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He219

11-05-2004, 09:21 AM

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U.S Embassy guards from Iraq, and German bodyguards of the Saudi royal family rush out of a van during training of a simulated attack in a course run by Israelis specializing in security in Rahat, a Bedouin town in the southern Israeli desert of Negev, Thursday Nov. 4, 2004. Some 23 participants from the U.S , Germany and Coratia are training in tactical combat skills and learn about the Arab culture in a weeklong course.
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Amidst a cloud of smoke from a smoke grenade, unidentified American and European security guards rush out of a van during training of a simulated attack in a course run by Israelis specializing in security in Rahat, a Bedouin town in the southern Israeli desert of Negev, Thursday Nov. 4, 2004. Some 23 participants from the U.S , Germany and Coratia are training in tactical combat skills and learn about the Arab culture in a weeklong course.
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Unidentified American and European security guards rush out of a van during training of a simulated attack in a course run by Israelis specializing in security in Rahat, a Bedouin town in the southern Israeli desert of Negev, Thursday Nov. 4, 2004. Some 23 participants from the U.S , Germany and Coratia are training in tactical combat skills and learn about the Arab culture in a weeklong course.

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** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, NOV. 8 ** FILE ** Spc. Robert Clarno of Sierra Vista, Ariz., left, and Spc. Jeremy Squires of Wellsboro, Penn., perform maintenance on a "Shadow" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle following its fllight at an American military base in Baqouba, Iraq in this Aug. 31, 2004 file photo.Unmanned aerial vehicles and other so-called "stand-off" weapons, whether currently used or in secret testing, belong to a developing high-tech arsenal that the U.S. military says will help minimize casualties as it battles insurgents.
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** FILE ** An unmanned drone RQ-7A "Shadow" lands at an American military base in Baqouba, Iraq in this Aug. 31, 2004 file photos. UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, like the Shadow are among an arsenal of "stand-off" weaponry being employed, secretly tested on the battlefield or still on the drawing boards which the U.S. military says will help minimize casualties as it battles the insurgents

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American soldiers close a road leading into the insurgent-held city of Fallujah, Iraq Friday, Nov. 5, 2004. In multiple airstrikes that continued through early Friday, U.S. warplanes struck several targets in Fallujah, including a system of barriers rigged with bombs in the southeastern part of the city. They also hit a command post, suspected fighting positions and a weapons cache, said Lt. Nathan Braden, of 1st Marine Division
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American soldiers convoy towards the insurgent-held city of Fallujah, as Fallujah residents evacuate the city Iraq Friday, Nov. 5, 2004. In multiple airstrikes that continued through early Friday, U.S. warplanes struck several targets in Fallujah, including a system of barriers rigged with bombs in the southeastern part of the city. They also hit a command post, suspected fighting positions and a weapons cache, said Lt. Nathan Braden, of 1st Marine Division
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US Marines of the 1st Division prepare their vehicles at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 5, 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around the rebel-controlled city of Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault.
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A US Marine of the 1st Division checks ammunition at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around the rebel-controlled city of Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city.
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A US Marine of the 1st Division listens to music while cleaning his gun at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around the rebel-controlled city of Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city.
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US Marines of the 1st Division prepare their vehicles at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 5, 2004.
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A legend for a city map of Fallujah, made out of gravels and Lego stones, is on display for training purpose at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around rebel-controlled Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city.
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The Saltire flag flies at half staff at the Black Watch Regimental Headquarters in Perth, Scotland, November 5, 2004. A suicide car bomber killed three British soldiers and a translator at a checkpoint south of Baghdad on November 4, in the first such attack on British forces in Iraq
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British Army troops prepare to destroy a roadside bomb found near their Basra base in southern Iraq, November 5, 2004. A suicide bomber and mortar fire killed three British troops and wounded eight on Thursday in the first fatal attack on units that had moved to a risky area south of Baghdad to free up U.S. forces for action in the Falluja region
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British Army troops destroy a roadside bomb found near their Basra base in southern Iraq (news - web sites), November 5, 2004

seruriermarshal

11-05-2004, 09:25 AM

Every day we can watch good pics . Thanks He219 .

woot

UoUo

11-05-2004, 09:29 AM

Nice! p-)

Seoulstriker

11-05-2004, 09:45 AM

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LONDON - NOVEMBER 5: In this photo illustration illegal firearms bought from overseas via the internet are displayed on the bonnet of a car at a police station on November 5, 2004 in London, England. A range of weapons were seized during a series of raids throughout London over a peroid of four days.The Met's Specialist Crime Directorate carried out the raids under the banner Operation Bembridge after gathering intelligence relating to people who had bought a range of weapons. (Photo Illustration by Graeme Roberston/***** Images)

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 4: (GERMANY OUT) (EDITORS NOTE: SMUDGE ON LOWER RIGHT IS DIESEL FUEL ON THE LENS) U.S. Marines of the Light Armored Reconnaissance company of the 1st Battalion 3rd Marines care for a wounded soldier after a armored vehicle struck an anti-tank mine on November 4, 2004 near Fallujah, Iraq.Two Marines and an American freelance photographer Stephanie Kuykendal, was injured. U.S. and Iraqi forces are preparing for a possible offensive against insurgents in Fallujah. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 4: (GERMANY OUT) The crater left by a mine strike, as US Marines of the Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) company of the 1st Battalion 3rd Marines, clean up after an LAV-25 armored vehicle struck an anti-tank mine near Fallujah on November 4, 2004. The incident wounded two marines and an American freelance photographer, as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an all-out invasion against insurgents in Fallujah. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 4: US Marines of the Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) company of the 1st Battalion 3rd Marines, set up security after an LAV-25 armored vehicle struck an anti-tank mine near Fallujah on November 4, 2004. The incident wounded two marines and an American freelance photographer, as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an all-out invasion against insurgents in Fallujah. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

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PENSACOLA BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 4: Nearly four feet of sand covers much of the neighborhoods November 4, 2004 in Pensacola Beach, Florida after Hurricane Ivan hit the area on September 16. The category three hurricane made landfall devastating the barrier islands of the western Florida panhandle. Residents of Pensacola Beach continue to dig out from a storm surge that flooded many of the home under six feet of water and destroyed many of the homes along the beach front. (Photo by Stephen Morton/***** Images)

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041026-N-1825E-066 Camp Lemonier, Djibouti (Oct. 26, 2004) - A technician assigned to Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight (EODMU-8), Detachment Eighteen, carries his equipment into a training facility during a live exercise. EODMU-8, Det. 18, based at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, deployed in October to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, to support anti-terrorism missions with the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) "Horn of Africa." The unit will provide training in bomb detection, while ensuring camp safety by responding to threats, and monitoring main camp facilities, including the flight line and supply areas. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Joe Ebalo (RELEASED)

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960306-N-2302H-004 USS George Washington (CVN 73) March 6, 1996 - A crew member takes advantage of one of the commercial phone lines available aboard ship while deployed at sea. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Joe Hendricks (RELEASED)

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) has negotiated a lower rate on its AT&T Direct Ocean Service to $.50 per minute, rather than $1 per minute. The new rate will come into effect on Nov. 15.

mack pl

11-05-2004, 09:47 AM

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RAHAT, Israel -- Firing at attackers through a thick pall of smoke, U.S. Embassy guards from Baghdad and German bodyguards for the Saudi royal family safely escorted their charges through an ambush.

The guards were real, but Thursday's attack was a simulated training exercise in a course run by Israelis specializing in security duties in the Middle East.

The participants hope lessons from Israel's conflicts will give them an edge -- both when facing real combat and in securing lucrative security contracts.

But despite Israel's experience in combatting Islamic militants during its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon and the last four years of Israeli-Palestinian violence, studying here has drawbacks too.

Many of the 23 participants -- which organizers said included four Americans currently working in Baghdad, three Germans who provide security for the Saudi Royal family and Croatian special forces -- would not speak to the media, fearing that if their training in the Jewish state were exposed it would compromise their ability to work in Arab countries hostile to Israel.

The weeklong course, run by former Israeli special forces and secret service operatives, aims to give the guards tactical combat skills and expose them to Arab culture. This combination enables them to work more effectively in high-risk Mideast combat zones, organizers and participants said.

"We feel we can give some of our experience to our friends all over the world," said Tzafrir Pazi, the chief instructor at the Counter Terrorism Training Center, who described himself as a former senior field agent in Israel's Shin Bet security service.

"Israel is known for its expertise in these areas," said Christopher Purdy, 23, currently working as a bodyguard for the No. 2 man at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Ambassador James Jeffrey.

Purdy, a former Marine from Seattle who is employed by a civilian security company, said the Israeli knowledge was particularly helpful in dealing with suicide bombers.

"Two weeks ago four members of my team were killed when a suicide bomber infiltrated into the Green Zone," he said referring to the heavily fortified Baghdad enclave that houses the embassy.

He hopes his new training will help him avert similar attacks.

On Thursday the group repeatedly practiced repelling convoy ambushes.

As the role-playing terrorists set off explosives, jumped out from behind rocks and fired blanks at the cars from M-16 rifles, the guards burst from the vehicles hitting the attackers with paint balls, knocking them over and kicking away their rifles.

Sirens wailed and smoke grenades blanketed the area as other convoy guards hastily surrounded the "V.I.P," beating a coordinated retreat to another vehicle that would spirit them out of the danger zone.

"We need this," said Scott Stezelecky, 28, a native of Boston, who is going to Iraq in a month to work for a security firm. "We will be running the gauntlet on the highway of death three or four times a day," he said.

Organizers say the second advantage of the course is a brief immersion into Arab lifestyles, food and culture.

As dawn broke over Rahat, a sprawling Bedouin town in the Negev desert, Stezelecky rose from his guard post to wake the other team members who were clad in Galabiyas, flowing Arab robes, and sleeping on mats in the nearby tent.

To help rouse them, Arabic music blared over a loudspeaker.

The group quickly changed before heading out for morning exercises, followed by a quick breakfast of pita bread, olives, cheese and small glasses of sticky, sweet Bedouin tea poured from a battered metal pot.

While some have already worked in the Middle East, others are hoping that the course will improve their chances of getting a job in the lucrative security field.

Fred Wingo, 46, currently works in corporate security for the international carrier service DHL, but was prepared to pay $10,000 of his own money to do this course and another in risk management.

Wingo, also from Seattle, said the course would both improve his chance for promotion and open up new possibilities for security work in the Mideast.

"Some of the guys in Iraq are making $900 a day," he said.

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garoco

11-05-2004, 09:53 AM

RIP to the Black Watch soldiers and their translator. Thanks again HE for the pics mate.

Umm-Qasr

11-05-2004, 10:08 AM

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An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit patrol the skies of Babil province.
The helicopter is from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, the aviation combat element of the 24th MEU.
The 24th MEU is currently conducting security and stability operations in northern Babil province.

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Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit sit in the turrets from which they returned fire after being ambushed by insurgents with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire Oct 27.
The Marines are members of Combined Anti-Armor Team One, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines.
The 24th MEU is currently conducting security and stability operations in northern Babil province.

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November 5, 2004. A Squad Automatic Weapon gunner from 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, sets up a defensive position during a security halt while on patrol in Zabol Province, Afghanistan.

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November 5, 2004. An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter from the 1st Infantry Division takes off on a mission from Forward Operation Base MacKenzie, Iraq.

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US Marines of the 1st Division prepare sandbags and wooden boards to armor their vehicles at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around the rebel-controlled city of Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city.

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A US Marine of the 1st Division checks ammunition at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around the rebel-controlled city of Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city.

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US Marines of the 1st Division prepare their vehicles at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, Nov. 5, 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around the rebel-controlled city of Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city.

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American soldiers convoy towards the insurgent-held city of Fallujah, as Fallujah residents evacuate the city Iraq (news - web sites) Friday, Nov. 5, 2004. In multiple airstrikes that continued through early Friday, U.S. warplanes struck several targets in Fallujah, including a system of barriers rigged with bombs in the southeastern part of the city. They also hit a command post, suspected fighting positions and a weapons cache, said Lt. Nathan Braden, of 1st Marine Division.(

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Soldier of the para-military force takes position at an elevation point to watch a passing procession of the Shiite Mulims, gathered to observe the death anniversary of their spritual leader Hazrat Ali, first Imam of Shiite branch of Islam, Friday, Nov 5, 2004 in Karachi, Pakistan. Security is enhanced after intelligence reports indicated threats of a terrorist attack, officials said.

Locked N Loaded

11-05-2004, 10:10 AM

^ Nice Pics......

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Iraqis gather near a damaged vehicle on the side of a highway north of the western city of Falluja, November 5, 2004. Residents of the area said that U.S. troops, manning a security checkpoint on a highway near Falluja, opened fire on an approaching civilian car and then drove an armored vehicle over it. Three injured passengers, a couple and their child, were then transported for treatment by the U.S. forces, according to the witnesses.

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An Iraqi man surveys a damaged vehicle on the side of a highway north of the western city of Falluja, November 5, 2004

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A picture released by the Multi National Force-Iraqi shows members of the Iraqi National Guard (ING) exiting a house they just finished searching during in the Iraqi northern city Mosul. ING are performing cordon and knocks in a Mosul community with the support of US troops.

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Plainclothes policemen detain a villager in Pyongtaek, about 70 km south of Seoul November 5, 2004. About 100 residents of a village protested against South Korean defence ministry officers who were surveying the village, which is one of the sites selected for the relocation of South Korea based U.S. troops.

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Plainclothes policemen detain a villager in Pyongtaek, about 70 km south of Seoul November 5, 2004.

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The mobile service tower (MST) was retracted from around the Boeing Delta 2 rocket at launch pad 17B at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, exposing the vehicle as the countdown entered its final hours before liftoff. The Delta 2 rocket will be carrying a GPS satellite. The GPS IIR-13 is a replacement satellite for the U.S. Air Forces Global Positioning System. GPS provides directional guidance for the U.S. military and civilian users around the world.

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File photo dated June 11, 2004, of Paul Lowe from Fife, Scotland, who has been named in reports as one of the three members of the Black Watch killed in Iraq Thursday Nov. 4, 2004, by a suicide bomber.

RIP To All The Fallen!

FozzieBear

11-05-2004, 10:22 AM

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File photo dated June 11, 2004, of Paul Lowe from Fife, Scotland, who has been named in reports as one of the three members of the Black Watch killed in Iraq Thursday Nov. 4, 2004, by a suicide bomber.

RIP mate, no more worries.

He219

11-05-2004, 10:29 AM

Thanks Seoulstriker, Locked N Loaded, American Patriot, Umm-Qasr and Everybody contributing to these daily threads.

It's just too much to do alone ..
:)

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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (3rd L) sits beside NATO Deputy Secretary General Alessandro Minuto Rizzo during a meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, 05 November 2004. Allawi is also due to attend a meeting at the European Summit held in Brussels.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (L) is welcomed by European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana on the second day of an European Union heads of state summit in Brussels, November 5, 2004. EU leaders will present a reconstruction aid package to Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Friday, as the bloc seeks a fresh start with U.S. President George W. Bush after bitter internal divisions over Iraq
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French President Jacques Chirac gestures at a news conference during an European Union heads of state and governments summit in Brussels, November 5, 2004. Iraq's elections must go ahead as planned and include all components of Iraqi society, Chirac said on Friday
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Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi answers questions during a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels, Friday Nov. 5, 2004. European Union leaders on Friday said they would offer 'strong support' to back Iraq and considered deepening their involvement there by offering interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi the prospect of a special trade and aid deal.

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MONROVIA, LIBERIA: UN peace keepers pose with some of the arms handed in a day after a nationwide programme to disarm ex-combatants officially ended, 05 November 2004 in Monrovia. Liberia's fighting factions were officially disarmed and disbanded Wednesday, as their leaders urged the international community to make good on promises of rehabilitation for some 96,000 former combattants in the west African state
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA: Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL) General James Talley (R) hands over his machine gun to a Nigerian UN peace keeper in a symbolic gesture a day after a nationwide programme to disarm ex-combatants officially ended, 05 November 2004 in Monrovia. Liberia's fighting factions were officially disarmed and disbanded Wednesday, as their leaders urged the international community to make good on promises of rehabilitation for some 96,000 former combattants in the west African state. AFP PHOTO/ZOOM DOSSO les deux dernieres photos ont ete prises Vendredi a MONROVIA lors du desarmement symbolique des 48 generaux des differentes factions. 004= Le General James Talley de MODEL remet son arme. 003= Les armes des 48 generaux.

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: French Aerobatic team Squadron leader Commandant Arnaud Amberg (R) addresses a press conference as the Chef de Service Technique, Captain Tassers looks on, at the French Embassy in New Delhi 05 November 2004. The Patrouille de France and its Indian counterpart -- the Suryakirans -- will display their aerobatic skills at the Hindan air base, in the Indian northern state of Haryana, on 07 November.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: An Afghan National Army soldier (C) gestures to the photographer as he and a colleague keep alert in a road in Kabul, 05 November 2004. Anxieties mounted 05 November for three foreign UN election workers as the latest deadline passed for their threatened execution by a Taliban splinter group claiming to have abducted them nine days ago.

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JERUSALEM, : A Palestinian carries pastries on a giant plate as Israeli border policemen look on in the Arab part of Jerusalem Old city 05 November 2004. Yasser Arafat remained in a coma in a French hospital on 05 November as the Israeli and Palestinian governments made preparations to prevent a descent into anarchy in the event of the veteran's leader death.
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 5: (ISRAEL OUT) Palestinian women arrive for friday prayer surrounded by armed security in the Arab part of Jerusalem Old city November 5, 2004 in Israel.
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Palestinian women arrive for friday prayer surrounded by armed security in the Arab part of Jerusalem Old city November 5, 2004 in Israel
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Israeli border policemen control the ID of a Palestinian man in the Arab part of Jerusalem Old city 05 November 2004.
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AIN EL-HELWEH, LEBANON: Palestinian 'activists' pray at the refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh in south Lebanon 05 November 2004 for the recovery of Yasser Arafat who is fighting for his life at a Paris hospital. Thousands of refugees, many wearing the traditional Arab checkered scarf, converged on mosques in this shanty town on the outskirts of the southern city of Sidon and the 11 other camps across the country to pray for their ailing leader
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RAMALLAH, : Members of Force 17, the Palestinian presidential security forces, stands guard over a portrait of Yasser Arafat, at the Muqataa, the ailing leader's West Bank office compound, in Ramallah, 05 November 2004. Palestinians waited anxiously for updates today on the condition of their comatose long-time leader, expressing concerns about who will take over should he die
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CLAMART, FRANCE: Austrian Orthodox Rabbi Moishe Ariey Friedman (C), leader of the Austrian Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewish Community of Vienna, joins supporters of Yasser Arafat in a vigil in front of the Percy military hospital in Clamart where the Palestinian Authority leader lay "brain-dead" according to a French medical source 04 November 2004. As on every night since his admission Friday, several dozen people congregated in support of Arafat.
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A policeman stands guard in front cameras at the entrance of the Percy military hospital in the Paris southwestern suburb of Clamart, 05 November 2004. 75 year Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is "between life and death" and in a "reversible coma" according to Palestinian delegate to France Leila Shahid.
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Clamart, France: A man stands by a Palestinian flag hung on a wall near the entrance of Percy military hospital in the Paris southwestern suburb of Clamart, 05 November 2004. Palestinian delegate to France Leila Shahid said that 75 year-old leader is "between life and death" and in a "reversible coma". Arafat was admitted in this hospital for treatment for an unidentified blood disorder a week ago after being evacuated from his West Bank headquarters. The flag reads "Thank you France".

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European Union leaders take place for the family picture of the European Summit 05 November 2004, in Brussels. The European Union expressed solidarity Friday for the Palestinians as their veteran leader Yasser Arafat fought for his life, but also urged a "legitimate leadership" to pursue peace with Israel.

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NARATHIWAT, THAILAND: Thai soldiers on their motorcycles patrol the street in Narathiwat province, south Thailand 05 November 2004. Ten people including nine Buddhists have been killed on Thursday in Thailand's mainly Muslim south in a spate of violence following the death of 87 detained Muslims last week, police said.
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Thai Muslim women joke with a Thai soldier during the visit of the Thai Governor for Narathiwat province Pracha Taerat to the cemetery 05 November 2004 of the unclaim victims killed during the violence in Tak Bai district, south Thailand.
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Armed with M-16 assault rifles, a pair of Thai soldiers accompany a Buddhist Monk near the village of Bacho, in Southern Thailand in this May 7, 2004 file photo. Suspected Muslim insurgents attacked an army unit protecting Buddhist monks at a monastery early Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, killing one of the soldiers as sectarian violence continued in southern Thailand, police said. An unknown number of assailants struck at the Traithong monastery in Narathiwat province, retreating into the darkness after a brief firefight, said Police Lt. Pheerapong Karnrat. Military units of a dozen men each have been sent to guard all Buddhist temples in the three Muslim-dominated provinces of southern Thailand, where more than 400 people have died this year in what the government says is a Muslim insurgency.
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Digital Marine

11-05-2004, 10:41 AM

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Whats that piece of paper under the helmet band? some sort of iraqi phrase card?.

Digital Marine

11-05-2004, 10:43 AM

Graeme

11-05-2004, 10:54 AM

RIP to the fallen.
I live less than 20 miles from the units home. Lots of lads from around here in the Black Watch, hope they come home soon.

J-10

11-05-2004, 11:12 AM

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** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, NOV. 8 ** FILE ** Spc. Robert Clarno of Sierra Vista, Ariz., left, and Spc. Jeremy Squires of Wellsboro, Penn., perform maintenance on a "Shadow" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle following its fllight at an American military base in Baqouba, Iraq in this Aug. 31, 2004 file photo.Unmanned aerial vehicles and other so-called "stand-off" weapons, whether currently used or in secret testing, belong to a developing high-tech arsenal that the U.S. military says will help minimize casualties as it battles insurgents.
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** FILE ** An unmanned drone RQ-7A "Shadow" lands at an American military base in Baqouba, Iraq in this Aug. 31, 2004 file photos. UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, like the Shadow are among an arsenal of "stand-off" weaponry being employed, secretly tested on the battlefield or still on the drawing boards which the U.S. military says will help minimize casualties as it battles the insurgents

Thanks He219!

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The Shadow system provides a near real-time, highly accurate, sustainable capability for reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment. It will significantly improve commanders' ability to detect and engage the enemy by having dominant situational awareness so commanders can "see first, understand first and act decisively." The Shadow itself has a wingspan of 13 feet and can carry a payload of 60 pounds. It has a gross takeoff weight of just over 300 pounds and has significant range and loiter capabilities.

Seoulstriker

11-05-2004, 11:25 AM

Whats that piece of paper under the helmet band? some sort of iraqi phrase card?.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 4: (GERMANY OUT) Wearing a Psalm 91 card in her helmet, a US Army soldier inspects the wreck of a US Marines LAV-25 armored vehicle struck an anti-tank mine near Fallujah on November 4, 2004. The incident wounded two marines and an American freelance photographer, as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an all-out invasion against insurgents in Fallujah. (Photo by Scott Peterson/***** Images)

1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation."

aartamen

11-05-2004, 12:36 PM

RE: British gun ceizure - CRAP!

Phil642

11-05-2004, 01:22 PM

Tough guys, steel nerves, incredible job, super technicians !!!

I'll never be able to do that job :|

Great brave soldiers, in French we say : "chapeau!"

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11-05-2004, 01:28 PM

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 5: Tzaramenda Naychapi, (R), a shaman from Equador, performs a traditional healing ceremony with the help of a volunteer in a bid to rid the UK of its evil spirits November 5, 2004 in London. Given permission by his Council of Elders to leave the Amazon for the first time ever

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British troops stop to detonate a roadside bomb they found near their base in Basra, Iraq Friday Nov. 5, 2005. Thursday insurgents attacked British troops at a checkpoint in central Iraq, killing three and wounding eight in a suicide bomb and mortar barrage aimed at soldiers sent to the high-risk area to free up U.S. forcesexpected to launch an assault on the militant stronghold Fallujah
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British troops detonate a roadside bomb they found near their base in Basra, Iraq Friday Nov. 5, 2005
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Soldiers from A company in the 1st Battalion Black Watch regiment go on a community patrol near their base at Camp Dogwood, Iraq Friday, Nov, 5, 2004.
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Soldiers from A company of the Black Watch are on patrol in the area of Ahmed Al Ahamadi near Camp Dogwood, Iraq, Friday Nov.5, 2004. All of the soldiers now wear helmets after three soldiers were killed in a suicide attack at a vehicle checkpoint Thursday.
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Soldiers from A company of the 1st Battalion Black Watch hang their washing up on two Warrior armoured vehicles after a community patrol near their base Camp Dogwood, Friday, Nov. 5, 2004.
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A US Marine of the 1st Division adjusts a chain with a cross around his neck after receiving mail from home at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around rebel-controlled Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city.
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US Marines of the 1st Division prepare sandbags and wooden boards to armor their vehicles at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around the rebel-controlled city of Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city.

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School children gather to watch the construction of the new bridge
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Royal Engineers construct a bridge (http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/images/bwbg/bw_bridge.wmv) over a tributary of the Euphrates to ease movement for local villagers. The bridge was constructed in just 21 minutes
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The Civil-Military Cooperation team with the Black Watch hand out leaflets explaining the troops's role in the area
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Royal Marines conduct a clearance patrol before establishing a mortar position

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U.S. soldiers attach a container full of humanitarian supplies to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2004. The supplies will be delivered to the Afghan village of Jegladek by the aviators of the 14th Aviation Regiment. The aviators are part of 'Task Force Pirate,' made up of 25th Infantry Division soldiers who have adopted the remote village of Jegdalek. Since August, these soldiers have volunteered to use their downtime to deliver humanitarian aid and medical assistance to the village.
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Local Afghans and U.S. soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division's Task Force Pirates load school supplies onto the back of a truck to be taken to the new school being built in the village of Jegdalek, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2004.
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Smyrski prepares to inspect a young boy's eyes in the Afghan village of Jegdalek, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2004. Smyrski is 25th Infantry Division's 25th Aviation Brigade surgeon. Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division's Task Force Pirate have been delivering humanitarian aid and medical assistance to the village since August.
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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Layne Pace meets with the village elders of Jegdalek, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2004. Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division's Task Force Pirate have adopted the remote village and have been delivering humanitarian aid and medical assistance to the village since August
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A young girl holds on tightly to soccer balls she received from U.S. soldiers in Jegdalek, Afghanistan, Nov. 1.
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Richardson, Task Force Pirate signal officer, plays with local children in the village of Jegdalek, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2004.
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A U.S. soldier interacts with children of Jegdalek, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2004
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Afghan villagers in Jegdalek, Afghanistan, read the Peace Paper, Nov. 1, 2004. The publication is published bi-monthly by Combined Joint Task Force-76 in Dari, Pashto, and English to help ensure Afghans stay accurately informed on current events. Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division's Task Force Pirate distribute the paper to villagers during humanitarian missions.

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THUNDER BAY - A soldier from The Royal Anglian Regiment carefully walks down a concrete pier after disembarking from a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).
About 110 Army, Naval, Communication and Medical Reservists from Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan took part in Exercise GIANT CLOAK held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, from 14-16 October. At night the Reservists focused on port security training while during the day, they conducted small boating operations, raids and urban operations training. Two Naval Reserve dive teams conducted security sweeps in the harbour area. In addition, nine members of the British Armys Royal Anglian Regiment trained with its sister Regiment in Thunder Bay, The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment.
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THUNDER BAY - A soldier from The Royal Anglian Regiment, armed with a paintball gun, moves along the deck of the Wolf River during ship clearing drills. He is closely covered by a section member from The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment.
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THUNDER BAY - Two soldiers from The Royal Anglian Regiment and The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment discuss their next move through "M" house, an abandoned Agricor grain elevator in Thunder Bay.

aartamen

11-05-2004, 01:36 PM

Did not know evil spirits were such a big problem in the UK.

Never tried Guinness though.

memphiz

11-05-2004, 01:47 PM

Great pics every one. the Canadian ones rocked

RIP to the Brits

Gatling

11-05-2004, 01:52 PM

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BASRA, IRAQ: A British soldier on foot patrol walks past traffic along a street in Basra, some 500 kms south of Baghdad, 05 November 2004. The British regiment which suffered its first combat deaths on a US-requested mission to hostile terrain near Baghdad paid tribute to the three dead soldiers and an Iraqi translator.
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UNDATED: In this undated composite handout image from the Ministry of Defence, (Left-right) Sergeant Stuart Gray, Private Scott William McArdle and Private Paul Aitken Lowe all from Fife in Scotland are seen. All three were killed in a suicide attack in Iraq. The car bomb, which also claimed the life of an Iraqi interpreter and injured eight other soldiers, was the first suicide attack to kill British troops in Iraq.
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Clamart, France: A rabbi carrying a bunch of flowers is escorted by a policeman before entering the Percy military hospital in the Paris southwestern suburb of Clamart, 05 November 2004. Palestinian delegate to France Leila Shahid said earlier that 75 year-old Palestinian leader is "between life and death" and in a "reversible coma". Arafat was admitted in this hospital for treatment for an unidentified blood disorder a week ago after being evacuated from his West Bank headquarters.
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Clamart, France: A rabbi and a man holding a Palestinian flag hold each other's hand as they came to pay respect to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in front of Percy military hospital in the Paris southwestern suburb of Clamart, 05 November 2004. Palestinian delegate to France Leila Shahid said earlier that 75 year-old Palestinian leader is "between life and death" and in a "reversible coma". Arafat was admitted in this hospital for treatment for an unidentified blood disorder a week ago after being evacuated from his West Bank headquarters.

Locked N Loaded

11-05-2004, 01:58 PM

Great Pic's Everyone......Thanks To All Who Posted... woot

Some USMC Pic's, My Prayers Are With All In Harms Way:

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CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq (Nov. 3,2004) -- Cpl. Joshua Miles, a squad leader with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, was hit by fragmentation from a mortar round during a security patrol on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq, on Oct. 27. The fragmentations from the mortar hit his flak jacket and Kevlar helmet, and went through his left arm sleeve of his uniform. Miles, 21, a native of Silver City, N.M., was not injured in the attack. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Miguel A. Carrasco

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Nov. 4, 2004) -- Staff Sgt. Ted Payne, chief instructor at the Camp Lejeune MOUT facility, guides a Marine during training. Payne, who is retiring this January, also has good advice for other transitioning Marines. -- Photo submitted 11/04/2004 Taken by PFC Christopher Ohmen

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ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Korat (November 5, 2004) -- A fighter pilot with the Thai Air Force waves from his F/16 en route to participate in a simulated air combat exercise with Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 97. -- Photo submitted 11/04/2004 Taken by Cpl. David Revere

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CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq (11/03/2004) -- During a rocket attack on a Marine listening and observation post Oct. 30, near Fallujah, Iraq, Lance Cpl. Jason Calvert, a truck driver with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, reported a truck conducting suspicious activity to his higher chain of command. A quick response force approached the vehicle, and discovered a rocket launcher and mortar tube in the back of the truck. After further investigation, it was determined that the two men in the truck were directly involved in the attack on the Marines. Calvert, 26, of Lemoore, Calif., prevented the vehicle from a contiued attack -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Sgt. Luis R. Agostini

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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va (Nov. 2, 2004) -- George R. Kaye of the Fleet Reserve association congratulates Gunnery Sgt. Thomas P. Boyle, winner of the Career Planner of the Year award, during the combined awards ceremony at Harry Lee Hall on Nov. 2. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Christopher Roberts

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LOS ANGELES (Nov. 3, 2004) -- Sgt. Jaime Arroyo, asst. administration chief, Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Corcoran, training chief, H&S Co, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, Encino, Calif., Maj. Jeffrey J. Nyhart, director, Marine Corps Public Affairs Office, Los Angeles, and Tom Peters, Combat Correspondents Association, display the scroll the Marines received from Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, 3rd District, proclaiming Nov. 7-13, "United States Marine Corps Week" throughout Los Angeles County during a morning ceremony at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles, Nov. 3. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Sergio Jimenez

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MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO Va. (Nov. 4, 2004) -- Billy Mills, honorary starter and former Marine, shoots the gun off at the start of the Marine Corps Marathon, Sunday. The gunshot was followed by the boom of a howitzer, which was quickly drowned out by the cheers from the fans and runners. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Cpl. Susan Smith

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Stephen Bozeman, a Marine Corps Marathon runner, holds his head and the American Flag high as he runs past the Crystal City crowd Sunday. Many of the 17,000 runners ran in memory or honor of service members who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The top interservice competitors stand tall after being awarded their medals. Christopher Juarez (center), Air Force running team, was the first service member to cross the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 26 minutes, 3 seconds while William Edwards (left), All- Marine running team, placed second with 2:35:16 seconds and Andrew Bartle (right), All-Marine running team, placed third in the with 2:36:37.

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MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, Calif. (November 5, 2004) -- Pfc. Jacob Mahaffey, a Platoon 1009 scribe, calculates test scores from Company A's practical examination test Oct. 28 at Burke Hall. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Jess Levens

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Pvt. Jeff Mahaffey, Platoon 1009, gave his older brother Jacob the idea to join the Marines with him. Mahaffey said having big brother in boot camp is great.

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Nov. 5, 2004) -- Staff Sgt. James Soules, convoy commander for MSSG-26, briefs his drivers and assistant drivers during convoy training at the II MEF Simulation Center. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Sgt. Roman Yurek

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Marines from MSSG-26 perform convoy training at the II MEF Simulation Center.

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Sgt. James Prichard, military policeman with MSSG-26, reports his position to the convoy commander during simulated convoy training here.

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MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, Calif. (November 5, 2004) -- Before taking the Corps' Drill Instructor of the Year honors by besting Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.'s nominee, Company A's Staff Sgt. Jean-Yonel Ulceus was San Diego's top DI. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Sgt. Len Langston

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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2004) -- Maj. Gen. David Bice, inspector general of the Marine Corps, speaks to spouses and family members of Marines and Sailors Oct. 28 at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Officers' Club during a town hall meeting. Bice answered and asked questions on quality-of-life issues that affected the attendees. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Skye Jones

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Maj. Gen. David Bice, inspector general of the Marine Corps, answers Rachel Kolb's questions at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Officers' Club during a town hall meeting Oct. 28. Bice answered Kolb's inquiries, along with other spouses' questions on quality-of-life issues.

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MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2004) -- Father Randel Livingood will soon look back on 20 years of fun while serving with the U.S. armed forces. Livingood has served with the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and the National Security Agency during his military career. -- Photo submitted 11/05/2004 Taken by Cpl. Andy J. Hurt

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Proceedings Article on the 22nd MEU (http://www.usmc.mil/22ndmeu/Proceedings_Article.htm)

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Corporal James Wilkins, a Bellville, Texas Native, scans the surrounding area as a CH- 53D Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron - 265 sits in the background, waiting to recover the security team. -- Photo by Cpl. Christopher R. Rye

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French soldiers share the road with Marines from the 31st MEU, during a patrol on a main supply route. The 31st MEU is currently operating in the U. S. Central Command's area of responsibility in support of the Global War on Terrorism. -- Photo by Cpl. Christopher R. Rye

Digital Marine

11-05-2004, 02:00 PM

He219

11-05-2004, 02:11 PM

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Soldiers from the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, guard an intersection in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq with their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during Operation Duluiyah Sunrise
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An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter from the 1st Infantry Division takes off on a mission from Forward Operation Base MacKenzie, Iraq

Some 'Neues aus der Bundeswehr' stuff:

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Oberbefehlshaber des Chilenischen Heeres, General Juan Emilio Cheyre, Inspekteur Heer, Generalleutnant Hans-Otto Budde and Schulkommandeur Brigadegeneral Markus Bentler during a visit to the Officer Academy of the Bundeswehr
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MG auf Lafette - Feuer frei!
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G36-Schießen
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Der Hubschrauber EC 135

He219

11-05-2004, 03:21 PM

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Pacific Ocean (Nov. 1, 2004) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) conducts in-flight refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard

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Mediterranean Sea (Nov. 1, 2004) – An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the “Seahawks” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Six (VAW-126), is directed onto one of four steam-powered catapults aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) prior to launch.
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Strait of Gibraltar (Oct. 31, 2004) - A door gunner aboard an SH-60 Seahawk assigned to the “Dusty Dogs” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Seven (HS-7), prepares for landing aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). HS-7 provided security for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier during its transit through the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Mediterranean Sea (Nov. 1, 2004) – Airman Ashley Richie, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Trent Goats, right, both assigned to the “Swordsmen” of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32), prepare an F-14B Tomcat for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
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Pacific Ocean (Oct. 20, 2004) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113), catches one of four arresting wires aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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San Diego, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2004) – Ens. Brian Zimmerman of Los Angeles, Calif., addresses Sailors assigned to the Air Department during a general quarters (GQ) drill aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is currently conducting a "fast cruise" prior to getting underway. During a fast cruises the crew practice and improve their efficiency on drills such as man overboard, abandon ship and general quarters prior to an at sea period.

flanker7

11-05-2004, 03:39 PM

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These tracks look ''old-fasioned''. Like the ones found on old M-48 tanks

He219

11-05-2004, 03:49 PM

Nothing 'Old-Fashioned' about those tracks; they're actually quite expensive and cladded with rubber to protect infrastructure (road surfaces) ...
;)

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Artillery from "M" Battery 4th Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Marine Division RCT-1, gives supporting fire and defensive fire for Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2004. The reserve Marines manning the M198 Howitzer are rotating shifts to make sure the guns are ready at all times.
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Artillery from "M" Battery 4th Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Marine Division RCT-1, gives supporting fire and defensive fire for Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2004.
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Artillery from "M" Battery 4th Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Marine Division RCT-1, gives supporting fire and defensive fire for Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2004.

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Local civilians clean up up what is left of a hotel and business building, Nov. 1, 2004. On the evening of Oct. 31, 2004, a rocket hit a hotel in downtown Tikrit, Iraq, killing 15 people and wounding 6, all civilians.
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Staff Sgt. Robert Waterman, with 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, provides security during an inspection of a damaged building in Tikrit, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2004. Fifteen civilians were killed and six injured when the hotel and business complex was hit by a rocket on Oct. 31.
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This hotel room was seriously damaged when a rocket hit the building in downtown Tikrit, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2004, killing 15 people and wounding 6, all civilians.

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Capt. James Gruber from the HHC 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment and Sgt. Makonen Cambell from the 68th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) check a patient over Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2004.
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Soldiers from Medical Task Force 325 receive a medical evacuation patient from the 68th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2004
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Soldiers from Medical Task Force 325 receive a medical evacuation patient from the 68th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2004.

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Senior Airman Jennifer Nelson, with the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, deployed with the 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, takes a sample of JP8 fuel from a U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, for testing at the POL lab to ensure the fuel is good quality and can be used to refuel incoming helicopters at Kirkuk, Nov. 2, 2004
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Cheif Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) Todd Baker and Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) James Johnson from HMM-774 refuel in Taqaddum, Iraq, before flying to Korean Village to drop off troops and cargo, Oct. 14, 2004. HMM-774 is currently stationed in Al Asad where they support troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Marines from MAG 42 Detachment, Bravo Company, HMM 774, take off on a CH-46E helicopter on the runway of Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2004.

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U.S. and Iraqi soldiers provide school supplies to young children at the Sa'ad Ibn Moaud Elementary School in Tarabla, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2004. Soldiers with the 1st Infanty Division and Iraqi National Guard gave backpacks full of supplies donated from several states including North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Texas
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A U.S. Soldier from Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Battalion, helps a young student with his new backpack at the Sa'ad Ibn Moaud Elementary School in Tarabla, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2004.
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Students from local school take a break next to the only source of drinking water in the area at the Sa'ad Ibn Moaud Elementary School in Tarabla, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2004. Soldiers with the 1st Infanty Division and Iraqi National Guard gave backpacks full of supplies donated from several states including North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Texas
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Sgt. James Lane from 1st Platoon, Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, and Iraqi National Guard members search a vehicle at a traffic control point outside of Ad Duluyiah, Iraq, on Oct. 16, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 1-4 Cav is integrating with the Iraqi National Guard at the TCP to search for anti-Iraqi forces entering and leaving Ad Duluyiah
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An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, returns from an over watch mission at a traffic control point on Oct. 30, 2004, to Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Marines from Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 11, 11th MEU (Special Operations Capable), fill up the gas tanks of vehicles belonging to the Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi Border Patrol and Iraqi Police, Oct. 14, 2004. The Iraqis get a ration of gas every week for them to keep patrols going around the city of An Najaf, Iraq, which is currently experiencing fuel shortages.
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Sgt. Jackson, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, guides the Iraqi Border Police while they do the squad rushes Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion just taught them at the Al Asad Rifle Range on Oct. 17, 2004, at Al Asad, Iraq.
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Members from Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, guard an intersection in their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks of Ad Duluyiah, Iraq, Oct. 18, 2004, while Iraqi Ministry of Interior Special Police and 1-4 Cav troops carry out raids in the area during Operation Duluyiah Sunrise. Duluyiah Sunrise is an operation with 1-4 Cav and Iraqi MOI Special Police to apprehend key black list figures organizing anti-Iraq forces who carry out attacks on Coalition Forces in and around the area of Ad Duluyiah
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Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Green with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, treats the wounds of two Iraqi Civilians that were injured during a firefight between U.S. Marines and Iraqi Insurgents at the edge of the city of Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2004. 1st Marine Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq
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Sgts. Richard Burkhalter and Aaron Johnson, both with the 350th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, Tactical PsyOps Team 15-24, attached to the 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, put up posters of wanted anti-Iraqi forces in Ad Duluyiah, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Spc. Jeff Polich from the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Special Operations capable) attached to the 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, pulls security in Ad Duluyiah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2004, while his team members assess battle damage from Operation Duluyiah Sunrise. Duluyiah Sunrise was an operation with 1-4 Cav and Iraqi Ministry of Interior Special Police to apprehend key black list figures organizing anti Iraq forces who carry out attacks on Coalition Forces in and around the area of Ad Duluyiah.
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Members of the various nations of the Coalition Forces met for the Senior National Representatives Conference at the Al Faw palace on Camp Victory, Baghdad, Oct. 23, 2004. The Conference was hosted by Maj. Gen. Joseph Weber, and was attended by high ranking members of the various nations that make up the Coalition forces within Iraq
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Members from Bravo Troop, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, change a hub on their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank after returning from a mission on Oct. 27, 2004, at Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter from Delta Troop, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, takes off after being armed and refueled on Oct. 28, 2004, at Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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An M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle from Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division leaves for a mission on Oct. 30, 2004, from Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Pfc. Terpin with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks to the HMMWV for a Medical Evacuation to Bravo Surgical Company after being wounded during a firefight between U.S. Marines and Iraqi Insurgents at the edge of Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2004. 1st Marine Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq.
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Marines from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and 1st Construction Engineers Battalion scan for enemy insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, after receiving heavy machine gun and Rocket Propelled Grenade fire from the edge of the city, Oct. 17, 2004. 1st Marine Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq.
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A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, surveys for enemy insurgents in the city of Fallujah, Iraq, after an air strike eliminated a target that Marines were receiving heavy machine gun and Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) fire from, Oct. 17, 2004. 1st Marine Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq
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Impacts from the 120mm main gun from M1A1 Abrams Tanks with 1st Tank Battalion as they engage enemy insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, after receiving heavy machine gun and Rocket Propelled Grenade fire from the edge of the city, Oct. 17, 2004. 1st Marine Division is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq

Locked N Loaded

11-05-2004, 03:49 PM

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: New Iraqi Army soldiers and U.S Marines from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion show each others family pictures during a joint urban combat training as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq. U.S. fighter jets conducted several raids in the last couple of hours in Fallujah to prepare the ground for a possible offensive; insurgents reportedly responded with rocket attacks.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: New Iraqi Army soldiers and U.S Marines from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion show each others family pictures during a joint urban combat training as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: A U.S Marine from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion shows New Iraqi Army soldiers how to use a TOW Missile during a joint training for urban combat as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: A New Iraqi Army soldier shows a copy of Playboy received from a U.S Marine from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion during joint urban combat training as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.
;)

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: New Iraqi Army soldiers train for urban combat with the U.S Marines from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: New Iraqi Army soldiers rest after training for urban combat with the U.S Marines from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: A U.S Marine from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion rests before preparing for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: U.S Marine tank crewmen from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: A U.S Marine from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion rests before preparing for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: U.S Marines from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion are briefed before an operation as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.

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ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 4: (CHINA OUT) Bi-wing planes of the UBB aerobatic team from Britain fly past two Chinese Long March rockets on display at the Airshow China 2004 on November 4, 2004 in Zhuhai, China. The international biannual airshow attracted aerospace organizations and suppliers from about 32 countries.

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Kilgor

11-05-2004, 03:50 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7530/7530490.jpg

I so want one !

Do you think they have them down at toys-r-us ? p-)

Zoomie

11-05-2004, 03:58 PM

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A Marine near Falluja checks ammunition.

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A legend for a city map of Fallujah, made out of gravels and Lego stones, is on display for training purpose at a base outside Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004. More than 10,000 U.S. troops have taken positions around rebel-controlled Fallujah, bolstering the U.S. Marine units expected to lead a joint Army-Marine assault on the city. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

aartamen

11-05-2004, 04:15 PM

Nothing 'Old-Fashioned' about those tracks; they're actually quite expensive and cladded with rubber to protect infrastructure (road surfaces) ...
;)

They also make damn little noise. They are not called "whispering death" for having clanky loose all metal old-fashioned tracks.

SocScout

11-05-2004, 04:33 PM

awesome vids, thanks alot!

American Patriot

11-05-2004, 04:36 PM

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Soldiers of the New Iraqi Army show Ali Sistani's picture to a US Marine
Soldiers of the New Iraqi Army, show a photograph of Ali Sistani to U.S. Marine Styves Exantus (L) during training at a base near the city of Falluja in western Iraq November 5, 2004. Forty-nine of their comrades were massacred last month and they suffered casualties on the trip to Falluja, but new Iraqi Army troops are primed for an offensive on the rebel stronghold.
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These photos are great.
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scrybe

11-05-2004, 04:44 PM

Great pics and info today guys. Very good.

RIP to the Black Watch boys killed. Car Bombings anger me greatly. :fork:

I have a quick question for any of you that have trained or served with the M4. In IMTs using the M16 your're told the butt of the rifles is your first point of contact with the ground when going ****e, essentially slamming it into the dirt each time. Is the collapsible stock of the M4 up to that kind of abuse? Is there a different technique required?

penna

11-05-2004, 04:46 PM

the ING and Marine pics are very nice

MVSpartan117

11-05-2004, 04:51 PM

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/0876cda76293559c85256f43005aef3b/$FILE/041102-M-9114Y-009.jpg

VBS-1! woot

He219

11-05-2004, 05:26 PM

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Cpl. Nick Romero carries his teammate Cpl. Eugenio Mendoza during the beginning of the stress fire portion of the 4th Annual International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., Friday, Nov. 5, 2004. During this event, the 20 two-man teams began with the buddy carry, ran through an obstacle course, and then had a series of long distance shots to make on the range. The two are from the 101st Airborne from Fort Campbell, Ky. The events are designed to simulate combat scenarios in Afghanistan and Iraq.``It's good stuff we never thought about,'' said Mendoza, 27, a sniper with the Army's 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky. ``We're definitely going back and use what we've learned in these events.''

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Soldiers of the New Iraqi Army jump out of a vehicle during training at a base near the city of Falluja in western Iraq, November 5, 2004. U.S. troops urged civilians to flee Falluja on Friday and launched air strikes on the rebel city ahead of an assault seen as critical to attempts to pacify Iraq before January elections. The U.S. military says the assault on Falluja will succeed where an April one failed because this time it will be ordered by an Iraqi government and Iraqi forces will be involved. In April, Iraqi units refused to fight with U.S. troops.
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New Iraqi Army soldiers train for urban combat with the U.S Marines from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.
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Phil Duthie, 19, from A company of Britain's 1st Battalion Black Watch, takes part in a patrol through the area of Ahmed Al Ahamadi near their base Camp Dogwood, 30 miles southwest of Baghdad, November 5, 2004.
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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: U.S Marines from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion get ready for an operation as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq. U.S. fighter jets conducted several raids in the last couple of hours in Fallujah to prepare the ground for a possible offensive; insurgents reportedly responded with rocket attacks.

Avary

11-05-2004, 05:34 PM

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NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: A U.S Marine from the 1st Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion shows New Iraqi Army soldiers how to use a TOW Missile during a joint training for urban combat as they prepare for a possible offensive November 5, 2004, near Fallujah, Iraq.
TOW is shoulder-fired now? :fork: It's a SMAW.

FozzieBear

11-05-2004, 05:45 PM

dont the marines call it the RAAW or is that the carl gustav? they both look so similar :\

NicNZ

11-05-2004, 05:51 PM

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041105/capt.ans10311051326.iraq__ans103.jpg

haha, sandbagging and wood-panelling a HMMMV for added protection.. No one can criticise pics of Russian forces in Chechnya any more ;)

American Patriot

11-05-2004, 05:52 PM

uh Carl Gustav has nothing to do with the SMAW.

I think the SMAW also sports a 9mm spotting rifle for range finding.

He219

11-05-2004, 05:53 PM

dont the marines call it the RAAW or is that the carl gustav? they both look so similar :\
That would be 'Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/smaw.htm))'
...
;)

SocScout

11-05-2004, 05:55 PM

woot to the VBS1, can't wait to get my hands on that. I always knew OFP was a great sim, not just a game.

Ratamacue

11-05-2004, 05:55 PM

dont the marines call it the RAAW or is that the carl gustav? they both look so similar :\
Nope, I'm pretty sure that the SMAW is a USMC-unique weapon. I think that both the SMAW and Carl Gustav fire a pretty similar round though.

Haiw

11-05-2004, 06:06 PM

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I tell you man, this guy buttf*cked 4 of my sheep! And after that he went out with a limey, some yanks, an ozzie and a kiwi and they killed a hooker!

MaxPayne

11-05-2004, 06:36 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7531/7531759.jpg

m14 baby!!!! woot u got a hi res of this picture???

thanks for the great pics :hug:

scrybe

11-05-2004, 06:55 PM

One?

11-05-2004, 06:58 PM

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OMG ITS A TERORRIST RABBI! :roll:

Makaveli

11-05-2004, 07:43 PM

Great pics today. :D
Cant wait to get my hands on ofp2!

Midav

11-05-2004, 08:03 PM

I always enjoy looking at the pics of the day, but today's are just exceptionally awesome! :D

ROY H

11-05-2004, 08:46 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7531/7531759.jpg

m14 baby!!!! woot u got a hi res of this picture???

thanks for the great pics :hug:

This is such a good pick hi res would be sweet, love the m14. I luv this pic! woot

[AFSOC]

11-05-2004, 09:23 PM

http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/photoarchive/LoRes/%212004/110404/LG2004-037-045a.jpg

FREEZE BIaTCH!

J-10

11-06-2004, 02:55 AM

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TAIYUAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- China successfully put its earth resource satellite, the third of ZY-2, into the orbit with a Chinese Long-March 4-B rocket that blasted off at 11:10 am Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
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The rocket and satellite separated 12 minutes after the rocket blasts off. The satellite has entered into orbit as scheduled, according to the data from Chinese ground controller, the Xi'an Satellite Monitor and Control Center, in northwest China, indicating the success of the launch.
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The ZY-2, China's second transmitting-type remote sensing satellite, is mainly used for land resource surveying, environmental supervision and protection, city planning, crop yield assessment, disaster monitoring and space scientific experiment.

China has sent the first and second ZY-2 satellites on Sept. 1,2000 and Oct. 27 2002. They are still running in the orbit and have sent back plenty of data.

Compared with the previous two resource satellites, the third one has improved in overall performance and technology.

The Long-March 4-B carrier rocket is an upgraded version of theLong-March 4-A. The launch is the 82nd time that Long March carriers have been used and it is also the 40th continuous successes since China launched the first of its kind on Oct. 1996.

GrimmyRX

11-06-2004, 03:01 AM

Looks different from the other heavy duty boosters I've seen.

At least no one can say "OMG!11!! Ripoff!" lol. :lol:

seruriermarshal

11-06-2004, 03:08 AM

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Rocket Launches New GPS Satellite from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (*******) - A Boeing Co. Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a new U.S. Air Force Global Positioning Satellite into orbit from Florida Saturday.

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The rocket showed no ill effects from having stood on its launch pad in the paths of Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, which both hit Florida in September.

The hurricanes caused the first in several launch delays for the mission. Technicians spent weeks making sure no flying debris had damaged the rocket inside its cocoon-like mobile gantry.

The $45 million satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, brings the current number of GPS satellites in the U.S. constellation to 30, the Air Force said. It will replace an aging satellite that has been in geosynchronous orbit since 1991.

Boeing said the flight of the three-stage Delta, which roared off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:39 a.m. EST (0539 GMT) was flawless.

"Following a 26-minute flight to space, the launch vehicle successfully deployed the GPS satellite. Today's launch marks the 61st consecutive successful launch aboard the Delta 2," said Boeing spokesman Robert Villanueva.

The next launch for the Delta team is a NASA (news - web sites) science mission scheduled for Nov. 17.

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From (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&ncid=753&e=4&u=/nm/20041106/sc_nm/space_delta_dc)

iflu

11-06-2004, 04:20 AM

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_041101-N-3799S-004.jpg

god so many great pics today. thx

ßå$tÄ®Ð¢HÏ¿ð

11-06-2004, 04:52 AM

]http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/photoarchive/LoRes/%212004/110404/LG2004-037-045a.jpg

FREEZE BIaTCH!

rofl

lancejack

11-06-2004, 07:56 AM

Thanks very much for the videos of the Brits at Camp Dogwood. Great to see.

Raistlin

11-07-2004, 03:34 PM

<img src =http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51678564.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=CB711602F2C0BA52C79FA34A31674C2FA9C30E9B9B114CE8></img>

OMG ITS A TERORRIST RABBI! :roll:
Yeah, there are people like that in Israel too. AFAIK they believe that Israel shouldn't exist until the Mashiah comes on his donkey or whatever. Bleh.

One_A

11-08-2004, 09:06 AM