Today's Pic's. - Jan. 13

[He219]

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Aussie or Iraqi Camo? Your opinions ...

Iraqi Army soldiers train in urban warfare in central Baghdad January 13, 2004. Iraq (news - web sites) and the U.S.-led coalition forces have trained two battalions of a new army following the invasion which toppled leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s government last spring. *******/Ali Jasim


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Members of the new Iraqi army practice maneuvers as they patrol a Baghdad street Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)


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A U.S. Army Apache helicopter flies over a base in the Iraqi town of Babylon in this picture taken January 11, 2004. A U.S. Apache helicopter crashed west of Baghdad January 13, but it was not immediately known why it came down or whether there were any casualties, a U.S. military spokesman said. *******/Alexander Demianchuk

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Two US army Apache attack helicopters fly over the Tigris River. A US AH-60 Apache helicopter 'went down' in Iraq (news - web sites) west of Baghdad, a military spokesman said.(AFP/File/Stan Honda

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A U.S. Army Apache helicopter flies over a base in the Iraqi town of Babylon in this picture taken January 11, 2004. A U.S. Apache helicopter crashed west of Baghdad January 13, but it was not immediately known why it came down or whether there were any casualties, a U.S. military spokesman said. *******/Alexander Demianchuk

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A U.S. Army Apache sits in a field without its rotors and surrounded by U.S. vehicles near the restive central Iraq (news - web sites) town of Falluja January 13, 2004. A U.S. Apache helicopter that crashed west of Baghdad on Tuesday may have been shot down by Iraqi guerrillas, a U.S. military spokesman said. *******

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Danish troops accompany journalists to the site of a weapons cache found near the southern Iraq (news - web sites) town of Qurna January 13, 2004. Denmark said its troops had found 36 mortar shells buried in southern Iraq that initial chemical weapons tests showed could contain blister gas. The shells had been buried for at least 10 years and the site may contain another 100, it said. *******/Atef Hassan

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Iraqis men look into the window of a car in Baghdad Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004 which was riddled with bullets the day before killing the driver and a 10-year-old boy according to relatives of the victims. Relatives say that U.S. soldiers opened fire at the car moments after an Army vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb on the street. One U.S. soldier was killed in the bombing, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Wijdan Abdel-Wahab tries to comfort her sister Hayam who lies in a hospital bed in Baghdad with multiple gunshot and shrapne l wounds Tuesday Jan 13, 2004 after a car she was traveling in was fired upon in Baghdad on Monday night. U.S. soldiers opened fire at a car in the Iraqi capital, killing the driver and a 10-year-old boy, moments after an Army vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, relatives said. One soldier was killed in the Monday bombing, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Members of a special police unit of the Italian Carabinieri secure an area near the house of Radovan Karadzic in the Bosnian Serb town of Pale, a one-time stronghold of the fugitive about 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Sarajevo, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. NATO-led peacekeepers early Tuesday searched a house used during Bosnia's 1992-95 war by most wanted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic in the eastern town of Pale, retrieving documents that may provide clues to his whereabouts, officials said. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

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A member of the Special police unit of the Italian Carabinieri inspects a door at the entrance to the house of Radovan Karadzic in the Bosnian Serb town of Pale, a one-time stronghold of the fugitive about 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Sarajevo, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. NATO-led peacekeepers early Tuesday searched a house used during Bosnia's 1992-95 war by most wanted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic in the eastern town of Pale, retrieving documents that may provide clues to his whereabouts, officials said. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

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So much for the UN/ 'Special Team 6' - NATO/MSU will do the job! :D

Members of a special police unit of the Italian Carabinieri secure an area near the house of Radovan Karadzic in the Bosnian Serb town of Pale, a one-time stronghold of the fugitive about 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Sarajevo, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. NATO-led peacekeepers early Tuesday searched a house used during Bosnia's 1992-95 war by most wanted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic in the eastern town of Pale, retrieving documents that may provide clues to his whereabouts, officials said. (AP Photo/Hidajet Delic)

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The Taiwanese Navy prepares for rapid reaction exercises with patrol boats at the mouth of the Tanshui river, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004, in the coastal town of Tainshui, northern Taiwan. Taiwan continues defensive military exercises in the case of an attack from China which has hundreds of missiles aimed at the island. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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The Taiwanese Navy prepare rapid reaction exercises with patrol boats at the mouth of the Tanshui river, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004, in the coastal town of Tainshui, northern Taiwan. Taiwan continues defensive military exercises in the case of an attack from China which has hundreds of missiles aimed at the island. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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Spanish Prince Felipe de Borbon, left, stands next to Guatemalan Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Rony Abiu Chalispeaks after his arrival in Guatemala City, Monday, Jan 12, 2003. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, the Prince will attend the inauguration of Guatemala President Oscar Berger. (Ap Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Workers set up 8-meter-tall blocks of concrete, part of the separation barrier Israel is building between the outskirts of Jerusalem and the West Bank in the village of Abu Dis Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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A Palestinian boy throws a stone towards Israeli soldiers during clashes in the West Bank city of Tulkarm January 13, 2004. *******/Mustafa Abu Dayha

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Wearing her Islamic veil, Iranian pro-reform lawmaker, Elaheh Koulaei, right, who has been disqualified from seeking re-election by hard-line Guardian Council, holds her number to get permission to speak, as Fatemeh Khatami sits at left, during an open session of parliament in Tehran, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. Iran's reformist government has threatened to resign amid denunciations Tuesday of hard-liners for disqualifying candidates for next month's parliament elections who are allied with the reformist president. The Guardian Council, an unelected hard-line constitutional watchdog, has barred over 3,000 of the 8,200 people including more than 80 sitting lawmakers who filed papers to run for a seat in the 290-member parliament. Lawmakers have said all of those disqualified were reformists. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

[Apogee]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040113/i/r1508354924.jpg
Aussie or Iraqi Camo? Your opinions ...

Iraqi Army soldiers train in urban warfare in central Baghdad January 13, 2004. Iraq (news - web sites) and the U.S.-led coalition forces have trained two battalions of a new army following the invasion which toppled leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s government last spring. *******/Ali Jasim




I'm gonna go ahead and guess that this soldier is an American advisor to an Iraqi unit. He maybe wearing Iraqi camo so that he doesn't stand out as much from the rest of the soldiers. Although the RACK and the M4 with a PEQ2 do stand out some.

[ShotOver]

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Not Aussie... but why would they give Iraqi all that gucci gear?


BTW, ****in great pics as usual mate...

[He219]

I'm gonna have to agree with you on that one, USMA_SCUBA.

Very interesting nonetheless!



Edit: Thanks, PT!
:D

[Glock]

He is definatly not a Aussi thes have an other Camo!
http://www.defence.gov.au/opcatalyst/images/gallery/241203/JTF63312NOV03JM01_lo.jpg

Greating Leo

[He219]

I guess the M4 gave it away .....
;)

More pic's:


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Seven hundred five recruits from the new Iraqi Army’s 2nd Battalion conduct a pass and review at a graduation ceremony Jan. 6, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq. Following the nine-week basic training program, Iraqi soldiers will additionally receive advanced training pertinent to their specific missions. The Coalition Military Assistance Training Team envisions deploying a strong national defense force admired by free Iraqis, cooperative with peaceful neighbors and capable of protecting national borders. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. John Houghton

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A commanding officer watches the 2nd Battalion Iraqi Army march onto the parade square to begin the graduation, Jan. 6, 2004, in Tadji, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon

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An Iraqi soldier salutes as the New Iraqi Army’s 2nd Battalion prepares for pass and review at a graduation ceremony, Jan. 6, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. John Houghton


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Dr. Mowaffak B. Al-Rubaie, member of the Iraqi Governing Council, is presented a sword used during the parade by the regimental sergeant major, Jan. 6, 2004, in Tadji, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon


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Recruits from the New Iraqi Army’s 2nd Battalion perform a traditional Kurdish dance to celebrate completion of basic military training in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. John Houghton


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1st Lt. A Mulaazem Awwal from the New Iraqi Army’s 2nd Battalion, explains military issue items to a soldier at a graduation ceremony for 705 new recruits Jan. 6, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. John Houghton

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Something I stumbled onto... ;)

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The Pentagon Police Department in 2003

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"TEAM COBRA"
The Pentagon has it’s own full time police department ready to take action when the need arises. The highly trained "Men in Black", or the "Ninjas" as they are sometimes called, make up the ERT. The PPD ERT is a section operated under the Special Operation Division (SOD) and is broken down into tactical response teams with surveillance and medical units.

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Protective Service Unit escorting the Secretary of Defense after the September 11, 2001 attack / PSU officer supervises ceremony
The PPD Protective Service Unit (PSU) is assigned under the PPD Special Operations Division (SOD). The mission of the PSU is to protect principals from harm or embarrassment and to expedite their movements when necessary. An additional function of the PSU is to support the coordination of special events that take place in, and around the Pentagon Reservation. The PSU serves as the single point of contact for PPD on all ceremonies in honor of visiting dignitaries hosted by the Office of Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Various protocol offices such as the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Office of Defense Foreign Affairs utilize PSU officers to assist their organization and ensure that their events operate smoothly as possible.

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The Officers of the PPD K-9 Division are dedicated to duty and ready to respond to any situation at a moments notice. The dogs actually live with their assigned PPD Officers and are a part of every aspect of the Officer’s home life. This relationship is necessary to provide the most effective dog handler *******. Since the handler and canines are always together, it provides for an efficient response time to incidents when canine support is needed.



Some Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Images:

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Soldiers from the Army’s 916th Engineer Detachment (Well Drilling) do their part by providing water to a small village near Tadjoura. The engineers have been deployed to Djibouti for the past nine months and have drilled a total of five wells for the Djiboutian people.

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Staff Sgt. Kori J. Schantz mans the LP-12 drilling system while Sgt. 1st Class Russel J. Theurer adds water to drill. The drill continues boring into the earth. Once it reaches the water table it will provide drinking water to the people here.

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An Army sergeant adds soap to the LP-12 drill at Tawallah, Djibouti, Jan. 7. The soap helps the chipped rock float to the surface.

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The LP-12 drill continues to bore into the earth at Tawallah, Djibouti. Once it reaches the water table it will provide drinking water to the people here.

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Hi-Res (http://www.cjtfhoa.centcom.mil/photos/lg-1934581012004.jpg)

The Expeditionary Medical Unit recently visited a local boys orphanage and gave away some soccer balls as gifts. The chaplain gets in the fun too. He helped arrange the volunteer work at the orphanage.


Some Danish Images:

KFOR

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http://www.hok.dk/images/uploads/04-0113-kfor9-vaaben-b.jpg

Story Here (http://www.hok.dk/more.php?id=464_0_1_0_M)...

ISAF

http://www.hok.dk/images/uploads/04-0113-isaf4-maz-b1.jpg
Chefen sammen med det danske Military Observation Team (MOT)

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Chefen og brigadegeneral Nordgaard samt den canadiske brigadechef.

Tilfældige billeder (?)

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What is that, an MG3 without the heat shield?

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Irak

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Back to the latest....

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U.S. Army troops recover an Apache attack helicopter from a field near the restive central Iraqi town of Falluja January 13, 2004. A U.S. Apache helicopter that crashed west of Baghdad on Tuesday may have been shot down by Iraqi guerrillas, a U.S. military spokesman said. *******/Akram Saleh

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Italian MSU Carabinieri, paramilitary police, Sgt. Mazzei Giovanbattista, stands in front of the destroyed former MSU Carabinieri headquarters, in Nasiriyah , Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. A truck bomb rocked the headquarters of the Italian Carabinieri police in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on, Nov. 12, 2003 killing 19 soldiers. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Tens of thousands of Israeli right-wingers rallied yesterday against a plan from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, their champion for decades, that could spell the end for some Jewish settlements. (***** Images)

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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Senior Airman Zachary Miller disconnects the air source from a B-52H Stratofortress. Temperatures here recently averaged minus 20 degrees with wind chill. Miller is assigned to the base's 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Former President Bill Clinton greets airmen at a deployed location Jan. 12. The former president spent more than one hour shaking hands, signing mementos and posing for photographs during his visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lynne Neveu)

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Now that's Aussie Camo in there ^ ;)

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Former President Bill Clinton greets airmen at a deployed location Jan. 12. The former president spent more than one hour shaking hands, signing mementos and posing for photographs during his visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lynne Neveu)

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ALBU ASSAD, Iraq -- Maj. (Dr.) Brian Crownover provides a hands-on lesson on how to properly brush teeth during a medical civil action program visit here. Air Force physicians and technicians joined an Army medical team to provide care for local residents Jan. 4. Dr. Crownover is assigned to Detachment 1 of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. A.C. Eggman)

[Uncle Sam]

Good stuff

[Mr. Nielsen]

Tilfældige billeder (?)

Tilfældige billeder = random pictures (from the picture archieve)

Nyeste billeder = latest additions

If you click on the british flag at the top of the page, the phrases above are translated to english. But apparently nothing else is translated.

[AVZ]

What is that, an MG3 without the heat shield?
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You mean the "holes" besides the barrel??? If yes: there are just at the left side these "holes"!!!! The reason is: if you want to change the barrel you get it out at the right side-you need space for that-that's why there are no "holes" or the head shield at the right side.

(You can see the open handle at the pic right beside the soldier's left hand.)Of course, the carried ammunition is not 7,62mm and won't fit to the gun!!!Which is the MG 3 ammo.

Hope I could help :petting:


right side:
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left side:
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[Guttorm]

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Not Aussie... but why would they give Iraqi all that gucci gear?


BTW, f*** great pics as usual mate...

Btw, what kind of goggles are those?

[Dave the Dawg]

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1st Lt. A Mulaazem Awwal from the New Iraqi Army’s 2nd Battalion, explains military issue items to a soldier at a graduation ceremony for 705 new recruits Jan. 6, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. John HoughtonI love caption writers. Mulazim al-Awal is 1st Lieutenant in Arabic.

[venture160]

his gear looks really similar to the USAF pj's the hemlet camo scheme, goggles etc.. i dunno just an observation, i could be completely wrong

http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/gulf_war_2_iraqi_freedom_pararescue/aae

[Chris1]

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1st Lt. A Mulaazem Awwal from the New Iraqi Army’s 2nd Battalion, explains military issue items to a soldier at a graduation ceremony for 705 new recruits Jan. 6, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. John HoughtonI love caption writers. Mulazim al-Awal is 1st Lieutenant in Arabic.**** in Classic :)

[He219]

Pretty funny! Thanks for the correction, Dawg.
:D

More imges .....

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Iraqi Army soldiers train in urban warfare in central Baghdad January 13, 2004. Iraq (news - web sites) and the U.S.-led coalition forces have trained two battalions of a new army following the invasion which toppled leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s government last spring. *******/Ali Jasim

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Iraqis gather around a truck which Iraqi police said was fired upon by American forces before slamming into another truck in Fallujah, Iraq Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004. According to witnesses, American forces opened fire killing two and wounding four after they were attacked in Fallujah following a protest in the city over the detention of a 17-year-old woman the day before. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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U.S. investigators survey the site of a weapons cache found near the southern Iraqi town of Qurnah Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004. On Friday, Danish and Icelandic troops uncovered a cache of 120mm mortar shells, thought to be left over from the eight-year war between Iraq and neighboring Iran, which ended in 1988. Tests to establish wether the plastic-wrapped but damaged shells contain a liquid blister agent will take a few more days, a Danish army official said. (AP Photo/Nabeel al-Jurani)

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Mortar shells lie on the ground near the southern Iraqi town of Qurnah Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004. On Friday, Danish and Icelandic troops uncovered a cache of 120mm mortar shells, thought to be left over from the eight-year war between Iraq and neighboring Iran, which ended in 1988. Tests to establish wether the plastic-wrapped but damaged shells contain a liquid blister agent will take a few more days, a Danish army official said. (AP Photo/Nabeel al-Jurani)
Icelandic, interesting ......

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US soldiers are reflected in rain water on a flooded road in the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown of Tikrit. The Pentagon (news - web sites) is extending tours of duty in Iraq (news - web sites) of about 1,500 more soldiers, mainly in aviation units, because of the complexity of a massive rotation of forces over the next few months, US defense officials said.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

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US soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division on patrol in Tikrit. An Iraqi Civil Defence Corps soldier and an alleged attacker were killed in a firefight after security officials found a weapons cache in a vegetable truck, the US Army said.(AFP/Jewel Samad)

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Ukrainian soldiers take shelter behind military vehicles after Iraqi demonstrators started throwing grenades towards them in the southern city of Kut.(AFP/Karim Sahib)

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A wounded Iraqi is wheeled into a hospital following clashes between Ukrainian soldiers and Iraqi demonstrators in Kut. Seven Iraqis were wounded when US-led coalition soldiers clashed with a crowd of jobless protestors in Kut.(AFP/Karim Sahib)

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Members of Iraq (news - web sites)'s Civil Defense Corps inspect cars at a checkpoint just outside Kut.(AFP/Karim Sahib)

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U.S Major General Stephen Speaks (L) and Major General Antonio Taguba (C) sits with the Director of Kuwait's Grand Mosque Walid al-Awadi January 13, 2004. The Generals accompanied some 40 troops to visit the Mosque which was built in 1986. The mosque was used as torture chambers during the occupation of Iraqi forces during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. *******/Stephanie McGehee

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US soldiers stand near an Apache helicopter (L) that was downed near Fallujah, 60km west of Baghdad(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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Iraqi women demonstrate on Baghdad's al-Fardus (Paradise) square calling on US administrator Paul Bremer not to ratify a new family law approved by the interim Governing Council which they consider unfavorable to women and children(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)

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Senior Airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi, middle in blue, is escorted to his arraignment at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. While some of the most serious charges against the Arabic translator accused of spying at the Guantanamo Bay have been dropped, he still faces court-martial for charges including espionage counts. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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MONGOLIAN HONOR GUARD — A Mongolian honor guard welcomes Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jan. 13, 2004. American Forces Press Service photo by Jim Garamone


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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers meets with Maj. Gen. Tesvegsurengin Togoo, chief of the General Staff for the Mongolian Armed Forces, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Jan. 13, 2004. American Forces Press Service photo by Jim Garamone

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers speaks with members of Mongolia's 150th Elite Peacekeeping Battalion during a visit to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Jan. 13, 2004. The unit already has men on duty in Hillah, and will soon deploy in replacements. American Forces Press Service photo by Jim Garamone


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Mary Jo Myers, wife of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with spouses of Mongolian soldiers deployed to Iraq during a visit to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Jan.13, 2004. American Forces Press Service photo by Jim Garamone

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A bust of Ghenghiz Khan adorns a wall in the Presidential Palace in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. The 13th-century Mongol leader razed Baghdad to the ground. Today's Mongolians are helping build a better Iraq. American Forces Press Service photo by Jim Garamone

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Capt. Judith Christians, a civil affairs officer for the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, an Army Reserve unit from Abilene, Tx., and Capt. Jeffery Kenewell, civil military officer for the 4-1 Field Artillery from Fort Riley, Kan., 1st Armored Division, speak with the school principal of the Mansur Institute after dropping off school supplies donated by the 4-1 Field Artillery soldiers in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Reinoso

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Capt. Alexis Gartner, B Company Battery commander, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan., unloads school supplies donated by the family members of the 4-1 Field Artillery in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Reinoso

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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin shakes hands with President Bush following their meeting in Monterrey, Mexico Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004. Bush, seeking to mend relations, says Canada will be eligible to bid on second round of Iraq reconstruction contracts This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Martin became Prime Minister in December 2003. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

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Soldiers of the Royal Canadian Dragoons Battle Group in the village of Vrhpolje, Bosnia, search for illegal weapons and munitions January 5, 2004. Here, Sergeant Pat Eglinton (left), and Corporal Tim Morris, Field Engineers with 23 Field Squadron do last minute preparations to blow out window hinges of an abandoned home that is suspected to be ****y-trapped, to gain access inside. Operations like these are done in cooperation with the local police, in villages often suggested by the police themselves. The troops go door to door asking if the occupants have anything they'd like to get rid of - and then they ask if the occupant would mind if the troops search the home. Most Bosnians have become used to this and understand that ridding the country of illegal munitions makes everyone safer. As members of NATO's Stabilization Force, the Canadians can forcibly enter abandoned buildings and they often do - the only requirement is to ensure that the building is left locked and secure when they leave. Nearly 1200 Canadians are serving on Op Palladium until March, 2004, when the last Canadian Battle Group to serve in the Balkans will be replaced by a reinforced squadron.

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Soldiers of the Royal Canadian Dragoons Battle Group in the village of Vrhpolje, Bosnia, search for illegal weapons and munitions January 5, 2004. Shown here is some of the confiscated ammunition found in a home.

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Soldiers of the Royal Canadian Dragoons Battle Group in the village of Vrhpolje, Bosnia, search for illegal weapons and munitions January 5, 2004. Here, Warrant Officer Ken Pichie chats with a local woman requesting that her home be searched. Operations like these are done in cooperation with the local police in villages often suggested by the police themselves. The troops go door to door asking if the occupants have anything they'd like to get rid of - and then they ask if the occupant would mind if the troops search the home. Most Bosnians have become used to this and understand that ridding the country of illegal munitions makes everyone safer.

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Soldiers of the Royal Canadian Dragoons Battle Group in the village of Vrhpolje, Bosnia, search for illegal weapons and munitions January 5, 2004. Here, members of A Squadron searche vehicles at a vehicle check point set up at the entrance of town. Operations like these are done in cooperation with the local police in villages often suggested by the police themselves. The troops go door to door asking if the occupants have anything they'd like to get rid of - and then they ask if the occupant would mind if the troops search the home. Most Bosnians have become used to this and understand that ridding the country of illegal munitions makes everyone safer.

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Soldiers of the Royal Canadian Dragoons Battle Group in the village of Vrhpolje, Bosnia, search for illegal weapons and munitions January 5, 2004. Here, members of A Squadron search a vehicle at a vehicle check point set up at the entrance of town. Operations like these are done in cooperation with the local police, in villages often suggested by the police themselves.

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Arabian Gulf (Jan. 12, 2004) -- A view from the rear of a Singapore Landing Craft Utility (LCU) from RSS Endurance (LST 207) as it departs the Spanish frigate Victoria (F 82) after transferring members of the Spanish19th Special Forces Unit. Endurance, Victoria and 19th Special Forces are part of this year's multi-nation coalition exercise Sea Sabre 2004. Sea Saber will provide a multi-tiered training scenario in locating weapons of mass destruction aboard suspect ships operating in waters currently patrolled by coalition forces in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood. (RELEASED)

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Arabian Gulf (Jan. 11, 2004) -- 3rd Sgt. Andrew Chng assigned to the Royal Singapore Ship RSS Enduarnce (LST-207), sights in his .77mm general purpose machine gun prior to the start of the multi-nation Exercise Sea Saber 2004. Endurance will participate as both a compliant and non-compliant vessel for boarding teams from Spain and other countries. Sea Saber will provide a multi-tiered training scenario in locating weapons of mass destruction aboard suspect ships operating in waters currently patrolled by coalition forces in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood. (RELEASED)

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Arabian Gulf (Jan. 11, 2004) -- Royal Singapore Ship RSS Enduarnce (LST 207) Navigation Officer, Captain Edmund Teh, goes through the final checks of the radar and other navigation equipment prior to departure for the 15-nation coalition exercise, Sea Saber 2004. Endurance will participate as both a compliant and non-compliant vessel for boarding teams from Spain and other countries. Sea Saber will provide a multi-tiered training scenario in locating weapons of mass destruction aboard suspect ships operating in waters currently patrolled by coalition forces in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood. (RELEASED)

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Sea Saber 2004 (http://www.mindef.gov.sg/display.asp?number=1980)

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Arabian Gulf (Jan. 11, 2004) -- Officer in Charge Capt. Jose de la Pisa, left, and Executive Officer Lt. Carlos Cortes, center, of the 19th Special Forces unit from Spain greet Lt. Colonel Li Lit Siew, Commanding Officer of the Royal Singapore Ship RSS Endurance (LST 207) prior to the beginning of the 15-nation coalition exercise Sea Saber 2004. Pisa and his team will conduct boarding training of ships with the emphasis of locating weapons of mass destruction. Endurance will participate as both a compliant and non-compliant vessel for boarding teams from Spain and other countries. Sea Saber will provide a multi-tiered training scenario in locating weapons of mass destruction aboard suspect ships operating in waters currently patrolled by coalition forces in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood. (RELEASED)

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Norfolk, Va. (Jan. 09, 2004) -- Two Mark 5 Special Operations Craft assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group Four (NSWG-4) Special Boat Team Twenty (SBT-20) slowly accumulate the falling snow during the region's first snow storm of the year. SBT-20 is comprised of Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) who operate and maintain state-of-the-art high performance maritime craft used to support and conduct special operations throughout the world. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Tom Jones. (RELEASED)

[He219]

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Senior Airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi, left, is escorted out of the building after his arraignment at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. While some of the most serious charges against the Arabic translator accused of spying at the Guantanamo Bay have been dropped, he still faces court-martial for charges including espionage counts. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Annapolis, Md. (Jan. 12, 2004) -- The historic Worden Sword rests on a table with its belt and scabbard laid out for display. The FBI recovered the priceless sword and returned it to the U.S. Naval Academy, missing since 1931. The Tiffany sword was originally presented to Rear Adm. John L. Worden by the state of New York for his command of USS Monitor in its famous battle with CSS Virginia in Hampton Roads, Va., and March 9, 1862. Rear Adm. Worden also served as the seventh Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. U.S. Navy photo by Cliff Maxwell. (RELEASED)

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Annapolis, Md. (Jan. 12, 2004) -- U.S. Naval Academy Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. Joe Leidig, left, shakes hands with Jeffrey A. Lampinski, Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Division of the FBI during a ceremony to welcome the Worden Sword back to the Naval Academy, missing since 1931.

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With an OH-58D scout helicopter flying overhead, paratroopers conduct a mounted patrol in Fallujah, Iraq. The Soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles B. Johnson.


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Paratroopers conduct a raid on a residence 20 kilometers south of Tuz, Iraq. The Soldiers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade's Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon Aird.

[Vance]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=517117

My my, Bruce Willis has put on some pounds. ;)

[Thomsen]

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Soldiers of the Royal Canadian Dragoons Battle Group in the village of Vrhpolje, Bosnia, search for illegal weapons and munitions January 5, 2004. Here, members of A Squadron search a vehicle at a vehicle check point set up at the entrance of town. Operations like these are done in cooperation with the local police, in villages often suggested by the police themselves.

What the hell has a german AUDI from Schweinfurt (SW) to do there?

[usa320]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040113/i/r1508354924.jpg

Yeah this is definately an American SF advisor trainiing Iraqis.

Hence his face is covered, where is the iraqis behind him dont have faces covered.

Also of course hes got a heavily modded M-4.

[redhawk_six]

Great photos as always.

@Guttorm: Those are ESS goggles.

[Vance]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040113/i/r1508354924.jpg

Yeah this is definately an American SF advisor trainiing Iraqis.

Hence his face is covered, where is the iraqis behind him dont have faces covered.

Also of course hes got a heavily modded M-4.
That and the fact that his skin tone doesn't reseble that of Iraqis too well...

[REMOV]

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040111-N-4614W-005.jpg

Arabian Gulf (Jan. 11, 2004) -- 3rd Sgt. Andrew Chng assigned to the Royal Singapore Ship RSS Enduarnce (LST-207), sights in his .77mm general purpose machine gun prior to the start of the multi-nation Exercise Sea Saber 2004. Endurance will participate as both a compliant and non-compliant vessel for boarding teams from Spain and other countries. Sea Saber will provide a multi-tiered training scenario in locating weapons of mass destruction aboard suspect ships operating in waters currently patrolled by coalition forces in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood. (RELEASED) Yeah, I love the caption writers too ;)

[Mudcat]

They look like ESS Low Profile, Tactical, NVG compatible goggles. Say that 3 times fast. :lol:

[Ratamacue]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040113/i/r1508354924.jpg

That camo reminds me alot of that old pattern that the Marines used to a limited degree in WW2.

[Vance]

Rat - The camo pattern may be similiar, but the colors aren't. But I'm sure you knew that.

[Ratamacue]

Well actually, the camo was reversible. One side was greenish and all that, best for jungles, while the other side was tan/brown colors, as many of the islands were more barren than others.

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I don't think it's the same pattern as the Iraqis are using now though, though it does look similar.

[kinghk]

U.S. investigators survey the site of a weapons cache found near the southern Iraqi town of Qurnah Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004. On Friday, Danish and Icelandic troops uncovered a cache of 120mm mortar shells, thought to be left over from the eight-year war between Iraq and neighboring Iran, which ended in 1988. Tests to establish wether the plastic-wrapped but damaged shells contain a liquid blister agent will take a few more days, a Danish army official said. (AP Photo/Nabeel al-Jurani)



Mortar shells lie on the ground near the southern Iraqi town of Qurnah Tuesday Jan. 13, 2004. On Friday, Danish and Icelandic troops uncovered a cache of 120mm mortar shells, thought to be left over from the eight-year war between Iraq and neighboring Iran, which ended in 1988. Tests to establish wether the plastic-wrapped but damaged shells contain a liquid blister agent will take a few more days, a Danish army official said. (AP Photo/Nabeel al-Jurani)
Icelandic, interesting ......




Cant be icelandic:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ic.html#Military
"no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard"

I read in a norwegian military magazine some years ago about an icelandic guy with a dual norwegian/icelandic citizenship, we was one of the very few
icelandics who ever had fired an automatic weapon.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Cant be icelandic:



The source for the story for Icelandic participation is here.


Fredag eftermiddag fandt danske ingeniørsoldater og to islandske ammunitionsryddere, som er tilknyttet det danske kontingent, 36 granater angiveligt fyldt med kemiske kampstoffer 20 kilometer nord for Qurnah i det sydlige Irak.

http://www.hok.dk/more.php?id=P458_0_1_0_C

It mentions two icelandic EOD soldiers. Otherwise I have never heard of any Icelanders in Iraq with the Danish forces.

[Guttorm]

Cant be icelandic:



The source for the story for Icelandic participation is here.


Fredag eftermiddag fandt danske ingeniørsoldater og to islandske ammunitionsryddere, som er tilknyttet det danske kontingent, 36 granater angiveligt fyldt med kemiske kampstoffer 20 kilometer nord for Qurnah i det sydlige Irak.

http://www.hok.dk/more.php?id=P458_0_1_0_C

It mentions two icelandic EOD soldiers. Otherwise I have never heard of any Icelanders in Iraq with the Danish forces.

It dosent say that thay are soldiers, but that they are EOD, my guess is civilian EOD.

@Mudcat: Do you know if those ESS goggles are ballistic, or just for dust protection?

[Falco]

Great pics woot woot woot woot woot

[thatguy96]

That camo reminds me alot of that old pattern that the Marines used to a limited degree in WW2.
ERDL and ERDL-like patterns also showed up in Vietnam to a limited extent. The camo patterns used by ARVN Rangers and Nung Mercs look a lot like that, and there seems to be some relation between ERDL and the new Aussie pattern (visually, if they aren't actually developmentally related).

[Mr. Nielsen]

It dosent say that thay are soldiers, but that they are EOD, my guess is civilian EOD.

It could very well be so.

[memphiz]

great pics woot woot

[Andyman]

none of the canadian pics work? :petting:

[Seiyuuki]

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A bust of Ghenghiz Khan adorns a wall in the Presidential Palace in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. The 13th-century Mongol leader razed Baghdad to the ground. Today's Mongolians are helping build a better Iraq. American Forces Press Service photo by Jim Garamone

You got to love the irony of it.

[Royal]

Cant be icelandic:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ic.html#Military
"no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard"

I'm afraid the CIA are wrong. Iceland does have elements of a defence force. A colleague of mine was treated after a serious RTA in Bosnia some years ago by an Icelandic nurse serving with SFOR.

I only remember her 'cos she was a honey ;)

[scoone]

What is that, an MG3 without the heat shield?
http://www.hok.dk/foto/albums/userpics/normal_019.jpg

right side:
http://www.mil.ee/im/varustus/relvapilt/mg-3.jpg

left side:
http://www.deutschesheer.de/relaunch/Contentbase2.nsf/a2359e1209b11a18c1256982003b7e87/909a87f4916d9963c1256b800043b670/body/0.7E0?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=jpg


I really love the MG-3

[Javehn]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=516950

Interesting . The guy from the left woud like to end someone life . Apparantly clear line of sight and fire , and safety fire distance isn't very popular over there .

[USMarine3521]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040113/i/r1508354924.jpg

probably an American, notice the tri-color desert pouches he has.

[Skullknight]

Those 2nd battalion NIA guys look pretty hardcore.