Today's Photos, Wednesday - December 28th, 2011

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Tank crews from 1st Armored Brigade arrive to meet their upgraded tanks.
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200 reserve Junior Lieutenants graduate from Odesa University.

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Maldivian President Chief guest at SLMA (Sri Lanka Military Academy) Commissioning parade

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Belorussian unit receives new "Tor-M2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_missile_system)" missile system

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Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, currently training to deploy to Afghanistan at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., was the first PRT to train on a new virtual reality combat simulator designed specifically to help Soldiers better deal with the number one killer in the contemporary operating environment: improvised explosive device http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/184/size5.jpg
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Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. David Bruce Sgt. Chris Rohling, squad leader with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, currently training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., for deployment to Afghanistan, gives a mission brief to his squad before they go through the new Counter-IED Collective and Individual Mounted Training Program Dec. 16, 2011. http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5207/size4.jpg
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Photo Credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah Martinez A new noncommissioned officer course student looks through an eye scanner during an in processing event at Bamyan Regional Training Center, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2011. The eye scanner is part of the biometrics information collected to create a student file. http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2185/size3p.jpg
Photo Credit: Courtesy photo An Afghan videographer (left), with 31st Kandak, 201st Afghan National Army Corps, edits video under the watchful eye of French Army Maj. Herve Hubert, Dec. 5, 2011. http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/412/size2o.jpg
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French Amy Maj. Herve Hubert (left) mentors an Afghan videographer from 31st Kandak, 201st Afghan National Army Corps, during combat camera training on Forward Operating Base Tagab, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2011. Task Force La Fayette leadership brought Hubert from France in order to conduct this initial training course. http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2773/size0.jpg
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Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten Sgt. Chris Rohling, squad leader with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, currently training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., for deployment to Afghanistan, leads an after-action review using video footage of the training they just performed on the new Counter-IED Collective and Individual Mounted Training Program, Dec. 1, 2011.

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Memorial to Bulgarian soldiers who died in Iraq.

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Polish soldiers in Afghanistan.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec 28, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to pull alongside the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles R. Drew (T-AKE 10) for a replenishment at sea. Lincoln is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans en route to support coalition efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOO. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gregory Harden/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2011) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 delivers supplies to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans en route to support coalition efforts in the 5th Fleet AOO. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua E. Walters/Released)

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HONG KONG (Dec. 27, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) color guard waits to parade the U.S. and Chinese colors before a reception for Hong Kong guests in the hangar bay. The Carl Vinson Strike Group is in Hong Kong Harbor for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Dec. 12, 2011) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Mike Dillon, left, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Reuban Villegas, both assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, lay out detonation cord during demolition operations supervisor training. CTG 56.1 provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Dec. 12, 2011) Lt. j.g. Jacob Mello, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, attaches electric blasting caps to a demolition charge during demolition operations supervisor training. CTG 56.1 provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Dec. 12, 2011) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Mike Dillon, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, verifies instructions for placing a composition C-4 demolition charge during demolition operations supervisor training. CTG 56.1 provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Dec. 12, 2011) Lt. j.g. Jacob Mello, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, crimps a non-electric blasting cap onto detonation cord during demolition operations supervisor training. CTG 56.1 provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Dec. 12, 2011) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Reuban Villegas, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, prepares the detonator unit for the MK-186 Mod-2 radio-firing device during demolition operations supervisor training. CTG 56.1 provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait (Dec. 12, 2011) Lt. j.g. Jacob Mello, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, prepares a time blasting fuse during demolition operations supervisor training. CTG 56.1 provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

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A military personnel participates in the Velayat-90 war game on Sea of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 28, 2011. "Closing the Strait of Hormuz for Iran's armed forces is really easy ... or as Iranians say it will be easier than drinking a glass of water," Iran's navy chief Habibollah Sayyari told Iran's English language Press TV.
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Members if the Iranian Navy participat in Iran's navy drill in the Sea of Oman on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. The navy is in the midst of a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route.
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Members of the Iran Navy participate in a drill Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 in the Sea of Oman. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. The navy is in the midst of a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route.
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Iranian submarines and warships participate in navy drill in the Sea of Oman Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. The navy is in the midst of a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route.

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An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard proudly displays its nose art depicting the number of bombs dropped in combat operations while based at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2011. The 177th Fighter Wing, based at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J., is deployed to Afghanistan to provide close air support for coalition forces.

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LOL. Nice once trig.

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A moment I thought it was real:D

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Nice blush! LOL

[goat89]

Nice pics today! Thx!!!