo]

goddamn, great pics today, hopefully more to come.

Question: What's that thing in the first 4 pictures? I read the subtitles, but still don't get it. 35mm AA gun? Looks like those high beam lasers from Battlestar Gallactica lol

[JoaMei]

Why dont they use a remote controlled weapon station? Too expensive?

[JoaMei]

goddamn, great pics today, hopefully more to come.

Question: What's that thing in the first 4 pictures? I read the subtitles, but still don't get it. 35mm AA gun? Looks like those high beam lasers from Battlestar Gallactica lol

Skyguard: http://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/index.php?fid=1552&lang=3&pdb=1

Just firing tracer rounds.

[goat89]

Nice pics today! Thx!

[Ravage]

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Marksman, not sniper right ?

[randy10]

Nice Pic's Today He...Thank you.

[BadKarma26]

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high res please?

[He219]

Oh yeah!

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U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion, provide security in an M1A1 Abrams tank while Marines from Regimental Combat Team 2 search for weapons caches along a section of the west bank of the Euphrates River, March 9, 2007, north of Hit, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller

[Lancero]

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LA CORUNA - Galicia - SPAIN
epa00957050 Riot police officers clash with protesters during a demonstration against the dismissal of 179 workers of the Atento company, a subsidiary of Telefonica, in La Coruna, northern Spain, on Thursday 15 March 2007. EPA/CABALAR
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PARIS - ILE-DE-FRANCE - FRANCE
epa00957043 Some 3,000 workers and trade unionists, coming from different European countries, hold banners as they march to protest against 12.5000 jobs cuts around the World, in Paris, France, Thursday 15 March 2007. AlcatelLucent is a multinational company that provides hardware, software, and services to telecommunications service providers and enterprises all over the globe. The company is incorporated in France, and has its executive offices in Paris. EPA/MAYA VIDON
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Lod - - ISRAEL
epa00956976 Israeli school children in an underground bomb shelter in a school in Lod, nearby Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv, Israel during a drill organized by the Home Front Command to review Israeli preparedness in case of a chemical missile attack from a neighboring country on Thursday, 15 March 2007. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
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ATHENS - STEREA ELLAS - GREECE
epa00956849 Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) during their working meeting in Athens, Thursday 15 March 2007. Vladimir Putin arrived in Greece to take part in RussianBulgarianGreek summit during which an agreement on cooperation in building the BurgasAlexandroupolis oil pipeline will be signed. The 285kilometer oil pipeline is expected to have a capacity of 35 million tons a year. EPA/MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV SERVICE/ITARTASS POOL
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SEOUL - SEOUL - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
epa00956550 Admiral. Takashi Saito (L), chief of staff of Japans SelfDefense Force, and General. Kim Kwanjin, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), review the honour guard during Saitos visit to the South Korean Ministry of Defense on Thursday 15 March 2007. Saito is in Seoul to promote military exchanges between the two countries. EPA/STR
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KABUL - KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00957085 Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai (L) accompanies Australias Prime Minister John Howard during a guard of honor ceremony in Kabul on Thursday 15 March 2007. Australian premier John Howard has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to meet President Hamid Karzai with talks on whether Australia will send more troops to combat a threatened Taliban Spring offensive this year. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
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HEBRON - WEST BANK - PALESTINE
epa00956964 Palestinian security forces play in the snow in the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday 15 March 2007. EPA/ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN
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BUDAPEST - BUDAPEST - HUNGARY
epa00956937 Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany arrives before the Hungarian national flag is hoisted during the state celebrations in front of the Parliament building in Budapest, March 15, 2007, when Hungarians commemorate of the 159th anniversary of the 1848/1849 civic revolution and war of independence against the Habsburg rule. EPA/NOEMI BRUZAK HUNGARY OUT
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IWO JIMA - - JAPAN
epa00956504 Japanese World War II veterans and survivors of the Iwo Jima island battle gather with U.S. veterans (not pictured) for the 62nd anniversary commemoration ceremony on Iwo Jima island, Japan, Wednesday 14 March, 2007. The Clint Eastwood movies Flags of Our Fatheres and Letters of Iwo Jima were based on stories of the Iwo Jima battle. EPA/HISASHI ASHIMINE
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[Rebel Yell]

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What type of tactical vest may be wearing this soldier over his IBA?

[Navor]

Oh yeah!

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Found myself a new Desktop
thx man

[Moledet]

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Before someone asks, there's no filter fitted to the mask because if you use the filter once you can't use it anymore.

[Lancero]

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NAIROBI - NAIROBI - KENYA
epa00956926 A Kenyan policeman watches as 8,000 illicit small arms burn in the capital city Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday, 15 March, 2007. The exercise brought to 15,000 the number of illicit firearms destroyed in the past three years as the government makes an effort to reduce crime in the country. EPA/JACOB WIRE
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BAGHDAD - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00956889 An Iraqi soldier stands guard behind a machinegun mounted on a vehicle at a check point in Baghdad on Thursday 15 March, 2007. According to the US military the level of sectarian killings has dropped considerably since the start of the new secutiry operation for Baghdad, Imposing Law. EPA/ALI ABBAS
EPA / STF / ALI ABBAS


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BAGHDAD - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00956883 Iraqi women passes an Iraqi soldier at a check point in Baghdad on Thursday 15 March, 2007. According to the US military the level of sectarian killings has dropped considerably since the start of the new secutiry operation for Baghdad, Imposing Law. EPA/ALI ABBAS
EPA / STF / ALI ABBAS


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BAGHDAD - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00956840 An Iraqi soldier chats with an Iraqi school boy at a check point in Baghdad on Thursday 15 March, 2007. According to the US military the level of sectarian killings has dropped considerably since the start of the new secutiry operation for Baghdad, Imposing Law. EPA/ALI ABBAS
EPA / STF / ALI ABBAS


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CHAMAN - - PAKISTAN
epa00956865 Police officials display the arms and ammunition seized from a car parked near the district courts in Chaman, Pakistan on Thursday 15 March 2007. Police seized 4 bombs ,4 machine guns ,2 rocket launcher, 4 pistolsl hundreds of antiair craft gun rounds, 4 wireless sets and 13 hand grenades. EPA/AKHTAR GULFAM
EPA / STR / AKHTAR GULFAM


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BUDAPEST - BUDAPEST - HUNGARY
epa00956816 Protective gear stands near a bus as policemen prepare themselves for possible clashes with protesters during celebrations for the Hungarian National day, in front of a policestation near the Parliament building in Budapest, Wednesday 15 March 2007. On March 15, Hungarians commemorate the 159th anniversary of the 1848/1849 civic revolution and war of independence against the Habsburg rule. This year, the security level of the festivities is steppedup since farright parties have threatened with riots and revolution. EPA/LASZLO BELICZAY HUNGARY OUT
EPA / STF / LASZLO BELICZAY

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RAWALPINDI - RAWALPINDI - PAKISTAN
epa00956760 A handout photo obtained 01 March 2003, shows AlQaeda operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed shortly after his capture, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks has allegedly confessed to his role in them, and 29 other terror plots around the world, the Pentagon says, Wednesday 14 March 2007 EPA/HANDOUT
EPA / HO / HANDOUT


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CHONGQGING - - CHINA
epa00956707 Members of the Chongqing Firefighters River Brigade prepare for a training session onboard Chinas biggest riverfireboat, docked in the Jialing River in Southwest Chinas Chongqing city, Wednesday 14 March 2007. Firefighters in Southern Chinas Chongqing province spent a large part of 2006 delivering water to nearly one million people in drought affected villages along the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers. The water levels of the countrys major rivers reached nearly record lows due to droughts caused by unusually warm temperatures, which left nearly five million Chinese accross the country facing drinking water shortages. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL
EPA / STF / DIEGO AZUBEL


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Sassnitz - - GERMANY
epa00956700 Onlookers witness the blasting of a 500 kilos US American aircraft bomb at the city harbour of Sassnitz on Ruegen island, Germany, Thursday, 15 March 2007. Divers found the bomb roughly 250 metres away from the islands coast in a depth of 8 metres last Tuesday. Because of a double detonator it was not possible to defuse the bomb on location. Already in September 2006 an identical bomb was found and blasted near the island. EPA/BERND WUESTNECK
EPA / STF / BERND WUESTNECK


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MISKOLC - - HUNGARY
epa00956496 Firearms, guns and other weapons are exhibited in a press conference in Miskolc, some 170 kms from Budapest, 14 March 2007. The police seized the arsenal during raids in nearby towns. EPA/JANOS VAJDA HUNGARY OUT
EPA / STF / JANOS VAJDA


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FRANKFURT MAIN - FRANKFURT ODER - GERMANY
epa00957093 (FILES) The file picture dated 21 August 2006 shows Police officials of the federal police force who observe incoming trains at the main station in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 21 August 2006. Following an internet threat against Germany, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) rates the danger of a potential terrorist attack to be the highest in many years, according to a newspaper report. The BKA advises the German government to increase the assessment of risk, so the Financial Times Germany reports. EPA/BORIS ROESSLER
EPA / STF / BORIS ROESSLER


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MOGADISHU - MOGADISHU - SOMALIA
epa00957108 Newly trained soldiers loyal to the transitional government patrol in the Somalia captial Mogadishu on Thursday, 15 March, 2007. On Wednesday 14 March 2007, human rights activist Essa Abdi Essa, chairman of Kisima peace and human rights organization, was gunned down by unknown assailants. EPA/BAKAR AHMED
EPA / STR / BAKAR AHMED

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VIENNA - VIENNA - AUSTRIA
epa00957166 (FILES) Undated picture shows retired Croatian general and former assistant Croatian defence minister, Vladimir Zagorec, who has been arrested in Austria on a Zagreb court warrant accusing him of the theft of $5 million in diamonds, police said Wednesday, 14 March 2007. Interpol reported Zagorec was in custody, the Croatian news agency Hina reported. EPA/ROBERT ANIC 24SATA
EPA / STF / ROBERT ANIC - 24SATA


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MELBOURNE - VITORIA - AUSTRALIA
epa00956626 Australian girls smiles at the entry of the Formula 1 paddock at the Albert Park race track in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday 15 March 2007. The first F1 Grand Prix of the season will take place in Melbourne on Sunday 18 March. EPA/GERO BRELOER
EPA / STR / GERO BRELOER


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Uau!! read here (http://www.worldwildlife.org/news/displayPR.cfm?prID=360)


BORNEO - SUMATRA - INDONESIA
epa00956614 An undated handout photo released, Thursday 15 March 2007, by Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) shows a discovered an entirely new species of cat, Clouded Leopard (neofelis nebulosa) on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, Indonesia. Scientists have discovered an entirely new species of cat the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Today 5,000 to 11,0000 Borneo clouded leopards are estimated there and another 3,000 to 7,000 in Sumatra. EPA/ALAIN COMPOST/ WWFCanon/ HANDOUT EDITORIAL USES ONLY NO MAG NO SALES
EPA / /

[Raphael Cortez]

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Dumb question:

Any info about these machines?
Thank you

[Morris]

Before someone asks, there's no filter fitted to the mask because if you use the filter once you can't use it anymore.

Thats right, but very often outdated filters are used for training purposes, when available.

[ya2]

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that's just like millitary paint-ball training for them, they can study how to throw rocks well and their friends wont get hurt.

[Switek]

that's just like millitary paint-ball training for them, they can study how to throw rocks well and their friends wont get hurt.

They've got master degree in throwing stones this why they got their AKs ;)


btw. Great pix today! Thank you very much gents woot

[He219]

Dumb question:

Any info about these machines?
Thank you

Skyguard: http://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/index.php?fid=1552&lang=3&pdb=1

Just firing tracer rounds.
Look around the page first ..
;)

[easyand]

Italian special forces Land Rovers somewhere in Herat or Farah province, Afghanistan

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[Cherni_95]

Nice pics today thx!

[RP]

Best set of dialy pics i've seen in a while, thanks!

[He219]

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South Korean soldiers cross the Han River during an annual winter military exercise against a possible attack from the North Korea at Yeoju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 16, 2007. About 7,000 South Korean soldiers participate military exercise near the Han River
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A German military official gives information about the Tornado jet at the German base in Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, March 15, 2007. Chancellor Angela Merkel's plan to send a squadron of Tornado jets to bolster NATO forces in Afghanistan passed its final legislative hurdle last Friday with overwhelming approval from parliament. The planes could be deployed as early as mid-April to assist with surveillance across Afghanistan, particularly in the southern part of the country, the Defense Ministry has said.



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^ Hires?
p-)

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Two Grid Girls pose for photographers at the gates of Albert Park's racetrack in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday March 15, 2007. Sunday's race kicks off the 2007 Formula One season

[D-gin]

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That's the first time I've seen an RPK without a buttstock.


As always, Thank you gentleman for Today's Pics.

[Commander Shepard]

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Marksman, not sniper right ?

The ACOG and suppressor are likely privately owned, though he might be an actual squad designated marksman.

The Army has purchased something like 80,000 suppressors recently, so those should be showing up overseas very soon. They will become a general issue item to most combat arms troops.

[Lancero]

[/URL]

(http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

^ Hires?
p-)

[URL="http://militaryphotos.net/forums/"] (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Don't challenge me p-)


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MELBOURNE - VITORIA - AUSTRALIA
epa00956599 Australian girls pose at the Albert Park race track in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday 15 March 2007. The first F1 Grand Prix of the season will take place in Melbourne on Sunday 18 March. Photo: Gero Breloer EPA/GERO BRELOER
EPA / STR / GERO BRELOER

[Pete031]

One main reason.

Fire-resistant Nomex Flightsuits are worn for protection from IED related flash burn injuries, the most common injury in theater.

Yeah I know nomex is great, but then everyone would wear it. There must be some other reason why. The only one I can figure is that these guys are part of a CAV or amour unit, and they are just in a dismounted role.

[Createdeemcee]

Sorry guys I dont know where to get/make my contributions hi res.

[jagermeister]

The ACOG and suppressor are likely privately owned, though he might be an actual squad designated marksman.

The Army has purchased something like 80,000 suppressors recently, so those should be showing up overseas very soon. They will become a general issue item to most combat arms troops.

+1 hes probably just a run of the mill guy who forked over his own cash for his gripod and maybe his ACOG. probably just got lucky when he scored his suppressor. havent seen anyone using a gripod for a while i know i wouldnt ever pack one around.

[He219]

Don't challenge me p-)
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/15/00956599ep3.jpg
Now you're talking!
:grin:

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Afghan police officers stand alert at the site where a suspected Taliban militant was shot dead by Afghan security forces after he was caught shooting towards a senior police officer in the city of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, March. 15, 2007.
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Anti-government demostrators march under historical flags to protest against Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and his socialist government during a commemoration of the 1848 revolution against the Austrian Habsburgs in downtown Budapest, Hungary Thursday, March 15, 2007.
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An anti-government protester wearing an old Hungarian military uniform, shouts slogans while calling Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and his socialist government to resign during a commemoration of the 1848 revolution against the Austrian Habsburgs in downtown Budapest, Hungary Thursday, March 15, 2007. The day of March 15 became associated with anti-communist protests before the change of system in 1989/1990
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State security personnel protect politicans with their umbrellas against flying eggs while anti-government protesters call Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, center left, and his socialist government to resign during a commemoration of the 1848 revolution against the Austrian Habsburgs in downtown Budapest, Hungary Thursday, March 15, 2007
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State security personnel protect politicans with their umbrellas against flying eggs, while anti-government protesters call Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and his socialist government to resign during a commemoration of the 1848 revolution against the Austrian Habsburgs in downtown Budapest, Hungary Thursday, March 15, 2007. The day of March 15 became associated with anti-communist protests before the change of system in 1989/1990

[DutchPower]

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15/03/07 233 Dutch soldiers received medaile for bosnie

[Swedish Chef]

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Uau!! read here (http://www.worldwildlife.org/news/displayPR.cfm?prID=360)

Awesome looking kitty! :-)

Thanks for the pic's, guys.

[Createdeemcee]

Just shows how small we really are, new BIG species still being found. Thats awesome!

[Lancero]

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HEBRON - WEST BANK - PALESTINE
epa00957197 Palestinian security forces exercise in the snow in the West Bank town of Hebron, Thursday 15 March 2007. A strong depression originating from Russia and centered over the east of Cyprus is causing unusually bad weather and heavy snowfalls over the Middle East. EPA/ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN
EPA / STR / ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN


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BUDAPEST - BUDAPEST - HUNGARY
epa00957250 Convicted Holocaust denier British historian David Irving shows his teeth indicating he needs a tooth therapy during a rally of the rightwing Party of Hungarian Truth and Life, MIEP, held to mark the 159th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1848 revolution and war of independence against the Habsburg rule in the Heroes Square in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, 15 March 2007. Upon his arrival in Budapest Irving said the aim of his visit to Hungary was to see a dentist. EPA/BARNABAS HONECZY HUNGARY OUT EPA/BARNABAS HONECZY HUNGARY OUT
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BARCELONA - CATALONIA - SPAIN
epa00956894 Members of Anima Naturalis, an organization for defense of animal rights, stage a protest against killings of baby seals in Canada, outside Canadian Consulate in Barcelona, northeastern Spain on Thursday 15 March 2007. EPA/Toni Garriga
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Timor Leste most wanted


DILI - DILI - TIMOR LESTE
A imagem do major Alfredo Reinado, esta a ser divulgada numa lista com outros fugitivos a justica em TimorLeste, Quintafeira, 15 de Marco de 2007. FOTO LUSA
LUSA / DSK / LUSA

[NimDod]

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RAWALPINDI - RAWALPINDI - PAKISTAN
epa00956760 A handout photo obtained 01 March 2003, shows AlQaeda operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed shortly after his capture, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks has allegedly confessed to his role in them, and 29 other terror plots around the world, the Pentagon says, Wednesday 14 March 2007 EPA/HANDOUT
EPA / HO / HANDOUT

Oh my God!
Ron Jeremy gave up his ****ography career for terrorism?
(as if playing 1 line parts in B movies wasnt bad enugh)

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[[AFSOC]]

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har har har har

[akd]

Just shows how small we really are, new BIG species still being found. Thats awesome!

Not found. They just now realized it was a different species, rather than a sub-species. Clouded Leopards have been known for awhile now. They are the top predator on Borneo.



WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat. The secretive rainforest animal was originally thought to be the same species as the one found in mainland Southeast Asia.

...

"It's incredible that no one has ever noticed these differences."

...

"For over a hundred years we have been looking at this animal and never realized it was unique," said Adam Tomasek, head of WWF's Borneo and Sumatra program.

[saigonsmuggler]

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happy school kids.. that's an impressive achievement for the ongoing security operations!

[He219]

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U.S Brig. Gen. Douglas Earhart commander of U.S peacekeepers in Kosovo watches from a helicopter over a Serb village of Ropotovo during a rapid deployment exercise in the eastern Kosovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007.
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A U.S soldier serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo secures a landing zone during a rapid deployment exercise in the eastern Kosovo village of Ropotovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007.
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U.S Army helicopters take off after deploying U.S soldiers serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo to guard a Serb Orthodox Church during a rapid deployment exercise in the eastern Kosovo village of Ropotovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007
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U.S soldiers in riot gear serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo deploy near a Serb Orthodox church during a rapid deployment exercise in the eastern Kosovo village of Ropotovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007. Kosovo is patrolled by a 16,000-strong NATO-led peacekeeping force, which is in charge of overall security. The deployment of additional forces occurs as the U.N. Security Council prepares to discuss a contentious plan that would grant the province supervised statehood. However, NATO said that the exercise was "not in response to, or in preparation for, any current situation either ongoing or expected within Kosovo" which has been under international administration since 1999, when NATO airstrikes ended a Serbian crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians.
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A U.S soldier in riot gear serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo in a Serb Orthodox cemetery during a rapid deployment exercise in the eastern Kosovo village of Ropotovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007
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U.S Army helicopter part of NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) flies around Serb Orthodox church in the village of Ropotovo during a rapid deployment exercise in eastern Kosovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007
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U.S Brig. Gen. Douglas Earhart commander of U.S peacekeepers in Kosovo joins U.S soldiers in riot gear serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo guarding a Serb Orthodox church during a rapid deployment exercise in the eastern Kosovo village of Ropotovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007
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U.S soldiers in riot gear serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo board a helicopter in a field during a rapid deployment excerise in the eastern Kosovo village of Ropotovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007
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U.S Army helicopters take off after deploying U.S soldiers serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo to guard a Serb Orthodox Church during a rapid deployment exercise in the eastern Kosovo village of Ropotovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007.
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Father Raymond Mousalli, a Chaldean Catholic Patriarchal vicar in Jordan, holds a Sunday mass at a Chaldean church in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Feb.18, 2007
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Iraqi Chaldean Catholic women attend Sunday mass at a Chaldean church in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Feb.18, 2007. Overall, there are an estimated 750,000 Iraqi refugees in Jordan, ballooning its population by 14 percent. Of that, about 2,000 are Iraqi Christians and most of those are Chaldean Catholics, who once formed Iraq's largest Christian community and are linked to Rome, acknowledging the Pope as the head of their church.
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Iraqi Chaldean Catholic worshippers attend Sunday mass at a Chaldean church in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Feb.18, 2007. Overall, there are an estimated 750,000 Iraqi refugees in Jordan, ballooning its population by 14 percent. Of that, about 2,000 are Iraqi Christians and most of those are Chaldean Catholics, who once formed Iraq's largest Christian community and are linked to Rome, acknowledging the Pope as the head of their church.
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Soldiers with the 31st Combat Air Support Hospital walk to an awaiting airplane during their deployment Thursday, March, 15, 2007, in El Paso. The unit will train in Wisconsin before deploying to Iraq to provide medical care to U.S. detainees.
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Members of the U.S. Army's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division search a storeroom in an abandoned school in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. The unit _ a Stryker battalion _ was sent from Baghdad to Diyala province this week to help quell increasing violence there
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Spc. Jeremiah Westerfeld, left, 22, from Batesville, Indiana, and Sgt. William Rose , 26, from Arlington, Mass., stake out firing positions in an abandoned school in Baqouba on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. They are members of the US Army's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, who faced fierce battles on their first day of patrols in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, where they were sent to quell burgeoning violence on the "belts" of Baghdad
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard listens to a question during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not seen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday, March. 15, 2007. Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday that his country is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan, where a Taliban-led insurgency is threatening the country's stability
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Army Pvt. Richard Garcia, 1-285th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, petroleum supply specialist, refuels an Afghan National Army gun truck, March 15. The 1-285th is responsible for refuelling coalition aircraft and ground vehicles that come into Forward Operating Base Orgun-E. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)
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Een tijger ontmoet een Embraer in de Litouwse hemel.

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Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their first mission in the Diyala province, engaging anti-Iraqi forces in Baqubah, Iraq, March 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their first mission in the Diyala province, engaging anti-Iraqi forces in Baqubah, Iraq, March 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)

[theeagle]

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I've seen it live on TV. Demszky got so angry, he was actually shaking as he read out(screamed actually) his speech. It was kind of funny and sad at the same time.
They booed at the National Museum too, you could hardly hear what the actors were saying during their show. They claim to be patriots, yet they have absolutely no respect for our National Day.:|
They are fighting with the riot cops right now. It's not serious yet, but I guess we're looking forward for a long night...

[Macs.]

Stupid question: Why does the US still have AH-64's in Kosovo ? Seems a bit out place, isn't the demand for such aircrafts higher in Iraq/Afghanistan, or are the reconnaissance capabilities of the AH-64's superior to, let's say a Blackhawk ?

[He219]

Stupid question: Why does the US still have AH-64's in Kosovo ? Seems a bit out place, isn't the demand for such aircrafts higher in Iraq/Afghanistan, or are the reconnaissance capabilities of the AH-64's superior to, let's say a Blackhawk ?
Got plenty of those to go around.
We even lease them to other counties ..
;)


http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/2892/00956838by9.jpg
Haha, thinking of what usa_patriot wrote (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=103810&highlight=aryan+iraq) ..
:p

[Createdeemcee]

Not found. They just now realized it was a different species, rather than a sub-species. Clouded Leopards have been known for awhile now. They are the top predator on Borneo.



Thanks for clearing that up, I have never seen one before.

[saigonsmuggler]

Stupid question: Why does the US still have AH-64's in Kosovo ? Seems a bit out place, isn't the demand for such aircrafts higher in Iraq/Afghanistan, or are the reconnaissance capabilities of the AH-64's superior to, let's say a Blackhawk ?
the optics and sensors on the AH helps with recon though I'd think that the presence of the AH might also help with riot control. It did great with riots after the NATO Kosova campaign.

[He219]

I expect some questions from this \/ image ..
;)
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A Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Sperwenghar, 38 km west of Kandaha, is occupied by troops from Canada, USA and a small contingent of British troops
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Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel conducting a Mobile Vehicle Check Point (VCP)
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British troops training National Army personnel at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Sperwenghar, 38 km west of Kandahar
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Royal Marine Commandos provide training to Afghan National Army soldiers in Lashkar Gar
http://www.operations.mod.uk/video/marinesafghantraining.wmv
Video Link (wmv) (http://www.operations.mod.uk/video/marinesafghantraining.wmv)

[Createdeemcee]

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I expect some questions from this \/ image ..


Like Why's the Brit in the hummer turrett??

[raph_g]

hires on the riot gear?

[Lancero]

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE - - SPAIN
epa00957295 Rescue Sea patrol boat Salvamar Alpheraz tows a small boat with a group of 44 Sub Saharan illegal immigrants on board offshore Tenerife island, the Canaries, Spain, Thursday 15 March 2007. Two small boats carrying in all 89 immigrants aboard, six of them minors, arrived to southern Tenerife on Thursday. EPA/SPANISH CIVIL GUARD HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY
EPA / HO / SPANISH CIVIL GUARD - HO

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RIO DE JANEIRO - RIO DE JANEIRO - BRAZIL
epa00957315 Brazilian policemen occupy the Vigario Geral shanty near Rio de Janiero Thursday 15 March 2007, during a police operation to combat the killing of police agents in the city. Eleven policemen have been killed in Rio de Janeiro during the last week, the most recent, this morning when two agents were asaulted in the streets of the Vigario Geral favela by armed drug traffickers. EPA/Antonio Lacerda
EPA / STR / Antonio Lacerda

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BUDAPEST - BUDAPEST - HUNGARY
epa00957329 Masked rioters flash the Nazi salute during clashes in Budapest after celebrations marking the 159th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1848 revolution and war of independence against the Habsburg rule, Thursday 15 March 2007. EPA/ZSOLT SZIGETVARY HUNGARY OUT
EPA / STR / ZSOLT SZIGETVARY

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SANTIAGO DE CHILE - SANTIAGO - CHILE
epa00957324 Spanish actress Penelope Cruz shakes hands with a guard as she arrives at the Presidential Palace in Santiago de Chile, Thursday 15 March 2007, to meet Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (not pictured). EPA/IAN SALAS
EPA / STF / IAN SALAS

[saigonsmuggler]

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Like Why's the Brit in the hummer turrett??

and that's a Brit L7 GPMG too.

prolly borrow wheels from the Americans. :)

[He219]

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Like Why's the Brit in the hummer turrett??
hehe


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[He219]

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Two pilots with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 conduct pre-flight checks on an AH-4 Super Cobra attack helicopter, aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., March 8, 2007. The Marines and sailors of HMM-261 are currently training as the Aviation Combat Element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit scheduled to deploy later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter R. Miller)
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A French International Security Assistance Force operator awaits the arrival of an Italian UH-60 helicopter in support of a medical evacuation exercise held at the Kabul Military Training Center, March 15. ISAF and Dod members help train ANA officer candidates on practical scenarios such as IED attacks, self-aid, buddy care and patient evacuation. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide military guidance and mentorship for the ANA instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC.
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Nice FAMAS (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/will%20it%20ever%20end/FAMAS.jpg) ..

Afghan National Army officer candidates school students, accompanied by a French ISAF operator, rush a simulated patient to a UH-60 Huey Helicopter during a medical evacuation exercise held at the Kabul Military Training Center, March 15. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide military guidance and mentorship for the ANA instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)
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An French International Security Assistance Force member marshals a French Cougar helicopter from the landing zone in support of a medical evacuation exercise held at the Kabul Military Training Center, March 15. ISAF and Dod members help train ANA officer candidates on practical scenarios such as IED attacks, self-aid, buddy care and patient evacuation. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide military guidance and mentorship for the ANA instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)

[Ghelp]

Nice photos today guys.Lancero and He219 tag teaming.
The bash brothers are back :)

[phasio]

thanks for the pics. i would like to ask for hi res of the "Two pilots with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 conduct pre-flight checks on an AH-4 Super Cobra attack helicopter".

[akd]

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Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their first mission in the Diyala province, engaging anti-Iraqi forces in Baqubah, Iraq, March 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their first mission in the Diyala province, engaging anti-Iraqi forces in Baqubah, Iraq, March 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)

High-res for these, as well? Lots of Stryker Brigade action today.

[marek]

Great job again gentlemans! Thank's.

[-Max2-]

Amazing pics today ! :)

[Airborneranger4israel]

I don't understand, why didn't they make this all-around protective turret sooner? It seems like an obvious thing to make to give the gunners better protection..?

it would seem like common sense, however they have spent so much money with different turret armour variants and canopoys that by now the pentagon could have paid for a Remotley operated turret like CROWS

[Gat0r]

todays pics were awesome, 5/20 has been busy since being moved to Diyala Province, seems a lot of insurgence moved out of baghdad because of the "surge" and are now up there, here's a little article about some of the action http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/15/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Under-Fire.php

[He219]

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U.S. Army Pfc. David Valenzuela, a rifleman from Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, pulls security while medics treat an Iraqi man injuries during a joint presence patrol in Al Rashid, Iraq, March 7, 2007
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U.S. Army Pfc. Mark Stewart, far left, lays down cover fire as his squad prepares to maneuver down a street during a patrol in Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. Stewart is an infantryman assigned to Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment. Do D photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley, U.S. Army.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Karl King and Pfc. David Valenzuela lay down cover fire while their squad maneuvers down a street from behind the cover of a Stryker combat vehicle to engage gunmen who fired on their convoy in Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. The Soldiers are from Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and were on a joint patrol in Al Rashid when they received small-arms fire from Al Doura
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U.S. Army Sgt. Auralie Suarez and Pvt. Brett Mansink take cover in a ditch Al Doura, Iraq, March 7, 2007. The Soldiers are from Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and were on a joint pa trol in Al Rashid when their unit received small-arms fire from Al Doura.

[Givati575]

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Quote:
Die 35mm Zwillingsfliegerabwehrkanone...
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Quote:
... in der Abenddämmerung.
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Quote:
Beeindruckende Bilder.... eines Nachtschießens.

no way!!! The 35mm Zwillingsfliegerabwehrkanone!!!!!!!! I Can't believe it and it's ... in der Abenddämmerung. !!!! Unbelievable.....

[Givati575]

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Quote:
VIENNA - VIENNA - AUSTRIA
epa00957166 (FILES) Undated picture shows retired Croatian general and former assistant Croatian defence minister, Vladimir Zagorec, who has been arrested in Austria on a Zagreb court warrant accusing him of the theft of $5 million in diamonds, police said Wednesday, 14 March 2007. Interpol reported Zagorec was in custody, the Croatian news agency Hina reported. EPA/ROBERT ANIC 24SATA
EPA / STF / ROBERT ANIC - 24SATA


where'd he get a tavor!

[Macs.]

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JgBtl 292 (Donaueschingen)

[Macs.]

German Luftwaffe soldiers and familiy stationed in El Paso, Texas raised money for the close-by poor Mexican village Juarez.

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[He219]

Nice MG4 pic, Macs!
:)
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Right-wing extremists build a barricade to stop riot police in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, March 15, 2007. Hungarian police used water cannon and tear gas to repel around 1,000 skinheads and extremists in Budapest on Thursday as anti-government protests marred celebrations of the country's 1848 revolution, eyewitnesses said
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A man walks in front of large posters showing portraits of Israelis and Palestinians pasted on a section of an 8-meter high cement wall, part of Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Wednesday, March 14, 2007. The images are part of an exhibition called 'Face to Face' which includes portraits of Israelis and Palestinians. Face to Face is a group of artists and activists from Paris and Geneva who have been working on the project for year
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Snow covers the damaged highway-bridge of the Beirut-Damascus road which was bombed by Israeli fighter jets during last summer's war in the mountains of central Lebanon, in Mdeirej, east of Beirut Thursday, March 15, 2007. A Snow storm hit Lebanon on Thursday, as temperatures reached 2 degrees Celsius (35 Fahrenheit).
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Palestinian security force officers have a snowball fight as they patrol during a brief snowfall in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday March 15, 2007.
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Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia serves to Shahar Peer of Israel during fourth round play the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, March 14, 2007, in Indian Wells, Calif
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Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia celebrates after defeating Shahar Peer of Israel during their quarterfinal match at the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, March 14, 2007, in Indian Wells, Calif. Hantuchova won the match 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (5).
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model displays lingerie by Taiwan's Mode Marie during a spring line fashion show, Thursday, March 15, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan

[Moledet]

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Quote:
VIENNA - VIENNA - AUSTRIA
epa00957166 (FILES) Undated picture shows retired Croatian general and former assistant Croatian defence minister, Vladimir Zagorec, who has been arrested in Austria on a Zagreb court warrant accusing him of the theft of $5 million in diamonds, police said Wednesday, 14 March 2007. Interpol reported Zagorec was in custody, the Croatian news agency Hina reported. EPA/ROBERT ANIC 24SATA
EPA / STF / ROBERT ANIC - 24SATA


where'd he get a tavor!
As far as I remember, Croatia bought some rifles for testing, they decided to not buy it.

[He219]

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Essen, 13.03.2007 Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 delivers Bavarian kegs to the beer heathens of the Ruhr.

[Masai]

^^^^ in the pic above...are they issuing silencers? or is he a DMR and gets the choice of adding it?

isnt he a DDM using an DMR


obvoiusly he isnt in the DMZ :)

[v.Manstein]

more MG4

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GebJgBtl 571 (Schneeberg, Saxony) in Zeebrugge, Belgium

[INAT]

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U.S Army helicopters take off after deploying U.S soldiers serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo to guard a Serb Orthodox Church during a rapid deployment exercise in the eastern Kosovo village of Ropotovo on Thursday, March 15. 2007
The term "guard a Serb Orthodox Church" is an insult to the Serbian people since NATO has done a horrible job allegedly protecting Serbs considering the fact that over 150 World Heritage sites and ancient holy sites have burned under NATO's supervision or lack thereof .

[Scottie]

Outstanding pictures! Really great ones today!

[jango]

I'm back yay!!!!!

[nu4idf]

As far as I remember, Croatia bought some rifles for testing, they decided to not buy it.

that is friggin ironic cause they were one of the only occupied european countries to have an entire division in the german SS during WW2.

[zoidberg]

Haha 0 points for the flame attempt - but it came out of nowhere, so 3 points for the funny surprise.

[He219]

that is friggin ironic cause they were one of the only occupied european countries to have an entire division in the german SS during WW2.
Jeez ..
Ironic that the Merkava uses German Panzer Powerpacks and that Avia S-199/Messerschmitt 109s were used in Israel's war of independence, or that the Bundeswehr uses Uzis and yadda, yadda, yadda ..
p-)

[Createdeemcee]

Thanks for the pics today fellas MG4 is sick. And HE for the hi res version of the street trench.

[nu4idf]

Jeez ..
Ironic that the Merkava uses German Panzer Powerpacks and that Avia S-199/Messerschmitt 109s were used in Israel's war of independence, or that the Bundeswehr uses Uzis and yadda, yadda, yadda ..
p-)

us using there tech is no biggie it us selling them stuff is what i see as the problem.

selling top line tavors and having them wind up in arab hands is not something i'd like to see.

[He219]

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*Bump*
p-)

[Paulinski]

Thanks for the hires HE.

[marek]

Now you're talking!
:grin:

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Additional video:
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p-)

[XIE]

They will end up in Arab hands due to Croatia fielding a entire SS Division in WW2?

[Abbadon the Despoiler]

whoa! great pix today lads :)

this one is unique

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