Today's Pic's. - Dec. 15

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An Iraqi policeman fires in the air during a funeral for a policeman killed in a suicide bomb attack on a police station in Baghdad's northern Husainiyah district, Monday. Dec. 15, 2003. Eight policemen were killed in the attack. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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People gather at the place where a suicide bomber killed eight Iraqi policemen in an attack on a police station in Baghdad's northern Husainiyah district, Monday Dec. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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A soldier consoles an Iraqi as U.S soldiers and Iraqi police officers gather at the scene where seven Iraqi police officers were wounded when a car bomb exploded in the western Ameriyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Dec. 15, 2003. Eight others were killed in a deperate attack in a northern suburb.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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The words 'We got him,' spoken by U.S. Iraq (news - web sites) administrator L. Paul Bremer at a press conference announcing the capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), are illuminated on the air traffic control tower at Basrah International Airport, in Southern Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003. The message was written by the employees of the control tower. (AP Photo/Royal Navy via PA, Paul A'Barrow)

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Iraqi Shiite muslims carry a portrait of Shiite religious leader Muhammed Hakim al-Bakir who was assasinated last August, as people celebrated the capture of the ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Najaf, Iraq Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqis celebrate during a rally supporting arrested Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in Baghdad, December 15, 2003. U.S. forces captured Sadaam outside of Takrit on December 14. *******/Zohra Bensemra

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Faiz Barani, right, and other residents in Sadr City in Baghdad, celebrate the news of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's capture by U.S. forces Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Dallas Morning News, Cheryl Diaz-Meyer)


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U.S. army commander, Colonel James B. Hickey, 1st Brigade Combat Team, U.S. Army 4th infantry division, of Chicago, Ill., in front of the farm where Saddam Hussein was hiding before he was captured last Saturday in a farm near Tikrit, northern Iraq, Monday Dec. 15, 2003 . Colonel Hickey was the top officer in charge of the capture of Saddam Hussein. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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U.S. soldiers from the 1st Brigade of the U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division guard the entrance to the farmhouse where former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein hid near Tikrit, Iraq on Monday, 15 December, 2003. Members of the 1st Brigade and U.S. Special Forces captured Hussein at the site during a raid Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Elite forces now free to go after bin Laden (http://article.wn.com/link/WNATC62BBFEC2F462910A31459AA4F5D0FC1?source=templategenerator&template=worldphotos/indexsearchvera.txt) - American soldiers remove a Styrofoam cover that plugged up the "spider hole" where Saddam Hussein hiding when he was captured December 15, 2003 in Ad Dawr, Iraq. Iraq´s notorious dictator was captured in a raid at the compound on December 13. (***** Images)

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U.S. soldiers demonstrate access to the spider hole used by Saddam Hussein before he was captured last Saturday, on a farm near Tikrit, northern Iraq, Monday Dec. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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A U.S. soldier demonstrates access to the spider hole used by Saddam Hussein before he was captured last Saturday, on a farm near Tikrit, northern Iraq, Monday Dec. 15, 2003. Soldiers nearly tossed a grenade down the hole before hearing Saddam surrender. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)


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Masked militants from Al Aqsa martyr brigades stand in front of pictures of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein during a small demonstration supporting the former Iraqi leader in the town of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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A masked militant from the Popular Commitee for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) carries a live hand grenade and a banner of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein during a small demonstration in support of the former Iraqi leader, in the town of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) (L) is greeted by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in 1980. Israel said Saddam's capture was a lesson to Palestinians and Syria to abandon 'terrorism'(AFP/INA/File)

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Iraqi delegates from Iraq's governing council, council President Abdel Aziz Al-Hakim, outgoing council President Jalal Talabani, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, council members Mehdi al-Hafedh, Yonadam Youssef Kanna and Samir Shakir al-Soumaiday, from left, pose for reporters upon their arrival at the Elysee Palace, Monday Dec. 15, 2003 in Paris, for a meeting with French President Jacques Chirac. France and other creditor nations are looking toward striking a deal on helping Iraq reduce its foreign debt next year. Republican Guards are seen behind. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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French Foreign Minister Dominique De Villepin. France said it may write off part of Iraq (news - web sites)'s debt if other creditor nations agree, in a move that could significantly smooth prickly relations with the United States.(AFP/File/Paolo Cocco)

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Afghan National Army soldiers take a position in a sand bunker and armored vehicles near the site of Loya Jirga, or grand council in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. 500 delegates reassembled Monday at a landmark convention to debate Afghanistan's first post-Taliban constitution after an early victory for its U.S.-backed leader increased the chances they will put their fractious, war-scarred country under a strong presidency. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard on armored vehicles in front of a mosque, near the site of Loya Jirga, or grand council in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. 500 delegates reassembled Monday at a landmark convention to debate Afghanistan's first post-Taliban constitution after an early victory for its U.S.-backed leader increased the chances they will put their fractious, war-scarred country under a strong presidency. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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Azerbaijan President Ilkham Aliev, left, follows a coffin with the body of his father, former President Geidar Aliev, unseen, during a funeral ceremony in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. The 80-year-old leader's death Friday at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio puts the focus now on his son and successor amid questions whether he has the stature to carry on his father's legacy in this former Soviet republic of 8 million. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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US soldier on patrol in the Kuwaiti desert close to the Iraqi border. Kuwaiti authorities have detained a suspect who 'confessed' to opening fire at two US military convoys in Kuwait, injuring four soldiers.(AFP/File/Jack Guez)

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Iraqis attend a rally in support of arrested Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in the center of Baghdad December 15, 2003. Saddam was taken into custody by U.S. forces on December 14. *******/Zohra Bensemra

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An Iraqi student is detained in the back of a vehicle after a pro-Saddam rally in Tikrit. Iraqi experts warned that despite Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s arrest, the anti-US guerrillas fighting occupation may grow stronger.(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)

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Lance Cpl. Jason Phillips from the U.S. Marine Corps' 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, 5th Platoon, stands guard at an entrance to the Coalition Provisional Authority building in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2003, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

[uri]

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Wrong way man !
rofl

[He219]

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The head of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim said on December 14, 2003 that DNA tests had confirmed that a suspect detained in Iraq was ousted President Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein practices launching a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) in this undated file photo from the during the Iraq-Iran war. *******/INA


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An Israeli man demonstrates the Florida Based Corner Shot Holdings L.L.C product, Corner Shot, a flexible, rifle-like pistol that allows an individual to fire safely around corners, as it is formally introduced at a shooting range in Shoam, December 15, 2003. The new weapons system will enable armed forces to fire their guns while staying out of the ine of fire. *******/Nir Elias

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A new weapons system was unveiled in Israel which enables armed forces to fire guns around corners and looks set to revolutionize urban warfare around the world.(AFP/Yoav Lemmer)

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People and commuters who regularly use one of Belgrade's busiest boulevards no longer pay attention to the dramatic bomb damage inflicted on the Army Headquarters building hit by U.S. cruise missiles in NATO (news - web sites)'s 1999 war to force Serb troops out of Kosovo. The ruins sit on prime real estate but more than four years after the bombing there are no concrete re-development plans for the site. The building is seen December 8, 2003. (*******)

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US presidential candidate Wesley Clark (news - web sites) (R) was called to testify at the war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic (news - web sites). Clark said Washington should consult with the international community on how to bring Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) to court.(AFP/Continental)

[Javehn]

RIP , Geydar Aliev , RIP great man . Azerbayjan will miss you .

[uri]

a funny one:
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Masked Palestinian Hamas activists ride horses as they hold their rifles during a rally marking the 16th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas Islamic group, in the West Bank town of Nablus Sunday Dec. 14, 2003. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

What the F*** are those?
horses? donkeys?
:cantbeli:

[Herrmannek]

Donkeys on Horses = Mules

[uri]

Donkeys on Horses = Mules

and how fo you call arabs on horses/donkeys?
:lol:
just a little bit of humor
;)

[Haiw]

Hamas Cavalry.

[pinkeye]

saddam looked a hell of a lot like karl marx...

[Marmot1]

RIP , Geydar Aliev , RIP great man . Azerbayjan will miss you .

great man???? c`on he was a dictator who hold country with a grip...

[He219]

:D

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An F-15 Eagle flies with a P-51 Mustang during a military air show Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., during the First Flight Centennial to honor the Wright Brothers and 100 years of flight. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)

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Flower Power!

A 1938 DC-3 plane adorned with flowers, created by sick and disabled children for the 'Garden in Transit-AIRborne' project, flies overhead Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., during the First Flight Centennial to honor the Wright brothers and 100 years of flight. The year-long project was organized by Portraits of Hope, a Los Angeles group that promotes art therapy for victims of physical and emotional trauma. (AP Photo/Grant Halverson)

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Crowds at the 100th anniversary of flight celebrations watch a plane flying over the Wright Brothers National Memorial Monday, December 15, 2003. Orville Wright made the world's first manned, powered, heavier-than-air flight at 10:35 a.m. on December 17, 1903. More than 100,000 people are expected to celebrate the event at the Wright memorial. *******/Hart Matthews

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The boom from a KC-135R, above, is connected to the receptacle of a KC-10, below, refueling the KC-10, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, as the two planes fly approximately 400 miles an hour and about 15 feet apart over North Carolina, all as part of the First Flight Centennial activities. (AP Photo/Karen Tam)

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A Marine Corps V-22 Osprey (news - web sites) hovers above the tree line Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., during the First Flight Centennial to honor the Wright Brothers and 100 years of flight. (AP Photo/Grant Halverson)

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A flight of AT-38 training planes fly in formation Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., during the First Flight Centennial to honor the Wright Brothers and 100 years of flight. (AP Photo/Grant Halverson)

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Air Force F-15 Eagles take part in a flyover at the Wright Brothers National Memorial Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., during the First Flight Centennial to honor the Wright brothers and 100-years of flight. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)

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An Air Force Academy Wings of Gold jump team member carries A U.S. flag as he jumps into the Wright Brothers National Memorial Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., during the First Flight Centennial to honor the Wright Brothers and 100-years of flight. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)

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A four-plane formation made up of an F-15 Eagle, top, F-16 Falcon, bottom, and two P-51 Mustangs flies over the Wright Memorial, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., during the First Flight Centennial to honor the Wright brothers and 100 years of flight. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)

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The Wright Experience Team rolls out the replica of the original Wright Brothers plane on December 15, 2003 as part of the First Flight Centennial Celebration that is taking place this week at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The Wright Experience Team will use the plane to attempt to re-enact the original Wright Brothers flight from December 17, 2003. *******/Ellen Ozier

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An Indian army soldier from Dare Devil group rides through the ring of fire during 'Vijay Divas' or Victory Day celebrations in Calcutta, India Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. Vijay Divas is celebrated as Indias win over Pakistan in Dec. 16, 1971 war. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

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An unidentified gunner operates a machinegun on a U.S. Army's helicopter patrolling the area of Adwar, some 10 miles of Saddam Husein hometown of Tikrit, Iraq Monday, Dec 15, 2003. A 600-strong U.S. combat team captured former the Iraqi leader in the village of Adwar on Saturday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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An Israeli, dressed as " Special police" holds a firing mechanism, fitted with a pistol that sits over a color mini-camera with zoom, located at the front end and the back section which consists of the stock, trigger and a monitor, that allows the shooter to fire at his target from around the corner, during a shooting session in a fire range in the central Israeli town of Shoham Monday Dec. 15, 2003. The system developed by the Florida based U.S.-Israeli company Corner-Shot is being tested by armies from 15 countries and Israeli combat units and Israeli forces will begin using the device next week, a former deputy commander of Israel's anti-terror unit and founder of the company said. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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The gun-carriage carrying the coffin containing the body of former Azerbaijan President Geidar Aliev, covered by a national flag, is taken through the city during a funeral ceremony in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. The 80-year-old leader's death Friday at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio puts the focus now on his son and successor amid questions whether he has the stature to carry on his father's legacy in this former Soviet republic of 8 million. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)


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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 9, 2003) -- Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU 6) fast rope out of a HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five (HS-5) onto the flight deck aboard USS Elrod (FFG 55). EODMU 6 is assigned to USS George Washington (CVN 73) preparing for an upcoming six-month deployment by conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises(COMPTUEX) with the Carrier Strike Group (CSG). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (December 9, 2003) -- Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate Tony Diaz assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU 6) secures fast roping gear as an HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the “Nightdippers” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five (HS-5) returns to the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). EODMU 6 is assigned to USS George Washington and is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for their upcoming six-month deployment. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 9, 2003) -- The Norfolk, Va. based nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) underway while conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for their upcoming six-month deployment. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 13, 2003) -- Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Chief David Adams from Louisville, Ky., directs an F-14 Tomcat assigned to the Pukin’ Dogs of Fighter Squadron One Four Three (VF-143) onto one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Handley. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 12, 2003) -- An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the Red Rippers of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) prepares to launch from one of four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jessica Davis. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 13, 2003) -- A plane captain for an S-3B Viking assigned to Topcats of Sea Control Squadron Three One (VS-31) cleans the aircrafts canopy before flight operations aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Rex Nelson. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 13, 2003) -- An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Patriots of Electronic Attack Squadron One Four Zero (VAQ-140) prepares to launch from one of four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Andrew Morrow. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 12, 2003) -- Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Jesse Borja from Guam, directs an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) onto one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Sheryl Campbell. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 8, 2003) -- An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the “Pukin’ Dogs” of Fighter Squadron One Four Three (VF-143) receives final maintenance checks on the ship’s flight deck before evening flight operations board USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va. Based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming six-month deployment. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

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TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Crew chiefs make the final pre-flight preparations on an A-10 Thunderbolt II here Dec. 4. The crew chiefs are with the 23rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Chenzira Mallory)

[FallenAngel]

I'm going to miss the F-14 when she's gone. *wipes away a tear...*

[DE_Six]

Great pics, as always! woot

[Operation Ivy]

The Osprey is a sweet looking helicopter/plane woot