Today's Pic's. Nov. 19

[He219]

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Security tight as Bush visits UK (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?middleeastdaily/topstories.txt&24418445&http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etheage%2Ecom%2Eau%2Farticles%2F2003%2F11%2F19%2F1069027152290%2Ehtml)

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Smiles and pomp as Queen welcomes Bush (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?worldphotos/indexsearchvera.txt&24427213&http%3A%2F%2Ficnewcastle%2Eicnetwork%2Eco%2Euk%2F0100news%2F0200national%2Fcontent%5Fobjectid%3D13638907%5Fmethod%3Dfull%5Fsiteid%3D50081%5Fheadline%3D%2DSmiles%252Dand%252Dpomp%252Das%252DQueen%252Dwelcomes%252DBush%2Dname%5Fpage%2Ehtml)

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Britain's foreign secretary Jack Straw kisses U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) looks on during the official welcoming ceremony of U.S. President George W. Bush at Buckingham Palace in London November 19, 2003. Bush is in England on a four-day state visit. *******/Jason Reed

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Japan PM re-elected for second term (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?worldphotos/indexsearchvera.txt&24425424&http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eswissinfo%2Eorg%2Fsen%2FSwissinfo%2Ehtml%3FsiteSect%3D143%26sid%3D4466893)

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Sharon Wants Balanced View of Conflict (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?worldphotos/indexsearchvera.txt&24421891&http%3A%2F%2Fstory%2Enews%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%3Ftmpl%3Dstory%26cid%3D518%26ncid%3D732%26e%3D2%26u%3D%2Fap%2F20031119%2Fap%5Fon%5Fre%5Feu%2Fitaly%5Fisrael) Ten Palestinians were wounded Tuesday, one critically, during an Israeli Army operation in the southern Gaza Strip and two soldiers were killed in a separate ambush at a West Bank roadblock, jarring fresh efforts to broker a cease-fire. (***** Images)

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Israeli authorities say a gunman opened fire at Israel's border crossing with Jordan Wednesday, wounding at least five people before he was killed by Israeli guards. Military sources say the attacker apparently concealed himself behind a Jordanian truck approaching border and then opened fire at the border crossing. The incident occurred near Israel's normally quiet Red Sea resort of Eilat. (***** Images)

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Israeli soldiers watch from their armored personnel carrier as they blow up a Palestinian smuggling tunnel under a destroyed home November 18, 2003 in the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip (news - web sites). The Palestinian tunnels run under the border between Gaza and Egypt and are primarily used for smuggling weapons and ammunition to the Gaza Strip. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/*******


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U.S. envoy faults Pakistan as ally / Grim assessment of Afghan security by new ambassador (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?worldphotos/indexsearchvera.txt&24427171&http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esfgate%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Farticle%2Ecgi%3Ff%3D%2Fchronicle%2Fa%2F2003%2F11%2F19%2FMNGJ635G321%2EDTL)

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US resorts to excessive use of force, says Russia (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?worldphotos/indexsearchvera.txt&24421508&http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edawn%2Ecom%2F2003%2F11%2F19%2Fint11%2Ehtm)

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Taiwan Independence May Mean War, China Warns (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?worldphotos/photo.txt&24422279&http%3A%2F%2Fnews%2Escotsman%2Ecom%2Flatest%2Ecfm%3Fid%3D2193805)


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Airman 1st Class Joseph Gumienny, 455th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10 crew chief from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., communicates ensures the A-10 Thunderbolt II is ready for takeoff Monday at the end of runway. Members of the 455th EFS are deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and are providing close air support to the Army's 10th Mountain Division as they pursue Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in Operation Mountain Resolve. (US Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Joseph Gumienny arms the weapons and inspects munitions to ensure an A-10 Thunderbolt II is ready for takeoff here Nov. 17. Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are providing close-air support to the Army's 10th Mountain Division as they pursue Taliban and al-Qaida forces during Operation Mountain Resolve. Gumienny is assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off here Nov. 17 to provide close-air support to the Army's 10th Mountain Division as they pursue Taliban and al-Qaida forces during Operation Mountain Resolve. The A-10 is from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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A sailor on the USS Vandegrift, a perry class guided missle frigate, throws a line to a Vietnamese dockworker as the ship arrives in Ho Chi Minh city on November 19, 2003. The USS Vandegrift docked in Vietnam's biggest city on Wednesday, the first American warship to visit the country since the end of their bloody conflict nearly 30 years ago. *******/Guang Niu


I need your help with the translation, Haiw. ;)

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Irak, As Samawah, 15 november 2003
De derde shift vertrekt vanaf Camp Smitty voor de reis naar huis. "wapens laden en dan de bus in"

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Irak, As Samawah, 15 november 2003
De derde shift vertrekt vanaf Camp Smitty voor de reis naar huis.
De lokale tolk neemt afscheid, vier maanden lang heeft hij intensief samengewerkt met "the Dutch Forces" Het afscheid valt hem zwaar. De vriendschap en broederschap die er tussen hen was, "Aspecially Alex" maakt het dat hij zijn ogen niet droog kan houden.

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NATO Pic of the Week

The STANAVFORMED ship HMS Portland arrived on 10 October 2003 in La Valetta harbour. The Frigate is the current British contribution to the NATO Mediterranean Fleet STANAVFORMED, which visited Malta until 12 October 2003.

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A British soldier looks into a car after it was hit in a shooting incident by an unknown group in the southern city of Basra November 19, 2003. One British soldier was injured during the attack. (Zohra Bensemra/*******)

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Soldiers from the 1-22 Fourth I.D. sit a top an Armored Personal Carriers and prepare to launch a mortar barrage at enemy positions during a night attack on alleged loyalists of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) , outside Tikrit, Iraq (news - web sites) ,193 km (120 miles) north of Baghdad, northern Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003. The attacks are part of military operations code named Ivy Cyclone II which began on 16 November as part of a campaign to root out enemy insurgents that continue to attack American troops in the area. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Soldiers of the new Iraqi army guard a checkpoint in the southern city of Nasiriyah. Iraq (news - web sites)'s interim leadership said it is to seek a fresh UN resolution endorsing the new swifter, handover of power agreed with the US-led coalition(AFP/Karim Sahib)

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An Italian soldier searches an Iraqi outside the Italian base in Nasiriyah. In an emotional farewell that brought the nation to a standstill, Italy laid to rest 19 Italian victims of a suicide bombing in Nasiriyah(AFP/ANSA/Ciro Fusco)

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Soldiers from the 1st battalion of the 22nd regiment of the fourth infantry division of the U.S. Army carry shovels past a cache of confiscated SA-7 surface to air missile launchers during a search operation for arms and ammunitions at an orchard on the outskirts of Tikrit, September 27, 2003. The U.S. troops unearthed a cache of arms and ammunitions, which included 23 SA7 missiles, four Rocket Propelled Launchers (RPG) launchers, 150 RPG rounds, 51 smoke pads, 40 mortar rounds, one 60 mm mortar tube, over 1000 pounds of plastic explosives, 1,300 blasting caps and 443 hand grenades. Photo by Arko Datta/*******

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The U.S. military has begun leveling (http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?id=19398&categoryid=2) houses and buildings used by suspected Iraqi guerrilla fighters in a new tactic which is part of a more aggressive strategy aimed at crushing the anti-American insurgency, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. (WN)


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US jets blasted (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?worldphotos/viewphoto.txt&24422282&http%3A%2F%2Fnews%2Escotsman%2Ecom%2Flatest%2Ecfm%3Fid%3D2193852) suspected rebel hideouts with 500lb bombs in the military's biggest operation in central Iraq since the end of active combat. Later, troops rained mortar fire on Saddam Hussein's home town, Tikrit, in a warning to rebels accused of attacking US-led troops.Meanwhile, in Mosul, two more US soldiers were wounded yesterday by a roadside bomb, the US military said.

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Portuguese forces arrive in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya to join a multi-national force in the city, November 18, 2003. The deployment follows last weeks suicide attack on a Carabinieri military police barracks in Nassiriya which united Italy in grief and prompted Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to vow that the Italian contingent will remain in Iraq (news - web sites). *******/ Zohra Bensemra

[Stalky-Italy]

welcome portoguese!!! :hug:

[atnadastra]

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He219, do you have a hi-res version of this one? ^^^^

[Seraphim]

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He219, do you have a hi-res version of this one? ^^^^

Now thats skill.

[Argyll]

these guys will be getting some downwash too!!

[He219]

I remember Hood having a bunch of those Chopper balancing shots. I'll post it if I find it...

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U.S. soldier uses his gun to watch the area from the top of U.S. army headquarters in the Iraqi town of Falluja November 19, 2003. U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) said on Wednesday that war was a justifiable tool to ward off aggression and that the United Nations (news - web sites) must be willing to enforce its demands to remain relevant. *******/Ali Jasim

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Azerbaijan soldiers, part of the coalition forces in Iraq (news - web sites) , look on as U.S. Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr., not shown, arrives to the Iraqi hydro-electric power station in Haditha, 200 km (136 miles), northwest of Baghdad, Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003. In recent days, U.S. forces have used heavy artillery, battle tanks, attack helicopters, F-16 fighter-bombers and AC-130 gunships to pound targets throughout central Iraq, including Tikrit, Baqouba and Fallujah. ``We are going to take the fight to the enemy using everything in our arsenal necessary to win this fight,'' Maj. Gen. Swannack said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Azerbaijani soldiers, part of the coalition forces in Iraq (news - web sites) , take up position outside the hydro-electric power station in Haditha, 200 km (136 miles), northwest of Baghdad, Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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A gunner of the 82nd Airbone Division observes the area while on patrol with a Black Hawk helicopter in central Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003. The U.S. Air Force used some of the largest weapons in its inventory to attack targets in central Iraq as part of the escalating crackdown on suspected guerrilla strongholds. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Now there's a nice Jewish girl! :D

A Dutch barmaid wearing a traditional Scottish Glengarry hat poses for photographs in Amsterdam, November 18, 2003. Scotland face the Netherlands in the second leg of their Euro 2004 play-off match at the Ajax Arena in Amsterdam on Wednesday. *******/Jeff J Mitchell

[96B]

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[He219]

^
A CH-47 Chinook lowers onto a roof to receive Afghan Persons Under Control taken by 10th Mountain Division soldiers during Operation Mountain Resolve. The operation, which began on Nov. 7, is currently taking place in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar and Nuristan Provinces. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Greg Heath, 4th Public Affairs Detachment




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Israeli police officers examine the body of a gunman as it lies on the ground after being shot dead by Israeli guards at the Yitzhak Rabin border crossing between Jordan and Israel, next to the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat Wednesday Nov. 19, 2003. Before being shot, the man fired on a crowd of tourists, wounding five, one seriously, on the Israeli side of the border, Israeli officials said. All five of the wounded tourists were from Ecuador.(AP Photo/Joe Kot)

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An Israeli policeman holds the AK-47 rifle used by a gunman to attack a group of Ecuadorean tourists crossing the Yitzhak Rabin border crossing between Jordan and Israel, next to the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat Wednesday Nov. 19, 2003. The gunman fired on a crowd of tourists, wounding five, one seriously, on the Israeli side of the border before being killed by Israeli guards, Israeli officials said. (AP Photo/Joe Kot)

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US troops stand next to the body of a man killed in a shootout when US miltary convoy got under attack in Samara, 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of Baghdad Wednesday Nov. 19 2003. U.S. troops returned fire, killing two Iraqis including a teenager, according to the witnesses. There was no confirmation from the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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The body of a man killed in a shootout, far right, when a U.S. miltary convoy got under attack in Samara, 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Wednesday Nov. 19 2003 lies at the side of the road. U.S. troops returned fire, killing two Iraqis including a teenager, according to witnesses. There was no confirmation from the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Iraq Civil Defence Corp troops stop a car at a checkpoint in Tikrit Wednesday, Nov 19, 2003, Wednesday Nov. 19 2003. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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U.S. Army Col. David A. Teeples, commander of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment salutes the third graduating class of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps as they pass in review during a graduation ceremony Nov 11 at the Navea Training Center, Iraq. The ICDC will be tasked with defending much of Iraq's infastructure from rebel attacks. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Chuck D. Meseke

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Sgt. Sheely of the 649th Military Police Company sizes an Iraqi boy for new clothes in a school in Diyala Province, Iraq on Oct. 14, 2003. The 649th is attached to the 4th Infantry Division for Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Cox

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Sgt. Replogle (left) and Spc. Sanchez of the 649th Military Police Company set up a table of new clothes before giving clothing to children in a school in Diyala Province, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Cox

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Sgt. Thomas Baker with the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion gives school supplies to an orphan at a school in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2003. Defense Department photo by Sgt. Justin Harris, U.S. Army

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Staff Sgt. Snare of the 649th Military Police Company sizes an Iraqi girl for a new dress in a school in Diyala Province, Iraq on Oct. 14, 2003. The 649th, which is attached to the 4th Infantry Division, is providing much-needed clothing and school supplies to children in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Cox

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Staff Sgt. Jose Bonilla of the 135th Armored Division, Medical platoon takes the blood pressure of a member of the local Baghdad community during the screening phase of the hiring of the new Iraqi Police Force, Nov. 18, 2003. This is one of the first steps towards turning control of Iraq back to it's citizens. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Steven Pearsall) (Released)


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Senior Airman John Farley, Staff Sgt. Calyn Coffe and Senior Airman, weapon loaders from the 12th Aircraft Maintenance unit at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, load a new Ratheon Aim 9x Sidewinder missile onto an F-15 during an unveiling ceremony, Nov. 13, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adrian Cadiz) (Released)

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Personnel assigned to the Explosive Ordnance (EOD) section in the Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron prepare to detonate seized ordnances and disarmed Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2003. EOD is among the many personnel deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is a multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, and eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lisa M. Zunzanyika) (Released)

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Airman 1st Class Josh Splinter of the 11th Air Support Operations Squadron uses an infra-red laser to designate a target for an aircraft near Baqubah, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2003. Splinter is controlling aircraft from the ground in support of an operation being conducted by the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division (4th ID). The 4th ID is in Iraq participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq'sweapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Cox) (Released)

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A members of 2-3 field artilleryprovides security during the search in north east Baghdad, Iraq to search for Ilegal weapons, 16 November 2003, this cordon and search is part of Operation Iron Hammer in response to continuous attacks on coalition forces in and around Baghdad, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. OIF is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people. Eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S.Army photo taken by Sgt. 1St Class Alexander Rucker)(RELEASED)

[USMarine3521]

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whoa the air force has light sabers already?! :lol:

[Seoulstriker]

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whoa the air force has light sabers already?! :lol:


hehehe. is this from the AN/PEQ-2 or something else?

[Haiw]

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Irak, As Samawah, 15 november 2003
De derde shift vertrekt vanaf Camp Smitty voor de reis naar huis. "wapens laden en dan de bus in"

The third shift leaves from Camp Smitty for the trip home. "load weapons and then into the bus"

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Irak, As Samawah, 15 november 2003
De derde shift vertrekt vanaf Camp Smitty voor de reis naar huis.
De lokale tolk neemt afscheid, vier maanden lang heeft hij intensief samengewerkt met "the Dutch Forces" Het afscheid valt hem zwaar. De vriendschap en broederschap die er tussen hen was, "Aspecially Alex" maakt het dat hij zijn ogen niet droog kan houden.

The third shift leaves from Camp Smitty for the trip home
The local interpreter says goodbye, for four months he has been intensively cooperating with the dutch forces. The departing is hard for him. The friendship and brotherhood that was between them, "Aspecially Alex" makes it unable for him to keep his eyes dry.



btw...the RUSSIANS are complaining of use of excessive force?! rofl

[Chet Mystery]

brothership (? correct english?)

Brotherhood ;)

[Haiw]

thats not really the word; it's more like 'the feeling of being brothers'...

[Seoulstriker]

thats not really the word; it's more like 'the feeling of being brothers'...

i would call that brotherhood. :hug:

[Haiw]

i always thought brotherhood was more like an organisation form of that feeling

[Seoulstriker]

i always thought brotherhood was more like an organisation form of that feeling

brotherhood is like companionship but much stronger. brotherhood is probably what soldiers experience in war (i haven't been there).

[Royal]

i always thought brotherhood was more like an organisation form of that feeling

It means both things...

[Royal]

i always thought brotherhood was more like an organisation form of that feeling

It means both things...

[Guttorm]

Nice pics

[Haiw]

aah k thanks for the explanation guys :)
if u ever need any other dutch (or german) translations just say so

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Airman 1st Class Joseph Gumienny, 455th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10 crew chief from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., communicates ensures the A-10 Thunderbolt II is ready for takeoff Monday at the end of runway. Members of the 455th EFS are deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and are providing close air support to the Army's 10th Mountain Division as they pursue Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in Operation Mountain Resolve. (US Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Joseph Gumienny arms the weapons and inspects munitions to ensure an A-10 Thunderbolt II is ready for takeoff here Nov. 17. Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are providing close-air support to the Army's 10th Mountain Division as they pursue Taliban and al-Qaida forces during Operation Mountain Resolve. Gumienny is assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off here Nov. 17 to provide close-air support to the Army's 10th Mountain Division as they pursue Taliban and al-Qaida forces during Operation Mountain Resolve. The A-10 is from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)
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:( This is my GF's squadron, it sucks though cuz when she gets back I leave with the Marines.

George

PS this is my first post, I am an Officer Candidate in the US Marine Corps, expected to get my "butter bars" this coming summer. I am in Tucson, AZ, home of Davis-Monthan AFB.

[Seoulstriker]

:( This is my GF's squadron, it sucks though cuz when she gets back I leave with the Marines.

George

PS this is my first post, I am an Officer Candidate in the US Marine Corps, expected to get my "butter bars" this coming summer. I am in Tucson, AZ, home of Davis-Monthan AFB.


welcome! i hope you enjoy the marines! oooh-rah!

[AOCBravo2004]

welcome! i hope you enjoy the marines! oooh-rah!

It's Marines, with a capital M ;) HAHA. Oh I love what I did at OCS, I love what I get to do with them while I wait to pin on my butter bars. My brother was/is also a Marine. Hopefully my kids with the Zoomie will also join the Marines and not the Chair Farce haha.

George

[Seoulstriker]

welcome! i hope you enjoy the marines! oooh-rah!

It's Marines, with a capital M ;) HAHA. Oh I love what I did at OCS, I love what I get to do with them while I wait to pin on my butter bars. My brother was/is also a Marine. Hopefully my kids with the Zoomie will also join the Marines and not the Chair Farce haha.

George

awesome! the Marines are kick ass. what are you going to be doing in the Corps?

[AOCBravo2004]

I am a Pilot Contract. Naval *cringe* Aviation baby. Hopefully I'll get the F/A-18 Hornet as my mount, just like my uncle. Gonna be nice cuz GF is an E-3 so she'll have to salute me, along with my brother and cousins. Revenge is sweet. ;) haha

George

[Ratamacue]

So wait, you're an officer, and she's enlisted? Aren't there regs forbidding relationships between officers and enlisted?

[Operation Ivy]

Nice pics of the A-10 today!!.....the A-10 a tanks worst nightmare :( ...at least there on our side woot

[Marxist203]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20031118/i/r4225056260.jpg
Now there's a nice Jewish girl! :D

A Dutch barmaid wearing a traditional Scottish Glengarry hat poses for photographs in Amsterdam, November 18, 2003. Scotland face the Netherlands in the second leg of their Euro 2004 play-off match at the Ajax Arena in Amsterdam on Wednesday. *******/Jeff J Mitchell [/quote]

...Oh my god, now I know what we were fighting for in World War 2! My nation has something to be proud of...Liberating that country! woot

[Vance]

Remind me to go to Holland....