Weekend's Photos - Saturday / Sunday, March 6th / 7th, 2010 [Archive]

VAMAN

03-06-2010, 03:08 AM

Starting the weekend with Hong Kong, China
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers take part in an open day event at a PLA naval base in Hong Kong March 6, 2010. (*******)http://i47.tinypic.com/98esm9.jpg

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People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers take part in a parade during an open day at a PLA naval base in Hong Kong March 6, 2010. China kept the rise in its military budget to 7.5 percent in 2010, a spokesman said on Thursday, a slowdown that left observers skeptical after an increase in tensions with the United States. (*******)http://i45.tinypic.com/2qc2tf5.jpg

A visitor from China's Guangdong province poses with a gun during an open day at a People's Liberation Army naval base in Hong Kong March 6, 2010. The open day was held to celebrate the upcoming International Women's Day. (*******)Singapore
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A woman practices tai chi near a decommissioned M114 155mm howitzer in Kent Ridge Park in Singapore March 6, 2010. The park, which was the site of a World War II battle between invading Japanese troops and the Malay Regiment, has two howitzers and a tank on display.http://i50.tinypic.com/155hvyf.jpg

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Soldiers patrol inside the check-in area at Singapore's Changi Airport March 5, 2010. Singapore said on Friday it had raised alert levels in the city-state and beefed up security at its airport and new casino resorts, after a warning by its navy of possible attacks on oil tankers in the region. (*******)http://i48.tinypic.com/11uce1e.jpg

Ships are seen off the coast of Singapore, Thursday March 4, 2010. Singapore's Navy is warning that a terrorist group is planning attacks on oil tankers in the Malacca Straits. According to an advisory issued Wednesday by the Navy's Information Fusion Center seen by The Associated Press, terrorists may also be targeting other vessels in the shipping lane off Malaysia's east coast. (AP)http://i47.tinypic.com/21o66qh.jpg

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A Police Coast Guard vessel patrols the shipping lanes near freight ships off the coast of Singapore March 4, 2010. The Singapore Navy has received indications a terror group is planning attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Malacca between Indonesia and Malaysia, a key shipping lane for world trade. (*******)

Dinges

03-06-2010, 03:49 AM

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GAO, Mali - U.S. Army Colonel Kurt Crytzer, commander, Special Operations Command Africa's (SOCAFRICA) Joint Special Operations Task Force - Trans-Sahara (JSOTF-TS), reviews Malian military forces during the closing ceremony of a military training engagement, February 27, 2010, near Gao, Mali. The ceremony culminated several weeks of counter-terrorism training conducted by a U.S. 10th Special Forces Group team with a Malian specialized unit. Through the U.S. State Department's Trans-Saharan Counter Terrorism Partnership (TSCTP) program, the Department of Defense trains, equips, assists and advises partner nations through Operation Enduring Freedom (Trans-Sahara), which is executed by SOCAFRICA's JSOTF-TS. (Photo by Max R. Blumenfeld, Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara)
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GAO, Mali - A U.S. Navy SEAL advisor watches a Malian special operations vehicle unit run through immediate action drills for counter-terrorism missions during training February 26, 2010, near Gao, Mali. The Special Operations Command - Africa SEAL team spent several weeks in Mali working with a Malian special operations unit on advanced counter-terrorism skills training. Military training engagements such as this one are geared to build upon previously established relationships and help African partner nations develop capacities, achieve regional cooperation and improve security. These capacity-development events support the regional interagency objectives of the U.S. State Department's Trans Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership program and the Department of Defense's Operation Enduring Freedom (Trans-Sahara). (Photo by Max R. Blumenfeld, Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara)
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GAO, Mali - Members of a Malian special operations unit conduct a unit equipment inspection as two U.S. Navy SEALs look on, February 26, 2010 near Gao, Mali. The equipment was presented to the Malian unit by a U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) SEAL team which spent several weeks conducting advanced counter-terrorism skills training for the unit. The helmets and body armor were provided under the auspices of the U.S. State Department's Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership (TSCTP) program. Through TSCTP, the Department of Defense trains, equips, assists and advises Partner Nations through Operation Enduring Freedom (Trans-Sahara), which is executed by SOCAFRICA's Joint Special Operations Task Force Trans-Sahara. (Photo by Max R. Blumenfeld, Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara)
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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius - Members of the Mauritius Group and Intervention Police Force (GIPF) scope out their surroundings during a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard Africa Partnership Station (APS) East platform USS Nicholas (FFG 47) February 25, 2010. APS East is aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and other collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa, and is being conducted in cooperation with U.S. Naval Forces Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tracey L. Whitley)
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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius - Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Bequette assists Corporal Desire Boltine, of the Mauritian National Coast Guard Police Force, in pipe patching during training aboard Africa Partnership Station (APS) East platform USS Nicholas (FFG 47), February 23, 2010. APS East is an international cooperative initiative aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and other collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa, and is being conducted in cooperation with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tracey L. Whitley)

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goat89

03-06-2010, 04:55 AM

Oh... S'pore gov now decides to release pics after f*cking so long... jeez...
Nice pics today! Thx!

Apple Pie

03-06-2010, 06:13 AM

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An F-15 Eagle prepares to land Feb. 23, 2010, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena Airmen participated in joint bilateral training with other U.S. forces and the Japan Air Self Defense Force from Feb. 22 to 26.

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A U.S. Army soldier from the 118th Military Police company conducts a class on room clearing to a group of Afghan national police at the Pole-Elam District Center, Logar Province, Afghanistan, March 4. The 118th M.P. company trains the local A.N.P. as one of their main duties. (Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan Photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest)

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A U.S. Army soldier from the 118th Military Police company instructs a group of Afghan national police on the importance of the class he is about to teach on room clearing at the Pole-Elam District Center, Logar Province, Afghanistan, March 4.

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A U.S. Army soldier from the 118th Military Police company teaches a class on room clearing to a group of Afghan national police officers at the Pole-Elam District Center, Logar Province, Afghanistan, March 4.

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An AH-1W "Super Cobra" helicopter with Marine Light Attack Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, lifts off shortly after sunrise, Feb. 13, to support combat operations in Marjah.

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As the sun rose over the flight line here, the air crew of this UH-1Y "Yankee" helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, had completed more than five hours of work by providing escorts for aircraft inserting Marines into Marjah

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During the early morning hour of Feb. 13, Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, used aircraft like the AH-1W "Super Cobra" pictured to escort larger heavy-lift helicopters loaded with Marines from Regimental Combat Team 7, MEB-Afghanistan, who were inserting into Marjah for Operation Moshtarak.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Cambron of the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment scans his sector of fire in Dhi Qar province, Iraq, March 03, 2010.

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U.S. Army Spc. Williams of the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment conducts a radio check in Dhi Qar province, Iraq, March 03, 2010.

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A Blackhawk UH-60 carrying Task Force Marne Deputy Commanding General Support, Brig. Gen. Tom Vandal, drops routine countermeasure flares during a fly-over inspection of an election site in Ninewa province on Mar. 4.

flanker7

03-06-2010, 06:54 AM

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The Dalton brothers? :-)

VAMAN

03-06-2010, 08:06 AM

Kandahar, Afghanistan
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 3-17 Field Artillery prepare to fire a 155mm Howlitzer at a Taliban observation point on March 5, 2010 from Forward Operating Base Frontenac in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan.

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U.S. Army soldiers from the 3-17 Field Artillery fire a 155mm Howlitzer at a Taliban observation point on March 5, 2010 from Forward Operating Base Frontenac in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan. The U.S. military is expected to launch a major offensive against Taliban insurgents in Kandahar in upcoming months following its recent operation in Marja, in neighboring Helmand province.http://i45.tinypic.com/jk7huc.jpg

SHA-WALI-KOT, AFGHANISTAN - An Afghan horse cart approaches U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment in their Stryker armored personel carrier on March 5, 2010 near Sha-Wali-Kot in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan. The U.S. military is expected to launch a major offensive against Taliban insurgents in Kandahar in upcoming months, following its recent operation in Marja, in neighboring Helmand province.http://i50.tinypic.com/34ybsw6.jpg

General Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, receives a briefing from an Afghan border police commander during a visit to the Afghan border with Pakistan, near Spin Boldak in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan, March 4, 2010. General McChrystal hopes to set up a system to prevent the theft of customs revenue. McChrystal said he is more worried about corruption in Afghanistan than about the insurgency. (*******)http://i50.tinypic.com/ifa5nr.jpg

A soldier runs within the heavily defended confines of of his base on March 3, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan.http://i50.tinypic.com/23r4hfb.jpg

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Canadian soldiers wait to board a Chinook helicopter at Kandahar air base in southern Afghanistan, February 28, 2010. (*******)

socom6

03-06-2010, 09:24 AM

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Great F15 Eagle pics, still have much love for them. Nice work guys thanks.

bd popeye

03-06-2010, 10:36 AM

Excellent start gentlemen!

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 4, 2010) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Kevin L. Clark instructs Damage Controlman Fireman Recruit Marcela R. Bustamante on charging an oxygen bottle for self-contained breathing apparatus during a planned maintenance system check aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and is conducting spring patrol to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

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LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines (March 1, 2010) A Seabee assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines plays with children at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for two school buildings at the Lanao Agricultural College at Barangay Lumbatan in the Lanao Del Sur municipality. Seabees assigned to the task force partnered with local officials, contractors and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to celebrate the official turnover of the classrooms to college administrators. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jose Castellon/Released)

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ANAO DEL SUR, Philippines (March 1, 2010) A Seabee assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines gives a high-five to a girl at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for two school buildings at the Lanao Agricultural College at Barangay Lumbatan in the Lanao Del Sur municipality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jose Castellon/Released)

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SEASIDE, Calif. (March 2, 2010) Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) 2nd Class Ashlee Russo from the Center for Information Dominance Detachment Monterey and her plush cow reads a book by Dr. Seuss to students at George C. Marshall Elementary School as part of National Read Across America Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Steven L. Shepard/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (March 3, 2010) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Kristina Frye, from Vero Beach, Fla, assigned to the Indians of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6, performs maintenance on an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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IWO TO, Japan (March 3, 2010) A monument on Mount Suribachi on Iwo To, Japan, commemorates the Feb. 23, 1945 flag raising during the battle of Iwo Jima. The 65th Reunion of Honor ceremony was held March 3 to honor veterans who fought in the battle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Fischer/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 4, 2010) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) transits in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship is underway supporting Southern Seas 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aaron Shelley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 4, 2010) Sailors direct an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter as it delivers ammunition aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is operating off the coast of Southern California in preparation for a scheduled 2010 western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Foster Bamford/Released)

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NORFOLK (March 2, 2010) Sailors remove a shore power cable aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in preparation to get underway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Corey Lewis/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 2, 2010) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Rene Barriere, assigned to the deck department of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), secures a line while lowering a rigid-hull inflatable boat in line handling room 5. George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean supporting fleet training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael Smevog/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (March 4, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed in the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (March 4, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 5, 2010) Sailors from Air Department aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) practice hose handling techniques and aircraft fire procedures during a general quarters drill. George Washington is in a selective restricted availability in its homeport at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John M. Hageman/Released)

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PEARL CITY, Hawaii (March 3, 2010) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Rasheema Newsome, assigned to Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, reads a Dr. Seuss book to students at Lehua Elementary School for Read Across America. Read Across America celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday, the event helps getting kids excited about reading. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Stirrup/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (March 3, 2010) An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Black Ravens of Tactical Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

NUCKINFUTS

03-06-2010, 10:49 AM

That UH-1 photo is beautiful.

Apple Pie

03-06-2010, 11:56 AM

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at Showal forward Operating Base , Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Saturday March 6, 2010. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is visiting his nation's troops in Afghanistan and promising them 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively. Brown made an unannounced trip Saturday to Camp Bastion in Helmand province to thank the troops involved in a 3-week-old offensive to wrest control of the town of Marjah from the Taliban. The Press Association news agency says he focused on the battle against homemade bombs and the need to bolster training of the Afghan police force.

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) watches a display at the Helmand police training centre in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Saturday March 6, 2010.

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reflected in a plaque commemorating soldiers from Task Force Helmand who lost their lives, at Lashkar Gah Base, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Saturday March 6, 2010.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) talks with Afghan village elders at the Shawqat Forward Operating Base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, March 6, 2010.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) watches as a member of the Afghan Helmand police force demonstrates an arrest of a mock suspect during a practice raid at the Helmand Police training centre in Lashkar Gah March 6, 2010.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) arrives to greet soldiers at Lashkar Gah base, Helmand Province March 6, 2010.

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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 06: A U.S. Army soldier from the 1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment speaks to an Afghan policeman (C) through an interpreter on March 6, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 06: Highway traffic sits halted behind a convoy of American Stryker armored personel carriers from the 1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment on March 6, 2010 near Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 06: U.S. Army soldiers hold a moment of silence for a fellow soldier killed in action on March 6, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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vor033

03-06-2010, 12:44 PM

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An F/A-18 Super Hornet performs maneuvers during a flight demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is underway supporting Southern Seas 2010

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An F/A-18 Super Hornet refuels during a flight demonstration aboard aircraft the carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is underway supporting Southern Seas 2010.

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An F/A-18 Super Hornet performs maneuvers during a flight demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is underway supporting Southern Seas 2010.

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An F/A-18 Super Hornet performs maneuvers during a flight demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is underway supporting Southern Seas 2010

vor033

03-06-2010, 12:54 PM

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U.S. Army soldiers hold a moment of silence for a fellow soldier killed in action on March 6, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The U.S. military is expected to launch a major offensive against Taliban insurgents in Kandahar in upcoming months, following its recent operation in Marja in neighboring Helmand province.

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A U.S. Army soldier from the 1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment speaks to an Afghan policeman (C) through an interpreter on March 6, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The U.S. military is expected to launch a major offensive against Taliban insurgents in Kandahar in upcoming months, following its recent operation in Marja in neighboring Helmand province.

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An Afghan horse cart approaches U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment in their Stryker armored personel carrier on March 5, 2010 near Sha-Wali-Kot in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan. The U.S. military is expected to launch a major offensive against Taliban insurgents in Kandahar in upcoming months, following its recent operation in Marja, in neighboring Helmand province.

bd popeye

03-06-2010, 01:10 PM

The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters. Jeezzz..:cantbeli:

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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 06: U.S. Army chaplain Carl Subler rides inside a Stryker armored personel carrier while moving between bases to celebrate Catholic Mass for soldiers on March 6, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Afghanistan)http://i48.tinypic.com/2yyyw3o.jpg

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) arrives to greet soldiers at Lashkar Gah base, Helmand Province March 6, 2010. Brown flew in to Afghanistan (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Afghanistan) on Saturday to tour a recently captured Taliban (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Taliban) stronghold as controversy grew in Britain over whether he had starved British forces of funding.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is visiting his nation's troops in Afghanistan and promising them 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively. Brown made an unannounced trip Saturday to Camp Bastion in Helmand province to thank the troops involved in a 3-week-old offensive to wrest control of the town of Marjah from the Taliban (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Taliban). The Press Association news agency says he focused on the battle against homemade bombs and the need to bolster training of the Afghan police force.http://i48.tinypic.com/v5iyv9.jpg

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) watches a display at the Helmand police training centre in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Helmand_Province), Afghanistan (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Afghanistan), Saturday March 6, 2010.http://i47.tinypic.com/s48fop.jpg

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Indonesian paramilitary policemen look on as ambulances carrying their colleagues who were killed during a crackdown on militants suspected of being linked to the Southeast Asian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah drive by in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, Indonesia (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Indonesia), Saturday, March 6, 2010. A group calling itself "al-Qaida (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Al-Qaeda) in Aceh" claimed Saturday to be the target of the police crackdown in the Indonesian province, where authorities have arrested and charged suspected militants with planning terrorist attacks. Three policeman and a suspected militant were killed in the raid.http://i49.tinypic.com/2wpo7qa.jpg

A Chilean soldier feeds an earthquake survivor in a public park where food was being distributed in Constitucion March 5, 2010. A series of strong aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, panicking residents nearly a week after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record rocked the area and killed hundreds of people.http://i50.tinypic.com/2ccqqnk.jpg

A Palestinian boy scuffles with an Israeli soldier during a demonstration by Palestinians against the Israeli decision to include two West Bank (http://www.daylife.com/topic/West_Bank) shrines on a list of their national heritage sites in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, near Hebron, Saturday, March 6, 2010.http://i46.tinypic.com/34ot4sg.jpg

An Israeli soldier throws a stun grenade during a demonstration by Palestinians in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, near Hebron, Saturday, March 6, 2010.http://i48.tinypic.com/4g6pva.jpg

A soldier stands guard atop a vehicle at a crime scene where three policemen were gunned down by unknown assailants, in the municipality of San Nicolas de los Garza, neighbouring Monterrey March 6, 2010. After a series of warnings, organized crime killed three policemen inside their patrol car and seriously wounded another in an armed ambush by drug hitmen, according to local media.http://i49.tinypic.com/spy8og.jpg

A female soldier (L) kisses a member of the Spanish Legion Brigade "ASPFOR XXV" before departing for Afghanistan (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Afghanistan) at Malaga airport March 5, 2010.http://i47.tinypic.com/29kw39c.jpg

An Iraqi soldier takes up a position near a polling station during a security operation before election day on March 7th, in Basra (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Basra) 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Baghdad), March 6, 2010. At least 49 people have been killed in the last few days of campaigning, some of them soldiers and police voting early.

bd popeye

03-06-2010, 01:51 PM

Yer message is to short blah,blah,blah...

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March 5,2009 China's PLAN Special Operations Forces conduct Anti-Piracy training in the Gulf of Aden. The anti-piracy exercise is to test the special operations team's combat readiness. Xinhua News Agency reporters Liu Chun and Hui She
Source: Xinhua

wetheperson

03-06-2010, 02:51 PM

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rpd?! didn't know they were still in use.

bd popeye

03-06-2010, 03:01 PM

More PLAN PIX for youz guyz...

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March 4,The South China Sea Fleet "Guangzhou" missile destroyer & "Weishan Lake" comprehensive supply ship, the fifth installment of the PLAN escort formation departs from Sanya, Hainan Province as loved ones bid farwell.. With 800 PLAN sailors embarked the fleet sets sail for the Gulf of Aden, to replace the fourth installment of PLAN convoy escort ships . The fifth group of escorts will arrive in mid-March in the eastern Gulf of Aden.

DouglasUrantia

03-06-2010, 03:11 PM

Why the Native American tipi set up in the compound [seventh photo from the top of this photo set]?

I was not aware that these are a part of US military tent inventory It looks interesting anyway.

Apple Pie

03-06-2010, 03:12 PM

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Riot police throw tear gas at protesters outside a government building in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Friday, March 5, 2010. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday launched a diplomatic quest for concrete support from European leaders in easing his country's debt crisis, as severe violence erupted at a protest against new austerity measures in Athens.

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A woman scuffles with riot police outside a government building in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Friday, March 5, 2010.

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Greek policemen arrest a demonstrator during a protest in Athens March 5, 2010.

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A demonstrator is arrested by policemen during a protest in Athens March 5, 2010.

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A riot police officer has immobilized a protester at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Greece's Parliament in central Athens, Friday, March 5, 2010.

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Protesters run from pursuing riot police amid tear gas smoke at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Greece's Parliament in central Athens, Friday, March 5, 2010.

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A demonstrator is arrested by policemen during a protest in Athens March 5, 2010.

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Greek riot policemen arrest a demonstrator during a protest in Athens March 5, 2010.

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Policemen stand guard in front of the parliament building during an anti-government protest in Athens March 5, 2010.

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Riot police pass by a burning barricade set on fire by rioters in central Athens on Friday, March 5, 2010.

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Riot police arrest a protester at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Greece's Parliament in central Athens, Friday, March 5, 2010.

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Apple Pie

03-06-2010, 03:44 PM

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Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, walk through a field during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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A soldier from the Afghan national army runs to a compound that he is about to search during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Cpl. Anthony Deprimo, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, gives a piece of candy to an Afghan child while on a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Lance Cpl. Dominic Draper, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Lance Cpl. Michael Murray, a fire team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, pets a goat while soldiers from the Afghan national army and Marines search a compound during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Sergeant Than Naing, a squad leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, leaps over a stream during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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A soldier from the Afghan national army and a local Afghan boy enjoy a light moment during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Lt. Col. Brian S. Christmas (right), commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, speaks to India Company commander, Capt. Bill Hefty, commanding officer of India Company, 3/6, in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Seaman Casey McLaughlin, a corpsman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan

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Apple Pie

03-06-2010, 03:55 PM

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Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli border police officers, not seen, during clashes in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, March 5, 2010.

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A Palestinian man walks by as Israeli police officers take position during clashes in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, March 5, 2010.

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An Israeli border police officer fires a tear gas canister as Palestinians hurl stones during clashes in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city. Friday, March 5, 2010.

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Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli border police officers, not seen, during clashes in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city. Friday, March 5, 2010

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Israeli police officers take up positions during clashes in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, March 5, 2010. Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim worshippers and Israeli riot police at a sacred and disputed hilltop compound following a sermon on a recent Israeli decision to include two West Bank shrines on a list of national heritage sites.

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Origin

03-06-2010, 04:02 PM

rpd?! didn't know they were still in use.

It's a Type 81 MG

LosBerkos

03-06-2010, 04:43 PM

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Revision eyepro?

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03-06-2010, 04:55 PM

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Juszi

03-06-2010, 05:29 PM

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Warsaw, BOA (Bureau of Antiterrorist Operations; Biuro Operacji Antyterrorystycznych) headquarters; 7th anniversary of the Magdalenka shootout.
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He219

03-06-2010, 06:00 PM

Nice pix everybody!
:D

I just got back from the Commissioning ceremony of the USS Dewey (DDG-105) in Seal Beach, CA.
19 gun salute by the ceremonial cannon, even a B-17 flew nearby ..
No pix from me, restricted zone at the weapons station.
Navy will have them up soon!

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About 4,000 visitors attended today's commissioning of the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. Source (http://sciencedude.freedomblogging.com/)http://i45.tinypic.com/bgsoc9.jpg

Petty Officer 3rd Class Elan Landin, a boatswains mate from Visalia, Calif., signals to an approaching Brazilian navy SH-3 Sea King helicopter during a joint maritime exercise with the Brazilian navy aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Daniel Barkerhttp://i46.tinypic.com/2jche2g.jpg
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Casey Peet, left, and Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Sean Sondergaard, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, conduct a pre-flight inspection on a .50-caliber machine gun on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter before flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is underway supporting fleet training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released)http://i47.tinypic.com/119yvmh.jpg
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) Crewmen from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepare an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter for flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is underway supporting fleet training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released)http://i46.tinypic.com/2s8rar6.jpg
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 flies alongside the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). HSC-9 is attached to the George H.W. Bush Strike Group and is underway supporting fleet training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released)http://i47.tinypic.com/24vm8ih.jpg
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IWO TO, Japan (March 3, 2010) U.S. Marines and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailor present the colors at the Reunion of Honor ceremony in Iwo To, Japan during the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Fischer/Released)http://i50.tinypic.com/1zppg80.jpg
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IWO TO, Japan (March 3, 2010) A monument on Mount Suribachi on Iwo To, Japan, commemorates the Feb. 23, 1945 flag raising during the battle of Iwo Jima. The 65th Reunion of Honor ceremony was held March 3 to honor veterans who fought in the battle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Fischer/Released)http://s6.tinypic.com/6fz0gg.jpg
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IWO TO, Japan (March 3, 2010) U.S. Marine Corps veterans fold an American flag atop Mt. Suribachi during the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Fischer/Released)http://i49.tinypic.com/2eqeyhz.jpg
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IWO TO, Japan (March 3, 2010) A U.S. Marine Corps honor guard fires a rifle volley during the Reunion of Honor ceremony in Iwo To, Japan during the 65th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Denver Applehans/Released)http://i50.tinypic.com/161x2j6.jpg
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IWO TO, Japan (March 3, 2010) A monument painted on a rock wall of Mount Suribachi on Iwo To, Japan, commemorates the Feb. 23, 1945 flag raising during the battle of Iwo Jima. The 65th Reunion of Honor ceremony was held March 3 to honor veterans who fought in the battle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Fischer/Released)http://i49.tinypic.com/6ga59l.jpg
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IWO TO, Japan (March 3, 2010) Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes the hand of a veteran after the U.S. and Japanese 65th anniversary Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo To, Japan, formerly known as Iwo Jima. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Hinton/Released)

bd popeye

03-06-2010, 07:04 PM

He219 nice pix. However I posted many of them yesterday..:roll:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?175457-Friday-s-FIX-of-PIX!!-Friday-March-5th-2010&p=4801975&viewfull=1#post4801975 (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?175457-Friday-s-FIX-of-PIX%21%21-Friday-March-5th-2010&p=4801975&viewfull=1#post4801975)

But that's ok I've done the same thing many times. It's all part of the picture posting game..:oops:

So you went to the Dewey's commissioning ceremony. Very nice. Any idea why she was commissioned at Seal Beach? Thanks!

benbach

03-06-2010, 07:36 PM

Dean1962

03-06-2010, 08:01 PM

[QUOTE=VAMAN;4803147]Kandahar, Afghanistan

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My precioussssss.

Question: Are the rounds instantly armed once fired, or do they have to travel a certain distance before arming?

They are armed by centrifugal force. When the round is fired, the spin imparted to the fuse allows two pawls to move, opening up the firing tube and allowing detonation. As for the distance, I don't know what it is, but we were told that it was not very long. At all!

He219

03-06-2010, 08:13 PM

So you went to the Dewey's commissioning ceremony. Very nice. Any idea why she was commissioned at Seal Beach? Thanks!
First ship commissioned in Orange County, DDS-105 is a way of the Navy saying 'Thank You' to Seal Beach and nearby communities for their support and the location of SBNWS, opened in 1944.

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WASHINGTON (March 5, 2010) Vice Adm. Dirk Debbink, left, Chief of Navy Reserve, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West and Force Master Chief Ronney Wright, Navy Reserve Force, congratulate Sailors at the 95th Navy Reserve Anniversary and Reenlistment ceremony at the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building. During the ceremony 95 Navy Reservists reenlisted. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)http://i45.tinypic.com/2zims0p.jpg
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WASHINGTON (March 5, 2010) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West meets with Sailors before the 95th Navy Reserve Anniversary and Reenlistment ceremony at the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building. During the ceremony 95 Navy Reservists reenlisted. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)http://i47.tinypic.com/m837lx.jpg
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WASHINGTON (March 5, 2010) Vice Adm. Dirk Debbink, center, Chief of Navy Reserve, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West, left, and Force Master Chief Ronney Wright, Navy Reserve Force, speak before the 95th Navy Reserve Anniversary and Reenlistment ceremony at the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building. During the ceremony 95 Navy Reservists reenlisted. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)
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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 5, 2010) Yeoman 2nd Class Cory Kreig stands watch at a .50-caliber machine gun station aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while transiting into Busan, Republic of Korea. Blue Ridge and U.S. 7th Fleet staff arrived in Busan for Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian A. Stone/Released) http://i47.tinypic.com/300coeg.jpg
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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 5, 2010) Two Korean sailors watch the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as it arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea. Blue Ridge and U.S. 7th Fleet staff arrived in Busan for Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bobbie G. Attaway/Released) http://s6.tinypic.com/2hz7c6o.jpg
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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 5, 2010) Capt. Frederick Pfirrmann, U.S. 7th Fleet chief of staff and Capt. Rudy Lupton, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), greet Rear Adm. (Select) Park, Sung Bae, chief of staff Republic of Korea of Korea Fleet. Blue Ridge and U.S. 7th Fleet staff arrived in Busan for Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs/Released) http://s6.tinypic.com/1e7z7t.jpg
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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 5, 2010) Capt. Rudy Lupton, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), greets Jeon Ye Som, daughter of a Republic of Korea naval officer, after she presented him with a lei of flowers
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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 5, 2010) Capt. Frederick Pfirrmann, U.S. 7th Fleet chief of staff, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Wiellard Guillermo, and Capt. Rudy Lupton, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), smile as Chon Yea Un, daughter of a Republic of Korea naval officer takes a taste of the cake that was presented to her and Jeon Ye Som. Blue Ridge and U.S. 7th Fleet staff arrived in Busan for Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs/Released)

He219

03-06-2010, 08:26 PM

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RiP -

nice 416 there ..

cahiri0

03-06-2010, 09:11 PM

He219, they are police officers, there was episode about this particular unit in Chris Ryan's Elite Police (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuVHPn9QN7Y), at discovery. Multicam or rather "suez" was made for GROM, and now is adopted by other army units like 1PSK.

He219

03-06-2010, 09:30 PM

^ That makes sense now, cahiriO - I remember that episode ..

Prion, good stuff from Mali!
Post it over at the SEALs/USSOF thread ..
:D

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Col. Douglas A. Tamilio, project manager, Soldier Weapons, with Program Executive Office Soldier, discussed improvements to the M-24 sniper rifle during a media roundtable, March 2, at the Pentagon. Improvements to the weapon will include an adjustable stock and cheek welds to make the weapon configurable to the Soldier, and the addition of five-to-ten round external magazines. The Army expects to start fielding the improved M-24 to Army snipers in the fall.http://s6.tinypic.com/2cpt1qw.jpg

The AN/PVS-14 monocular night vision device was one of the systems on display during a media roundtable, March 2, at the Pentagon with Program Executive Office Soldier. The system includes an infrared illuminator and allows Soldiers to see in low light situations.http://i46.tinypic.com/2wpuihi.jpg

A Soldier displays the Air Warrior ensemble during a media roundtable, March 2, at the Pentagon with Program Executive Office Soldier. The Army is now evaluating the Aircraft Wireless Intercom System that will mean Soldiers will no longer need to be connected to a helicopter's intercom system with cables, which can be cumbersome and potentially dangerous.http://i50.tinypic.com/2nqv51c.jpg

An RAF Merlin comes in to patrol Base Shaheed with supplies. (Photo by Maj. Paul Smyth MOD/Crown Copyright 2010)http://s6.tinypic.com/5ckbhv.jpg

Corporal Williams give some of the local children sweets from his ratios . (Photo by Maj. Paul Smyth MOD/Crown Copyright 2010)http://i46.tinypic.com/2gvimq9.jpg

French soldier keeps a look out. (Photo by Maj. Paul Smyth MOD/Crown Copyright 2010)http://i50.tinypic.com/110d6jl.jpg
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Young military cadets and their commanders form a corridor and in chorus congratulate passing-by women for the upcoming International Women's Day in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 6, 2010. Millions of Russian men will congratulate women by presenting flowers and souvenirs on the International Women's Day on March 8.http://i47.tinypic.com/33yjryo.jpg

Members of the Pershmerga special forces demonstrate their skills in their graduation ceremony in Arbil, 310 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad March 2, 2010. Over a thousand members of the Kurdish Pershmerga special forces graduated from the Zervani training center after finishing 10 weeks of training on Tuesday, an official said.http://i45.tinypic.com/dhfz9c.jpg
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Israeli soldiers take position during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators, not seen, during a protest in the village of Burin, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, March 6, 2010. Palestinian medics say three men were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank village of Burin. An Israeli military spokeswoman said clashes erupted Saturday when soldiers stopped a group of Palestinians trying to approach a Jewish settlement. Palestinians residents say settlers were trying to bathe in a water cistern in their village.http://i50.tinypic.com/21nr2mt.jpg

Iraqi soldiers stand guard as they protect a polling station in Baghdad March 4, 2010. Over 800,000 Iraqis including security personnel, doctors, prisoners and people in hospital are set to vote on Thursday in a special parliamentary voting.http://i45.tinypic.com/15x704h.jpg
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Iraqi policemen queue to vote in the country's parliamentary elections at a special polling station on March 4, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. Special voting for about 790,000 Iraqi prisoners, hospital patients, doctors and security force members were held in Iraq ahead of the parliamentary elections. At least 17 people were killed in a string of attacks targeting special voting polling station.http://i47.tinypic.com/ruzmfa.jpg
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A Gentoo penguin walks past injured soldiers during a special visit for the soldiers to Edinburgh zoo March 4, 2010. The wounded and injured soldiers from 1st Battalion Scots Guards and 3rd Battalion Rifles were allowed into the zoo's penguin enclosure as part of a special day trip organised by Parcel4Troops,a civilian organisation which finds ways for the soldiers injured while on duty in Afghanistan, to enjoy themselves while recovering from their wounds.http://i45.tinypic.com/29zot8i.jpg

A soldier of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) lifts up a young recruit during the open day of Stonecutter Island Navy Base in Hong Kong Saturday, March 6, 2010. China said it will boost its defense budget by 7.5 percent this year, the first time in more than 15 years it has announced less than a double-digit percentage increase.http://s6.tinypic.com/2945mhl.jpg
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In this image issued by EU NAVFOR on Friday March 5, 2010 shows a helicopter from the EU NAVFOR French warship FS Nivose as it flies over Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast on Friday March 5, 2010. Swarms of Somali pirates are moving into the waters off East Africa, triggering four shootouts Friday including a skirmish with French military personnel that sunk a pirate skiff, officials said. The end of the monsoon season and the resulting calmer waters signal the beginning of the most dangerous period for ships traveling the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Nearly half the 47 ships hijacked off Somalia last year were taken in March and April.

Juszi

03-06-2010, 09:31 PM

He219, as Cahir0 said, they are Police officers, and they've been using UCP and the Polish multicam knock-off for quite a while.

Tareece

03-06-2010, 09:38 PM

112720

Massive Fart alert!!!!

"Hey, I told ya to STEP back!!!!"

ahhh the jokes keep comin'

Carry on!

bd popeye

03-06-2010, 10:52 PM

First ship commissioned in Orange County, DDS-105 is a way of the Navy saying 'Thank You' to Seal Beach and nearby communities for their support and the location of SBNWS, opened in 1944.

Thanks He219! Great photos posted as per usual by all!

navy.mil never did post those commissioning photos..maybe tomorrow. Monday for sure.

VAMAN

03-07-2010, 02:46 AM

Kandahar, Afghanistan
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SHA-WALI-KOT, AFGHANISTAN - U.S. Army chaplain Carl Subler celebrates a Catholic Mass for soldiers on March 5, 2010 at a small American combat outpost in Sha-Wali-Kot in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan. Military chaplains travel the battlefield throughout Afghanistan, providing a backbone of support for thousands of soldiers struggling with the difficulties of war and year-long deployments away from home.

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, AFGHANISTAN - A memorial, made from a blast wall, is inscribed with the names of fallen soldiers on March 3, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac in the Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan. The 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry has suffered 21 fatalities since it's deployment last summer, the most of any U.S. Army battalion during the Afghan war. Military chaplains at the base have helped provide a backbone of support for soldiers who have lost colleagues in battle.

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U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry regiment, kneel during a patrol in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, February 26, 2010. (*******)

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A helicopter flies over U.S. soldiers with Delta Company 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry Regiment, as they patrol the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, February 25, 2010. (*******)

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U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry Regiment, patrol along Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, February 24, 2010. (*******)

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An Afghan man has his photo taken by U.S Army soldiers from Delta Company, 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry Regiment, during a patrol in the Arghandab valley, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, February 24, 2010.

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An Afghan man watches a U.S. army convoy pass in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. February 22, 2010. (*******)

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U.S. Army Private First Class Danny Comley of Camdenton Missouri, assigned to Delta Company 4th Brigade combat team,2-508, 82nd parachute infantry Regiment, receives flowers from an Afghan girl during a patrol in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan February 24, 2010. (*******)

Actarus

03-07-2010, 03:49 AM

Very moving scene... 2 girls with flowers....

DID

03-07-2010, 03:57 AM

Indian Teepee?

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Actarus

03-07-2010, 04:04 AM

Indian Teepee?
Ups... Its true!

Hardy

03-07-2010, 04:59 AM

Ups... Its true!

Its the men who watch at goats, you didn`t know?!

Apple Pie

03-07-2010, 06:35 AM

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown addresses troops at Lashkar Gah Base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province March 6, 2010.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) shakes hands with Afghan village elders at the Shawqat Forward Operating Base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, March 6, 2010.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets British soldiers next to a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan's Helmand Province March 6, 2010

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A British flag flies above British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he greets soldiers at Shawqat Forward Operating Base near Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan's Helmand province March 6, 2010.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) is shown a map of Helmand Province by Lieutenant Colonel Roly Walker (L) at Shawqat Forward Operating Base near Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan's Helmand Province March 6, 2010.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) greets recruits of the Afghan Helmand Police at the Helmand Police Training Centre near Laskar Gah in Afghanistan's Helmand Province March 6, 2010

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pAt

03-07-2010, 07:17 AM

Indian Teepee?

i cant belive how much that base has changed since i was there wow!

Intell_01

03-07-2010, 09:29 AM

its about 150 meters after the round has left the barrel that the round is armed (with PD and egg timer fuzes) Prox depends on doppler pulses.

Fat Lazy American

03-07-2010, 11:34 AM

during clashes in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, March 5, 2010.

Pretty good example, btw, of the unconscious bias of much of the international press.

mick4075

03-07-2010, 11:49 AM

The TeePee is the US 2nd (Indian Head) Division memorial and contains the names of the personnel KIA during their deployment.

NooBiBoy

03-07-2010, 12:12 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-r7Fn0myc

I hope you will enjoy it!

VAMAN

03-07-2010, 12:28 PM

Kandahar, Afghanistan
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Highway traffic sits halted behind a convoy of American Stryker armored personel carriers from the 1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment on March 6, 2010 near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The U.S. military is expected to launch a major offensive against Taliban insurgents in Kandahar in upcoming months, following its recent operation in Marja in neighboring Helmand province.

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A U.S. Army soldier from the 1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment speaks to an Afghan policeman (C) through an interpreter on March 6, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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U.S. Army Specialist Jerrod Carr from Lakeland, Florida and with Delta Company 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry regiment, stands guard next to detained Afghan men in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province. February 26, 2010. (*******)

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A U.S. soldier with Delta Company 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry Regiment, aims his weapon during a patrol in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, February 23, 2010. (*******)

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U.S. Army Specialist Jerrod Carr from Lakeland, Florida, and with Delta Company 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry Regiment, walks during a patrol in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, February 25, 2010. (*******)

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An Afghan police officer prays in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan,. February 22, 2010. (*******)

Origin

03-07-2010, 01:02 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-r7Fn0myc

I hope you will enjoy it!

what pistol the man using at about 1:50 in the video ? looks like a Kimberly .45

NooBiBoy

03-07-2010, 01:04 PM

what pistol the man using at about 1:50 in the video ? looks like a Kimberly .45

I dont know. But i know thats its the Danish Jaegerkorps soldiers ^^

frosty74

03-07-2010, 01:37 PM

rpd?! didn't know they were still in use.
Look closer, man, this is Type 81MGS... :) still in use though

flanker7

03-07-2010, 01:42 PM

what pistol the man using at about 1:50 in the video ? looks like a Kimberly .45

Maybe a pimped out Browning Hi-Power?

kitschi

03-07-2010, 02:14 PM

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where is the rifle of the on the right???

paul215

03-07-2010, 02:26 PM

he doesn't need a rifle he just stares suckas down

Munifex

03-07-2010, 02:29 PM

The gun regulations in the Danish Armed Forces is the HK-USP but before using the Sig-Sauer P-210 .-

He219

03-07-2010, 02:53 PM

Nice pix, VAMAN and all posters ..
keep up the good work!
:D

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US top commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McCrystal (L) waits in a field to leave March 7, 2010 in the southern province of Helmand of Marjah, Afghanistan. http://i50.tinypic.com/14yan36.jpg

U.S. top commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McCrystal (R) talks to Afghan defense minster Abdul Rahim Wardak March 7, 2010 in the southern province of Helmand of Marjah, Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai heard a litany of complaints Sunday from residents of Marjah, the town in the south that thousands of U.S. , NATO and Afghan troops just seized from the Taliban. Karzai promised better security for the former Taliban stronghold after complaints of corruption, looting and arrests were reported.http://i45.tinypic.com/2rfx1d4.jpg
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fghan President Hamid Karzai talks to locals March 7, 2010 in the southern province of Helmand of Marjah, Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai heard a litany of complaints Sunday from residents of Marjah, the town in the south that thousands of U.S. , NATO and Afghan troops just seized from the Taliban. Karzai promised better security for the former Taliban stronghold after complaints of corruption, looting and arrests were reported.http://i47.tinypic.com/34zn710.jpg
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An Italian soldier with the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard on the roof of a building during a ceremony for placing the foundation of an Italian funded project for a women's market in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

Infanteer Two Seven

03-07-2010, 02:57 PM

I need this for my Marine loadout

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UNSC LEADER

03-07-2010, 03:00 PM

I need this for my Marine loadout

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what kind of chicken is that lol
ot: nice pics

He219

03-07-2010, 03:10 PM

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Soldiers of the Army National Guard 162 Engineer Company attached with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion of U.S. Marine Corps stay next to a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicle which was hit by a roadside bomb while providing a route clearance for a convoy delivering supplies to the remote U.S. Marine base in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 6, 2010. Picture taken March 6, 2010.http://i46.tinypic.com/rr009k.jpg

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U.S. Army National Guard Captain Bob Baca of 162 Engineer Company attached with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion of U.S. Marine Corps carries a U.S. flag from a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicle, which was hit by road side bomb while providing a route clearance for a convoy delivering supplies to the remote U.S. Marine base in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 6, 2010. Picture taken March 6, 2010.http://i49.tinypic.com/2ihrsc5.jpg

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U.S. Marines drive their Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicle with an attached mine roller during a day-long escort of a convoy delivering supplies to the remote U.S. Marine base in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 6, 2010. Picture taken March 6, 2010.http://i47.tinypic.com/245xzrp.jpg
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A U.S. Marine stretches on top of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicle during a short break in a day-long escort of a convoy delivering supplies to the remote U.S. Marine base in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 6, 2010. Picture taken March 6, 2010..........1234567890

He219

03-07-2010, 03:20 PM

what kind of chicken is that lol
ot: nice pics
The free-range, no hormone or antibiotic type!
A good way to add protein to your field diet ..

Ask for one in your next order at Airsoft Extreme! </plug>
;)

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Cpl. Robert Glynn from Spring Brook, Wisconsin, left, and Sgt. Jonathan White from Westmoreland, New York, right, of the 293rd Military Police Company out of Fort Stewart, Georgia kill a chicken for dinner to supplement their MRE (Meals Ready-to-Eat) rations whilst on a mission in Kandahar City, southern Afghanistan Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010.

Dinges

03-07-2010, 03:29 PM

I hope the soldiers are all-right. That RG took quite a knock.

UNSC LEADER

03-07-2010, 03:34 PM

The free-range, no hormone or antibiotic type!
A good way to add protein to your field diet ..

Ask for one in your next order at Airsoft Extreme! </plug>
;)

lol thanks i will order some asap
it will look nice with my blood diamond pants

Dinges

03-07-2010, 03:36 PM

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Nice to see the M-ATV using the Spark

He219

03-07-2010, 04:06 PM

couple more ...

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This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry, alledgedly shows Nasr 1 (Victory) missiles in a factory in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi announced on state TV Sunday a new production line of highly accurate, short range cruise missiles capable of evading radar. The missile named Nasr 1 (Victory) will be capable of destroying targets up to 100 tons in size according to Vahidi. Iran frequently makes announcements about new advances in military technology that cannot be independently verified.http://i49.tinypic.com/n6xhs.jpg

In this photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry, Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi looks at alledged Nasr1 (Victory) missiles during inauguration of the production line of the missile, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi announced on state TV Sunday a new production line of highly accurate, short range cruise missiles capable of evading radar. The missile named Nasr 1 (Victory) will be capable of destroying targets up to 1,000 tons in size according to Vahidi. Iran frequently makes announcements about new advances in military technology that cannot be independently verified..http://i50.tinypic.com/2gxfugy.jpg

Canadian Air Force chaplain Cpt. Jim McKay stands outside a chapel after holding a Catholic Mass on March 7, 2010 at the Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan. Military chaplains hold services on major bases as well as travel the battlefield throughout Afghanistan, providing a backbone of support for thousands of soldiers struggling with the difficulties of war and year-long deployments away from homehttp://i46.tinypic.com/ioe05c.jpg

Canadian Air Force chaplain Jim McKay (L), and U.S. Army chaplain Carl Subler chat and smoke after holding a Catholic Mass on March 7, 2010 at the Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan. Military chaplains hold services on major bases as well as travel the battlefield throughout Afghanistan, providing a backbone of support for thousands of soldiers struggling with the difficulties of war and year-long deployments away from home.http://i47.tinypic.com/i5omlv.jpg

Catholics partake in Communion at a Catholic Mass on March 7, 2010 in Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistanhttp://i45.tinypic.com/vwq237.jpg

outhern Baptist chaplain Cpt. Loren Aderhold gives a sermon on March 7, 2010 at a military dining hall near the Kandahar Air Field in southern Dirkastan. Military chaplains hold services on major bases as well as travel the battlefield throughout Afghanistan, providing a backbone of support for thousands of soldiers struggling with the difficulties of war and year-long deployments away from home.http://i46.tinypic.com/29fvvpu.jpg

Gospel chaplain Maj. Shon Neyland gives a sermon at a gospel service March 7, 2010 at Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan. http://i45.tinypic.com/2exrjo3.jpg

This image from video released by IntelCenter Sunday, March 7, 2010, shows Adam Gadahn, featured in a video posted Sunday, coincidentally the day that his arrest by Pakistani intelligence officers in the southern city of Karachi was announced. In the video the 31-year-old American al-Qaida spokesman called for Muslim violence, praising the U.S. Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas, as a role model for other Muslims.http://i46.tinypic.com/2m3mexy.jpg

The Dome of the Rock Mosque is seen in the background as Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray during the Friday prayer in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, March 5, 2010. Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim worshippers and Israeli riot police at a sacred and disputed hilltop compound following a sermon on a recent Israeli decision to include two West Bank shrines on a list of national heritage sites.http://i47.tinypic.com/xbjyxf.jpg

The Dome of the Rock Mosque is seen in the background as masked Palestinian demonstrators break cement blocks to use during clashes in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 5, 2010. Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim worshippers and Israeli riot police at a sacred and disputed hilltop compound following a sermon on a recent Israeli decision to include two West Bank shrines on a list of national heritage sites.http://s6.tinypic.com/149v5dt.jpg
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Palestinian protesters participate in a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Beit Jalla, near Bethlehem, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Some dozens of Palestinian protesters and their supporters have scuffled with Israeli security forces during a demonstration against the extension of Israel's contentious West Bank separation barrier.http://i49.tinypic.com/1z6cjtt.jpg
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Police scuffle with protesters during a demonstration in front of the Serbian embassy in Sarajevo March 5, 2010. Protesters on Friday demonstrated in front of British and Serbian embassies in Sarajevo against Britain's arrest of Bosnian Muslim wartime leader Ejup Ganic. Ganic, a former member of Bosnia's wartime presidency, was detained on Monday on a provisional extradition warrant for alleged crimes committed in Sarajevo in 1992, when a retreating column of the Yugoslav Peoples' Army (JNA) was attacked and scores of soldiers killed and wounded.http://i46.tinypic.com/1zr2cqs.jpg

A Indonesian Muslim student throw a shoe at a banner of U.S. president Barack Obama during a protest against his planned visit outside the parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, March 5, 2010. Obama is scheduled to travel later this month to the world's most populous Muslim country where he lived as a boy.http://i47.tinypic.com/14ecrqt.jpg