Today's Pic's - Thursday, May 27

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Pacific Ocean (May 22, 2004) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Alfred Macasarte of Stockton, Calif., conducts a "Final Sweep" of USS Kitty Hawk's (CV 63) catapult one prior to launching an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two (VFA-192). Final Sweeps are performed seconds before a launch as a last second safety check. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), the conventional aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan.

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Pacific Ocean (May 22, 2004) - An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two (VFA-192), makes its final launch from the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) following the ship's annual spring cruise. The F/A-18 is an all-weather attack aircraft that can also be used as a strike fighter. In its fighter mode, the F/A-18 is used primarily as an escort and for fleet air defense. In its attack mode, it is used for power projection, interdiction and close air support.

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Pacific (May 22, 2004) - An aircraft director gives the single to the pilot of an S-3B Viking assigned to the "Fighting Redtails" of Sea Control Squadron Twenty One (VS-21) to stop, while a "hold back" operator, waits to secure the hold back bar to one of USS Kitty Hawk's (CV 63) four catapult systems.

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Pacific Ocean (May 22, 2004) - An aircraft director positions an E/A-6B Prowler assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Six (VAQ-136) over one of four steam driven catapult systems aboard USS Kitty Hawk's (CV 63).

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Pacific Ocean (May 22, 2004) - An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the “Liberty Bells” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Five (VAW-115) launches from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) following the ship's annual spring cruise. The E-2C is all weather, carrier-based tactical warning/control system aircraft, providing airborne early warning and control functions for the strike group.

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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (May 25, 2004) - The superstructure for the Spruance-class destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992) is visible over the trees while transiting the channel to Pearl Harbor. After two years and four crews, Fletcher returned to Pearl Harbor for a two-day port visit before traveling to San Diego, Calif., where it will be decommissioned in October.

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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (May 25, 2004) - Family and friends watch as the Spruance Class destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992) is guided to a pier by tugboats. After two years and four crews, Fletcher returned to Pearl Harbor for a two-day port visit before traveling to San Diego, Calif., where it will be decommissioned in October.

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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (May 25, 2004) - A Sailor assigned to the Spruance-class destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992) waits to go on liberty shortly after arriving in Pearl Harbor. After two years and four crews, Fletcher returned to Pearl Harbor for a two-day port visit before traveling to San Diego, Calif., where it will be decommissioned in October. The former Pearl Harbor-based ship is part of the Navy's Sea Swap Initiative, a program that rotates four crews through a single ship at six-month intervals.

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Bahrain (May 24, 2004) - Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jeffery Pilanca from Naalehu, Hawaii, raises an Iraqi flag aboard Patrol Craft 100. British led coalition forces recently delivered two of the patrol craft bound for the Iraqi Coastal Defense Force. The Chinese built 27-meter vessel recently underwent refurbishment in the UAE, and stopped in Bahrain to take on fuel and supplies en route to Iraq.

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Looking at the WWII Memorial's Freedom Wall, visitors cast shadows onto the word "Freedom" May 26, 2004. The memorial, which will be dedicated on May 29th, honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War II, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort from home. *******/Kevin Lamarque

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National World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2004) – The Washington Monument is framed between two pillars adorned with oak and wheat bronze wreaths at the National World War II Memorial located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. A 17-foot pillar and bronze wreath represents each State and U.S. territory from the time period. Established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the memorial honors all military veterans of World War II, the citizens on the home front, the nation at large, and the high moral purpose and idealism that motivated the nation’s call to arms. On May 29, 2004, the memorial will be formally dedicated with an estimated 200,000 people expected to attend, and includes 100,000 visiting veterans of all wars.

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A field of 4,000 sculpted gold stars on the Freedom Wall commemorates the more than 400,000 Americans who gave their lives, and symbolized the sacrifice of families across the nation.

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National World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2004) – Established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the memorial honors all military veterans of World War II, the citizens on the home front, the nation at large, and the high moral purpose and idealism that motivated the nation’s call to arms. On May 29, 2004, the memorial will be formally dedicated with an estimated 200,000 people expected to attend, and includes 100,000 visiting veterans of all wars.

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WASHINGTON - MAY 26: A M4A3 Sherman tank, a Willy MB Jeep and DUKW-353 "Duck" amphibious vehicle are delivered during an installation of military equipment for the upcoming exhibition and celebration of World War II veteran reunion on May 26, 2004 at the National Mall in Washington, DC. Tens of Thousands of World War II veterans are expected to join a reunion at the official opening of the memorial on Memorial Day weekend.


Exercise Damsel Fair 2004 (http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2004/05-may/e0520a.htm)
MINE COUNTERMEASURES FORCE SOUTHERN EUROPE (MCMFORSOUTH)

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The Italian flagship of NATO's Mine Countermeasure Forces Southern Europe (MCMFORSOUTH), ITS Alpino in the bay of Izmir prior to NATO Exercise Damsel Fair 2004 which takes place from 20 to 28 May 2004.

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The German Minehunter FGS Weilheim arrives at Izmir harbour on 16 May 2004 prior to participation in NATO's mine coutermeasure exercise Damsel Fair 2004 which takes place from 20 to 28 May 2004 off Izmir. FGS Weilheim is the current German contribution to NATO's Mine Countermeasure Force Southern Europe (MCMFORSOUTH).

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The Turkish Minesweepers TCG Enez, TCG Erdemli, TCG Sapanca, TCG Sigacik and TCG Sariyer, alongside Izmir harbour prior to participating in NATO's mine countermeasure exercise Damsel Fair 2004 which takes place from 20 to 28 May 2004.


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The Italian Minesweeper ITS Termoli arriving on 16 May 2004 at Izmir harbour. The Minesweeper participate in NATO's mine countermeasure exercise Damsel Fair 2004 which takes place from 20 to 28 May 2004.


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The Italian Minesweeper ITS Numana arriveing on 16 May 2004 at Izmir harbour. The Minesweeper is participating in NATO's mine countermeasure exercise Damsel Fair 2004 which takes place from 20 to 28 May 2004 off Izmir. ITS Numana is the current Italian contribution to NATO's Mine Countermeasure Force Southern Europe (MCMFORSOUTH).

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(left to right) Lieutenant Commander Harvey Burwin, NAVSOUTH PIO, Captain Hasan Fehmi Duetuencue, Commander of the Turkish Mine Countermeasure Division 2, Captain Paolo Polidoro, Commander of NATO's Mine Countermeasures Force Southern Europe (MCMFORSOUTH) and Lieutenant Commander Craig Mullens, the Exercise Director of Damsel Fair, during a press conference on board MCMFORSOUTH flagship ITS Alpino on 17 May 2004 in the bay of Izmir.


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A meeting of flags in the Mediterranean.
Dutch, Spanish and Turkish frigates of NATO's Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED).

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Assessing NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue (http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2004/issue1/english/art4.html): Working with NATO: Egyptians, Jordanians and Moroccans (pictured above) have all participated in NATO-led operations in the Balkans (© SFOR)

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Pfc. Jody Casey pulls security during a route recon mission to find the safest, fastest way from Baqubah to Ballad on May 6, 2004. Pfc. Casey is assigned to Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) 2-63 Armor out of Vilsek, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brandi Marshall) (Released)

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Maj. Mark Devito of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment talks to the Iraqi contractor after the ground breaking cermony for a new school and mosque in Zadan during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Town council leader Taha Rashid cuts the ribbon for the ground breaking cermony for a new school and mosque in Zadan during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Two CH-46E Sea Knights from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), sit on mobi-matting at Forward Operating Base Ripley as they're refueled by Marines from the squadron's bulk fuel section. The 22d MEU (SOC) is in Afghanistan conducting combat and civil military operations as Task Force Linebacker.

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Lance Cpl. Michael Nance, a bulk fuel specialist assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), drags a fuel line away from a CH-46E Sea Knight after topping it off at Forward Operating Base Ripley, Afghanistan.

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Combat engineers from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, duck through the typically small doorway of a house in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province in their search for weapons and Taliban and anti-coalition militia. BLT 1/6 is the ground combat element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable).

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A combat engineer from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, sweeps the area surrounding an Afghan compound in the Oruzgan province with a minesweeper during a search for hidden weapons caches.

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Lance Cpl. Michael Mason, a combat engineer from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), digs in an area where a metal detector received a 'hit.' Mason was participating in a cordon and knock operation as the unit searched for hidden weapons caches in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province.

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Sgt. Johnathan Gonzalez, a combat engineer with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), uses a string to lower a light into a well in his search for hidden weapons caches during a recent 'cordon and knock' operation in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province.


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by Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Watkinkeough: May 26, 2004
A Republic of Korea soldier, left, helps Spc. Morgan Schoop provide security during a mission near Kabul, Afghanistan. Korean and American Soldiers are serving together as members of the Coalition in Afghanistan, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism.

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Cpl Martin Bourque, a Canadian soldier with the 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment Battalion Group (3 R22ndR Bn Gp), cleans a C-9 light machine gun on a LAV III infantry fighting vehicle at Camp Julien in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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An Israeli soldier arrests a Palestinian youth during minor clashes with Palestinian demonstrators in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, Wednesday May 26, 2004.

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Honduran students of the National Police march during an inauguration ceremony for the new General Commissioner, Director in Chief of the Police, Coralia Rivera, not seen, at the Academia Nacional de Policia, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday, May 26, 2004. Rivera is the first woman in the country with this distinction.

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Honduran Director Chief of the Police Coralia Rivera, salutes during her inauguration ceremony as new General Commissioner at the Academia Nacional de Policia, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday, May 26, 2004. Rivera is the first woman in the country with this distinction.

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Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, left, shakes hands with the new General Commissioner, Director Chief of the Police Coralia Rivera, right, while Secretary of State of the Security Minister Oscar Alvarez, center, holds the staff of command in the ceremony at the Academia Nacional de Policia, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday, May 26, 2004.

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France's President Jacques Chirac, left, speaks with Guatemala's Foriegn Minister Jorge Briz, right, upon his arrival at the Air Force Base in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Wednesday, May 26, 2004. President Chirac arrived in Guatemala for an official two-day visit.

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Admiral Toru Ishikawa (L), chairman of the Japanese Self-Defense Force's Joint Staff Council, and General Kim Jong-Hwan, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Korean Army, salute the national flag during an event at the war museum in Seoul May 27, 2004. Ishikawa arrived in South Korea (news - web sites) on Wednesday for a three-day visit. *******/You Sung-Ho

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Strong U.S. allies Australia and Japan praised Washington's latest moves on Iraq, with Canberra welcoming President Bush's pledge to stay in the country until it is democratic and Tokyo commending moves to seek a U.N. mandate for international troops there. Here Australian troops in Baghdad

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OVER ALASKA -- A Blackhawk helicopter takes Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Wainwright Army Airfield, Alaska, on a training mission May 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Koopman gives Lt. Col. Brooks Wright and other Airmen a three-minute warning until jump time from a Blackhawk helicopter during training May 25. The Airmen are assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Wainwright Army Airfield, Alaska. Sergeant Koopman is also stationed at Fort Wainwright.

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OVER ALASKA -- An Airman assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Wainwright Army Airfield, Alaska, jumps from a Blackhawk helicopter May 25 during training.

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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A pair of CV-22s fly the first multi-ship interoperability sortie here recently. Interoperability testing is designed to ensure one aircraft's multi-mode radar will not interfere with the other while conducting operations.

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NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Retired Lt. Col. Jim Pressick counts the number of holes shot into a banner used for target practice by F-15 Eagle pilots during a training exercise May 20 over the Nevada Test and Training Range near here. The banner was pulled behind a plane Colonel Pressick flew to give pilots air-to-air gunnery training. The banner was shot 422 times.

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Members of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment salute Tuesday during the playing of the national anthem at a ceremony honoring their return from Iraq to Fort Carson, Colo.

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Sgt. Rodney Myers, left, and Spc. Carlton Brewington, right, members of the Fort Carson Mounted Color Guard, take part in a cavalry charge marking the end of a ceremony honoring the return of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment from Iraq to Fort Carson, Colo., on Tuesday.

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Chaaaaarge!!

Cool :)

Good pics!

[Hullebullen]

Great pics as always...

[talib_killa34]

The WWII Memorial looks so grand.

woot

[scrybe]

Yes, definately. Very well done.

[TacoDelRio]

The memorial looks beautiful! I think more schools should visit it to show kids really just how important such sacrifices are, and have been.

Nice cavalry charge form the 7th Infantry Division. Had a 1SG from there.

DB

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 27: United Nations Command Honour Guards salute as coffins are carried containing the remains of U.S. Soldiers who were killed during the Korean War, during a repatriation ceremony at Yangsan US military base on May 27, 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. The United States Forces Korea (USFK) held the funeral service for the 19 soldiers who were killed during the War, and whose remains have recently been found by a joint recovery operation in North Korea and then sent on to Seoul. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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UN Command soldiers carry coffins containing the remains recently unearthed in North Korea, believed to be those of 19 U.S. soldiers missing in action from the Korean War during a ceremony at a U.S. military base in Seoul, Thursday, May 27, 2004. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Norwegian soldiers carry the coffin draped in the Norwegian flag of Norwegian grenadier Tommy Roedningsby, 29, at Kabul's international airport, 27 May 2004. Roedningsby's death brings to 89 the number of peacekeepers who have died in Afghanistan since the force was established shortly after the fall of the Taliban in late 2001. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Canadian soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) pay homage in front of the coffin draped in the Norwegian flag of Norwegian grenadier Tommy Roedningsby, 29, at Kabul's international airport, 27 May 2004. Roedningsby's death brings to 89 the number of peacekeepers who have died in Afghanistan since the force was established shortly after the fall of the Taliban in late 2001. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Norwegian Soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) carry the coffin draped in the Norwegian flag of Norwegian grenadier Tommy Roedningsby, 29, onto a Turkish Boeing-727 at Kabul's international airport, 27 May 2004.

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An Norwegian soldier (L) is conforted by an unidentified soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) after they both honoured late Norwegian grenadier Tommy Roedningsby, 29, at Kabul's international airport, 27 May 2004. Roedningsby's death brings to 89 the number of peacekeepers who have died in Afghanistan since the force was established shortly after the fall of the Taliban in late 2001.

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BEIRUT, LEBANON: Lebanese soldiers stand guard during a demonstration in front of the national museum in Beirut 27 May 2004. Lebanese troops shot and killed a protestor and wounded another after firing on stone-throwers in the Hay al-Sellom neighborhood during a demonstration against high gasoline prices, police sais. Firefighters had used water cannons to disperse about 600 demonstrators in the impoverished southern suburb of the capital, which prompted protestors to retaliate with stones, the source said. the protesters were taking part in a sit-in called by the CGTL trade union confederation to protest government fiscal policies and petrol prices, which they want cut from about 17 dollars per 20 liters (5.3 gallons) to some 10 dollars. AFP PHOTO / Joseph BARRAK

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BEIRUT, LEBANON: Lebanese protesters destroy an army vehicle during a demonstration in the Hay al-Sellom neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut 27 May 2004.

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Lebanese soldiers clash with protesters during a demonstration in the Hay al-Sellom neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut 27 May 2004. Lebanese troops shot and killed three protestor after firing on stone-throwers in the neighborhood during the demonstration against high gasoline prices, police said.

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Lebanese protesters evacuate a wounded man during a demonstration in the Hay al-Sellom neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut 27 May 2004. Lebanese troops shot and killed three protestor after firing on stone-throwers in the neighborhood during the demonstration against high gasoline prices, police said.

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A British prison van, escorted by an unmarked car, inside the Belmarsh high security prison complex, London, Thursday, May 27, 2004. Islamic radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, is due to appear in the prison's court to face deportation to the United States, after being arrested Thursday. (AP Photo/Max Nash)

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LONDON - MARCH 21: Muslim Cleric Abu Hamza Al-Masri (R) arrives at the Finsbury Park Mosque for Friday services March 21, 2003 in London. British Muslims are protesting all over England the U.S.-led war on Iraq and asking Muslim countries not to support the war. British police found weapons and chemical warfare protective gear at the mosque during a January 2003 raid. (Photo by Hugo Philpott/***** Images)

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Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf , seen in this undated file photo in Islamabad, said junior army and air force personnel were involved in an assassination attempt against him in December and that the suspects have been captured. Musharraf made the comments in an interview aired Thursday, May 27, 2004, on Pakistan's private Geo television network. (AP Photo/str, File)

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MINSK, BELARUS: Belarus military pilots are being reflected on the glasses when they discussed the flight tasks on the airbase near the town of Baranovichi, 160 kms west of Minsk, 27 May 2004. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV

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MINSK, BELARUS: Belarus military MIG-29 jet fighter takes off over the birdscarer on the airbase near the town of Baranovichi, 160 kms west of Minsk, 27 May 2004.

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MINSK, BELARUS: Belarus soldier reads a book as a Belarus military Su-27 (Sukhoi-27) jet fighter takes off from the airbase near the town of Baranovichi, 160 kms west of Minsk, 27 May 2004.

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A young military musician yawns during a parade of cadets through Dvortsovaya square in St. Petersburg, May 27, 2004. The cadets were taking part in celebrations dedicated to the anniversary of the city's foundation, marked on May 29. Russian reformist Tsar Peter the Great founded the city in 1703 on the deserted Baltic seaside and moved the Russian capital from ancient Moscow to newly built St. Petersburg. *******/Alexander Demianchuk

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BLAGNAC, FRANCE: The first Airbus big jumbo jet A380 being built at Toulouse-Blagnac plant is carried to pass tests 27 May 2004, in Blagnac. The A380 is scheduled to make its first flight in 2005.

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HO CHI MINH CITY, VIET NAM: A Vietnamese boat (R) sails past the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Exeter, anchored at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City, 27 May 2004, as the British war ship begins a five-day port call in Vietnam's southern business capital. The stopover, the fifth by a British navy ship to the communist nation, followed a five-day visit by Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong to Britain that ended 26 May.

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ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: A frogman tries to enter a ship in the port of Rotterdam in a drill against terrorism, 27 May 2004. The drill, called Black Tulip, is being held every year since 1989 by a special unit of the Dutch Naval forces. This year there were also units from Poland, Germany, Norway and Sweden.

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[pfclee]

SWEET

[Lysander]

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MINSK, BELARUS: Belarus soldier reads a book as a Belarus military Su-27 (Sukhoi-27) jet fighter takes off from the airbase near the town of Baranovichi, 160 kms west of Minsk, 27 May 2004.



Don't you just love these captions?

[He219]

Even funnier that it's the same plane they call a Mig-29 in the previous pic ..

;)



(Su-27 has Cunards, right?)

[Marsuitor]

Thanks for putting the Norwegian pictures up He219, i appreciate it. :)
Tommy was a good man and an excellent soldier and will be sorely missed.

[Midav]

Great pics!

The WW II memorial looks awesome!!

[Bombtrack]

The WW2 monument is amazing.

[Uncle Chô]

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MINSK, BELARUS: Belarus soldier reads a book as a Belarus military Su-27 (Sukhoi-27) jet fighter takes off from the airbase near the town of Baranovichi, 160 kms west of Minsk, 27 May 2004.
Don't you just love these captions?
I want the Pullitzer Price for this picture. How could be you so bored by Mig 29 ...sorry Su-27 airplanes? ;)

Or maybe he is a deaf... :D

[He219]

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Lebanese militaryphotos.net member 'One' start a bonfire during a demonstration in Beirut, May 27, 2004. At least three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Thursday in clashes between soldiers and demonstrators in Beirut, as a nationwide strike against soaring fuel prices ground Lebanon to a near standstill. *******/Mohamed Azakir

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Lebanese soldiers during a clash on protesters in Hay al-Soulom, a densely populated, low income district south of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday May 27, 2004. Soldiers fired to disperse an anti-government demonstration, killing at least three people and wounding eleven others, security officials said.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Elsewhere:

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A Singaporean Coast Guard commando charges aboard a cargo ship suspected of having a bomb aboard during an anti-terror exorcise held jointly by Singapore's Police, Coast Guard and Port Authority Tuesday, May 25, 2004 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

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Singaporean commandos search for a bomb suspected of being on board a cargo ship in the Singapore Harbor during an anti-terror exercise held jointly by Singapore's Police, Coast Guard and Port Authority Tuesday, May 25, 2004 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

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One of the two bags with plastic explosives discovered near the Danube river in Bratislava. Slovak police found two bags filled with explosives just outside a building in the capital Bratislava where a NATO (news - web sites) meeting is to open Friday, the interior ministry said.(AFP/Slovak Ministry of Interior)

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A Russian army soldier marches during a parade marking the 301st anniversary of foundation of St. Petersburg at Dvortsovaya Square in St. Petersburg, Thursday, May 27, 2004. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Jennifer Hawkins, Miss Australia Universe 2004, and Larimar Fiallo, Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2004, pose in their Endless Sun Swimsuit at the JW Marriott Hotel in Quito, Ecuador on May 26, 2004.
:D

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The two surviving members of the Bee Gees, Robin, left, and Barry Gibb hold their Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) decorations, after receiving them from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday May 27, 2004. The third brother, Maurice Gibb, died last year before he could receive the honour and so his son Adam collected it on his behalf

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Smoke rises behind buildings as the U.S. Army's explosive disposal team near Falluja destroy unexploded ordinance, found near Camp Baharia, May 27, 2004. *******/Adrees Latif

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U.S. Army soldiers stand guard near the body of an Iraqi after a firefight in Baghdad, May 27, 2004. U.S. troops traded fire with guerrillas on Thursday after a roadside bomb was detonated beside an American convoy on a Baghdad highway, and at least one Iraqi was killed and seven were wounded, witnesses said. *******/Ceerwan Aziz

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Female members of hardline Hindu group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) participate in a firearms training camp, on the outskirts of the western Indian city Ahmedabad, May 27, 2004. The women, aged between 14-20, are taught the basics of self-defense and about the VHP's right wing Hindu ideology. *******/Amit Dave

[Pille1234]

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Is there a high res version available?
Great pics!

[Jose Le Baron]

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Is it just me, or is all this marching-dancing-prancing bull**** in the 21st Century? Surely there are more productive things to do with the modern soldiers' time than boot-shinning and practicing ridiculous steps!

[Yes Man]

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MINSK, BELARUS: Belarus soldier reads a book as a Belarus military Su-27 (Sukhoi-27) jet fighter takes off from the airbase near the town of Baranovichi, 160 kms west of Minsk, 27 May 2004.
Don't you just love these captions?
I want the Pullitzer Price for this picture. How could be you so bored by Mig 29 ...sorry Su-27 airplanes? ;)

Or maybe he is a deaf... :D

Looking at his eyes, it looks like he is sleeping.

[scm77]

Or just looking down at his book. Still very funny.

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Look at their bomb sniffing dog! rofl It's so small.

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

[Loco]

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The first three EF-2000(eurofighter) of a 87 cipher bought by Spain have taken on in Moron Air Base(south Spain), ready to serve in the air force. I don´t know if it´s the most advanced and beauty aircraft of the world, but it is for me, I´ve paid some screws of that bird, I like it, I wanna flight in it! :D

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The radical iman Abú Hamza al Masri, who appealed british government decission of depriving him of british nationality, has been detained today by british agents. USA issued an extradition solicitude of Abú Hamza al Masri to London. On other note, today Germany says it will expel any Iman who incites to hate or violence. Still slowly, but it seems the west is reacting.

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They are the most wanted terrorist by FBI, who warned of a posible terrorist attack in USA the next summer or autumn.

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Spanish prime minister, Rodríguez Zapatero, meets with mexican president. Zapatero announced and agreement with Mexico and Chile to work together with europeans countries looking for a resolution concerning Iraq in the security council of UN.

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The Pope recieved as a present the last Volkswagen made in the factory of Puebla, Mexico. Some rumours say the man of Cracovia got angry because he wanted a Lamborghini like the one of italian police. p-)

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A turk woman consoles a spanish woman. In Turky was erected a monument remembering the 62 spanish soldiers who died returning from Afghanistan.

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This is my home city, Bilbao. The Fundacion Bilbao 700 organized an ambulatory exposition, and the doves sculptures are representing Peace and Tolerance, near the the Euskalduna Bridge.

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Catherine Z in Rome. She is just beauty, isn´t she?

[Loco]

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Look at their bomb sniffing dog! rofl It's so small.

It seems to be a cocker or a similar hunter dog, not so small, anyway, the most important it´s the nose, that´s bigger than yours and mine. ;)

[Undo]

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MINSK, BELARUS: Belarus soldier reads a book as a Belarus military Su-27 (Sukhoi-27) jet fighter takes off from the airbase near the town of Baranovichi, 160 kms west of Minsk, 27 May 2004.
Don't you just love these captions?
I want the Pullitzer Price for this picture. How could be you so bored by Mig 29 ...sorry Su-27 airplanes? ;)

Or maybe he is a deaf... :D

Looking at his eyes, it looks like he is sleeping.

Looks like every country has "wheels watch." After the 100th plane goes by, you lose interest.

[EvanL]

Its a Springer Spaniel.
Spaniels are excellent scent dogs. They are smaller than most and can fit in cramped areas.

[He219]

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Is there a high res version available?
Great pics!
Thanks! Perhaps in a few days ...
:D


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Lebanese soldiers clash with protesters during a demonstration in the Hay al-Sellom neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut 27 May 2004.

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) reviews the honor guard next to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov upon his arrival in Moscow, 27 May 2004.

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MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak inspects the Guard of honour after his arrival in Moscow, 27 May 2004. Mubarak arrived Thursday in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Arab-Israeli conflict and a US initiative to push for democratic reforms in the Middle East. AFP PHOTO / MAXIM MARMUR

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U.S. Marines LCP. Rose Muth handles a cobra during a jungle survival training at the Cobra Gold'04 joint-military exercise at Tung Pong Bay in Sattahip district, Chonburi province, eastern Thailand, Friday, May 14, 2004. More than 20,000 servicemen from the Thai army and U.S. armed forces took part in a two-week long exercise involving with land, sea and air drill which this year also participated by small group of soldiers from Singapore, Mongolia and the Philippines. (AP Photo/U.S. Marines, PFC. Daniel J. Klein)

[scm77]

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Catherine Zeta Jones in Rome. She is just beauty, isn't she?

Not really.

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I think the guy on the bottom right is a grown up Steve Urkel. :lol:

[Loco]

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Catherine Zeta Jones in Rome. She is just beauty, isn't she?

Not really.
My granny used to say everybody have their own preferences, but some preferences only deserve a big stick beating the loin.

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The outstanding iraqí nuclear scientific Husein Al Chaharestany didn´t accept the presidence of the next provisional iraqi gobernment in late june following the elections. Husein Al Chaharestany has said he preferes serving his country in a different way.

[MARINO]

Catherine Z Jones had become rally fat after she had his son.
Decididamente no nos ponemos deacuerdo en nada.
I prefer the pic of Gisele Bundchen. The perfect woman. :hug: woot

[Loco]

After having a baby isn´t the best moment for women, although they have like a kind of different beauty, anyway the first photo I posted was taken today, and SHE IS BEAUTY. I will kill for her and even leave alone my girlfriend the holy day Z leaves that soft jaw man she has as husband. Word.
Anyway, I like women, not girls. p-)

[One?]

I deny all allegations of setting tires on fire! :roll:

[Javehn]

I deny all allegations of setting tires on fire! :roll:

Dude , wass up with the Police ? I guess that they don't hesitate to use life fire on demostrants . No robber bullets ? No gas canisters ? Well ... Some can get away without the world shouting "mass murderers" , some can't .

What is that place anyway ?

[thatguy96]

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Soldiers throwing rocks at protesters? That's a new one on me ;)

[He219]

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BEIRUT, LEBANON: Lebanese soldiers arrest a protestor wounded during a demonstration against high gasoline prices in Beirut's mainly-Shiite southern suburb of Shayah 27 May 2004. Lebanese troops shot dead three protestors after firing on stone-throwers in a nearby impoverished Shiite Muslim suburb of the capital, a hospital source said. Another 17 people, including an army major and four soldiers, were hurt in clashes between the army and demonstrators, medics and witnesses said. Calm returned in the afternoon after hours of protests, one of many actions nationwide in response to a strike call by the CGTL trade union confederation that partially paralyzed the country. AFP PHOTO/Anwar AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP/***** Images)

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MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian police special forces officer stop the representative of 'Sodbiznesbank' Sergey Ponomarev as they enter the building for a search 27 May 2004, in Moscow. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation 13 May 2004 suspended the operating licence of the Sodbiznesbank, accusing it of money laundering. AFP PHOTO/MAXIM MARMUR (Photo credit should read MAXIM MARMUR/AFP/***** Images)

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MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Workers of Interenergoservice company await for a bus at Ramenskoe airport outside Moscow 27 May 2004. Russia on Thursday began evacuating the last main group of technicians working on reconstruction projects in Iraq following the killing of two Russians in an attack, in a new blow to the US-backed coalition. Interenergoservice was the last major Russian company working in Iraq. Over 450 Russian technicians pulled out of the country in April following a kidnapping incident. AFP PHOTO/TATYANA MAKEYEVA

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BERLIN, GERMANY: Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr listen to a debate at the Bundestag (lower house of German parliament) in Berlin 27 May 2004. The lower house of German parliament debated whether to extend by a year the mandate of German troops involved in peacekeeping in Kosovo. AFP PHOTO DDP/TIM SCHAMBERGER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read TIM SCHAMBERGER/AFP/***** Images)

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WASHINGTON - MAY 27: The newly opened WWII Memorial is seen below the Lincoln Memorial May 27, 2004 in Washington, DC. The long awaited World War II Memorial will be dedicated May 29. (Photo by Mark Wilson/***** Images)

[Operation Ivy]

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WASHINGTON - MAY 27: The newly opened WWII Memorial is seen below the Lincoln Memorial May 27, 2004 in Washington, DC. The long awaited World War II Memorial will be dedicated May 29. (Photo by Mark Wilson/***** Images) [/quote]

Awsome woot

[scm77]

They expecting something like 500-800,000 people when the memorial is officially opened. Where is everybody gonna stand?

[FallenAngel]

They expecting something like 500-800,000 people when the memorial is officially opened. Where is everybody gonna stand?

In the pool if they have to. (it's only like a foot deep isn't it?)

[Marsuitor]

Some pictures from the repatriation ceremony of Tommy Rødningsby, some posted by He219 earlier today too.

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This one was most gripping...

Back Home
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[DrunkenMaster]

The WWII Memorial looks so grand.

woot I agree

[Marmot1]

Hmmm when I was there last time there was only lawn... I hope this year I will have time to visit it once again

[One?]

I deny all allegations of setting tires on fire! :roll:

Dude , wass up with the Police ? I guess that they don't hesitate to use life fire on demostrants . No robber bullets ? No gas canisters ? Well ... Some can get away without the world shouting "mass murderers" , some can't .

What is that place anyway ?

that place is one of the poorest neighbourhoods in lebanon. Mostly the southern suburb are pro hezbollah and amal. Hezbollah issued an order not to confront the army (because hezbollah and the army/government are one "body"). Some are saying its the amal movement staring up **** because they lost the city council elections.

There were demonstrations all over lebanon and they went well except for that one.

Someone threw a "bomb" at the soldeirs and in return they fired back. The army claimed that it wasn't lebanese protestors who threw the bomb they were foreign nationals. The bomb was thrown after the army tried to disperese the crowd with water cannons. Rocks were trhown at soldeirs (and 14 were injured).


Gas, rubber bullets, and water are used to disperese crowds. But when the soldeirs got attacked they retaliated.

[He219]

Hmm, sounds familiar ...
;)

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A Lebanese soldier fires at protestors during a demonstration against high gasoline prices in Beirut's mainly-Shiite southern suburb of Uzai.(AFP/Oussama Ayoub)

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The burning labor ministry in the Beirut suburb of Shiyah after protestors set fire to the buildng.(AFP/Anwar Amro)


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Jordan's Crown Prince Hamzeh and his wife Princess Noor, on a wooden bridge built over a small pond, walk past an arch of swords formed by 14 army officers, during their wedding ceremony at Zahran Palace in Amman, Jordan, Thursday May 27, 2004. Jordan's Crown Prince Hamzah and his bride Princess Noor celebrated their wedding in a state reception on Thursday attended by worldwide dignitaries with and without titles.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Jordan's Crown Prince Hamzeh and his wife Princess Noor, wave to Jordanians while passing through streets of Amman on their way to Zahran Palace for their wedding celebrations in Amman, Jordan Thursday, May 27, 2004. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)

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SWAT team members arrest hostage-taker Roberto Figueroa, center left, after he surrendered to authorities and freed hostage Iris Morcilio in the Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, May 27, 2004. Figueroa was holding the receptionist of the Governor's office mail room demanding to talk with Gov. Sila Calderon, who entered the building and agreed to listen to his demands, ending a standoff that lasted nearly three hours. (AP Photo)

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Puerto Rico's Gov. Sila Calderon, far right, speaks with employee Iris Morcilio, in red sweater, and other unidentified officials, after Morcilio was freed by his hostage-taker Roberto Figueroa in the Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, May 27, 2004.

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Emergency Situations Ministry officers take a stretcher with an injured person off a plane that has arrived from Bagdad, at a military airport in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Thursday, May 27, 2004. Nearly 100 workers from a Russian energy company returned home Thursday from Iraq, evacuated from the chaotic country a day after two of their colleagues were killed in an ambush. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

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Canadian soldier Jean-Philippe Morin talks with children while manning a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, May 27, 2004. Canada has 2,300 troops in the Afghan capital as part of a NATO peacemaking force. (AP Photo/CP, Stephen Thorne)

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Lieutenant Francois De Courval, a Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Team Leader from the 3rd Battalion Royal 22nd Regiment Battalion Group (3 R22eR Bn Gp) addressing local dignitaries and villagers from Dowghabad at the dedication of a well pump-house by the Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mr. Christopher Alexander.

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A pair of Bison armoured vehicles from the 3rd Battalion Royal 22nd Regiment Battalion Group (3 R22eR Bn Gp) providing security for the Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan at the opening of a new water pump house.

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The town of Fond Vernettes lies buried after torrential rains caused mud slides in the region. Helicopters from 430 Squadron, Valcartier, Quebec are air lifting essential personnel to the region. Operation Halo is Canada's contribution to the United Nations Multinational Interim Force, the Command is called Task Force Haiti. The Canadian Forces has deployed about 450 personnel and six CH-146 Griffon helicopters to Haiti. Their mission is to assist in bringing peace and stability to Haiti in anticipation of a follow-on United Nations stabilization force.

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A soldier with the Multinational Interim Force- Haiti directs villagers as Marines prepare to distribute fresh water.

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U.S. Marines and local residents unload humanitarian aid in Mapou, 31 miles (50 milometers) southeast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, May 27, 2004, following deadly storms this week. At least 1,000 are feared dead in the town, submerged in more than 10-feet (3-meters) of water, according to Margarette Martin, the government's representative for Haiti's southeast

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NEW YORK - MAY 27: Visitors walk on the deck of the USS Intrepid during Fleet Week festivities May 27, 2004 in New York City. Fleet Week includes dozens of military demonstrations and displays throughout the week, as well as public visitation of many of the participating ships. (Photo by Mario Tama/***** Images)

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Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2004) – The U.S. Navy announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract options for final system design with options for detail design and construction of up to two Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The LCS is an entirely new breed of U.S. Navy warship. A fast, agile, and networked surface combatant, LCS’s modular, focused-mission design will provide Combatant Commanders the required warfighting capabilities and operational flexibility to ensure maritime dominance and access for the joint force. LCS will operate with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute missions including, Special Operations Forces (SOF) support, high-speed transit, Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP).

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Pacific Ocean (May 26, 2004) - Commander of the 43rd Military Police Brigade, Brig. Gen. Kevin McBride, observes flight operations aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). While aboard Stennis, Gen. McBride visited his brother, Lt. j.g. Raymond McBride, a Naval Aviator assigned to the "Blue Wolves" of Sea Control Squadron Three Five (VS-35).

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Commander of the 43rd Military Police Brigade, Brig. Gen. Kevin McBride, observes flight operations aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

[elguapo]

Brazil,
Navy Off to Haiti


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[ZeroPositive]

Some awesome photos, it was sad to see passing of Tommy Rødningsby.
It reminds me how life can be so short at times.

Thank you.

[memphiz]

GP everyone
RIP to the fallen soldiers

[Ghostwolf]

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I heard the US Navy is also developing the CG(X) program, and
the hull design is almost the same as the DD(X) except much larger
in size and the VLS will be placed in the center of the ship, instead of
around the hull like the PVLS of the DD(X).

[Milkman]

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Soldiers throwing rocks at protesters? That's a new one on me ;)
I always said if soldiers stopped shooting people and instead threw the rocks back at the protesters there would be none of this human rights violations bull****.

[Apogee]

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I'll be there in a couple of days...

[Tengu]

nice pics man

[One?]

before the ministry was burnt documents were stolen. In 55 years no one protested in that neighbourhood. The police was deployed all over lebanon but in that area the army was deployed. The Prime minister was away that day, although the cabinet meets on thursdays. Not all those who were killed are civilians. One of them was in the civil defence, and several soldeirs were wounded. Something similar happened in 92 and it led to the fall of the cabinet....

[Marmot1]

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Reminds me this...

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Kennedy

[Denat]

Try to think in more positive way ;)

[Denat]

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BERLIN, GERMANY: Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr listen to a debate at the Bundestag (lower house of German parliament) in Berlin 27 May 2004. The lower house of German parliament debated whether to extend by a year the mandate of German troops involved in peacekeeping in Kosovo. AFP PHOTO DDP/TIM SCHAMBERGER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read TIM SCHAMBERGER/AFP/***** Images)
Yeah, especially the french officer on the rihgt rofl