Today's Pic's: Feb. 19

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Heat and dust covers a US tank in the city of Khaldiyah. Two US soldiers and one Iraqi were killed in a bomb blast near Khaldiyah, 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of Baghdad, a military spokesperson said.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)

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A silhouetted Dutch soldier leaves a military base in Samawa February 19, 2004. A roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi west of Baghdad on Thursday in the latest of a series of guerrilla attacks that have made February the bloodiest month in Iraq (news - web sites) since the war. *******/Peter Andrews

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A Polish soldier walks through the rubble, as Iraqis survey the damage to their homes. Thursday Feb. 19, 2004 after two explosives-laden trucks were detonated outside a Polish military camp in Hillah, south of Baghdad, Wednesday Feb. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A U.S. soldier guards detainees sitting in the back of a truck, following a joint raid by U.S. troops and Iraqi police in Baquoba, Iraq (news - web sites), Wednesday Feb. 18, 2004, in this image made from television. 22 people were arrested in the raid, with U.S. forces claiming that seven of those arrested were linked to Al-Qaida.(AP Photo/APTN)

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A US military vehicle carries arrested Iraqis along the highway leading to Abu Gharib prison. UN chief Kofi Annan (news - web sites) discounted holding elections in Iraq (news - web sites) before US-led forces hand over control on June 30, as yet another roadside bomb killed two American soldiers and an Iraqi in western Iraq.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

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A member of Japanese Self-Defense Forces in Iraq (news - web sites) guards the perimeter of the Dutch Camp where they are temporarily based in Samawa, some 360 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, Iraq as Iraqi Civil Defense Corps trainees relax outside their tent Wednesday Feb. 18, 2004. The Japanese troops are speeding up the construction of their base ahead of the arrival of the bulk of their forces for humanitarian mission to help rebuild Iraq following the war that toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Dov Zakheim (L), US undersecretary of Defense meets a Japanese soldier in Samawa. UN chief Kofi Annan (news - web sites) discounted elections in Iraq (news - web sites) before US forces hand over control on June 30, a move that may anger the country's Shiite majority as the power debate heats up.(AFP)

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Dov Zakheim (L), U.S. Under Secretary of Defense, greets Colonel Masahisa Sato, commander of Japanese troops, upon his arrival at the Dutch military base, where the Japanese troops are staying in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites), February 19, 2004. *******/Pool

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Dov Zakheim (R), U.S. Under Secretary of Defense, greets Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Opelaar (L), commander of the Dutch military contingent of Royal Marines and Army, as Colonel Masahisa Sato, commander of Japanese troops looks on, at the Dutch military base in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites), February 19, 2004. *******/Pool

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A U.S. army door gunner aboard a Chinook helicopter looks down onto a barren Afghan landscape en route to the inauguration ceremony for a Coalition-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) outpost in Asadabad, about 250 kms (155 miles) from Kabul, February 19, 2004. The PRT program is attempting to assist the central government in extending its authority throughout Afghanistan (news - web sites) by establishing regional outposts in areas most in need of increased security and stability. *******/Bob Strong

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Italian paramilitary carabinieri, serving with the NATO (news - web sites)-led peacekeeping Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia, raid a radio station in Pale belonging to the daughter of Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, indicted for war crimes during Bosnia's 1992-5 war, February 19, 2004. SFOR said its operation at two locations in the Karadzic's former stronghold of Pale, 16 kilometers southeastern of Sarajevo, targeted helpers of war crimes fugitives. *******/ Danilo Krstanovic

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Germany's Defense Minister Peter Struck speaks during his visit to Sarajevo, February 19, 2004. Struck said that German and U.S. troops serving with the NATO (news - web sites)-led peacekeepers in Bosnia would help Bosnia's authorities to catch Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, indicted for war crimes during the 1992-5 war. Karadzic is at large eight years after the end of the Bosnian conflict. *******/Danilo Krstanovic


Israeli Air Force Take Delivery Of New F16i Jets
Last Updated: 19 Feb 2004 07:51 AM

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RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: Israel's first F-16i jet fighter, called in Hebrew Sufa (Storm), taxis after landing February 19, 2004 at the Ramon Air Force Base in Israel's Negev desert. The air force took delivery of the first two of 102 of the long-range advanced American-made fighters which are intended to maintain the Jewish state's technological edge over its Arab neighbors. (Photo by David Silverman/***** Images)

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RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: Israel's first F-16i jet fighter, piloted by an American pilot, taxis after landing February 19, 2004 at the Ramon Air Force Base in Israel's Negev desert. The air force took delivery of the first two of 102 of the long-range advanced American-made fighters which are intended to maintain the Jewish state's technological edge over its Arab neighbors. (Photo by David Silverman/***** Images)

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RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: Israel's first F-16i jet fighter, called in Hebrew Sufa (Storm), taxis after landing February 19, 2004 at the Ramon Air Force Base in Israel's Negev desert. The air force took delivery of the first two of 102 of the long-range advanced American-made fighters which are intended to maintain the Jewish state's technological edge over its Arab neighbors. (Photo by David Silverman/***** Images)

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RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: An Israeli woman gets caught off-guard by a surprise kiss from her partner in front of an Israeli Air Force F-16 jet fighter on display with its payload February 19, 2004 at the Ramon Air Force Base in Israel's Negev desert. Hundreds of visitors and air force personnel gathered at the base to welcome the first two of 102 F-16i long-range advanced American-made fighters which are intended to maintain the Jewish state's technological edge over its Arab neighbors. (Photo by David Silverman/***** Images)

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RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: Israelis pose for photos and look into the cockpit of Israel's first F-16i jet fighter, called in Hebrew Sufa (Storm), after a landing ceremony February 19, 2004 at the Ramon Air Force Base in Israel's Negev desert. The air force took delivery of the first two of 102 of the long-range advanced American-made fighters which are intended to maintain the Jewish state's technological edge over its Arab neighbors. (Photo by David Silverman/***** Images)

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RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 19: Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz (L), and army chief Moshe Ya'alon (R) are briefed by an unidentified Israeli Air Force colonel as they admire Israel's first F-16i jet fighter, called in Hebrew Sufa (Storm), during a landing ceremony February 19, 2004 at the Ramon Air Force Base in Israel's Negev desert. The air force took delivery of the first two of 102 of the long-range advanced American-made fighters which are intended to maintain the Jewish state's technological edge over its Arab neighbors. (Photo by David Silverman/***** Images)

[Guttorm]

Great pic's as always ! woot

[Ian H]

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Anyone know what this vehicle is? It can't be a HMMWV, Stryker, or an ordinary truck. It looks like a 4x4 design with a twin machinegun turrent on top. V-300 or similar?

[He219]

Ian H: That's an M1117 or LAV-150 Armored Security Vehicle
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Thanks, Guttorm :D


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Israeli Guards Allow Palestinians Through Gate In Separation Fence
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JAYUS, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 19: (ISRAEL OUT) A Palestinain on his donkey cart makes his way to a gate in the security fence built to separate Israel from the West Bank on February 19, 2004 in Jayus, West Bank. Israeli and Palestinian groups are preparing for hearings at the International Court of Justice at The Hague on the legality of the barrier. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/***** Images)

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JBARAH, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 19: (ISRAEL OUT) An Israeli soldier stands guard at a gate in the security fence built to separate Israel from the West Bank on February 19, 2004 in Jbarah, West Bank. Palestinian school children return to their home village which is now on the Israeli side of the fence near Tulkarm. Israeli and Palestinian groups are preparing for hearings at the International Court of Justice at The Hague on the legality of the barrier. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/***** Images)

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JBARAH, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 19: (ISRAEL OUT) An Israeli soldier stands guard at a gate in the security fence built to separate Israel from the West Bank on February 19, 2004 in Jbarah, West Bank. Palestinian school children return to their home village which is now on the Israeli side of the fence near Tulkarm. Israeli and Palestinian groups are preparing for hearings at the International Court of Justice at The Hague on the legality of the barrier. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/***** Images)

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JBARAH, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 19: (ISRAEL OUT) An Israeli soldier stands guard at a gate in the security fence built to separate Israel from the West Bank on February 19, 2004 in Jbarah, West Bank. Palestinian school children return to their home village which is now on the Israeli side of the fence near Tulkarm. Israeli and Palestinian groups are preparing for hearings at the International Court of Justice at The Hague on the legality of the barrier. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/***** Images)

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Red Sea (Feb. 17, 2004) – Plane Captains, Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Christopher Maple, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Airman Christina Anderson of Whidbey Island, Wash., commence start up checks on an F-14B Tomcat assigned to the “Red Rippers” of Fighter Squadron Eleven (VF-11) aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.- based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jessica Davis. (RELEASED)

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Red Sea (Feb. 17, 2004) – Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Gary Alford of Paris, Texas, checks an inert AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, used for training and is identified by its blue color. The missile is mounted on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Six (VFA-136) aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.- based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jessica Davis. (RELEASED)

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Suez Canal (Feb. 16, 2004) – The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) passes under the Mubarak-Peace Bridge while transiting the Suez Canal from the Sixth Fleet and into the Fifth Fleet area of operation. The Norfolk, Va.- based aircraft carrier is on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Rex H. Nelson. (RELEASED)

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Suez Canal (Feb. 16, 2004) – Seaman John Hull, of Virginia Beach, Va., stands a lookout watch from the signal bridge aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) while the ship and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) transit through the Suez Canal from the Sixth Fleet and into the Fifth Fleet area of operation. The Norfolk, Va.- based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jessica Davis. (RELEASED)

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Mediterranean Sea (Jan. 19, 2003) – Rainbow Sideboys render honors to Vice Adm. Scott Fry, Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet, as he departs USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently deployed with Sixth Fleet in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Nichole E. Wozny. (RELEASED)

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Mediterranean Sea (Jan. 23, 2003) – Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman Andrew Rombach, assigned to the “Bulls” of Fighter Attack Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37) wash down an aircraft on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman and Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently on a six-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED)

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Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, demonstrate their room clearing portion of MOUT (Military Operations under Urban Terrain) techniques to the Marines with F Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division on Feb. 9, 2004, in the Ojojibara maneuver area Sendai, Japan, as a part of exercise Forest Light 2004. Forest Light 2004 is a bi-lateral training exercise between the United States Marine Corps and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (Official USMC photo by LCpl James J. Vooris) (released)

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Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, stand in the staging area waiting for the demonstration of Japanese Medical procedures on Feb. 6, 2004 , in the Ojojibara maneuver area Sendai, Japan, as a part of exercise Forest Light 2004. Forest Light 2004 is a bi-lateral training exercise between the United States Marine Corps and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James J. Vooris) (Released)

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Members of the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron clear their weapons at the armory at Baghdad International Airport, Feb. 12, 2004. Security Forces personnel are deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Lisa M. Zunzanyika, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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Members of the Spanish Civilian and Military Cooperation Team (CIMIC) give away the first two of many wheelchairs to Iraqi civilians in need of such aids at Camp Andaluz in Najaf, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2004. The Spanish CIMIC as part of the Multi-National Division Central South has hired local Iraqis to assemble wheelchairs donated by "freewheelchairmission.org" which are given to Iraqi civilians during the rebuilding of Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster) (Released)

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Marines from Kilo Co., 3rd Bn., 25th Marine Regiment, a reserve unit from W. Va., as well as Marines from the 31st Co., Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, practice insertion and extration drills at Landing Zone Albatross.

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A Marine from the 31st Co., Royal Netherlands Marine Corps leads his patrol during the squad patrol and maneuver evolution of live fire drills.

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Working as a team, two Marines, one from Kilo Co., 3rd Bn., 25th Marine Regiment, and one from the 31st Co., Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, assualt a building at the rear end of the Military Operations on Urban Terrain site during an interoperable trainging evolution Jan. 18 to Feb. 2.

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Two Marines from the 31st Co., Royal Netherlands Marine Corps attempt to clear one of many buildings at the MOUT facility.

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Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Goodrich, platoon sergeant, Kilo Co., 3rd Bn., 25th Marine Regiment, briefs an after action report of their last assault during the MOUT training. U.S. as well as Netherlands Marines gave their input on the course, which was beneficial to their future training.

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Irak, Tallil, 18 februari 2004
Adam, met nieuwe pet, in gesprek met luchtmachtpersoneel
..with new hat, speaking with the airforce personell...


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Irak, Tallil, 18 februari 2004
Adam Curry in goed gezelschap (amid good company)

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Irak, Ar Rumaythah, 17 Februari 2004
Iraqi sunrise team met Adam Curry voor briefing en tour op bezoek bij de locatie te Ar Rumaythah waar de 21e Infanteriecompagnie zit.
..'sunrise team' with Curry before the briefing tour and visit to Ar Rumaythah where the 21st IG is...

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Curry en gevolg over de markt te Ar Rumaythah.
..Curry and escort at the market at Ar Rumaythah..

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Crew van Veronica met Adam Curry krijgt te Al Khidr een rondleiding over het kamp van de 23e Infanteriecompagnie.
... van Veronica crew with Adam Curry as he gets a tour around the camp of the 23rd IC at Al Khidr...

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...So who the heck is Adam Currry? Some kind of Rockstar or Radio personality?...
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An Afghan National Army (ANA) trainee practices maneuvers during live-fire training as a U.S. miitary adviser, center, observes on Tuesday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pentagon budget chief Dov Zakheim predicted during a brief visit that the fledgling army, which is being trained by the United States and is seen as crucial to Afghanistan's future stability, would exceed 10,000 troops by the year's end.

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Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, roll through downtown Fallujah on their way to perform a security assessment of municipal offices on Monday.

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Lt. Michael Pullen, right, from Atlanta, assisted by a local translator, talks to Fallujah’s assistant chief of police, Brig. Gen. Ri’ad, at a police station as units from the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, met with police on Monday.

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Spc. Steven Watson, from Amarillo, Texas, watches the approach to an Iraqi police station as units from the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, met with police on Monday to discuss Saturday’s attacks in Fallujah. The meeting came two days after simultaneous attacks on municipal targets in the city left 27 confirmed dead and dozens more injured.

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Jordan Bednarz, of Lubbock, Texas, a machinist’s mate aboard the Wasp, and his bride, Jennifer, say goodbye Tuesday morning at the Norfolk Naval Base, Va. They were married Dec. 31, 2003.

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Crew members of the amphibious assault ship Wasp board the ship on Tuesday in preparation for deployment with the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group. The seven-ship group, with about 6,300 sailors and Marines, will complete a six-month cruise to the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf.


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Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 17, 2004) – Sailors and Marines “man the rails” aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as they depart Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group 2 (ESG-2) consists of the guided missile cruisers USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and USS Yorktown (CG 48), amphibious transport ship USS Shreveport (LPD 12), dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), guided missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), fast attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class David K. Simmons. (RELEASED)

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 17, 2004) – Family and friends of Sailors and Marines assigned to USS Wasp (LHD 1) watch the amphibious assault ship departs on its deployment as the lead ship of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Two. Besides Wasp, ESG 2 consists of USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), USS Yorktown (CG 48), USS Shreveport (LPD 12), USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), USS McFaul (DDG 74), and USS Connecticut (SSN 22). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Shawn Eklund. (RELEASED)

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U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Afghanistan (news - web sites) Zalmay Khalilzad (L) talks to U.S. Army officials Lt. General David Barno (C) and Lt. Colonel Alan Maskal, during the inauguration ceremony for the U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) outpost in Asadabad, about 250 km (155 miles) from Kabul February 19, 2004. The PRT program is attempting to assist the central government in extending its authority throughout Afghanistan by establishing regional outposts in areas most in need of increased security and stability. Lt. Colonel Maskal is the commander of the Asadabad PRT. *******/Bob Strong

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An Afghan soldier salutes and local men watch as the national flag is raised during the inauguration ceremony for a U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) outpost in Asadabad, about 250 kms (155 miles) from Kabul February 19, 2004. The PRT program is attempting to assist the central government in extending its authority throughout Afghanistan (news - web sites) by establishing regional outposts in areas most in need of increased security and stability. *******/Bob Strong

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Local men look over at a painting of an Afghan soldier outside the venue for the inauguration ceremony of a U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) outpost in Asadabad, about 250 km (155 miles) from Kabul February 19, 2004. The PRT program is attempting to assist the central government in extending its authority throughout Afghanistan (news - web sites) by establishing regional outposts in areas most in need of increased security and stability. *******/Bob Strong

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A U.S. army soldier stands near paintings of Ahmad Shah Baba (L), the founder of modern Afghanistan (news - web sites), Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C), and 19th century Islamic scholar Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani, during the inauguration ceremony for a U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) outpost in Asadabad, about 250 km (155 miles) from Kabul February 19, 2004. The PRT program is attempting to assist the central government in extending its authority throughout Afghanistan by establishing regional outposts in areas most in need of increased security and stability. *******/Bob Strong

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U.S. soldiers from the army's 28th Division try to coax a stray puppy over to their Humvee following the inauguration ceremony for a U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) outpost in Asadabad, about 250 km (155 miles) from Kabul February 19, 2004. The PRT program is attempting to assist the central government in extending its authority throughout Afghanistan (news - web sites) by establishing regional outposts in areas most in need of increased security and stability. *******/Bob Strong

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Gen. Leon J. LaPorte, chief of the U.S. troops in South Korea (news - web sites), talks with South Korean panelists during the 'Live Internet Talk Show' on U.S. soldiers' role in the Korean peninsula and bilateral issues between the two countries, at a U.S. Army base in Seoul, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004. Describing North Korea (news - web sites) as a world threat, LaPorte said Thursday U.S. forces were planning no pre-emptive strike and that the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang must be resolved diplomatically. (AP Photo/ Yun Jai-hyoung)

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A Georgian special police officer stops a cameraman and a journalist in front of the independent TV company Iberia headquarters in Tbilisi, February 19, 2004. Masked special police forces entered Georgian TV company Iberia, which is in opposition to the country's new leadership, on Thursday. *******/Irakli Gedenidze

[Javehn]

Good pictures , he219 .
Who the hell is Adam Curry ?

[Ian H]

Thanks for the info, He219. Didn't know the US used those.
Excellent pics as always

[Seoulstriker]

excellent photos, he219, as usual. :D



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what was the photog going for in this one? ;)

[Javehn]

Surprise surprise .... :roll:




If there is fire in the ship , shouldn't they go opposite way ? :lol:
http://www.armytimes.com/content/editorial/editart/021804fronts15.jpg

[Glock]

Picturs from Austria:
http://wcm.krone.at/hps/upload/hxmedia_slide/2004/02/19/1_wTKClhtFN6ClI_88090_476.jpg
Today police forces searching in the Vienna opera for bombs ,before the famous "Opern Ball" starts.

http://wcm.krone.at/hps/upload/hxmedia_slide/2004/02/19/3_2eeOuIDEa1YmM_0_333x400.jpg
Also Today two police man in fron oft the opera.


http://www.stressfaktor.squat.net/2000/images/oper08.jpg
http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/daneben/altehomepage/extraseiten/oesterreich/0302_2.jpg
http://www.ewigesarchiv.at/Atonight/22022001/Demo2202M1_086.jpg
The last years we always had big demonstrations and in 2000 a guy who dressed as Adolf Hitler. :roll:
So we will see what to day happens.

Greatings Leo

[Dave the Dawg]

...So who the heck is Adam Currry? Some kind of Rockstar or Radio personality?...
Kids today. Don't you watch MTV? Adam Curry was a VJ in the late 80s and early 90s. He was a television and radio personality in the US and the Netherlands before and after this. He has a blog where he recently posted a lot of his own pictures of this trip.

[Vance]

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82nd patch and an Air Force rank...? Why?

[sethen]

http://jccc.afis.osd.mil/LBOX/mini/950411.jpg

82nd patch and an Air Force rank...? Why?

When I was in Kuwait/Iraq I asked the same thing! When Air Force Personnel a re assigned to the Army, they wear the unit insignia the are attached to. Usually its not sewn correctly and looks slightly silly. Most AF personell assigned to the Army are combat weather. Even the AF personell cracked jokes about them! :)

[wholagun]

why are there no CFT on the F-16I ? I though that all F16I's had the CFTs, the F16Is in these pics don't have them.

[venture160]

gotta love the name "hebrew storm" for israels new F-16i, will this new advanced f-16 make an apperance in the US air force inventory or is that the f-22's role?

[Glock]

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Note the Palestinian Flag! It says all about the demonstrants.

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Police Special Force "WEGA" arrests some of the Demostrants

450 Demonstrants 1000 Police men. 5 were injured in the fights woth the crouwd. A couple of demonstrants were arrested.

And Polands President was also in Vienna:
http://www.news.at/nw1/gen/slideshows/ap/2004/2/19/4.jpg?1077199415
Aleksander Kwasniewsi and Thomas Klestil

Greratings from Vienna Leo

[Fenna]

gotta love the name "hebrew storm" for israels new F-16i, will this new advanced f-16 make an apperance in the US air force inventory or is that the f-22's role?

It's not called Hebrew Storm, it's called Sufa, which is Hebrew for storm.

Pretty ugly plane if you ask me :lol:

[Operation Ivy]

woot

[Haiw]

*starts feeling obsolete*
Oh well I'll just correct the translations as there's a few mistakes. Oh, and yeah, Adam Curry is a radio guy. He's off to Iraq to start broadcasting from Iraq for a week.

http://www.nldetirak.nl/fotopagina/februari/040218G2081.jpg

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Irak, Tallil, 18 februari 2004
Adam, met nieuwe pet, in gesprek met luchtmachtpersoneel
..with new hat, speaking with the airforce personell...
correct

http://www.nldetirak.nl/fotopagina/februari/040218G2040.jpg

Irak, Tallil, 18 februari 2004
Adam Curry in goed gezelschap (amid good company)
correct

http://www.nldetirak.nl/fotopagina/februari/040217G1032.jpg

http://www.nldetirak.nl/fotopagina/februari/040217G1030.jpg

Irak, Ar Rumaythah, 17 Februari 2004
Iraqi sunrise team met Adam Curry voor briefing en tour op bezoek bij de locatie te Ar Rumaythah waar de 21e Infanteriecompagnie zit.
..'sunrise team' with Curry before the briefing tour and visit to Ar Rumaythah where the 21st IG is...
almost, it should be:
'Iraqi sunrise team' with Adam Curry on a visit near Ar Ruyaythah where the 21st Infantry Company is garissoned for a briefing and tour.

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Curry en gevolg over de markt te Ar Rumaythah.
..Curry and escort at the market at Ar Rumaythah..
correct.

http://www.nldetirak.nl/fotopagina/februari/040216G2027.jpg

Crew van Veronica met Adam Curry krijgt te Al Khidr een rondleiding over het kamp van de 23e Infanteriecompagnie.
... van Veronica crew with Adam Curry as he gets a tour around the camp of the 23rd IC at Al Khidr...
almost, it should be:
Crew of Veronica (radio station) with Adam Curry gets a tour around the camp of the 23rd Infantry Company at Al Khidr...

http://www.nldetirak.nl/fotopagina/februari/040216G2228.jpg

http://www.nldetirak.nl/fotopagina/februari/040216G2118.jpg
...So who the heck is Adam Currry? Some kind of Rockstar or Radio personality?...
:D
Like I (and Dave) pointed out; radio personality.

[haze99]

Hey Vance and Sethen, those airmen (with 82nd Abn Div combat patch) mostly likly are TACP's! (Tactical Air Control Party) From the 14th ASOS.

And since this Senior Airman (three stripes) wears the 82nd patch on his right shoulder, he would have been with them in Afghanistan.

Yes, weather and TACP are assigned to Air Support Operations Squadrons, or ASOS. Which each US Army Division and (Seperate) Brigade have an ASOS aligned with them. While aligned to that particluar division or brigade they may wear the Army shoulder patch. Or combat patch, if they deployed with them.

USMC has its own TACP and the USN provides ANGLICO's, when needed.

[He219]

Rats, Haiw! Thanks for the help.
;)


why are there no CFT on the F-16I ? I though that all F16I's had the CFTs, the F16Is in these pics don't have them.

The CFT's are removable, wholagun!
:D


Some 'other' pic's: United Airlines Planes have a new look..

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Also:

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MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- A 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-15E Strike Eagle over Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo

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Pvt. James Bobal, from Houston, mans a machine gun at the scene of a night cordon-and-search of a house during a large operation conducted by the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, in Fallujah on Tuesday.

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414th Civil Affairs members take cover after an improvised explosive device detonates next to their humvee just outside Makasseb High School, Makasseb, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2004. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall) (Released)

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A 127mm Brazilian Rocket fired during a late night attack on Baghdad International Airport, Feb. 15, 2004, damaged this tent, located five feet from the impact point. DoD photo by Sgt. Darryl T. Magby, U.S. Army. (Released)

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A security member stands by as a UH60 Black Hawk lands at Camp Tegucigalpa in Najaf, Iraq on February 12, 2004. A U.S. Reserve Marine Corp detachment out of West Palm Beach Florida is prepared to call in a Medical Evacuation in case of an emergency for a United Nations Team who are visiting the area. (U.S. Army Photo by Matthew Siemion) (Released)

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A member of the Spanish Civilian and Military Cooperation Team (CIMIC) presents an Iraqi citizen with a new wheelchair at Camp Andaluz in An Najaf, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2004. The Spanish CIMIC team, part of the Multi-National Division Central South, has hired local Iraqis to assemble over 200 donated wheelchairs. DoD photo by Sgt. Matthew Siemion, U.S. Army. (Released)

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A Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle launches from its catapult just prior to an intelligence-gathering mission for 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Baqubah, Iraq. At the end of the catapult the aircraft, its Moto Guzzi engine and camera package have accelerated to over 70 knots. U.S.Army photo by Sgt. Troy Chatwin

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Flying the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle from a ground control station in Baqubah, Iraq, Spc. Kenon Burns of Detroit, Mich., an unmanned vehicle operator for B Company, 104th Military Intelligence Battalion, controls the aircraft through an array of virtual instruments on his computer panel. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Troy Chatwin

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Marines could have a new digital addition to their combat load as soon October 2004. Now in final testing, the Dismounted Data Automated Communications Terminal, or D-DACT, is a rugged, lightweight tactical computer that will allow small-unit leaders to navigate and communicate on the digital battlefield. Combat leaders share text chat, access tactical maps, send formatted combat reports and link to GPS for accurate navigation reference.

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An actor portraying an Iraqi screams at Sgt. Veronica Cortez, 3rd Civil Affairs Group civil affairs specialist. Nearly 200 Marines from 3rd CAG participated completed the four-day training evolution of Military Operations in Urban Terrain at a mock Iraqi town at Stu Seagall Productions in San Diego to prepare for their upcoming deployment to Iraq. (USMC official photo by Cpl. Matthew J. Apprendi)

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Capt. Steve Coast, 3rd Civil Affairs Group training officer, talks about the importance of the training 3rd CAG is receiving in Military Operations in Urban Terrain at Stu Seagall Productions in San Diego Feb. 11, 2003. Nearly 200 members of the 3rd CAG completed a four-day training evolution at a mock Iraqi village to prepare for their upcoming deployment to Iraq. (USMC photo by Cpl. Matthew J. Apprendi


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U.S. Marine reservists with 3rd Civil Affairs Group arrest an Iraqi role player during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Stu Seagall Productions in San Diego Feb. 11, 2003. Nearly 200 Marines from the CAG completed the four-day training evolution to prepare for their upcoming deployment to Iraq. (USMC official photo by Cpl. Matthew J. Apprendi)


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U.S. Marine reservists from 3rd Civil Affairs Group peak around a structure before advancing into a mock Iraqi town during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Stu Seagall Productions in San Diego Feb. 11, 2003. Nearly 200 Marines completed the four-day training evolution to prepare for their upcoming deployment to Iraq. (Official USMC photo by Cpl. Matthew J. Apprendi)

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Cpl. Jason M. Heming of 1st Force Reconnaissance Company rappels upside down at the Camp Pendleton 33 Area rappel tower Feb. 4. The type of rappeling shown is known as "Australian."

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An RAF Regiment patrol prepares to board a Chinook

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An RAF Regiment Warrant Officer visits a Marsh Arab village to discuss ways of improving the delivery of drinking water