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05-05-2004, 10:56 AM
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Members of the US Blackwater private security company fly a Hughes 500 helicopter over the Tigris river in Baghdad, during a patrol 05 May 2004. The US contractor provides security for Paul Bremer, the U.S. civil administrator in Iraq. The US administration fended off mounting criticism of a prison abuse scandal in Iraq on Tuesday as it was revealed that two detainees were illegally killed. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Two Apache helicopters fly past al-Ferdous mosque in Baghdad 05 May 2004. Twelve people were killed in heavy fighting as coalition forces moved against guerrillas loyal to wanted Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr. One coalition soldier and 11 Iraqis were killed in the southern city Diwaniyah and the holy city of Karbala, bringing to 20 the number of people who have died since the start of this week in a new upsurge of violence blamed by US forces on Sadr's followers. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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NAJAF, IRAQ: Smoke billows from an explosion during heavy fighting between members of radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr Army of Mehdi militia and US forces 05 May 2004 in the holy city of Najaf. A series of loud explosions rocked Najaf after US troops and militiamen clashed near a brick factory. AFP/PHOTO Ahmad Al-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)

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NAJAF, IRAQ: A member of radical Shiite leader, Moqtada al-Sadr Army of Mehdi militia, carries two rocket-propelled grenades as he takes position at a cemetery 05 May 2004 in east Najaf. A series of loud explosions rocked the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf after US troops and militiamen clashed. AFP/PHOTO Ahmad Al-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)

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NAJAF, IRAQ: A member of radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr's Army of Mehdi militia takes position at a cemetery 05 May 2004 in east Najaf. A series of loud explosions rocked the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf after US troops and militiamen clashed. AFP/PHOTO Ahmad Al-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A member of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) frisks a man entering Fallujah at checkpoint on the outskirts of the city 05 May 2004. US-trained Iraqi forces stepped up their presence in Fallujah, and US marines withdrew more men from the immediate outskirts as life slowly returned to normal in this violence-scarred city. AFP PHOTO/Antonio SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/***** Images)

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: Maori warriors advance through the gates of parliament amid an estimated 10,000 plus crowd of demonstrators that make up a Hikoi (walk of hope) that has taken them from the top to the bottom of New Zealand's North Island in protest to the proposed seabed and foreshore legislation, 05 May 2004. The legislation would strip Maori of their customary rights to the foreshore and seabed on areas of land currently under Maori juristriction. AFP PHOTO/Dean TREML (Photo credit should read DEAN TREML/AFP/***** Images)

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: An estimated 10,000 plus crowd of Maori demonstrators make their way through the streets of Wellington toward parliament as part of a Hikoi (walk of hope) that has taken them from the top to the bottom of New Zealand's North Island in protest to the proposed seabed and foreshore legislation, 05 May 2004. The legislation would strip Maori of their customary rights to the foreshore and seabed on areas of land currently under Maori juristriction. AFP PHOTO/Dean TREML (Photo credit should read DEAN TREML/AFP/***** Images)

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HONG KONG, CHINA: Spectators watch as a submarine from a Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) Navy task group passes the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre through Victoria harbour in Hong Kong, 05 May 2004. A Chinese PLA task force, consisting of two destroyers, four frigates and two submarines departed 05 May from Ngong Shuen Chau Base in Hong Kong following a six-day visit to the former British colony. AFP PHOTO/Samantha SIN (Photo credit should read SAMANTHA SIN/AFP/***** Images)

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A visitor takes a look at a picture taken of herself next to soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army, PLA, during a farewell ceremony for eight Chinese warships and two submarines that left a naval base in Hong Kong on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at the end of a five-day visit. The vessels where dispatched by Beijing to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the PLA navy but analysts say China is trying to instill nationalism in Hong Kong's longtime colonial subjects while sending a warning to rival Taiwan. (AP Photo/Anat Givon)

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ATHENS, GREECE: Police investigators search the area behind a police station in the central Athens area of Kallithea after a triple time bomb attack, early 05 May 2004. The bombs damaged cars 100 days before the Olympics. No injures reported. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/***** Images)

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ATHENS, GREECE - MAY 5: Police officers seal off the area around Kalithea Police Station after three bombs exploded at the rear of the building in the early hours of the morning causing structural damage and injuring one officer May 5, 2004 in Athens, Greece. The bombing comes with only 100 days to go before the start of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/***** Images) *** Local Caption ***

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DIEN BIEN PHU, VIET NAM: Vietnamese Dien Bien Phu veteran Nguyen Van Quy, 74, wearing uniform dating back to the time of the Dien Bien Phu campaign, cries for his comarades killed at the battle as he tours the military cemetery in Dien Bien Phu, 05 May 2004. Vietnam is marking the 50th anniversary of the event. Around 3,000 French troops were killed or reported missing while some 10,000 Vietnamese died in Dien Bien Phu. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH NAM. (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/***** Images)

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DIEN BIEN PHU, VIET NAM: An unidentified Vietnamese Dien Bien Phu veteran holds incense sticks near the the graves of unknown soldiers killed during the historical battle 50 years ago at the military cemetery in Dien Bien Phu on 05 May 2004. Vietnam is marking the 50th anniversary of the event. Around 3,000 French troops were killed or reported missing while some 10,000 Vietnamese died in Dien Bien Phu. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH NAM. (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/***** Images)

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Vietnamese soldiers practice marching at a stadium in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Wednesday, May 5, 2004 during a rehearsal for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Dien Bien Phu battle which took place on May 7, 1954. Vietnam will celebrate the battle that eventually led to the end of the war with France and their occupation of Indochina. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 5: A South Korean military honour guard perform during celebrations to commemorate Children's Day at the War Memorial of Korea on May 5, 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. Children's Day was first celebrated in 1946 and has become a regular event ever since. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 5: A South Korean military honour guard perform during celebrations to commemorate Children's Day at the War Memorial of Korea on May 5, 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. Children's Day was first celebrated in 1946 and has become a regular event ever since. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 5: A South Korean Taekwondo expert kicks a board during celebrations to commemorate Children's Day at the War Memorial of Korea on May 5, 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. Children's Day was first celebrated in 1946 and has become a regular event ever since. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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Moments after being wounded, Agence France Press (AFP) photographer Mahmoud al-Hams, 24, right, yells in pain as he is helped away from the scene, after being shot through both legs by an Israeli soldier while covering an Israeli army operation in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday May 5, 2004. One Palestinian security officer was killed and 16 people injured, including an ambulance medic and al-Hams, in the operation. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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DEIR AL-BALAH, -: A Palestinian youth (back-R) throws a stone at an Israeli tank during an incursion into Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip 05 May 2004. A 35-year-old Palestinian was killed and several other Palestinians wounded, including AFP photographer Mahmud Hams, when Israeli troops opened fire on a group of stone-throwers, Palestinians witnesses and medical sources said. Hams, 25, was hit by a bullet in his left thigh and by shrapnel in his right leg but doctors at Deir al-Balah hospital said his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. AFP PHOTO/Mahmud HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/***** Images)

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DEIR AL-BALAH, -: Palestinian youths who climbed on an Israeli army Merkava tank dismentle its machinegun, during an Israeli army raid in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip 05 May 2004. AFP PHOTO/Mohammed ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/***** Images)

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DEIR AL-BALAH, -: Palestinian youths climb on an Israeli army Merkava tank as it catches fire after a fire bomb was thrown at it, during an Israeli army raid in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip 05 May 2004. AFP PHOTO/Mohammed ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/***** Images)

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An aerial view of the southern West Bank Jewish settlement of Negohot, bottom, and the unauthorized settlement outpost of Neguot, top, is seen in this March. 12, 2004 file photo. Israel's Housing Ministry has funneled nearly US$6.5 million to illegal settlement construction in the West Bank in the past three years, more than half of it to unauthorized outposts Israel has pledged to remove, a government watchdog says. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Would-be suicide bomber Palestinian youth Hussam Abdo stares at journalists as Israeli soldiers present him to the media, following his arrest at the Hawara checkpoint near the northern West Bank city of Nablus in this Wednesday March 24, 2004 file photo. Sappers later detonated the bomb under the jacket. An Israeli military court Tuesday May 4, 2004, convicted 15-year-old Nasser Awartani of recruiting and preparing young Palestinians for attacks, including Abdo. (AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis)

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An Islamic Jihad militant carrying a machine gun walks in front of others carrying mock coffins wrapped in Israeli flags, during a rally in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 4, 2004. Along with another group, Islamic Jihad claimed joint responsibility for the attack in Gaza three days earlier, in which two gunmen ambushed a preganant Israeli woman in her car, killing her and her four children. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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BATUMI, GEORGIA: Russian NTV channel TV grab shows armed local militiamen guarding the office of the Adjara leader Aslan Abashidze in the center of Batumi, 05 May 2004. Tensions between Georgia and its renegade region of Adjara mounted as the local chieftain rejected an ultimatum to disarm his paramilitary forces saying he expected war. AFP PHOTO / NTV (Photo credit should read NTV/AFP/***** Images)

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JALREZ, AFGHANISTAN: Two Afghan militiamen stand by a BM-12 multiple rocket launcher in Jalrez some 50 kms west of Kabul, 05 May 2004 during the disarmament drive called Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration. Four Russian-made tanks, 316 light weapons, 71 heavy machinguns, and one Russian-made BM-12 missile launcher were handed over to the government. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)

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JALREZ, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan militiamen queue up to hand over their weapons in Jalrez some 50 kms west of Kabul, 05 May 2004 as part of the disarmament drive called Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration. Four Russian-made tanks, 316 light weapons, 71 heavy machinguns, and one Russian-made BM-12 missile launcher were handed over to the government. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)

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JALREZ, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan militiamen hand over their weapons in Jalrez some 50 kms west of Kabul, 05 May 2004 during the disarmament drive called Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration. Four Russian-made tanks, 316 light weapons, 71 heavy machinguns, and one Russian-made BM-12 missile launcher were handed over to the government. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)

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Lieutenant Samuel Turner, battalion surgeon, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, examines an Afghan child during a Civil Military Assistance medical operation in the Surobi area. Coalition doctors and medical practitioners provided care to hundreds of patients in three area villages April 11-13.

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SUROBI, Afghanistan – Seaman Nelson Ramos, a corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, vaccinates an Afghan during a Civil Military Assistance medical operation in the Surobi area. Coalition doctors and medical practitioners vaccinated, de-wormed and provided treatment to hundreds of patients in three area villages April 11-13.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: One of the Queen's Guard stands at attention outside Buckingham Palace in the rain waiting for Polish President Aleksaner Kawsniewski and The Queen of England arrive by carriage to Buckingham Palace 05 May 2004. Kawsniewski is on a two-day State Visit to Britain. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON/WPA POOL (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/***** Images)

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LONDON - MAY 5: Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski rides in a horse drawn carriage along with HRH Queen Elizabeth II down The Mall during the first day of his state visit on May 5, 2004 in London, England. The three-day trip by Mr Kwasniewski and his wife Jolanta follows the accession of Poland to the European Union on May 1. (Photo by Scott Barbour/***** Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: One of the Queen's Guard is thrown from his horse in front of Buckingham Palace during the procession of the Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and the Queen of England 05 May 2004.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: One of the Queen's Guard is helped up after he was thrown from his horse in front of Buckingham Palace during the procession of the Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and the Queen of England 05 May 2004.

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LONDON - MAY 5: Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski (R) looks out of the window as he rides in a horse drawn carriage with HRH Queen Elizabeth II during the first day of his state visit on May 5, 2004 in London, England

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and The Queen of England arrive by carriage to Buckingham Palace 05 May 2004. Kawsneiwski is on a two-day State Visit to Britain. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON/WPA POOL (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/***** Images)

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Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski (R) inspects a guard of honour at Horse Guards Parade on the first day of his state visit to London, May 5, 2004. *******/Peter Macdiarmid

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http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/040504-F-0000S-003.jpg

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- Maintainers check an A-10 Thunderbolt II upon its arrival here for Hawgsmoke 2004, a biannual A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. Severe weather canceled the competition April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sherri Savant)

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Tank busting Armada!

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- Dozens of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs here for Hawgsmoke 2004 lined up on the ramp at England Air Park. The biannual bombing and tactical gunnery competition was canceled by severe weather April 30. (Courtesy photo)

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/040504-F-0000S-002.jpg

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- Tech. Sgt. Johnny Egloff removes a travel pod from an A-10 Thunderbolt II that had flown here for Hawgsmoke 2004, a biannual A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. Severe weather canceled the competition April 30. Sergeant Egloff is an aircraft structural mechanic with the 917th Maintenance Squadron at nearby Barksdale Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sherri Savant)

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/040504-F-0000S-001.jpg
10,000 mg bombs! ;)

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- Capt. Clint Eichelberger performs a preflight check on his A-10 Thunderbolt II, hoping to compete in Hawgsmoke 2004, a biannual A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. Severe weather canceled the competition April 30. Captain Eichelberger is from the 357th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sherri Savant)

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Simon Trinidad, senior member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, shouts as he is escorted by soldiers at the military base in Bogota, Colombia in this Jan. 3, 2004 file photo. Trinidad was sentenced Tuesday, May 4, 2004, to 35 years imprisonment for aggravated kidnapping and rebellion, said the official, who read from the sentencing report provided by the courthouse. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, file)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598251

Three lion cubs, Sarara, left, Maralal, center and Serolibi, right enjoy their morning feed at the Nairobi Animal Orphanage in Kenya Wednesday May 5, 2004. The two female and one male cub are six weeks-old and were found abandoned last week in Sarara 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of the capital Nairobi. Their mother's fate is unknown. Normally in a pride of lions, it is lionesses who fed and nurture cubs without any help from the lions of the pride.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
p-)

Javehn
05-05-2004, 11:13 AM
Thanks He219 , good pics . Unfortunatly , this day i am asshamed to be called Israeli tanker .

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802196.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56ED7C83EE4AD5646F4A9C30E9B9B114CE8
What is that ?


http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50801807.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE7B69AC5A9DBC00C08065F8F20D4CFE40
Jack Mehoff ?

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=597727
SG-43 . The handle is broken , missing bullets in the chain , yep , troubles .

Hellfish
05-05-2004, 11:44 AM
When I was last at England Air Park (formerly England AFB) it was a civillian airport, though one end was used for US Army aviation units rotating through JRTC.

Did the USAF reactivate England? Where are the ranges at? Why didn't they hold the competition at Barksdale? :|

Macs.
05-05-2004, 11:48 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802028.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E8CA424BE6D8537BDA9C30E9B9B114CE8


Apaches are badass !

He219
05-05-2004, 11:58 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/thumb/50802505.jpg?x=x&a=50802505&b=afp&t=1

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802530.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DED0F2883272F08DD83F47649F783FBEFE

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (l) and the President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski (2nd L) shake hands with Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair before inspecting the guards at Horseguards Parade in central London during his official State visit 05 May, 2004. AFP PHOTO/ADAM BUTLER/WPA POOL (Photo credit should read ADAM BUTLER/AFP/***** Images)

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Crownprince Frederik of Denmark and his fiancee Mary Donaldson of Australia watch the Navy's ship parade for the couple from the royal yacht "Dannebrog" 05 May 2004 in Copenhagen Harbour. The couple will be married 14 May at Copenhagen Cathedral. AFP PHOTO SCANPIX DENMARK OUT (Photo credit should read KELD NAVNTOFT/AFP/***** Images)

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Crownprince Frederik of Denmark and his Australian fiancee Mary Donaldson watch the Navy's ship parade in honour of their wedding next week from the royal yacht "Dannebrog", 05 May 2004 anchored in Copenhagen harbour.

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Crownprince Frederik of Denmark and his Australian fiancee Mary Donaldson walk off the royal yacht "Dannebrog", 05 May 2004 anchored in Copenhagen harbour after watching the Navy's ship parade in honour of their wedding next week.

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ID these guys p-) .............................................................................................................^

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Australian fiancee Mary Donaldson of Crownprince Frederik of Denmark waves to spectators as she watches the Navy's parade in honour of their wedding next week in Copenhagen harbour. The couple will be married 14 May in Copenhagen Cathedral. AFP PHOTO/Keld Navntoft/SCANPIX (Photo credit should read KELD NAVNTOFT/AFP/***** Images)

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WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: US President George W. Bush is seen 05 May 2004 on a TV monitor(R) during his interview with Arab TV in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC regarding Iraqi prisoners allegedly abused in US custody. Bush said the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by some members of the US military was "abhorrent" and does not represent "the America that I know." Bush's appeared on Arab televisionthe day after the US Army disclosed that it is conducting criminal investigations of 10 prisoner deaths while in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J.RICHARDS/AFP/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A member of the Iraqi Civil defense Corps (ICDC) prays at a joint checkpoint as US soldiers look on at the entrance of the restive city of Fallujah 05 May 2004. US-trained Iraqi forces Wednesday stepped up their presence in Fallujah, and US marines withdrew more men from the immediate outskirts as life slowly returned to normal in this violence-scarred city. AFP HOTO/Antonio SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/***** Images)

deutschersoldat
05-05-2004, 12:01 PM
http://www.nato.int/pictures/2004/040426/b040426b.jpg


http://www.nato.int/pictures/2004/040426/b040426az.jpg


http://www.nato.int/pictures/2004/040426/b040426v.jpg




German Isaf Soldiers

Seoulstriker
05-05-2004, 12:03 PM
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598251

Those are the cutest little things I've ever seen (especially the one on the right.. :oops:

Uncle Chô
05-05-2004, 12:04 PM
Fascinating various pictures today! What a choice woot.

Kudos to the photographers (especially in the UK) ...and He 219 ;)

Does anybody have the story behind the Merkava ? Was the crew still inside ?

He219
05-05-2004, 12:17 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/thumb/50802623.jpg?x=x&a=50802623&b=afp&t=1

Danish Navy SEAL's, called Frřmandskorpset (http://www.danishnavyseals.ninja.dk/)!
p-)


http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/rhib1.jpg

Marmot1
05-05-2004, 12:18 PM
http://foto.pap.com.pl/midi_galerie/1512/gal_1512_0001.jpg
Poland,KRKAÓW, 3.05.04. Hare at stadium during Polish first league match betwen: Wisła Kraków - Widzew Łódź. rofl rofl

thatguy96
05-05-2004, 12:20 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802196.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56ED7C83EE4AD5646F4A9C30E9B9B114CE8
I wonder if it works...looks like an RPK with an RPG-7/7V sight (as had been said before...you can see in this (http://www.autoweapons.com/photosn/photosfeb04/dd1-48rpgc.jpg) picture (RPG-7D) that the mounting blocks for the sight are in fact quite similar to those for AK pattern guns (though usually one sees the Kobra or a PSO-1 scope mounted).

WolverineBlue
05-05-2004, 12:45 PM
http://foto.pap.com.pl/midi_galerie/1512/gal_1512_0001.jpg
Poland,KRKAÓW, 3.05.04. Hare at stadium during Polish first league match betwen: Wisła Kraków - Widzew Łódź. rofl rofl

Pretty funny -- reminds me of a Michigan - Notre Dame game when a rabbit ran up and down the field twice, and then he hightailed it out of the stadium...freakin hilarious. We (Michigan) also had two streakers jump out of the stands, run all the way down the field holding a Michigan flag between them...oh, those were the days.

big80a2
05-05-2004, 01:07 PM
Does anybody have the story behind the Merkava ? Was the crew still inside ?

the crew was still inside.
thats all I know.

P.S. quite stupid to trow a molotov while your buddys are on the tank :cantbeli:

big80a2
05-05-2004, 01:09 PM
http://foto.pap.com.pl/midi_galerie/1512/gal_1512_0001.jpg
Poland,KRKAÓW, 3.05.04. Hare at stadium during Polish first league match betwen: Wisła Kraków - Widzew Łódź. rofl rofl

Pretty funny -- reminds me of a Michigan - Notre Dame game when a rabbit ran up and down the field twice, and then he hightailed it out of the stadium...freakin hilarious. We (Michigan) also had two streakers jump out of the stands, run all the way down the field holding a Michigan flag between them...oh, those were the days.

During a soccer match in England a year ago. An cat ran over the field.
And you all must have seen this tennis match where the player hit a bird and killed it because he thought it was the ball rofl

Threelions
05-05-2004, 01:26 PM
http://foto.pap.com.pl/midi_galerie/1512/gal_1512_0001.jpg
Poland,KRKAÓW, 3.05.04. Hare at stadium during Polish first league match betwen: Wisla Kraków - Widzew Lódz. rofl rofl

Pretty funny -- reminds me of a Michigan - Notre Dame game when a rabbit ran up and down the field twice, and then he hightailed it out of the stadium...freakin hilarious. We (Michigan) also had two streakers jump out of the stands, run all the way down the field holding a Michigan flag between them...oh, those were the days.

During a soccer match in England a year ago. An cat ran over the field.
And you all must have seen this tennis match where the player hit a bird and killed it because he thought it was the ball rofl

My favorite was during the 2003 rugby world cup when Canada played Tonga. The canadian winger, Winston Stanley fired off a low kick and nailed a low flying Seagull!!HAHaHA!! what are the chances? I looked for a picture but couldnt find one.

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/2676354.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DEE91324BC64E434AAAF456BABE8DE3140

Cheers

He219
05-05-2004, 01:36 PM
My favorite was during the 2003 rugby world cup when Canada played Tonga. The canadian winger, Winston Stanley fired off a low kick and nailed a low flying Seagull!!HAHaHA!! what are the chances? I looked for a picture but couldnt find one.

Cheers

Not as lethal as Randy Johnson's 95 mph Fastball (http://www.dmsjr.com/couchmedia/randyjohnson.mpg)!

p-)

Hullebullen
05-05-2004, 01:39 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802196.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56ED7C83EE4AD5646F4A9C30E9B9B114CE8
I wonder if it works...looks like an RPK with an RPG-7/7V sight (as had been said before...you can see in this (http://www.autoweapons.com/photosn/photosfeb04/dd1-48rpgc.jpg) picture (RPG-7D) that the mounting blocks for the sight are in fact quite similar to those for AK pattern guns (though usually one sees the Kobra or a PSO-1 scope mounted).

...but what is he doing...if he fire the gun he will have an RPG sight instead of a right eye permanently...

Pégase
05-05-2004, 01:42 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802225.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E21E4AF1DFA7D7C78A9C30E9B9B114CE8

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OWn3d !

Undo
05-05-2004, 01:48 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802196.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56ED7C83EE4AD5646F4A9C30E9B9B114CE8
I wonder if it works...looks like an RPK with an RPG-7/7V sight (as had been said before...you can see in this (http://www.autoweapons.com/photosn/photosfeb04/dd1-48rpgc.jpg) picture (RPG-7D) that the mounting blocks for the sight are in fact quite similar to those for AK pattern guns (though usually one sees the Kobra or a PSO-1 scope mounted).

...but what is he doing...if he fire the gun he will have an RPG sight instead of a right eye permanently...

Weapon is on safe...

Uninen
05-05-2004, 01:53 PM
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13030
Check there for more "aiming" like this..... ;)

Upfrontreporting
05-05-2004, 01:56 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802623.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E55E7F295E1B57B80A9C30E9B9B114CE8


These guys are not Frřmandskorpset, they are "Aktionsstyrken" = "Taskforce", elite police anti-terrorist unit. Made a bunch of pictures of those guys today ;)


The rifle shown elsewhere is an Iraqi produced sniper rifle (Tabuk or something like that), a mix of standard AK-47 and Dragunov.



regards
Upfrontreporting

He219
05-05-2004, 02:06 PM
Thanks, Upfrontreporting! Please post those pic's ...
:D


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NAJAF, IRAQ: An Iraqi Muslim Shiite militiaman loyal to wanted cleric Moqtada Sadr looks through optics at a nearby U.S. military base in the southern holy city of Najaf, 05 May 2004. US troops fought insurgents inside this holy city after fierce overnight fighting that killed 17 people. Two US patrols came under attack from Sadr's so-called Mehdi Army militia in Najaf, a spokesman for the cleric said, after coalition forces moved against Sadr's offices in two other southern towns. AFP/PHOTO Ahmad Al-Rubaye (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)


http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598458

US naval vessel Swift cruises just off the south Norwegian coast Wednesday May 5, 2004 near the town of Kristiansand, looking for an unmanned submarine lost during an exercise in the area. Other naval craft in the area are also involved in the search for the 11-foot mineseeking sub known as a "Battlespace Preparation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle". (AP Photo Kjell Inge Soreide / SCANPIX / AP)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598451

Ninety-two-year-old Dutch Prince Bernhard, father of Queen Beatrix reviews a parade in the eastern Dutch town of Wageningen Wednesday May 5, 2004, during celebrations marking the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi rule, 59 years ago. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598420
:( RIP

The United Nations helicopter which brought the bodies of two British election workers and their Afghan interpreter, killed in eastern Afghanistan, lands at a military airport in Kabul, Wednesday, May 5, 2004. The three victims were working for the United Nations to prepare for Afghan electionsin September. (AP Photo / Amir Shah)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598406

Israeli army tanks leave Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip following a military operation Wednesday May 5, 2004. The army said the operation was in reaction to a Palestinian ambush in Gaza on Sunday that killed a pregnant Jewish settler and her four young daughters. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598381

Palestinian Authority security officers carry the body of policeman Abdullah al-Jamal, who was shot earlier during an Israeli army operation, during al-Jamal's funeral, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday May 5, 2004. In addition, 16 people were injured, including an ambulance medic and a news photographer, in the operation. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (R) receives Chinese President Wen Jiabao (C), 05 May 2004, at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. AFP PHOTO HERWIG VERGULT (Photo credit should read HERWIG VERGULT/AFP/***** Images)

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IWAKUNI, JAPAN - MAY 5: A stunt plane affiliated with Air Rock performs during Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS May 5, 2004 in Iwakuni, Japan. In the afternoon, a tent at the air show blew over injuring nine people after a minesweeping MH-53E helicopter took off. The injured were taken to a hospital on the base. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/***** Images)

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IWAKUNI, JAPAN - MAY 5: A parachute member of Skyhawks performs during Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS May 5, 2004 in Iwakuni, Japan. In the afternoon, a tent at the air show blew over injuring nine people after a minesweeping MH-53E helicopter took off. The injured were taken to a hospital on the base. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/***** Images)

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IWAKUNI, JAPAN - MAY 5: A minesweeping helicopter MH-53E of Maritime Self-Defense Forces takes off during Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS May 5, 2004 in Iwakuni, Japan. In the afternoon, a tent at the air show blew over injuring nine people after the MH-53E took off. The injured were taken to a hospital on the base. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/***** Images)

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50803129.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E9AF3F42A23D9FC4DA9C30E9B9B114CE8

CHOLOKI, GEORGIA: Soldiers supporting the rebel Adzhara regional leader Aslan Abashidze stand near a destroyed bridge at the Gerorgian Adjara border on the river Choloki, 05 May 2004. The renegade leader of Georgia's separatist Adjara region refused to step down Wednesday, even as the Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili imposed direct rule on the Black Sea region and said there were only a "few hours" left until Abashidze's departure. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/***** Images)

Marmot1
05-05-2004, 02:30 PM
Short film showing Karbala today (http://ww2.tvp.pl/tvppl/video/2004/05/05/16240/film.asf) around 800k - comment in polish but you can see some insurgents and angry crowd...


Currently there is fighting betwen al sadr supporters and Coalition forces in Karbala they just shown polish soldiers maning some recaptured bulding in polish TV... oficialy polish soldiers are not part off atacking force but it seens that it's not true...


http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50798496.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=D14BC0097DE49CA6B64415C296624EF4A9C30E9B9B114CE8

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WARSAW, POLAND: Polish Defence Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski (R) and his Indonesian counterpart, Marshall Suprihadi, pose 04 May 2004 during the official welcoming ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Warsaw. Suprihadi is on a four-day visit to Poland. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/***** Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski lays a wreath at the Polish War Memorial at Northolt in London 05 May, 2004. Kwasniewski is on a two-day State Visit to Britain. AFP PHOTO/MARTYN HAYHOW/WPA POOL (Photo credit should read MARTYN HAYHOW/AFP/***** Images)

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He he cementary - he is in right place ;)


NAJAF, IRAQ: Muslim Shiite militiamen loyal to wanted Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr make their way through a cemetery during clashes against US troops in the southern holy city of Najaf 05 may 2004. US troops fought insurgents inside this holy city when US patrols came under attack from Sadr's so-called Mehdi Army militia in Najaf, a spokesman for the cleric said, after coalition forces moved against Sadr's offices in two other southern towns. AFP PHOTO/Hassan ABDULZAHRAH (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)

Marmot1
05-05-2004, 02:32 PM
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598451




Ninety-two-year-old Dutch Prince Bernhard, father of Queen Beatrix reviews a parade in the eastern Dutch town of Wageningen Wednesday May 5, 2004, during celebrations marking the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi rule, 59 years ago. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

92??? He looks like in mid 60's (It must be that Dutch chees that keeps him in such a good condition) :lol:

FallenAngel
05-05-2004, 02:55 PM
Ok....no disrespect to the Israelis but...

When the damn kids are on top of your tank taking stuff apart....why the hell do you do nothing about it? I'd personally pop the hatch and shoot the little bastards in the leg or something.

Are your ROE THAT restrictive?

Javehn
05-05-2004, 03:04 PM
Like i said . This day i am asshamed to be called a tanker . I am so ancious to put my hand on that cocksucking pussy that take the place in the turret , that supposed to be belonged to Tank Commander . I would muttilate him so much , that even his own mother wouldn't recognise him .
It has nothing to do with ROE . It has something to do , that some people don't belong to some places .

Uninen
05-05-2004, 03:07 PM
Guys, wouldnt blame the tankers all that much (limited vison and confined spaces and all....), but thing that amazes me is that there is no infranty supporting / protecting the MBT(s)... :|

He219
05-05-2004, 03:07 PM
What kind of visibility topside would the tank commander have?

Perhaps he didn't see the guy - or it was too dangerous to open the hatch (note: Molotov cocktail)

p-)

Mark_Aspen
05-05-2004, 03:09 PM
But the condemnation will be because we didn't prevent the little SOB from playing in a dangerous environment.

catdat
05-05-2004, 03:17 PM
In a combat stuation I'd ask one of the other tanks to hose me off. One or two warning shots might have been enough to scare those guys off but who knows? They could have been baiting the TC out in an attempt to get that molotov cocktail in the turret.

Note to anyone who thinks this might be cool: don't ever, in any circumstances, get on a tankers vehicle without an invite - very hazardous healthwise.

Sorbas2000
05-05-2004, 03:18 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802847.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56EB912D00C32C55A66A9C30E9B9B114CE8

This is the poorest honour guard I've ever seen!

Marmot1
05-05-2004, 03:32 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802847.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56EB912D00C32C55A66A9C30E9B9B114CE8

This is the poorest honour guard I've ever seen!

Maybe it was done intentionary?

Sorbas2000
05-05-2004, 03:43 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802847.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56EB912D00C32C55A66A9C30E9B9B114CE8

This is the poorest honour guard I've ever seen!

Maybe it was done intentionary?

Maybe...but for a official (Chinese) visit, honour guard should look like that:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1715000/images/_1719483_guard_ap_300.jpg

http://www.defenestration.com/pics/Bulgaria/ChangeGuard2.jpg

http://www.defenestration.com/pics/Bulgaria/ChangeGuard1.jpg

mack pl
05-05-2004, 03:45 PM
Fajne czapeczki, i fajne wdzianka :)

gilgoul
05-05-2004, 03:51 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50801803.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56EC676D573B16FE137A9C30E9B9B114CE8

AD IT WOULD`NT BE RIGHTFULL TO SHOOT THE GUYS OFF?

chauncy republicans
05-05-2004, 04:03 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802196.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56ED7C83EE4AD5646F4A9C30E9B9B114CE8
I wonder if it works...looks like an RPK with an RPG-7/7V sight (as had been said before...you can see in this (http://www.autoweapons.com/photosn/photosfeb04/dd1-48rpgc.jpg) picture (RPG-7D) that the mounting blocks for the sight are in fact quite similar to those for AK pattern guns (though usually one sees the Kobra or a PSO-1 scope mounted).
Looks like the moron might give himself a black eye.

Spearin
05-05-2004, 04:09 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802196.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56ED7C83EE4AD5646F4A9C30E9B9B114CE8
I wonder if it works...looks like an RPK with an RPG-7/7V sight (as had been said before...you can see in this (http://www.autoweapons.com/photosn/photosfeb04/dd1-48rpgc.jpg) picture (RPG-7D) that the mounting blocks for the sight are in fact quite similar to those for AK pattern guns (though usually one sees the Kobra or a PSO-1 scope mounted).
Looks like the moron might give himself a black eye.

Looks like the "moron" he isn't even about to fire...

hank
05-05-2004, 04:10 PM
In a combat stuation I'd ask one of the other tanks to hose me off. One or two warning shots might have been enough to scare those guys off but who knows? They could have been baiting the TC out in an attempt to get that molotov cocktail in the turret.

Note to anyone who thinks this might be cool: don't ever, in any circumstances, get on a tankers vehicle without an invite - very hazardous healthwise.

noted, indeed.

hank

Airborneranger4israel
05-05-2004, 04:29 PM
how do i cut an paste just one image from the first page and put it in a reply

UoUo
05-05-2004, 04:31 PM
I personally think that this ass holes didn't get shot is cuz when they do get shoot the tiltle in th news will be "2 young pal' got shoot by IDF" and then people like gay must' and act will start say how much nazis we are...and bla bla.

Seoulstriker
05-05-2004, 04:32 PM
how do i cut an paste just one image from the first page and put it in a reply

right click--> properties---> copy the link ---> get in the reply mode --->use the [img] tags.

Denat
05-05-2004, 04:50 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802847.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56EB912D00C32C55A66A9C30E9B9B114CE8

This is the poorest honour guard I've ever seen!

Sweet Jesus !
Sorbas is some kind of HONOR GUARD expert :roll:
Boy are you trying to criticize every honour guard on the earth?
Yesterday you had some problems with polish headgear, today with this guys from belgium. Maybe they don't look very cool but at least belgian soldiers don't wear skirts like greek ones. Boy just put your acts together and stop with this honour guards bull****.



http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50795567.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=D14BC0097DE49CA664A7EAD255CAA7CCA9C30E9B9B114CE8

Is this hat called a shako or a chapka? Which one is round and which one is square?

Traditional headgear rules. I especially like the horse-tail helmets worn by the guards at the Palace where the king of France lives.

http://www.irna.ir/occasion/france/gif/jaq2.gif
I mean these guys, there behind the King and the dude with a towel in his head.

Why do the Poles still wear these ugly shakos? I mean, it lokks for honour guard a little bit un-spectaculous...comparing to other nation's honour guards. Is this still to wear from officers!?

You are from Greece, aren't you boy? Before you start talking about ugly shakos and honour guards that look a little bit un-spectaculous...comparing to other nation's honour guards.
Just compare with greek ones.
http://www.army.gr/html/EN_Army/stolpar/images/photo15.gif
Maybe our Polish honour guard look a little bit un-spectaculous in shakos but at least our soldiers don't wear skirts like greek ones.
Greek soldiers in skirts look very spectacular but also very gay. And please don't say that's your tradition rofl

mack pl
05-05-2004, 04:54 PM
Gość jeśli był w armii, to na pewno w kompanii honorowej ;) :lol:

Denat
05-05-2004, 04:55 PM
Gość jeśli był w armii, to na pewno w kompanii honorowej ;) :lol:

No bez kitu on chyba ma jakąś kurwa obsesję na tym punkcie. No ale jak musiał napierdalać w spódniczce to w sumie mu się nie dziwię ;)

Seoulstriker
05-05-2004, 04:59 PM
chyba

chyba = cipa?

Tengu
05-05-2004, 05:03 PM
Mambo jambo?? :|

On topic: very good pics thhnx mate ;)

Marmot1
05-05-2004, 05:07 PM
chyba

chyba = cipa?

chyba=maybe Learn polish you 100% polish guy :bash: :bash: ;)

mack pl
05-05-2004, 05:14 PM
chyba

chyba = cipa?

chyba=maybe Learn polish you 100% polish guy :bash: :bash: ;)Cipe to ja ci pod okiem polaczku zrobie rofl rofl rofl @Denat-temu ppanu to my juz podziękujemy, niech idzie sobie sukienke poprawić :lol:

Airborneranger4israel
05-05-2004, 05:24 PM
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598280[/img]

What was he thinking. Did he believe that the miltiants and the israeli soldiers were going to stop everything to let him pass while risking their own lives.

The french cease to amaze me! :lol:

Ian H
05-05-2004, 06:09 PM
Surely you mean never cease to amaze you. :D

Great pics as always, thanks.

millhouse
05-05-2004, 06:44 PM
[img]http://www.nato.int/pictures/2004/040426/b040426v.jpg




German Isaf Soldiers


Notice: all blonde, blue eyes, perfect aryan specimen.... hmmm.

American Patriot
05-05-2004, 06:51 PM
Ja! Das ist eine gut unsermenschen!

ghost_33
05-05-2004, 07:12 PM
Weapon is a sniper rifle and it was made by the iraqi army.It's an AK with
longer barrel and accurized.

RPG sight sucks but is better than regular sight on a RPG, has only 2x
magnification from what I can remember, you can estimate range with it etc. How good it works on a rifle I don't know.

FallenAngel
05-05-2004, 07:25 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802847.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56EB912D00C32C55A66A9C30E9B9B114CE8

This is the poorest honour guard I've ever seen!

You know what....you're right!!!

Maybe THIS honor guard is more to your liking! :cantbeli:

http://members.aol.com/vgybhumm/german/guard.jpg

He219
05-05-2004, 07:33 PM
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598484

An Iraqi Shiite militiaman aims his rifle at the Al-Najaf cemetery in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, May 5, 2004. Shiite militiamen loyal to a radical cleric ambushed a patrol of U.S. troops Wednesday in the holy city of Najaf . (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598492

Iraqi Shiite militiamen take up positions and look at a nearby U.S. military base in the Holy city of Najaf Iraq, Wednesday, May 5, 2004. Shiite militiamen loyal to a radical cleric ambushed a patrol of U.S. troops Wednesday in the holy city of Najaf and shot and killed a coalition soldier in a separate battle in Karbala. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50803647.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3E28251B14AE194CFBB43405DE1AD4A2

FALLUJAH, IRAQ - MAY 5: U.S. Marine Lance Corporal William Loza-Lopez of Riverside, California, stands watch May 5, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq. U.S. Marines of 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment maintain their cordon even after a the ICDC and Iraqi police units have taken over many positions in the city. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50803645.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3E28251B14AE194CB14486F98E8A7AE9

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50803641.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3E28251B14AE194C4EF99939863E0FDC

FALLUJAH, IRAQ - MAY 5: U.S. Marine Lance Corporal John Caltagirone of Chicago, gets ready to deploy a claymore mine while standing guard May 5, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq.

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50803640.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3E28251B14AE194C1367FA3C0B446203

FALLUJAH, IRAQ - MAY 5: The armored vest of an embedded journalist lies next to guns and vests of U.S. Marines of 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment May 5, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq.

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598609

U.S. Marines from the 1st Battalion 5th Marines convoy out of the Abu Ghraib Prison on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, May 5, 2004. (AP Photo/John Moore)

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040429-N-4614W-001.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040429-N-4614W-002.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040429-N-4614W-003.jpg

Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 29, 2004) - A United States Air Force C-130J Hercules assigned to Rhode Island's 143rd Airlift Wing deploys a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) 2,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. The Airlift Wing assisted the U.S. Navy Special Boat Unit Two Zero (SBU-20), homeported at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., deploy two 11-meter RHIBs during a maritime craft air delivery system exercise. SBU-20 also evaluated a prototype floatation device to expand the unit's in-ocean capabilities.

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040429-N-7034S-009.jpg

Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 29, 2004) - A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) approaches the surface of the Atlantic Ocean after deployment from a United States Air Force C-130J Hercules assigned to Rhode Island's 143rd Airlift Wing.

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040429-N-7034S-001.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040429-N-4614W-004.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_042904-N-7034S-005.jpg

Sailors assigned to Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek's Special Boat Unit Two Zero (SBU-20) recover a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) platform just after splashdown.


http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040501-N-9851B-003.jpg

Atlantic Coast (May 1, 2004) - An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight (HC-8), flies between USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) ammunition ship USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34) carrying a load of bombs, while conducting a vertical replenishment (VERTREP). This is a digital composite of several images to produce a panoramic view of the operation.

http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2004-05-05T161930Z_01_STP01D_RTRIDSP_2_RUSSIA.jpg

Russian soldiers train for the Victory Day military parade in St. Petersburg, May 5, 2004. Russians prepare to mark the 59th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. *******/Alexander Demianchuk

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598546

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040505/capt.mosb11005052020.georgia_adzharia_mosb110.jpg

Members of Adzharia's Interior Ministry forces cross the Choloki River, to join Georgian President's side on the border between Georgia and Adzharian region, Wednesday, May 5, 2004. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Thursday the leader of the rebellious Adzhara region, long at odds with central authorities, had left the country.

"Georgians: Aslan has fled! Adzhara is free!" a beaming Saakashvili told a televised news briefing from his office, referring to Adzharan leader Aslan Abashidze.

"Today a new era has started. I congratulate everyone on this victory, on the beginning of Georgia's unification. Georgia will be united. No one could oppose the will of the people today and no one will do so in future."

(AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

FinnishMF
05-05-2004, 07:38 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50803640.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3E28251B14AE194C1367FA3C0B446203
Which of these is the right way to put a rifle against wall :)

American Patriot
05-05-2004, 07:50 PM
Whoever did that should have his ass chewed out

He219
05-05-2004, 07:54 PM
M16 are balanced so that you can stand it straight up vertically on it's buttstock, without it falling over ...

Just saying.

p-)

Uninen
05-05-2004, 07:58 PM
:cantbeli:

Not from the barrel.....

Ratamacue
05-05-2004, 08:01 PM
M16 are balanced so that you can stand it straight up vertically on it's buttstock, without it falling over ...

Just saying.

p-)

Probably not with a 203 mounted on there. ;)

ghost_33
05-05-2004, 08:30 PM
Kinda don't think it matters much how the rifle is leaned against the wall just as long as it's clean, shoots ammo, and you got a lot of it.

Any of you smart a**** served a day in the military ??? :fork:

ßĺ$tĮТHĎżđ
05-05-2004, 08:35 PM
Definately not barrel first, you'd want to get into the habit of resting it on the stock not the barrel.

American Patriot
05-05-2004, 08:36 PM
Kinda don't think it matters much how the rifle is leaned against the wall just as long as it's clean, shoots ammo, and you got a lot of it.

Any of you smart a**** served a day in the military ??? :fork:

No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Steve Railsback
05-05-2004, 08:48 PM
Personally I think you shouldn’t lean it against any thing, lay the damn thing on the ground!

J-10
05-05-2004, 09:48 PM
http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=598251

Three lion cubs, Sarara, left, Maralal, center and Serolibi, right enjoy their morning feed at the Nairobi Animal Orphanage in Kenya Wednesday May 5, 2004. The two female and one male cub are six weeks-old and were found abandoned last week in Sarara 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of the capital Nairobi. Their mother's fate is unknown. Normally in a pride of lions, it is lionesses who fed and nurture cubs without any help from the lions of the pride.(AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
p-)

How lovely lion baby! The Serolibi, right could drink milk by himself, amusing :D

Uninen
05-05-2004, 11:05 PM
Kinda don't think it matters much how the rifle is leaned against the wall just as long as it's clean, shoots ammo, and you got a lot of it.

Any of you smart a**** served a day in the military ??? :fork:
Yep (many days actually.... ;) ), and at one point i was issued with a weapon that had been abused in this manner and even worse things, and its barrel because of the all abuse so twisted that i had hard time hitting "torso targets" at 150m, which i fully blame to the abused weapon, cause i had before earned (with unabused weapon...) this "expert marksman thing".... :cantbeli:

Romulus
05-05-2004, 11:58 PM
No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

rofl
Classic.

DE_Six
05-06-2004, 12:43 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802227.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E2D6FC9DC130E6EAFA9C30E9B9B114CE8

Lucky chap! Notice how close the horse's hoof landed to his tigh?! A few inches further, he would have had the leg crushed! That's the worst thing with falling from horseback, getting trampled!

Good pics!

EvanL
05-06-2004, 01:21 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802227.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E2D6FC9DC130E6EAFA9C30E9B9B114CE8

Lucky chap! Notice how close the horse's hoof landed to his tigh?! A few inches further, he would have had the leg crushed! That's the worst thing with falling from horseback, getting trampled!

Good pics!hahaha it still cant beat the ceremonial guards on parliament hill passing out during the summer. haha. Thats funny. Whoever thought of the idea to wear a bearskin hat in the summer should be shot.
http://www.livingtravel.com/namerica/canada/ottawa/ottawa0024.JPG

Steve Andrews
05-06-2004, 05:22 AM
In the British Army you would get bollocked for leaning your rifle against the wall. If it gets knocked over you could effect your zero.

Slack drills, gents.

Mark Sman
05-06-2004, 05:54 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802298.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E1208121E8965A6A8A9C30E9B9B114CE8

What is the deal with the scope cover?

Crazyjack
05-06-2004, 06:14 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802298.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E1208121E8965A6A8A9C30E9B9B114CE8

What is the deal with the scope cover?
Well, to cover the scope...? rofl

Think it is because it´s raining.

bertfivesix
05-06-2004, 06:59 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50801678.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E53D28590428C2118A9C30E9B9B114CE8
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20040505/capt.sge.nhz69.050504110432.photo01.default-384x262.jpg
[quote]BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Members of the US Blackwater private security company fly a Hughes 500 helicopter over the Tigris river in Baghdad, during a patrol 05 May 2004. The US contractor provides security for Paul Bremer, the U.S. civil administrator in Iraq. The US administration fended off mounting criticism of a prison abuse scandal in Iraq on Tuesday as it was revealed that two detainees were illegally killed. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

Another Blackwater helicopter pic, and again I see the door gunner with [what appears to be] an M249. I was under the impression the PMC's were very restricted in respect to the personal/company's exotic weapons they could bring into the country. Perhaps they're getting more considerations, given the rise in violence this past month.

Steve Andrews
05-06-2004, 07:09 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802298.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E1208121E8965A6A8A9C30E9B9B114CE8

What is the deal with the scope cover?

It is just used to make the rifle prettier for ceremonial duties.
There is a cover for the handguard too.

Vextra
05-06-2004, 07:48 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802225.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E21E4AF1DFA7D7C78A9C30E9B9B114CE8

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802227.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E2D6FC9DC130E6EAFA9C30E9B9B114CE8


OWn3d !

Isn't there a story with the horse guards that, if they fall from they horses, they must not drop their sabre (or sword)? Any english people around there ?

ID this aircraft please, looks like a C-141 with only two engines (must be a kawasaki but which one...?)
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50802814.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DED0F2883272F08DD8C07F98013523DB67

Thanks

ikurinturbiini
05-06-2004, 08:14 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50801301.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B84D4F1548A4F56E6015F46694BB103AA9C30E9B9B114CE8

What's the name of that maori weapon? I saw it in "Once were warriors".

Looks kinda like the Okinawan oar, dammit if I remember that name either... Kai, perhaps?

oldsoak
05-06-2004, 08:44 AM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/50803640.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3E28251B14AE194C1367FA3C0B446203
Which of these is the right way to put a rifle against wall :)

t I bet I know which one of those two will be getting the ****ty jobs when the sergeant sees it.
;)
now where did I put my rifle ......

dacanadianbomb
05-06-2004, 08:59 AM
Those maori gentlemen sure have a intimidating look on them.
The lion baby pics, the one on the right will next be grabbing a hold of a cool beer and holding it like that.

He219
05-06-2004, 10:09 AM
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What's the name of that maori weapon? I saw it in "Once were warriors".

Looks kinda like the Okinawan oar, dammit if I remember that name either... Kai, perhaps?

It's called a Taiaha (http://www.tu.co.nz/taiaha.htm)

p-)

sethen
05-06-2004, 10:42 AM
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Apaches are badass !

yes, when they are not broken down sitting in a hangar!!!!!!