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He219

07-06-2004, 10:33 AM

IRAQ: British Troops Combat Insurgent Activity In Southern Iraq
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BASRA, IRAQ ? JULY 2: In this handout from the British Army, soldiers from the The Royal Welsh Fusiliers mount helicopter borne Eagle VCP's (Vehicle Check Points), July 2. 2004 around the southern Iraqi town of Basra. Two teams of soldiers were deployed to various locations by RAF (Royal Air Force ) Chinook helicopters where they performed spot checks on passing traffic in an attempt to deter the possible smuggling of weapons and or contraband around areas of importance. In the days since Iraq achieved sovereign status there have been several attacks on oil pipelines and facilities in the region
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Sergeant Scott Morton from Longeaton Nottingham, a physical training instructor with the APTC (Army Physical Training Corps) serving as the Commanding Officers Body Guard finds his namesake, July 2, 2004 amongst the list of the fallen during the campaign in this region during WW1, at Al Zubayr Southern Iraq. The memorila was originally in Basra but was moved on instructions from former dictator Saddam Hussein.
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Royal Welch Fusiliers carry out a fire mission with Illumination rounds as part of the effort to discourage attacks on vital oil pipelines, July 2, 2004 in southern Iraq, close to Basra. In the days since Iraq achieved sovereign status there have been several attacks on oil pipelines and facilities in the region.

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The evening sky over eastern Baghdad is illuminated by a burning oil bunker fire July 04, 2004, Baghdad, Iraq. The blaze, which burned for several hours, was lit by Iraqi insurgents inside a leftover oil filled bunker of Saddam Husseins on the outskirts of the capital. Prior to the war, Hussein ordered some of his bunkers filled with oil in order to set fires that would create thick, blinding smoke.

IRAQ: NATO Delegates Meet With Iraqi Officials To Discuss Military Training Plans
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Iraqi interim Defence Minister Hazim al Shalan (L) and NATO delegation leader, U.S. Navy Admiral Greg Johnson, exit the Iraqi Defence Ministry building following their short July 6, 2004 meeting in Baghdad, Iraq. Johnson is leading a NATO fact finding delegation to determine how they will make good on their committment to train Iraqi security forces announced at last week's NATO summit in Turkey.
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Nice Eagle on that Beret .. (Italian?)

NATO delegation leader, U.S. Navy Admiral Greg Johnson (L), speaks to the media outside the Iraqi Defence Ministry building following his short meeting with Iraqi interim Defence Minister, Hazim al Shalan, on July 6, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq
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Iraqi interim Defence Minister, Hazim al Shalan (L), and NATO delegation leader, U.S. Navy Admiral Greg Johnson, speak to the media outside the Iraqi Defence Ministry building following their short meeting on July 6, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq.

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Members of the newly arrived troops of the Japanese Self Defense Forces stand in formation at Camp Virginia, in the Kuwaiti desert 80Km North of Kuwait City on Sunday, July 4, 2004. 80 Japanese soldiers arrived in Kuwait to replace a contingent of logistic coordinators deployed in Samawa, Southern Iraq on a humanitarian mission.
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Japanese Self Defense Forces' Lt.Col. Yoichi Fukumoto, from Tokyo, puts on his new bullet proof jacket at Camp Virginia, in the Kuwaiti desert 80Km North of Kuwait City on Sunday, July 4, 2004.

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An Italian soldier smiles to one of his colleagues as they patrol the town of Nassiriyah, 375 kms southeast Baghdad 05 July 2004. Italy has nearly 3,000 men deployed in the region of Nassiriyah, at Camp Mittica, inside the US-led Multinational base of Camp Tallil.
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Italian soldiers patrol the town of Nassiriyah, 375 kms southeast Baghdad 05 July 2004. Italy has nearly 3,000 men deployed in the region of Nassiriyah, at Camp Mittica, inside the US-led Multinational base of Camp Tallil.
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An Italian soldier gives a bottle of cold mineral water to an Iraqi Shiite Muslim man as he patrols the town of Nassiriyah, 375 kms southeast Baghdad 05 July 2004.
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Newly graduated members of the Iraqi National Guard and U.S. troops from 1st Infantry Division watch a fireworks display over the banks of the Tigris River at an American military base inside the grounds of a former Saddam Hussein Palace complex in Tikrit, Iraq, Sunday July 4, 2004. The 1st Infntry Division hosted a Fourth of July celebration to mark the traditional U.S. independence day.

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An Israeli Aircraft Industies (IAI) Boeing 373 Multimission Flying Laboratory releases the IAI's FlightGuard anti-missile system during a recent but undated test flight over Israel in this photo released July 6, 2004. The system, which uses computerized radar to help the pilot decide when to launch flares to divert heat-seeking ground-to-air missiles, is currently being installed on aircraft of the Israeli national carrier El Al.
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Traffic can be seen passing next to a sign showing the direction into Israel's Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne Monday July 5, 2004. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei is due to arrive in Israel Tuesday and he is expected to push the Jewish state for at least a tacit acknowledgment that it has nuclear weapons or the means to make them.
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A view of Israel's Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne Monday July 5, 2004. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei is due to arrive in Israel Tuesday and he is expected to push the Jewish state for at least a tacit acknowledgment that it has nuclear weapons or the means to make them.
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Blood runs down the face of an Israeli army soldier from an injury received during a gunfight with Palestinian gunmen at the Kissufim Road leading to the Gush Katif block of settlements in the Gaza Strip Tuesday July 5, 2004. Two Palestinian militants were killed as they attacked an army outpost near the road. The Islamic Jihad militant group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
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KISSUFIM, -: An Israeli soldier talks to a colleague who was wounded by Palestinian militants 06 July 2004 at the Kissufim area, in southern Gaza Strip. Two armed Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli soldiers as they tried to attack an army position in the Kissufim area of the Palestinian territory. A joint statement by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a radical group loosely affiliated to the mainstream Fatah movement, and the military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, said two of their men had been "martyred".
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Israeli tanks roll into the northern West Bank city of Nablus during an Israeli army operation 06 July 2004.
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Smoke rises as Israeli army troops blow up a house in a residential area in the West Bank town of Nablus Tuesday July 6, 2004. According to witnesses the house was used by militants to hide during an overnight gunfight. Four Palestinians, including Khaled Sallah, a professor at Nablus' A-Najah University and his teenage son, and an elite Israeli commando were killed, Palestinian officials and the army said.

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A Chinese soldier stands behind Kuwaiti officials as they watch a welcome ceremony for Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah in Beijing's Tiananmen Square Tuesday July 6, 2004. The two countries are expected to discuss China's rising oil imports from the Middle East during Al Sabah's visit.
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BEIJING, CHINA: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) ushers Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-ahmed Al-Sabah to inspect a guard-of-honour during a welcoming ceremony on Tiananmen Square outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing 06 July 2004. The Kuwaiti prime minister is in China on a three-day official visit for a series of meeting with Chinese leaders.
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MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov inspect a honour guards at the government airport Vnukovo II in Moscow 06 July 2004. Parvanov arrived in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to mark the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations between their countries, ITAR-TASS reported. The Bulgarian leader last visited Moscow in early September, and is due to meet Putin on Wednesday

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SKOPJE, MACEDONIA: Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski (R) leads his guest, President Svetozar Marovic of Serbia and Montenegro behind a Macedonian policeman 06 July 2004 at the Skopje international airport. Marovic is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia.

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BRDO, SLOVENIA: Romanian president Ion Iliescu (front-L) and president of Slovenia, Janez Drnovsek (front-R), inspect Slovenian troops during a visit to the Slovenian town of Brdo 06 July, 2004. Iliescu arrived in Slovenia, earlier on Tuesday, on a two-day official visit.

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Portuguese soldiers of the NATO-led peacekeeping troops in Bosnia shout as they watch the final game of the Euro 2004 soccer championship between Portugal and Greece on a TV screen at the Portuguese base camp in the Bosnian town of Doboj, 80 kms north of Sarajevo on Sunday, July 4, 2004.

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Pakistan has turned to old ally Libya to purchase a fleet of Mirage fighter jets and spare parts
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Indian soldiers display arms and ammunitions recovered from suspected militants killed during an army operation in Khour Sector, about 70 km (44 miles) north of Jammu and near the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, July 6, 2004.

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TEHRAN, IRAN: An Iranian policeman of the special forces unit is seen at a street in Tehran 06 July 2004. Police and special forces units have been out in force in the Iranian capital for several months, officially to help crackdown on bad driving amid an effort to cut Iran's massive highway death toll, which last year stood at close to 25,000 dead. Iranian authorities signalled they had banned any commemorations marking this week's fifth anniversary of violent student protests amid an effort to prevent a fresh outburst of anti-regime dissent.

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) greets the public during a parade commemorating the 193rd anniversary of the independence of Venezuela, 05 July, 2004 in Caracas.
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The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez (L), holds his grandson Manuel Prieto, next to Army and Navy Generals during a parade commemorating the 193rd anniversary of the country's independence, 05 July, 2004 in Caracas.
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Soldiers of an elite brigade, trained in jungle warfare, march in a military parade to celebrate Venezuelan Independence Day in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 5, 2004. Venezuela was the first South American country to declare independence from Spain in 1811
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PARIS, FRANCE: French gendarmes Christophe Delalande (L) and Jean-Michel Conte (R) poses after receiving US Director's Award from the US Ambassador Howard H. Leach (C) for their action in Haiti, 06 July 2004 in Paris.
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: Former French President Valery Gescard d'Estaing smiles as he delivers a speech for the representatives of the European Parliament from the group, European People's Party (EPP) and the European Democrats (EP), in the main conference hall of the Hungarian parliament building, 05 July 2004 prior to their four-day conference.
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A resident dressed like a soldier from the Napoleon era, right, watches riders in the early kilometers of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Waterloo, Belgium, and Wasquehal, northern France, Tuesday July 6, 2004. Lion's Hill, with the sculpture of the Lion of Waterloo, is seen in background. Napoleon troops lost their last battle in Waterloo on June 18, 1815.

easyand

07-06-2004, 11:22 AM

The italians soldiers in these pics are from 9th parachute assault regiment "Col Moschin" ,they're a special forces unit

J-10

07-06-2004, 11:47 AM

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An Israeli Aircraft Industies (IAI) Boeing 373 Multimission Flying Laboratory releases the IAI's FlightGuard anti-missile system during a recent but undated test flight over Israel in this photo released July 6, 2004. The system, which uses computerized radar to help the pilot decide when to launch flares to divert heat-seeking ground-to-air missiles, is currently being installed on aircraft of the Israeli national carrier El Al.

Nice pics.

The anti-missile system seems like that on the Airforce One.

AVZ

07-06-2004, 11:55 AM

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Keep crossing your fingers for him woot , or is here anybody an Armstrong fan???? :cantbeli: :oops:

Germany needs a new hero besides our "King Otto" who made the greek soccer team to Europe's Best.

Besides: Congratulations Greece ;) woot

Kriz

07-06-2004, 12:19 PM

Nice sets of pictures, as usual :)

Uncle Chô

07-06-2004, 01:44 PM

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It's a Mirage 2000D! Not for export sales p-)

Pakistan has turned to old ally Libya to purchase a fleet of Mirage fighter jets and spare parts
In facts the remaining fleet of stored and non flyable Lybians Mirage 5 (Lybia ordered 110 aircrafts of this type in the mid-70s) will be use as a spare parts source only.

He219

07-06-2004, 04:32 PM

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Russian Marine Sergei Nikolayvich stands at attention during a wreath laying ceremony at the C-56 Submarine Memorial here July 4. U.S. Marines and sailors with the Vladivostok Port Visit Detachment, 3rd Force Service Support Group, and the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) participated side-by-side with Russian Marine military policemen in the wreath laying ceremony to pay respect for fallen World War II servicemembers. Marines and sailors are in Vladivostok for the annual port visit to maintain and enhance relations between the two military forces.
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USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD-49), VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Sailors with the Russian Naval Fleet stand in line for hot dogs and hamburgers during the U.S. Independence Day barbeque here July 4. Several hundred Russian sailors and Marines joined U.S. servicemembers assigned to the Vladivostok Port Visit Detachment, 3rd Force Service Support Group, to celebrate the national holiday.
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Sailors with the Russian Naval Fleet wait for U.S. servicemembers to arrive in port here July 3. Marines and sailors with the Vladivostok Port Visit Detachment, 3rd Force Service Support Group, spent five days in Russian to maintain and enhance the relations between U.S. and Russian military forces. Servicemembers participating in the five-day visit presented static displays of Marine war fighting equipment, participated in a close order drill demonstration, competed in a volleyball match against Russian military servicemembers, and demonstrated techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program to Russian citizens and military personnel.

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Cpl. Jason Nemeth, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, kisses his wife, Jillian, good-bye outside of the MEU headquarters building before loading onto a bus that will begin his long journey to the Middle East, June 27.
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Cpl. James Pribyl, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, kisses his wife, Jessica, good-bye before loading onto a bus that will begin his long journey to the Middle East, June 27.
This is one of a wave of departures before the MEU reunites in Iraq to begin their seven-month deployment.
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1st Lt. Kristopher Cozad, executive officer for Charlie Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, pulls security for his vehicle during ASBURY PARK, a recent combat operation in Afghanistan. Cozad was one of ten Marines from BLT 1/6, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), who were recently awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Acheivement Medal for their combat service in Afghanistan.
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First Lt. Chris Niedziocha leads two of his Marines, Cpl. Curtis Spivey (with pistol) and Lance Cpl. Ray Colvin (in black protective vest), toward a trench where three Taliban fighters have taken refuge outside a village in central Afghanistan. The three Marines are assigned to the Combined Anti-Armor Team of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable).
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Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion keeps a close watch on an improvised explosive device found near the Iraq-Syria border. The Marines patrol the western borders of Iraq day and night
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The mission is to catch and destroy terrorist forces entering Iraq from foreign countries illegally.
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High above ground level sits 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment's weapon against mortar attacks. The lightweight counter mortar radar system can track where a mortar was shot out to 7,000 meters away. The LCMR is checked several times each day to make sure it is aligned properly by Cpl. Wesley S. Fomin, a field artillery radar operator. The Oklahoma City, Okla. Marine looks through the sights on the radar to ensure it is sitting properly which is essential for accurate readings
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It looks like an average handhled computer, but it does so much more. Cpl. Wesley S. Fomin, a field artillery radar operator with 2nd Battalion,. 2nd Marine Regiment from Oklahoma City, Okla., holds a receiver for the lightweight counter mortar radar system. The small item relays 10-digit grid cooridnates of where a mortar attack originated allowing the Marines to give attackers some of their own medicine with speed and deadly accuracy.
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Fox News Channel’s senior war correspondent, Geraldo Rivera (center right), conducts an interview with Maj. Gen. Keith J. Stalder, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, aboard the air base at Al Asad, Iraq, June 25. During his two-day visit to the Marines of 3rd MAW, the 61-year-old New York City native received a firsthand view of various 3rd MAW assets and warfighting capabilities.

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dansqn i glamoc 2003
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Vince med en af de sprængte Buddha-statuer i baggrunden.
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Jan og Martin på vej op ad Gharib Ghar

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"rápidamente"

Paratroopers participate in a military parade to celebrate Venezuelan Independence Day in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 5, 2004. Venezuela was the first South American country to declare its independence from Spain in 1811.

One?

07-06-2004, 05:00 PM

He219

07-06-2004, 06:23 PM

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Major Genera Joseph Webber USMC, Colonel Peter Acutt and Brigadier Peter Hutchinson in Baghdad, 02 July 2004 on the occasion of the awarding of the US Bronze star to Colonel Acutt.
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About 5000 current and former members of the Navy, Army and Airforce reserves, including overseas contigents from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand were in attendence for Reserve forces day 2004. Since 1998, Reserve forces day has grown to become the focus of commemoration and public expression of gratitude to the Australian Defence Force Reserves both past and present. His Excellency, the Governor-General of Australia, Major-General Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC attended the parade.
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (July 5, 2004) - Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Army work together to distribute gear in preparation for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMAPC) exercise 2004 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1).
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Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, Royal Australian Army embark the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) in preparation for multi-national training exercises with Rim of the Pacific 2004.
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (July 2, 2004) - Australian submarine HMAS Rankin (SSG 78) sits pierside at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Two Chilean Sailors rig the boat’s bell while participating in the multi-national maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific 2004 (RIMPAC).
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Canadian ships HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283), left and HMCS Regina (FFH 334), right, sit pierside at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Japanese destroyers, JDS Amagiri (DD 154), left, JDS Asakaze (DDG 169), center, and JDS Inazuma (DD 105), right, sit pierside at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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The Republic of Korea Destroyers Yi (DDG 975) and Euljimundok (DDG 972) sit moored at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. There are currently four Korean ships in Pearl Harbor participating in the multi-national maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific 2004 (RIMPAC). RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands.
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- Republic of Korea Destroyer Yi (DDH 975) sits pierside at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ship is participating in this year's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2004.
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Argentinean Marine 1st Cpl. Christian Cortes applies face paint aboard the Peruvian tank landing ship B.A.P. Callao (DT-143) in preparation for the largest amphibious assault exercise in Latin America during UNITAS 45-04.
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Salinas, Peru (July 4, 2004) - Marines from Argentina line up in formation alongside U.S. Marines during the largest amphibious assault exercise in Latin America, UNITAS 45-04. Eleven partner nations from the U.S. and Latin America came together for the largest multilateral exercise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Salinas, Peru (July 4, 2004) - Peruvian Commandos and U.S. Marines approach the shores of Salinas during the largest amphibious assault exercise in Latin America, UNITAS 45-04.

Midav

07-06-2004, 06:51 PM

Sweet pics!!

SerbPVO

07-06-2004, 07:02 PM

Weird looking Macedonian ceremonial uniforms

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ZeroPositive

07-06-2004, 07:37 PM

cool photos as always.