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He219

07-19-2004, 11:00 AM

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Cool pic.

Whakarri, New Zealand's most active volcano, in the Bay of Plenty, where a civil state of emergency has been declared after a series of minor earthquakes left one dead

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Heathrow Security Plans Said Found on Road (http://rds.yahoo.com/search/news/S=53720272/K=heathrow/v=2/SID=w/l=NSR/R=4/SIG=12vql0ikl/*-http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040719/ap_on_re_eu/britain_missing_documents_1): A British army light-tank goes past airplanes at London's Heathrow airport Wednesday Feb.12, 2003, shows British armored vehicle patrolling Terminal 4 of London's Heathrow airport. Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett said on July 19, 2004 a top-level probe had been launched into how a police dossier containing secret counter-terrorist plans for London's Heathrow Airport had gone missing. The Sun newspaper said it had been handed the dossier by a motorist who found it lying in a road. According to the Sun, the plans to defend Heathrow illustrated 62 potential sites from which terrorists could fire shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles in an attempt to down an airliner. While the information was intended to defend the airport, in the wrong hands it would serve as an easy guide of where best to strike, the newspaper warned. "This site affords an excellent site to attack aircraft departing Heathrow. The firing point is just over the fence into the field. This is a very large site with little cover," the newspaper quoted the document as saying.
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LONDON - JULY 19: A British police vehicle drives along a perimeter road near a runway at Heathrow Airport on July 19, 2004 in London, England. British police are investigating the disappearance of documents reported to contain plans showing 62 sites at Heathrow airport where terrorists were most likely to launch anti-aircraft missile strikes. A motorist found the documents on the road near the London airport.

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, second right, introduces Col. Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, left, as new chief of the general staff to President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's Kremlin, Monday, July 19, 2004. President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed the military's chief of general staff and other top military and law enforcement officials, Russian news reports said, in a move widely expected after a devastating assault by militants in southern Russia last month.
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New chief of the general staff Col. Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, formerly first deputy chief of the general staff, seen in Moscow, Monday, July 19, 2004. President Vladimir Putin on Monday July 19, 2004, dismissed Gen. Anatoly Kvashnin as the military's chief of general staff and other top military and law enforcement officials

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Lt. Gen. Abdel Razek Majaide, the reinstated director of General Security for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, flashes a victory sign outside the security office in Gaza city, Monday July 19, 2004. Backing down in the face of widespread protests, Yasser Arafat asked the ousted Palestinian chief of security to return to his job Monday, placing him in command of his controversial cousin, Moussa Arafat, Palestinian officials said. The Palestinian leader phoned Abdel Razek Majaide and asked him to return to the office he left last week at Arafat's request, said Nabil Abu Rdeneh, a senior Arafat adviser.
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Palestinian police march a long the streets of Gaza in support of Moussa Arafat and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in Gaza city, Monday, July 19, 2004. Backing down in the face of other widespread protests, Yasser Arafat asked the ousted Palestinian chief of security to return to his job Monday, placing him in command of his controversial cousin, Moussa Arafat Palestinian officials said
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GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - JULY 19: A brigade of Palestinian gunmen from the Fatah militant group, al-Aqsa Martyrs, march through Gaza City in support of Moussa Arafat on July 19, 2004 in Gaza City. Today Yasser Arafat sparked more protests from militants by re-instating the ousted Abdel Razek al-Majaide as Chief of National Security, the position he gave to his relative, Moussa, last week.

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Military exercise south of Seoul. Inter-Korean military talks were called off after North Korea protested an incident in which the South Korean navy said it had fired warning shots at a North Korean vessel
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POCHUN, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 19: U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division participate in Desert Strike Training at a U.S. Army base on July 19, 2004 in Pochun, South Korea. Reports suggest that up to 3,000 soldiers took part in the training that will prepare them to serve in Iraq. South Korea has also pledged to send further troops to Iraq in the face of criticism over 'flawed intelligence'.
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POCHUN, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 19: U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division participate in Desert Strike Training at a U.S. Army base on July 19, 2004 in Pochun, South Korea. Reports suggest that up to 3,000 soldiers took part in the training that will prepare them to serve in Iraq.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, left center, with his Jordanian counterpart Faisal al-Fayez, right, inspect the Bedouin honor guard upon his arrival at the Marka military air base in Amman, Jordan, Monday July 19, 2004. Allawi began his first regional tour since taking office, arriving Monday in Jordan for talks on postwar reconstruction and resuming cooperation with a neighbor that once was Iraq's largest trade partner.
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AMMAN, JORDAN: Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (L) and his Jordanian counterprt Faisal al-Fayez review the honor guard upon Allawi's arrival at Amman's military airport 19 July 2004. Allawi arrived in Amman on the first leg of a regional tour, his first since his government took over 28 June, which will also take him to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Syria and Egypt. Allawi is expected to discuss debt forgiveness and border security and ways of strengthening ties with Iraq's Arab neighbors.

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A US soldier stands guard as he keeps journalists away from the site of a suicide car bomb attack near a police station in southern Baghdad 19 July 2004. At least nine people were killed and 60 wounded.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JULY 19: Iraqi National Guard members form a perimeter around U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Calvary Division as they investigate the scene of a car bombing next to a police station July 19, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. The suicide car bomb was detonated killing at least nine people and 56 wounded.
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Distraught relatives of people injured by a car bomb blast protest the presence of American soldiers at the scene next to a police station on July 19, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Iraqi National Guard members yell for a cease fire after soldiers started firing their weapons to chase distraught relatives away from the scene of a car bomb next to a police station July 19, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, shakes hands with Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka during the meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, July 19, 2004. Poland could send troops to Afghanistan as part of a planned pullback from Iraq, Belka said Monday, but not in time to boost security for milestone October elections here
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Army Security Vehicles are shown, Friday, July 9, 2004, at the Textron Marine and Land Systems plant in eastern New Orleans, La. The war in Iraq has put a plant in overdrive to make four-wheeled minitanks called ASVs. The move to the ASV is a major shift, prompted by hard lessons learned in Iraq, said Dan Goure, a defense analyst with the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va. Rising casualties among American troops in Iraq, often from roadside mines and other guerrilla tactics, have forced the Armyto embrace light-armored vehicles such as the ASV in ways that haven't been seen since the Vietnam War, Goure said.

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NAKANOSHIMA, JAPAN - JULY 19: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visits a burst embankment following last week's heavy rains, July 19, 2004 in Nakanoshima, northern Japan. Torrential rains have deluged towns in northern Japan causing at least 15 deaths.
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VENICE, ITALY - JULY 17: Fireworks explode over the the Church of the Salute during the Festa del Redentore in Venice July 17, 2004. This festival is second only to the Carnival and began in 1576 when the Republic's Senate voted to build a church on the Giudecca Island to Christ the Redeemer to thank God for the city's deliverance from the Plague. The beginning of the festival is a "boat-bridge" made from gondolas strung together across the Lagoon. Boats decorated with colourful balloons, lanterns and garlands also congregate in the open space in front of St Mark's Cathedral to await the fireworks. After the fireworks, the night is spent merrily feasting and drinking on the boats that span the entire lagoon.

hank

07-19-2004, 11:14 AM

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Army Security Vehicles are shown, Friday, July 9, 2004, at the Textron Marine and Land Systems plant in eastern New Orleans, La. The war in Iraq has put a plant in overdrive to make four-wheeled minitanks called ASVs. The move to the ASV is a major shift, prompted by hard lessons learned in Iraq, said Dan Goure, a defense analyst with the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va. Rising casualties among American troops in Iraq, often from roadside mines and other guerrilla tactics, have forced the Armyto embrace light-armored vehicles such as the ASV in ways that haven't been seen since the Vietnam War, Goure said.

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This is what the finished product will look like. Here's a link with more info about his vehicle.

http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_asv150.shtml

How does this affect the acquiring of the Pandaur by the Army? Anybdoy know?

hank

Deuterium

07-19-2004, 11:18 AM

Come to the emporium Friday Night to see the Achmed Brothers, Blues Revue show, and its lady's night.

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hank

07-19-2004, 11:20 AM

Maybe I am the only one interested in the ASV, but if you are here is a great article. We already have some of these in Iraq according to this and a lot more are on the way. Hopefully they'll protect our guys.

http://www.systems.textron.com/mainframe/pressroom/in_the_news/reprint.pdf

hank

J-10

07-19-2004, 11:26 AM

hank

07-19-2004, 11:28 AM

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Army Security Vehicles are shown, Friday, July 9, 2004, at the Textron Marine and Land Systems plant in eastern New Orleans, La. The war in Iraq has put a plant in overdrive to make four-wheeled minitanks called ASVs. The move to the ASV is a major shift, prompted by hard lessons learned in Iraq, said Dan Goure, a defense analyst with the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va. Rising casualties among American troops in Iraq, often from roadside mines and other guerrilla tactics, have forced the Armyto embrace light-armored vehicles such as the ASV in ways that haven't been seen since the Vietnam War, Goure said.

Seems the ASV will shift Hamvee in Iraq.

Yeah, check you the link to the pdf it gives some great details about that.

hank

Uncle Chô

07-19-2004, 11:28 AM

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Whakarri, New Zealand
:cantbeli: Damn... The Israeli Air Force already bombed New Zealand as retaliations measures after the Mossad incident?

J-10

07-19-2004, 11:29 AM

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POCHUN, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 19: U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division participate in Desert Strike Training at a U.S. Army base on July 19, 2004 in Pochun, South Korea. Reports suggest that up to 3,000 soldiers took part in the training that will prepare them to serve in Iraq. South Korea has also pledged to send further troops to Iraq in the face of criticism over 'flawed intelligence'.

What is the red box?

J-10

07-19-2004, 11:34 AM

He219

07-19-2004, 11:37 AM

How does this affect the acquiring of the Pandaur by the Army? Anybdoy know?

You mean these?
;)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqis pass by US special forces deploying during clashes in Baghdad's western suburb of Abu Gharib 31 October 2003. Four Iraqis, including a policeman, were killed and two US soldiers were wounded in clashes at a marketplace in Abu Gharib, according to various sources at the scene.

hank

07-19-2004, 11:41 AM

Yeah, HE219, thsoe are the ones I mean. Are we getting both or were the Pandaur's a stopgap or what? Anybody know?

That pdf said the Army is getting 130 odd ASVs. I do seem to rememebr that the Special Ops command (or whatever its called exactly) was procuring the Pandaurs and these ASV's are for the regualr Army. Maybe that is it. I'd love to know if anybody knows for sure.

One thing to add, interesting that the Pandaur and the ASV are from different comapnies. Pandaur was to be produced by GD Land Systems and ASV by Textron.

hank

percell_086

07-19-2004, 11:42 AM

my brother, doing guard duty in a port in belgium where us vehicles were coming back from iraq saw one of these ASV's, wich had recieved a direct hit to it's rear by an RPG, only the back plate or door (have to ask him) was damaged. Nothing of the interior was hit and the armor of this great vehicle saved the guys'lives.

Percell

Deuterium

07-19-2004, 11:42 AM

sgt.pepper

07-19-2004, 11:47 AM

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Pille1234

07-19-2004, 11:49 AM

QM2 in Hamburg, really impressive!

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popeye.lee

07-19-2004, 11:55 AM

J-10

07-19-2004, 12:02 PM

it must be the TITANIC 2ND!!!

:(

Why?? wrong!

Pille1234

07-19-2004, 12:14 PM

it must be the TITANIC 2ND!!!

:(
NO! This ship is unsinkable! rofl

hank

07-19-2004, 12:15 PM

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This one is my favorite, this is where the tide turned and from this moment on its jsut a matter of time until Lance gets #6. What a strong willed and big-hearted guy Lance is. Heady days are these.

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Poor guy, hopes of an entire country on his back. Unbelieveable pressure and he just doesn't have the legs. Still great heart to suffer and finish when you know you can't win and winning is the only thing that matters. I take my hat off to him and all his teammates.

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You think he's not a fighter? Tough kid, I bet he'll win one of these some day. Looking forward to watching him in the future.

I thought today being a day off was a good time to post some of these photos. If you have OLN you should watch the next days if possible. Lance will likely win, but there will be some stern tests in the last days I bet. Also lots of drama.

hank

He219

07-19-2004, 12:48 PM

One thing to add, interesting that the Pandaur and the ASV are from different comapnies. Pandaur was to be produced by GD Land Systems and ASV by Textron.
Buying everybody out ...
p-)

The Pandur 6x6 family of wheeled armoured vehicles has been developed by Steyr-Daimler-Puch of Austria and is manufactured by AV Technology International (a General Dynamics company) of Chesterfield, Michigan, USA. In November 2003, General Dynamics took over Steyr-Daimler-Puch, which is now part of General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems (ELCS), along with MOWAG of Switzerland and General Dynamics, Santa Barbara Sistemas (GDSBS) of Spain.
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/pandur

Unfortunately I havn't seen any recent pic's of them
:(

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A computer image of the new Boeing 7E7. Boeing and European aircraft giant Airbus will be trading blows this week at the Farnborough Air Show vaunting their different visions of the future of commercial aviation, Boeing with its midsize 7E7 and Airbus with its A380 superjumbo
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A computer drawing of a Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner with the paint scheme of Italy-based charter carrier Blue Panorama, is shown in this undated photo provided by the Boeing Co. Blue Panorama, a charter carrier, expects to buy four of the 7E7's, according to a statement issued by Boeing Commercial Airplanes Wednesday, July 7, 2004. The 230-passenger planes are scheduled to enter service in 2008.
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FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM: Armed policemen patrol near the U.S military area at the Farnborough Airshow, Britain, 19 July 2004. The Farnborough show got under way 19 July with global aerospace heavyweights jockeying for orders and publicity in a week-long extravaganza of deal-making, fly pasts and marketing. Attracting thousands of aficionados, industry executives and the world's media, the biennial show near London is expected to highlight a tentative recovery in the battered civil aviation industry.
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Trade visitors look at a U.S. J-UCAS X-47B unmanned combat aircraft at the Farnborough International Air Show, Hampshire, July 19, 2004
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Heavy security surrounding an American fighter aircraft on static display at Farnborough Airfield, England, Monday July 19, 2004. This week the airfield hosts the bi-annual Farnborough International Air Show which attracts visitors and exhibitors from around the world.
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FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM: The Lockheed Martin F-16 puts on a flight display at the Farnborough Airshow, Britain, 19 July 2004, doing circles around an EF 2000. The Farnborough show got under way 19 July with global aerospace heavyweights jockeying for orders and publicity in a week-long extravaganza of deal-making, fly pasts and marketing. Attracting thousands of aficionados, industry executives and the world's media, the biennial show near London is expected to highlight a tentative recovery in the battered civil aviation industry.
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FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM: The MBDA missile is exposed at the Farnborough Airshow, Britain, 19 July 2004.
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A protester wearing a mask depicting Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair carries a model missile past a police officer as part of a demonstration by the group Campaign Against Arms Trade outside the Farnborough International Air Show, in Hampshire, southern England, July 19, 2004. The protesters delivered a giant check for 888 million pounds sterling (US$1.66 billion) to the biennial arms fair on Monday, which they claim represents taxpayers' subsidies to UK arms companies.
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:lol:

Far

07-19-2004, 12:49 PM

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Sexxaay!

He219

07-19-2004, 01:04 PM

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Lebanese policemen secure the site of a car bombing that targeted the Hezbollah militant Ghaleb Awwali who was killed in the blast as he was leaving his home in the southern suburbs of Beirut. A military commander of the Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah was killed in a Beirut car bomb blast allegedly claimed by a rival Sunni group, but blamed on archfoe Israel.
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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, is surrounded by his bodyguards after he prayed over the coffin of Ghaleb Awali, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday July 19, 2004. Awali, an official of the Hezbollah militia, was killed in a car bomb explosion outside his home in Beirut on Monday morning. Nasrallah charged that the bomb attack was carried out "either by Israelis who had entered Lebanon using forged European passports, or local agents of Israel."
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fundamentalist group Jund Ash-Sham (Soldiers of Damascus), and an unidentified member of the group ride a scooter outside their office in Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon 19 July 2004. Sharqiya refuted a claim that the group had carried out the killing in Beirut earlier in the the day of a commander of the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah. A statement by the shadowy Sunni Muslim group said the bombing was part of a plan to eradicate Shiite "heresy," but Sharqiya later denied any involvement. "This statement is a fabrication. We have nothing to do with this operation... and the first party to benefit from it is the Mossad Israeli intelligence agency," Abu Yussef al-Sharqiyeh told AFP.

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A Palestinian security man shoots in the air during a demonstration in support of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City. Yasser Arafat tried to quell an unprecedented challenge to his leadership by naming a new Palestinian security supremo and demoting his unpopular cousin, but he failed to persuade his prime minister to retract his resignation.

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An injured Iraqi policeman, victim of a suicide car bomb explosion near a police station, sits at a hospital in Baghdad. . A truck bomb blast near a Baghdad police station killed nine people, while the last Philippine soldier left Iraq to save a hostage theatened with beheading and whose fate remains a mystery
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A British military helicopter in Iraq. The British military said one of its helicopters crashed in Basra southern Iraq killing one soldier and injuring two others but the cause of the incident was unknown

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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri (R) embraces his Bangladeshi counterpart Morshed Khan (L) before a meeting in Islamabad, 19 July 2004. Foreign Ministers from the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries have arrived in the Pakistani capital to take part in a two day long meeting kicking off from 20 July 2004, aimed to increase regional economical, commercial and social cooperations.
;)

sgt.pepper

07-19-2004, 01:42 PM

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Bulkowski

07-19-2004, 02:18 PM

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Sexxaay!
I didn't know Colin Ferrel was in the Tour de France ;)

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Hands across Iraq 2004 :hug:

AVZ

07-19-2004, 03:27 PM

So the british police is besides the G36c AND G36k!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Midav

07-19-2004, 03:37 PM

Nice pics!

First time I've seen the X-47B. The inlet is different and looks bigger. I've looked around the net and seen artist drawings of it, but does someone have an actual pic of an X-47B where one can see more?

Thanks for any help.

Brzeczyszczykiewicz

07-19-2004, 04:06 PM

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, shakes hands with Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka during the meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, July 19, 2004. Poland could send troops to Afghanistan as part of a planned pullback from Iraq, Belka said Monday, but not in time to boost security for milestone October elections here

Well, to be accurate, it should be "more troops"... No we have ca. 150 people there.

He219

07-19-2004, 04:22 PM

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Pacific Ocean (July 11, 2004) - U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class John Parker documents a Refuel At Sea (RAS) operation conducted by the Dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), left, Australian replenishment vessel HMAS Success (AOR 304), center, and the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1), right.
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A South Korean pilot gives a "thumbs up", after landing on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). This marks the first time in history that a Korean aircraft, of any kind, has landed onboard Stennis.
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The Australian, Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154) and Canadian vessel HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) pull alongside the Australian replenishment vessel HMAS Success (AOR 304) while conducting Refuel At Sea (RAS) scenario’s.
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Aboard the Australian replenishment vessel HMAS Success (AOR 304), Able Seaman Communications Specialist Natalie Haumu, left, from Brisbane, Australia, retrieves a signal flag as the ship begins a Refuel At Sea (RAS) operation with the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53).
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Crew and pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 102, 192 and 195 pose with counterparts from the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF) No. 6, 17 and 19 Squadrons in front of an RMAF MiG-29 Fulcrum, left, an RMAF MK 208 Hawk, center and a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet during an aircraft display and photo session that wrapped up a 10-day combined air exercise. Air-to-air combat between F/A-18Fs, F/A-18Cs and the RMAF aircraft, along with a variety of symposiums took place during the exercise, which was part of the Malaysia phase of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series.
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An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) departs for a flight mission from the flight deck aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The ship is participating in Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier 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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The Portugese frigate NRP Alvares Cabral (F 331) participates in a exercise with USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The ship is participating in Majestic Eagle, a multinational exercise being conducted off the coast of Morocco.
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Above the clouds over the Atlantic Ocean an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six (VFA-86) flies in formation with two Italian AV-8B Harrier II+ assigned to the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppi Garabaldi (C 551) after conducting Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT). The aircraft are part of Majestic Eagle, a multinational exercise being conducted off the coast of Morocco.
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During an air-power demonstration performed for visiting Moroccan military officials an S-3B Viking assigned to the "Maulers" of Antisubmarine Thirty Two (VS-32) releases flares near USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

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AMMAN, JORDAN - JULY 19: The honour guard of the bedouin forces of the Jordanian Army march in front of Iraqi Prime Minister Eyad Allawi at Amman airport July 19, 2004 in Amman, Jordan. Allawi is on an official visit to Jordan and plans on visitng other countries in the region.

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Civilian contractors prepare to install an up-armored side panel to a seven-ton truck from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit at an armor installation facility in Kuwait July 17. The side paneling is part of the new up-armor being placed on the MEU's vehicles. Up-armor offers the Marines in the vehicle 360 degrees of protection by covering the gunner's turret, undercarriage and side of the vehicle. The MEU is currently in Kuwait conducting training and making final preparations for their deployment to Iraq.
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A fully completed up-armored seven-ton truck from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit sits outside an armor installation facility in Kuwait July 17.
Up-armor offers the Marines in the vehicle 360 degrees of protection by covering the gunner's turret, undercarriage and side of the vehicle.
The MEU is currently in Kuwait conducting training and making final preparations for their deployment to Iraq.

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Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk, an unmanned high reconnaissance aircraft is displayed at Farnborough Airfield, England, Monday July 19, 2004. This week the airfield hosts the bi-annual Farnborough International Air Show which attracts visitors and exhibitors from around the world.
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A U.S. Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk flies during an air display at the Farnborough International Air Show, Hampshire, July 19, 2004.
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Double Tap

07-19-2004, 07:43 PM

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka (L) looks on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference outside The Presidential Palace in Kabul,19 July 2004. Belka is on a one-day visit to reassure Afghanistan of NATO member Poland's continued support
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BEIRUT, LEBANON: Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah (C) prays behind the coffin of Hajj Ghaleb Awwali, a member of the Shiite Muslim radical group, in Beirut's southern suburbs 19 July 2004. Nasrallah said Israel was behind a Beirut car bombing that killed Awwali who had been helping the Palestinians in their fight against the Jewish state. An underground Sunni Muslim fundamentalist group called the Jund Ash-Sham (Soldiers of Damascus) claimed it was behind the killing, but a man claiming to be the group's leader later denied any involvement
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA: An Indonesian troop hangs his head as he waits to leave the marine base for conflict province Aceh with more than 600 troops, in south Jakarta 19 July 2004. The military claims about 5,000 rebels, Free Aceh Movement (GAM), have been killed, captured or have surrendered during a 13-month operation to crush the GAM, which has been fighting for independence since 1976
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He219

07-19-2004, 08:18 PM

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Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka shakes hands with Polish soldiers at Camp Babylon in Iraq July 18, 2004.
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Soldiers assigned to 34th Division, 1st Brigade, 168th Infantry Regiment, and Coalition Forces provided security for members of the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team during an assessment to restore the Taqe Zafar monument in the Pagman District of Afghanistan, July 18, 2004. The monument was dedicated to the Afghans by King Amanullah more than 100 years ago.
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Sgt. Jeff Hennes, 34th Division, 1st Brigade, 168th Infantry Regiment, talks with members of the Coalition Forces during a monument assessment in the Pagman District of Afghanistan, July 18, 2004.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- The British Red Arrows aerial demonstration team performs for during the Royal International Air Tattoo here July 16 to 18. More than 100,000 people visited the air show daily to see 350 aircraft from 15 nations and 30 different service branches
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An HC-130 crew (left) demonstrates the aircraft's refueling capabilities using an MH-53 Pave Low during the Royal International Air Tattoo here July 16 to 18
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A 48th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle from Royal Air Force Lakenheath soars with its predecessor, the P-51 Mustang, during the Royal International Air Tattoo here July 16 to 18.
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Deuterium

07-19-2004, 08:21 PM

Bikes are WAY too dangerous...

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ArmedPacifist

07-19-2004, 09:32 PM

He219

07-19-2004, 09:36 PM

What is the red box?
Blank adapter.
BFA, Blank Firing Adapter.

Makes it so the flame that comes out of the weapon is less dangerous and doesn't hurt anybody.
^ Also creates the necessary backpressure for cycling the action ...
;)

ZoneOne

07-19-2004, 10:02 PM

MáximoPoder

07-19-2004, 10:04 PM

Uncle Sam

07-19-2004, 10:30 PM

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I really have wondered why soldiers tape up the stock of their rifles like the one seen above

What purpose does this hold and why would someone do it

Thx for the info guys - plus great pics

May be to avoid frendly fire?? like the russians use the blue tape on the magazines ..

It's for the sling. See that little metal "loop" thing at the back of the butt stock...That's where the sling usually goes. Alot of GI's don't like it there...So they "improvise" with some 'hundred mile an hour tape.

American Patriot

07-19-2004, 10:52 PM

Looks like an improvised CQB sling to me

MáximoPoder

07-19-2004, 10:55 PM

J-10

07-19-2004, 11:02 PM

Bulkowski

07-19-2004, 11:23 PM

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She can tug my rope anytime p-)
....yes I am slightly disturbed ;)

Vintendo

07-19-2004, 11:41 PM

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She can tug my rope anytime p-)
....yes I am slightly disturbed ;)
Looks like she's a very good billards player. I mean just look at that form.

gilgoul

07-20-2004, 02:41 AM

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I really have wondered why soldiers tape up the stock of their rifles like the one seen above

What purpose does this hold and why would someone do it

Thx for the info guys - plus great pics

May be to avoid frendly fire?? like the russians use the blue tape on the magazines ..

It allows you to carry the weapon "at the ready", wethter on the back or around the neck, wich allows you all movements.

There`s an alternative setting
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It's for the sling. See that little metal "loop" thing at the back of the butt stock...That's where the sling usually goes. Alot of GI's don't like it there...So they "improvise" with some 'hundred mile an hour tape.

garoco

07-20-2004, 08:58 AM

I know that alot of Aussie diggers tape field dressings to the butts of their rifles with electrical tape etc. Though you'll tend to find that alot of crap gets caught around the field dressing and adhesive still showing from the tape.