Today's Pic's. - Jan. 21

[He219]

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Arabian Sea (Jan. 17, 2004) -- A Spanish Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldier searches a role player aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Saturn (T-AFS 10), during a mock non-compliant boarding as part of the 15 Nation coalition exercise Sea Saber 2004. The 5th Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise of its kind, focused on the interdiction of a maritime shipment of weapons of mass destruction related equipment and materials on the high seas. Saturn and Spanish SOF are currently forward deployed to the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Lehrberg. (RELEASED)

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Arabian Sea (Jan. 17, 2004) -- Spanish Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers search a role player aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Saturn (T-AFS 10), during a mock non-compliant boarding as part of the 15-Nation coalition exercise Sea Saber 2004. The 5th Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise of its kind, focused on the interdiction of a maritime shipment of weapons of mass destruction related equipment and materials on the high seas. Saturn and Spanish SOF are currently forward deployed to the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Lehrberg. (RELEASED)

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Arabian Sea (Jan. 17, 2004) -- Spanish Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers partner with a U.S. Marine assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) after searching the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Saturn (T-AFS 10) during a mock non-compliant boarding as part of exercise Sea Saber 2004. The 5th Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise of its kind, Sea Saber focuses on the interdiction of a maritime shipment of weapons of mass destruction and related equipment and materials on the high seas. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Lehrberg. (RELEASED)

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jan 20, 2004) -- A sailor stands on the fantail of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) for a last look at Norfolk, Va. before departing on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. George Washington is scheduled to relieve the Norfolk based carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) currently on station. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Todd Reeves. (RELEASED)

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jan 20, 2004) -- Friends and family members gather to say goodbye to Sailors embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as they depart on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. George Washington is scheduled to relieve the Norfolk based carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) currently on station. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Gregory A. Roberts. (RELEASED)

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jan 20, 2004) -- Sea Anchor Detail work to haul in the aft mooring lines before getting underway on a regularly scheduled deployment aboard the USS George Washington (CVN 73) in support of the global was on terrorism.

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jan 20, 2004) -- Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) man their sea and anchor stations as tugs help push them away from the pier to begin a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jan 20, 2004) -- Friends and family members gather to say goodbye to Sailors embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as they depart on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. George Washington is scheduled to relieve the Norfolk based carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) currently on station. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Todd Reeves. (RELEASED)

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jan 20, 2004) -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va. on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. George Washington is scheduled to relieve the Norfolk based carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) currently on station. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)

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Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (Jan. 20, 2004) -- USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) sits moored at the Marathi NATO pier facility during a brief port visit at Souday Bay. Home ported in Norfolk, Va., Gonzalez is the 16th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley. (RELEASED)

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Arabian Sea (Jan. 17, 2004) -- Rear Adm. Bob Conway, Jr., Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG 1) Commander, conducts a press briefing for international journalists aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) following exercise Sea Saber 2004. The 5th Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise of its kind, Sea Saber focuses on the interdiction of a maritime shipment of weapons of mass destruction and related equipment and materials on the high seas. ESG1 and USS Peleliu are currently forward deployed to the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Second Class Jeffrey Lehrberg. (RELEASED)

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Arabian Sea (Jan. 17, 2004) -- Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) disposal technicians from the 1st Marines 1st Battalion prepare to search the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Saturn (T-AFS 10). The NBC team was looking for mock Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) during a mock non-compliant boarding as part of exercise Sea Saber 2004. The 5th Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise of its kind, Sea Saber focuses on the interdiction of a maritime shipment of weapons of mass destruction and related equipment and materials on the high seas. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Lehrberg. (RELEASED)

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San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2004) -- Line handlers receive mooring lines from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship arrives at Naval Air Station North Island. Carl Vinson stopped in San Diego to pick up her air wing personnel before conducting carrier qualifications and training with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) and units assigned to the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas. (RELEASED)

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Santa Stefano, Italy (Jan. 14, 2004) -- The sun rises behind the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39). Emory S. Land is the only forward deployed submarine tender in the Western hemisphere. Submarine Tenders furnish maintenance and logistic support for nuclear attack submarines. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Wes Marquis. (RELEASED)

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Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Conn. (Jan. 16, 2004) -- A sheet of ice covers the sail of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Memphis (SSN 691) as it returns from a recent deployment in support of various missions including Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 200 friends and family members braved subzero temperatures to welcome the crew home. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Steven Feller. (RELEASED)

[memphiz]

great pics, buts its still the 20th here
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damn thats cold

[He219]

Just getting an early start, memphiz! It may still be the 20th for us, but it's the 21st elsewhere ...
:D

Another 'cool' pic:

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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFPN) -- Airmen from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct a fuel enrichment valve test on a B-52H Stratofortress here Jan. 15 while the temperature sits at 6 below zero. Contractors from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and Wichita, Kan., helped the squadron in a weeklong test to modify the fuel controls for cold-weather engine start ups. (U.S. Force photo by Airman Fallon Shea)


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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Danny J. Nash is in position during a recapture exercise Jan. 14 at a missile launch facility near here. The exercise tested the base's ability to handle intruders at the launch facility. Airman Nash is assigned to the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich


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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFPN) -- A UH-1N Huey helicopter from the 54th Helicopter Flight takes off after the termination of a recapture exercise Jan. 14 at a missile launch facility near here. The exercise tested the base's ability to handle intruders at the launch facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Stephanie Baker reviews a C-130 Hercules maintenance checklist. Airman Baker is assigned to the 703rd Maintenance Squadron which is part of the 3rd Maintenance Group here. The group recently won the 2003 Pacific Air Forces Clements McMullen Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance trophy for providing safe, serviceable and available equipment for sustained use in wartime and peacetime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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January 20, 2004
Chief Warrant Officer Kelly Nokes cleans snow off of a Blackhawk helicopter as he prepares for a mission in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Nokes is a Minnesota National Guard pilot supporting Operation Joint Forge. He and his crew operate from Eagle Base in Tuzla, Bosnia. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense.


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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class James Blair coordinates air cover for Army 10th Mountain Division light-infantry soldiers during recent operations in the Sroghar Mountains. Blair and other tactical air control party airmen are serving with special operations forces in operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. Blair is deployed from Fort Drum, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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OVER IRAQ (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Suzanne Jenkins takes photographs over Iraq from a UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter. Jenkins is an aerial photographer deployed from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)

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January 20, 2004
Spc. Juan Tapia, center, provides information to an Iraqi woman and child during a mission to clear a convoy route in Ar Ramadia, Iraq. Meanwhile, a fellow soldier maintains a vigilant posture with his weapon on top of their humvee. The Soldiers are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division’s Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts.

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January 20, 2004
Soldiers of the 1st Armored Division demonstrate how to provide first aid to personnel of the new Iraqi Army at the Iraq Civil Defense Corps Academy in Baghdad, Iraq. By training Iraqi troops to maintain stability in their own nation, U.S. forces are helping create conditions for a free and safe Iraq. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense.

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SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- An Iraqi boy waves goodbye to Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Steven Keith after he delivered clothing, food and other items donated by airmen at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. Chaplain Keith is assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lisa Zunzanyika)

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CAMP ASAKA, Japan — On January 20, 2004, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Maj M. Oikawa of the Northern Army Task Force (NATF) takes time to visit the III Marine Expeditionary Brigade Combat Operations Center during exersice Yama Sakura. Yama Sakura is a Department of the Army sponsored bilateral Command Post Exercise (CPX) conducted annually with elements of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). The primary intent of YS is to exercise command and staff functions at the US Corps/JGSDF Army level. Conducted on Camp Asaka, Japan.

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Hmmm, what's going on here?

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Payback!


Czech/French KFOR Images
16. 01. 2004

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Spoluprace s Francouzi 16. 01. 2004
Ceta vojaku 4. cesko-slovenskeho praporu KFOR pusobila ve dnech 12.-13. ledna 2004 v prostoru odpovednosti francouzskeho praporu, ktery je dislokovany v Mitrovici.

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Vlada Ceske republiky schvalila na svem zasedani 14. ledna 2004 navrh ministra obrany Miroslava Kostelky na vyslani sil a prostredku Armady Ceske republiky do Afghanistanu v ramci operaci Trvala svoboda a ISAF 4.

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06. 01. 2004
Ve Velke Hledsebi nastoupilo 217 povolancu
Dne 5.ledna 2004 nastoupilo k vykonani zakladni a nahradni sluzby k 31. vycvikovemu stredisku ve Velke Hledsebi 217 povolancu.

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^ Lithuanian KFOR snowmobilers....

Haiw, your'e up!
;)

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Hallo allemaal
Hier maar weer is een stukje van het derde peloton van de 21e INFCIE. We zaten gisteren officieel op de helft van de term en van deze gelegenheid hebben we maar een feestelijke dag van gemaakt. De dag begon met de brunch en daarna was het aanvangen van de camelrace. Dit is een spel veel gespeeld bij de vloot en het is eigenlijk niet meer dan een soort ganzenbord waar opdrachten en vragen in verwerkt zijn.

Zeven teams deelden mee aan het spel, helaas was het niet mogelijk om iedereen mee te laten doen vanwege dat de veiligheid van het kamp ook gewaarborgd moest blijven. O.l.v. de OPC 2 startte het spel en de eerste ronde werd gewonnen door de ziekenboeg (er is bij het spel ook veel geluk nodig!) De tweede ronde werd door ons, 2e geweergroep van het derde peloton, gewonnen (geen geluk maar errrruuug goed gespeeld).

De derde ronde werd tevens door de rest van het derde peloton gewonnen. Na al het spijkerpoepen en palletraces was iedereen helemaal onder de drek behalve onze eigen OPC en LT, dus uiteraard werden deze even onder handen genomen.

Na het soppen was het aan de Compagniescommandant samen met, traditiegetrouw, de jongste marinier op de compound om de term door te zagen (een balk met desbetreffende data). Daarna werd er een toast uitgebracht op de komende twee maanden met Jip en Janneke champagne. Vervolgens was het aanvangen met de barbecue die weer net als met de oudejaarsavond in de puntjes was verzorgd door de mannen van de kombuis. Tevens werd er een slideshow getoond van de leukste foto’s van de afgelopen twee maanden.

We zijn nu op de helft en het aftellen kan beginnen. De tijd gaat nog steeds behoorlijk snel. Maar tijd is ook een heel relatief begrip (zeker als je op wacht staat!). Nu nog een relatieve korte twee maanden en dan zijn we thuis. We hebben een goede midtermdag gehad. Was ook wel eens lekker zo’n een ontspannen dagje.

De groeten van 3-2
Marinier J.S.



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MID-TERM DAG
Tijdens de mid-term dag van de 21e compagnie werd er een “camelrace” gehouden. Het spel komt van ‘t origineel “horserace” voor diegene die dat spel kennen. In vogelvlucht de spelregels: Het spel is gebaseerd op het welbekende ganzenborden. Een levensgroot ganzenbord was uitgestald op de parkeerplaats van de compound. Met kleine troetel kameeltjes verplaatsend over het bord werden verschillende opdrachten uitgevoerd door teams, bestaande uit acht man.

Eén van de regels van het spel was dat iedereen verkleed moest zijn. Elk team had een eigen jockey die kon dobbelen voor zijn team. Nou had het de laatste dagen leuk geregend (lijkt Holland wel). Daardoor was het speelveld omgetoverd in een modderpoel. Jullie raden het al, de meeste spelopdrachten werden in de modder afgewerkt. Gelukkig was het op onze mid-term dag aangenaam zonnig. Al deze ingrediënten zorgde voor een onvergetelijke, “modderige” dag. Uiteindelijk belandde dan ook iedereen, inclusief de spelleiding, in de modder.

Na een verfrissende douche maakte iedereen zich klaar voor de bbq, die al gereed stond voor de gehele bemanning. Voor aanvang van de maaltijd werd het traditionele term doorzagen uitgevoerd door de jongste en oudste -in rang. Na dit ceremonieel werd er ‘n toost uitgebracht door de commandant aan de gehele bemanning. Hierin keek hij tevreden terug op de afgelopen twee maanden.

De rest van de avond werd uitbundig gevierd rondom de bbq en het kampvuur. Het aftellen is daadwerkelijk begonnen. Groeten 2-2.

[HumanShield]

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we we, this is where zee bullet comes out

[fantassin]

No, actually, this is what is used to set the distance when firing rifle grenades with the FAMAS.

HE219: thank you very much for posting all those pics; keep up the good work !

[Ghostwolf]

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I thought the French army should be using FAMAS G2 by now. The trigger
guard of G2 is much larger than that of the G1 version(shown in the
photo), so that it will allow soldier to operate the weapon while wearing
thick winter gloves.

[venture160]

what the heck is goin on here?
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[Nizark]

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Whats the Missile Security Forces Battalion? Do they guard the ICBM fields?

[fantassin]

I thought the French army should be using FAMAS G2 by now. The trigger
guard of G2 is much larger than that of the G1 version(shown in the
photo), so that it will allow soldier to operate the weapon while wearing
thick winter gloves

The FAMAS G2 is only used by the French navy; the version of the FAMAS seen on the pic is only used by support troops; the infantry uses the "FAMAS infanterie" which has got a laser pointer and an AIMPOINT sight.

[Haiw]

Okay, I could give you a translation of the whole Dutch crap but it's basically just a rundown of the activities they did had at a party to celebrate the midterm (being halfway the deployment). I could go into details but it's not really the most interesting thing for anyone here :)

[He219]

Thanks Haiw!
:D

More Pic's:


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Israeli troops are seen during an exercise while on duty in Israel's northern border with Lebanon some 9 miles, 15 kilometers, southwest of the town of Kiryat Shmona Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon late Tuesday in what Israel said it was a retaliation for a Hezbollah attack that killed one Israeli soldier and wounded another a day earlier, and said the attacks were intended as a message to Syria, the main power broker in Lebanon.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)


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Israeli soldiers move tank shells during an exercise while on duty on Israel's nothern border with Lebanon, some 9 miles, 15 kilometers, southwest of the town of Kiryat Shmona, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004.

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Israeli soldiers cover a 155 mm long-range cannon near the Israel Lebanon border, January 21, 2004. Israeli warplanes struck two Hizbollah bases in Lebanon in retaliation for a border attack by the Lebanese guerrilla group that killed an Israeli soldier. *******/Baz Ratner

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Ahmed Ismail, left, the son of Mona Ismail, who was shot dead during an Israeli army raid, and other relatives react outside Najar Hospital in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip (news - web sites (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040121/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_031210190489)), Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Mona Ismail, 31, a bystander, was shot in the head and died in a hospital, doctors said. Her sister and another relative, a 13-year-old boy, were wounded as the three were standing close to their home. Israeli forces demolished houses in the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, continuing an operation there to clamp down on militant activity that has left 400 people homeless in recent days. Ismail was fatally shot in the head during the military operation, hospital officials said. (AP Photo Khalil Hamra)

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Israeli female soldiers grieve during the funeral of Sgt. Maj. Jan Rotzensky in Hertzliya near Tel Aviv, Wednesday Jan. 21, 2004. Rotzensky was killed Monday Jan. 19, 2004, when Hezbollah guerrillas fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli bulldozer clearing explosives, killing him and seriously wounding another soldier. (AP Photo/Barkay Wolfson)

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An Israeli soldier grieves next to the flower-covered grave of Israeli Sgt. Major Jan Rotzensky in Hertzliya near Tel Aviv, Israel Wednesday Jan. 21, 2004. Rotzensky was killed Monday, when Hezbollah guerrillas fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli bulldozer clearing explosives, killing him and seriously wounding another soldier. (AP Photo/Barkay Wolfson)

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A Palestinian police officer waves his automatic rifle as he shouts at workers waiting in line to enter Israel at the Erez Crossing, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Thousands of Palestinian workers have been allowed to enter Israel but still face long delays after the army lifted a closure Sunday that it clamped on the coastal area following a suicide bombing last week that killed four people at the main crossing point into Israel. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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A Palestinian worker waiting in line to enter Israel, leaps over a barbed wire fence after hearing the terminal had opened at the Erez Crossing, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Thousands of Palestinian workers have been allowed to enter Israel but still face delays after the army lifted a closure Sunday that it clamped on the coastal area following a suicide bombing last week that killed four people at the main crossing point into Israel. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)


Russia:

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Russian Communists hold red flags and stand in line to visit the Mausoleum of Lenin, Soviet founder, at Moscow's Red Square, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Communists marked the 80th anniversary of Lenin's death on Jan. 21. The State historical Museum is in the background. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

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Russian Communists holding red flags stand in line to visit the Mausoleum of Lenin, Soviet founder, at Moscow's Red Square, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Communists marked the 80th anniversary of Lenin's death on Jan. 21. (AP Photo/ Misha Japaridze)


Iraq:

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Iraqi security guards patrol the area around the Doura oil refinery on the southern edge of Baghdad Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. Officials at Baghdad's Doura refinery told The Associated Press that four intruders were preparing two tons of explosives for an attack on the refinery's fuel depot or the boilers that help power the plant. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)


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General Manager of the Doura oil refinery Dathar al-Khashab holds up a chart Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 showing the radical fluctuations in output at the facility, mainly from incidents of sabotage since April of 2003. Sabotage has plagued efforts to restore Iraq's oil output to prewar levels. For several months since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, attackers have fired mortars, sprayed bullets and planted explosives that have damaged pipelines and other oil facilities. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A Japanese soldier embraces two Iraqi children during a visit at the Samawa hospital, southern Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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A Japanese Army soldier enters the Dutch military base after a meeting with press, in Samawa, Southern Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Japanese army officers during a morning briefing with journalists outside the Dutch base of Samawa, asked media, for security reasons, to stop filming them during their activities. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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A Japanese Army convoy is followed by a media car, in Samawa, Southern Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Japanese army officers during a morning briefing with journalists outside the Dutch base of Samawa, asked media, for security reasons, to stop filming them during their activities. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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:lol:

China:

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Chinese dressed as imperial guards perform a re-enactment of a Qing Dynasty sacrifice ceremony at Beijing's Temple of the Earth Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. The ceremony, in which Qing Dynasty emperors made sacrifices of animals at the temple in order to ensure good harvests in the coming year, was performed on the eve of Chinese New Year. The Year of the Monkey begins Wednesday and is marked by a week-long Spring Festival holiday, the most important in the Chinese calender. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

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Two military police stand guard over a small crowd as lion dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the Temple of the Earth fair in Beijing Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Temples across the city are holding fairs to celebrate Chinese New Year, which begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Misc.

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Members of the "World Team '04" jump into sky from the C-130 cargo plane during the rehearsal jumps for the Royal Sky Celebration 2004, at Kam Pang San airport in Nakhon Pathom province 56 km (34.7 miles) south of Bangkok on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2004. Royal Sky Celebration 2004 is part of celebration to honor Her Majesty Queen Sirikit on the completion of her 6th astrological life cycle. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, left, with his Greek counterpart Costis Stephanopoulos review honor guards at Beirut airport, Lebanon, Wednesday Jan. 21, 2004. Stephanopoulos arrived in Beirut for three-day state visit. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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A window for diplomacy to rein in North Korea's nuclear weapons programmes could close in a few years as Pyongyang develops the capability to produce up to more than a dozen bombs per year, a think-tank says. (***** Images file)

[Marmot1]

http://www.army.cz/images/acr/novinky/2004/leden/10.jpg

czech???!!! sorry look at armpatch.... he is slovak ! ! ! ! I know that for you there is no difference but to them it's like naming US soldier a canadian :lol:

[MolliG]

Mmmm... F1s with Aimpoints, and bare-chested Dutch soldiers...

;) :P

[He219]

:lol:

Your'e right, Marmot1. The Slovak soldier infiltrated pictures from the Czech military website!!

The others appear to be Czech though.
;)

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Soldier's form Alpha Company 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment Sling load vehicles to a CH-47 Chinook helocopter, Jan. 19, 2004. The soldiers took time out from operations in Southern Iraq to take part in a number of live firing exercises on a range west of Basrah. It gave the soldiers the opportunity to practice anti ambush and contact drills both on foot and in vehicles using all the units' weapons, the SA80 A2, Minimi light machine gun, 9MM Browning pistol and the L96 Sniper rifle. Alpha company is the patrol element of 2 Para and get to work all over the Divisions area on a wide variety of tasks; they are half way through their tour of duty in Iraq and are due to return to Colchester, their base, in a few months time. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy J. Sullivan) (Released)

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Senior Airman Robert Mascorro with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, marshals an RQ-1 Predator, a remotely piloted aircraft that provides real-time surveillance imagery, at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2004. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins, U.S. Air Force (Released)

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Army Sgt. Jason Duke holds up the wing section of a Shadow tactical unmanned aerial vehicle so Sgt. Xavier Argueta can better work on the main body. Photo by Cpl. Vernon R. O'Donnell, USA

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Teamwork is the major reason for the tactical unmanned aerial vehicle platoon's success in keeping their Shadows in the air. Army Sgt. Xavier Argueta (below, right) works underneath the TUAV as Sgt. Jason Duke offers some advice. Photo by Cpl. Vernon R. O'Donnell, USA

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A Shadow tactical unmanned aerial vehicle is propelled into the air for a flight after completing maintenance checks. Photo by Cpl. Vernon R. O'Donnell, USA

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Weapons are melted down and destroyed at the BH Steel Plant in Zanicia, Bosnia, by members of Stabilization Force (SFOR), Jan. 15, 2004, that were seized during Operation Harvest. The weapons are usually melted down once a month for free. Operation Harvest is a program that allows citizens to turn their weapons in with total amnesty. This event was marked by the presence of the SFOR Commander, U.S. Maj. Gen. Virgil Packett and the Netherlands Secretary General of NATO Jaapde Hoopscheffer. Capt. William ****enson, the Company Commander of the 666 EOD Unit in Tuzla, Bosnia, was responsible for ensuring that all the weapons collected were delivered to Zenica for destruction. Approximately 15 to 20 tons of material were destroyed to include rifles, rocket propelled grenades, machine guns, mortar tubes, etc. Soldiers that participated were from Multi National Brigade North in Tuzla, Camp Doboj, and the Turkish Battalion in Zanica. In 2003 alone, SFOR had destroyed over 11,000 weapons at the plant.DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer, U.S. Air Force (Released)


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Demonstrators protesting against terrorism and violence walk down the streets of Ar Ramadia, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2004. The protestors are marching with banners calling for peace and a united Iraq. They held a rally outside the mayor's office and the leader of the demonstration met with the mayor. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) (Released)

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Demonstrators protesting against terrorism and violence walk down the streets of Ar Ramadia, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2004. The protestors are marching with banners calling for peace and a united Iraq. They held a rally outside the mayor's office and the leader of the demonstration met with the mayor. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) (Released)

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Col. Michael Linnington, Commander of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), speaks to Ba'ath Party members after they turned in weapons to be used to arm the new Iraqi police force and military in Tal Afar, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2004 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Harris) (Released)

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Spc. Freddy Ojeda from Head Quaters Company, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Riley, Kan., kneels by a roadside in Ar Ramadia, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2004. The 1st Infantry Division is currently stationed in Camp Junction City, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is a multinational effort to free the Iraqi people, eliminate weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Sadaam Husein. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) (Released)

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Munitions specialists prepare Air-to-Ground munitions, Jan. 16, 2004, at a forward deployed location Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released)

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A local Afghan girl receives toys from a soldier at the U.S Hospital (TF 44) at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, Jan 17, 2004. Several local national children received medical care for injuries sustained during an explosion, Jan 6, 2004 outside of Kandahar. TF 44 is in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Kaufmann)

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An Iraqi with the Police Support Unit PSU searches an Iraqi to check for weapons or drugs under their clothing during a Vehicle Check Points patrol with soldiers from the 1st Royal Regiment of Wales, Jan. 18, 2003. (DoD photo by Rachel Ahner, U.S. Army) (Released)

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Titan Interpreter Waleed Khalid Mehdi, translates the words of Army Military Policeman Master Sgt. Sean Culbertson teaching Iraqi Correctional Officers unarmed self-defense techniques at Eisenbrat Maximum Security Prison, Baghdad, Jan. 16, 2004. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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New Iraqi Correctional Officers are taught unarmed self-defense, cell extraction, prisoner interaction, and restraining techniques by soldiers with the 186th Military Police Company, Eisenbrat Maximum Security Prison, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2004. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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Soldiers with the 186th Military Police Company teach new Iraqi Correctional Officers techniques for cell extraction, prisoner handling, unarmed defense, and searching at Eisenbrat Maximum Security Prison, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2004. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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Members of the 8th Expeditionary Maintenance and 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadrons work into the night removing the No. 4 engine off a C-5 Galaxy Jan. 14, 2004, at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia. The Galaxy had an in-flight emergency during take off from Baghdad International Airport and was able to land with three engines. Initial reports indicate the incident was the result of hostile action from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nichole Adamowicz) (Released)

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Members of the Australian Air Control Tower Detachment, Task Unit 633.4.2, celebrate the 100,000th aircraft moved through Baghdad International Airport, Jan. 19, 2004. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall, U.S. Air Force (Released)

[Falco]

Once again : great pictures woot woot

[Miles Teg]

Hey MolliG, I think I've already seen you somewhere else?


"Achtung rackete... Rackete 6 Uhr unterhalb... Maximaler anstellwinkel. Maximaler G… Achtung achtung. Feuer linker triebwerk... ACS fehler. ECM fehler. MLWS fehler. NCS fehler. EOS fehler. TWS fehler. Hydraulisch fehler. Radar fehler... Ausstoßen... Ausstoßen..."

I remember now.

Lock on

You are certainly a german Mig29 driver. ;)

Me? Just a Cy27 lover. :D



Nice pics for the Kfor.
The explaination about the ouput of the rifle is really usefull. It was not for nothing we called it the Clairon. ;)

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G2
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Airsoft replica G2

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F1

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Luchaire !!! :D

[Dave the Dawg]

Very rough translations below:


Czech/French KFOR Images
16. 01. 2004


Spoluprace s Francouzi 16. 01. 2004
Ceta vojaku 4. cesko-slovenskeho praporu KFOR pusobila ve dnech 12.-13. ledna 2004 v prostoru odpovednosti francouzskeho praporu, ktery je dislokovany v Mitrovici.
"A squad of soldiers from the 4th Czecho-Slovakian KFOR battalion [was serving?] on the days of 12-13 January 2004 in the French battalion area of responsibility, which is deployed in Mitrovica." So the pictures with the French are of members of a joint Czech and Slovak unit.


Vlada Ceske republiky schvalila na svem zasedani 14. ledna 2004 navrh ministra obrany Miroslava Kostelky na vyslani sil a prostredku Armady Ceske republiky do Afghanistanu v ramci operaci Trvala svoboda a ISAF 4.
"The Czech government approved at its session of 14 January 2004 the proposal of the minister of defense Miroslav Kostelka for the dispatch of forces and vehicles of the Czech armed forces to Afghanistan within the framework of Operation Enduring Freedom and ISAF 4."


06. 01. 2004
Ve Velke Hledsebi nastoupilo 217 povolancu
Dne 5.ledna 2004 nastoupilo k vykonani zakladni a nahradni sluzby k 31. vycvikovemu stredisku ve Velke Hledsebi 217 povolancu.
"At Velke Hledsebi entered 217 conscripts"

"On 5 January 2004 217 conscripts began the performance of basic and compulsory service at the 31st Training Center at Velke Hledsebi."

[usa320]

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wtf?

[Vance]

http://www.nldetirak.nl/eenheden/21infcie/200104derde2.jpg

wtf?
''Adamballachet's Day Off''

[Haiw]

Some kinda overdid it on the 'costumed' part p-)

[He219]

''Adamballachet's Day Off''
:lol:

Reminds me of 'Crossing the Line' ceremonies ....

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Aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Oct. 18, 2003 -- U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Michael Anderson assigned to the 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team (FAST), 7th Platoon, provides cover for fellow Marines as they take up positions aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a mock anti-terrorism boarding exercise. U.S. Navy photograph by Photographer's Mate Airman Lowell Whitman. (RELEASED)

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In a military exercise Spanish Commandos arrest crewmen aboard a US supply ship, the USNS Saturn, in the Arabian Sea, Saturday Jan. 17, 2004, as part of the Sea Saber Exercise, a global initiative announced by US President George Bush in May 2003 to help stop the flow of weapon of mass destruction. Sixteen nations participated in the Sea Saber maritime exercise, some operational and some as observers. (AP Photo/Ali Fraidoon)

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Arabian Sea (Jan. 17, 2004) -- Spanish Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers stand guard over role players aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Saturn (T-AFS 10) during a mock non-compliant boarding as part of exercise Sea Saber 2004. The 5th Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise of its kind, Sea Saber focuses on the interdiction of a maritime shipment of weapons of mass destruction and related equipment and materials on the high seas. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Lehrberg. (RELEASED)

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Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (Jan. 21, 2004) -- The guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrives for short port visit. This is USS Cole’s first deployment since a terrorist attack on the ship killed 17 crew members and injured 39 other while refueling in the port of Aden, Yemen. The ship was repaired by the Navy’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Repair and Conversion (SUPSHIP), Ingall’s Shipyard, Pascagoula, Miss., for an estimated $250 million. Cole is part of a three ship Surface Strike Group (SSG) assigned to USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Carrier Strike Group (CSG). U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley. (RELEASED)

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MUNITIONS FIND — Soldiers from A Company, 1st Engineer Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., roll through the open gates in their M-540 Half Track vehicle outside a building complex where weapons and munitions were found buried in the back yard, in Ar Ramadia, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2004. The 1st Infantry Division is currently stationed in Camp Junction City, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts

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German Lt. Gen. Goetz Gliemeroth, the commander of the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kabul, speaks to members of the media Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gliemeroth said Wednesday that peacekeepers and Afghan police arrested several top agents of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, an Afghan warlord allied to the Taliban and considered a terrorist by the United States. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)

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Cuban President Fidel Castro gestures as he welcomes Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians, Wednesday Jan. 21, 2004 at the Jose Marti International Airport of Havana, Cuba. Bartholomew will spend several days in Cuba. (AP Photo/Jose Goitia)

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Happy New Year - again!

Fireworks explode over the Shanghai skyline to celebrate the beginning of Chinese New Year early Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004. China's biggest city kicked off the Year of the Monkey with an all-night fireworks barrage. (AP Photo)




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The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 23, 2003) -- Engineman 3rd Class Edward Bessette gives the "thumbs up," indicating that his Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) is clear after being launched from the Cyclone Class patrol boat, USS Chinook (PC 9) in the waters of the Khawr Abd Allah. Chinook is conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Richard Moore. (RELEASED)
Chinook Crews Swap in Bahrain
Story Number: NNS040121-05
Release Date: 1/21/2004 5:00:00 PM

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- Crew members on the first coastal patrol vessel to participate in the Chief of Naval Operations’ sea swap initiative met face-to-face Jan. 8, to pass ownership of the ship to the new crew in Bahrain.

Off-going USS Chinook (http://navysite.de/pboats/pc9_2.jpg) (PC 9) Sailors, who have manned the ship since July 2003, spent the Thursday morning performing various demonstrations at sea with the oncoming crew, USS Tempest (PC 2) Sailors of Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base.

The off-going crew, formerly from USS Tornado (PC 14), is returning to Little Creek for a post-deployment stand-down period and then regaining command of Tornado. This crew was the first non-original crew to take over Chinook during its time in the U.S. 5th Fleet region.

“The 5th Fleet region was a great theater to operate the ship in,” said Lt. Cmdr. Dennis Burke, off-going commander of Chinook. “I feel we probably set many records for patrol craft operating here. We were constantly in position to perform the many tasks required.

“Added to the busy schedule here, sea swaps are extremely demanding on the crew,” he said. “The crew must make sure every part, every system on the ship is working its best before a new crew takes over.”

Patrol craft carry a crew of about 30 Sailors.
Compared to a larger ship with sometimes 10 times that number, crew members must take on many responsibilities outside of their ratings.

“Some of the crew have collateral duties that are many times more important than their rating,” Burke said. “It is very important to have experienced Sailors who have the ability and experience to handle many roles.”

With the limited number of Sailors aboard, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (SW) John Gregg, oncoming independent duty corpsman, explained he has found more than one “hat” to wear since accepting duty on a patrol craft. Gregg not only takes care of medical issues aboard ship, he is also qualified as an underway officer of the deck and a small-boat coxswain for ship boardings.

Chinook’s oncoming commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Ray Hartman, explained he and his crew have looked forward to service in the U.S. 5th Fleet area. He added he has found his tours on patrol craft to be a great way to round out his career, since he will retire after his tour aboard Chinook.

“This crew is very unique,” Hartman said. “All of the oncoming officers are former enlisted, including myself. Just among the four of us, we have over 60 years of combined service.”

The oncoming crew, just like the off-going crew, consists of very experienced, mostly higher ranking Sailors. The new crew has nine 1st class petty officers. and most of its 2nd class petty officers are senior in their rate.

Burke and Hartman agree this seniority gives both crews the skill sets required to do the job required in the region.

“My primary goal now that we are here in 5th Fleet is to get everyone safely back home from deployment,” Hartman said. “We came here to perform a safe mission. We came here to do the mission assigned.”

[usa320]

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No better way to stick it to Al Queda than launching missiles at em from a ship they tried to take down.

:bash: [/quote]

[Vance]

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No better way to stick it to Al Queda than launching missiles at em from a ship they tried to take down.

:bash:
Payback!

[Hadoken]

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Woohoo! Glad to finally see some Slovak (And Czech) pictures on here.

Dave Dawg, great job on the translation. :)

[He219]

Woohoo! Glad to finally see some Slovak (And Czech) pictures on here.

Dave Dawg, great job on the translation. :)

You like that, Hadoken?

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04. 03. 2003 - Cesi a Slovaci v Kuvajtu jiz spolecne

Call me an equal opportunity cut-n-paster ...
;)

[Hadoken]

:D

You're a wonderful man, Mr He219.

[MolliG]

Hey MolliG, I think I've already seen you somewhere else?

UKAN? I've seen you there :). I'm Chubby, Real-Steel, Real-Steel News and Current Affaris Mod' :D.



"Achtung rackete... Rackete 6 Uhr unterhalb... Maximaler anstellwinkel. Maximaler G… Achtung achtung. Feuer linker triebwerk... ACS fehler. ECM fehler. MLWS fehler. NCS fehler. EOS fehler. TWS fehler. Hydraulisch fehler. Radar fehler... Ausstoßen... Ausstoßen..."

I remember now.

Lock on

You are certainly a german Mig29 driver. ;)

Me? Just a Cy27 lover. :D

Yeah, I'm a MiG man ;). I prefer the Cy/Su33 out of the Flankers, but the lil' MiG I handle really well :P. (And the A10 aswell... But going supersonic in the MiG rocks! :lol:).

Sorry about the hijack He219! :)

[erazer76]

usa320 Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:11 am Post subject:

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wtf?

when you are on the mid of the tour you saw a log in half and do some silly games
some more facts on the dutch army
yes we are strange

[Miles Teg]

UKAN? I've seen you there . I'm Chubby, Real-Steel, Real-Steel News and Current Affaris Mod' .

UKAN. Sure, I'm the little french who try to make liaison and partnership between french and english people. I've made my first try at combatsouth.

But how you make now, german people?

[haze99]

He 219, thanks for those photos. Good to see the Czech & Slovaks still use Vz-58P rifles!! They appear to be in good condition too.

Nizark, the USAF does not have battalions, only in the USMC/US Army.
USAF goes by Flight, Squadron, Group, Wing and MAJCOM (Major Command)

As for Security Forces Squadron, it depends on which Air Force Base they are assigned too? Minot AFB, has ICBM's and bombers. B-52H at that!