Today's Pic's. - Dec. 18

[He219]

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SANDBAG DETAIL — U.S. Marines from the 1st Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, 1st Platoon, Norfolk, Va., load a "Gator" with sandbags to be used to reinforce areas in the Coalition Provisional Authority Compound in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 13, 2003. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Houghton


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Stryker brigade encounters first combat in Iraq - Soldiers of Battle Company, 5th Battalion - 20 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) conduct route reconnaissance, a presence patrol, a civilian assessment and combat operations contributing to the stability of Samarra, Iraq, Dec. 15. The 3rd Brigade is under the operational control of the 4th Infantry Division. Spc. Clinton Tarzia

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December 17, 2003 - Soldiers keep a mob of Iraqis from entering their perimeter while Iraqi Civil Defense Corps personnel search a Mosque for illegal weapons in Notheast Baghdad, Iraq. Soldiers are assigned to the 1st Squardron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by, Staff Sgt. Marvin L. Daniels.

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Dec 17: A fuel truck bomb killed 17 people in a huge fireball thatincinerated cars on a Baghdad street on Wednesday as violence and instability gripped Iraqin the wake of Saddam Hussein's capture(***** Images)

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GOOD MORNING BAGHDAD!
Comedian Robin Williams entertains troops during the USO tour at Baghdad International Airport, Dec. 16, 2003. U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Lisa M. Zunzanyika

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Cpl. Sean Maynard, helicopter mechanic, "Red Dog" Squadron 773, conducts routine checks on an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter at Bagram Air Base. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Greg Heath

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Sgt. Clay Farlow, crew chief, "Red Dog" Squadron 773, mans the 6-barrelled minigun, on a Marine Corps UH-1N Huey gunship helicopter. The Huey and AH-1W Super Cobra are two of the newest additions patrolling the sky's of Afghanistan. Courtesy photo

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THE PHRASELATOR—
A U.S. Special Forces soldier uses the phraselator device with the debriefing module to determine where enemies have gone, and where weapons and explosives are stored in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The phraselator is a paperback-book-sized device that gives non-linguist U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq the ability to communicate with local citizens. The phraselator uses computer chips to translate English phrases into as many as 30 foreign language equivalents. DoD photo courtesy American Forces Press Service

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ARCTIC VILLAGE, Alaska -- Tech. Sgt. Pete Dibbern and his wife, Valerie, prepare for a 10-minute snow-machine ride from the community hall here back to their C-130 Hercules. Airmen and their spouses from the 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, visited the village to drop off food, gifts and supplies. Dibbern is assigned to the 517th AS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Bias)

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Spc. Kenneth Bull fires his M16 rifle from the back of a truck during recent convoy live-fire training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Bull is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company C, 325th Forward Support Battalion. The division is preparing for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bradley Rhen.

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- U.S. Air Force Museum officials formally inducted a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber into the institution's aircraft collection Dec. 16. The Air Force's national museum is the first place to permanently exhibit the stealth bomber to the public. (Courtesy photo)

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KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. -- Lt. Col. Dave Rose flew the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor during a First Flight Centennial Celebration fly-by at the Wright Brothers National Memorial here Dec. 16. Maj. Robert Garland flew an F-15 Eagle from Langley Air Force Base, Va., and joined in formation after Rose's fly-by. Langley is slotted to be the home of the first operational squadron of F/A-22s by the end of 2004. Rose is from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Two C-17 Globemaster III aircrews prepare for a simulated air drop Dec. 10 during a two-week mission-employment exercise here. The exercise brought students from the Air Force, Navy and German air force together to learn how their aircraft can integrate during realistic combat scenarios. This is the first year a C-17 has been included in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)

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An unidentified Israeli child watches his brother try out an Israeli-made Uzi submachine gun during an Israeli army weapons show held at the West Bank settlement of Kedumim on the occasion of Israel's 49th Independence Day in this May 12 1997 file photo. Isreal's military is phasing out the legendary Uzi submachine gun, calling it antiquated and replacing it with more sophisticated, electronics-outfitted weaponry. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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Jewish Yeshiva students, one carrying an Uzi machine gun, share a laugh as they walk through the occupied West Bank town of Hebron in this Saturday Jan. 11, 1997 file photo. Israel's military is phasing out the legendary Uzi submachine gun, calling it antiquated and replacing it with more sophisticated, electronics-outfitted weaponry. (AP Photo/str)

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Korean soldiers walk on the street (news - web sites) in the North Korean border city of Kaesong. The US insist it is being pragmatic, flexible over North Korea (news - web sites)(AFP/POOL/File)

Some SFOR images...

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General Packett and Sgt. Donald Welch and Specialist Robert Heeschen of the 666th EOD (US) Company exchange pieces of MANPADS metal for a piece Commander's Coin metal.

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Sgt. Donald Welch of the 666th EOD (US) Company explains the destruction procedure for MANPADS to Gen Packett and Mr Becirbasic of the SCMM.

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COMSFOR visiting Canadian troops at Canadian BG HQ Zgon, pictured with Sapper Coady with 23 Field Sqn 2 CER.


Some older images our Russian colleagues will enjoy...
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Photo: Capt. Halvor Molland
A Russian paratrooper opens a display of military and martial arts during the Russian Homeland Defence Day held at Russian Battalion HQ, Ugljevik in MND-N

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You guys are crrrrrazy! ;)

Photo: 2nd Lt. Alexander Barbé
One soldier prepares to break a pile of bricks on fire on the belly of one of his colleagues. This one is pulled off without any injuries.

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PO Andy Gedge
A Russian soldier takes the pain, as a stout piece of wood is smashed against his stomach.

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More Vodka!

PO Andy Gedge
A Russian soldier ignores the pain and blood, caused by having a bottle smashed over his head.

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Operational Rehearsal Dynamic Response, Fall/Winter 03

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MSgt. Keit Johnson and Sgt. Guy D. Chorte

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MSU provide security on the ground.


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The pathfinders make their final checks as they walk towards the helicopter.


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Italian and Hungarian MSU soldiers disembark from a UH60 Black Hawk to secure the drop zone.


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courtesy of 186th Parachute Regiment

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Capt. Besnik Cukali

ISAF pics:

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -A United Nations representative inspects a soldier's weapon from the demobilized 1st Battalion of the Afghan National Guard. The soldiers turned-in their weapons as part of the demilitarization, demobilization and reintegration program (DDR).

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -Soldiers from the demobilized 1st Battalion of the Afghan National Guard stand in line to turn-in their weapons in the first part of the demilitarization, demobilization and reintegration program December 7.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -An Afghan soldier is awarded a medal of service and a certificate of service as part of the demilitarization, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). As part of the reintegration process, the ex-soldiers are given cash, and additional training for a new beginning as a civilian.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -An Afghan soldier is awarded a medal of service and a certificate of service as part of the demilitarization, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). As part of the reintegration process, the ex-soldiers are given cash, and additional training for a new beginning as a civilian.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -Soldiers from the Afghan National Army celebrate at a parade after the initial phase of the demilitarization, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). The DDR process began in Kabul December 7 with the 1st Battalion of the Afghan National Army.

Elsewhere...

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Members of the Landing Force Shore Party (LFSP) Platoon and military policemen from MEU Service Support Group 22, the combat service support element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit, drag a carpet across Highway 98 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida for a crossing by MEU's M1A1 tank platoon.
:lol:
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A platoon of M1A1 tanks from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit crosses Highway 98 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida to reach their training site aboard Eglin Air Force Base. They are driving atop carpet laid across the road to protect it against sand and track damage.

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A Marine from the Landing Force Shore Party (LFSP) Platoon from MEU Service Support Group 22, the combat service support element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches as a Landing Craft Air Cushion comes ashore on Wynn Haven Beach in northwest Florida. Aboard the LCAC are vehicles and personnel who will train aboard nearby Eglin Air Force Base.


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Santa Rosa Island, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2003) -- A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) from USS Wasp (LHD 1) lands on Santa Rosa Island in the Florida Panhandle to offload a U.S. Marines and combat equipment. Wasp is part of the seven ship Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2) that will be the first to use the range at Eglin Air Force Base on the gulf coast. The range is important because it is one of the few places on the East Coast of the United States where the Navy and Marine Corps team can practice integrated live-fire training prior to deployment overseas. The size of its ranges and its location on the Gulf of Mexico, coupled with new virtual training environments, permit Sailors and Marines to hone their combat skills prior to deploying. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Todd Reeves. (RELEASED)


And a funny image to end...

European 'Rat (http://photo.worldnews.com/PhotoArchive//uploads/2003/12/17/uploaded-40624_large.jpg)' rofl

[Bulkowski]

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Im not the only one who thought that was blow... :|

[Salty Dog]

are those russian soldiers, or circus performers?

[Russian Texan]

are those russian soldiers, or circus performers?

Soldiers,soldiers...

Jealous? ;)

[FallenAngel]

are those russian soldiers, or circus performers?

Well, the guy with the twin MGs is technically a paratrooper... ;)


Also...I think you've got the wrong caption for the pic with the American Lt. General and the Frenchman. ;)

[96B]

Might I ask what the point of this is?

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[wholagun]

point not sure , but it seeing that the idea of going to war with Russia scares the **** of out me. Crazy tough mofos. ****e. How can you punch a guy and expept him to feel it when he can withstand a sledge hammer breaking a huge ass rock on his stomach......jebus.

[FallenAngel]

Mental discipline, trusting one's comrades, ego booster (if you don't get killed that is), etc. There's plenty of pruposes, though I'll be the first to admit that there are probably other ways to go about it.

[fred_engles]

"The Nation that draws too great a distance between its soldiers and its scholars will have its children taught by cowards and its fighting done by fools. "

-Thucydides

That's a great sig, 96B

But I must admit I find it kind of funny: Thucydides was a tremendous scholar, but a piss-poor soldier. So much so, in fact, that he was exiled from Athens for his failures as a Greek general.

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

Its training to make you have a high pain tolerance, if you let your own guys bash you like that also brings up the buddy factor (i.e. trust in the people you work with and also respect). So it does have a purpose and if they like doing it by bashing 2x4's over eachothers stomach then more power to em (p.s. i wouldnt f*ck with them, they are crazy fawkers).
Keep up the good photo's.

[The Punk]

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MSgt. Keit Johnson and Sgt. Guy D. Chorte


The one on the right is'nt french, he's Italian parà maybe from Tuscania Rgt.

[perdurabo]

point not sure , but it seeing that the idea of going to war with Russia scares the **** of out me. Crazy tough mofos. ****e. How can you punch a guy and expept him to feel it when he can withstand a sledge hammer breaking a huge ass rock on his stomach......jebus.
i would be impresed if they could take direct hit by 5,56mm round :P they are though but buletts are much tougher :)

[MaxPayne]

russian soldiers are psychos :)

[Marmot1]

It is easy trick since they take the hammer hit thru rock the cinetic energy is not at a small surface of the hammer but is disposed on the much larger surface of rock its only trick used by russians,BTW that trick was used by polish troops too when we wer in warsaw pact and this foto with wood board hitting stomach is also trick since he is not hit with the end of the board but with center and it is comonly know lever mechanism that u can whitstand blow that look serioulsy...any way you must have some training before doing this :-) since you must control your stomach muscles or you will have a serious problem if you fail to strain your muscles for a moment :-) :fork: :-*$

[Javehn]

Hell yea , mother focka , that's what i am talking about , biatch !!!! :fork:
Damnit , we need to order couple of those by mail . :)
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Easy trick you say , ha ?? Russkies paratroopers are crazy ****s .

[He219]

Forgive the wrong caption. An investigation is pending... ;)

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U.S. Marines walk away from a hovercraft while another one comes ashore from the USS Germantown on Arta Beach, Djibouti, during a U.S. Marine training operation, in this Nov. 17, 2003 file photo. A fleet of small French command boats pass between the hovercraft and the beach. U.S. forces in the Middle East count heavily on the 3,000 Frenchmen based at Djibouti, just across the Red Sea from Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Chris Tomlinson, File)


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NATO commander, General Sir Jack Deverell, left, gestures to Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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A group of 37 Iraqi nationals line up to board a plane to leave for Baghdad, Iraq, at the Chaklala airbase, Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. The Iraqi nationals were repatriated Thursday after being arrested several years ago when they tried to seek asylum in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Tariq Aziz)


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U.S. soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Regiment, (1-22) of the 4th Infantry Division take position after three Iraqi men opened fire from their car in Tikrit, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Sony Corp.'s humanoid robot Qrio demonstrates a baseball pitch at a news conference in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. The 58-centimeter (23-inch) tall child-shaped robot that already knows a few hip dances and can kick a miniature soccer ball threw balls, shaking its head to signs from an imaginary catcher initially and then nodding in determination, to demonstrate that its metal hands can grasp and release objects. Japan Ground Defense Forces may utilize humanoid robots as forward scouts and for combat reconnaissance purposes. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

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Britain's opposition leader Michael Howard, protected by U.S. soldiers, talks to reporters in the gardens of former Saddam Hussein's palace in Baghdad, Thursday Dec 18, 2003 . Howard said during a visit to Iraq that Saddam Hussein may not have had any chemical or biological weapons or a program to build a nuclear bomb. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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A Palestinian man walks next to an Israeli tank sitting near the Old City of the West Bank town of Nablus Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. Four Palestinians were killed in Nablus during an army operation. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

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COMBAT CAMERA — Reggie Ratcliff and Staff Sgt. Ronald VanAusdal teach several members of Joint Combat Camera Center staff how to lower the feed horn of the imagery transmission satellite system at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2003. Members of Combat Camera are in Iraq establishing a satellite imagery management system for deployed teams throughout the theater to transmit photos and video back to a central location. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt John M. Foster

[Seoulstriker]

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ACOG reflex. haven't seen that on a US soldier for a VERY long time.

[Dave the Dawg]

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MSgt. Keit Johnson and Sgt. Guy D. Chorte


The one on the right is'nt french, he's Italian parà maybe from Tuscania Rgt.
The one on the left is Lt. General "Kip" Ward, the commander of SFOR from October 2002 until October 2003. His Combat Infantryman's Badge is for Somalia. LTG Ward is now Deputy Commanding General of US Army Europe.

The Italian para appears to be an Adjutant (senior NCO/warrant officer) but I can't see the insignia clearly.

[Javehn]

"Venus" Respect ...
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Can i try here ??

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Medical workers carry the body of PFLP (Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine) member Jibril Awad, 24, after he was killed by Israeli troops conducting searches in the Old City of the West Bank town of Nablus Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. Two more miltants of the group were also killed in the same incident. Palestinian sources claim a fourth Palestinian killed in a separate incident was unarmed. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

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U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division soldiers conduct a raid in Samarra, Iraq Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. On Wednesday, the 4th Infantry started a new series of raids, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, in Samarra along with Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A U.S. soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Regiment, (1-22) of the 4th Infantry Division explains to Iraqi man his mistake after he verbally demonstrated his negative attitude to the U.S. army while on a patrol of Tikrit, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. Three Iraqi men opened a fire from their car near U.S. soldiers and disappeared immediately. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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A demonstrator, left, runs toward a French army base, while trying to throw a tear gas canister back into the base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in this Dec. 2, 2003 file photo. In a part of Africa once nearly as French as Provence, France's army is struggling to keep ragtag loyalists away from rebels while its diplomats try to repair the underpinnings of empire. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)


Is it ok for a first time ? :)

[fantassin]

Struggling? you've gotta be jocking! even the Financial time which is as anti-French as can be said the action of France in Ivory Coast was a success and that it showed a way every responsible country should follow.

BTW, I can assure you there is nothing similar between Abidjan and Provence.

[aragorn65]

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MSgt. Keit Johnson and Sgt. Guy D. Chorte


The one on the right is'nt french, he's Italian parà maybe from Tuscania Rgt.

The one on the right is a Maresciallo of the Folgore Brigade, not from Tuscania Rgt: he doesn't have the "Fiamma" on his hat but the parachute with wings and daga.

[Macs.]

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ACOG reflex. haven't seen that on a US soldier for a VERY long time.

Do you think this are "real" U.S. Soldiers ?

I heard that many VIPs are protectet by private Company's. (for example: Afghan President Hamid Karzai)

[Guttorm]

Europäischer Rat means European counsil... Think it's German or Austrian or maybe dutch

[He219]

Is it ok for a first time ? :)
Very nice, Javehn! :D
I definately like the larger Lycos picture resolution.

You just beat me to the Styker pic!! Watch for duplicate pictures though, like the Merkava pic..
;)

fantassin:
France is 'struggling' to keep the peace while govt. troops want to attack the rebels. That is all......

Thanks for the correction with the LTG and Italian SFOR photo, Dave the Dawg and aragorn65. I like the global participation!

Some more images...


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An Iraqi reads Al-Moutamar newspaper showing a front-page picture of Saddam Hussein, shaven and in captivity, sitting on the floor across from Ahmed Chalabi, a member of of Iraq's American-picked Governing Council. The picture was taken Sunday when Chalabi and three other council members were taken to see the former dictator. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)



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U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division soldiers conduct a raid in Samarra, Iraq Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. On Wednesday, the 4th Infantry started a new series of raids, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, in Samarra along with Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division soldiers conduct a raid in Samarra, Iraq, Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. On Wednesday, the 4th Infantry started a new series of raids, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, in Samarra along with Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division soldiers conduct a raid in Samarra Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. On Wednesday, the 4th Infantry started a new series of raids, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, in Samarra along with Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Britain's opposition leader Michael Howard, protected by a U.S. soldier, answers questions in the gardens of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's palace in Baghdad, Thursday Dec 18, 2003. Howard said during a visit to Iraq that Saddam Hussein may not have had any chemical or biological weapons or a program to build a nuclear bomb-the chief pretext for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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A U.S. soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Regiment, (1-22) of the 4th Infantry Division talks to an Iraqi boy who holds text- books "The new English course for Iraq," during a foot patrol in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, Thursday, Dec 18 2003. U.S. troops patrol and secure Tikrit on a daily bases. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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A U.S. soldier helps an Iraqi boy to learn English from "The new English course for Iraq," a book American troops donated to children in Tikrit, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. U.S. troops here are responsible for patrolling and securing Saddam Hussein's hometown. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard Myers, center, flanked by other officers, speaks to the media during a visit to American troops at Bagram Air Base, the U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan, in Bagram, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. Myers, on a one-day morale-boosting tour along with comedian Robin Williams and other entertainers, said the al-Qaida mastermind, Osama bin Laden is probably alive and will be caught "with absolute certainty" one day. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

[Macs.]

Europäischer Rat means European counsil... Think it's German or Austrian or maybe dutch

German and austrian are the same languages :)

And yes, its german.

[He219]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=495882

ACOG reflex. haven't seen that on a US soldier for a VERY long time.

Do you think this are "real" U.S. Soldiers ?

I heard that many VIPs are protectet by private Company's. (for example: Afghan President Hamid Karzai)

What, KSK undercover? Heheh, these guys are USMC.
;)

I like your new Avatar, where did you get the pic?
;)

[Macs.]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=495882

ACOG reflex. haven't seen that on a US soldier for a VERY long time.

Do you think this are "real" U.S. Soldiers ?

I heard that many VIPs are protectet by private Company's. (for example: Afghan President Hamid Karzai)

What, KSK undercover? Heheh, these guys are USMC.
;)

I like your new Avatar, where did you get the pic?
;)

I am wonderning, because they don't wear U.S. Patches and have diffenent equipment.

My Avatar isn't a KSK, he is a DSO Soldier. That Pic is from A-stan. ( I think it already has been posted here)

http://rhein-zeitung.de/on/03/11/29/topnews/bw1_.jpg

[He219]

Europäischer Rat means European counsil... Think it's German or Austrian or maybe dutch

I was just kidding. It's fun to mix German and English, take this:

"Haben Sie eine gute Fart" rofl

Just Kidding, before Kitsune corrects me - it's "fahrt" as in have a nice journey..
;)


Macs: Just kidding, I thought you upheld the joke that every unidentified solder is either KSK or Delta. ;)

And yes, I posted that picture right here... Very nice! I like the vertical forward grip on the G36K, or is it a C model?

woot


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TOUCH AND GO — A F/A-18C "Hornet" attached to Fighter Attack Squadron 86 leaves a trail of sparks on the flight deck with its tailhook during a "touch-and-go" in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 15, 2003. The squadron is deployed with USS ENTERPRISE, currently underway in the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lance H. Mayhew Jr


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Soldiers of Battle Company, 5th Battalion - 20 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) conduct route reconnaissance, a presence patrol, a civilian assessment and combat operations contributing to the stability of Samarra, Iraq, Dec. 15. The 3rd Brigade is under the operational control of the 4th Infantry Division.

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December 17, 2003 - Stryker vehicles from Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, position themselves in the town of Samarra, a town northwest of Baghdad. The company moved in to cover the right flank of Company B, which received contact from several armed attackers in the first major engagement for 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Company B confirmed that 11 attackers were killed.

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December 17, 2003 - Soldiers of Battle Company, 5th Battalion - 20 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) - conduct route reconnaissance, a presence patrol, a civilian assessment, and combat operations contributing to the stability of Samarra, Iraq, on Dec. 15.

[Macs.]

Macs: Just kidding, I thought you upheld the joke that every unidentified solder is either KSK or Delta. ;)


Ahh, yes !

So are this guys protecting the VIP Delta, KSK or SAS ? :)

[Midav]

That looks like USMC.

They're wearing MARPAT and Marines don't have patches on their BDU's.

[He219]

Some more images:

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to outline a plan for uprooting some Jewish settlements in a go-it-alone step Palestinians fear will leave them a fraction of the land they seek for a state. (Abid Katib/***** Images)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 15, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) makes an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) during night flight operations. The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Janice Kreischer. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 15, 2003) -- An S-3B Viking assigned to Top Cats of Sea Control Squadron Three One (VS-31) makes an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) during night flight operations. The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Janice Kreischer. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 16, 2003) -- Bow catapult safety observer Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Harrison Brooks, from Virginia Beach, Va., gives the thumbs up, indicating that the F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Wildcats” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA 131) is ready to be launched off 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 deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jessica Davis. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 13, 2003) -- Three Crewmembers assigned to the Pukin’ Dogs of Fighter Squadron One Four Three (VF-143) perform maintenance checks on an F-14 Tomcat on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

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Arabian Gulf (Dec. 13 2003) -- Landing Signal Officer (LSO) Lt. Joe M. Seeburger from Pemberville, Ohio, adjusts the heads-up display on the LSO Platform located on the port quarter of the ship’s flight deck aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Marine Corps Capt. Robert B. Brodie of Richboro, Pa, looks on. Enterprise is currently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the continued war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Justin McGarry. (RELEASED)

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Arabian Gulf (Dec. 13 2003) -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Strike Fighter-Attack Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312) lands on the flight deck aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65). VMFA-312 is currently deployed with Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) aboard Enterprise in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the continued war on terrorism. U.S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Justin McGarry. (RELEASED)

Continued from yesterday...

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 13, 2003) -- Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Casey Rodgers, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU-6) prepares his dive gear before deploying from a SH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Nightdippers” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five (HS-5) for a mine counter measures exercise. EODMU-6 and HS-5 are embarked aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for their upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 13, 2003) -- Gunners Mate 1st Class Casey Rodgers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU 6) attaches 20 pounds of explosives to a "Dummy Mine" during a mine counter measures exercise. EODMU 6 is aboard USS George Washington (CVN73) conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 13, 2003) -- A Dummy Mine explodes after service members assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (EODMU-6) attached 20 pounds of explosives to the device during a mine counter measures exercise. EODMU-6 is embarked aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for their upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

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On the Centennial of Flight, the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight, a Lockheed-Martin Atlas IIIB rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 17, 2003. The rocket was carrying a payload with a U.S. Navy communications satellite aboard. The satellite is the last of a fleet of Navy Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) communications satellites which have been launched by the Lockheed Martin Atlas rocket family. *******/Joe Skipper

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Lance Cpl. Quyen Au, a military policeman with MCLB Barstow's K-9 unit, along with Sgt. Robert Angulo, Jr., a soldier from NTC Fort Irwin's Special Reaction Team, breach a door utilizing a halligan tool during a joint training exercise at Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex.

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Marines form MCLB Barstow's Provost Marshal's Office practice four-man room entries during a joint Special Reaction Team exercise with soldiers from NTC Fort Irwin.

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Lance Cpl. Quyen Au, a dog handler from MCLB Barstow's K-9 unit, sights in with a holographic laser sight mounted on an M4 rifle during a Special Reactions Team (SRT) joint service training exercise with soldiers form NTC Fort Irwin at NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex Dec. 10-12. Au was one of 10 Marines from various units at MCLB who participated in the exercise.

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Service members in front of the execution site of Claus Graf Schenck von Stauffenberg at the German Resistance Museum.

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Service members take a close look at a photograph of Claus Graf Schenck von Stauffenberg as they tour the German Resistance Museum.


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The bear that symbolizes Berlin can be seen in various forms throughout the city. A bear decorated to represent every country currently occupies the future site of the U.S. Embassy. Here Sgt. Joseph Forbes poses by the Iraq bear. Forbes has been deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Ahhh, home of Babylon's Blue tiled brick 'Ishtar Gate'

The Berlin orientation visit included a look at the cities vast culture including a tour of the Pergamon museum gave incite to the diverse society that exists here.

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Army Brig Gen. Willard C. Broadwater, deputy commander Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Ibrahim Soubaneh Rayaleh, commissioner for the District of Ali Sabieh, cut the ribbon during a dedication ceremony at the Ali Sabieh Hospital Dec. 13. This project like many others in the region promotes economic growth, helping with the task force's mission to detect, disrupt and defeat transnational terrorism in the Horn of Africa by denying terrorists a safe haven.

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Marine Cpl. Steven E. Irvin loads 9 mm rounds into a magazine during a bilateral training exercise conducted here Dec. 9-11. The Tullahoma, Tenn., native and other Marines from the fleet antiterrorism security team conducted the exercise with their German counterparts to exchange tips and tactics.

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Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Bluethenthal adjusts the front sight post on an M16-A4 Service Rifle for one of his German counterparts during a bilateral training exercise here Dec. 10. The German soldiers fired the Marines' pistol and rifle course and the Marines fired the German course.

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A Marine assigned to the fleet antiterrorism security team looks for his round's impact before sighting in again and firing the German G-36. He and other Task Force Betio Marines conducted a bilateral training exercise here Dec. 9-11 with their German counterparts, where each group fired the other Coalition Force's service pistol and rifle.

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A Soldier of the 10th Mountain Division and a Marine set up plastic explosives as fellow service members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa watch during training in Djibouti. The task force is creating conditions that discourage the proliferation of terrorist groups in the area. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense.


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A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter flies over a village in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. Army aviation units are playing a critical role in Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Belcher.

[Argyll]

Odd that the UK "Leader of the opposition" has USMC protection and not the usual RMP CPD?

[He219]

More from SFOR:

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http://www.nato.int/sfor/indexinf/166/p12b/b02122b.jpg

CPT Kociubinski Bogdan (author) shooting in NBC mask from kbkAKMs.


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Flight medic Sgt Richard Maye and a simulated casualty are lifted into a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a minefield extraction excercise.


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PO Andy Gedge
With speed and precision a Russian soldier uses his bare fists to smash through bricks.

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PO Andy Gedge
Russian troops prove that you can go higher with teamwork.

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Gen. Cvjetko Savic, Chief of the VRS General Staff (l.), presents the VRS plaque to Col. Sergey Shakurin, Commander of the Russian Military Contingent (r.)

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Lt. Gen. William Ward, COMSFOR (r.), and Col. Segey Shakurin, Commander of the Russian Military Contingent (l.).


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Lt. Gen. William Ward, COMSFOR, addresses the Russians soldiers on the occasion of their farewell ceremony.


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[Dave the Dawg]

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U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division soldiers conduct a raid in Samarra, Iraq Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. On Wednesday, the 4th Infantry started a new series of raids, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, in Samarra along with Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division soldiers conduct a raid in Samarra, Iraq, Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. On Wednesday, the 4th Infantry started a new series of raids, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, in Samarra along with Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=495950

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U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division soldiers conduct a raid in Samarra Thursday Dec. 18, 2003. On Wednesday, the 4th Infantry started a new series of raids, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, in Samarra along with Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Not 1st ID; 2nd Infantry Division (note the Indianhead patches), from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, AKA the Stryker Brigade.

[Salty Dog]

Might I ask what the point of this is?

http://www.nato.int/sfor/indexinf/159/p08a/b02081a.jpg

http://www.nato.int/sfor/misc/albums/russians/fullimages/russ2.jpg
to show how good the russian armys new circus division is.

[Salty Dog]

http://photo.worldnews.com/PhotoArchive//uploads/2003/12/18/uploaded-40685_large.jpg

"yo dog, you wanna go smoke a j?"
"yeah i can dig it."

[He219]

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South Korea (news - web sites)'s President Roh Moo-hyun walks by K1A tanks during his visit to a front-line military unit in Chongok, north of Seoul, in this Dec. 12, 2003 file photo. (AP Photo/ Kim Dong-jin, Yonhap)

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South Korea (news - web sites)'s President Roh Moo-hyun, center, poses with Army soldiers during his visit to a front-line military unit in Chongok, north of Seoul, Friday, Dec. 12, 2003. Six-nation talks on easing tensions over North Korea (news - web sites)'s nuclear weapons program will likely be delayed until next month over differences between the United States and the communist North, news reports said Friday. (AP Photo/ Kim Dong-jin, Yonhap)

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East Germany's last Stalinist leader, Egon Krenz, 66, is surrounded by photographers at his release from jail in Berlin on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. Krentz was released on parole after serving nearly four years in prison for the shooting deaths of East Germans trying to flee to the West during Cold War. (AP Photo/ Jan Bauer)

[Operation Ivy]

woot :hug:

[EvanL]

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Canadian Forces soldier Sean Loucks of Winnipeg carries Christmas gift boxes Thursday into an orphanage in Kabul. (CP/Terry Pedwell)

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Children at an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites) tear into Christmas gift boxes Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, that were delivered by Canadian Forces soldiers. (AP Photo/CP, Terry Pedwell)

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Children at the Allahudin orphanage receive Christmas gifts from Canadian Forces soldiers and workers from Calgary-based Samaritan's Purse, in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites) Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003. (AP Photo/CP, Terry Pedwell)

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[USMarine3521]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=495882

ACOG reflex. haven't seen that on a US soldier for a VERY long time.

Do you think this are "real" U.S. Soldiers ?

I heard that many VIPs are protectet by private Company's. (for example: Afghan President Hamid Karzai)

What, KSK undercover? Heheh, these guys are USMC.
;)

I like your new Avatar, where did you get the pic?
;)

are those FAST Marines??? and also these Marines are using m4a1's...so im guessing FAST

[REMOV]

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Lance Cpl. Quyen Au, a military policeman with MCLB Barstow's K-9 unit, along with Sgt. Robert Angulo, Jr., a soldier from NTC Fort Irwin's Special Reaction Team, breach a door utilizing a halligan tool during a joint training exercise at Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex.
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Marines form MCLB Barstow's Provost Marshal's Office practice four-man room entries during a joint Special Reaction Team exercise with soldiers from NTC Fort Irwin.
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Lance Cpl. Quyen Au, a dog handler from MCLB Barstow's K-9 unit, sights in with a holographic laser sight mounted on an M4 rifle during a Special Reactions Team (SRT) joint service training exercise with soldiers form NTC Fort Irwin at NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex Dec. 10-12. Au was one of 10 Marines from various units at MCLB who participated in the exercise.
Note the paintball masks and rechambered to the 9mm Simunition (FX ammunition or "blue guns") weapons.

[REMOV]

I like the vertical forward grip on the G36K, or is it a C model?It's G36K.