Monday 21 Jun 04

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nasty. the **** trench.

[Aussie E]

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[He219]

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Crewmembers prepare SpaceShipOne and White knight for the launch of SpaceShipOne on a trip to suborbital space at Mojave, Calif., Monday, June 21, 2004.
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The White Knight aircraft carries SpaceShipOne and pilot Michael W. Melvill down a taxiway past hundreds of onlookers as they prepare to go aloft on for a trip to suborbital space at Mojave, Calif., Monday, June 21, 2004.
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The White Knight launch plane carries SpaceShipOne to launch altitude for trip to suborbital space at Mojave, Calif., Monday, June 21, 2004.
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The launch plane WhiteKnight with SpaceShipOne attached (top) is followed by a chase plane as it climbs during its historic flight, in one of the world's first privately funded rocket planes to soar beyond Earth's atmosphere, at the Mojave Airport in California, June 21, 2004. SpaceShipOne, designed by legendary aerospace designer Burt Rutan and funded by billionaire Paul Allen, will fly to a height of 62 miles. The unprecedented $20 million project is intended to demonstrate the viability of commercial space flight and open the door for space tourism.
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The White Knight launch plane pulls out at top right as SpaceShipOne heads for suborbital space 62 miles (100 km) high at over Mojave, Calif., Monday, June 21, 2004
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SpaceShipOne with pilot Michael W. Melvill heads for the the edge of space, achieving an altidute of over 62 miles (100 kilometers) before gliding in for a landing at Mojave, Calif., airport Monday, June 21, 2004.
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Aerospace engineer Burt Rutan, left, designer of SpaceShipOne, and project backer Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, strain to see the spacecraft as it approaches landing at Mojave, Calif., airport Monday, June 21, 2004. SpaceShipOne is a privately developed rocket plane that became the world's first commercial manned space vehicle and the first non-governmental flight to leave the Earth's atmposphere.
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Accompanied by a chase plane, SpaceShipOne glides to a landing over the desert and mountains after its first civilian suborbital space flight at Mojave, Calif., Monday, June 21, 2004. SpaceShipOne is a privately developed rocket plane that became the world's first commercial manned space vehicle and the first non-governmental flight to leave the Earth's atmosphere.
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Accompanied by a chase plane, SpaceShipOne, left, glides to a landing over some of the thousands of visitors who came to see the first civilian suborbital space flight at Mojave, Calif., airport Monday, June 21, 2004. SpaceShipOne is a privately developed rocket plane that became the world's first commercial manned space vehicle and the first non-governmental flight to leave the Earth's atmosphere.
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SpaceShipOne with pilot Michael W. Melvill waving from a porthole is towed off the runway after a trip to suborbital space at Mojave, Calif., airport Monday, June 21, 2004.
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SpaceShipOne pilot Michael W. Melvill celebrates after the spacecraft's successful voyage to suborbital space at Mojave, Calif., airport Monday, June 21, 2004

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A computer image shows three satellites that will form part of the Galileo navigation system network. The US and the EU have reached a final accord on resolving a transatlantic row over rival satellite positioning systems and will seal the deal at the US-EU summit this week in Ireland

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** FILE ** A member of the Royal Navy boat team shows what the craft is capable of doing, in this December 2003 file photo, in the Shatt al Arab waterway in Basra, Southern Iraq. British military forces confirmed Monday June 21, 2004, that they had lost contact in the early hours of the morning with three Royal Navy patrol boats similar to the one shown, and eight crew members in the Shatt al Arab waterway, which divides Iran from Iraq
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Iranian Navy boats take part in maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has seized three British navy vessels that entered its territorial waters near the Iraqi border, arresting eight British sailors.

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Picture shows a leaflet addressing the hand over of Iraqi security operations which being distributed at a checkpoint in Falluja, June 21, 2004. The leaflet, which shows a U.S. and Iraqi soldier being greeted by children, reads 'When will Coalition Forces Leave Iraqi Cities?' and on the reverse side explains the steps being taken to hand over security operations to Iraq

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KARBALA, IRAQ: A Polish soldier stands guard near a helicopter in Camp Lima, some 100kms south of Baghdad 20 June 2004. Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced a dramatic overhaul of the country's defense structure, vowing to deploy all security forces, including the army, in the fight against insurgents.


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French soldiers arrive at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Tabarre, June 20, 2004. Some 120 French soldiers and gendarmes left Haiti for Martinique, French Guyana and France after three months of peackeeping along with multinational forces
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Some of the 120 French soldiers and gendarmes board a French military transport at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, , in Tabarre, Haiti June 20, 2004, prior to heading home to Martinique, French Guyana and France after three months in Haiti, where they participated in a US-led multinational force



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BRDO, SLOVENIA: Swiss President Joseph Deiss (L) and his Slovenian counterpart Janez Drnovsek review an honour gard 21 June 2004 in Brdo, some 50 km north of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. Deiss arrived for official one-day visit to Slovenia



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MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Philippine armed police guard the Santuario San Antonio Roman Catholic church at the exclusive Forbes Park district near the Manila suburban financial area of Makati, 21 June 2004, after a bomb was discovered in a trash can located in the church compound. Two bombs were earlier discovered in the capital amid fears of election-related unrest as President Gloria Arroyo won a fresh six-year mandate after beating movie star Fernando Poe

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Are his dentures falling out or is it just me .. ;)
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Cuban President Fidel Castro gestures during a speech Monday June 21,2004 during a demonstration in front of the US Interests Section in Havana, Cuba
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LA HABANA, CUBA: More than 200,000 Cubans takes part in a rally in front of the US Interest Section in Havana 21 June 2004. During the demonstration Cuban President Fidel Castro warned US President George W. Bush that his dependence on Cuban groups in Florida "who lost prestige" will end up "substracting votes" during the next November presidential elections in the U.S.


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Two United States Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation over Jamestown, R.I., Monday, June 21, 2004, during a photo mission. The Thunderbirds headlined the Rhode Island National Guard's air show this weekend and flew over Rhode Island on a photo flight

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[American Patriot]

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Good leaflet.

[memphiz]

Great Pics He219

[He219]

:D


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Arabian Gulf (Jun. 13, 2004) - A Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) cruise towards a cargo dhow while conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) in Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB). VBSS teams look for contra-ban, including weapons, drugs, and possible terrorist insurgents

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Oak Harbor, Wash. (Jun. 17, 2004) – U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One One (EODMU-11), and U.S. Air Force Airman from the 66th Training Squadron, receive last minutes instructions before heading out on their next exercise

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Mediterranean Sea (Jun. 18, 2004) – A U.S. Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) shoots a M-16 Assault Rifle during a live fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

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Atlantic Ocean (Jun. 18, 2004) - Aviation Structural Mechanic Airmen Felix Gonzalez, from Fresno, Calif., and Jonathan Leonard, from Lexington, N.C., wash an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six (VFA-86) on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

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Arabian Gulf (Jun. 19, 2004) - Crew members clean an F-14B Tomcat assigned to the “Red Rippers” of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va. based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Washington is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces.



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The Ministry of Defence can confirm that eight Royal navy personnel from the Royal Navy training team based in southern Iraq have been detained by the Iranian authorities while delivering a boat from Umm Qasr to Basrah. The team members were travelling in three boats (two Boston Whalers and one British Army Combat Support Boat) along the Shatt al Arab waterway on 21 June. The boats were unarmed but the crews were carrying their personal weapons.

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is liaising with the Iranian Government to resolve the situation.

[memphiz]

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Port au Prince, Haiti
Capt France Bergeron, an Operating Room Nurse and 2i/c of the Advanced Surgical Team (AST), helps her team set up their new medical facility. The AST just arrived and will provide Canadian Forces members with Canadian Standard medical care in Haiti. The medical facility is part of Canada's contribution to the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to support the continuation of a peaceful and constitutional political process, and the maintenance of a secure and stable environment

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Port au Prince, Haiti
Cpl Allen Gaines, a Fire Control System Technician, hooks up the power source system to inflate a modular tent of the Advanced Surgical Team (AST) medical facility, on the Canadian Camp in Port au Prince, Haiti. The AST just arrived and will provide Canadian Forces members with Canadian Standard medical care. The medical facility is part of Canada's contribution to the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to support the continuation of a peaceful and constitutional political process, and the maintenance of a secure and stable environment.

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Even deploy has Kabul in Afghanistan in the framework of l’opération Athéna, the support service of the personnel of the Canadian Forces, has to organize a race walks for famous the party of the fathers. More than 50 dads and even some moms registered themselves for l’épreuve that wanted itself friendly and participative Corporal Katie Bergeron, corporal Debbie Stockburger, soldier John yves Matte, madam Sarah Morris and the corporal Sébastien Nadeau,
begins here their second turns while passing in front of the enters Julian camp The support service to the personnel counts more than 48 civil employees for occupied different support function foroperation Athéna presently is composed from 6500 soldiers of 33 different countries of which 1900 Canadians.

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Even deploy has Kabul in Afghanistan in the framework of l’opération Athéna, the support service of the personnel of the Canadian Forces, has to organize a race walks for famous the party of the fathers. More than 50 dads and even some moms registered themselves for l’épreuve that wanted itself friendly and participative Mister Vincent Meunier, coordinator of the sports to the Julian camp, gives certain directives to the participants of the market
chases of 8 kilometres before the departure The support service to the personnel counts more than 48 civil employees for occupied different support function for l’opération Athéna The FIAS, operation6500 soldiers of 33 different countries of which 1900 Canadians. .

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During d’un stop has l’occasion dune patrol, the sergent André Langlois of the company C(Cie C) Group battalion of the 3rd Battalion of the 22nd Royal 3rd Régiment(GB 22nd R R), discusses with workers of the career that explains how they destroys the rocks with black powder for some to do construction rocks The Canadian soldiers uniformly take patrols in vehicleThe responsibility zone of Canada in order to maintain a security climate and help the local police and civil authorities
to maintain the order and to do to respect the law.

There I fixed it for you non-French speakers :D

[fokket]

Je non parle Francais

[Tengu]

Je non parle Francaisno **** :D

[Skullknight]

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4 Marines killed in Iraq. RIP

[Tengu]

use a graphic warning mate :|

[Skullknight]

There's no blood, nothing graphic. You'd think they were sleeping if you didn't know they were murdered.

[0#256]

There's no blood, nothing graphic. You'd think they were sleeping if you didn't know they were murdered.
Nope. People usually don't sleep in that position, except drunk, unconscious or dead. :bash:

RIP. :(

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4 Marines killed in Iraq. RIP

Doesn't look like they suffered...looks like they were shot and dropped right there. If that makes any difference....

[scrybe]

They showed a lot of footage of that on the news a little while ago, not sure if it was Fox or CNN. Sad, seeing three of them laying face down like that. They were stripped of some of their gear though. The bodies are out on the ground, but most of their gear was piled up up against the wall. There was also definately blood on the ground shown in the footage. RIP. :(

[He219]

I saw the short 'raw' footage at *******.feedroom

RIP
:(

[[AFSOC]]

Castro is sooo cool...

Cuba is great tooo

[Operation Ivy]

GP excpet fir the first one p-)

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Very nice for the "women in your coutrys military" thread.

Rawr! p-)

[Laworkerbee]

RIP Marines

[Bombtrack]

RIP Marines


And you can always count on combatcamera to have f*cked up captions

[ZeroPositive]

RIP marines.... :(

[Deuterium]

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Workin at the carwashashash....Now why doesn't the Navy have this in their recruitment ads, or better yet, chipping paint!!!

Naaaa.. SEALs, F-14s, and subs breaching the surface is what gets em...

[American Patriot]

NAVY = Not a Marine yet

What?

[Deuterium]

NAVY = Not a Marine yet

What?

It works in the ancient tongue of the Sumarians. Jeesh I thought everybody understood that old one.

[ChuckThunder]

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Workin at the carwashashash....Now why doesn't the Navy have this in their recruitment ads, or better yet, chipping paint!!!

Naaaa.. SEALs, F-14s, and subs breaching the surface is what gets em...

Too true. That is why I'm doing NROTC in college. :D

[Ratamacue]

Too true. That is why I'm doing NROTC in college. :D

My bro's a Midshipman 2nd Class. Did you get accepted into the program yet?

[ChuckThunder]

Too true. That is why I'm doing NROTC in college. :D

My bro's a Midshipman 2nd Class. Did you get accepted into the program yet?

No, I didn't even get into the Summer Seminar. :roll: USNA says to keep trying but I've decided to go with the regular college expirence and do NROTC. I still have one more year of high school to figure that out.

Oh, great news about your bro. BTW, hows he doing in Annapolis? Does he have a good sponsor?

[Ratamacue]

Too true. That is why I'm doing NROTC in college. :D

My bro's a Midshipman 2nd Class. Did you get accepted into the program yet?

No, I didn't even get into the Summer Seminar. :roll: USNA says to keep trying but I've decided to go with the regular college expirence and do NROTC. I still have one more year of high school to figure that out.

Oh, great news about your bro. BTW, hows he doing in Annapolis? Does he have a good sponser?

Actually, my bro is doing NROTC as well. He got into Summer Seminar and absolutely hated it and decided he didn't want to spend his 4 years of college life under quarantine. He did get accepted into Annapolis but opted for NROTC at University of Colorado when he managed to get a full scholarship out of them.

He just went out on a cruise on a destroyer (USS Milias or something like that) yesterday and is going to be doing that for something like 4 weeks. Last summer they spent a week in four different places, one at Camp Pendleton, one aboard a surface ship, one aboard a sub, and one with an air wing.

[ChuckThunder]

He got into Summer Seminar and absolutely hated it and decided he didn't want to spend his 4 years of college life under quarantine.

He did get accepted into Annapolis but opted for NROTC at University of Colorado when he managed to get a full scholarship out of them.

Great for him! woot

Thats actually one of the colleges I'm looking at!

U of C
FSU
USF

:D

[Ratamacue]

Well, if you end up at CU, he'll be one of the 1st Classmen PTing your ass during summer indoc. ;) At least I think they have 1st Classmen there for the indoc...

[He219]

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21 June 2004
Exercise Croix du Sud

Around 150 members of the ADF have deployed to participate in the exercise along with members of the French New Caledonian, New Zealand and Tongan defence forces.

TOBRUK and BRUNEI were joined by French Ships (FS) VENDEMIAIRE, JACQUES CARTIER, LA MOQUEUSE and LA GLORIEUSE, and HMNZS MANAWANUI and Tongan Defence Ship NEIAFU to form Task Group 474.01.


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Red Beach was assaulted at dawn on the 6th of June in the New Caledonian Island of Lifou as part of the multi-national naval, land and air Exercise CROIX DU SUD (Southern Cross) 2004.


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The ADF maritime component comprised TOBRUK (with Seaking Flight 2 embarked) and HMAS BRUNEI (LCDR Byron Williamson).


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US Army General James T. Hill, left, head of the Southern Command of the US, receives a gift from Col. Eduardo E. Mendoza, chief of the Special Forces of El Salvador, Monday June 21, 2004 in San Salvador, El Salvador.

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Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Southern Command James Hill, right, greets Salvadorean soldier Jesus Garcia, who was injured while on duty in Iraq, as Special Forces commander Col. Eduardo Mendoza, center looks on, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, June 21, 2004

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Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge tours the Port of Long Beach in a Coast Guard helicopter Monday, June 21, 2004, in Long Beach, Calif.

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Ustka, Poland (Jun. 16, 2004) - U.S. Marines patrol the woods in Ustka, Poland, in search of aggressors as part of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2004. Despite inclement weather, 13 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Partnership For Peace (PFP) countries conducted a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in support of BALTOPS '04.

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Seaman Somaya Tolbert, assigned to Beach Master Unit Two (BMU-2), directs a British Land Rover off of Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1656. The LCUs supported the invasion of "Kartuna," a mock enemy country, by delivering support equipment from U.S. and British ships off the North Carolina Coast during Operation Blinding Storm. The LCUs are participating in Operation Blinding Storm, a multi-nation amphibious exercise conducted off the Atlantic Coast.

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Camp Lejuene, N.C. (Jun. 16, 2004) - Dutch Marine Sgt. Van Brummen applies face paint in preparation for a beach landing in support of operations to liberate the country of "Kartuna," a mock enemy country, designated during Operation Blinding Storm. The beach assault was part of Operation Blinding Storm, a multi-nation amphibious exercise conducted off the Atlantic Coast. More than 30,000 members of the military and 60 ships from nine countries - including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Peru, Canada and Norway are participating in the joint exercise

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Atlantic Ocean (Jun. 16, 2004) - A Midshipman 3rd Class fires a GAUSE-17/A gattling gun at a floating target during a live fire training exercise aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68). Anzio is at sea conducting training exercises with U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Midshipmen. Each summer sophomore and junior-year USNA Midshipmen are assigned to ships around the world to learn basic surface warfare operations prior to being commissioned as Naval Officers.

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Mediterranean Sea (Jun. 17, 2004) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Alexander Carlson, from Ablany, N.Y., completes maintenance on a MK-38 25mm Machine Gun System (MGS) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The 25mm MGS is an automatic gun system that provides ships with a defensive and offensive gunfire capability for the engagement of a variety of surface targets. It is designed to provide close range defense against patrol boats, swimmers, floating mines, and various targets ashore including enemy personnel, lightly armored vehicles and terrorist threats.

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Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Marc Gent, from Norman, Okla., fires at target boxes using an MK-38 25mm Machine Gun System (MGS) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

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Oak Harbor, Wash. (Jun. 17, 2004) - A U.S. Navy Parachutist, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One One (EODMU-11), lands in the water of Crescent Harbor near Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, after jumping from a C-130 Hercules aircraft, during Joint Training Exercise 2004

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Oak Harbor, Wash. (Jun. 17, 2004) - Rescue swimmers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One One (EODMU-11) pull Parachutists out of the water near Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island.

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Atlantic Ocean (Jun. 16, 2004) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105) conducts aerial refueling during flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004.

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An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), soars through the clouds as it prepares to land aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations.

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The submarine USS Miami is seen with tugs during a major military training exercise involving 15 nations at the Royal Navy's Faslane base in Scotland, Monday June 21, 2004. The exercise on the west coast of Scotland is designed to prepare for the type of attack which claimed the lives of 17 US sailors aboard the USS Cole in 2000

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British rigid raiders (military fast craft) are shown during a major military training exercise involving 15 nations at the Royal Navy's Faslane Base in Scotland, Monday June 21, 2004.

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The German naval vessel Ammersee is seen under simulated attack during a major military training exercise involving 15 nations at the Royal Navy's Faslane base in Scotland, Monday June 21, 2004. The exercise on the west coast of Scotland is designed to prepare for the type of attack which claimed the lives of 17 US sailors aboard the USS Cole in 2000.

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German naval fast attack craft pump out a smokescreen during a major military training exercise involving 15 nations at the Royal Navy's Faslane base in Scotland, Monday June 21, 2004. The exercise on the west coast of Scotland is designed to prepare for the type of attack which claimed the lives of 17 US sailors aboard the USS Cole in 2000.

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German Senior Master Sgt. Sascha (surname classified by NATO), a crew member of the Nato Airborne Early Warning and Control Forces, sits in front of a screen in an E-3 A airplane during a control flight above Portugal, Friday evening, June 18, 2004. The aircraft is part of an international NATO team of 17 men providing protection against airborne terror attacks during the Euro 2004 European soccer Championship. Authorites say they have no evidence a terrorist attack is being prepared against the home nation

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U.S. Staff Sgt. Norman, front, German Senior Master Sgt. Sascha, center, and Spanish Master Sgt. Fermen, rear, (surnames classified by NATO) crew members of the Nato Airborne Early Warning and Control Forces, sit in front of screens in an E-3 A airplane during a control flight above Portugal, Friday evening, June 18, 2004.

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German Lieutenant-Colonel Karsten, front, Canadian Captain Mario, center, and U.S. Technical Sgt. Steve, rear, (surnames classified by NATO), sit in front of screens in an E-3 A airplane during a control flight above Portugal, Friday evening, June 18, 2004.

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Polisario Front soldiers parade in Samra's refugees camp near Tindouf, Algeria. The Polisario Front, which is seeking independence for Western Sahara, said it has released a group of 100 Moroccan prisoners in response to a request from the Irish presidency of the European Union

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Polisario Front independence rebel soldiers run during a military parade in the El Ayoun refugee camp in southeastern Algeria, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the "Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic," an unofficial state. Spain pulled of the Western Sahara 25 years ago but Morocco invaded and annexed the territory situated south of Morocco.

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Some of the 186 Moroccan soldiers that were freed in southern Algeria by the Polisario Front, a rebel group seeking freedom for Western Sahara, are seen in southern Algeria, where the Polisario Front is based, last Friday, February 25, 2000, waiting to be chartered to Agadir, southern Morocco. The Prisoners are part of a group of 191 prisoners that the Polisario Front decided to free last November. War broke out in the Western Sahara in 1976 after Spain abandoned the Atlantic coast territory and Morocco annexed it and moved settlers in. The fighting ended in 1991 with a U.N. negotiated ceased-fire. An estimated several hundred Moroccan soldiers remain imprisoned in the camp. The flag is unknown

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A high wave lashes a fishing port in Aki, western Japan Monday, June 21, 2004. A large typhoon lashed western Japan with heavy rains and powerful winds Monday, grounding airplanes, stalling ferries, and forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes

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[NcDeuce]

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A Soldier from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) reviews the capabilities of the Valon 3 metal detector with Staff Sgt. Elias Kaycsar, Lebanese Army Engineering Regiment, during a field training exercise in Hammana, Lebanon. U.S. military personnel under the operational control of Special Operations Command Europe are conducting humanitarian mine action training to expand the Lebanese manual demining capacity and emergency ordinance disposal capability at the request of the Lebanese government.

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A Soldier from the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion out of Fort Bragg, N.C., hands out coloring books to two children during a goodwill visit to Karacham village near the city of Dibis, Iraq.

[Vance]

Excellent pictures HE.


RIP Marines.

[memphiz]

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Fishin'....Redneck style


RIP Marines


And you can always count on combatcamera to have f*cked up captions
I wouldnt say it has F**ked up captionings...its french ;) normally there is french and english captions but when the photos are new they start off in french

[Bombtrack]

i was talkign about quotes like this

Even deploy has Kabul in Afghanistan in the framework of l’opération Athéna, the support service of the personnel of the Canadian Forces, has to organize a race walks for famous the party of the fathers. More than 50 dads and even some moms registered themselves for l’épreuve that wanted itself friendly and participative Mister Vincent Meunier, coordinator of the sports to the Julian camp, gives certain directives to the participants of the market
chases of 8 kilometres before the departure The support service to the personnel counts more than 48 civil employees for occupied different support function for l’opération Athéna The FIAS, operation6500 soldiers of 33 different countries of which 1900 Canadians.

Franglais!

Yes, I understand French (was born and raised in Montreal), but it seems like a lot of the time the captions are all f'ed up, (with the wrong characters and such)

[I love Rachael Leigh Cook]

i was talkign about quotes like this

Even deploy has Kabul in Afghanistan in the framework of l’opération Athéna, the support service of the personnel of the Canadian Forces, has to organize a race walks for famous the party of the fathers. More than 50 dads and even some moms registered themselves for l’épreuve that wanted itself friendly and participative Mister Vincent Meunier, coordinator of the sports to the Julian camp, gives certain directives to the participants of the market
chases of 8 kilometres before the departure The support service to the personnel counts more than 48 civil employees for occupied different support function for l’opération Athéna The FIAS, operation6500 soldiers of 33 different countries of which 1900 Canadians.

Franglais!

Yes, I understand French (was born and raised in Montreal), but it seems like a lot of the time the captions are all f'ed up, (with the wrong characters and such)

The 4 colonels employed in writing those captions at NDHQ must be overworked. We need more money I tell you....

[EvanL]

i was talkign about quotes like this

Even deploy has Kabul in Afghanistan in the framework of l’opération Athéna, the support service of the personnel of the Canadian Forces, has to organize a race walks for famous the party of the fathers. More than 50 dads and even some moms registered themselves for l’épreuve that wanted itself friendly and participative Mister Vincent Meunier, coordinator of the sports to the Julian camp, gives certain directives to the participants of the market
chases of 8 kilometres before the departure The support service to the personnel counts more than 48 civil employees for occupied different support function for l’opération Athéna The FIAS, operation6500 soldiers of 33 different countries of which 1900 Canadians.

Franglais!

Yes, I understand French (was born and raised in Montreal), but it seems like a lot of the time the captions are all f'ed up, (with the wrong characters and such)

The 4 colonels employed in writing those captions at NDHQ must be overworked. We need more money I tell you....
I think its because Memphiz used babblefish to translate it to english. and babbelfish only translates the words and not a sentence as a whole, therefore ****ing up the caption.