Today's pic's- fri June 25

[Double Tap]

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JUNE 25: Members of the 1st Calvary Division guard a power station in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad June 25, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. The 1st Cavalry Division out of Ft. Hood, Texas patrols the restive Baghdad enclave daily, though attacks have slowed in recent days
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JUNE 25: A soldier with the Iraq Civil Defence Force (ICDC) takes his weapon from a member of the 1st Calvary Division as they dismount to conduct a traffic checkpoint in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad June 25, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. The 1st Cavalry Division out of Ft. Hood, Texas routinely patrols the restive Baghdad enclave with ICDC forces, attempting to train them for Iraqi civil defence.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Two Iraqi men secure the area of the Friday noon prayers in Baghdad's Shiite suburb of Sadr City, 25 June 2004. Iraqi security forces bunkered down for further unrest after coordinated attacks left about 90 people dead just days before a caretaker government takes power.
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SECURITY IS STEPPED UP AROUND SHANNON AIRPORT
Original caption: Irish Army troops deploy Scorpion Tanks around Shannon Airport ahead of this week's visit of U.S. President Bush to Ireland, June 24, 2004
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TURKISH POLICEMAN WATCHES THE GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS WITH MOCK NUCLEAR MISSILES
Original caption: A Turkish policeman watches the Greenpeace activists with mock nuclear missiles during an anti-NATO demonstration in Istanbul's Ortakoy district June 25, 2004. U.S. President George W. Bush and alliance leaders will attend the NATO summit in Istanbul on June 28-29 as the city anticipates anti-NATO demonstrations
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A VIDEO GRAB SHOWS HEAVILY ARMED MASKED MILITIAMEN IN FALLUJA
Original caption: A video grab shows heavily armed masked militiamen surrounding their spokesman as he reads a statement in Falluja, June 25, 2004. Falluja militiamen on Friday denied connections with Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, saying that there are no Arab fighters in Falluja
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Infantrymen with the Army's 2nd Bn., 5th Infantry Regiment practice immediate action drills at Forward Operating Base Ripley, Afghanistan. 2-5 is assigned to Task Force Linebacker and working alongside the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable
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One of the top priorities for customs is preventing people to enter or leave the country with items shown above. Other items such as ****ographic material, drugs, weapons, copied digital videodiscs, alcohol, tobacco, organic materials, food, medication and contraband are also illegal.

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Tony Duarte, the M198 155mm Howitzer recoil project team safety officer and pneudraulic system mechanic, live fires the M198 155mm Howitzer as he test the recoils built at Maintenance Center Barstow’s Cost Work Center 726. The test firings was the culmination of over ten years work on the project, producing and testing 400 recoils made and repaired here.
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An F404-GE-402 engine for and F/A-18 Hornet is tested on the fantail aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is currently conducting local operations in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment, after 10 months of dry docked Planned Incremental Availability
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Commander, Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3), Capt. Mark Vance gets drenched by a bucket of water in celebration of his last flight as an F-14 Tomcat Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan
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Members assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven (EODMU-11) prepare to exit an SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the “Indians” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Six (HS-6) as they execute fast-rope exercises over the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan is in the South Atlantic Ocean circumnavigating South America during transit to its new homeport of San Diego, Calif
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CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARTIN EXAMINES HOT DOG
Original caption: Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin examines a hot dog he cooked on a grill at a rally in Brassard, Quebec, June 24, 2004. Canadians will head to the polls in a federal election on June 28
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PRO HUNTING PROTESTORS ARRIVE FOR A DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON
Original caption: Two pro hunt campaigners, with their bodies painted in traditional hunting uniforms, arrive for a rally in Parliament Square, London. Britain was gearing up for a fight in parliament as anti-hunt parliamentarians prepared to push through amendments to a bill to stop hunting foxes with dogs in order to enforce a total ban. Some 145 MPs, including Labour's Tony Banks, have signed an amendment to the bill for a blanket ban on hunting with hounds.

[SiFiOn]

Nice pics Double Tap, my favourite ;) :




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PRO HUNTING PROTESTORS ARRIVE FOR A DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON
Original caption: Two pro hunt campaigners, with their bodies painted in traditional hunting uniforms, arrive for a rally in Parliament Square, London. Britain was gearing up for a fight in parliament as anti-hunt parliamentarians prepared to push through amendments to a bill to stop hunting foxes with dogs in order to enforce a total ban. Some 145 MPs, including Labour's Tony Banks, have signed an amendment to the bill for a blanket ban on hunting with hounds.

[ChuckThunder]

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Unsettling image.

[American Patriot]

^^^^
It's propaganda.



Anyway, what is this list that this man has taped to his A4 buttstock?

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[Chrome Beretta]

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Unsettling image.

Yeah, WTF is HE doing with one of OUR M16A4 Rifles!?. Wait, is he one of the bad guys?.

[b.scheller]

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guy at speaker: "my iraqi brothers, you wear a tire for a hat...what do you have to say to that?"

[ChuckThunder]

^^^^
It's propaganda.



Anyway, what is this list that this man has taped to his A4 buttstock?

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This is my rifle.

There are many like it, but this one is MINE.

My rifle is my best friend. It is my life.

I must master it as I must master my life.

My rifle without me is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless.

I must fire my rifle true.

I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me.

I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will...

My rifle and myself know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire,

the noise of our bursts, nor the smoke we make.

We know it is the hits that count. We will hit...

My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life.

Thus, I will learn it as a brother.

I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories,
its sights, and its barrel.

I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage.

I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready.

We will become part of each other. We will...

Before God I swear this creed.

My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country.

We are the masters of our enemy.

We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until there is no enemy, but PEACE.

;)

Its probably a prayer or something personal.

[indigo_prime]

It may be something as simple as a radio callsign list or a quick list for common phrases.

[Ngati Tumatauenga]

Chrome beretta wrote,

Yeah, WTF is HE doing with one of OUR M16A4 Rifles!?. Wait, is he one of the bad guys?.

Probably stripped off one of those four Marines killed the other day.

[ZoneOne]

Well RIP to the recently fallen Marines

--- the only thing I noticed about that rifle is -- DAMN that scope is up FAR along the barrel

i couldnt fire like that

[SiFiOn]

Well RIP to the recently fallen Marines

--- the only thing I noticed about that rifle is -- DAMN that scope is up FAR along the barrel

i couldnt fire like that

It ain't a scope, it's a reflex sight ( I think it's an Aimpoint, but I am no expert on this subject).
For better results it's necessary to put it as far away as you can on the barrel.

[usa320]

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usually them hippy protestors are nasty, but them cannons dont look too bad...

[Graeme]

Well RIP to the recently fallen Marines

--- the only thing I noticed about that rifle is -- DAMN that scope is up FAR along the barrel

i couldnt fire like that

It ain't a scope, it's a reflex sight ( I think it's an Aimpoint, but I am no expert on this subject).
For better results it's necessary to put it as far away as you can on the barrel.

Your right, its an aimpoint. Its not a reflex(not in my books anyway, eotech/trijicons/kobras, etc are reflec sights imo), but a red-dot sight. It is not necessary to have it that far down the barrel either, itl work jsut the same up close to the shooters eye. It makes no difference, its all down to shooter preference.

[Bombtrack]

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CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARTIN EXAMINES HOT DOG
Original caption: Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin examines a hot dog he cooked on a grill at a rally in Brassard, Quebec, June 24, 2004. Canadians will head to the polls in a federal election on June 28

Is that Brassard or BROSSARD? If it's Brossard, that was my old home town. Aren't you all glad I shared that?

[Sayeret]

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That rifle looks brand new. I wonder how many other captured weapons these terrorists have.

[pAt]

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CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER MARTIN EXAMINES HOT DOG
Original caption: Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin examines a hot dog he cooked on a grill at a rally in Brassard, Quebec, June 24, 2004. Canadians will head to the polls in a federal election on June 28

Is that Brassard or BROSSARD? If it's Brossard, that was my old home town. Aren't you all glad I shared that?

screw the name lol just that hot dog isnt cooked good!!!

[American Patriot]

Why can't we bomb this POS as he's giving his sermons?

[talib_killa34]

I know it is just ONE rifle, but...



DAMN THAT PISSES ME OFF! :fork:

[He219]

Yes, these clerics parading that rifle shows you how 'holy' they really are ...


Well RIP to the recently fallen Marines

--- the only thing I noticed about that rifle is -- DAMN that scope is up FAR along the barrel

i couldnt fire like that

The Night Vision Scope goes on the rear ...
;)

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Ancon Marine Base, Peru (June 24, 2004) - The Fanning Company Peruvian Marine Drill Team performs during the commencement ceremonies for UNITAS 45-04.

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Strait of Gibraltar (June 24, 2004) – The conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) transits through the straits of Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean Sea

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EOD Mobile Unit 11 conduct a fast rope training exercise from a SH-60F Seahawk helicopter

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South China Sea (June 23, 2004) - A team of Royal Brunei Armed Forces military and civilian contractors prepare "Banshee" unmanned drones for launch from the U.S. Navy's dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). The drones are used as targets while conducting underway gunnery practice during the Brunei phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT).

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Video (mms://wm.nmc.global.speedera.net/wm.nmc.global/nmcn_040626_02.wmv): Flying the Pioneer UAV





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Brazilian Army Gen. Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira, commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) marches in front of the Chilean troops during a handover ceremony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, June 25, 2004.

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A troop of Chilean soldiers in the UN peacekeeping are shown with their SIG 542's during a ceremony of the passing of command from multinational forces to UN Peacekeeping forces 25 June, 2004 in Port-au-Prince.

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From left, officer in charge of MINUSTAH civilian Police Adilio Custodio, Commander of Barzilian Brigade Gen. Americo Salvador and Brazilian Army Gen. Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira, commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) attend a handover ceremony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, June 25, 2004.
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Brazilian Army soldiers, wearing UN blue berets, march during a hand-over ceremony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, June 25, 2004.

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From left, U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Ronald Coleman, Haiti's interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, Army Gen. James T. Hill Commander of U.S southern Command and Police Director of Haiti Leon Charles, attend the handover ceremony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, June 25, 2004.

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Italian Carabinieri serving with the NATO-led peacekeepers in Bosnia, in blue uniforms on left, secure the premises of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), founded by the fugitive war criminal Radovan Karadzic, while members of a special military units take away confiscated documents, in the Bosnian Serb wartime stronghold of Pale, east of the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Friday, June 25, 2004. The peacekeepers said the inspection was conducted to ensure compliance with the 1995 Dayton peace agreement that ended the Bosnian 1992-1995 war

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Col. Masato Taura, leader of the second contingent of Japan Self-Defense Forces bound for Iraq, salutes colleagues, leading his team members, during a departure ceremony at the Defence Agency in Tokyo Friday, June 25, 2004. Japan's Cabinet approved last week a plan for Japanese troops on a humanitarian mission to stay and join a U.N.-authorized multinational force after an interim Iraqi government takes control at the end of this month.

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U.S. Army 1st Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Col. Michael Formica, right, comforts an Iraqi interpreter at a memorial service for murdered interpreter Maytham Taleb Hameed Habib, at Camp Victory, near Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 24, 2004. Formica is concerned with preventing car bombs from entering Baghdad from the Fallujah area as the handover of sovereignty approaches.

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.S. Army 1st Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Col. Michael Formica sits at the command post of his tactical operations center at Camp Victory, near Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 23, 2004.

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A U.S. soldier directs a group of Iraqi soldiers in a joint patrol along the Tigris River in downtown Baghdad, Iraq Friday June 25, 2004. With a sovereign government in place next week, Iraq begins an 18-month march toward democratic rule

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Des membres de la compagnie A(Cie A) du Groupe bataillon du 3e Bataillon Royal 22e Régiment(GB 3e R 22e R) de la base de Valcartier, s'apprete a embarquez a bord d'un hélicoptère Black Hawks UH-60 des Forces aérienne Turque, lors d’un exercice de patrouille dans l’Ouest de la ville de Kaboul. La Cie A a effectué plus de 700 patrouilles a pied depuis le début le l’opération Athéna en février dernier


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Scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, provide over-watch for other soldiers from the battalion as they conduct a cordon-and-search in the village below.


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Brig. Gen. Kurt Cichowski, right, commander of the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Dale Barton, left, discuss the role the base's Family Support Center will be playing in the deployment of more than half a dozen F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter jets and 300 support personnel Friday, June 25, 2004, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The Holloman personnel deployed to the Western Pacific region in support of the War on Terror.

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An F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter jet lifts off runway 7-25 for deployment to the Western Pacific region Friday, June 25, 2004, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. More than half a dozen of the Nighthawks and about 300 support personnel were deployed for an undetermined length of time

[talib_killa34]

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So much for the "Self-Defense" part

This is the type of new digital uniforms the US Army should've gone with! Not that puke green pixelation they announced this month....

Nice.


EDIT: Wait, that's not digital! :oops:

[seruriermarshal]

I think those sh*t Iraqi have more weapon from other countries .

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UAV!

woot

[Aussie E]

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JUNE 25: Members of the 1st Calvary Division guard a power station in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad June 25, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. The 1st Cavalry Division out of Ft. Hood, Texas patrols the restive Baghdad enclave daily, though attacks have slowed in recent days

Anyone know what he has taped to his stock?
ROE?
Arabic phrases?
Lords Prayer?

[Deuterium]

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JUNE 25: Members of the 1st Calvary Division guard a power station in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad June 25, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. The 1st Cavalry Division out of Ft. Hood, Texas patrols the restive Baghdad enclave daily, though attacks have slowed in recent days

Anyone know what he has taped to his stock?
ROE?
Arabic phrases?
Lords Prayer?

If I had to guess it would be a 9-line, CAS call, and maybe the SOI. Just a guess.

[Aussie E]

Not all from today, but I found the album today.
If any have been posted before, I apologies.
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More photos here:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/photogallery/0,9493,^^26040,00.html

[UoUo]

I think those sh*t Iraqi have more weapon from other countries .

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/videodb/thumbnail/nmcn_040626_02-0.jpg

UAV!

woot

The pionner mad in Israel right?

[talib_killa34]

Yesh, they make good weapons there! :|



Sorry, GREAT weapons. :P

[Falco]

interesting pics woot

[DeutschBrasilianisch]

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - JUNE 25: Olivier Dacourt of France clashes with Georgios Karagouranis of Greece during the UEFA Euro 2004, Quarter Final match between France and Greece at the Jose Alvalade Stadium on June 25, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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LISBON, Portugal: French supporters are seen, 25 June 2004 prior to the European Nations football championships quarter-final match between France and Greece at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon.

LISBON, Portugal: French supporters are seen, 25 June 2004 prior to the European Nations football championships quarter-final match between France and Greece at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon.
LISBON, Portugal: French fans pose, 25 June 2004 prior to the European Nations Championship quarter-final football match between France and Greece at the Estadio Jose De Alvalade in Lisbon.

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - JUNE 25: Claude Makelele of France battles with Angelis Basinas of Greece during the UEFA Euro 2004 Quarter Final match between France and Greece at the Jose Alvalade Stadium on June 25, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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LISBON, Portugal: French coach Jacques Santini (C) gives instructions to his team, 25 June 2004 during their European Nations Championship quarter-final football match between France and Greece at the Estadio Jose de Alvalade in Lisbon.

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LISBON, Portugal: Greece's forward Angelos Charisteas (R) heads the ball past French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez to score, 25 June 2004 during their European Nations Championship quarter-final football match between France and Greece at the Estadio Jose de Alvalade in Lisbon.

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - JUNE 25: Angelos Charisteas of Greece celebrates after scoring the first goal during the UEFA Euro 2004, Quarter Final match between France and Greece at the Jose Alvalade Stadium on June 25, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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LISBON, Portugal: Members of the Greek team celebrate after beating France 1-0, 25 June 2004 at Estadio Jose De Alvalade in Lisbon in their European Nations championship quarter-final football match between France and Greece.

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - JUNE 25: Georgios Karagounis of Greece celebrates their victory with his team mates during the UEFA Euro 2004 Quarter Final match between France and Greece at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, on June 25, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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LISBON, Portugal: French supporters look dejected after their team lost 1-0 to Greece, 25 June 2004 in their European Nations Championship quarter-final football match between France and Greece at the Estadio Jose De Alvalade in Lisbon.

Au revoir France!!!!!! woot rofl

[One?]

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guy at speaker: "my iraqi brothers, you wear a tire for a hat...what do you have to say to that?"


And I thought racial comments are not allowed on this forum.

on a side note go f*** yourself.

[Fintin]

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guy at speaker: "my iraqi brothers, you wear a tire for a hat...what do you have to say to that?"


And I thought racial comments are not allowed on this forum.

on a side note go f*** yourself.

simmer down ther ONE...the man is a terrorist...he is holding the rifle of an american soldier...so feck him...feck any one who threatens my country in anyway shap or form

[b.scheller]

i was kidding, no disrespect meant to muslims...anyway the man is obviously a terrorist cleric trying to razz the skeptical iraqis to join arms and fight against the Americans...

[usa320]

good pics...

I wonder why the F-117's are being redeployed... Perhaps to send a message to someone??? *cough*iran*cough*syria*cough*

[WolverineBlue]

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A true champion and sportsman -- thank you so much, Zizou, for the great soccer that you played.

[SiFiOn]

Very nice pictures Aussie E!

[[AFSOC]]

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So much for the "Self-Defense" part

This is the type of new digital uniforms the US Army should've gone with! Not that puke green pixelation they announced this month....

Nice.


EDIT: Wait, that's not digital! :oops:

You just dont like change...digital is the way of the future. The new Army Combat Uniforms is pretty much CADPAT and MARPAT. Except now the ranks will be on the chest like in Canadian troops.

[GLax]

It may be something as simple as a radio callsign list or a quick list for common phrases.

doubtful, thats pretty sensative information, radio freqs, grids, and maps have to be memorized b4 missions start. your also not aloud to draw on maps for security purposes...

[ZeroPositive]

DAMN U GREEEECEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE .... :(

anyway cool photos the submarine is awesome...

[Deuterium]

It may be something as simple as a radio callsign list or a quick list for common phrases.

doubtful, thats pretty sensative information, radio freqs, grids, and maps have to be memorized b4 missions start. your also not aloud to draw on maps for security purposes...

Oh please..... Get your head out of the manuals. Real soldiers do many things that are frowned upon. What's the difference between carrying an official CEOI/SOI and a cutsheet that you make yourself?

[usa320]

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"FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!"

sorry, had to take a cheapshot at the NRA.

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[tony6]

"FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!"
That was a good one :D

[catchv22]

Well since it may have been from some poor soldiers cold dead hands... I don't think it's tasteful to make a joke about it...

[droopy]

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A true champion and sportsman -- thank you so much, Zizou, for the great soccer that you played.
It`s called FOOTBALL :roll:

[GLax]

It may be something as simple as a radio callsign list or a quick list for common phrases.

doubtful, thats pretty sensative information, radio freqs, grids, and maps have to be memorized b4 missions start. your also not aloud to draw on maps for security purposes...

Oh please..... Get your head out of the manuals. Real soldiers do many things that are frowned upon. What's the difference between carrying an official CEOI/SOI and a cutsheet that you make yourself?

i understand that, but its just kinda silly. we dont do that kinda stuff down here, thats the only reason i said it.

[talib_killa34]

You just dont like change...digital is the way of the future. The new Army Combat Uniforms is pretty much CADPAT and MARPAT. Except now the ranks will be on the chest like in Canadian troops.



Although change is hard to bear for me it is true (sometimes), in the case of the new army uniform I love the idea of digital patterns and they work great! MARPAT AND CADMAT are world class badd uniforms now...

My only opinion was the Japanese have a very cool camouflage that could've been a good "inspiration" for a new US Army pattern even though it is NOT digital.

The color sheme and patterns seem to work very well and it still would resemble the old Woodland BDU which I will miss, but does need to go.

There you go. ;)