Today's Pix - Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

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Een Leopardtank in actie tijdens oefening Active Lion in oktober 2005. De tank is in gebruik sinds de jaren zestig en zal in de komende jaren vervangen worden door een wielvoertuig.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AFPN) -- A formation of 17 C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base fly in formation today. The flight, which demonstrates the U.S. Air Force's strategic capability, is the largest formation of C-17s to take flight from a single base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard T. Kaminsky)
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12-20-05: CH-47 landing at high elevation to provide relief in Pakistan.
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Jefferson Helfrich receives his German jump wings from a German officer after Operation Toy Drop. Twelve Airmen joined more than 1,075 Soldiers in the charity jump. The toys are distributed to needy families at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Fort Bragg, N.C., and in the local communities. Sergeant Helfrich is with the 18th Weather Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Terry McKeown)
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A Soldier from Company A, 720th Military Police Battalion, 151st Field Artillery Regiment, reacts to small-arms fire during a patrol in the Al Madain section of Baghdad.
In case you missed these yesterday ...
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Senior Airman Joe Piccoli prepares to retrieve "wounded hostages" from an enemy forces location during a combined training exercise. The rescue units are training in preparation for a real-world deployment situation.
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DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) -- Pararescuemen from the 306th and 48th Rescue Squadrons enter a building to retrive "wounded hostages" from an enemy forces location during a combined training exercise. The rescue units are training in preparation for a real-world deployment situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Veronica Pierce)
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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Three Marines, all infantrymen with Combined Anti-Armor Team White, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, work on a lock in order to clear a building during Operation Block Party 6 Nov. 30.

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment and his working dog search for hidden weapons caches during Operation Block Party 6 Nov. 30.

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HAQLANIYAH, Iraq - Corporal Luis O. Jones, a team non-commissioned officer for 6th Civil Affairs Group, Detachment 2, Team 3, plays with kids while on an assessment patrol here Nov. 30. Jones, a Daytona Beach, Fla. native, is one member of the team that operates in the city helping the residents rebuild their communities and improve the lives of the people.

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Falluja, Iraq (Dec. 4, 2005) - Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 1st Iraqi Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Battalion defend Firm Base Castle after indirect fire was reported in the vicinity
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Two Mercedes Gelaendenwagens (G-Wagons), a Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (LUVW) cruise up a dusty road in Kandahar Province. Members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Patrol Section perform daily tasks using these vehicles. The G-Wagons are fitted with a gun shield for added protection to the gunner.
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Master Corporal Hollie Ouellette, a member of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Medical Section watches vigilantly over the hills of Kandahar City while standing in a Bison Armoured Vehicle.

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The NYALA, a vehicle used by The Provincial Reconstruction Team, is driven down a dusty road at an ordnance disposal site in the hills of Kandahar province in Afghanistan. Local residents had discovered these various types of ordnance, in the conduct of their normal duties and had turned it into the PRT for disposal.

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Members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team prepare charges to destroy various types of ordnance that were turned into the PRT by local residents for disposal.
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The crew of a NYALA, a vehicle used by the Provincial Reconstruction Team, watches as a detonation of ordnance in the hills of Kandahar rises in the air. The Canadians were out to destroy various types of ordnance that had been found by local residents in the course of their duties and had been turned into the PRT for disposal.


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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Lefever, left, commander of Disaster Assistance Center Pakistan, speaks to Vice President **** Cheney at the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Dec. 20, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo




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Private McDonnell, on guard duty at Camp Smitty, receives his Good Shepherd Lutheran School Christmas card and gift from Santa Claus, who also is known as the padre of Al Muthanna Task Group II, Captain Bob Bishop.
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A police officer guards the rear of a property in Haslingden, Lancashire, northern England Wednesday Dec.21, 2005, where four controlled explosions were carried overnight after officers found chemicals and home-made explosives. Lancashire Police said a 17-year-old youth had been arrested at the address and was now being questioned over the incident, which is not though to be terrorism related. (AP Photo/ Phil Noble / PA)
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A police officer guards the entrance to the special court in Belgrade, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, during the trial of five Serb militiamen charged with the videotaped execution of six Bosnian Muslims Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. The amateur footage, made by the Serb troops near the eastern Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica, showed six Bosnian Muslims being taken from a truck, hands tied behind their backs and lined up on a hillside. Four were shot dead from the back, while the other two were ordered to carry the bodies into a nearby barn, where they, too, were killed in a spray of machine gun bullets. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Iran's permanent representative to the U.N. in Vienna, Mohammad Mehdi Akhondzadeh, leaving his car, in front of the french embassy in Vienna, for talks with European diplomats accredited to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005
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Austrian and French police guarding the French embassy in Vienna, where talks are taking place between European and Iranian diplomats accredited to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Iranian and European negotiators focused on ways to revive dialogue on Tehran's nuclear program but European diplomats said their meeting was unlikely to deter Tehran from plans to enrich uranium even at the risk of accelerating efforts to have it referred to the U.N. Security Council. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
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German Minister of Defence Franz Josef Jung talks with German Commander Ruediger Solfs (L) and Viceadmiral Lutz Feldt ( R) during a visit to the German frigate Luebeck in Djibouti December 21, 2005. Jung, who is visiting German troops stationed abroad, will also visit Washington and Kabul during his trip. *******/Michael Hanschke/Pool
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German Minister of Defence Franz Josef Jung is shown weapons by First Officer Ulrich Borofski (C) during his visit to the German frigate Luebeck in Djibouti December 21, 2005. Jung, who is visiting German troops stationed abroad, will also visit Washington and Kabul during his trip. *******/Michael Hanschke/Pool
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German Minister of Defence Franz Josef Jung (R) sits up at the bridge during a visit to the German frigate Luebeck in Djibouti December 21, 2005.
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A Eurofighter Typhoon jet of the German air force takes off during a presentation ceremony in Manching, Germany, June 2003. Saudi Arabia said it expects to reach a deal to buy military planes -- likely to be Typhoon jets -- from Britain which could be worth tens of billions of dollars.(AFP/DDP/File/Johannes Simon)
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A federal police agent stands guard as workers transfer secret documents gathered during Brazil's military dictatorship, between 1964 and 1985, to the National Archive in Brasilia December 21, 2005. Brazil's government opened the files to the public on Wednesday. *******/Jamil Bittar
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A Canadian U.N. policeman patrols a street in the volatile neighbourhood of Bel-Air in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti in this November 26, 2004 file photo. Gunmen shot and killed a Canadian police officer with the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti on December 20, 2005, a U.N. official said. *******/Logan Abassi/Files
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Thousands of police officers, including the RCMP, march during a funeral procession for slain police officer Valerie Gignac in Laval, Quebec, December 20, 2005. Gignac, 25, was shot a week ago while on a routine call. *******/Christinne Muschi
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A Romanian soldier touches his firearm during ceremonies commemorating victims of the 1989 bloody anti-communist Romanian revolution at the Heroes cemetery in Bucharest, December 21, 2005. Romania's Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was arrested following the December 1989 popular uprising and executed on December 25, 1989. *******/Bogdan Cristel
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Feb. 2004 file photo shows German archeologist Susanne Osthoff made available Nov. 30 2005. A German woman freed after being held hostage for more than three weeks has left Iraq, the German government said Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, but it refused to say where she had gone. Susanne Osthoff, a 43-year-old aid worker and archaeologist, was released Sunday. German officials have refused to say who held her or how her release was secured. (AP Photo/Peter Hinz-Rosin)

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Only seeing the first three pics.:( Anyway those two pics of the C17s in formation drives home the undeniable fact of American Air Power.

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Whoa! D-Day meets 2005!

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Iraqi prosecutor Monqueth Al-Firaon address the court as witness Ali Hassan Mohammed Al-Haidari, left, gives testimony during court proceedings against Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants during their trial Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and the other defendants are charged with ordering the deaths of more than 140 Shiite men from the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad, following an attempt on Saddam's life in July 1982. (AP Photo/John Moore, Pool)
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Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants listen as witness Ali Hassan Mohammed Al-Haidari gives testimony during court proceedings against Saddam and his co-defendants during their trial Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Barazan Ibrahim, Saddam Hussein's half-brother and Iraq's Intelligence chief at the time of Dujail killings, speaks as Awad Hamed Al-Bandar, front left, and Saddam Hussein, front right, look on, during the trial in Baghdad Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Saddam and seven co-defendants are charged with ordering the deaths of 148 young Shi'ite men from the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad, following an attempt on Saddam's life in July 1982. (AP Photo/John Moore, Pool)
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Saddam Hussein pauses to pray as his trial resumes in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Saddam and seven co-defendants are charged with ordering the deaths of 148 young Shi'ite men from the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad, following an attempt on Saddam's life in July 1982. (AP Photo/Bob Strong/pool)
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Awad Hamed al-Bandar, the former head of Saddam Hussein's revolutionary court, speaks during the resumption of the trial Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his co-defendants are charged with ordering the deaths of more than 140 Shiite men from the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad, following an attempt on Saddam's life in July 1982. (AP Photo/John Moore, Pool)
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Presiding Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin listens to testimony as the trial of Saddam Hussein resumes in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Saddam and seven co-defendants are charged with ordering the deaths of 148 young Shi'ite men from the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad, following an attempt on Saddam's life in July 1982. (AP Photo/Bob Strong/pool)
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Iraqi men watch the trial of Saddam Hussein broadcast on TV in a cafe in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005. A quieter Saddam Hussein sat in his defendant's chair at the resumption of his trial Wednesday, two weeks after he called the court "unjust" and boycotted a session. In an apparent rebuke of the judge's refusal for a recess, the former leader bowed his head and prayed in court. Saddam and seven co-defendants are on trial in the deaths of more than 140 Shiite Muslims following a 1982 assassination attempt against him in the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
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Bulgarian army soldiers salute during their welcoming ceremony at Sofia Airport, 20 December 2005, after wrapping up its mission and withdrawing from Iraq. Bulgaria has lost 13 soldiers and six civilians in Iraq since it joined US-led operations there in December 2003. AFP PHOTO / VALENTINA PETROVA
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British Christo Fanos, 45, is seen in this hand out picture made available by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, 20 December 2005. Bulgarian police have freed British Christow Fanos from kidnappers who were demanding a ransom of around 65,000 euros (77,000 dollars), the interior ministry said. Two of the hostage-takers were arrested and one was shot and killed by police after he opened fire during the action late Tuesday, it said in a statement. AFP PHOTO / HO Bulgarian Interior Ministry
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Newly commissioned junior officers of the Indonesian Navy throw their caps into the air during their graduation ceremony from Naval Academy in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
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United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (L) tours a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, 21 December, 2005.
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United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (L) tours the Task Force Eagle supporting helicopter operations at Qasim Army Airfield in Pakistan, 21 December, 2005. Rumsfeld is in the area to survey the areas affected by the Pakistan earthquake and to visit with troops that are assisting in the relief operations and helping the sick and injured. AFP PHOTO/POOL/JIM YOUNG
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Pope Benedict XVI, sporting a fur-trimmed hat in the rich red color of a Santa hat, arrives in the popemobile at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, for his weekly general audience. The red hat with white fur trimming is known in Italian as the "camauro." It was popular among pontiffs in the 17th century. More recently, it was used by Pope John XXIII, who was also buried with it in 1963. At left, next to Pope Benedict XVI sits his secretary Georg Gaenswein. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Olpenitz, 21.12.2005, Thomas Grote (Redaktion Marine).
Mit dieser Meldung des Kommandeurs, Fregattenkapitän Volker Richter, an den stellvertretenden Kommandeur der Flottille der Minenstreitkräfte, Kapitän zur See Jürgen Herling, endete heute nach fast 50 Jahren das Bestehen des ältesten Geschwaders der Deutschen Marine. Im Zuge des Transformationsprozesses wurde der Traditionsverband in Olpenitz aufgelöst.
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Angehoerige begruessen am Mittwoch, 21.Dezember 2005, die Gorch Fock bei ihrem Einlaufen in den Heimathafen in Kiel. Das Segelschulschiff der Deutschen Marine kehrte nach rund vier Monaten heute von seiner 143. Ausbildungsreise zurueck. Auf der 8600 Seemeilen langen Reise nach Spanien, Portugal und Marokko wurden ueber 300 Offiziersanwaerter ausgebildet. (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper) ---Relatives show banner reading "Hi, Steffi, welcome home Gorch Fock" as the German Navy sailing school ship runs into the navy port of Kiel, northern Germany, on Wednesday, Dec 21, 2005. More than 300 cadets got their training during this four-month-journey to Spain, Portugal and Marocco. (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper)
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Hauptbootsmann Marko Kruse aus Latendorf bei Neumuenster kuesst am Mittwoch, 21.Dezember 2005, seinen vier Monate und sieben Tage alten Sohn Konstantin nach dem Einlaufen der Gorch Fock in den Heimathafen in Kiel. Das Kind war elf Tage alt, als Kruse mit dem Segelschulschiff der Deutschen Marine zur 143. Ausbildungsreise aufbrach. Auf der 8600 Seemeilen langen Reise nach Spanien, Portugal und Marokko wurden ueber 300 Offiziersanwaerter an Bord der Gorch Fock ausgebildet. (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper) ---Petty Officer Marko Kruse kisses his four months and seven days old son Konstantin after the German Navy sailing school ship Gorch Fock has run into the navy port of Kiel, northern Germany, on Wednesday, Dec 21, 2005. Kruse left onboard the Gorch Fock the navy port of Kiel when his kid was eleven days old. More than 300 cadets got their training during this four-month-journey to Spain, Portugal and Marocco. (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper)
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German member of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on patrol in a Kabul market.
Video (http://www2.hq.nato.int/multi/video/2005/051216-secgen/v051216a.wmv): End of year message by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

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Feb. 2004 file photo shows German archeologist Susanne Osthoff made available Nov. 30 2005. A German woman freed after being held hostage for more than three weeks has left Iraq, the German government said Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, but it refused to say where she had gone. Susanne Osthoff, a 43-year-old aid worker and archaeologist, was released Sunday. German officials have refused to say who held her or how her release was secured. (AP Photo/Peter Hinz-Rosin)
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Soldiers of the Engineering Brigade 100 of the German armed forces Bundeswehr attend a welcome ceremony at the airport in Frankfurt December 17, 2005. A group of 68 German soldiers had stayed in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a trainee program for Iraqi security forces that lasted more than 2 months.

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A German sailor works in the combat operation centre on board of the 212A class submarine U 31 at the submarine base of Eckernfoerde, northern Germany, December 15, 2005. The new German Navy 212A class submarine with its fuel cell propulsion ranks is noted as the most modern submarine in the world.
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German sailors take part in an emergency evacuation drill on board of the German Navy 212A class submarine U 31 at the submarine base of Eckernfoerde, northern Germany, December 14, 2005.
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A Eurofighter Typhoon single-seater based at RAF base Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England, took off with two Meteor missiles on December 14, 2005. Meteor is a new concept in air to air weapons, employing advanced air breathing motor technology and the latest electronics to deliver optimum combat performance. It will provide Eurofighter with the capability to deal with projected air to air threats throughout the life of the aircraft. Meteor will have the capability to engage multiple targets simultaneously, at greater range than current medium range air to air missiles and in all weathers, day or night. It will complement Eurofighter's Advanced Short Range Air to Air Missile (ASRAAM) capability. EPA/EUROFIGHTER
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Polish MiG-29 lands at the military airport near Minsk Mazowiecki, east of Warsaw, December 6, 2005. As part of a rotational duty shared by members of the military alliance, Poland's MiGs will begin "air policing" missions over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in January.
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A machine gun rests on top of a military vehicle at a highway checkpoint during Iraq's historical parliamentary elections in the Iraqi city of Diwaniya 180 km (112 miles) south of Baghdad December 15, 2005. Poll stations opened across Iraq on Thursday for the country's first election for a full four-term parliament since the fall of Saddam Hussein, and shortly afterwards a blast echoed across central Baghdad.
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Members of the elite Iraqi Tactical Support Unit (TSU) wait for a British military helicopter to pick them up during their training near Al Amarah, in British patrolled southern Iraq, December 14, 2005. Quiet fell across most of Iraq on Wednesday on the eve of its parliamentary election, with a stringent security lockdown preventing all but sporadic violence.
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Members of British air reaction forces wait for transport in their base near Al Amarah in British-patrolled southern Iraq December 15, 2005. A steady stream of Iraqi voters walked to polling sites nationwide to elect their first full-term parliament since Saddam Hussein's overthrow, ignoring sporadic violence such as a mortar attack in Baghdad. *******/Damir Sagolj
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An Iraqi Marsh Arab girl laughs as British soldiers patrol her village in Iraq's southern marshlands near Basra December 16, 2005 a day after elections for country's first full-term parliament since Saddam Hussein's overthrow. Millions of ballot papers were being counted and recounted on Friday as Iraqis celebrated a peaceful election that saw rebellious Sunni Arabs join in for the first time, pushing turnout close to 70 percent.
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Italian International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers inspect the site of a suicide blast in Kabul on Friday 16 December 2005. A suicide car bomber blew a vehicle near a building in Kabul where a new parliament is due to meet for the first time next week, killing the suicide attacker and one other person. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
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Israeli soldiers take up position during a military operation in the West Bank village of Qabatiya near Jenin December 14, 2005.
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Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian man during a military operation in the West Bank village of Qabatiya near Jenin December 14, 2005.

[Solo]

Stunning images today!


;)

[Pille1234]

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^ Notice the taped film in the background p-)


Nice pics as always!

[Swedish Chef]

Woohoo! Plenty of HK pic's today woot .
Thanks He! :D

[firepower]

Thanks He219.

[Digital Marine]

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Beautiful, just beautiful.:)

[Deep6]

/\/\/\/\ Ditto/\/\/\/\

Greta pics today...Thx!

[Laworkerbee]

Thanks for making my day a little easier He-219

Always a pleasure

[He219]

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12/20/05 - Seventeen C-17 Globemaster III aircrafts fly over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Va., during low level tactical training Dec. 20, 2005. The C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, were part of the largest formation in history from a single base and demonstrated the strategic airdrop capability of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)
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Polish Army Maj. Gen. Piotr Czerwinski, of the Multi National Division Central South, signs over a certificate that allows the Iraq Army to conduct independent operations in their area of responsibility, to Iraqi Army Maj. Gen. Othman Ali Farhoud, commander of the 8th Division, during the certification ceremony of the 8th Division, Dec. 20, 2005, in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick J. Dixon)
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San Diego (Dec. 20, 2005) - The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) displays her holiday lights in her homeport of Naval Station San Diego
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Sgt 1st Class Rob Stewart hugs his daughters Kristen, 15, left, and Meghan, 17, at the Walter French Academy Bldg. in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, where family members and supporters showed up to welcome back the soldiers from the 1-182nd FA National Guard unit. They had been deployed for 14 months in Iraq. (AP Photo/State Journal, Chris Holmes)
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Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, second from right, followed by Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell of Ky., barrels out of the Senate chamber and quickly walks down the hall to Senate Majority Leader Bill First's Capitol Hill office, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, after the Senate voted against closure on the Defense Appropriations Conference Report. Stevens' provision was contained in the bill. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
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A federal agent guards the transfer of the secret documents gathered during Brazil's military dictatorship during its arrival at the National Library Archive in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Brazil's government opened the files for public consultation. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres).
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A group of Peruvian Police carry the body of an assesinated police officer in the jungle of Aucayacu, 360 kilometers (224 miles) northeast of Lima, Peru on Tuesday, Dec 20, 2005. A group of eight policemen were killed by an armed squad, President Alejandro Toledo said Wednesday. (AP Photo/La Republica)
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Soldiers escort four alleged rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, at a military base in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Dec.21, 2005. The army captured four rebels during an operation in San Mateo south of Bogota. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Italian paratroopers of the Folgore Brigade arrive at Pisa military airport, central Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, on their return from the UN SHIRBRIG mission in Sudan. The United Nations' Standby Forces High-Readiness Brigade, or SHIRBRIG, was created in 1997 to help keep Sudan's territorial integrity. (AP Photo/Fabio Muzzi)
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Amusement park employees pose for photographers as they wear Santa Claus hat in special event to promote business in coincident with the upcoming Christmas at Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea where over half of the population are Christians. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Dressed in Santa Claus outfits, orangutans and trainer kiss each others as they start a special event Santa Animal School with the upcoming Christmas at a shopping center in Seoul Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea where over half of the population are Christians. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

[yiorgo]

damn the monkey is slipping her some tounge lol

[Laworkerbee]

Good chance thats gonna be He-219's new avatar :)

[ranger75bn]

He219 good pics woot

tnx a lot :hug:

[Kenshin]

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Finally!! Santa realized that having elves is not good for Marketing. I like!!

Merry Xmas everyone!!

[saigonsmuggler]

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brand new sub and the seats are worn out already? german furniture geeez :)

[sir-chimp]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/He219/32536e7d.jpg

He219 is slipping her a little tounge - you naughty monkey

[StirCrazy]

great pictures everybody thanks

[Conga]

great pics, thanks he woot

[WolverineBlue]

The Pope looks like a Sith Lord.

[Chuckie]

The Pope looks like a Sith Lord.
Actually like the emperor himself. (I'm Catholic and even I get a chuckle out of it.)

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[FallenAngel]

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He219 is slipping her a little tounge - you naughty monkey

She needs to spank that monkey ;)

[11bhooah]

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Just curious...How is he wearing a 10th Mountain patch on his right shoulder, saying hes been deployed with them, and in the Air Force? Is he a combat controller, thus the Air Force allows you to wear the patch of the unit you supported? Or does the Air Force allow your Army patches, ribbons, etc to transfer over? I know the Army doesn't. Can someone please explain? Thanks in advance...

[2RHPZ]

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[ABNINF]

great pics today, thanks

[sensiman]

great pics man. Hey what happened. Special Forces pics are hard to come by recently to post?

[haze99]

The USAF doesn't have combat patch's. (Just those funny looking BDU pocket patches!)
Airmen alinged with Army units can wear (optional) the Division/Brigade SSI of the unit their supporting. *In this case, (right shoulder SSI combat patch, denotes, he was once assigned to the 20th ASOS, which supports the 10th Mtn Div (L)
The photo heading says, he is assigned to the 18th Weather Squadron. So his left shoulder patch would be the 18th Abn Corp.

Side note, the AF instruction (regulations) states, that the US Army SSI is only worn, when the airmen is assigned to the USAF unit, supporting the US Army unit. Which means if he is assigned to another USAF unit at a AFB, he is suppose to remove all SSI. (most keep their combat patch)

Combat Controllers are in assigned to Special Tactics Squadron and do not directly support the US Marines or US Army.

[Ghostwolf]

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Yup still looks like an Emperor........



RIP to the Canadian officers.