From the Daily Pic's Thread Thursday, June 2nd:
May 29th: Russian soldiers land at Ramstein Air Base,
head to Grafenwoehr for Exercise Torgau '05 (http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/htmlinks/Press_Releases/2005/May2005/30May2005-01.htm)
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A Russian Iljushin IL-76 transport aircraft carrying nearly 160 Russian soldiers taxies to a stop at Ramstein Air Base May 29.
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Russian troops prepare to disembark May 29 from the Iljushin IL-76 transport aircraft that took them from Moscow to Ramstein Air Base for the second week of joint U.S.-Russian Exercise Torgau 2005.
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Russian and American Soldiers surround the rear ramp of the Iljushin IL-76 transport aircraft that carried nearly 160 Russian troops to Ramstein Air Base May 29 in preparation for the second phase of Exercise Torgau 2005, to take place at Grafenwoehr Training Area.
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Russian soldiers just arrived from Moscow line up at Ramstein Air Base May 29, awaiting C-130 transport to Grafenwoehr Training Area for the second phase of joint U.S.-Russian Exercise Torgau 2005.
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General-Lieutenant Alexey Potapov, deputy chief of the Russian Federation Armed Forces’ Combined Arms Academy and leader of the Russian contingent participating in phase two of Exercise Torgau 2005, directs Russian troops on the ground at Ramstein Air Base.
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A U.S. M1 Abraham tank handled by Russian soldiers fires artillery during a special exercise at a training area in Grafenwoehr, near the southern German town of Nuremberg, June 2, 2005. It is the first time that the U.S. 1st Armoured Division and the Russian 4th Armoured Division have got together for a special drill with weapons, tanks and artillery. *******/Michaela Rehle
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Three soldiers of the Russian 4th Armoured Division listen to instructions during a special artillery exercise at a training area in Grafenwoehr, near the south German town of Nuremberg, June 2, 2005.
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A Russian and U.S. soldier take part in a special artillery exercise at a training area in Grafenwoehr near the southern German town of Nuremberg June 2, 2005
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An U.S. officer (name and rank not available) welcomes U.S. and Russian soldiers to Exercise Torgau 2005 of U.S. Army and Russian Army at the training area Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, Thursday, June 2, 2005.
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U.S. soldiers present their rifles to Russian soldiers during Exercise Torgau 2005 of U.S. Army and Russian Army at the training area at Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, Thursday, June 2, 2005. The soldiers of both armies met for the first time for a joint exercise.
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U.S. soldier Alan Candell (no rank available), left, shows the inside of a Bradley armored fighting vehicle to Russian soldier Oleg Borisov during Exercise Torgau 2005 at the training area at Grafenwoehr, Bavaria Germany, Thursday, June 2, 2005.
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U.S. soldier Dustin Wisdom (no rank available), left, talks to Russian soldier Oleg Borisov during Exercise Torgau 2005 at the training area at Grafenwoehr, Bavaria Germany, Thursday, June 2, 2005.
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U.S. soldier Dustin Wisdom (no rank available), left, shows his sniper rifle to Russian soldier Oleg Borisov during Exercise Torgau 2005 at the training area at Grafenwoehr, Bavaria Germany, Thursday, June 2, 2005
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Soldier Oleg Borisov (R) of the Russian 4th Armoured Division tests a M24 sniper weapon system as he receives instructions from U.S. soldier Dustin Wisdom during a special exercise at a training area in Grafenwoehr near the south German town of Nuremberg June 2, 2005. This is the first time that the U.S. 1st Armoured Division and the Russian 4th Armoured Division came together for a special drill with weapons, tanks and artillery. *******/Michaela Rehle
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U.S. soldier Alan Candell (no rank available), left, shows photographs on the display of his camera to Russian soldier Oleg Borisov, right, during Exercise Torgau 2005 at the training area at Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, Thursday, June 2, 2005.
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Russian and U.S. soldiers pose together with a U.S. M1 Abrahams tank during Exercise Torgau 2005 of U.S. Army and Russian Army at the training area at Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, Thursday, June 2, 2005. The soldiers of both armies met for the first time for a joint exercise. (AP Photo/Eckehard Schulz)
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The U.S. command tent is pitched out in the Moscow Region.
May 24th, 2005 (http://www.kommersant.com/archive.asp?m=5&y=2005&d=24&id=580043)
U.S. Forces Already in Moscow
Russian-U.S. Exercise Torgau 2005 started yesterday. For a week, the U.S. and Russia soldiers will not only listen about the military doctrines and combat tactics, but also train each other on their army’s equipment, share battle skills and conduct live fire battle drills.
140 soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division (Germany) arrived at Chkalovsky military airport at 6:30 a.m. Monday. Two hours later, fifty of them were standing parade ground at the Russian Army Combined Arms Academy in Lefortovo, waiting for the opening of the Russian-U.S. Exercise Torgau 2005. The remaining officers and soldiers went to the Vystrel training center in the Moscow Region’s town of Solnechnogorsk, where they got down to studying Russia’s weapons, tanks and infantry combat vehicles.
And From the Daily Pic's Thread Friday, June 3rd:
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A Russian soldier in the turret of a Humvee at Grafenwöhr gets some pointers from an American gunner on how to load and fire the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher.
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With a little help from his American guide, a Russian soldier picks out a target to knock down with a U.S. machine gun at the Grafenwöhr training area, Germany, on Thursday.
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A Russian soldier, flanked by his American counterpart and holding an American weapon, waits for the order to pull back in a defensive simulation at Grafenwöhr on Thursday.
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A row of Russian infantry patches lines up next to the shoulder flags of American uniforms as soldiers from the two armies stand together for a live-fire operation at the Grafenwöhr training area.
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Russian and American soldiers pose for a photo atop the Angry Penguin, a tank being used for a live-fire exercise at the Grafenwöhr training area.