Todays pics- June 27

[Lt_Crooks]

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BAQOUBA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: U.S. Army Private James Ball from Boise, Idaho, of the 1st Infantry Division rides in the back of a humvee as he patrols during maneuvers on June 27, 2004 in the streets of Baqouba, Iraq. The city remained relatively quiet three days before the handover to the Iraqi government. (Photo by Joe Raedle/***** Images)

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BAQOUBA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: U.S. Army Private James Ball from Boise, Idaho, of the 1st Infantry Division rides in the back of a humvee as he patrols during maneuvers on June 27, 2004 in the streets of Baqouba, Iraq. The city remained relatively quiet three days before the handover to the Iraqi government. (Photo by Joe Raedle/***** Images)

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BAQOUBA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: A U.S. Army humvee from the 1st Infantry Division drives through the streets June 27, 2004 of Baqouba, Iraq. The city remained relatively quiet three days before the handover to the Iraqi government. (Photo by Joe Raedle/***** Images)

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BAQOUBA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division relax whilst patrolling the streets on June 27, 2004 in Baqouba, Iraq. The city remained relatively quiet three days before the handover to the Iraqi government. (Photo by Joe Raedle/***** Images)

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HILLA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: The top US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer (L) and a Shiite notable stand at the compound of the University for Humanities, Science and Theological Studies June 27, 2004, 100 Kms south of Baghdad in Hilla, Iraq. Bremer condemned the attack that killed 23 and wounded 58 others late yesterday in the town. (Photo by Saeed Khan-Pool/***** Images

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HILLA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: The top US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer (R) tours the University for Humanities, Science and Theological Studies June 27, 2004, 100 Kms south of Baghdad in Hilla, Iraq. Bremer condemned the attack that killed 23 and wounded 58 others late yesterday in the town. (Photo by Saeed Khan-Pool/***** Images)

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HILLA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: The top US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, and Shiite notables tour the University for Humanities, Science and Theological Studies June 27, 2004, 100 Kms south of Baghdad in Hilla, Iraq. Bremer condemned the attack that killed 23 and wounded 58 others late yesterday in the town. (Photo by Saeed Khan-Pool/***** Images)

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HILLA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: The top US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, attends a ceremony at the University for Humanities, Science and Theological Studies June 27, 2004, 100 Kms south of Baghdad in Hilla, Iraq. Bremer condemned the attack that killed 23 and wounded 58 others late yesterday in the town. (Photo by Saeed Khan-Pool/***** Images)

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HILLA, IRAQ - JUNE 27: One of Paul Bremer's private security guards, stands in front of a monument built at site where a mass grave of Saddam Hussein's regime victims was discovered last year at the University for Humanities, Science and Theological Studies June 27, 2004, 100 Kms south of Baghdad in Hilla, Iraq. Bremer condemned the attack that killed 23 and wounded 58 others late yesterday in the town. (Photo by Saeed Khan-Pool/***** Images)

[Bayonet]

Good pics everyday....... :D

Can foreign people join the US army??

[Lt_Crooks]

yes really it is not that hard as you may think, if you were once a resisdent of a country that was not a allie of the US may be required to sign a waiver, try going to goarmy.com and go into the chat room for information

[Lt_Crooks]

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JUNE 27: U.S. Administrator L. Paul Bremer speaks with Iraqi provincial councilmen during a farewell ceremony for him in the Green Zone June 27, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. Bremer is due to leave office with the handover of national sovereignty to Iraq June 30. (Photo by Hussein Malla-Pool/***** Images)

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NABLUS, -: Palestinians mourn during the funeral of seven militants, including senior commanders Nayef Abu Sharekh of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Fadi al-Bahti of Islamic Jihad, and Jaffer al-Masri of Hamas' armed wing, who were shot dead by Israeli troops during an operation in the West Bank city of Nablus 27 June 2004. Around 30,000 people packed the streets of Nablus chanting demands for revenge in the heart of Israel after the killings which were fiercely condemned by Palestinian premier Ahmed Qorei. AFP PHOTO/Jaafar ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/***** Images)

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NABLUS, -: The sister (C) of Palestinian Nayef Abu Sharekh, a senior commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed offshoot of Palestiunian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, mourns in Nablus 27 June 2004 during the funeral of her brother and six other militants who were shot dead 26 June by Israeli troops during an operation in this northern West Bank city. Around 30,000 people packed the streets of Nablus chanting demands for revenge in the heart of Israel after the killings which were fiercely condemned by Palestinian premier Ahmed Qorei. AFP PHOTO/Pedro UGARTE The sister of Palestinian leader of the radical group Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, Nayef Abu Sharekh, mourns during his funeral in the West Bank city of Nablus 27 June 2004. Seven Palestinian militants were killed by the Israeli army during a three days operation in the city.AFP PHOTO/Pedro UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/***** Images)

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NABLUS, -: The mother of Palestinian Nayef Abu Sharekh, a senior commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed offshoot of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, mourns while others try to calm her down in Nablus 27 June 2004 during the funeral of her son and six other militants who were shot dead 26 June by Israeli troops during an operation in this northern West Bank city. Around 30,000 people packed the streets of Nablus chanting demands for revenge in the heart of Israel after the killings which were fiercely condemned by Palestinian premier Ahmed Qorei. AFP PHOTO/Pedro UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/***** Images)

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ANKARA, TURKEY: US President George W. Bush (R) and Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer (L) Are seen during a military welcome ceremony in front of Presidency residence in Turkish capital Ankara, 27 June 2004. Bush aimed Sunday to bolster ties with Turkey after strains over the war in Iraq, meeting with political and religious leaders as he touted the country as a model for the Muslim world. Bush will attend NATO summit, 28-29 June in Istanbul. AFP PHOTO / TARIK TINAZAY. (Photo credit should read TARIK TINAZAY/AFP/***** Images)

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ANKARA, TURKEY: US President George W. Bush (2nd R), US First Lady Laura Bush (L) stand on the steps of Cankaya Palace with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer (2nd L) and his wife Semra Sezer (R) 27 June 2004 in Ankara, Turkey. George W. Bush aimed Sunday to bolster ties with Turkey after strains over the war in Iraq, meeting with political and religious leaders as he touted the country as a model for the Muslim world. President Bush is in Turkey to attend the NATO Summit 28-29 June. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/***** Images)

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ANKARA, TURKEY: US President George W. Bush (C) walks with US First Lady Laura Bush during a wreath laying ceremony at Ataturks's Mausoleum 27 June 2004 in Ankara, Turkey. George W. Bush aimed Sunday to bolster ties with Turkey after strains over the war in Iraq, meeting with political and religious leaders as he touted the country as a model for the Muslim world. President Bush is in Turkey to attend the NATO Summit 28-29 June. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/***** Images)

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ANKARA, TURKEY: US President George W. Bush (2nd R), US First Lady Laura Bush (L) are greeted by Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer (2ndL) and his wife Semra Sezer (R) at Cankaya Palace 27 June 2004 in Ankara, Turkey. George W. Bush aimed Sunday to bolster ties with Turkey after strains over the war in Iraq, meeting with political and religious leaders as he touted the country as a model for the Muslim world. President Bush is in Turkey to attend the NATO Summit 28-29 June. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/***** Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Turkish riot police secure the city ahead of the upcoming NATO meeting in Istanbul, 27 June 2004. AFP PHOTO/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC (Photo credit should read KOCA SULEJMANOVIC/AFP/***** Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY: A protester wears a che Guavera's T-shirt as another waves Turkish national flag during a demonstration against the upcoming NATO meeting in Kadikoy square in downtown Istanbul, 27 June 2004. Tens of thousands of protestors gathered Sunday in Turkey's largest city to demonstrate against a two-day NATO summit and the imminent arrival of US President George W. Bush. AFP PHOTO/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC (Photo credit should read KOCA SULEJMANOVIC/AFP/***** Images)

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[Falco]

Cool pics woot

[chisco2]

very good pics Lt_Crooks :P :P . Question: How many private security guards are in Iraq in this moment? How much money wins a private security guard in Iraq (probably a lot)?. Probably this work is one of the better pay work in the world.

[He219]

Nice pic's, Lt_Crooks ,

especially these:

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Interesting, MARPAT hat with a pin of (Jimmy Hendrix? p-) )


a couple more:


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Special Police Force officers escort a hearse carrying the body of South Korean hostage Kim Sun-il upon its arrival at the Busan Airport in his hometown of Busan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday night, June 26, 2004. Kim, a 33-year-old worker at a company supplying the U.S. military, was killed by militants after the South Korean government refused to bow to their demand that it stop its troop deployment there.
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Turkish special forces check a security area in downtown Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 27, 2004, where a NATO summit is going to be held June 28-29. Turkish police defused bombs, sealed streets and detained scores of people as a recent spate of bombings put the country on alert just before the start of this NATO summit.

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NATO leaders pose for a group picture in front of the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, June 27, 2004. NATO leaders gathered on Sunday to repair relations torn by the Iraq war, buoyed by a likely deal on training Iraqi troops but struggling to equip their transatlantic alliance for emerging security threats

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A U.S. Army soldier raises his rifle during ambush response exercises at Camp Victory, near Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 27, 2004. The U.S. Army expects an increase in guerilla attacks ahead of the handover of Iraqi sovereignty on June 30.

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Iraqi National Guard soldiers join U.S. Army soldiers searching for weapons in the Yarmouk section of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 27, 2004. The U.S. Army expects an increase in guerilla attacks ahead of the handover of Iraqi sovereignty on June 30

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U.S. Army soldiers set up a roadblock after a car bomb threat was reported in the Qadisiyah section of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 27, 2004.

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** RECROP FROM BAG102 ** American soldiers guard an explosion site as a destroyed car is moved from the scene in the predominately Shiite city of Hillah, Iraq Sunday, June 27, 2004, after bomb explosions the night before, which killed dozens of people. The blasts, which occurred at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday near the former Saddam Hussein mosque, may have been caused by a pair of car bombs, a military official said on condition of anonymity

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American Army soldiers reposition defensive baracades near the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 27, 2004.

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Iraqi children wave from the roadside at U.S. soldier from the First Infantry Division, Jim Ball of Boise Idaho, guring a patrol of Baqouba, Iraq, Sunday June 27, 2004.

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This is the first time I see an M16/M203 with the RIS configuration and Sniper Scope, other than on M4 models .... Very Nice!

Cpl. Brandon C. Stephens, a sniper with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, scans the road for any sign of trouble. His batalion recently moved from Camp Fallujah to Camp Mahmudiyah recently. It involved multiple covoys that had to be protected. Stephens, 22, from Sacramento, Calif., did his part to make sure his comrades arrived at Mahumidiyah safe and sound.

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Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment provide security for their convoy during a batalion-wide move recently. The Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based unit moved from Camp Fallujah to Camp Mahmudiyah. The Marines made sure their convoy was kept safe during stops on the travel route during the move.

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Pvt. Patrick Michalik, 19, a machine gunner with the Army’s 1462nd Transportation Company, plays chess at an Iraqi-run restaurant and market at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, June 21, 2004.

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A Marine and two sailors hang out at an Iraqi-run restaurant and market at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, June 21, 2004. The eatery serves authentic local cuisine to Marines, sailors and soldiers hungry to learn about the local culture. For some service members, the market is also the after-hours hot spot. When work ends for the day, they go in groups to hang out with the locals, decompress, drink tea, play music and catch up with buddies. Other installations in Iraq may soon see a market like this pop up in their backyards. The manager here, who owns a prominent restaurant in Baghdad, is considering opening similar souk at Camp Fallujah.

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Marines from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing mill around outside their aircraft before boarding and leaving Al Asad, Iraq for the United States, June 22. The advanced party Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW, were among those headed home. The squadron has been deployed for the last 8 months from Okinawa, Japan to Iraq.

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SSgt. Jason Lawson (Back, left), from B Co., 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, and a native of Flint Michigan, listens as Cpl. Valentin Tarasov (center), a Marine interpreter, translates for Russian Naval Infantry Maj. Alexey Belikov (right), of Kalningrad, Russia. The Russians conducted classes for the Marines on the characteristics of the Russian BTR 80 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle. B Co. was one of three Marine Reserve units that participated in BALTOPS 2004, a combined maritime exercise in Poland and on the Baltic Sea, involving forces from 13 nations, from June 7-19.

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Two Marines from B Co., 1st Battalion, 24th Marines of Saginaw, Mich. and a soldier from the 261st Battalion of the German Bundeswehr, who are playing the role of the bad guys, navigate through the woods of the Ustka Range complex in Poland during the land phase of BALTOPS 2004. The opposing force harassed the international landing force as they conducted a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) of civilians and diplomats. BALTOPS 2004 is a combined maritime exercise in Poland and on the Baltic Sea, involving forces from 13 nations, from June 7-19.


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U.S. Adm. Thomas Fargo, second from right, commander of the U.S. forces in the Pacific, walks with Philippine Southern Command Chief Lt. Gen. Roy Kyamko, right, under tight security during his visit to the southern port city of Zamboanga, Philippines, Sunday, June 27, 2004. Fargo expressed concern over the presence of Jemaah Islamiyah militants in the southern Philippines and said he would discuss the problem with senior military officials. American soldiers will train Filipino troops next month in thesouthern Mindanao region as part of Washington's ongoing efforts to help combat terrorism in the country

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Soldiers of New York State Army National Guard stand during a closing ceremony of a multinational platoon exercise for U.N. peacekeepers at Peace Support Operation Training Institute in Kukuleganga, 50 kilometer (31 miles) southeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, June 27, 2004. Soldiers from Bangladesh, Mongolia and Nepal joined hosts Sri Lanka and United States to participate in the exercise to undertake possible U.N. peacekeeping operations.

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Re-enactors fire their muskets at British soldiers Saturday, June 26, 2004, during Fort Ticonderoga's Grand Encampment of the French and Indian War in Ticonderoga, N.Y. The event marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the war.

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Dan Hill, left, Gary Simmons, center, and Tim Townsend stand with other Vietnam veterans representing the North Valley Chapter of the Oregon Veterans Motorcycle Association as the colors are posted during the memorial service for Spc. Eric McKinley Saturday, June 26, 2004, at Starker Arts Park in Corvallis, Ore. The bikers have been going to all of the memorial services for Oregon soldiers that have fallen while serving in the middle east

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Oregon National Guard Sgt. Scott Young takes a moment after a memorial service to remember Spc. Eric McKinley, who was a fellow soldier in his unit, Saturday,June 26, 2004, at Starker Arts Park in Corvallis, Ore. McKinley was killed in a bomb blast in Iraq

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ID these weapons ^ ;)

MARAN, YEMEN: Yemeni soldiers take position 27 June 2004 in Maran, a remote mountainous region in Saada province, where extremist preacher Hussein Badr Eddin al-Huthi has taken refuge. As deadly clashes continued in Yemen's northern mountains, some 250 kilometres (150 miles) north of Sanaa, the authorities said al-Huthi had refused to negotiate an end to the fighting that has left 64 insurgents and soldiers dead. Yemeni authorities accuse the self-proclaimed "Emir al-Mumineen", or Prince of Believers, of stirring trouble by organising anti-US demonstrations after the main weekly Muslim prayers.

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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: Miembros de la policia nacional escoltan a un grupo de narcotraficantes pertenecientes a una poderosa organizacion del cartel de cocaina del Caribe, para ser presentados a la prensa en Bogota el 27 de junio de 2004. En la operacion, bautizada "Manati" y realizada en coordinacion con la Agencia Antidrogas estadounidense (DEA), las autoridades capturaron a 18 traficantes en Colombia, 43 en Bahamas, dos en Panama, dos en Jamaica y cinco en Canada

[Ngati Tumatauenga]

AMD?

[el_kab0ng]

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AMD-65's.

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[He219]

very nice guys! quick too ...
:D


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Unidentified insurgents threaten to behead a Pakistani hostage, seated foreground, in this image from video broadcast by the Al-Arabiya television network Sunday June 27 2004. The hostage identified only as Amjad carried an identity card issued by the US firm Kellogg Brown & Root. The kidnappers say he will be executed in three days if some prisoners are not released from Iraqi jails.

[Ezra Coli]

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AMD-65's.

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Very rare to see these in service these days. Awesome little AKs.

[He219]

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A worker with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) walks next to an experimental airplane on which the "Flight Guard" system, an Israeli developed system to safeguard aircraft against ground-to-air missiles, is installed, in Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 27 2004. The system, which uses computerized radar to help the pilot decide when to launch flares to divert heat-seeking missiles, has been installed in helicopters, cargo planes and VIP jets in Europe, Africa, the Far East and thePersian Gulf, the system's developer said Sunday. The "Flight Guard" system was meant to prevent attacks like the one launched against an Israeli Arkia charter jet over Kenya in September 2002
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A worker with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) adjusts parts of the "Flight Guard" system, an Israeli developed system to safeguard aircraft against ground-to-air missiles, on an experimental airplane in Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 27 2004. The system, which uses computerized radar to help the pilot decide when to launch flares to divert heat-seeking missiles, has been installed in helicopters, cargo planes and VIP jets in Europe, Africa, the Far East and the Persian Gulf, the system's developer said Sunday.

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GAZA CITY, -: Armed Hamas militants carry three symbolic coffins during a demonstration in Gaza City 27 June 2004, in an outcry against the slaying earlier by israeli troops of seven members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigarde, including three commanders, in Nablus, West Bank, 27June 2004.

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An injured Israeli soldier is carried into a hospital at an unknown location in this image from Israeli television late Sunday, June 27 2004 after Palestinian militants detonated explosives in a tunnel dug under an army outpost at the Gush Katif junction in the Gaza Strip. Paramedics reported at least 10 injured

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Israeli army and rescue workers inspect a military post just on the edge of the Gush Katif block of settlements in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants detonated explosives in a tunnel dug under the post late Sunday June 27, 2004. At least five Israeli soldiers were wounded in the attack, for which Hamas and the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility

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An Israeli soldier is wheeled into the hospital of the southern Israeli town of Beersheva late Sunday June 27, 2004. He was wounded during an attack by Palestinian militants that dug a tunnel under an Israeli army outpost in the heart of Gaza and exploded a bomb, collapsing a concrete building and wounding about 10 Israelis.
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Israeli soldiers wait orders to enter the Gaza Strip at the Kisufim junction between Gaza and Israel late Sunday June 27, 2004
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ID the (supressor?)

Israeli snipers prepare their weapons 27 June 2004 at the entrance to the southern Gaza Strip as Israeli forces try to evacuate a trapped soldier after a massive explosion, reportedly in a tunnel dug under an Israeli army post dug by Palestinians, caused at least six casualties.
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KISSUFIM, GAZA STRIP ? JUNE 28: Israeli soldiers check their weapons after returning from a military action against Palestinian gunmen June 28, 2004 near Kissufim checkpoint in the Gaza Strip. Hours earlier, one Israeli soldier was reported killed and five wounded when a Palestinian bomb was exploded under an Israeli army base at Orchan checkpoint near the Gush Qatif settlement area in southern Gaza.

[el_kab0ng]

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AMD-65's.

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Very rare to see these in service these days. Awesome little AKs.

Actually, one of the worst AK's to ever be produced according to the Russian military. That's why you see so many of them in kit form coming to the US. They're practically giving them away to other countries.

The only advantage is the 11" barrel which would make CQB fairly decent. Why these guys are using them at distances greater than 5' is beyond me.

[ZeroPositive]

Good photos, always sad to see people dying, we have yet to achive a single day of world peace... if but for just one day, where another human being isn't killing the other out of differences and beliefs...

Good to see He219 :)

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That was really well put Zero

[Ezra Coli]

Actually, one of the worst AK's to ever be produced according to the Russian military. That's why you see so many of them in kit form coming to the US. They're practically giving them away to other countries.

The only advantage is the 11" barrel which would make CQB fairly decent. Why these guys are using them at distances greater than 5' is beyond me.

Well, when used in their intended role- crammed in an APC providing massed fire support, they are fine. What I mean, having built three of them and some other Hungarian AKMs, they are some of the cleanest, best manufactured AKMs I have ever seen. Absolutely stunning machining. And the littel barrel is not too bad, I was suprised with approx 6" goups at 100 yards, that is about all I could reliably hit anything with it though.

As for giving them away, I don't know, the Hungarians are doing well to sell them to the US, they are after all not too numerous, probably one of the less abundant AKMs. The AMD-63 even more so.

Nice pics though, you rarely see them in the field.

[el_kab0ng]

There's a reason they were produced in limited numbers ;)

As for the machine work, I've never owned on simply due to having to register it as an SBR (unless you put on a lame barrel extension bringing it to the required 16") so I can't speak with any authority on them.

As for tanker support, I thought that's what the AKS-74U's were for (or even more recently, the AK-100 series with the folding stock). But alas, we digress! heh.

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good pics

[Alex_All_Alone]

el_kab0ng - you might not realize this, but the AMD65 is a Hungarian Rifle, not a Russian Rifle. I've personally fired a few in Hungary and found them to be a great addition to the Kalishnakov Family. They're effectlively the Local Answer to the AKSU style weapon. Slightly larger than an AKSU, but smaller than the AMD63 or AK47 - a decent weapon for a guy riding inside a BTR60 who needs something thats not going to hinder his ability to enter and exit a armoured vehicle under fire.

They're not made for "accuracy" - they're made for volume of fire. Our tactics are different from the tactics of the Warsaw Pact Nations - leading to different solutions. They believe in volume of fire and aggressive attack. We believe in accuracy and deep striking. Differient weapon for a different problem.

[He219]

Even ak-47.net (http://www.ak-47.net/ak47/amd.html) gives the AMD-65 top honors and a quality rating of 10 ..
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The AMD-65 is widely popular with special forces groups for its reliability and its compact design. Very few AMD-65's were imported in to the U.S., most of which cost over $8000.00. If you desire a rifle that looks similar to the AMD-65 we would suggest that you purchase a pre-ban Hungarian SA85M (http://www.ak-47.net/ak47/sa85m.html) in the $700.00-$1000.00 price range. You will then need to purchase a AMD-65 parts kit and have it installed on the pre-ban receiver. Please note that you will have to register the gun as a Short Barreled Rifle if your barrel is less then 16 inches in length.

[bertfivesix]

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ID the (supressor?)

Looks to me like a barrel-mounted flashlight.

[Ezra Coli]

Yes, they are Hungarian, and they do need either a barrel extension or an extended muzzle brake to be of legal length in the US. Here are my pair of AMD-65s, one is built on a premade receiver and one is made on a self-made receiver. I like 'em!

http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/4868amdtwins.jpg

For comparison, this is the earlier AMD-63. This was only made for a short time because they were obviously not appropriate for mobile infantry, but as a standard sized AKM, there are few made as well as the Hungarians. Comparatively, I'd say it stacks up well if not better than a Polish made AKM, considered to be among the best.

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[One_A]

...This is the first time I see an M16/M203 with the RIS configuration and Sniper Scope, other than on M4 models...

Marines, unlike the Army, are issued M16A4s which come with RIS handguards. The M203A2 is designed to mount via M1913 rail.

http://www.fnmfg.com/products/m16/m16a4usmc.htm

The Marine in this picture opted to mount his scope on the carry handle instead of removing the carry handle and mounting the scope directly on the flat top reciever.