Today's Pics! Friday, February 27th, 2009

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Private Scott Downey of Gold Coast, QLD, chats with a member of the East Timor National Police Rapid Intervention Unit. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_002.jpg)

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Members of the East Timor National Police Rapid Intervention Unit demonstrate their equipment and tactics to members of the The International Stabilisation Force Quick Response Force. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_010.jpg)

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Members of the East Timor National Police Rapid Intervention Unit demonstrate their equipment and tactics to members of the The International Stabilisation Force Quick Response Force. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_032.jpg)

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Formed Police Unit Liaison Officer, Captain Mark Smith, talks with Sub-Inspector Agustinho Gomes of the East Timor National Police Rapid Intervention Unit during a joint exercise with the International Stabilisation Force. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_059.jpg)

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International Stabilisation Force Quick Response Force Commander, Lieutenant Reg Dunthorne demonstrates the effectiveness of the Quick Response Force shields. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_078.jpg)

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Members of the The International Stabilisation Force Quick Response Force demonstrate their equipment and tactics to members of the East Timor National Police Rapid Intervention Unit. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_087.jpg)

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International Stabilisation Force Quick Response Force Commander, Lieutenant Reg Dunthorne demonstrates the effectiveness of the Quick Response Force shields to members of the East Timor National Police Rapid Intervention Unit. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_137.jpg)

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Members of the East Timor National Police Rapid Intervention Unit and the International Stabilisation Force Quick Response Force. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_149.jpg)

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Formed Police Unit Liaison Officer, Captain Mark Smith, familiarizes Sub-Inspector Agustinho Gomes of the East Timor National Police Rapid Intervention Unit with the F88 AUSTEYER rifle. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227/20090225adf8115142_153.jpg)

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Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, visits Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown to view the United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet, which is on its way to the Avalon International Air Show. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/fitzgibbon/gallery/20090227/20090227raaf8526970_0007.jpg)

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Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP visits Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown to view the United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet, which is on its way to the Avalon International Air Show. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/fitzgibbon/gallery/20090227/20090227raaf8526970_0021.jpg)

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Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP visits Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown to view the United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet, which is on its way to the Avalon International Air Show. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/fitzgibbon/gallery/20090227/20090227raaf8526970_0044.jpg)

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Captain Matthew Ford shows Forces Entertainment performer Simon Newberry from band Asleep in the Park, a F89 Minimi. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227a/20090226ADF0000_02.jpg)

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Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Forces Entertainment Tour visit Bloody Ridge, site of the Battle of Edson's Ridge between the US military and the Japanese military during World War II. They are accompanied by some of the Solomon Island locals.
Featured in the photo is; (back, left to right) Captain Rob Coales, Singer Maxine Harman from band Asleep in the Park, drummer Simon Newberry from Asleep in the Park, Singer and guitarist Marty Xennoff from Asleep in the Park, Trooper Sam Day,
(centre) Singer/song writer Mark Wilkinson, and Bass player Naomi Brockenshire from Asleep in the Park. (Front) comedian Dave Jory and television presenter for Movie Network Renee Brack. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227a/20090226ADF0000_04.jpg)

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Lance Corporal Jose Gomez takes time out to mix with the local Solomon Islands children of Tamboko village while helping out with the Forces Entertainment activities. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opastute/images/gallery/2009/0227a/20090226ADF0000_09.jpg)

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Captain Naomi Gallagher from Headquarters Northern Command is interviewed by Wayne Zerbe, a local Darwin TV personality, before having her head shaved for the Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226a/20090225ran8100087_001.jpg)

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Petty Officer Nigel Smith and Seaman Nathan Roberts from HMAS Coonawarra, are interviewed by Wayne Zerbe, a local Darwin TV personality, before having their heads shaved for the Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226a/20090225ran8100087_018.jpg)

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Wayne Zerbe, a local Darwin TV personality, films an infomercial about the Defence Force in Darwin participating in the Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226a/20090225ran8100087_031.jpg)

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Sergeant Darren Evans takes the Panther fire truck through its paces at RAAF Base Tindal. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226/20090224raaf8160785_0004.jpg)

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Sergeant Darren Evans takes the Panther fire truck through its paces at RAAF Base Tindal. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226/20090224raaf8160785_0007.jpg)

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Sergeant Darren Evans unlocks the high pressure water hose reel on the new and advanced Panther fire truck. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226/20090224raaf8160785_0027.jpg)

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Sergeant Darren Evans takes the Panther fire truck through its paces at RAAF Base Tindal. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226/20090224raaf8161446_0061.jpg)

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Sergeant Darren Evans sits in the Panther fire truck at RAAF Base Tindal. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226/20090224raaf8161446_0130.jpg)

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HMAS Anzac's Boatswain's Mates secure the anchor and lines on departure from Sydney Harbour during rough weather. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090216ran8113282_031.jpg)

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HMAS Anzac, HMAS Newcastle and HMAS Ballarat depart Sydney Harbour to participate in Fleet Concentration Period 2009. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090216ran8113282_060.jpg)

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HMNZS Te Kaha in Jervis Bay prepares to conduct a boat transfer of Commodore Flotillas to HMAS Anzac. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090216ran8113282_166.jpg)

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HMAS Anzac's Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat conducts a boat transfer from HMNZS Te Kaha to HMAS Anzac with Commodore Flotillas, Commodore Stephen McDowall, DSM, CSM, RAN onboard. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090216ran8113282_192.jpg)

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A spill contamination clean up demonstration held in the hangar onboard HMAS Anzac as part of PLAN TRAIN. Seaman Electronics Technician James Dannatt (left) and Seaman Electronics Technician Emily Rosentreter (right) perform step by step Standard Operating Procedures to be employed for a fuel spill clean up. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090217ran8113282_042.jpg)

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Petty Officer Marine technician Neil Harris conducts training on the Local Operating Panel of the Gas Turbine in HMAS Anzac. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090218ran8113282_151.jpg)

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HMAS Manoora at anchor in Jervis Bay during Fleet Concentration Period 2009. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090219ran8113282_005.jpg)

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Able Seaman Boatswains Mate James Cartwright during boarding operations in HMAS Anzac. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090219ran8113282_012.jpg)

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HMAS Anzac's Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat manoeuvres alongside HMAS Anzac during a simulated boarding. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090219ran8113282_018.jpg)

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HMAS Ballarat and HMAS Anzac about to commence a light jackstay evolution during Fleet Concentration Period 2009. The Ship's Company of HMAS Ballarat stand at attention as the two ships come into station. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090219ran8113282_137.jpg)

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A RAAF A27 Hawk from 27 Squadron flies over HMAS Anzac during a simulated attack on the task group, in the Tasman Sea during Fleet Concentration Period 2009. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Feb/20090226b/20090219ran8113282_180.jpg)

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An Australian patrol medic, Lieutenant Shea Wines treats an elderly Afghan man, who had approached the 1st Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force patrol seeking medical help. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225h/20090112ara8502859_0201.jpg)

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Private Brendan Bottalico mans his F89 machine gun, as Royal Australian Engineers conduct a search as part of Operation Tura Ghar in southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225f/20090112ara8502859_0242.jpg)

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An Australian soldier secures his patrol perimeter during operations in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225f/20090112ara8502859_0268.jpg)

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Sapper Troy 'Strawbs' Croton sits with his Explosive Detection Dog 'Scuba', after their teamwork uncovered a significant insurgent weapons cache in the Baluchi Valley, during Operation Tura Ghar. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225f/20090112ara8502859_0301.jpg)

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Sergeant David "Aussie" Austin works inside an Afghan mud brick house where an insurgent weapons cache was discovered by Australian engineers. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225f/20090112ara8502859_0334.jpg)

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Sapper Thomas O'Connor prepares the explosives which Australian engineers will use to destroy an insurgent weapons cache they uncovered during Operation Tura Ghar in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan.
The engineers supported Australian combat soldiers during the operation which was one of the largest to date. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225f/20090112ara8502859_0343.jpg)

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Weapons that could have been used against Australian soldiers are destroyed in an impressive blast in southern Afghanistan.
The blast, conducted by Royal Australian Engineers, destroyed a significant insurgent weapons cache uncovered by soldiers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, during Operation Tura Ghar in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225f/20090112ara8502859_0370.jpg)

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An Australian Bushmaster and Australian Light Armoured Vehicles take up overwatch positions in the Baluchi Valley.
The vehicles are moving in during Operation Tura Ghar. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225e/20090109ara8502859_0056.jpg)

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The Australian flag flies proudly above an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle parked inside an Australian and Afghan patrol base in the Baluchi Valley, Oruzgan Province.
The vehicle is part of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force mission to clear the area of insurgents during Operation Tura Ghar. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225e/20090109ara8502859_0059.jpg)

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An Australian Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle negotiates the roads of the Baluchi Valley during Operation Tura Ghar. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225e/20090111ara8502759_0058.jpg)

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Private David Smith, Corporal Tim Glover and Private Mathew Reeves enjoy the small comfort of a fire, during an early morning in the Afghan winter.
The three soldiers are members of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. www.defence.gov.au Hires

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Sergeant Bernie Maus, a Troop Commander from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, based in Darwin, is serving in Afghanistan with the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225d/20090111ara8502759_0090.jpg)

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Bedding in the mortars, soldiers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, position and test their weapons in preparation for operations in southern Afghanistan.
(Left to right): "the number 1", Private Matthew Reeves, "the number two", Private Jeffery Chapman and "the number three", Private Nathan Smith. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225c/20090109ara8502859_0072.jpg)

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Dwarfed by the mountains of southern Afghanistan the soldiers and vehicles of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force take up positions in a forward patrol base in the Baluchi Valley.
The Australian forces have moved north from their base in Tarin Kowt to commence a clearance of the valley called Operation Tura Ghar. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225b/20090109ara8502859_0136.jpg)

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Australian soldiers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force unload supplies at a patrol base in southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225b/20090110ara8502859_0049.jpg)

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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) in the "fitter" configuration provides some extra fire power to the exterior wall of a patrol base in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan, during Operation Tura Ghar.
The fitter ASLAV is designed to repair and recover vehicles in a high threat environment and is one of the Combat Service and Support Team elements of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225b/20090110ara8502859_0074.jpg)

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Sergeant Donna Haigh of the 1st mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, puts on a smile in spite of the harsh Afghan winter conditions that she and her fellow soldiers find themselves operating in. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225a/20090111ara8502759_0006.jpg)

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A "Winter Wonderland," was the scene that confronted Australian soldiers of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, as they awoke for another days work, during Operation Tura Ghar in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan.
In spite of the treacherous conditions, Australian, Afghan and Dutch soldiers continued their security operations in the area. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225a/20090111ara8502759_0032.jpg)

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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle Ambulance sits in over watch. The vehicle from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force is participating in Operation Tura Ghar in the Baluchi Valley region of Oruzgan Province.
Scanning the valley below is the vehicles medic, Corporal Regan Bryce. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225a/20090111ara8502759_0035.jpg)

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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle moves through a 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force overwatch position during missions north of the Australian base at Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225a/20090113ara8502859_0017.jpg)

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An Afghan National Army Soldier gives an enthusiastic wave as Australian soldiers pass his check point in Tarin Kowt, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225/20090114ara8502859_0159.jpg)

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A Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force moves towards Oruzgan the capital of Tarin Kowt. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225/20090114ara8502859_0030.jpg)

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A member of the Afghan National Army moves through the patrol base where he and his fellow soldiers are mentored by Australians from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0224/20090109ara8502859_0161.jpg)

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Private Mitchell Peacock, of the Australian Operational Mentoring Liaison Team, patrols through a Baluchi Valley village in southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0224/20090111ara8502859_0196.jpg)

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An Afghan National Army soldier, being mentored by the Australian Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams, holds a weapon, confiscated whilst on patrol in Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0224/20090111ara8502859_0202.jpg)

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Bombadier Michael John and Lance Bombadier Aarron Spitters, of the Australian Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team, patrol with their Afghan National Army counterparts in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0224/20090111ara8502859_0237.jpg)

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An Afghan soldier, currently being mentored by Australian soldiers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, patrols through a village in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0224/20090111ara8502859_0244.jpg)

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An Australian soldier from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force watches for any threats, as a soldier from the Afghan National Army moves to his position in Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0224/20090112ara8502859_0124.jpg)

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Lance Corporal Benjamin Shawyer from 5th/6th Battalion, the Royal Victoria Regiment, unloads tents at the relief centre in Lilydale, Victoria. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090224/20090223adf8114832_033.jpg)

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Lilydale locals pitch in and assist the Army unload water provided by the Australian Defence Force at the Lilydale relief centre. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090224/20090223adf8114832_057.jpg)

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Emily, a Millgrove local, watches as Private Soksan Long from the 5th/6th Battalion, the Royal Victoria Regiment builds a tent for herself and her family to sleep in at the relief centre in Lilydale, Victoria. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opvicfire/images/20090224/20090223adf8114832_148.jpg)

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Corporal Michael Cole of the Royal Australian Engineers, discusses operations with an Afghan National Army Engineer that he and his team have just trained. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225g/20090109ara8502859_0103.jpg)

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A group of Australian soldiers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force discuss upcoming operations for Operation Tura Ghar in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225g/20090109ara8502859_0123.jpg)

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An Australian soldier of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force keeps a close eye on the valley below, as his fellow soldiers conduct patrols during Operation Tura Ghar in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225g/20090110ara8502859_0108.jpg)

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Sergeant Bernie Maus gives orders to Corporal Nathen Webb, both members of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, during Operation Tura Ghar in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225g/20090111ara8502859_0128.jpg)

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Australian soldiers, from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force form a secure perimeter on a hill in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan, during Operation Tura Ghar. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225g/20090111ara8502859_0139.jpg)

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An Afghan farmer cleans out an irrigation channel while Private Corey Wooten of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force scans his arcs in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225g/20090112ara8502859_0050.jpg)

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Private Paul Taylor, of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, during a patrol in southern Afghanistan, as part of Operation Tura Ghar. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225g/20090112ara8502859_0069.jpg)

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Two Afghan children watch on, as Australian soldiers of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, patrol through their village in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. www.defence.gov.au Hires (http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opslipper/images/gallery/2009/0225g/20090112ara8502859_0090.jpg)

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Le poste de secours de Nijrab. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Les médecins américains aux côtés de leurs confrères français. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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De nombreux enfants viennent consulter. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Un C-135 FR ravitaille en vol un Mirage F1. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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C-135 FR au Tchad. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Le jour se lève sur la FOB Tora. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Posé d'assaut d'un C160 Transall. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Démonstration de force d'un Mirage F1. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Exercice de combat. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Exfiltration de ressortissants. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Tir d'un ERC 90 Sagaie. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Introduction d’un obus de 120 mm. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Déclenchement du tir. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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Tir d’un obus de mortier de 120 mm. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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L’équipe de pièce prépare ses éléments de tir. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Seaman Kristin Carfi, a crewmember at Motor Lifeboat Station Golden Gate, hooks a small craft advisory flag to a flag pole before raising it on February 24, 2009. Weather warning flags are raised to help warn boaters of current or upcoming weather conditions.
There are four warning flags that are used they are: small craft advisory, sustained winds of 21-33 knots (one orange horizontal triangle); gale warning, sustained winds of 34-47 knots (two orange horizontal triangles); storm warning, sustained winds of 48 knots and above (one large orange square with a black square inside); hurricane warning, sustained winds of 64 knots and above (two large orange squares with a black square inside). U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Read. Hires (http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=480019&g2_imageViewsIndex=1)

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Members of Coast Guard Station Marblehead deploy ice rescue gear during a multi-agency drill February 23, 2009, with local fire departments. Hires (http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=478536&g2_imageViewsIndex=1)

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NARRAGANSETT, R.I. - Personnel from U.S. Navy Operational Support Center Newport, R.I., get a tour of Coast Guard Station Point Judith here Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. A Black Hawk helicopter from A Company 1-126 Aviation of the Rhode Island Army National Guard based in Quonset, R.I., brought the support center's sailors of the quarter, sailor of the year and blue jacket of the year to the Coast Guard station. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen) Hires (http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=479278&g2_imageViewsIndex=1)

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NEW YORK - An entanglement team from the Center for Coastal Studies, based in Glouchester, Mass., attempt to free an entangled humpback whale from a lobster pot and netting eight miles east of Sandy Hook, N.J., Feb. 26, 2009.
The Coast Guard enforced a 500-yard safety zone around the animal to protect it and boaters during the attempt.(U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Barbara L. Patton) Hires (http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=480268&g2_imageViewsIndex=1)

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Army soldiers enter the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka February 27, 2009. The decomposing bodies of seven army officers were found in the headquarters of the BDR, a paramilitary border guard force, on Friday, taking the known death toll from a mutiny over pay and command structures to 18, officials said. *******

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Army soldiers wait to enter the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka February 27, 2009. The decomposing bodies of seven army officers were found in the headquarters of the BDR, a paramilitary border guard force, on Friday, taking the known death toll from a mutiny over pay and command structures to 18, officials said. *******

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An army personnel drives a vehicle damaged by a bullet from rebel Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) soldiers, in Dhaka February 27, 2009. The decomposing bodies of seven army officers were found in the headquarters of the BDR, a paramilitary border guard force, on Friday, taking the known death toll from a mutiny over pay and command structures to 18, officials said. *******

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A Royal Marine poses for photographers with the Unmanned Vehicle Robot, Testudo, at the launch of the Defence Technology Plan in London February 26, 2009. Media were invited to the launch of the Defence Technology Plan, which was the first time the Ministry of Defence has publicly revealed its research needs. *******

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This computer generated image, made available by Britain's Ministry of Defence in London, Thursday Feb. 26, 2009, shows one of a series of gadgets that could provide a front-line force for the air force of the future, in line with the ministry's new Defence Technology Plan. The Defence Technology Plan is the first time the MOD has unveiled its long-term research needs, and it underlines the importance of science and technology in providing cutting-edge kit for the battlefield. AP Photo

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This computer generated image, made available by Britain's Ministry of Defence in London, Thursday Feb. 26, 2009, shows one of a series of gadgets that could provide a front-line force for the air force of the future, in line with the ministry's new Defence Technology Plan. The Defence Technology Plan is the first time the MOD has unveiled its long-term research needs, and it underlines the importance of science and technology in providing cutting-edge kit for the battlefield. AP Photo

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This computer generated image, made available by Britain's Ministry of Defence in London, Thursday Feb. 26, 2009, shows one of a series of gadgets that could provide a front-line force for troops of the future, in line with the ministry's new Defence Technology Plan. The Defence Technology Plan is the first time the MOD has unveiled its long-term research needs, and it underlines the importance of science and technology in providing cutting-edge kit for the battlefield. AP Photo

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This computer generated image, made available by Britain's Ministry of Defence in London, Thursday Feb. 26, 2009, shows one of a series of gadgets that could provide a front-line force for troops of the future, in line with the ministry's new Defence Technology Plan. The Defence Technology Plan is the first time the MOD has unveiled its long-term research needs, and it underlines the importance of science and technology in providing cutting-edge kit for the battlefield. AP Photo

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This computer generated image, made available by Britain's Ministry of Defence in London, Thursday Feb. 26, 2009, shows one of a series of gadgets that could provide a front-line force for the navy of the future, in line with the ministry's new Defence Technology Plan. The Defence Technology Plan is the first time the MOD has unveiled its long-term research needs, and it underlines the importance of science and technology in providing cutting-edge kit for the battlefield. AP Photo

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In an undated photo provided by the Onslow County Sheriff's Office, Kody Brittingham appears. On Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Brittingham, a former Marine based at Camp Lejeune. He is charged with making threats against President Barack Obama before he took office. AP Photo

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Fishermen pass Thai navy vessels keeping guard off the coast of Hua Hin, about 200 km (125 miles) south of Bangkok February 27, 2009. Hua Hin is the host for the 14th ASEAN summit scheduled in Thailand's Prachuap Khiri Khan province from February 27 to March 1, 2009. *******

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Membe walk in front of the parade mounted by the Tanzania People Defence Forces (TPDF) at the Julius Nyerere international airport in Dar es Salaam, February 26, 2009. Ban Ki-moon is in Tanzania for a two-day official visit. *******

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LEER, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 26: The German Minister of Defence Franz Josef Jung (R) and chief doctor of the general staff Ingo Patschke (L) walk past soldiers during the roll call of the Kdo SES contingent at the Von Lettow Vorbeck Kaserne during his visit of Bundeswehr Medical Corps on February 26, 2009 in Leer, Germany. The military ceremony gives a farewell to the soldiers of the Kdo SES, who will be put into action in Afghanistan. (Photo by Krafft Angerer/***** Images)

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LEER, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 26: The German Minister of Defence Franz Josef Jung speaks to the soldier at the Von Lettow Vorbeck Kaserne during his visit of Bundeswehr Medical Corps on February 26, 2009 in Leer, Germany. The military ceremony gives a farewell to the soldiers of the Kdo SES, who will be put into action in Afghanistan. (Photo by Krafft Angerer/***** Images)

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An elephant damages a vehicle after going on a rampage in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 27, 2009. The elephant was brought under control after a three-hour rescue operation by animal experts and the police. *******

[Dinges]

Nice start Supplanter!


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SEKONDI, Ghana - A Ghanaian sailor practices Visit, Board, Search & Seizure techniques with a member of the U.S. Coast Guard aboard the USS Nashville, as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS), February 25, 2009. APS, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, works cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to enhance maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Holmes)




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SEKONDI, Ghana - Ghanaian and Mozambiquen sailors work with U.S. crew members aboard the USS Nashville to fix boat engines during the ship's 18-day port stop to Sekondi, Ghana, February 26, 2009. Nashville is currently deployed with Africa Partnership Station (APS), an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa, which aims to work cooperatively with U. S. and international partners to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Bookwalter)



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SEKONDI, Ghana - Ghanaian sailors review proper vehicle search procedures, as demonstrated by Chief Master-at-Arms Clarence O'Dell from the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service, as part of Africa Partnership Station's (APS) port security training in Sekondi, Ghana, February 26, 2009. APS, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, works cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to enhance maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Class David Holmes)


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SEKONDI, Ghana - A Ghanaian, Cameroonian and U.S. sailor load donated Project Handclasp materials for a community relations project in Sekondi, Ghana, as part of an Africa Partnership Station (APS) initiative, February 26, 2009. APS, led by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, works cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to enhance maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Holmes)




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SEKONDI, Ghana - Sailors aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) man the rails as the ship pulls into Sekondi, Ghana on February 20, 2009. Nashville is part of Africa Partnership Station (APS), an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa, which aims to work cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to improve maritime safety and security for the continent of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Bookwalter)




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SEKONDI, Ghana - Lieutenant Commander James Agambire speaks with media members on the pier in Sekondi, Ghana, where USS Nashville (LPD 13) arrived February 20, 2009 as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS). APS is an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa, which aims to work cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to improve maritime safety and security for the continent of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Doug High)


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SEKONDI, Ghana - Sailors aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) man the rails as the Norfolk-based amphibious transport dock ship pulls into the port at Sekondi, Ghana on February 20, 2009. Nashville is part of Africa Partnership Station (APS), an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa, which aims to work cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to improve maritime safety and security for the continent of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Holmes)


Some older ones


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THIES MILITARY RESERVE, Senegal - Service members with the Senegalese Special Forces practice shooting targets under the guidance of U.S. Marines on February 8, 2009. This seminar was one of several hosted by Africa Partnership Station, an initiative intended to create good international relations and promote maritime safety and stability for the West coast of Africa. (Photo by Sergeant Elsa Portillo, Marine Forces Africa)




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THEIS MILITARY RESERVE, Senegal - Seaman Joseph Diokel Ndiaye, Senegalese Special Forces, accepts a certificate of completion from Major Timothy Hiel, officer in charge of U.S. Marine Advisor Team, February 9, 2009, at the Theis Military Reserve in Senegal. The graduation ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of approximately 150 Senegalese Special Forces participating in Africa Partnership Station Nashville, an initiative intended to highlight international relations and promote maritime safety and stability for the West coast of Africa. (Photo by Sergeant Elsa Portillo, Marine Forces Africa)




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ACCRA, Ghana - Ghanaian Army Major General J.K. Attipoe (right), commandant of the Koffi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) talks with Marine Brigadier General Tracy L. Garrett, commander of Marine Corps Forces Africa during the graduation of a two-week logistics course in Accra, Ghana, February 13, 2009. Partnership for Integrated Logistics Operations and Tactics (PILOT), a joint U.S. Africa Command and Canadian Pearson Peacekeeping Center venture, focused on the planning, coordination, and conduct of logistics in peace support operations. The conference was attended by field grade officers from 15 nations throughout the ECOWAS region of Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sergeant Rocco DeFilippis)

[Jarhead]

Great photos today.
Nice weeked folks.

[Sirpad]

No captions for the combat camera pics.
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now this is not a usual sight: aussie packing a racing spoon!
and not just another racing spoon, but one of the best - the ubiqitous MRE supplied spoon, which is indestructable hence a great racing spoon.

[OABB]

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Auf erkanntes Ziel „Feuer frei!“ (Quelle: Heer/Steven Herrmann)http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27PLHJZ960INFODE/2_600px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Auch nachts alles im Blick (Quelle: Heer/Steven Herrmann)http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P4A6K228INFODE/Foto1_600px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Das Satteln erfordert Sorgfalt (Quelle: Heer/Volker Jung)http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P4A8M337INFODE/Foto3_600px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb
Für Mulis gibt es kaum Hindernisse (Quelle: Heer/Volker Jung)http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P4A9Q560INFODE/Foto4_600px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Startklar, auch der Schmied (Quelle: Heer/Volker Jung)http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P4ANN492INFODE/7_undkoennensogarlachen_300px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

...und können sogar lachen (Quelle: Heer/Volker Jung)http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P6JJG054INFODE/IMG_7943_1024px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Das schnelle Verlegen von Infanteristen in den Einsatzraum (Quelle: Heer/Dirk Bannert )http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P6JKW986INFODE/InternationaleZusammenarbeit_1024px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Quelle: Heer/Jean Christophe Jonot)http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P6JMU755INFODE/Foto6_1024px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Die Panzerfaustschützen sind erfolgreich (Quelle: Heer/Alexander Saalfeld )http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P6JTJ515INFODE/03_1024px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Fallschirmspringen (Quelle: Heer/Thorsten Kremers )
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Der Schützentrupp eines Schützenpanzers Marder beim Absitzen (Quelle: Heer/PIZ )

[drevil5000]

Fires near Cape Town, South Africa


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[muck]

Great pictures gentlemen! :)

[bd popeye]

Excellent photos gentlemen.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2009) Members of a visit, board, search, and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) ride a rigid-hull inflatable boat at high speed during a training exercise. The Sullivans is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean supporting global maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2009) Members of a visit, board, search, and seizure team assigned to guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) practice their skills during a training exercise. The Lake Champlain is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean supporting global maritime security. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2009) Quartermaster 1st Class Howell Trinidad hoists battle flags aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during exercises at sea. Lake Champlain is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean supporting global maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) flies the ship's battle flags during exercises at sea. The Sullivans is on a scheduled deployment in the western Pacific Ocean supporting global maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2009) Lt. David Gardner, from New England, N.D., gives an aircraft the signal to launch during night flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman/ Released)

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KINGS BAY, Ga. (Feb. 15, 2009) The ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738) (Gold) transits the Atlantic Intra-coastal Waterway as it departs Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. for a patrol mission. Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is the homeport for Ohio class ballistic missile submarines on the east coast. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

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SINGAPORE (Feb. 10, 2009) A full moon rises above the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Boutwell (WHEC 719) at anchor at Changi Naval Base, Singapore. Boutwell is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean supporting global maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

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Senior Airman Nathan Schroeder welds a crack on a landing gear cover Feb. 24 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The cover protects hydraulic lines on the landing gear from damage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua J. Seybert)

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Lt. Col. Sam Milam taxies down the flightline in an A-10 Thunderbolt II after logging the unit's 10,000th combat flight hour during a mission Feb. 24 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Lt. Col. Sam Milam prepares to disembark from an A-10 Thunderbolt II after competing a mission that broke the unit's 10,000th combat flight hour mark during a single deployment rotation Feb. 24 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 75th EFS arrived here in September for a four-month deployment, but was extended to six months. Colonel Milam is the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Lt. Col. Sam Milam shakes hands with Col. Raymond Strasburger after the pair completed a mission that logged more than 10,000 combat flight hours for the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in a single deployment Feb. 24 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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Marines from Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait for the call to push Marines role-playing protesters away from the gates of a mock American embassy aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 10, 2009, during Composite Training Unit Exercise, a major pre-deployment exercise for the 22nd MEU. (Official Marine Corps photos by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright)
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An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) takes off after unloading the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit mass-casualty response team at a mock American embassy aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 11, 2009, during Composite Training Unit Exercise, a major pre-deployment exercise for the 22nd MEU. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright)
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NURISTAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 27: Members of the U.S. Army 1-6 Field Artillery division patrol in a small herding community February 27, 2009 in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.

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KOWTALAY, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 27: 1st Lt. Dashiel Ballarta with the U.S. Army 1-6 Field Artillery division speaks with locals February 27, 2009 in Kowtalay, Afghanistan.

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An image of Shiite Muslim Imam Ruda who is buried in Iran hangs on the wall as a US soldier walks down some stairs during a joint patrol with Iraqi soldiers in the fashionable Karrada district of Baghdad on February 25 2009.

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NURISTAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 27: Members of the U.S. Army 1-6 Field Artillery division patrol in a small herding community February 27, 2009 in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.

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British and Iraqi soldiers survey the area following a road side bomb which detonated as a British army patrol rolled by in the southern city of Basra, 550 kms from the capital Baghdad on February 27 2009. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Basra after meeting Iraqi leaders in Baghdad yesterday ahead of a planned July pullout of British troops.

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Armoured personnel carriers enter the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka February 27, 2009. The decomposing bodies of seven army officers were found in the headquarters of the BDR, a paramilitary border guard force, on Friday, taking the known death toll from a mutiny over pay and command structures to 18, officials said.

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Members of the Bangladesh Army prepare for a state funeral for the killed Bangladesh Rifles officers in Dhaka February 27, 2009. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina drew praise on Friday for bringing a swift end to a mutiny by paramilitary troops who slaughtered scores of their officers accounting for most of a death toll now put at more than 70.

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Pakistan army troops pass through a main market of Mingora, capital of the troubled Swat valley in Pakistan on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. Taliban militants in Pakistan's Swat valley have extended a cease-fire, strengthening a peace process that Western governments say risks granting a safe haven to extremists close to the Afghan border.

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A Palestinian man scuffles with Israeli police after being prevented from attending Friday prayers in the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Feb.27, 2009. Israeli police placed restrictions on prayers at the holy site fearing protests against a possible plan by Israeli authorities to destroy some 80 Palestinian houses to make room for an archaeological park in the Silwan neighborhood. Israel says many of the houses were built without permits, something local residents deny.

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Pakistani anti-riot police officers walk toward demonstrators, not seen, during clashes in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. Police fought running battles with supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif near Pakistan's capital Friday as protests against a court order barring him from elected office continued for a third day

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Members of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) struggle with police officers, who are blocking them at the main entrance of the National Assembly building, in Seoul February 27, 2009. According to local media, the National Assembly is again heading for a partisan deadlock, as the DP vowed on Thursday to boycott dialogue with the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) about all economy-related bills. The disputed bills include a U.S. trade deal as well as easing rules on bank ownership, on tapping mobile phones and on broadcasting company ownership by conglomerates and conservative print media firms.

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A stranded passenger pulls his luggage as a soldier keeps watch in an armoured vehicle outside the airport of the border city of Ciudad Juarez February 25, 2009. Mexico closed an international airport in one of the most violent cities in the country's drug war on Wednesday after a bomb scare during a visit by government officials, the army said.

[momojoe]

Wow!!! Great pics!!!

[bd popeye]

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An Academicos do Salgueiro samba school dancer performs along the Sambodrome on the second night of the Carnival samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro late on February 23, 2009. Carnival is the biggest and most popular celebration in Brazil and runs throughout the country until February 24.

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A reveller from Salgueiro samba school dances during the second night of the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 23, 2009.

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A Salgueiro samba school dancer parades at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009

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SINGAPORE (Feb. 10, 2009) A full moon rises above the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Boutwell (WHEC 719) at anchor at Changi Naval Base, Singapore. Boutwell is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean supporting global maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)


cool. never knew the night sky in my country could produce such a nice backdrop :)

[goat89]

^ HEY!!! Singaporean??? ><
Nice pics today! Thx!

[click]

Really great pica all around guys. This is the best Friday thread in a long time.

[Laworkerbee]

Great photos today.
Nice weeked folks.

X2 Good stuff gentlemen!

[bd popeye]

Really great pica all around guys. This is the best Friday thread in a long time.

Why..Thank you!p-)

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President Barack Obama greets Marines after speaking about combat troop level reductions in Iraq at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Friday, Feb. 27, 2009.

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American soldiers arriving from Afghanistan at the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. The United States is still holding out hope for a deal with Kyrgyzstan to avoid the closure of the base, even after the Kyrgyz president formalized the Parliament's decision to shut it down.
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Gregorio Alvarez, a former military ruler of Uruguay, was escorted by the police in Montevideo. Mr. Alvarez will appear in court to testify in a trial over the death in the 1970s of an activist with the leftist Tupamaro guerrilla movement. A judge served Mr. Alvarez with a subpoena to determine whether he ordered medical assistance for the activist, Roberto Luzardo, who was seriously injured during an operation in which he was arrested along with two other members of the urban guerrilla.
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A Pakistani anti-riot police officer protects himself behind a shield as he walks toward demonstrators during clashes in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009.

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Picture taken on February 21, 2009 shows Belarussian police performing demonstrative martial arts 35 km north of Minsk in Okolitsa during a ceremony to mark the upcoming February 23 "Defenders' of the Fatherland Day" which recognizes men who serve or have served in the nation's armed forces. The national police force is considered a branch of the armed forces in Belarus.

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A Thai navy vessel is seen keeping guard in the background as boys fish off a pier in the Thai resort city of Hua Hin, about 200 km (125 miles) south of Bangkok February 27, 2009. Hua Hin is the host for the 14th ASEAN summit scheduled in Thailand's Prachuap Khiri Khan province from February 27 to March 1, 2009.

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Anti-riot policemen swing their shields to disperse protesters demonstrating in front of the U.S. embassy in Manila February 25, 2009. The protesters demand the immediate termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) joint military exercise between the U.S. and the Philippine military which is scheduled to begin on April in the central Philippines.

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Indonesian anti-riot soldiers hold a simulation on how to handle demonstrations for the 2009 election in Jakarta on February 25, 2009. Indonesia will hold parliamentary elections on April 9, 2009 and continue with first round presidential elections on July 8.

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Mumbai police force personnel run during a self-defence skills demonstration in Mumbai February 27, 2009. Police officers and personnel went through ten days of survival martial art training.

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Policemen surround a protester during a demonstration against the Supreme Court's decision to exclude former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif and his brother from elected office, in Rawalpindi February 27, 2009. The ousted chief minister of Pakistan's biggest province called on Friday for support for a lawyers' protest movement which is set to challenge the rule of a year-old civilian government.

[Dinges]

Excellent photos gentlemen.
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BD , being an absolute dunce when it comes to US Naval operations. This fifteen star flag , what does it signify ?

[engfisix]

nevermind.....prion beat me to it!

[flanker7]

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Great joke man! LOL!!!

[socom6]

LOL great pics!

[kraut783]

Nice to see the M-79 still being used....I miss that thing.

[Dinges]

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This one is ripe for a quote like Flanker7 did.

Here is mine:


Why the the hell did I lick 'em!

[Arabia]

BD , being an absolute dunce when it comes to US Naval operations. This fifteen star flag , what does it signify ?

Its the "Star Spangled" Flag, which represents the US flag that flew over Ft McHenry during the British bombardment during the Battle of Baltimore.

[Slouch]

now this is not a usual sight: aussie packing a racing spoon!
and not just another racing spoon, but one of the best - the ubiqitous MRE supplied spoon, which is indestructable hence a great racing spoon.

Actually, you'll find most Diggers have a racing spoon on them and thats the spoon from the new style 24 hr CRPs, not an MRE. Sorry to dissapoint you.

[bd popeye]

Originally Posted by prion http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?p=3954953#post3954953)
BD , being an absolute dunce when it comes to US Naval operations. This fifteen star flag , what does it signify ?
And...


Its the "Star Spangled" Flag, which represents the US flag that flew over Ft McHenry during the British bombardment during the Battle of Baltimore.

Exactly. The US Flag had 15 stars at the time.

During the War of 1812..Lake Champlain was also a battle during the War of 1812. The Battle of Lake Champlain was also know as ......


http://www.lake-champlain.navy.mil/Site%20Images/battleof.gif
The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812. Fought shortly before the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, the American victory denied the British leverage to demand exclusive control over the Great Lakes and any territorial gains against the New England states.

The British had used their victories at the Battle of Bladensburg and the Burning of Washington to counter any U.S. demands during the peace negotiations up to this point. The Americans were able to use the repulse at Plattsburgh to demand exclusive rights to Lake Champlain and deny the British exclusive rights to the Great Lakes. The victory at Plattsburgh and the British failure at the Siege of Baltimore, which came a few days later, denied the British any advantage for territorial gains in the Treaty of Ghent.

Theodore Roosevelt stated it was the "greatest naval battle of the war"; Winston Churchill said it was a "decisive battle of the war."Gee...:roll: I though everybody knew that!;-)

Big Daddy Popeye answering questions for the "Navally Challenged" on line since 1999.

[usedtobe_2T046B5]

http://www.deutschesheer.de/fileserving/PortalFiles/C1256F87004CF5AE/W27P6JJG054INFODE/IMG_7943_1024px.jpg?yw_repository=youatweb

Awesome picture. :)
Best I've seen since a long time.

Btw does the third from left have a drum mag?

[Supplanter]

Nice pics everyone :)

OABB we are not supposed to hotlink photos, you need to use a hosting site www.imageshack.us www.tinypic.com etc.

[Flasam]

C5 doing fly arounds, Homestead Air Reserve Base.

[bdique]

^ HEY!!! Singaporean??? ><
Nice pics today! Thx!

yup, and lovin' it! well, kinda. Done doing my time 2 years back, really nice to see another Singaporean here! :D

[Smitty_Damitty]

Good pix guys! Thanks.

[Supe]

http://www.dezh.de/imghosting/689557ad7f305dfa93856d212a781d6c.jpg (http://www.dezh.de/#689557ad7f305dfa93856d212a781d6c.jpg)



Michael Jackson sporting full, well groomed beard.

[Junkelf]

[quote=bd popeye;3954621]Excellent photos gentlemen.

http://www.dezh.de/imghosting/434a664e100f3dc5b5a55ab623d744c8.jpg (http://www.dezh.de/#434a664e100f3dc5b5a55ab623d744c8.jpg)
Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/090213-N-4774B-159.jpg)

Am pretty sure that this is an Ticonderoga Class Cruiser, not the USS The Sullivans

[CptGonzo]

Awesome picture. :)
Best I've seen since a long time.

Btw does the third from left have a drum mag?

He has a normal Magazine, non translucent it seems. You can see that by the strip of Ducttape around it to secure the other mag hooked into it.

The MG4 gunner has the usual cloth bag.

[MrTumnus]

Awesome picture.
Best I've seen since a long time.

Btw does the third from left have a drum mag?

the third from the left has a G36 with a drum mag and a bipod. its called MG36 and was the light machine gun before the MG4 was introduced into the bundeswehr.

[variable]

Dont mean to be a smartass but it's actually called LMG36 :)

Great pictures everybody, thanks for the effort!

[Donger94107]

Am pretty sure that this is an Ticonderoga Class Cruiser, not the USS The Sullivans[/quote]

Correct.
The the number 57 is clear in the hires.
This is a photo of CG-57 USS Lake Champlain. Again, on the hires, you can just make out the outline of the words "Lake Champlain" on the stern.

[bd popeye]

[quote=bd popeye;3954621]Excellent photos gentlemen.

http://www.dezh.de/imghosting/434a664e100f3dc5b5a55ab623d744c8.jpg (http://www.dezh.de/#434a664e100f3dc5b5a55ab623d744c8.jpg)
Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/090213-N-4774B-159.jpg)

Am pretty sure that this is an Ticonderoga Class Cruiser, not the USS The Sullivans

Correct..that is the USS Lake Champlain CG-57. Thanks for the correction.

[nickless]

Dont mean to be a smartass but it's actually called LMG36 :)

Great pictures everybody, thanks for the effort!

Actually, "LMG36" was the designation for a special light support version of the G36 that had a heavier barrel than the assault rifle. The german armed forces however did not buy the LMG36, so any G36 with bipod and drum mag you see is just that - a regular G36.

[546]

[quote=Supplanter;3954153]
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6320/20090111ara85028590202l.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

what's that bolt action rifle he's holding? :)

[mj78]

great friday pics gentlemen

[Dinges]

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6320/20090111ara85028590202l.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

what's that bolt action rifle he's holding? :)


Lee Enfield no.1 mk.1 if I'm not mistaken.