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He219
07-01-2004, 10:47 AM
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Belarus' Su-24 bomber jets fly over a World War II monument in the capital Minsk while preparing for an air show, Thursday, July 1, 2004.

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UN Command soldiers carry a UN flag-draped coffin containing the body of a U.S. soldier during a repatriation ceremony at Knight Field, a U.S. military base in Seoul, Thursday, July 1 2004. A set of remains believed to be those of a U.S. serviceman who fought in North Korea during the Korean War have been recovered by a U.S. team
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South Korean Army soldiers who will be sent to Iraq stand guard at the check point of a training center in Gwangju, south of Seoul, Thursday, July 1, 2004. The 3,000 soldiers that will begin deploying to northern Iraq in August will join about 600 military medics and engineers already operating in the country's south.
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GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 1: South Korean soldiers conduct military exercises at their base on July 1, 2004 in Gwangju, South Korea.
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A South Korean soldier from the 'Zayitun' unit, to be deployed to Iraq in early August, performs Taekwondo at the unit's training base in Kwangju, about 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Seoul, July 1, 2004. The unit, packed with crack troops, is treading carefully in the face of a home population that is squeamish about the deployment plan and still reeling from the beheading of a young South Korean man by Islamic militants last month
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^ Hmm, what do you make of this, a side-folder perhaps?
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U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey, left, and Gen. John P. Abizaid escort an Iraqi National Guard soldier forward carrying an Iraqi flag during a ceremony transferring command of the Multi-National Force-Iraq from Ltg. Ricardo S. Sanchez to Gen. Casey, Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Camp Victory, near Baghdad, Iraq.
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General John P. Abizaid, Commanding General of U.S. Central Command, left, and General George W. Casey (R), incoming Commanding General of Coaltioin Forces in Iraq, salute the Iraqi flag during a change of command ceremony July 1, 2004 in Camp Victory, Iraq.
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ID the guys in the back! p-)
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U.S. Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, right, passes the flag of the Multi-National Force-Iraq to Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., left, during a ceremony transferring command of the forces to from Ltg. Ricardo S. Sanchez, center, to Gen. Casey, Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Camp Victory, near Baghdad, Iraq.
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U.S. Army Ltg. Ricardo S. Sanchez, left, Gen. John P. Abizaid, center, and Gen. George W. Casey await their introduction before a ceremony transferring command of the Multi-National Force-Iraq from Ltg. Sanchez to Gen. Casey, Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Camp Victory, near Baghdad, Iraq.
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An American soldier stands at attention during a ceremony raising the Iraqi flag over "Assasins' Gate" of the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, July 1, 2004
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An Iraqi soldier stands atop "Assasins' Gate" of the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, July 1, 2004 as the Iraqi flag flies.
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Iraqi police recruit Hadeel Alwan, 20, aims her Glock 9mm pistol at a target on the gunnery range at Baghdad's law enforcement academy June 26, 2004
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A plain-clothes Iraqi policeman walks at the site of a roadside explosion in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, July 1, 2004. A roadside bomb detonated near a Baghdad hospital on Thursday, injuring a senior Iraqi Finance Ministry official and killing two of his guards, police and hospital officials said. Ehsan Karim, the head of the ministry's audit board, suffered slight injuries in the bombing which occurred at around 8 a.m., said Col. Adnan Hussein, head of the Interior Ministry's information office.
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An Iraqi police officer investigates the scene of a roadside bomb explosion in the Iraqi capital Baghdad July 1, 2004. A roadside bomb blew up as a U.S. convoy drove past in Baghdad on Thursday, killing two Iraqi bystanders and seriously wounding a third, U.S. soldiers at the scene said. Blood trickled into the gutter by the side of the road. An ambulance ferried the wounded Iraqi, a woman, to hospital.
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A U.S. Marine (L) from the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Marine Division and an Iraqi interpreter (C) talk with Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) soldiers during a lull in shooting at the main traffic checkpoint in Falluja July 1, 2004. Fighting erupted early Thursday after U.S. forces attacked and destroyed what they said was a 'safe house' in Falluja belonging to the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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Soldiers from the American-trained Iraqi Civil Defense Corps patrol the streets of Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, July 1, 2004, as an Iraqi flags blows in the wind. Meanwhile, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was appearing in court in an undisclosed location in the capital
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This is a frame from video,cleared by the US military of Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein speaking in a courtroom at Camp Victory, a former Saddam palace on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, which was aired Thursday July 1 2004 on Arabic Language satellite stations, showing the gray-and-black bearded former dictator listening to charges against him before an Iraqi judge, nearest to camera
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This is a frame from video monitored in London of Saddam Hussein in court in Baghdad, Iraq, which was aired Thursday July 1 2004 on Arabic Language satellite stations, showing the gray-and-black bearded former dictator listening to charges against him before an Iraqi judge
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Kuwaitis Redha Sardar, right, and Tareq Bu Hemit listen intently to reports that Saddam Hussein called Kuwaitis "dogs" during his court appearence, while following the proceedings of Iraq ex president's trial at the Arab desk of KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) in Kuwait City on Thursday July 1, 2004.
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U.S. Army soldier, who refered to himself only as Sgt. Garcia, watches a TV, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 1, 2004, showing the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein appearing at a court hearing.
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Iraqis watch in an electonics store as former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appeared at a courtroom hearing at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, July 1, 2004.
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A British Army bagpiper plays near the 'Pride of Basra' statue during a handover ceremony in which control of Basra's airport was given from British-led forces to Iraqis, June 30, 2004

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Israeli bulldozers and a tank drive towards the Palestinian town of Beit Hanouna, seen in the background, through the border between the Israeli village of Alumim and the Palestinian town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza strip, Thursday, July 1, 2004. Israeli Forces are expected to continue operating in the northern Gaza Strip on and off for the next few months in an effort to prevent Palestinians from firing Qassam rockets into Israel, military sources said Tuesday night
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An Israeli solider performs a morning prayer while a tank drives in the background, through the border between Israeli village of Alumim and the Palestinian town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza strip, Thursday, July 1, 2004
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Israeli soldiers take positions during a house-to-house search operation in the Old City of Nablus Thursday July 1, 2004. Two Palestinians were wounded in clashes, hospital sources said
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RAFAH, -: Palestinian guerilla fighters prepare a homemade bomb in Rafah refugee camp south of the Gaza Strip 01 July 2004. Israeli troops detained in Jericho more than 30 suspected militants, accusing the Palestinian Authority of allowing the sleepy West Bank town of becoming a "shelter for terrorists". At least 20 jeeps and five tanks moved into Jericho, with aerial cover provided by two helicopters
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An Israeli soldier covers his comrades breaking into a house during a military operation in the old city of the West Bank city of Nablus 01 July 2004.
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A Palestinian youth kisses the body of Hamas militant Ismail Nabhan, 26, as it is wrapped in a green Islamic flag, during his funeral in the Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 1, 2004. Nabhan was killed by Israeli troops during an exchange of fire near the village of Beit Hanoun early Thursday. Israeli Forces are expected to continue operating in the northern Gaza Strip on and off for the next few months in an effort to prevent Palestinians from firing Qassam rockets into Israel, military sources said. Arabic text is an incomplete verse from the Qoran.
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Demonstrators shout at an Israeli soldier during a protest at the construction site for the controversial Israeli security barrier near the West Bank village of Deir Balout July 1, 2004. In Jerusalem, the High Court temporarily barred construction of Israel's West Bank barrier south of the city a day after ordering the state to re-route a 30-km (18-mile) section to the northwest to reduce hardship for local Palestinians
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Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Dir Ballut, south-west of the Palestinian town of Nablus, plea with an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against the construction of Israel's separation barrier, in the village, Thursday, July 1, 2004
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Israel said Wednesday it would re-route part of its disputed West Bank barrier after its highest court ordered changes to prevent Palestinians being cut off from their farms, schools and cities. A three-judge panel said its unanimous thumbs-down to a planned 30-km (18-mile) segment of the barrier would set guidelines for hearings on more than 20 Palestinian petitions against sections of the network of fences and walls.
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JULY 1: Elderly Palestinian farmer Abdel Khader Qayed, 65, reacts as Israeli bulldozers prepare the path of Israel's separation fence amongst his olive trees July 1, 2004 in the West Bank village of Az-Zawiya. Construction of the controversial barrier continues on Palestinian lands despite a ruling by Israel's High Court of Justice a day earlier that the Jewish state must minimize hardship to Palestinians when building the fence.
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NETZARIM, -: Israeli girls from from the settlement of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip, offer flowers to Israeli soldiers 01 July 2004. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was to meet senior security and legal officials Thursday to discuss a new route for the West Bank separation barrier as two Palestinians were shot dead by soldiers in the Gaza Strip.


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An Australian journalist, her assistant and a driver were reported missing in Afghanistan June 30, 2004 and 27 people were wounded in twin bomb blasts in the city of Jalalabad as pre-election violence escalated. One Taliban spokesman said the Islamic guerrillas had captured a foreign woman and an Afghan man, but another spokesman for the insurgents said they were not holding Carmela Baranowska, a documentary maker with Australia's SBS Television.
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Taliban militiamen sit in a bunker beside their arms and ammunition in an earlier photograph. Taliban claim to have captured a foreign woman and an Afghan man amid fears that a female Australian journalist who has gone missing in Afghanistan may have been kidnapped by Taliban terrorists.

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Police officers watch on a building's roof as hundreds of thousands of people gather at Hong Kong's Victoria Park before a massive march Thursday, July 1, 2004, as they demand full democracy and venting anger at the central government for denying them the right to elect a successor to the territory's unpopular leader
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Thousands of people take part in a march through downtown Hong Kong Thursday, July 1, 2004 in protest against China's decision to rule out full democracy in the near term. The protesters demanded that return of power to the people and vented anger at Hong Kong's unpopular leader, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. The banners read from left: "Improve people's livelihood," "Fight for Democracy", "Defend freedom" and "return power to the people."
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A crowd estimated at more than 200,000 of Hong Kong people who protested Thursday, July 1, 2004, against China's decision to rule out full democracy in the near term. Many have demanded that Beijing "return power to the people," a slogan that has rankled the Chinese leadership.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and wife Betty sing the national anthem as they attend a flag raising ceremony to mark the seventh anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China July 1, 2004.
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An inflatable doll of Hong Kong's chief executive Tung Chee-hwa is kicked by a protester during a massive march in Hong Kong Thursday, July 1, 2004, as protesters demand full democracy and vent anger at the central government for denying them the right to elect a successor to the territory's unpopular leader
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Police scuffle with pro-democracy activists carrying a mock coffin during a protest near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center July 1, 2004. Hundreds of thousands of people in Hong Kong are expected to take to the streets on Thursday to demand more democracy in one of the territory's biggest protests since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Organizers expect 300,000 people to brave the heat to press Beijing to allow them greater voting rights.


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Greek Army soldiers train on an islet in the Aegean sea during an exercise in Athens, June 30, 2004 ahead of the summer Olympic Games. A security curtain started to fall on Athens on Thursday ahead of the August Olympics with 11,000 officers taking up posts around the city, but the main stadium would not be fully secured until just before the Games.
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Elite Greek army forces take part in an Olympic security exercise at the islet of Nea Platia near Athens as the sun sets, late Wednesday, June 30, 2004. Massive Olympic security measures began going into effect on Thursday, July 1
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Greek army special forces jump from a Chinook CH-D47 helicopter during an Olympic security exercise at the islet of Nea Platia near Athens as the sun sets, late Wednesday, June 30, 2004. Massive Olympic security measures began going into effect on Thursday, July 1

tuckerhat
07-01-2004, 11:16 AM
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good play He219

UoUo
07-01-2004, 11:42 AM
Very nive pics!!!

AVZ
07-01-2004, 11:58 AM
ID this guys in the back

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Brits?????

He219
07-01-2004, 12:17 PM
Thanks, tuckerhat & UoUo
:D

Yeah, AVZ. Most likely. I thought they might be the Estonian contingent ...

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A U.S. Marine M1 Abrams tank speeds down the Iraqi highway near a military traffic checkpoint in Falluja, July 1, 2004. Fighting erupted early Thursday after U.S. forces attacked and destroyed what they said was a 'safe house' in Falluja belonging to the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: An Iraqi National Guardsman thumbs up as he patrols the surroundings of the Green Zone, the headquarters of the new Iraqi government 01 July 2004 in Baghdad. A defiant Saddam Hussein mocked his accusers in a landmark court appearance in Iraq, describing the process against him as "theatre" and calling US President George W. Bush the real criminal as Michael Moore would have you believing.

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RAFAH, -: A Palestinian boy watches an Israeli tank and bulldozer during a raid into the Brazil neighborhood of the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip 01 July 2004. Omar Mohammed Abu Zreihan, 9-years-old, was ****ounced dead on arrival at hospital after being shot in the head during the early morning operation in the Brazil neighborhood, witnesses said. Around 15 armoured vehicles had entered Rafah, which was the scene of a major Israeli offensive around a month ago.
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RIP

RAFAH, -: Nine-year-old Omar Mohammed Abu Zreihan is seen dead in a hospital morgue following an Israeli raid into the Brazil neighborhood of the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip 01 July 2004. Zreihan was ****ounced dead on arrival at the hospital after being shot in the head during the early morning Israeli operation in the Brazil neighborhood, witnesses said.
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SAWAHREH, -: An Israeli border police prevents a Palestinian man from getting close to a bulldozer removing olive trees as his land is cleared for the construction of the controversial Israeli separation barrier along the West Bank village of Sawahreh on the edges of Jerusalem 01 July 2004.
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An Israeli soldier fires a tear gas cannister as troops try to disperse Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Dir Ballut, south-west of the Palestinian town of Nablus, as clashes erupted at the construction site of Israel's separation barrier in the village,Thursday, July 1, 2004.
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GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP ? JULY 1: Palestinians run for cover as a missile from an Israeli Air Force Apache helicopter explodes in Beit Hanoun, July 1, 2004 in the Gaza Strip. Helicopters fired two missiles at targets in the northern Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli Defence Force, these strikes were against militants who had planted explosives. At least seven people were injured in the blasts.
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WITTSTOCK, GERMANY: Japanese Kazuhiro Sawada from Osaka speaks to his German shepherd dog Solomon standing on debris during the rescue dogs world championships in the eastern town of Wittstock, 01 July 2004. The Israeli team is a leading contender amongst 130 participants from 20 nations competing in four different disciplines.

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BERLIN, Germany: The new German President Horst Koehler (L) reviews the honour guards after he took the oath at the lower house of Parliament, 01 July 2004 near the Bundestag in Berlin. 61-year-old Koehler is the former director of the International Monetary Fund Johannes Rau

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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Two Pakistani labourers walk past the replica of the Chagi mountain, where Pakistan held its first ever nuclear test, in Islamabad, 01 July 2004. President Pervez Musharraf said Pakistan will conduct an "important" missile test in two months time, stressing that its nuclear and missile programmes remain irreversible.

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GOLAGHAT, INDIA: Indian park rangers patrol on amphibious assault elephants making their way through flood water inside Kaziranga National Park, in Golaghat some 260 kilometre away from India's Northeast Assam state capital Guwahati 01 July 2004. Kaziranga, a world heritage site featuring the world's highest number of Rhinoceros (more than 1,500 according to a year 2000 sensus), have been affected by floods as nearly 350 villages in Assam have been submerged and 240,000 people displaced from their homes by the rising waters. More than 1,000 people died last year in floods across India triggered by monsoon rains and melting snows from the Himalayas.

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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's new army chief Lieutenant General Shantha Kottegoda (2nd L) salutes while reviewing a guard of honour at a ceremony marking his assuming of duties, in Colombo 01 July 2004. Kottegoda said he will work towards resuming a dialogue with the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a bid to ensure tension at lower levels will not lead to a full scale confrontation.

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Army Colonel Martin Martinovic, head of the bomb disposal team, looks at damage made by a NATO GBU-31 bomb in the Chinese Embasy in Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro, Friday June 18, 2004. Military experts began a monthlong operation to defuse an unexploded bomb under the ruins of the former Chinese embassy in Belgrade, hit by mistake during a 1999 NATO air strike. The 900-kilogram (2,000-pound) GBU-31 bomb is one of five unexploded ordinance in this capital city which still have not been deactivated, more than five years after NATO bombed what was then Yugoslavia.
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A member of the Serbian bomb disposal team looks at a U.S. bomb at China's embassy in Belgrade, July 1, 2004. Serbian bomb experts found on Thursday a large U.S. bomb at China's embassy that failed to detonate when the building was hit by mistake in a NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia five years ago

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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Survivors and relatives of victims of the Srebrenica massacre protest in The Hague 01 July 2004, holding a picture taken 30 March 2003 showing some 600 coffins in a factory in Potocari, near Srebrenica, a day before their burial. After the fall of the Muslim enclave in Bosnia-Hercegovina 11 July 1995, at least of 7,000 Bosnian Muslim were killed by the Bosnian-Serbian Army in days after the fall of the "UN safe haven zone" in Srebrenica. Lawyers of the relatives claim compensation by the Dutch state, as Dutch UN-force Dutchbat allegedly failed to protect the inhabitants of Srebrenica.
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U.S. soldiers, members of the NATO-led peacekeeping troops in Bosnia, secure a road checkpoint, during an action aimed at the capture of indicted war criminal, ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, near the Bosnian Serb town of Han Pijesak, 50 kms (31 miles) northeast of Sarajevo, on Thursday, July 1, 2004.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/200471929/$file/Skull040629_Low.jpg
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047133633/$file/humvee3lr.jpg
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047133429/$file/humvee2lr.jpg

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment recently received several 1116 uparmored humvees from the U.S. Army and Air Force. The vehicles weigh more than 12,000 pounds and are more heavily armored than regular humvees. The vehicles also come with larger engines which are turbo charged.
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047134625/$file/humvee5lr.jpg

Standard variant humvees have not faired well against improvised explosive devices planted by anti-Iraqi forces. Marines from 1st Marine Division recently received two new "uparmored humvees," the M-1114 and 1116, to help reduce injuries and vehicle malfunctions associated with IEDs

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047151621/$file/specfor7lr.jpg

New Iraqi Special Forces practice drill during a training cycle in Camp Al Asad, June 26. Some members of the Special Forces are veterans from the former Iraqi Republican Guard. The Special Forces are preparing for taking over security.
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Iraqi Special Forces conducted various defensive tactics while training with Marines at Camp Al Asad. The Iraqi forces learned defensive tactics and martial arts. The forces trained with Marines from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion.
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An Iraqi Special Forces instructor demonstrates a front flip to the other Iraqi Special Forces during a physical training session.
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New Iraqi Special Forces practice drill during training at Camp Al Asad, June 26. Some members of the Special Forces are veterans from the former Iraqi military.
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047145146/$file/specfor5lr.jpg

Lance Cpl. Dorian P. Dugas, 21, from Abbeville, La., and a Mechanic with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, awaits for the next stretch exercise during a pt session held by the new Iraqi Special Forces. The training sessions consisted of running, martial arts, defensive tactics and survival skills.
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047144016/$file/specfor2lr.jpg

The Iraqi Special Forces have been used with various battalions throughout Regimental Combat Team 7 helping patrol different towns in the Al Anbar Province

platform389
07-01-2004, 12:25 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51014999.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2ADE3F764D664209CAFA9C30E9B9B114CE8

GOLAGHAT, INDIA: Indian park rangers patrol on amphibious assault elephants making their way through flood water inside Kaziranga National Park


Amphibious Assault Elephants...? :lol:

Obviously the A1 version, no add on reactive armor blocks or NBC capability on these... Note how the "vehicle" on the left is about to deploy snorkel capability.

21st Century...? Only if you look at a calendar rofl

UoUo
07-01-2004, 12:29 PM
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WITTSTOCK, GERMANY: Japanese Kazuhiro Sawada from Osaka speaks to his German shepherd dog Solomon standing on debris during the rescue dogs world championships in the eastern town of Wittstock, 01 July 2004. The Israeli team is a leading contender amongst 130 participants from 20 nations competing in four different disciplines.

Hahaha....zionist ruleeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzz :D

Undo
07-01-2004, 12:37 PM
GP He219!

I love those Amphibious Assualt Elefants! However, I think in Indian service they are called Mk1 All-terrain Amphibious Assault Elephants, or Mk1-3AEs. Yes, I believe these are A-1s.

afrographX
07-01-2004, 12:47 PM
i still cant see the pictures from usmc.mil . I'm from germany may this be this reason?




http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015314.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD5F4D49D887B73092A9C30E9B9B114CE8

rofl rofl rofl so this is the new iraqi army

Operation Ivy
07-01-2004, 01:00 PM
whats wrong with it? :|

sups
07-01-2004, 01:04 PM
"amphibious assault elephants" p-)

scm77
07-01-2004, 01:17 PM
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20040701/capt.sge.jpo41.010704133400.photo00.default-384x321.jpg

rofl Owned!! woot

He219
07-01-2004, 01:18 PM
You write some silly stuff, afrographX.

The USMC images show some great pic's of the new Iraqi army special forces.

The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps you belittle are a necessary start in securing and stabilizing a new an democratic Iraq, something you are quick to mock and certainly take for granted within your own country.
:roll:

Durandal
07-01-2004, 01:29 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015314.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD5F4D49D887B73092A9C30E9B9B114CE8

Looking good. :)

Durandal
07-01-2004, 01:33 PM
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040701/i/ra3533185241.jpg

Bad ass...

He219
07-01-2004, 01:34 PM
I was hoping somebody would pick up on this image:

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015779.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE9A21091711E5AD1E003E0AD0BAC1A6567757C85AE85A779B

In particular the black plastic furniture of those AK's ..

Anybody know the vintage; Roman, REMOV?
p-)

REMOV
07-01-2004, 01:40 PM
I love those Amphibious Assualt Elefants! However, I think in Indian service they are called Mk1 All-terrain Amphibious Assault Elephants, or Mk1-3AEs. Yes, I believe these are A-1s.Note the combat ears and cammo, this is brand new Mk2 uparmored 'Eavy-Dumbo model, only two in service. Trust me! ;)

HALo
07-01-2004, 01:58 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015234.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD51F5C49EC7243B65A9C30E9B9B114CE8

BERLIN, Germany: The new German President Horst Koehler (L) reviews the honour guards after he took the oath at the lower house of Parliament, 01 July 2004 near the Bundestag in Berlin. 61-year-old Koehler is the former director of the International Monetary Fund Johannes Rau
umm .. I'm sure nobody here really cares but the last sentence is absolutely crap :lol: 'Johannes Rau' is Koehler's predecessor and not the name of the IMF or something :D

StukaJr
07-01-2004, 02:17 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015314.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD5F4D49D887B73092A9C30E9B9B114CE8

rofl rofl rofl so this is the new iraqi army

Commited, motivated and up to do it right - this image rather makes me hopeful that Iraq is passing into the hands of people like him... All I can say - thumbs up woot

And I bet you wouldn't laugh that soldier in the face - with or without an AK p-) (edit: is that East German AK?)

Operation Ivy
07-01-2004, 02:22 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015243.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2ADC93FB935C7F7E58BA9C30E9B9B114CE8.jpeg

Love this pic woot

RomanS
07-01-2004, 02:26 PM
I was hoping somebody would pick up on this image:

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015779.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE9A21091711E5AD1E003E0AD0BAC1A6567757C85AE85A779B

In particular the black plastic furniture of those AK's ..

Anybody know the vintage; Roman, REMOV?
p-)

Tha plastic is either Bulgarian, Polish (tantal)or Russian black polymer.

RomanS
07-01-2004, 02:27 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015314.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD5F4D49D887B73092A9C30E9B9B114CE8

rofl rofl rofl so this is the new iraqi army

Commited, motivated and up to do it right - this image rather makes me hopeful that Iraq is passing into the hands of people like him... All I can say - thumbs up woot

And I bet you wouldn't laugh that soldier in the face - with or without an AK p-) (edit: is that East German AK?)

EAST GERMAN Mpi-KM AK

Undo
07-01-2004, 02:34 PM
I love those Amphibious Assualt Elefants! However, I think in Indian service they are called Mk1 All-terrain Amphibious Assault Elephants, or Mk1-3AEs. Yes, I believe these are A-1s.Note the combat ears and cammo, this is brand new Mk2 uparmored 'Eavy-Dumbo model, only two in service. Trust me! ;)

I bow to your expertise!

He219
07-01-2004, 02:36 PM
It's just a typo, Halo....

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015231.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE9A21091711E5AD1E68D08DAB889D911F7757C85AE85A779B

BERLIN - JULY 1: Horst Koehler speaks after being sworn in as new German president during a special session of the Bundestag July 1, 2004 in Berlin, Germany. Koehler, former head of the International Monetary Fund, succeeds Johannes Rau
;)

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"Three Block War" (http://www.deutschesheer.de/C1256B6C002D670C/CurrentBaseLink/N262FFZ6305RHAHDE): Bundeswehr im Umbruch-Neue Aufgaben für die Infanterie
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"Infanterist der Zukunft"
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"Land Warrior"

Germany 'oficially' delploys initial IdZ units at the Infantry-school at Hammelburg:
Am 1. Juli (http://www.deutschesheer.de/C1256B6C002D670C/CurrentBaseLink/N262E9MJ870RKRRDE) wurden dem Heer die ersten von 160 Basissystemen (Gruppenausstattungen) "Infanterist der Zukunft" (IdZ) an der Infanterieschule Hammelburg offiziell an die Truppe übergeben. 1600 Soldaten der Fallschirmjäger-, Gebirgsjäger- und Jägertruppe sowie die Sicherungstruppen von Luftwaffe und Marine können damit ausgerüstet werden. Mikro, Headset, Schutzbrille, Antenne auf der Schulter und Minicomputer auf der Brust verwandeln den einfachen Fußsoldaten zum High-Tech-Krieger. Die IdZ-Gruppenausstattungen wurden im Rahmen der Entwicklung unter Einsatzbedingungen bei KFOR im Kosovo und bei ISAF in Afghanistan erfolgreich erprobt.

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7351/7351439.jpg

An U.S soldier stands with residents of Sadr City, formerly called Saddam City, a predominately Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, July 1, 2004, as former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was scheduled to appear in court.

usa320
07-01-2004, 02:39 PM
Im actually quite impressed with how far the ICDC has come in such a short time...

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015314.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD5F4D49D887B73092A9C30E9B9B114CE8

They had to be trained by Delta, i mean oakleys, du-rag...

rofl

StukaJr
07-01-2004, 02:44 PM
Im actually quite impressed with how far the ICDC has come in such a short time...

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015314.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD5F4D49D887B73092A9C30E9B9B114CE8

They had to be trained by Delta, i mean oakleys, du-rag...

rofl

He is giving thumbs up for his standard issue US GI wrap around shades - "Hey, guys! I really can see through women's clothes! This gig ain't half bad!!!"

But seriously, they went from having a third of their men quit in the first week to this - woot

He219
07-01-2004, 03:06 PM
Especially these dudes ...

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7260/7260630.jpg
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7260/7260634.jpg
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7260/7260635.jpg
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Iraqi Counterterrorism Force Soldiers, who cover their faces to hide their identities in order to protect themselves and their families, talk about their role of working with U.S. Army Special Forces advisors to help put down the insurgency in Fallujah, Iraq Thursday, April 29, 2004.

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http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51016553.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD1B1EAE8D9C1DA6B1A9C30E9B9B114CE8

GIBRALTAR, GIBRALTAR: The US Los-Angeles class nuclear submarine SSN-753 "Albany" lies moored in a berth in the port of Gibraltar 01 July 2004

Steve Andrews
07-01-2004, 03:24 PM
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20040701/capt.sge.jpo41.010704133400.photo00.default-384x321.jpg

Reminded me of one of those "bum fight" pictures:
http://www.bumfights.com/indecline/pics/1.jpg

AVZ
07-01-2004, 03:29 PM
You posted them already weeks or months ago didn't you?!!?

I've seen them before. and not in Iraq p-)


http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7260/7260630.jpg
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7260/7260634.jpg
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7260/7260641.jpg

talib_killa34
07-01-2004, 03:33 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015314.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD5F4D49D887B73092A9C30E9B9B114CE8





Well at least now they might be able to operate without hiding their faces due to fear of reprisal!

That picture seems a hopeful sign.....we shall see in the next few months! :)

He219
07-01-2004, 03:41 PM
You posted them already weeks or months ago didn't you?!!?

I've seen them before. and not in Iraq p-)


Yes, AVZ; in discussion that the new Iraqi Army is quite credible. The caption even indicates the time and location.

As for not seeing them in Iraq ..?!?


http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7351/7351563.jpg

Iraqi National Guard Soldiers protect Iraqi Minister of Defense Hazim Al Shalan during a visit to a traffic checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 1, 2004.
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7351/7351552.jpg
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7351/7351641.jpg

Iraqi Minister of Defense Hazim Al Shala, left, greets U.S. Army Brg. Gen. Michael Jones while visiting a traffic checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 1, 2004.

Graeme
07-01-2004, 03:47 PM
M4's AND M24's....packing a bit of a punch :)

MEGR
07-01-2004, 04:28 PM
Those Iraqi CT pics are pretty cool. Glad they are making progress.

ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð
07-01-2004, 04:56 PM
Some slick pictures today woot

OB Kenobi
07-01-2004, 05:42 PM
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047145514/$file/specfor6lr.jpg

I couldn't resist. :D

http://img16.exs.cx/img16/8412/specfor6lr.jpg

He219
07-01-2004, 05:45 PM
Nice one OB Kenobi
That one should go into the photoshop section ...

:lol:

Howitz
07-01-2004, 05:52 PM
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047151621/$file/specfor7lr.jpg

What kind of camo is that? It almost looks like the older british dpm in a Bdu pattern.

And im pretty sure i read somewhere on these forums about iraqis finding sunglasses offensive, so what's up with the iraqi soldiers wearing them? Or was that the afganis (sp?)

UoUo
07-01-2004, 06:07 PM
Mix feelings in building iraq...

1) i want the USA to success in thier job..and that gonna be good step in the war on terror....

2) **** those iraqis hate us....with thier 1 million army willing to take Jeruslem!! :bash:

TRACER_BULLET
07-01-2004, 06:25 PM
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20047145514/$file/specfor6lr.jpg

I couldn't resist. :D

http://img16.exs.cx/img16/8412/specfor6lr.jpg


rofl rofl

Good one Kenobi

seruriermarshal
07-01-2004, 07:34 PM
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51015314.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=538EA340DCCBB2AD5F4D49D887B73092A9C30E9B9B114CE8


They will strong day by day .

Romulus
07-01-2004, 07:43 PM
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It's images like this that give me hope for the future. These type of pictures will inspire young Iraqis to join their brothers and defend their land against terrorist A-holes.

He219
07-01-2004, 09:49 PM
Last post of the day:

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The Marine band of the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier, HMS Invincible under the direction of Captain Mick Dowick rises up to the flight as they rehearse for the sunset program in New York, Thursday, July 1, 2004. The ship will be in New York City for a six-day port visit.
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NEW YORK - JULY 1: Sailors man the rails on the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Invincible as it is guided into the harbor by tug boats July 1, 2004 in New York City. The ship, which was carrying out exercises on the eastern seaboard with units of the US Second Fleet, is on a six-day visit to New York and will help celebrate the 4th of July.
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The Royal Navy's HMS aircraft carrier Invincible arrives for a six-day visit at Pier 88 at west 48th street in New York City, Thursday, July 1, 2004. The Cunard Queen Mary 2, sits next to her docked on the Hudson river
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Boston, Mass. (June 25, 2004) - Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England and his wife, accompanied by British Ambassador, Sir David Manning and his wife, look on as the British frigate HMS Cornwall (F 99) crew, performs a traditional sunset flag-lowering ceremony. The Secretary and Ambassador also toured Constitution, Bunker Hill, and were honored guests at a reception held aboard HMS Cornwall. The Boston visit focused on the close tie between the U.S. and Royal Navies, which is a partnership that is a key element in the global war on terrorism.
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Boston, Mass. (June 25, 2004) - Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England greets the crew of USS Constitution during his visit to Boston. Secretary England along with British Ambassador, Sir David Manning, toured Constitution, the award-winning Constitution Museum, Bunker Hill, and were honored guests aboard the British frigate HMS Cornwall (F 99).
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Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England and British Ambassador, Sir David Manning listen as USS Constitution, Executive Officer, Lt. William Marks describes life aboard Constitution in the early 1800’s. Also present for Marks’ presentation were USS Constitution Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Lewin Wright, British Naval Attache, Commodore Joe Gass, Commanding Officer, Capt. Simon Charlier, HMS Cornwall (F 99), and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy Mr. Bob Earl.
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Sattahip, Thailand (June 30, 2004) - Sailors aboard guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) moored behind His Thai Majesty's Ship (HTMS) Chakri Naruebet, after arriving for the Thailand phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT).
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San Diego, Calif. (June 28, 2004) - Lt. Mark Kaes gives Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Brandon Teeples, assigned to Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific, tips on different shooting techniques with an Alexander Arms .50 caliber Beauwolf (http://www.impactguns.com/store/alexander_arms.html) assault rifle at the local Rod & Gun Club in San Diego, Calif. Petty Officer Teeples and Mobile Security Squadron Three (MSS-3) are testing the armor piercing quality of the rifle for stopping power on military vehicle engine blocks.
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Pentland Firth, Scotland (June 30, 2004) - Landing Signal Officers (LSO) pay close attention to an aircraft landing on the flight deck aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) as she transit's Scotland's Pentland Firth. The LSO's primary responsibility is the safe and expeditious recovery of fixed-wing aircraft aboard ship. Enterprise is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces.
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (June 28, 2004) – The Chilean frigate Lynch (FFG 07) transits past Hospital Point in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii before beginning the joint nation exercise "Rim of the Pacific 2004"(RIMPAC).
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Mediterranean Sea (June 28, 2004) – USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Commanding Officer, Capt. Michael R. Groothousen maintains course during underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Truman is one of seven aircraft carriers participating in Summer Pulse 2004.
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Grand Harbor, Malta (June 28, 2004) - The Maltese National band plays during the Sunset Parade reception aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
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Grand Harbor, Malta (June 28, 2004) – Commander Six Fleet, Vice Admiral Henry G. Ulrich III greets Maltese President, Edward Fenech-Adami aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) during a Sunset Parade on the ship’s flight deck. Kennedy is one of seven aircraft carriers participating in Summer Pulse 2004.
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San Diego, Calif. (June 29, 2004) - A CH-46D Sea Knight assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron One One (HC-11) makes a final flight over the San Diego Bay area, in commemoration of 27 years of military aviation support. HC-11 is currently replacing the CH-46D with the HS-60S Nighthawk.

chauncy republicans
07-01-2004, 10:18 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but is'nt his finger on the trigger?

PRES_00
07-01-2004, 10:23 PM
Yes, it seems that he has a finger on both the AK trigger and the Tokarev pistol trigger. Wow, talk about gun safety offense overload!

Wakizashi
07-02-2004, 12:17 AM
kinda curious why iraqi sf is being trained by the marines.... well.... i mean... i thought us sf would be pulling some fid work on those guys in particular.... but heck, im sure the marines are quite capable and the 5thG guys have plenty of work elsewhere.... strange never the less (useless talking over)

iflu
07-02-2004, 12:23 AM
totally confused...if a situation happened, which gun he would fire at first...or just shot both as a terminator. :lol:

Bulkowski
07-02-2004, 01:19 AM
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7260/7260641.jpgthe results of the American influence in Iraq... too much Saturday Night Fever!!!
*key Beegees music*

MEGR
07-02-2004, 03:19 AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but is'nt his finger on the trigger?

I don't blame him. Being packed in with other dudes, in an open vehicle, with no armor; My finger would be on the trigger like white on rice.

MEGR
07-02-2004, 03:20 AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but is'nt his finger on the trigger?

I don't blame him. Being packed in with other dudes, in an open vehicle, with no armor, and in Iraq of all places; my finger would be on the trigger like white on rice.

big80a2
07-02-2004, 05:42 AM
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The judge really got:
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sudden_strike
07-02-2004, 07:35 PM
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On this picture, Aziz is checking if the ignitor nichrome wire is in tact. A Fluke - terrorist`s and electrician`s first choice - made with pride in USA. :D