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01-24-2004, 01:52 PM
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A part of 672 skydivers from 42 countries leap into the air over Bangkok Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. The event, a part from setting a record for mass free fall, was staged to honor Thailand's Queen Sirikit, who this year celebrates her 72nd birthday, an auspicious one for Buddhists since it marks the sixth 12-year-cycle of life. The previous record of 572 for a mass jump was set in Bangkok in 1999, according to the group's spokeswoman, Karina Willerup (AP Photo/ Henny Wiggers)
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A Jammu Kashmir policeman looks on during rehearsals for the Republic Day parade at the Bakshi stadium in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. Security has been beefed up in the insurgency-hit state of Jammu and Kashmir for the 54th Republic Day celebration on Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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New Iraqi army recruits jog along the highway near Samawa, Iraq as Dutch troops drive behind as security escort Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. The Bush administration said Friday that it was holding to its July 1 deadline for ending the U.S. occupation but the method of selecting a new government wasn't decided. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
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Iraqi Army soldiers of the 3rd Battalion march around the parade grounds at the end of their graduation ceremony in Kir Kush about 80 kms north east of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. More than 750 new Iraqi soldiers and officers graduated Saturday in this northern training camp, leaving the coalition forces with 24 more battalions to the field before September. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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A security officer from Nepal watches the graduation ceremony of the 3rd Battalion of the Iraqi army in Kir Kush about 80 kms north east of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. More than 750 new Iraqi soldiers and officers graduated Saturday in this northern training camp, leaving the coalition forces with 24 more battalions to the field before September. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Iraqi Army soldiers of the 3rd Battalion stand in formation during their graduation ceremony in Kir Kush about 80 kms north east of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. More than 750 new Iraqi soldiers and officers graduated Saturday in this northern training camp, leaving the coalition forces with 24 more battalions to the field before September. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Recruits of the new Iraqi army celebrate at their graduation into the 3rd Battalion in Kir Kush about 80 kms north east of Baghdad, Iraq Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. More than 750 new Iraqi soldiers and officers graduated Saturday in this northern training camp, leaving the coalition forces with 24 more battalions to the field before September. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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An Iraqi policeman guards the area where a truck bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq as a U.S. patrol passed by Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 33 people were injured in the blast, a U.S. military spokesman said. Three American soldiers were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi Felah Hassan, 74, lies in a hospital bed in after losing his right leg when a truck bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 33 people injured in the blast, a U.S. military spokesman said. Three American soldiers were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An U.S. soldier steps between a bomb crater and a charred truck after a truck bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq as a U.S. patrol passed by Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 33 people were injured in the blast, a U.S. military spokesman said. Three American soldiers were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An Iraqi soldier surveys damage to a vehicle after a truck bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq as a U.S. patrol passed by Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 33 people were injured in the blast, a U.S. military spokesman said. Three American soldiers were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An Iraqi man walks past a US soldier on patrol in Tikrit. At least five Iraqis and two US soldiers were killed in a series of attacks as a UN security mission got under way, while Washington and London faced new claims that Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) had no banned arms.(AFP/Jewel Samad)
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A Japanese soldier sits atop an armored vehicle in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites) January 24, 2004. Japanese soldiers are in the southern Iraqi city, about 300 km (165 miles) south of Baghdad, to engage in humanitarian and reconstruction operations. *******/Kimimasa Mayama
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A paratrooper maintains security from atop his humvee with an automatic grenade launcher at a traffic control point in Fallujah, Iraq. The Soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. Carden.
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U.S. Vice President **** Cheney waves next to his wife Lynne Cheney, left, upon their arrival at Rome's Ciampino Airport, after flying in from Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. Cheney is in Italy on a four day visit in which he'll meet Italian authorities and Pope John Paul II. (AP Photo/Luciano del Castillo)
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U.S. Vice President **** Cheney, center, and his wife Lynne Cheney, center right, walk through the snow on the way to a waiting military helicopter as they end their visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. The Cheneys fly on to Rome for three days where he will will meet with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Pope John Paul II, and speak to American troops based at Aviano. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Vice President **** Cheney and his wife Lynne Cheney, left, arrive at Ciampino International Airport in Rome, after attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004.
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Qatar international airport. Qatar signed a contract with US engineering giant Bechtel to start to build a five billion dollar airport to carry up to 60 million passengers each year to the capital Doha as part of aggressive expansion plans built on the development of huge reserves of gas.(AFP/File/Nasser Younes)
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US engineering and project management company Bechtel Ltd Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Aviation Dr. James Van Hoften, right, and Qatar Aviation Authority Chairman Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimy exchange documents after signing a $2.5 billion contract to develop New Doha International Airport in Doha Saturday Jan. 24 2004. This will cost US$2.5 billion for phase one alone, said Qatar Airways Chief executive Akbar Al bakir, far left, looking on, at the ceremony held at Qatar Airways headquarters. (AP Photo)
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The sun rises behind a Soldier who scans the perimeter of Firebase Gereshk, Afghanistan. From his position on the observation tower he can see deep into the open desert beyond the walls of this remote encampment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Drew Lockwood.
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Emil Smith, 20, watches a cargo dhow as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak patrols the waters of the Northern Arabian Gulf. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- LT. Carmen DeGeorge, 28, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak directs a cargo dhow to an anchorage where it will be boarded and searched for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak climbs aboard a cargo dhow to search for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Jeff Picinich, 31, stands security on a cargo dhow as a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak searches the vessel for illegal goods. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
O.K. Haiw, you're up!
:D
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Irak, As Samawah, 10 januari 2004
Nationale politiedag in heel Irak. In As Samawah werd de bijeenkomst bijgewoond door de Koninklijke Marechaussee en de CDT sfir2
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Irak, Al Muthanna, 14 januari 2004
Tijdens een patrouille van de "blauwe KMAR" over de markt te Al Khidr wordt even halt gehouden bij de " smakelijke" viskraam.
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Koninklijke Marechaussee op patrouille door Al Khidr
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Koninklijke Marechaussee houdt een lunchpauze tussen Al Khidr en As Samawah.
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Grote controle actie op schapenmarkt te As Samawah.
Onderste foto: Op de markt worden de aangekochte schapen ter plaatse geslacht door de slager.
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Irak, As Samawah, 15 januari 2004
Grote controle actie op schapenmarkt te As Samawah.
Het ICDC (iraqi civil defense corps) en de IP (iraqi police) houden onder toeziend oog van het 22infcie van het Korps Mariniers en de Koninklijke Marechaussee een grootscheepse controle actie op de schapenmarkt. Alle voertuigen moeten door een roadblock waar zij gecontroleerd worden door icdc. Er werdt niets gevonden en de actie veriep rustig en zonder bijzonderheden . Dit was de eerste grote actie van het IP en ICDC met steun van de Nederlandse stabilisatie macht.
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Zelfstandige patrouille van het ICDC door de straten van As Samawah.
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Tijdens een patrouille van een geweergroep van de 22infcie houdt de sergeant even halt om een praatje te maken met de groep ICDC leden. Deze groep heeft hij een week onder zijn hoede gehad ter opleiding in het patrouilleren.
" Zijn mannen" doen het goed. Ze stralen trots uit, en bekend is dat de lokale bevolking de patrouilles van het icdc zeer waardeerd. Dit is een van de stukjes die bij zullen dragen aan een zelfstandig veilig Irak.
's Ochtends heeft de ICDC in samenwerking met de Iraqi police en onder toeziend oog van de koninklijke marechaussee en 22infcie van het korps mariniers een geslaagde actie ondernomen op de lokale schapenmarkt. De markt werd hermetisch afgesloten. ICDC zette roadblocks op en voerde voertuig en personeels controle uit. Er werden geen illegale wapens gevonden zoals vermoed werd. De actie verliep zonder problemen en is tevens een eerste stap naar zelfstandiger optreden van de ICDC en IP.
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23. 01. 2004
Jednani o nadzvukovem letounu pro ACR
Na Ministerstvu obrany se ve ctvrtek 22. ledna 2004 uskutecnil seminar s ucastniky nabidky k dodavce nadzvukovych letounu pro Ceskou republiku. (Now that the Czech Republic 'yall.. ;) )
Seminare se zucastnili vojensti a letecti pridelenci a specialiste vzdusnych sil statu, ktere v lonskem roce projevily o tyto dodavky zajem a predlozily konkretni pisemne nabidky.
Za pritomnosti namestka ministra obrany pro vyzbrojovani Jaroslava Koprivy a odborniku z komise pro posuzovani nabidek byly zucastnenym stranam poskytnuty informace o postupu hodnoceni nabidek, popsani nekterych vyberovych kriterii a zpusobu stanoveni poradi, v jakem byly doporuceny pro rozhodnuti vlady. Ministerstvo obrany tak splnilo slib dany na pocatku procesu vyhodnoceni studii proveditelnosti. V prubehu celeho obdobi nebyla vedena zadna dvoustranna jednani a vsechny zeme mely pristup ke stejnym informacim. V zaveru dnesniho setkani se zastupci vsech zucastnenych zemi, bez ohledu na vysledky vyhodnoceni nabidek, shodli na pokracovani mezinarodni spoluprace v nejruznejsich oblastech obrany.
Nabidky peti zemi - Belgickeho kralovstvi, Kanady, Nizozemska, Svedskeho kralovstvi a USA - byly posuzovany mezirezortni komisi v obdobi od 31. rijna do 30. listopadu 2003 a po jejich vyhodnoceni byla doporucena vlade jako nejvhodnejsi nabidka Svedskeho kralovstvi na porizeni komplexniho systemu 14 letounu a souvisejicich sluzeb JAS-39 Gripen. Vlada svym usnesenim ze dne 17. prosince 2003 vzala tuto zpravu na vedomi a udelila exkluzivitu k jednani o nabidce Svedskeho kralovstvi.
It does all make sense, right? Not too 'komplexniho' now ...
;)
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Modernization of Czech T-72 to ACR
20. 01. 2004
Modernizovany tank T-72 do ACR
V prosinci roku 2003 prevzala Armada Ceske republiky do uzivani prvnich devet modernizovanych tanku T-72 M4 CZ.
U prilezitosti zavedeni tohoto tanku do vyzbroje Armady Ceske republiky se uskutecni dne 23. ledna 2004 ve vojenskem vycvikovem prostoru Libava formou statickych a dynamickych ukazek jeho prezentace. Nacelnik Generalniho stabu ACR generalporucik Pavel Stefka provede v prubehu ukazek symbolicky krest tanku T-72 M4 CZ.
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Chris Ward works with Zorro during a training exercise at a forward-deployed location Jan. 1. Aiman Ward is a security forces member and Zorro is a military working dog from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Zorro relaxes in his sun goggles after a vigorous afternoon of training at forward-deployed location Jan 1. Zorro is a military working dog for the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Nathan Jones dons a bomb suit and mans a .50-caliber sniper weapon while performing required training at a forward-deployed location Jan. 5. Airman Jones is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)
Non Military 'Odd' ones...
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Kong Fu Theater
South Korean students wearing traditional dress play on a seesaw, Korean traditional game, to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Korean Folk village in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. About 32 million people or 60 percent of the population are expected to head for their hometowns nationwide to celebrate Chinese New Year. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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A Chinese woman, performing at a temple fair in Beijing, puts a snake down her throat and removes it on the third day of Chinese New Year Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. Thousands have flocked to fairs across the city to celebrate a weeklong holiday which marks the beginning of the Year of the Monkey. (AP Photo)
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Colorful bunch : Monkeys whose fur was dyed red and yellow to celebrate the Year of the Monkey, sit on a tree at the Forest Safari Park in Shenyang, northeastern China. (AFP/Str )
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A part of 672 skydivers from 42 countries leap into the air over Bangkok Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. The event, a part from setting a record for mass free fall, was staged to honor Thailand's Queen Sirikit, who this year celebrates her 72nd birthday, an auspicious one for Buddhists since it marks the sixth 12-year-cycle of life. The previous record of 572 for a mass jump was set in Bangkok in 1999, according to the group's spokeswoman, Karina Willerup (AP Photo/ Henny Wiggers)
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A Jammu Kashmir policeman looks on during rehearsals for the Republic Day parade at the Bakshi stadium in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. Security has been beefed up in the insurgency-hit state of Jammu and Kashmir for the 54th Republic Day celebration on Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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New Iraqi army recruits jog along the highway near Samawa, Iraq as Dutch troops drive behind as security escort Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. The Bush administration said Friday that it was holding to its July 1 deadline for ending the U.S. occupation but the method of selecting a new government wasn't decided. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
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Iraqi Army soldiers of the 3rd Battalion march around the parade grounds at the end of their graduation ceremony in Kir Kush about 80 kms north east of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. More than 750 new Iraqi soldiers and officers graduated Saturday in this northern training camp, leaving the coalition forces with 24 more battalions to the field before September. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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A security officer from Nepal watches the graduation ceremony of the 3rd Battalion of the Iraqi army in Kir Kush about 80 kms north east of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. More than 750 new Iraqi soldiers and officers graduated Saturday in this northern training camp, leaving the coalition forces with 24 more battalions to the field before September. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Iraqi Army soldiers of the 3rd Battalion stand in formation during their graduation ceremony in Kir Kush about 80 kms north east of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. More than 750 new Iraqi soldiers and officers graduated Saturday in this northern training camp, leaving the coalition forces with 24 more battalions to the field before September. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Recruits of the new Iraqi army celebrate at their graduation into the 3rd Battalion in Kir Kush about 80 kms north east of Baghdad, Iraq Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. More than 750 new Iraqi soldiers and officers graduated Saturday in this northern training camp, leaving the coalition forces with 24 more battalions to the field before September. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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An Iraqi policeman guards the area where a truck bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq as a U.S. patrol passed by Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 33 people were injured in the blast, a U.S. military spokesman said. Three American soldiers were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi Felah Hassan, 74, lies in a hospital bed in after losing his right leg when a truck bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 33 people injured in the blast, a U.S. military spokesman said. Three American soldiers were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An U.S. soldier steps between a bomb crater and a charred truck after a truck bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq as a U.S. patrol passed by Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 33 people were injured in the blast, a U.S. military spokesman said. Three American soldiers were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An Iraqi soldier surveys damage to a vehicle after a truck bomb exploded in Samarra, Iraq as a U.S. patrol passed by Saturday Jan. 24, 2004. Three Iraqi civilians were killed and 33 people were injured in the blast, a U.S. military spokesman said. Three American soldiers were slightly wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An Iraqi man walks past a US soldier on patrol in Tikrit. At least five Iraqis and two US soldiers were killed in a series of attacks as a UN security mission got under way, while Washington and London faced new claims that Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) had no banned arms.(AFP/Jewel Samad)
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A Japanese soldier sits atop an armored vehicle in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites) January 24, 2004. Japanese soldiers are in the southern Iraqi city, about 300 km (165 miles) south of Baghdad, to engage in humanitarian and reconstruction operations. *******/Kimimasa Mayama
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A paratrooper maintains security from atop his humvee with an automatic grenade launcher at a traffic control point in Fallujah, Iraq. The Soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. Carden.
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U.S. Vice President **** Cheney waves next to his wife Lynne Cheney, left, upon their arrival at Rome's Ciampino Airport, after flying in from Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. Cheney is in Italy on a four day visit in which he'll meet Italian authorities and Pope John Paul II. (AP Photo/Luciano del Castillo)
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U.S. Vice President **** Cheney, center, and his wife Lynne Cheney, center right, walk through the snow on the way to a waiting military helicopter as they end their visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. The Cheneys fly on to Rome for three days where he will will meet with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Pope John Paul II, and speak to American troops based at Aviano. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Vice President **** Cheney and his wife Lynne Cheney, left, arrive at Ciampino International Airport in Rome, after attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004.
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Qatar international airport. Qatar signed a contract with US engineering giant Bechtel to start to build a five billion dollar airport to carry up to 60 million passengers each year to the capital Doha as part of aggressive expansion plans built on the development of huge reserves of gas.(AFP/File/Nasser Younes)
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US engineering and project management company Bechtel Ltd Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Aviation Dr. James Van Hoften, right, and Qatar Aviation Authority Chairman Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimy exchange documents after signing a $2.5 billion contract to develop New Doha International Airport in Doha Saturday Jan. 24 2004. This will cost US$2.5 billion for phase one alone, said Qatar Airways Chief executive Akbar Al bakir, far left, looking on, at the ceremony held at Qatar Airways headquarters. (AP Photo)
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The sun rises behind a Soldier who scans the perimeter of Firebase Gereshk, Afghanistan. From his position on the observation tower he can see deep into the open desert beyond the walls of this remote encampment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Drew Lockwood.
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Emil Smith, 20, watches a cargo dhow as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak patrols the waters of the Northern Arabian Gulf. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- LT. Carmen DeGeorge, 28, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak directs a cargo dhow to an anchorage where it will be boarded and searched for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak climbs aboard a cargo dhow to search for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Jeff Picinich, 31, stands security on a cargo dhow as a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak searches the vessel for illegal goods. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
O.K. Haiw, you're up!
:D
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Irak, As Samawah, 10 januari 2004
Nationale politiedag in heel Irak. In As Samawah werd de bijeenkomst bijgewoond door de Koninklijke Marechaussee en de CDT sfir2
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Irak, Al Muthanna, 14 januari 2004
Tijdens een patrouille van de "blauwe KMAR" over de markt te Al Khidr wordt even halt gehouden bij de " smakelijke" viskraam.
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Koninklijke Marechaussee op patrouille door Al Khidr
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Koninklijke Marechaussee houdt een lunchpauze tussen Al Khidr en As Samawah.
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Grote controle actie op schapenmarkt te As Samawah.
Onderste foto: Op de markt worden de aangekochte schapen ter plaatse geslacht door de slager.
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Irak, As Samawah, 15 januari 2004
Grote controle actie op schapenmarkt te As Samawah.
Het ICDC (iraqi civil defense corps) en de IP (iraqi police) houden onder toeziend oog van het 22infcie van het Korps Mariniers en de Koninklijke Marechaussee een grootscheepse controle actie op de schapenmarkt. Alle voertuigen moeten door een roadblock waar zij gecontroleerd worden door icdc. Er werdt niets gevonden en de actie veriep rustig en zonder bijzonderheden . Dit was de eerste grote actie van het IP en ICDC met steun van de Nederlandse stabilisatie macht.
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Zelfstandige patrouille van het ICDC door de straten van As Samawah.
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Tijdens een patrouille van een geweergroep van de 22infcie houdt de sergeant even halt om een praatje te maken met de groep ICDC leden. Deze groep heeft hij een week onder zijn hoede gehad ter opleiding in het patrouilleren.
" Zijn mannen" doen het goed. Ze stralen trots uit, en bekend is dat de lokale bevolking de patrouilles van het icdc zeer waardeerd. Dit is een van de stukjes die bij zullen dragen aan een zelfstandig veilig Irak.
's Ochtends heeft de ICDC in samenwerking met de Iraqi police en onder toeziend oog van de koninklijke marechaussee en 22infcie van het korps mariniers een geslaagde actie ondernomen op de lokale schapenmarkt. De markt werd hermetisch afgesloten. ICDC zette roadblocks op en voerde voertuig en personeels controle uit. Er werden geen illegale wapens gevonden zoals vermoed werd. De actie verliep zonder problemen en is tevens een eerste stap naar zelfstandiger optreden van de ICDC en IP.
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23. 01. 2004
Jednani o nadzvukovem letounu pro ACR
Na Ministerstvu obrany se ve ctvrtek 22. ledna 2004 uskutecnil seminar s ucastniky nabidky k dodavce nadzvukovych letounu pro Ceskou republiku. (Now that the Czech Republic 'yall.. ;) )
Seminare se zucastnili vojensti a letecti pridelenci a specialiste vzdusnych sil statu, ktere v lonskem roce projevily o tyto dodavky zajem a predlozily konkretni pisemne nabidky.
Za pritomnosti namestka ministra obrany pro vyzbrojovani Jaroslava Koprivy a odborniku z komise pro posuzovani nabidek byly zucastnenym stranam poskytnuty informace o postupu hodnoceni nabidek, popsani nekterych vyberovych kriterii a zpusobu stanoveni poradi, v jakem byly doporuceny pro rozhodnuti vlady. Ministerstvo obrany tak splnilo slib dany na pocatku procesu vyhodnoceni studii proveditelnosti. V prubehu celeho obdobi nebyla vedena zadna dvoustranna jednani a vsechny zeme mely pristup ke stejnym informacim. V zaveru dnesniho setkani se zastupci vsech zucastnenych zemi, bez ohledu na vysledky vyhodnoceni nabidek, shodli na pokracovani mezinarodni spoluprace v nejruznejsich oblastech obrany.
Nabidky peti zemi - Belgickeho kralovstvi, Kanady, Nizozemska, Svedskeho kralovstvi a USA - byly posuzovany mezirezortni komisi v obdobi od 31. rijna do 30. listopadu 2003 a po jejich vyhodnoceni byla doporucena vlade jako nejvhodnejsi nabidka Svedskeho kralovstvi na porizeni komplexniho systemu 14 letounu a souvisejicich sluzeb JAS-39 Gripen. Vlada svym usnesenim ze dne 17. prosince 2003 vzala tuto zpravu na vedomi a udelila exkluzivitu k jednani o nabidce Svedskeho kralovstvi.
It does all make sense, right? Not too 'komplexniho' now ...
;)
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Modernization of Czech T-72 to ACR
20. 01. 2004
Modernizovany tank T-72 do ACR
V prosinci roku 2003 prevzala Armada Ceske republiky do uzivani prvnich devet modernizovanych tanku T-72 M4 CZ.
U prilezitosti zavedeni tohoto tanku do vyzbroje Armady Ceske republiky se uskutecni dne 23. ledna 2004 ve vojenskem vycvikovem prostoru Libava formou statickych a dynamickych ukazek jeho prezentace. Nacelnik Generalniho stabu ACR generalporucik Pavel Stefka provede v prubehu ukazek symbolicky krest tanku T-72 M4 CZ.
The 'ODD' image category - For Today:
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Chris Ward works with Zorro during a training exercise at a forward-deployed location Jan. 1. Aiman Ward is a security forces member and Zorro is a military working dog from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Zorro relaxes in his sun goggles after a vigorous afternoon of training at forward-deployed location Jan 1. Zorro is a military working dog for the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Nathan Jones dons a bomb suit and mans a .50-caliber sniper weapon while performing required training at a forward-deployed location Jan. 5. Airman Jones is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lakisha Croley)
Non Military 'Odd' ones...
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Kong Fu Theater
South Korean students wearing traditional dress play on a seesaw, Korean traditional game, to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Korean Folk village in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. About 32 million people or 60 percent of the population are expected to head for their hometowns nationwide to celebrate Chinese New Year. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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A Chinese woman, performing at a temple fair in Beijing, puts a snake down her throat and removes it on the third day of Chinese New Year Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004. Thousands have flocked to fairs across the city to celebrate a weeklong holiday which marks the beginning of the Year of the Monkey. (AP Photo)
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Colorful bunch : Monkeys whose fur was dyed red and yellow to celebrate the Year of the Monkey, sit on a tree at the Forest Safari Park in Shenyang, northeastern China. (AFP/Str )
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