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He219

01-24-2006, 09:07 AM

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Anti-narcotics police walk in the middle of a coca field as they secure the area at the Sierra Macarena National Park, Colombia, Monday, Jan.23, 2006. Some 3,000 armed troops are launching a daring operation into one of Colombia's most pristine national parks to clear the rebel-controlled region of cocaine laboratories and the plants used to make the drug. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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British troops secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack on a British patrol that left two Iraqi women injured, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Under the direction of the Iraqi Interior Ministry, British forces Tuesday detained numerous Iraqis in Basra suspected of involvement with terrorist acts against local residents as well as Iraqi and coalition forces. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, briefs the media after a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Gela Bezhuashvili in Berlin on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006. Steinmeier said that two German engineers were kidnapped in Iraq. He told reporters a special crisis team had been set up to deal with the matter and he was being "constantly updated on the situation." (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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Kenyan rescuers and Israeli soldiers carry a survivor from the rubble of a building, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyan rescuers and soldiers cut through layers of concrete Tuesday to free an unknown number of construction workers trapped after a building collapsed in downtown Nairobi, killing at least 11 and injuring dozens.(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
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Israeli soldiers and Kenyan soldiers survey the rubble of a building that collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006. Kenyan rescuers and soldiers cut through layers of concrete on Tuesday to free an unknown number of construction workers trapped after a building collapsed, Monday, in downtown Nairobi, killing at least 11 and injuring dozens.(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
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An Israeli soldier searches for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kenyan rescuers and Israeli soldiers carry a survivor from the rubble of a building, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyan rescuers and soldiers cut through layers of concrete Tuesday to free an unknown number of construction workers trapped after a building collapsed in downtown Nairobi, killing at least 11 and injuring dozens. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
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An Israeli soldier takes a rest with his sniffer dog next to a Kenyan policeman in the rubble of a collapsed building , Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyan rescuers and soldiers cut through layers of concrete Tuesday to free an unknown number of construction workers trapped after a building collapsed in downtown Nairobi, killing at least 11 and injuring dozens.(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)
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Two soldiers patrol on the Parsenn cable railway in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday January 24, 2006. The World Economic Forum, which begins officially on Jan. 25th in the ski resort, will host dozens of leaders, CEO's and entertainers and is set to focus on using creativity to fight global ills and examining the rise of India and China in the global economy. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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A soldier on patrol with a snowboard waits at Hoehenweg mountain middle station in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday January 24, 2006. Security was tight around the ski resort which will host The World Economic Forum, beginning officially on Jan. 25th. The meeting will host dozens of leaders, CEO's and entertainers and is set to focus on using creativity to fight global ills and examining the rise of India and China in the global economy. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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ID these venerable SMGs

Italian Presidente Carlo Azeglio Ciampi review troops during his visit at the Military Arsenal in La Spezia on June 14, 2000. (AP photo/Riccardo Dalle Luche)
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Lewis gun mag?

British history buff and collector of militaria Gary Sterne poses on the site a German bunker in Grandcamp-Maisy, western France, Monday, Jan. 23, 2006. After finding an old WWII soldier's map in 2002, Sterne went in search of buried treasure, in an overgrown field about 100 meters from a small road, and stumbled on a 20-by-30-meter slab of concrete, slowly unearthing a 20-acre German battery there. (AP Photo/ Vincent Michel)
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MG34 Drum mag?

A rusted piece of artillery with bullets seen at the site of a German bunker in Grandcamp-Maisy, western France, Monday, Jan. 23, 2006. After finding an old WWII soldier's map in 2002, British history buff and collector of militaria Gary Sterne went in search of buried treasure, in an overgrown field about 100 meters from a small road, and stumbled on a 20-by-30-meter slab of concrete, slowly unearthing a 20-acre German battery there. (AP Photo/ Vincent Michel)
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Thierry Gouegnon/*******
President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, center, in Ivory Coast last month with its president, Laurent Gbagbo, left.
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RTR Russian Channel via Associated Press; inset: Rossiya Television via AFP -- ***** Images
A grainy video broadcast on state television purported to show a British diplomat placing a rock (inset) that was said to conceal a communications device.

JoaMei

01-24-2006, 09:22 AM

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MG34 Drum mag?

Doesnt look like it, remember the troops on the french coast used many foreign weapons and eqipment of all kinds.

He219

01-24-2006, 09:28 AM

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01/19/06 - U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Guy, with 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, commands an M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank while on patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron D. Allmon II)
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Absetzen der Sprengladung im Schneefeld (Quelle Lufttransportgeschwader
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Das Absenken der Sprengladung (Quelle Lufttransportgeschwader 61)
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Ein Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 A6 in teilgedeckter Stellung
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Ein Kampfpanzer der 2./Panzerlehrbataillon 93 beim Überwinden der Havel im Unterwasserfahren
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Das Gefecht der verbundenen Waffen.
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Erstmalig wird ein Leopard 2A6 im Fährbetrieb über die Elbe gesetzt.
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Soldaten drängen die zivilen Störer ab.
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Symbolische Übergabe des COBRA von Direktor Schwan an Oberst i.G. Ludwig und Brigadegeneral Fischer
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Air Chief Marshal "Angus" Houston (left) is greeted by detachment Commander Major Stephen Jobson (centre) and Warrant Officer Class Two Theresa Phillips (right) during his vist to Qasim Aviation Base, Pakistan.
(Date taken: 12 January 2006)
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Air Chief Marshal "Angus" Houston poses for a group photo with members of the Australian Army 5 Aviation Regiment deployed to Qasim Aviation Base, Pakistan, as part of Operation Pakistan Assist.

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Sub Lieutenant Paul Hardman (left) and Able Seaman Julie Fairchild (right) of the frigate HMAS Parramatta conduct an interview with the captain of a cement tanker during a boarding in the North Persian Gulf
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A boarding party from the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Parramatta checks the cargo and passenger manifest of a dhow in the Northern Persian Gulf.

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Sub Lieutenant Paul Hardman of HMAS Parramatta introduces himself to the captain of a fishing dhow in the North Persian Gulf before questioning him about his cargo and passenger manifest.

Chulo

01-24-2006, 09:29 AM

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whats that gun on the right? some sort of SAW with a fore grip?

Abakan94

01-24-2006, 09:33 AM

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whats that gun on the right? some sort of SAW with a fore grip?

Those guys look badass.

He219

01-24-2006, 09:34 AM

whats that gun on the right? some sort of SAW with a fore grip?
M60E(x) something

j3T.be

01-24-2006, 09:38 AM

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whats that gun on the right? some sort of SAW with a fore grip?

M60, but don't ask me which type it is

edit: right, where's the delete button? ;p

He219

01-24-2006, 09:40 AM

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Doesnt look like it, remember the troops on the french coast used many foreign weapons and eqipment of all kinds.
Yeah, but the caliber and the ribbing of the magazine look like it ..
http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/images/MG15%20mag/mg%20drum-5.jpg
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He219

01-24-2006, 09:42 AM

M60, but don't ask me which type it is

edit: right, where's the delete button? ;p
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:M07KGy1430YIaM:www.army-technology.com/contractor_images/us_ordnance/3M60E4Mk43.jpg
M60E4, I believe.
Note the short bbl and vertical grip.

Ghostwolf

01-24-2006, 09:46 AM

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ID these venerable SMGs

Beretta Model 38/42 SMG?

JoaMei

01-24-2006, 09:54 AM

Yeah, but the caliber and the ribbing of the magazine look like it ..
http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/images/MG15%20mag/mg%20drum-5.jpg
http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/images/MG15%20mag/mg%20drum.jpg

http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/detail/MG-34_and_bits.htm

Look how the catridges are positioned, thats interesting. Its not a belt drum like on MG34 and other german MGs.
Its definitively not german.

He219

01-24-2006, 10:03 AM

^That's right. Perhaps a Lewis Gun Mag 303?

Beretta Model 38/42 SMG?
Pretty wild, 'eh?
:)

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Cool pix.

Chulo

01-24-2006, 10:06 AM

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M60E4, I believe.
Note the short bbl and vertical grip.
i agree. i looked into it.. and posted some stuff here http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1416947#post1416947

ranger75bn

01-24-2006, 10:07 AM

Beretta Model 38/42 SMG?
you're right

http://www.berettaweb.com/Militari/38_42.gif

S.H.P.D

01-24-2006, 10:20 AM

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Chinese President Hu Jintao (R Front), Premier Wen Jiabao (3rd R), Vice President Zeng Qinghong (2nd R) and Luo Gan (1st R), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, shake hands with policemen during a meeting at the National Anti-Terrorist Command Center in Beijing,on Jan. 23, 2006. The leaders watched an exercise held at the center by the national anti-terrorist command system Jan. 23. (Xinhua Photo)

JoaMei

01-24-2006, 10:27 AM

^That's right. Perhaps a Lewis Gun Mag 303?

Cant be, the Ammo is not 303 because its rimless.

REMOV

01-24-2006, 10:44 AM

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MG34 Drum mag? Looks more like Dutch Lewis M.20 Landmachtmodel (called MG 100(h) by Wehrmacht) to me.

http://www.grebbeberg.nl/bibliotheek/bewapening/gfx/nl_foto_002.jpg
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Threelions

01-24-2006, 10:48 AM

Stupid question number one...

Whay are there so many isreali soldiers in kenya? I think its great that they are helping out, it just seems weird that they are there. I am just curious.

Cheers,
paul

Adumb

01-24-2006, 11:00 AM

Nice pics He. woot

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The Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) prepares to moor at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. The destroyer is named after Adm. Forrest Sherman, who was the youngest man to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations. The Forrest Sherman will be commission Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006 at NAS Pensacola. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Patrick Nichols
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Corporal Matthew J. Rajca, Marine Wing Support Squadron-272 bulk fuel specialist, guides an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot to his designated landing zone.
Photo by:Lance Cpl. Samuel D. White
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Marines from Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 8th Marines, conduct the Mechanized Raid Course. The Bravo Co., Marines are continuing the pre-deployment training regime by completing the 9-day course while here at Ft. A.P. Hill, Va.
During the first days of the course the Marines learn the fundamentals of a raid and how to deal with the various aspects of conducting a raid. By the end of the course Marines will have learned how to incorporate mechanized units such as, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle or M1A1 Main Battle Tank into their plans to successfully carryout a mechanized raid in an actual combat scenario.

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Marines from Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion 8th Marines, conduct the Mechanized Raid Course. The Bravo Co., Marines are continuing the pre-deployment training regime by completing the 9-day course while here at Ft. A.P. Hill, Va.
During the first days of the course the Marines learn the fundamentals of a raid and how to deal with the various aspects of conducting a raid. By the end of the course Marines will have learned how to incorporate mechanized units such as, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle or M1A1 Main Battle Tank into their plans to successfully carryout a mechanized raid in an actual combat scenario.

Photo by:SSgt Demetrio J. Espinosa

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Pfc. Michael Parnell, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sits in the front right of an Assault Amphibian Vehicle with his squad during the Mechanized Raid Course at Fort A.P. Hill Va. Parnell belongs to 3rd Squad, 3rd Plt, Bravo Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 8th Marines and is a native of Canton, Ohio.

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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq – Two pictures of Lance Cpl. Jonathan Price, an infantryman with Company L, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, are displayed Jan 17 along with candles and an American flag during a memorial service here honoring his many contributions to his unit and fellow Marines. Price was fatally wounded while conducting operations in Al Anbar’s provincial capitol city of Ramadi Jan. 13. A service was held here Jan. 17 to honor his contributions to his unit and fellow Marines. Price deployed to Iraq in August 2004 with Battery L as part of a security detachment providing security for the Marine camp here which houses the command element of the 2nd Marine Division. Photo courtesy of Company L, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division.
Photo by:Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton
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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq – Lance Cpl. Jonathan Price, an infantryman with Company L, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, holds on to an Iraqi baby after stopping on patrol to visit local Iraqis. Price was fatally wounded while conducting operations in Al Anbar’s provincial capitol city of Ramadi Jan. 13. A service was held here Jan. 17 to honor his contributions to his unit and fellow Marines. Price deployed to Iraq in August 2004 with Battery L as part of a security detachment providing security for the Marine camp here which houses the command element of the 2nd Marine Division.
Photo by:courtesy of Company L, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division

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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq – Lance Cpl. Jonathan Price, an infantryman with Company L, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, hold up an Iraqi child reaching for candy being given out by the Marines on patrol here. Price was fatally wounded while conducting operations in Al Anbar’s provincial capitol city of Ramadi Jan. 13. A service was held here Jan. 17 to honor his contributions to his unit and fellow Marines. Price deployed to Iraq in August 2004 with Battery L as part of a security detachment providing security for the Marine camp here which houses the command element of the 2nd Marine Division.
Photo by:courtesy of Company L, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
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A memorial stands as a silent reminder of the loss of a Marine with Company F 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Cpl. Albert P. Gettings, killed in action Jan. 5, 2006.
Photo by:Cpl. Robert R. Attebury

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Marines with Company F 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, attend a memorial service in remembrance of Cpl. Albert P. Gettings, killed in action Jan. 5, 2006.
Photo by:Cpl. Robert R. Attebury
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Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, gather round Cpl. Albert P. Gettings’ memorial, sharing in the grief of losing a fellow Marine. Gettings was killed in action Jan. 5, 2006.
Photo by:Cpl. Robert R. Attebury
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Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Radcliff connects an external load or sling load to the body of an Army CH-47 Chinook Cargo Helicopter Dec. 29 in Muzaffarabad. Five Marine landing support specialists have assisted in the delivery of more than 6.5 million pounds of food and supplies to Northern Pakistan since Nov. 16. Radcliff is a landing support specialist with Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group.
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A crew chief looks throught the “hell hole” of a CH-47 Chinook Cargo Helicopter Dec. 28 while delivering humanitarian supplies in Northern Pakistan. The earthquake that shook Pakistan on Oct. 8, 2005 wiped out critical supply routes to numerous Pakistanis and helicopters have been the only feasible way of supplying the people with food and water. Since there are few places for helicopters to land, loads of supplies are hooked up externally and are safely dropped.
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Lance Cpls. Jonathan Cockrum (right) and Jennifer Parcell (left) inspect external loads, or sling loads, Dec. 28 in Muzaffarabad before the loads are lifted by helicopter. Cockrum and Parcell are members of a five-person helicopter support manually connects the sling loads underneath the helicopters so the pilots can quickly and easily deliver supplies. The Marines have assisted in delivering more than 6.5 million pounds of food and supplies to Northern Pakistan since Nov. 16. Cockrum and Parcell are landing support specialists with Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group.
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An Army CH-47 Chinook Cargo Helicopter approaches members of the Marine helicopter support team Dec. 25 in Muzaffarabad, Pakinstan. The five-person team manually connects external loads, or sling loads, to hooks underneath the helicopters so the pilots can quickly and easily deliver supplies. The Marines have assisted in delivering more than 6.5 million pounds of food and supplies to Northern Pakistan since Nov. 16.
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Marine landing support specialists attached to the Combined Medical Relief team 3’s helicopter Support Team, attach external loads, or sling loads, to the body of an Army CH-47 Chinook Cargo Helicopter Dec. 27 in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. The mission of the team is to get food and supplies to Pakistanis who are high in the mountains or who have been cut off from populated areas. Their homes and roads were ruined and the Marines are ensuring they have food and shelter, a necessity, especially amid the harsh winter.
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Marine landing support specialists attached to the Combined Medical Relief team 3’s helicopter Support Team, attach external loads, or sling loads, to the body of an Army CH-47 Chinook Cargo Helicopter Dec. 27 in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. The mission of the team is to get food and supplies to Pakistanis who are high in the mountains or who have been cut off from populated areas. Their homes and roads were ruined and the Marines are ensuring they have food and shelter, a necessity, especially amid the harsh winter.
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Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and Iraqi troops patrol Hawijah. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).
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A flight of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, fly over Qwest Field in Seattle prior to the kickoff of the National Football Conference championship game, adding a patriotic theme to the event. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).
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1st Lt. Andrew Brant, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and Mack, his Iraqi interpreter, chat with children during a patrol in Mosul. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).

fox_111

01-24-2006, 11:01 AM

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060124/i/r3347982536.jpg?
That rifle look pimp. Anyone as a better picture of one?
Look like a SA80 with grenade luncher. But I can't find any more infos on it.

Seoulstriker

01-24-2006, 11:03 AM

Thanks, Remov! :)

goldman

01-24-2006, 11:17 AM

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Former Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova's family members (R-L) wife Fana, son Mendimi, daughter Teuta and young son Uka sit next to his coffin at parliament building in Pristina, January 23, 2006, where he will lie in state until
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Kosovo Protection Corps guard the coffin of former Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova at the parliament building in Pristina January 23, 2006, where he will lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Thousands of Kosovo Albanians paid tribute to their deceased president, , as the search began for a successor to lead the disputed Serbian province into independence
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Kosovo Protection Corps guard the coffin of former Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova at the parliament building in Pristina January 23, 2006, where he will lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Thousands of Kosovo Albanians paid

RIP :-(

Uncle Sam

01-24-2006, 11:21 AM

That rifle look pimp. Anyone as a better picture of one?
Look like a SA80 with grenade luncher. But I can't find any more infos on it.

http://img55.exs.cx/img55/5080/sa80ag36288vz.jpg

http://www.military-page.de/waffen/sturm/sa80/bild_sa80_05gr.jpg

http://news.mod.uk/img/pressdatabase/images/supportingImages/large/InfFP11_tn.jpg

The SA80 Underslung Grenade Launcher (UGL) system consists of a Heckler & Koch AG-36 40mm grenade launcher and ladder sight fitted to the SA80. It is to be issued to infantry units on a scale of one per fire team. It will allow the fire team to deliver effective fragmenting munitions out to 350 metres. Advantages of the UGL system are low recoil, ease of use, reduced ammunition weight and the ability to have a chambered grenade at the ready whilst continuing to fire the SA80.

The system is currently fielded with Practice and High Explosive (HE) ammunition natures. In time, the UGL’s ammunition types will be expanded to include illumination and smoke rounds. There will be six UGLs per platoon resulting in greatly increased flexibility and weight of fire. Longer term enhancements to the system may eventually include a Fire Control System, extended range ammunition and buckshot rounds for close-quarter battle.

wolfrider

01-24-2006, 11:34 AM

Stupid question number one...

Whay are there so many isreali soldiers in kenya? I think its great that they are helping out, it just seems weird that they are there. I am just curious.

Cheers,
paul

they are not actually soldiers (not right now at least - reservers). Rescue team. Why other countries not sended rescue teams over there? wrong forum to ask - israelis are too "flamable" topic.

Adumb

01-24-2006, 11:38 AM

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Texas Governor Rick Perry (C) speaks to a soldier during a trip to Baghdad, Iraq January 24, 2006. Perry visited troops in a former Saddam Hussein palace, now used as an U.S. Embassy compound. *******/Jacob Silberberg/Pool
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Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) speaks to U.S. Air Force Ltc. Maureen Banavige during a trip to Baghdad, Iraq January 24, 2006. Huckabee visited troops in a former Saddam Hussein palace, now used as an U.S. Embassy compound. *******/Jacob Silberberg/Pool
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A Yemeni military police officer is seen in downtown Sanaa in a 2003 file photo. Yemen has detained 19 people on suspicion of planning attacks against Westerners on the orders of the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a state-run Web site said on Tuesday. ******* / Aladin Abdel (*******)
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The coffin carrying the body of Naji Mohammed al-Eithawi, spokesman for the Sunni Endowments, is carried by friends and relatives during a funeral procession, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Eithawi, 55, was killed by unknown gunmen while driving home after Monday's sunset prayers at al-Hameed mosque in a southwest Baghdad neighborhood. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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A US military truck leaves the Abu Gharib prison, near Baghdad, in May 2004. A US military interrogator convicted of killing an Iraqi general by stuffing his head into a sleeping bag was sentenced to a reprimand and fine but escaped jail time.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)
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US soldiers stand guard as Iraqis protest at the entrance of Abu Gharib prison, in May 2004. A US military interrogator convicted of killing an Iraqi general by stuffing his head into a sleeping bag was sentenced to a reprimand and fine but escaped jail time.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)
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A U.S. soldier patrols in front of an oil refinery in Baiji, Iraq in a 2003 file photo. Gunmen kidnapped two German engineers in the Iraqi industrial town of Baiji on Tuesday, police said. Lieutenant Colonel Kadhem Abbas and the region's deputy governor said the two men were seized inside an industrial complex surrounding Baiji's oil refinery, the biggest in Iraq. (Arko Datta/*******)
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The Baiji oil refinery in northern Iraq. Two German engineers were kidnapped at gunpoint by men posing as soldiers outside an oil refinery in Iraq, the latest foreigners to fall victim to a renewed hostage-taking spree.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)
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Two Iraqi workers at the Baiji oil refinery complex. Two German engineers were kidnapped at gunpoint by men posing as soldiers outside an oil refinery in Iraq, the latest foreigners to fall victim to a renewed hostage-taking spree.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier gestures during a debate at the Bundestag on January 20. Two German engineers were kidnapped at gunpoint by men posing as soldiers outside a oil refinery in Iraq, the latest foreigners to fall victim to a renewed hostage-taking spree.(AFP/File/Marcus Brandt)
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German archaeologist Susanne Osthoff was freed by her Iraqi captors in December 2005. Two German engineers were kidnapped at gunpoint by men posing as soldiers outside an oil refinery in Iraq, the latest foreigners to fall victim to a renewed hostage-taking spree.(AFP/File/Peter Hinz-Rosin)
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An Iraqi soldier holds a weapon as Iraqi students stage a protest march outside the Islamic university campus in Najaf, about 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, January 24, 2006. The students were demanding a quick finish to the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The trial of Saddam Hussein was delayed again on Tuesday after a series of twists that have prompted his lawyers to try to halt proceedings, saying politicians are manipulating the U.S.-sponsored court. *******/Ali Abu Shish
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A British soldier takes his position beside a poster of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr at the scene of a roadside bomb attack targeting a British patrol in Basra, 550km (341miles) south of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Twenty high school students were wounded, two seriously, when the bomb exploded in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday, a British military official said. *******/Atef Hassan
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A British soldier holds a weapon next to an Iraqi policeman at the scene of a roadside bomb attack targeting a British patrol in Basra, 550km (341miles) south of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Twenty high school students were wounded, two seriously, when the bomb exploded in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday, a British military official said. *******/Atef Hassan
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British soldiers secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack targeting a British patrol in Basra, 550km (341miles) south of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Twenty high school students were wounded, two seriously, when the roadside bomb exploded in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday, a British military official said. *******/Atef Hassan
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Iraqi Sunni women weep during the funeral of a relative in Baghdad January 24, 2006. The man was killed by armed men dressed in Interior Ministry uniforms during a pre-dawn raid into Baghdad's northern Toubji district on Monday, witnesses said. Sunni Arab clerics and politicians accused Iraqi police on Tuesday of stirring sectarian tensions when two people were reported killed in a police raid on a predominantly Sunni district in Baghdad. *******/Ali Jasim
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Iraqis carry the coffin of a civilian during a funeral in Baghdad January 24, 2006. The man was killed by armed men dressed in Interior Ministry uniforms during a pre-dawn raid into Baghdad's northern Toubji district on Monday, witnesses said. Sunni Arab clerics and politicians accused Iraqi police on Tuesday of stirring sectarian tensions when two people were reported killed in a police raid on a predominantly Sunni district in Baghdad. *******/Ali Jasim
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British troops secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack on a British patrol that left two Iraqi women injured, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Under the direction of the Iraqi Interior Ministry, British forces Tuesday detained numerous Iraqis in Basra suspected of involvement with terrorist acts against local residents as well as Iraqi and coalition forces. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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British troops sit on top of a tank as they secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack on a British patrol that left two Iraqi women injured, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Under the direction of the Iraqi Interior Ministry, British forces Tuesday detained numerous Iraqis in Basra suspected of involvement with terrorist acts against local residents as well as Iraqi and coalition forces. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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German Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier briefs the media after a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Gela Bezhuashvilil in Berlin on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2006. Steinmeier said that two German engineers were kidnapped in Iraq. He told reporters a special crisis team had been set up to deal with the matter and he was being 'constantly updated on the situation.' (AP Photo / Markus Schreiber)

Adumb

01-24-2006, 11:47 AM

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An Iraqi soldier walks near the burning oil pipeline line near Kirkuk, about 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Insurgents set the pipeline ablaze by detonating a bomb on it, witnesses in the area said. *******/Slahaldeen Rasheed
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier looks down as he addresses a news conference following a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Gela Bezhuashvili in Berlin, January 24, 2006. Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped two German engineers outside their workplace in the Iraqi industrial town of Baiji on Tuesday, police said. *******/Fabrizio Bensch
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) addresses a news conference following a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Gela Bezhuashvili in Berlin, January 24, 2006. Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped two German engineers outside their workplace in the Iraqi industrial town of Baiji on Tuesday, police said. *******/Fabrizio Bensch
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Iraqi soldiers stand near a burning oil pipeline line near Kirkuk, about 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Insurgents set the pipeline ablaze by detonating bomb on it, witnesses in the area said. *******/Slahaldeen Rasheed
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US soldiers inspect the site of a roadside bomb which exploded near a US patrol in Kirkuk, 255 north of Baghdad. Five US troops were killed Monday in separate incidents across Iraq.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)
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An Iraqi soldier blindfolds a suspected insurgent at Camp Khamies, an Iraqi army headquarters in Baquba, about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Some 19 suspected insurgents were detained an assorted weapons were confiscated during an early morning raid in central Baquba. *******/Helmiy al-Azawi
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Iraqi soldiers detain suspected insurgents at Camp Khamies, an Iraqi army headquarters in Baquba, about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Some 19 suspected insurgents were detained an assorted weapons were confiscated during an early morning raid in central Baquba. *******/Helmiy al-Azawi
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Iraqi soldiers stand on guard near suspected insurgents at Camp Khamies, an Iraqi army headquarters in Baquba, about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Some 19 suspected insurgents were detained an assorted weapons were confiscated during an early morning raid in central Baquba. *******/Helmiy al-Azawi
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An Iraqi soldier stands guard behind a suspected insurgent at Camp Khamies, an Iraqi army headquarters in Baquba, about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad January 24, 2006. Some 19 suspected insurgents were detained an assorted weapons were confiscated during an early morning raid in central Baquba. *******/Helmiy al-Azawi
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US troops secure detainees during an operation south of Mosul. A US military interrogator convicted of killing an Iraqi general by stuffing his head into a sleeping bag was sentenced to a reprimand and fine, but no jail time(AFP/File/Cris Bouroncle)
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A U.S. Army soldier stands guard over Camp Delta where detainees are held at the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba January 18, 2006. The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called for the U.S. military to free two journalists, one held without charge in Iraq and the other, the media rights group said, detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Joe Skipper/*******)
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A U.S. Navy flight deck handler guides an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft into position for launch aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt under way in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 19, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nathan Laird
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An 87-MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Black Jacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, leaves the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 22, 2006, during a Joint Task Force Exercise in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Banfield http://www.defenselink.mil/home/images/spacer.gif

Name Taken

01-24-2006, 12:52 PM

Looks more like Dutch Lewis M.20 Landmachtmodel (called MG 100(h) by Wehrmacht) to me.

http://www.grebbeberg.nl/bibliotheek/bewapening/gfx/nl_foto_002.jpg
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That drum mag looks too big to be it. Also, the holes face inward, not outward

Resevoir Hogs

01-24-2006, 01:00 PM

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Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Paul Parsons looks around as he steps off a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules Aircraft. MWO Parsons and 47 other personnel are some of the first members of the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI) Battle Group to arrive. MWO Parsons is the Battery Sergeant Major for A-Battery from 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery from Shilo Manitoba.

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24 January 2006
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Ian Hope steps off a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules Aircraft at Kandahar Airfield. LCol Hope will be the Commanding Officer of Task Force Orion which is based on the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI) Battle Group.

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Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Ian Hope conducts a media scrum with embedded Canadian journalists at Kandahar Airfield - a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules Aircraft is in the background. LCol Hope is the Commanding Officer of Task Force Orion, which is the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI) Battle Group.

tenda

01-24-2006, 01:09 PM

really nice pic's today....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!p-)

Moledet

01-24-2006, 01:17 PM

Stupid question number one...

Whay are there so many isreali soldiers in kenya? I think its great that they are helping out, it just seems weird that they are there. I am just curious.

Cheers,
paul
Well Kenya wanted the best. :) They contacted the Israeli foreign minister and asked for help.
They just have some kind of equipment that is ideal for this situation. It can recognise breaths through all that concrete by a scan from above (it uses either infrared or RF signal).

And let's quote their PM:"We will buy any equipment that the Israelis are using here".

BTW, their's also an American team there.

REMOV

01-24-2006, 01:30 PM

That drum mag looks too big to be it. Also, the holes face inward, not outwardOK, so there is a second shot, the French tank machine gun (Mitrailleuse de 7,5 Modele 31), known as Châtellerault (MAC) or Reibel (KpfwMG 311(f)). This weapon was developed from a FM 24/29 LMG.

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2163/mac311272wq.jpg
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/7273/germancossackandfrenchmac31mg4.jpg

Pille1234

01-24-2006, 01:38 PM

Man it is so ****ing cold over here...

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,568789,00.jpg

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,568774,00.jpg
:)

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,569392,00.jpg

JoaMei

01-24-2006, 01:43 PM

OK, so there is a second shot, the French tank machine gun (Mitrailleuse de 7,5 Modele 31), known as Châtellerault (MAC) or Reibel. This weapon was developed from a FM 24/29 LMG.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=69806

;)

FOLIO

01-24-2006, 01:44 PM

http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/PA_1_0_LT/PortalFiles?yw_repository=youatweb&yw_contentURL=%2FC1256F87004CF5AE%2FW26LBKKP103INFODE%2Fimage_popup.jpg

Wooo !

It's a nice god dam nice camo !

Threelions

01-24-2006, 02:43 PM

they are not actually soldiers (not right now at least - reservers). Rescue team. Why other countries not sended rescue teams over there? wrong forum to ask - israelis are too "flamable" topic.

Just curious. Dont usually see the isreali army outside of isreal.. ithink its great that they are helping out. When i first saw the pictures i thought maybe they had an embassy nearby or something...

Anyway, good work isreal! its great to see you helping in africa!

Cheers,
paul

tuercas

01-24-2006, 02:49 PM

Javehn

01-24-2006, 02:54 PM

they are not actually soldiers (not right now at least - reservers). Rescue team. Why other countries not sended rescue teams over there? wrong forum to ask - israelis are too "flamable" topic.

Ha ?? Not actually soldiers ?
There are members of different units there (homedefence s&r , doctors , paramedics , K9 , and so on) . Some of them reservists , some of them are regular soldiers and officers .

Airborneranger4israel

01-24-2006, 02:55 PM

its great to see this international cooroperation, israel, us , kenya,
i;m sure some european countries had personell there , i guess they just werent photographed?

Javehn

01-24-2006, 03:00 PM

Just curious. Dont usually see the isreali army outside of isreal.. ithink its great that they are helping out. When i first saw the pictures i thought maybe they had an embassy nearby or something...

Anyway, good work isreal! its great to see you helping in africa!

Cheers,
paul

Thanks for the nice words , dude .
Now , I was expecting for this kind of responces ,and that really works me out . And I explain why .
What is so great about Israeli army that it helps ? What is so unusual in it ? Israeli army was in ****load of rescue operations and military hospital missions in different countries all around the world . I understand that you mean nothing bad by your kind words , but it makes me all worked out . Why is it so unusual ? And why it is so "great" ? That the bloodthirsy Israeli army took a minute off from opressing and killing innocent Palestinians , and actually did something good for a change ?
There is nothing good , great or excellent about it . It's help , where the help is needed , that's all . Nothing unusual about it . It was done in many places by IDF, it needs to be done . It's nothing to cheer or wonder about ...

Nothing against you dude , don't get me wrong . Just this kind of responce , I was shure it would come .

Javehn

01-24-2006, 03:03 PM

Just curious. Dont usually see the isreali army outside of isreal.. ithink its great that they are helping out. When i first saw the pictures i thought maybe they had an embassy nearby or something...

Anyway, good work isreal! its great to see you helping in africa!

Cheers,
paul

Thanks for the nice words , dude .
Now , I was expecting for this kind of responces ,and that really works me out . And I explain why .
What is so great about Israeli army that it helps ? What is so unusual in it ? Israeli army was in ****load of rescue operations and military hospital missions in different countries all around the world . I understand that you mean nothing bad by your kind words , but it makes me all worked out . Why is it so unusual ? And why it is so "great" ? That the bloodthirsy Israeli army took a minute off from opressing and killing innocent Palestinians , and actually did something good for a change ? "For a change , they are doing something right ?" .
There is nothing good , great or excellent about it . It's help , where the help is needed , that's all . Nothing unusual about it . It was done in many places by IDF, it needs to be done . It's nothing to cheer or wonder about ...

I'm shure there are other rescue teams there , and they don't reminded in context of "for a change , they do something right " . They do what needs to be done .

Nothing against you dude , don't get me wrong . Just this kind of responce , I was shure it would come .

phasio

01-24-2006, 03:07 PM

great hi res pics ! too bad i never can see all of them :(

Impulse_t0

01-24-2006, 03:19 PM

Ha ?? Not actually soldiers ?
There are members of different units there (homedefence s&r , doctors , paramedics , K9 , and so on) . Some of them reservists , some of them are regular soldiers and officers .

Maybe 669 is among them. Elite rescue unit.

Impulse_t0

01-24-2006, 03:23 PM

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060124/i/r1172354007.jpg?x=380&y=278&sig=L3TVDlK2DG79sEr8v4GN6Q--

That's odd. That IDF soldier is from the anti-biological warfare unit. I don't know what they do excatly, but I didn't know they were involved in rescue missions. Kind of makes sense now that I think about it......

EvanL

01-24-2006, 03:41 PM

Israel has always had a presence within Kenya or around Kenya. They were the first on scene after the embassy bombings back in 98. It only makes sense that they would be there, just look at how close they are. They are the closest country in proximity to that part of Africa capable of performing rescue missions of this type.
There are alot of Israelis in Kenya as it has become over the past 10 years a very popular tourist destination for them. Remember back in 2002 the El-Al flight that was attacked with a missile while flying out of Kenya?

EsoognomEhT

01-24-2006, 03:47 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/pix/85fdbb25.jpg

Slowly unearthing the bunker...bet that took him a while ;)

CH4RL13

01-24-2006, 03:48 PM

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20060124/2006_01_24t020719_450x298_us_iraq_journalists.jpg?x=380&y=251&sig=XoUpLlBxewLCAAsgLKt8bQ--

Does anyone have the HIRES for this picture? Thats my unit so I want to see who it is.

31C

Javehn

01-24-2006, 03:54 PM

Moledet

01-24-2006, 03:55 PM

Maybe 669 is among them. Elite rescue unit.
What's certain is that 669 isn't there. Their job in war time is to rescue pilots if they ditch their aircraft, to save soldiers that are deep in enemy territory and as a service for the civilians they rescue people and animals that are stuck on cliffs, vadies, etc...

These are Pikud Ha'oref soldiers (rear command), they are mostly reserve soldiers. Like all Pikud Ha'oref rescuers they are trained with clearing an infected zone (not just biological but also chemical and nuclear).

Frost

01-24-2006, 04:30 PM

Anti biological warfare unit ? What the ?? Jesus , get out of here . Please , someone , ban this asshole .
What is it that you think is wrong about that post? The guy is just saying he's suprized to see a counter-NBC-unit over there. What's the problem with that? Every military has these units in case you didn't know. Hell, Poland even sent a specialized counter-NBC-unit to Iraq in the early days of OIF.

ERASERHEAD

01-24-2006, 05:02 PM

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20060124/2006_01_24t081038_450x323_us_kenya_building.jpg?x=380&y=272&sig=gbpj5ExXu.7BEQ5_1vKX0w--

get your hands outta your pockets mother****er and help. :bash:

im only a reenactor and when my unit commander (X military) used to see
me with my hands in my pockets i'd be ripped a new asshole

S'13

01-24-2006, 05:06 PM

What is it that you think is wrong about that post? The guy is just saying he's suprized to see a counter-NBC-unit over there. What's the problem with that? Every military has these units in case you didn't know. Hell, Poland even sent a specialized counter-NBC-unit to Iraq in the early days of OIF.

The thing is that the man in the photo isn't in the NBC unit... not even close.

The reservist (man in the photo) has the beret of the Home Front Command, this while the NBC unit in the IDF is a part of the Combat Engineering Corps.

So he shouldn't be surprised of anything... only use simple logic (why would there be an NBC unit there?) while also check if he is correct to assume this.

EvanL

01-24-2006, 05:07 PM

get your hands outta your pockets mother****er and help. :bash:

im only a reenactor and when my unit commander (X military) used to see
me with my hands in my pockets i'd be ripped a new asshole
Ohh noes! The reenactors are coming! The reenactors are coming! Quick everybody lay out the plastic sheeting and put foam covers on all sharp corners and edges!

ERASERHEAD

01-24-2006, 05:20 PM

zip it man, dont harass me or anyone else like that its not even funny. do u wanna get banned or something? :roll:

EvanL

01-24-2006, 05:22 PM

zip it man, dont harass me or anyone else like that its not even funny. do u wanna get banned or something? :roll:
Then don't compare your reenacting to real life. Thats why its called re-en-act-ing. Its not real!

ERASERHEAD

01-24-2006, 05:26 PM

Yeoman

01-24-2006, 05:28 PM

EvanL

01-24-2006, 05:31 PM

Threelions

01-24-2006, 05:47 PM

Thanks for the nice words , dude .
Now , I was expecting for this kind of responces ,and that really works me out . And I explain why .
What is so great about Israeli army that it helps ? What is so unusual in it ? Israeli army was in ****load of rescue operations and military hospital missions in different countries all around the world . I understand that you mean nothing bad by your kind words , but it makes me all worked out . Why is it so unusual ? And why it is so "great" ? That the bloodthirsy Israeli army took a minute off from opressing and killing innocent Palestinians , and actually did something good for a change ?
There is nothing good , great or excellent about it . It's help , where the help is needed , that's all . Nothing unusual about it . It was done in many places by IDF, it needs to be done . It's nothing to cheer or wonder about ...

Nothing against you dude , don't get me wrong . Just this kind of responce , I was shure it would come .

Maybe i will just go back to bad mouthing the idf...i get less flak for it...

Seriously, i was just saying good work. thats it. I havent seen many pictures of the IDF working outside of isreal, so i thought it was interesting.

Cheers,
paul

Resevoir Hogs

01-24-2006, 06:25 PM

reenacting is real life. and if we're going to represent the army from the past we should do it right and keep our hands out of out pockets so we are useful. you'd have a point to argue if i was talking about playing CS or something, thats not real life. anyways....

Dude I have been in the army for around five years now and I can say for sure there is nothing wrong with taking it easy and putting your hands in your pockets. That's what they're there for. Now occassionally you get these anal mothers in the army who want everyone to take their hands out of their pockets and for all your kit to be placed the same way and that just doesn't fly. No offence to your former officer leader but that is just unecessary. Controlling personal tics is just retardo.

Daga

01-24-2006, 07:57 PM

I'll give you 5 bucks to tell any NCO with his hands in his pocket not to do that :D

Seriously though unless you're a west pointer LT, in the field no one really cares. Unless you should be holding your weapon then that's bad ju ju.
Oh yeah, and I bet 5 bucks that in "real life" World War 2, soldiers put their hands in the pockets. Just a guess.

Oh yes and yay for the IDF! Those Orange berets look spiffy :)

bayul

01-24-2006, 09:05 PM

dangerdan87

01-24-2006, 09:14 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/pix/5839e03c.jpg
whats that gun on the right? some sort of SAW with a fore grip?

Looks like an M60E3 (short version) to me. The handguards are different. And the bipod pivot points are in a different position than an A4 it looks like.

ED209

01-24-2006, 09:27 PM

get your hands outta your pockets mother****er and help. :bash:

im only a reenactor and when my unit commander (X military) used to see
me with my hands in my pockets i'd be ripped a new asshole

Wooow...you're tough man, I mean hard core like ya know...wooow.

merk

01-24-2006, 10:14 PM

Uninen

01-24-2006, 10:29 PM

Beretta Model 38/42 SMG?
No, the groove on the furniture is too short, but does match the one on Beretta 38/44. ;)

DonnySharp

01-24-2006, 10:30 PM

the second picture is amazing

GrimReaper

01-24-2006, 11:00 PM

The thing is that the man in the photo isn't in the NBC unit... not even close.

The reservist (man in the photo) has the beret of the Home Front Command, this while the NBC unit in the IDF is a part of the Combat Engineering Corps.

So he shouldn't be surprised of anything... only use simple logic (why would there be an NBC unit there?) while also check if he is correct to assume this.
Actually that detail rules him out as being a reservist...

schoon

01-25-2006, 12:34 AM

James

01-25-2006, 03:56 PM

hey tips, I'm in and I've always got my hands in my pockets.
jack me all you want.
Greg

Ja, when I was USMC i'd put my hands in my pockets if I was cold or something.

Impulse_t0

01-25-2006, 03:59 PM

err...I think its just homefront command, orange berets - the anti-biological warfare unit is just one small part of this corps

Yeah the only unit I was aware of was the anti-bio warfare one, i'm not familiar with the orange beret wearers. If we could see the pin on his barret better we could tell.

S'13

01-25-2006, 05:07 PM

Yeah the only unit I was aware of was the anti-bio warfare one, i'm not familiar with the orange beret wearers. If we could see the pin on his barret better we could tell.

The NBC units aren't a part of the H.F.C.

The NBC units have a silver beret as they a part of the Combat Engineering Corps.