Today's Pics! Monday, February 16th, 2009

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Corporal Scott Duddley, from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), walks between strong points at a Forward Operating Base, during a training exercise in Dili, East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0216a/20090210adf8262658_005.jpg)

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M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier Troop Commader, Lance Corporal Shaun Hannan (Left), and Private John Dakin from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), await orders during a training exercise in Dili, East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0216a/20090210adf8262658_025.jpg)

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Recon Platoon soldiers with the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) advance to targets during Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training in Dili, East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0216/20090207adf8262658_114.jpg)

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Private (PTE) Steven Gruebner and PTE Shaun Kober, Recon Platoon soldiers from the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), move together towards targets during Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training in Dili, East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0216/20090207adf8262658_137.jpg)

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Private Matthew Solis, from Recon Platoon, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), takes well-aimed shots during Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training in Dili, East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0216/20090207adf8262658_180.jpg)

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Recon Platoon soldiers from the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), prepare to engage targets as they practice snap shooting techniques during Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training in Dili, East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0216/20090207adf8262658_223.jpg)

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Australia’s Federation Guard carry out an honour guard for Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tebogo Masire, during a visit to Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, AO AFC. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090216/20090216adf74181_28.jpg)

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Joint Task Force 662 (JTF662) soldiers unload fresh water for the troops, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis relief operation in Victoria. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090216a/20090214adf8185016_0095.jpg)

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Joint Task Force 662 (JTF662) Signalman Denise Cairns receives a situation report from a search team working in the Kinglake region, as part of the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis relief operation in Victoria. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090216a/20090214adf8185016_0183.jpg)

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Lance Corporal Charles Stevenson assists Victoria Paramedics in treating patients at the Kinglake civil relief centre. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090216a/20090215adf8185016_0175.jpg)

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Private Adam Hillbrick, from 4 Combat Engineer Regiment's forestry unit, clears a large tree from the Strath Creek Road, near Broadford. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090216/20090211raaf8193387_0106.jpg)

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Lance Corporal Brian Paterson and Private John Newberry, both Army Reserve members from 5/6 Royal Victorian Regiment, search homes at Kinglake. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090216/20090211raaf8193387_0166.jpg)

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A RAAF AP-3C Orion surveillance aircraft circles over Kinglake. The Orion has been providing aerial imagery of bush fire affected areas. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090216/20090211raaf8193387_0199.jpg)

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Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Steve Wright plays a sombre tune during a Memorial and Recognition Service for those who lost their lives in Victorian bushfires. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215b/20090215adf8185016_0019.jpg)

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Reverend Neville Kellam (left), and Joint Task Force Commander, Brigadier Michael Arnold (right), lead the congregation for a final moment of reflection during a Memorial and Recognition Service for those who lost their lives in Victorian bushfires. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215b/20090215adf8185016_0032.jpg)

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Joint Task Force (JTF662) Commander, Brigadier Michael Arnold (right), thanks the congregation for their attendance during a Memorial and Recognition Service for those who lost their lives in the bushfires throughout Victoria. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215b/20090215adf8185016_0210.jpg)

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Joint Task Force 662 Search Task Group, Captain Daniel Strack (left), updates the Victorian Premier, the Hon. John Brumby (centre) and Major General John Cantwell, AO (right), on the progress of the search effort as part of the Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the continuing bushfire crisis in Victoria. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215a/20090215adf8185016_0058.jpg)

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Premier of Victoria, the Hon. John Brumby, thanks the troops for their great work during the bushfire crisis in Victoria. The Premier is in the bushfire affected region to meet the troops and the community of Kinglake. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215a/20090215adf8185016_0064.jpg)

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The Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, chats with local residents during a visit to the Civil Relief Centre in Kinglake. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215a/20090215adf8185016_0095.jpg)

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Australian Army Padre, Captain Renton McRae, leads Australian and New Zealand troops serving at Camp Phoenix, Dili, in a memorial service for the victims of the bushfires. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215/20090214adf8262658_007.jpg)

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Commander of the International Stabilisation Force, Brigadier Bill Sowry, addresses Australian and New Zealand troops at Camp Phoenix in Dili, East Timor, during a memorial service for the victims of the Victorian bushfires. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215/20090214adf8262658_027.jpg)

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Australian and New Zealand Defence Force members serving in East Timor as part of the International Stabilisation Force pause to honour those affected by the Victorian bushfires during a memorial service held at Camp Phoenix in Dili. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090215/20090214adf8262658_012.jpg)

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Afghan army soldiers ride a pick-up truck during a patrol near Peshad village, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 14, 2009. Picture taken February 14, 2009. *******

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Afghan children walk next to a convoy of U.S. army armoured vehicles patrolling near Peshad village, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 14, 2009. Picture taken February 14, 2009. *******

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KALA GUSH, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 15: Soldiers from the US Army 1-178 Alpha Company play a game of basketball on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kala Gush February 15, 2009 in Kala Gush, Afghanistan. The Obama administration is still weighing options on troop deployments to Afghanistan, which has recently witnessed an upsurge of violence against coalition forces. ***** Images

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Spc. Brandon Vincent who had never seen his 6-month-old son, Braydon kisses him , during his homecoming ceremony on Sunday Feb. 15, 2009 at the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky. After a year in Iraq, members of the 223rd Military Police Company, a Kentucky National Guard unit, were reunited with family and friends Sunday at a homecoming celebration. AP Photo by David R. Lutman

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Spc. Kiel Bragg holds his daughter Bailee, 2, during his homecoming ceremony on Sunday Feb. 15, 2009 at the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky. After a year in Iraq, members of the 223rd Military Police Company, a Kentucky National Guard unit, were reunited with family and friends Sunday at a homecoming celebration. AP Photo by David R. Lutman

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First Lt. Brian Ink kisses his wife, Megan after giving her a box of Valentine's Day chocolates on Sunday Feb. 15, 2009 at the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky. After a year in Iraq, members of the 223rd Military Police Company, a Kentucky National Guard unit, were reunited with family and friends Sunday at a homecoming celebration. AP Photo by David R. Lutman

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Theresa Wilson holds her son, Pfc. Marcus Faith as the Kentucky National Guard band plays My Old Kentucky Home, during his homecoming ceremony on Sunday Feb. 15, 2009 at the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky. After a year in Iraq, members of the 223rd Military Police Company, a Kentucky National Guard unit, were reunited with family and friends Sunday at a homecoming celebration. The two live in Crestwood. AP Photo by David R. Lutman

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General David Petraeus (C), the chief of the U.S. Central Command, watches as Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiya (R), Qatar's chief of staff of the armed forces, shakes hands with Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh on the second day of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha February 15, 2009. The forum will focus on ways to improve relations between the Islamic world and the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. *******

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Turkish Kurdish youths throw stones at an armored police vehicle, not seen, during a protest to mark the 10th anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Turkish police across the country broke up demonstrations by Kurds marking the 10th anniversary of the capture of Ocalan. The leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party was captured in 1999 and is the sole inmate of an island prison. The group has expressed concern about his health and wants an end to his solitary confinement. AP Photo by Murad Sezer

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Turkish Kurdish youths throw stones at an armored police vehicle during a protest to mark the 10th anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Turkish police across the country broke up demonstrations by Kurds marking the 10th anniversary of the capture of Ocalan. The leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party was captured in 1999 and is the sole inmate of an island prison. The group has expressed concern about his health and wants an end to his solitary confinement. AP Photo by Murad Sezer

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Protesters throw stones at riot police standing behind an armoured personnel carrier during a protest in Istanbul February 15, 2009. The demonstration was held in support of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan who was captured on 1999 and serving a life imprisonment in the country. *******

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An Israeli soldier carries a weapon as he walks past an ultra-Orthodox Jew praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City February 15, 2009. *******

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U.S. soldiers from 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard dig through hay in search of weapon caches during Operation Bonzai XL in Baghdad's Adhamiya district February 13, 2009. Picture taken February 13, 2009. *******

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A Vietnamese border guard officer keeps a watch at Vietnam's Huu Nghi border gate, opposite of China's Yuyiguan, in Lang Son province February 12, 2009. Thirty years on, the Vietnamese-Chinese border war in which at least 60,000 soldiers were killed is a memory both governments are happy to suppress. But in these tough economic times, Vietnam and China could face new strains to add to their long and often acrimonious history. Picture taken on February 12, 2009. *******

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Port workers look on as a military vehicle is unloaded from the MV Faina and loaded onto a rail wagon at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Somali pirates seized the Faina, laden with several dozen tanks and other heavy weapons, off the Horn of Africa on Sept. 25, 2008. The ship and crew were released only last week, after pirates sped off in skiffs with a USD 3.2 million (euro 2.48 million) ransom that had been dropped to the ship's deck by parachute. AP Photo

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A Presidential honor guard stand next to a mural of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and national hero Simon Bolivar outside a polling station in Caracas February 15, 2009. Venezuelans voted on Sunday on a proposal that would allow socialist Chavez to stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections after a turbulent decade ruling the OPEC nation. *******

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The Italian frigate ITS Zeffiro (front C) leads a flotilla of NATO warships from Turkey, Britain, Germany and Greece during the Noble Manta anti-submarine exercises southeast of Sicily February 15, 2009. *******

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A South Korean Marine looks at a North Korean village, Kaepoong, through telescopes at an observation post in Ganghwa, located inside of the civilian passage restriction line that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. North Korea's No. 2 leader said Sunday the communist nation is ready to improve relations with countries that "treat us friendly," as Secretary of U.S. State Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to visit Asia. AP Photo by Ahn Young-joon

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A 12.7mm machine gun is seen as French soldiers from the 27 Battalion of Chasseurs Alpine (BCA) gather at Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier in Nijrab in Afghanistan's Kapisa province on February 15, 2009. The French contribution to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is the fourth largest after those from the United States, Britain and Canada. There are nearly 70,000 international troops in Afghanistan under the command of ISAF and a separate US-led coalition. AFP PHOTO/JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/***** Images)

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A French soldier from the 27 Battalion of Chasseurs Alpine (BCA) keeps vigil on the turret of a VAB armoured personnel carrier on the road between Camp Warehouse in Kabul and Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier in Nijrab in Kapisa province on February 15, 2009. The French contribution to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is the fourth largest after those from the United States, Britain and Canada. There are nearly 70,000 international troops in Afghanistan under the command of ISAF and a separate US-led coalition. AFP PHOTO/JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/***** Images)

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A French Army VAB armoured personnel carrier drives through water as it arrives at Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier in Nijrab in Afghanistan's Kapisa province on February 15, 2009. The French contribution to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is the fourth largest after those from the United States, Britain and Canada. There are nearly 70,000 international troops in Afghanistan under the command of ISAF and a separate US-led coalition. AFP PHOTO/JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/***** Images)

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Czech and Dutch shooting exercise at the Camp Hadrian, Deh Rawod

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Great pictures, early start.

[He219]

Nice pix Supplanter & Cava!
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A U.S. soldier with 2nd Platoon from Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, aims his rifle during a patrol near Peshad village, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 14, 2009. Picture taken February 14, 2009.
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A U.S. soldier with Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment frisks an Afghan man near the scene of a roadside bomb attack at the village of Damman, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 16, 2009.
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Afghan boys react as they play a game of marbles with a U.S. officer with Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment (not pictured) in the village of Damman, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 16, 2009.
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Captain Michael Harris, commander of U.S. Army's Alpha Company, 1st Battalion of 32nd Infantry Regiment, jokes with Afghan boys during a patrol near Peshad village, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 14, 2009. Picture taken February 14, 2009.
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A Canadian soldier stands guard in front of an armored personal carrier as his U.S. colleagues, right, walk to investigate regarding three arrested, suspected Taliban militants in the city of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Afghan forces arrested three suspected militants with their ammunitions in the city of Kandahar, said police officials.
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U.S. soldiers with Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, burn garbage at Panich camp, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 14, 2009. Picture taken February 14, 2009.
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Afghan villagers look at a U.S. military vehicle, damaged after a roadside bomb attack, in the village of Damman in Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan, February 16, 2009.
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U.S. soldiers with Alpha Company, 32-nd Infantry Regiment survey the scene after a roadside bomb attack on one of their armoured vehicles in the village of Damman in Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan, February 16, 2009
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A U.S. soldier with Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment takes biometrical information of a suspected insurgent at the police station near the village of Damman, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 16, 2009.
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Pakistani tribal people pray next to the coffins of people allegedly killed by a suspected U.S. missile attack, during funerals in Miran Shah capital of Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan along Afghanistan border on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Dozens of followers of Pakistan's top Taliban commander were in a compound when a suspected U.S. missile attack hit Saturday, killing 27 militants in an al-Qaida stronghold near the Afghan border, officials said.

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Delegation members of Pakistani Islamist leader Soofi Mohammad from the Swat valley attempt to shield their faces from the media as they attend a meeting with government officials, political and religious leaders in Peshawar February 16, 2009.
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Delegation members of Pakistani Islamist leader Soofi Mohammad from the Swat valley attend a meeting with government officials, political and religious leaders in Peshawar February 16, 2009. Pakistan agreed to introduce Islamic law in Swat valley and neighbouring areas of the northwest on Monday in a bid to take the steam out of a Taliban uprising raging since late 2007.
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Pakistani government officials, political and religious leaders attend a meeting with delegation members of Islamist leader Soofi Mohammad from the Swat valley in Peshawar February 16, 2009. Pakistan agreed to introduce Islamic law in Swat valley and neighbouring areas of the northwest on Monday in a bid to take the steam out of a Taliban uprising raging since late 2007.
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Soviet made tanks are seen at a tank cemetery on Jabul Saraj highway, north of Kabul in this picture taken February 6, 2009.
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An Afghan guard walks by Soviet made vehicles at a tank cemetery on Jabul Saraj highway, north of Kabul February 6, 2009
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An Afghan boy walks by a destroyed Soviet made helicopter in Kabul in this picture taken February 5, 2009. February 15th marks 20 years since the last Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan. Moscow's forces pulled out of the country in 1989 after a decade of war in which thousands of Soviet soldiers and many more Afghans died. Picture taken February 5, 2009.
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Afghan war veterans toast with vodka as they remember those who were killed in the war during a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Soviet troops withdrawal in Kiev, February 15, 2009.
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Airborne forces veterans drink vodka in memory of their fellows near the graves of Soviet Army soldiers killed during the fighting in Afghanistan at Chizhovskoye cemetery outside Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. The annual tradition marks anniversary of the 1989 Soviet pullout from Afghanistan. The Soviet Union lost some 15,000 soldiers in the war, which began in 1979 when Moscow sent in troops to battle guerrillas who were fighting a Soviet-supported government.
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Military veterans drink vodka in memory of their fellows near the graves of Soviet Army soldiers killed during the fighting in Afghanistan at Chizhovskoye cemetery outside Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. The annual tradition marks anniversary of the 1989 Soviet pullout from Afghanistan. The Soviet Union lost some 15,000 soldiers in the war, which began in 1979 when Moscow sent in troops to battle guerrillas who were fighting a Soviet-supported government.
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Larisa Ladutko, 68, cries at the grave of her son Alexander killed in 1984 during Afghan war at Chizhovskoe cemetery outside Minsk on February 15, 2009
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A member of the NATO KFOR Joint Enterprise for Kosovo force holds his dog during a farewell ceremony in Ljubljana's military barracks February 16, 2009. 339 members of NATO KFOR Joint Enterprise for Kosovo and 66 members of OKO ISAF for Afghanistan will start their duties at the end of February.
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Soldier Bojan Salamija speaks with son during a farewell ceremony in Ljubljana's military barracks February 16, 2009. 339 members of NATO KFOR Joint Enterprise for Kosovo and 66 members of OKO ISAF for Afghanistan will start their duties at the end of February.
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Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers prepare to board an aircraft leaving for Lebanon at an airport in Kunming, Yunnan province February 16, 2009. The follow-up troop of 140 soldiers from China's U.N peacekeeping engineering unit left for Lebanon on Monday, according to Xinhua News Agency.

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A police officer watches as photographers take pictures at an event to protest a new law, in front of the Metropolitan Police headquarters at New Scotland Yard in London, Monday Feb. 16, 2009. A new counter terrorism law leaves photographers open to arrest from police for taking pictures of public demonstrations. The 2000 Terrorism Act already makes to easy for police to charge photographers if they 'make a record of information that may be useful ..to terrorism.' The new act makes it illegal to take a photo or even search for information on, the police force or armed services. AP Photo by LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

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A photographer makes a point as he takes pictures at an event to protest a new law, in front of police headquarters in central London, Monday Feb. 16, 2009. New counter terrorism bill leaves photographers open to arrest from police for taking pictures of public demonstrations. The 2000 Terrorism Act already makes to easy for police to charge photographers if they 'make a record of information that may be useful ..to terrorism.' The new act makes it illegal to take a photo or even search for information on, the police force or armed services. AP Photo by LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

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A British police officer, foreground left, looks on as photographers take pictures outside British police headquarters to protest against new anti-terror legislation that they claim could hamper journalists from taking pictures at public demonstrations, in central London, Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. Photographers say part of the new counterterrorism measure will give police the right to stop anyone taking pictures of police officers or the armed services. The measure takes effect Monday. AP Photo by LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

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Shi'ite pilgrims wave to an Iraqi policeman as they return to Baghdad after attending a religious rite in Kerbala February 16, 2009. Exhausted after days of sleeping rough, thousands of Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims neared the end of a major rite on Monday, and prepared for long treks home during which they might again be vulnerable to attack. *******

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France's Le Triomphant, a nuclear missile submarine, is seen in this undated photo released by the French Navy February 16, 2009. Two nuclear-armed submarines, the Royal Navy's HMS Vanguard and France's Le Triomphant, have collided and were damaged while on separate exercises in the Atlantic Ocean, British newspaper reports said on Monday. Neither the British nor the French defence ministries would confirm that the collision had taken place. *******

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Police officers walk in front of the Japanese Embassy after a Greenpeace protest in Ankara February 16, 2009. Activists demanded justice for Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, suspected of breaking into the offices of a trucking company in the northern prefecture of Aomori in April 2008 and taking a box of whale meat, which they later displayed to media as evidence of embezzlement by the whalers. Greenpeace representatives said both activists face a sentence of up to ten years. *******

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Civil guards (Guardia Civil) pull the corpse of a would-be immigrant out of the water near the site of a shipwreck on the Teguise coast, on the Spanish canary island of Lanzarote, on February 16, 2009. Hopes faded today that any survivors would be found from a boat carrying 28 mostly North African migrants that capsized off Spain's Canary Islands, police said. Four people, including an eight-year-old girl, are known to have drowned when the vessel overturned on February 15 just offshore from Arrecife, the main city on Lanzarote island. AFP/***** Images

[He219]

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A hawk tries to catch a hare during a Kazakh hunters festival in Ak Bulak some 35 km (22 miles) east of Almaty February 15, 2009. Hunting with birds, such as golden eagles and hawks, is very popular in Kazakhstan and has become a national sport in the Central Asian state.
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A golden eagle tries to catch a hare during a Kazakh hunters festival in Ak Bulak some 35 km (22 miles) east of Almaty February 15, 2009. Hunting with birds, such as golden eagles and hawks, is very popular in Kazakhstan and has become a national sport in the Central Asian state.
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A Kazakh hunter releases a golden eagle during a hunters' festival in Ak Bulak some 35 km (22 miles) east of Almaty February 15, 2009. Hunting with birds, such as golden eagles and hawks, is very popular in Kazakhstan and has become a national sport in the Central Asian state.
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U.S. soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Personal Security Detail provide security amid swirling snow during an operation in Bagram, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Prentice C. Martin-Bowen
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Personnel from the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance maintenance detachment tend to a Navy Global Hawk unmanned aircraft that arrived at this airbase in Southwest Asia from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. This is the first operational deployment for the BAMS aircraft after its test and development phase. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
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The U.S. Navy's first operational Global Hawk unmanned aircraft takes off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on its flight to an airbase in Southwest Asia. The Global Hawk is part of the new Broad Area Maritime Surveillance program. (Courtesy Photo)
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis operates in the Pacific Ocean during an exercise with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and other naval vessels operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area, Feb. 12, 2009. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon Husman

[Givati575]

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the cabin looks generally intact. does anyone know if there were casualties?

[Blue387]

The snow image is nice. Good job.

[VAMAN]

Very good start of the thread. Thanks for the efforts.

[JCR]

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A Hind A???
Now that is quite a rare chopper...

[[ KOOSHAB ]]

A Hind A???
Now that is quite a rare chopper...

I remember my gramps telling me that he saw an Afghan boy make a house out of a old Mi-8 helicopter.
Does anyone know what the Afghan government does with all these old Soviet equipment?

[bd popeye]

Great going gents!

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Mexican marines stand guard next to about seven tons of cocaine at a naval base in Salina Cruz in Mexico's state of Oaxaca February 16, 2009. Mexico and the United States intercepted a ship in international waters in the Pacific Ocean carrying nearly seven tons of cocaine and arrested five crew members, the Mexican president, Felipe Calderon said on Sunday.

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Mexican Marines escort two arrested men, at a naval base in Salina Cruz in Mexico's state of Oaxaca February 16, 2009.

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A Mexican soldier stands next to a body covered in a blanket after a firefight erupted between gunmen and soldiers near the town of Villa Ahumada, on Mexico's border with the U.S., 80 miles south of El Paso, Texas, Friday Feb. 13, 2009. The violence comes three days after gunmen kidnapped nine people from Villa Ahumada and executed six of them near the Pan American Highway, prompting skirmishes with soldiers that left another 15 dead.

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A Mexican navy helicopter flies above a naval base in Salina Cruz in Mexico's state of Oaxaca February 16, 2009. Mexico and the United States intercepted a ship in international waters in the Pacific Ocean carrying nearly seven tons of cocaine and arrested five crew members, Mexican president Felipe Calderon said on Sunday.

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Police officers disperse opposition protesters as they take part in a 'Day of Solidarity' in the Belarus capital Minsk, Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. The action, which takes place every 16th day of each month, is to demonstrate public solidarity with political prisoners, opposition members who have disappeared, their families, independent journalists, and all who fight for freedom and democracy in Belarus.

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Armed Police officers patrol the streets of Mutare, Zimbabwe, near the courts were Roy Bennet, treasurer of the main opposition party and ministerial nominee was meant to appear in court Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. Zimbabwean police no longer plan treason charges against a longtime opposition politician appointed to the unity government, the lawmaker's party said Sunday. The Movement for Democratic Change party reported earlier that police said Roy Bennett, the party's nominee to be deputy agriculture minister, would be accused of treason, which carries the death penalty. The party said police revised that Sunday, saying Bennett faces a weapons charge instead.

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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, center left, visits Australian army personnel in Kinglake north of Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Rudd toured areas affected by the Feb. 6 bushfires that have claimed more than 180 lives.

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Pakistani paramilitary soldiers guard a meeting between government officials, political and religious leaders and delegation members of Pakistani Islamist leader Soofi Mohammad from the Swat valley in Peshawar February 16, 2009. Pakistan agreed to introduce Islamic law in Swat valley and neighbouring areas of the northwest on Monday in a bid to take the steam out of a Taliban uprising raging since late 2007.

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Identical twin Russian soldiers stand guard while Bolivian President Evo Morales (not pictured) participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on February 16, 2009. Morales' visit, following an invitation from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, marks the first official visit to Russia by a Bolivian leader.

[He219]

Nice pix popeye!

Great going gents!
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Great digital pattern; almost thought those Mexican Marines were wearing Swiss camo ..

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[Ulytau]

Google'ed and current Swiss Camo too

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[Marmot1]

A Hind A???
Now that is quite a rare chopper...


Indead Hind A - very rare find nowdays.

[He219]

It's a shade lighter than Swiss and Digitial.

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Mexican marines escort an arrested man, at a naval base in Salina Cruz in Mexico's state of Oaxaca February 16, 2009. Mexico and the United States intercepted a ship in international waters in the Pacific Ocean carrying nearly seven tons of cocaine and arrested five crew members, Mexican president Felipe Calderon said on Sunday

[Cava]

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Just amazing to see how big the MRAPS are.

[He219]

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Members of US Army 1-6 Field Artillery Unit fire a M198 Howitzer for calibration on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kala Gush on February 16, 2009 in Kala Gush, Afghanistan. The Obama administration is still considering its options on troop deployments to Afghanistan, which has recently witnessed an upsurge of violence against coalition forces
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US Army vehichles patrol through the village on February 16, 2009 in the village of Sandarwa in eastern Afghanistan. The Obama administration is still considering its options on troop deployments to Afghanistan, which has recently witnessed an upsurge of violence against coalition forces.
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US Army and Afghan Police patrol through the village on February 16, 2009 in the village of Sandarwa in eastern Afghanistan. The Obama administration is still considering its options on troop deployments to Afghanistan, which has recently witnessed an upsurge of violence against coalition forces.
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Afghan boys attend a rural school on February 16, 2009 in the village of Sandarwa in eastern Afghanistan. The Obama administration is still considering its options on troop deployments to Afghanistan, which has recently witnessed an upsurge of violence against coalition forces
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Afghan girls attend school on February 16, 2009 in the village of Sandarwa in eastern Afghanistan. Women�s education has been severely compromised in Afghanistan as a resurgent Taliban has practiced a policy of intimidation of female students. Women, who make up a significant proportion of Afghanistan�s population, have been killed, burned and threatened for attending school

[lachesis]

For High resolution go in Combatcamera, here
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[pmj]

I see the Mexicans have upgraded their armory. UMP 45's and Aimpoints - good choice.



Great going gents!

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[goat89]

Nice pics today! Thx!

[Kippari]

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Why have they dug the circle around the gun? To Rotate it af needed to fire 3000 rads the other direction? Pretty hazardous to do that. You could easily trip over with a grenade on your hand and then it'll be game over.

Good pics anyway.

[He219]

Don't know if these were posted (a couple of weeks ago):
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Poland's Special Forces train in the Baltic Sea January 23, 2009. Picture taken January 23, 2009.
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I do believe the shorties are 416's, the long bbl a
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Members of Poland's Special Forces train on board a ship in the Baltic Sea January 23, 2009. Picture taken January 23, 2009.

[AroundTheCorner]

nice HK 416 I see there woot

great pix's today

[Slouch]

Pretty hazardous to do that. You could easily trip over with a grenade on your hand and then it'll be game over.

I.... hope you're joking. I have the feeling you're not.

[Lerch]

I.... hope you're joking. I have the feeling you're not.
I was thinking the same thing... :roll:

[Seoulstriker]

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Nice to see the old darulaman. South side represent.

[cmabone]

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Go Habs Go! :)

[MichaelF]

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Russian work on the Clone Troopers has started to pay off, eh?

[CantGetRight]

A Hind A???
Now that is quite a rare chopper...


i didnt know anything russian made was rare

[ghostt888]

i didnt know anything russian made was rare

You would be surprised than

[***shadow***]

Nice pics...thanks!

[Dean1962]

Why have they dug the circle around the gun? To Rotate it af needed to fire 3000 rads the other direction?

It allows the crew to rotate the gun through 6400 mils (a full circle) without having to take the time to dig in the trails


Pretty hazardous to do that. You could easily trip over with a grenade on your hand and then it'll be game over.

You know, many armies have been moving guns for quite a long time now. I would imagine that they have found a way to do it in relative safety... :roll:

[bdique]

You could easily trip over with a grenade on your hand and then it'll be game over.

why would I be moving about with a grenade and pin out?


Good pics anyway.

x2

[santana]

Nice pix popeye!

Great digital pattern; almost thought those Mexican Marines were wearing Swiss camo ..



Interesting cammo the Mexican one, any high res???

[habe0064]

I love it, Habs is what my friends call me.

[Lazarou]

why would I be moving about with a grenade and pin out?
I'm pretty sure he didin't mean a hand grenade. In his language artillery rounds and mortar bombs are called grenades.

[Lerch]

I'm pretty sure he didin't mean a hand grenade. In his language artillery rounds and mortar bombs are called grenades.
Nonetheless, I doubt any of them would be jumping over the trails while carrying any rounds p-)

[bdique]

I'm pretty sure he didin't mean a hand grenade. In his language artillery rounds and mortar bombs are called grenades.

ah, i learn something new everyday...

[bigvig]

Great pics

[highdiver_2000]

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Surprised that no one commented on the low angle of elevation. Or are they practising direct fire on the mountains in the back ground?