Today's Pix - Tuesday, Jan. 31st, 2006

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RIP

British soldiers stand at the site of an explosion near the Ten Platforms Port in Um Qasr, Iraqi, where a British soldier was killed, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. The unnamed British serviceman killed in an explosion in Iraq on Tuesday, becomes the 100th British soldier to die since the 2003 invasion, the Britain's Ministry of Defense said. Three other soldiers were injured in the blast one seriously near the Ten Platforms Port in Um Qasr, which is south of the city of Basra near the Kuwaiti border, the ministry said. At center is the damaged British Army vehicle involved in the blast. (AP Photo/AP Television)
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This undated picture issued by Britain's Ministry of Defense, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 shows British soldier Lance Corporal Allan Stewart Douglas from Aberdeen, Scotland, who was killed Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 after coming under fire in Iraq's Maysan Province, the British Defense Ministry said. A MOD spokeswoman said Lance Corporal Douglas from the Highlander regiment was part of a multinational patrol that came under small arms fire in Al Amarah, Iraq, Monday, Jan 30, 2006. He died of his injuries later, she said. Lance Corporal Douglas with the ninety-ninth British soldier to die in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. (AP Photo/MOD/ho)
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EADS Global CEO Thomas Enders, center, answer questions during a news conference Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., regarding the production of the UH-145 light utility helicopter for the U.S. Army. If awarded the contract by the Department of Defense, the company will build them at the Columbus, Miss., plant. Standing behind Enders is Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, left, EADS CEO North America Ralph Crosby, Jr. and American Eurocopter President Marc Paganini, right. (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Vickie D. King)
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A Kenyan army officer looks through an Indian-made Zen Konkurs missile launcher during the Defense Expo 2006, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. Weapon makers from around the world on Tuesday showcased their products at a defense exhibition in India, where the government plans to spend tens of billions of dollars in defense purchases over the next few years. More than 300 companies from 11 countries were participating in the four-day defense exhibition, which opened Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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In this handout photo released by Malacanang palace, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo peeps through the lens of a telescope used by members of the Army Special Operations Command during her visit at Fort Magsaysay,Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2006. Philippine troops, backed by rocket-firing helicopters, killed at least 18 communist rebels in a remote northern farming town in one of the bloodiest battles in months, officials said. (AP Photo/Malacanang Palace, Rodolfo Manabat, HO)
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In this handout photo released by Malacanang palace, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center, walks with Army Chief Lt. Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, right, as they inspect members of the Army Special Operations Command during her visit at Fort Magsaysay,Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2006. Philippine troops, backed by rocket-firing helicopters, killed at least 18 communist rebels in a remote northern farming town in one of the bloodiest battles in months, officials said. (AP Photo/Malacanang Palace, Rodolfo Manabat, HO)
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Indonesian special forces soldiers carry a supposedly killed terrorist during an anti-plane hijacking drill at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, early Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. Indonesia is gearing up its anti-terror forces as the world's most populous Muslim country has faced a string of terror attacks since 2000. (AP Photo/Ardiles Rante)
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Santa Barbara, Ca. police department SWAT team members exit a United States Postal Service mail facility in Goleta, Calif., Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, 2006 following a fatal shooting of three employees Monday evening at the facility. The suspect was believed to be a former postal employee and all of the victims were believed to be current employees. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)
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A pair of Santa Barbara, Ca. police department SWAT team members exit a United States Postal Service mail facility in Goleta, Calif., Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, 2006 following a fatal shooting of three employees Monday evening at the facility. The suspect was believed to be a former postal employee and all of the victims were believed to be current employees. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)
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Police agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stand guard over an entrance to a drug tunnel found along the Mexico/USA Border in a warehouse January 30, 2006 in Otay Mesa, California. The tunnel runs 2,400 feet; is furnished with lighting, ventilation and equipment to pump out ground water and was used to funnel drugs into the United States from Mexico. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/***** Images)
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Police agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stands guard in a drug tunnel found along the Mexico/USA Border at a warehouse January 30, 2006 in Otay Mesa, California.
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US soldiers stand near a huge Iraqi flag as they attend a transfer ceremony of Forward Base Honor from the US 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team to the Iraqi army's 5th brigade, 6th Division inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, 31 January 2006. The transfer was a reflection of the increasing role of the Iraqi Forces is taking in the war-battered country. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)
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Iraqi soldiers from the 5th brigade, 6th Division parade during transfer ceremony of Forward Operating Base Honor from the US 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team inside the capital's fortified Green Zone, 31 January 2006. The transfer was a reflection of the increasing role of the Iraqi Forces is taking in the war-battered country. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
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Mu Aye Pu, Myanmar: Karen National Union (KNU) soldier carries assault weapon during celebrations marking the 57th anniversary of the army's rebellion against the Myanmar Junta at Mu Aye Pu Base in Thai-Myanmar border, 31 January 2006. Karen ethnic minority group who have been fighting for autonomy from the Burmese government in Rangoon since the end of World War II. AFP PHOTO/****CHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read ****CHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/***** Images)
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Een indrukwekkend ogende Apache. Een Nederlands smaldeel ging onze F-16’s vooraf in Afghanistan.
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British and Iraqi troops secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack on a British patrol, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, in the southern port city of Um Qasr, 600 kms. (372 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq. One British soldier was killed in the explosion near the Ten Platforms Port in Iraq's souther port city of Um Qasr, becoming the 100th British soldier to die since the 2003 invasion, the Ministry of Defense said. Three others were injured in the blast. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

[Digital Marine]

Good pics.




RIP to the British soldier.

[JVeld]

Great pics, thanks for posting !

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Marines from 10th Marine Regiment's Battery F fire the 155mm Howitzer cannon during Exercise Firestorm Jan. 23-27, here. Many of the Marines are going back to their artillery roots after spending the last few months working as provisional infantry battalions in Iraq.
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Corporal Ryan P. Pedroza, assistant firing chief, Battery F, 10th Marine Regiment, is one of the Marines responsible for making his Marines fire the massive 155mm Howitzer cannon. Pedroza relaxes after finishing a firing mission.
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Corporal Ryan P. Pedroza, assistant firing chief, Battery F, 10th Marine Regiment, is one of the Marines responsible for making his Marines fire the massive 155mm Howitzer cannon. Pedroza pushes the shell into the cannon, preparing it to fire.
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Corporal Ryan P. Pedroza, assistant firing chief, Battery F, 10th Marine Regiment, is one of the Marines responsible for making his Marines fire the massive 155mm Howitzer cannon. Pedroza awaits the command to pass the gunpowder on to the number one man, or plugger, who will fire the cannon.
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USS ESSEX - A stick of Marines with G Company, 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Regiment, run along the flight deck to the back of a CH-46E Sea Knight, as they begin to conduct a Raid exercise on the island of Guam. The Marines of 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Regiment, are currently deployed with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of MEUEX.
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Lance Cpl. Jose Angulo, a 20- year old native of San Fransisco, communicates over the radio as Marines of G Company, 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Regiment conduct a raid exercise in the island of Guam. Lance Cpl. Angulo and the Marines of 2/5 are currently deployed with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of MEUEX.
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Sgt Baez, a squad leader with G Company, 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Regiment, leads his Marines on a patrol through the jungels of Guam as they conduct a raid exercise. Sgt Baez and the Marines of G Company 2/5 are currently deployed with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, as the MEU's Battalion Landing Team (BLT). During that time the BLT will provide the 31st MEU with Ground Combat Support.
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Capt. Jeff O'Donnell, commanding officer of G Company, 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Regiment, communicates with his Marines over the radio as they conduct a raid exercise in the Jungles of Guam. The Marines of 2/5 are currently deployed with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The raid exercise is one of the many exercises being conducted in support of MEUEX.
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24 January, 2006, Guam: Sgt Baez, of the 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Regiment's Golf Company, and his team of Marines take cover behind a building as they prepare to enter a simulated enemy warehouse; during a HELO Raid exercise in the jungle. The exercise was in support of MEUEX, a several month training evolution for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines of 2/5 are currently deployed as the Battalion Landing Team (BLT) for the 31st MEU.
Photo by:Lance Cpl. Raymond D. Petersen, III, 31st MEU Combat Cameraman
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Sgt. Owen P. Ferry, of Philadelphia, a combat engineer with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), pulls a blasting cap discovered in a weapons cache near the Euphrates river during Operation Koa Canyon Jan. 24, 2006. The 22nd MEU (SOC) is conducting counterinsurgency operations in Al Anbar province alongside an Iraqi infantry battalion, collectively under the tactical control of the 2nd Marine Division.
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Marines of Alpha Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), shift left while on a foot patrol with Iraqi soldiers near a palm grove during Operation Koa Canyon Jan. 24, 2006. The 22nd MEU (SOC) is conducting counterinsurgency operations in Al Anbar province alongside an Iraqi infantry battalion, collectively under the tactical control of the 2nd Marine Division.
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Marines of Alpha Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), take a knee while on patrol with Iraqi soldiers to wait for a herd of goats to pass through their primary direction of fire during Operation Koa Canyon Jan. 24, 2006. The 22nd MEU (SOC) is conducting counterinsurgency operations in Al Anbar province alongside an Iraqi infantry battalion, collectively under the tactical control of the 2nd Marine Division.
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A Marine with the 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Regiment's G Company, posts security as a team of Marines prepare to enter a simulated enemy warehouse during a raid exercise in the jungle. The exercise was in support of MEUEX, a several month training evolution for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines of 2/5 are currently deployed as the Battalion Landing Team for the 31st MEU.
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A combat engineer with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), uses a mine detector on a patrol in search of weapons caches during Operation Koa Canyon Jan. 22, 2006. The 22nd MEU (SOC) is conducting counterinsurgency operations in Al Anbar province alongside an Iraqi infantry battalion, collectively under the tactical control of the 2nd Marine Division.
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Seaman Max C. Elia, a corpsman attached to Alpha Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), cleans the infected eye of an Iraqi child as his father holds him while on patrol during Operation Koa Canyon Jan. 22, 2006. The 22nd MEU (SOC) is conducting counterinsurgency operations in Al Anbar province alongside an Iraqi infantry battalion, collectively under the tactical control of the 2nd Marine Division.
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Lance Cpl. Andrew L. Cave, of Cherokee Village, Ark., an artillery forward observer with Alpha Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), carefully sorts mortars discovered in a weapons cache near the Euphrates River during Operation Koa Canyon Jan. 22, 2006. The 22nd MEU (SOC) is conducting counterinsurgency operations in Al Anbar province alongside an Iraqi infantry battalion, collectively under the tactical control of the 2nd Marine Division.
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An "enemy prisoner of war" displays his restraints after being captured by elements of 3rd Platoon, G Co., 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, during an ambush patrol conducted on the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Guam, Jan. 26. The battalion is part of the Battalion Landing Team for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is conducting its Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise as part of its special operations capable qualification.
Photo by:Cpl. Will Lathrop

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Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) conduct a raid at a building in an undisclosed location in Hagatna, Jan. 31, as part of Training in an Urban Environment Exercise (TRUEX). This type of training is a vital part of the 31st MEU's ability to become Special Operations Capable. On hand were members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Special Operations Training Group who monitor and evaluate the raid.

Urbanized training such as TRUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and small unit’s skills in conjunction with the MEU’s increased proficiency in the Rapid Response Planning Process.

This raid was coordinated with the local government and the Guam Police Department.
Photo by:Pfc. Alvin Williams, 31st MEU Combat Cameraman
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Lance Cpl. Jose Angulo, a 20-year-old San Francisco naitive and fire team leader with 3rd Platoon, G Co., 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, lies in wait for "enemy combatants" Jan. 26 during an ambush patrol conducted on the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Guam. The battalion is part of the Battalion Landing Team for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is conducting its Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise as part of its special operations capable qualification.
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Corporal Kenneth Oelrich, a 22-year-old Gainesville, Flor. native and squad automatic weapon gunner with 3rd Platoon, G Co., 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, surprises "enemy combatants" Jan. 26 by iring on them from his concealed position during an ambush patrol conducted on the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Guam. The battalion is part of the Battalion Landing Team for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is conducting its Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise as part of its special operations capable qualification.
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An "enemy casualty" lies in the trail where Marines with 3rd Platoon, G Co., 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, surprised them during an ambush patrol conducted on the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Guam Jan. 26. The battalion is part of the Battalion Landing Team for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is conducting its Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise as part of its special operations capable qualification.
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CAMP FUJI, Japan — Pfc. Ralph Perez fills out the manifest for the vehicle he will be riding on during convoy operations training Jan. 25 at Camp Fuji. Detachments from 3rd Materiel Readiness Battalion, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, 9th Engineer Support Battalion and Headquarters and Service Battalion, all of which are part of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, began convoy operations training Jan. 11 for exercise Materiel Warrior. The convoy training included instruction on crew served weapons, identifying and reacting to improvised explosive devises, maneuvering while firing and convoy structure and function. Perez is a data network specialist with 3rd MRB.
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CAMP FUJI, Japan — Lance Cpl. Rogelio Ochoa uses a pressure point hold to get Lance Cpl. James Bois, who is acting as an uncooperative prisoner, to stand up after apprehending him during an enemy prisoner-of-war class Jan. 23 at Camp Fuji. Detachments from 3rd Materiel Readiness Battalion, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, 9th Engineer Support Battalion and Headquarters and Service Battalion, all of which are part of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, began convoy operations training Jan. 11 for exercise Materiel Warrior. The convoy training included instruction on crew served weapons, identifying and reacting to improvised explosive devises, maneuvering while firing and convoy structure and function. Ochoa is a ground communications organizational repairer and Bois is a digital multi-channel wideband transmission equipment operator with H&S Bn., 3rd MLG.
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CAMP FUJI, Japan — Lance Cpl. Marcos Gonzalez controls popup targets during live fire training Jan. 23 at Camp Fuji. Detachments from 3rd Materiel Readiness Battalion, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, 9th Engineer Support Battalion and Headquarters and Service Battalion, all of which are part of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, began convoy operations training Jan. 11 for exercise Materiel Warrior. The convoy training included instruction on crew served weapons, identifying and reacting to improvised explosive devises, maneuvering while firing and convoy structure and function. Gonzalez is an automotive organizational mechanic with 3rd MRB, 3rd MLG.
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JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Corporal Jason M. Ballman swims to the edge of a small pool in order to create a daisy chain to get gear across without getting it wet during a Military Tracking Course Aug. 29. Lance Cpl. Aaron R. Mastro, a tracking instructor, observes the tracking team from the top of a small waterfall. Ballman is a scout sniper with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, OKINAWA, Japan —A team of Seabees carries Petty Officer 3rd Class Gero A. Spearman on a makeshift stretcher through "Peanut Butter Alley" Aug. 17 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center. “Peanut Butter Alley” is a 100-meter trench filled with waist-high mud. The stretcher was made from sticks and utility blouses. Spearman is an information system technician with the detachment.
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JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, OKINAWA, Japan — Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian A. Neilsen rappels down a 65 feet cliff during jungle warfare training Aug. 16 in the Jungle Warfare Training Center. This training evolution was one of the last events that took place at JWTC before it closed for more than four months. Neilsen is a construction electrician with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74.
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GYOKUSENDO, OKINAWA, Japan – Dead Habu snakes are preserved in a large vat until they are put into bottles of Habu Awamori at the Okinawa World brewery. In the brewery, Habu Awamori, known as Okinawa’s health liquor, is made from scratch and sold in the gift store at the brewery’s exit.
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GYOKUSENDO, OKINAWA, Japan – Examples of different Habu snake species line the wall of the Habu museum at Okinawa World Jan. 25. In the Habu museum visitors can see where Habu live, what they eat, how they breed and gives examples of the different species that are called Habu. A wing of the museum is dedicated children and shows different toys, statues and jewelry made about Habus.
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GYOKUSENDO, OKINAWA, Japan — In addition to the many attractions, Okinawa World is besieged with many beautiful gardens. The park also features beautiful tropical orchards filled with indigenous fruit trees and flower gardens. The gardens boast more then 450 tropical trees and produce 100 different fruits such as papaya, mango and durian. Many of the fruits are available at food stands around the park.
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GYOKUSENDO, OKINAWA, Japan — Okinawan tourists hold a large python during a snake show at Okinawa World Jan. 25. During the show guests will have the opportunity to hold a python, see a live cobra and watch a Habu race a mongoose.
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GYOKUSENDO, OKINAWA, Japan — Cpl. Sean G. Egerer holds an Okinawa Beauty Snake in the Habu snake museum at Okinawa World Jan. 25. In the Habu museum visitors can see where Habu live, what they eat, how they breed and gives examples of the different species that are called Habu. A wing of the museum is dedicated to children and shows different toys, statues and jewelry made about Habus. Egerer is a telephone installer with telephone service branch, communications division Marine Corps Base Camp Butler.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Russian Chief of General Staff, General Yury Baluevsky, in Damascus, Tuesday Jan. 31, 2006. They discussed historical relations between the two contries and developing relations between their armies, SANA said.(AP Photo/Sana).
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Member of the Public Chamber, a government advisory board, Anatoly Kucherena, left, speaks with Alexander Maximov, right, head of the medical service of the Chelyabinsk Tank Academy where conscript Andrei Sychev was beaten and tortured so badly by fellow soldiers on New Years eve that he had to have his legs and genitals amputated, in the Ural Mountains city of Chelyabinsk, about 1,900 km (some 1,180 miles) east of Moscow, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday reiterated pledges to toughen army regulations. (AP Photo/Boris Kaulin, Chelyabinsky Rabochy)
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Officers, no name given, of the Chelyabinsk Tank Academy at a meeting with members of the Public Chamber, in the Ural Mountains city of Chelyabinsk, about 1,900 km (some 1,180 miles) east of Moscow, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. Members of the Public Chamber, a Kremlin-picked public oversight board, arrived in Chelyabinsk to investigate the incident in which prosecutors say conscript Andrei Sychev was beaten and tortured so badly by fellow soldiers on New Years eve that he had to have his legs and genitals amputated. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Tuesday reiterated pledges to toughen army regulations. Bullying is rampant in the Russian army and rights groups accuse military officials of condoning the abuse as a way to maintain discipline. (AP Photo/Boris Kaulin, Chelyabinsky Rabochy)
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Swedish Army Chief General Sveruer Guransson poses with a model of a Bofors gun on display at The Swedish Defence Pavilion during the Fourth Defence Expo in New Delhi, 31 January 2006. The Expo jointly organised by the Ministry of Defence and Confederation of Indian Industry will see as many as 420 companies from 39 countries taking part and will be held in the Indian capital from 31 January to 03 February 2006. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN
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Spanish Naval Captain Jose Luis Urcelay looks at a model of an Air Warfare Destroyer being considered for the Australian Navy at the Sea Power 2006 Conference in Sydney 31 January 2006. The inaugral 230 metre vessel under construction in Spain is described as an expeditionary vessel capable of carrying troops, helicopters landing craft and tanks. Navantia has a partnership with Australian defence company Tenix which may allow the $A2 Billion vessels to be constructed in Australia . AFP PHOTO/DAVID *******. (Photo credit should read DAVID *******/AFP/***** Images)
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Spanish Naval Captain Jose Luis Urcelay (L) and Esther Benito (R) from the Spanish ship-building company Navantia examine the detail of an Air Warfare Destroyer being considered for the Australian Navy at the Sea Power 2006 Conference in Sydney 31 January 2006
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A US soldier leads a dog, wearing sunglasses (doggles), during transfer ceremony of Forward Base Honor from the US 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team to the Iraqi army's 5th brigade, 6th Division inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, 31 January 2006. The transfer was a reflection of the increasing role of the Iraqi Forces is taking in the war-battered country. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)
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An Iraqi soldier of the 5th Brigade stands guard in front of an Iraqi national flag during a transition of authority ceremony of Forward Operating Base Camp Honor from the US military's 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4ID, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. The handover of authority is part of continuing steps in transferring the job of Iraq's security efforts back to the Iraqi military. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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Iraqi soldiers of the 5th Brigade march during a transition of authority ceremony of Forward Operating Base Camp Honor from the US military's 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4ID, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. The handover of authority is part of continuing steps in transferring the job of Iraq's security efforts back to the Iraqi military. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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US military Col. Mike Beech, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4ID, left, hands the ceremonial "key" to Forward Operating Base Camp Honor to Col. Mohammed Wasif, commander of the 5th Brigade of the Iraq Army during a transition of authority ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. The handover of authority is part of continuing steps in transferring the job of Iraq's security efforts back to the Iraqi military. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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Iraqi soldiers of the 5th Brigade celebrate during a transition of authority ceremony of Forward Operating Base Camp Honor from the US military's 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4ID, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. The handover of authority is part of continuing steps in transferring the job of Iraq's security efforts back to the Iraqi military. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and Iraqi troops search for a weapons cache on a farm near Hawijah, Iraq. Photo by Spc. Timothy Kingston
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TEAMWORK – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gregory Reilly, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, speaks with Iraqi police during cordon and search operations in Bi'aj, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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U.S. Marine engineers prepare to destroy artillery shells found in an old ammunition supply point near Hit, Iraq, on Jan. 23, 2006. Destroying the ordnance will deny their use in improvised explosive devices by insurgents. The Marines are assigned to Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. DoD photo by Sgt. Robert A. Sturkie, U.S. Marine Corps.
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A person identified by U.S. military personnel as ABC news anchorman Bob Woodruff is carried on a stretcher from a bus to a C-17 Globemaster medical evacuation plane at Ramstein airbase, southern Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 to be brought to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, U.S.. Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt were seriously injured near Baghdad in Iraq last Sunday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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Al Taqaddum, Iraq (Jan. 28, 2006) - Brig. Gen. John Wissler (right) and Chief Warrant Officer Tim Callahan explain to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Dr. Donald C. Winter, how the newly designed vehicles are helping to protect Marines from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). SECNAV is in the Middle East to see first-hand the conditions, morale, and equipment in use by Navy and Marine Corps personnel deployed to the region.
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Al Qaim, Iraq (Jan. 29, 2006) - Darrin Wagoner, right, a civilian contractor working for the Marine Corps explains to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, the operation and capabilities of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Scan Eagle. SECNAV is visiting the Middle East to see first-hand the conditions, morale, and equipment being used by Navy and Marine Corps personnel deployed to the region
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Cpt. Lyle Gardner of Boswell, Pennsylvania laughs while wearing a Pittsburgh Steeler jersey January 31, 2005 in Camp Habbaniyah, Iraq. Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division sports many die-hard Steeler fans, who are decorating their base in anticipation of this weekend's Super Bowl. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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A US soldier stands on the breezeway of a British-built housing quarters now used by American troops January 30, 2006 in Camp Habbaniyah, Iraq. "Habbaniya" was a British-built airbase, created during the British occupation of Iraq in the 1920s and kept for strategic reasons even after Iraq became a sovereign country in 1930. When Iraq staged a coup and declared an alliance with Germany in April 1941, Britain and Iraq (with German help) fought a two-month war for control of Habbaniya, which Britain won. British forces finally pulled out in the 1950s, but the battered and neglected churches, pools, and theaters that remain are reminders of Great Britain's long and stormy experience in militarily occupying Iraq. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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Queen Elizabeth II receives a police escort during a drive past of Ôthe Marham WingsÕ, GR4 Tornadoes on the runway of RAF Marham in Norfolk, Tuesday, January 31, 2006, (Tim Graham)
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A squadron member of the 9th Regiment stands in camouflage gear infront of the squadron's emblen of a flying bat during a visit by the Queen at RAF Marham on January 31, 2006 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. (Photo by Tim Graham/ ***** Images)
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A soldier stands guard beside an F-16 fighter plane put on display by the Chilean government in Santiago, 31 January 2006. Two of the 10 fighter planes Chile bought to Lockheed Martin, the US maker of the F-16, have all ready arrived, while the ret are dur in the next two years. Chile's president Ricardo Lagos, Defense minister Jaime Ravinet and the Air Force Commander in Chief Oswaldo Sarabia were present at the presentation. AFP PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI
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In this photo released by Chile's government palace La Moneda Chile's President Ricardo Lagos, left, accompanied by Defense Minister Jaime Ravinet, second from left, and Air Force Chief Commander Gen. Osvaldo Saravia, right, inspect one of two new F-16 during the ceremony in which air force received first two of 10 U.S. made F16 jet fighters, as part of Chile's recent arms purchases that have worried its neighbors in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/La Moneda, Alex Ibanez)
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Chile's President Ricardo Lagos, second from left, accompanied by Air Force Chief Commander Gen. Osvaldo Saravia, left, Defense Minister Jaime Ravinet, second from right, and Senate Vice-President Jaime Gazmuri attend the ceremony in which air force will receive the first two of 10 U.S. made F16 jet fighters, as part of Chile's recent arms purchases that have worried its neighbors in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
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Aerial view released by the French Navy shows the Marshall Islands registered chemical tanker "ECE" northwest of the Channel Island of Guernsey, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. Helicopters and life boats rescued 22 sailors after two ships collided Tuesday in the English Channel. The Maritime and Coast Guard Agency said the alarm was raised at about 2:20 a.m. (0220 GMT) following a collision between a chemical tanker and a cargo ship about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of the Channel Island of Guernsey. (AP Photo/French navy/HO)
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Aerial view released by the French Navy of the Marshall Islands registered chemical tanker "ECE", left, and the French navy rescue ship "Abeille liberte", northwest of the Channel Island of Guernsey, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. Helicopters and life boats rescued 22 sailors after two ships collided Tuesday in the English Channel. The Maritime and Coast Guard Agency said the alarm was raised at about 2:20 a.m. (0220 GMT) following a collision between a chemical tanker and a cargo ship about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of the Channel Island of Guernsey. (AP Photo/French Navy/HO)

[Bob Lawbla]

Thanks again for the pics HE.

[Alpha Leader]

Thanks alot to He219 and Sniper Skull, good job lads.

[Deep6]

A day without "Todays Pix" would be "Tos Pix!
(It would also be a Sad Day)!!
Thanks For the wonderful Pics!

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what type of bullet proof vest they are wearing (ceramic plate.. etc)?.. or it looks like they dont use any bullletproof plating or something... just a vest...

[He219]

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Marri tribal guerrillas move to their firing position before attacking a Pakistani troop outpost January 31, 2006 near Kahan in the Pakistani province of Balochistan
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A Marri tribal guerrilla prepares to fire a grenade launcher at a Pakistani troop outpost January 31, 2006 near Kahan in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The rebels fired dozens of mortars on Pakistani troops, who returned fire but missed guerrilla positions. The Marri and Bugti tribes have been battling Pakistani forces since December when rebels fired rockets during a visit by President Pervez Musharraf. Rebels say that the Pakistani government takes their region's gas and mineral reserves but gives little in return to Balochistan, the poorest province in Pakistan. Musharraf refers to the guerrillas as "miscreants." (Photo by John Moore/***** Images)

[Swedish Chef]

Thanks guys! woot

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Shetlanders dressed as Vikings parade through the streets of Lerwick, on the Shetland Islands north of Scotland, 31 January, 2006, as part of their traditional fire festival "Up Helly Aa". The day culminates with participants in costume pulling a Viking longship through the streets of Lerwick to the edge of town where up to 1000 "guizers" (men in disguise) throw flaming torches into the galley, and watch it burn. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Locals dressed as Vikings march through the streets of Lerwick on January 31, 2006, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

[Adumb]

Nice pics today He. p-)

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The Military Sealift Command (MSC) underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) positions herself in preparation for an underway replenishment with amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu and Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3) are underway off the coast of Southern California conducting their Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Draftsman 1st Class Carmen O. Hubbs
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Sideboys render a salute as Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, arrives for a brief visit aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Michael Cole
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The lead submarine of the Oyashio class, pulls into Pearl Harbor. The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force submarine Oyashio will be conducting exercises and training with the U.S. Navy in the Pearl Harbor region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Ben A. Gonzales
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The Seahorse-class Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) from the applied research laboratory at Penn State University is maneuvered into position in Sea Fighter's (FSF-1) mission bay during launch and recovery testing. At 28 feet, six inches, and weighing 10,800 pounds, Seahorse is an untethered, unmanned, underwater robotic vehicle, capable of pre-programmed independent operations. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsors the demonstration. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. John F. Williams
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The rescue and salvage ship USS Salvor (ARS 52) transits the channel out of Pearl Harbor. Salvor will be conducting salvage and diving operations off the coast of Oahu over the next three weeks. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley
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Commanding officer of the fast attack submarine USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) Cmdr. Thomas Stanley, observes the Japanese submarine Defense Ship (JDS) Oyashio, lead submarine of the Oyashio class, as it prepares to moor in Pearl Harbor. Oyashio will be conducting exercises and training with the U.S. Navy in the Pearl Harbor region. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley
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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine Defense Ship (JDS) Oyashio, lead submarine of the Oyashio class, navigates through the Pearl Harbor channel. Oyashio will be conducting exercises and training with the U.S. Navy in the Pearl Harbor region. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley
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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine Defense Ship (JDS) Oyashio, lead submarine of the Oyashio class, navigates through the Pearl Harbor channel. Oyashio will be conducting exercises and training with the U.S. Navy in the Pearl Harbor region. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley
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The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) enters San Diego Harbor at sunrise, accompanied by harbor police. Peleliu and Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3) were underway off the coast of Southern California conducting their Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX). U.S. Navy photo by Draftsman 1st Class Carmen O. Hubbs

[Adumb]

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Spc. Francis Young, from 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, mans a 50-caliber machine gun while on patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq. The regiment is home-based at Fort Carson, Colo. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).
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Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and Iraqi troops search for a weapons cache on a farm near Hawijah, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).
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Pfc. William Ramirezsegarra, from 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, checks an Iraqi boy's temperature during a medical assistance visit to the village of Almeshahama. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).

[Stormy]

Thanks for the pics, a good set as always.

[He219]

Nice pix, Sniper Skull~
:)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bryson K. Jones, G3 combat photographer, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, aims in down range and fires off rounds at a range at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. O'Brien
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U.S. Army Spc. Toby Cagle shows an Iraqi Army soldier the proper way to hold the weapon during close quarters combat training at Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2006. U.S. Army soldier from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., are training Iraqi army soldiers on basic rifle marksmanship. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Timothy Kingston
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U.S. Army Pfc. Tony Medina, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provides security during a dismounted patrol in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James H. Christopher II

[remo williams]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/pix/e50ed5cb.jpg
First Us swat officer i've seen w/the mp7

[Tygryssek]

This is HK G-36C with Eotech ;)

[StirCrazy]

what type of bullet proof vest they are wearing (ceramic plate.. etc)?.. or it looks like they dont use any bullletproof plating or something... just a vest...


yes the jacket is light and can stop fragments put the plate goes in the front and back which is ceramic, if i remember rightly. i used to have the turtle armour when i was door gunning god that was heavy **** to wear used to sit on it mainly.:)

[remo williams]

looks similar..how can you tell though?the stock is under his arm,and the mp stock does extend.There's a clip in the video links section w/this guy firing the mp7 g36 and ump..it could be a ump,but if a small arms expert could clarify it'd be appreciated...no wait you're right..at least it's not an mp7..just noticed it dosen't have a foregrip..but it could be a ump

[Avary]

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That key is not very practical; it would never fit in my pocket.

[Swedish Chef]

it could be a ump
No it can not, look at the mags hand guard, top rail and flash hider ;).

[Pook2]

looks similar..how can you tell though?the stock is under his arm,and the mp stock does extend.There's a clip in the video links section w/this guy firing the mp7 g36 and ump..it could be a ump,but if a small arms expert could clarify it'd be appreciated...no wait you're right..at least it's not an mp7..just noticed it dosen't have a foregrip..but it could be a ump


Its pretty obvious to anyone who has ever seen a G36 before that the weapon is a G36, its not at all obscure.

[Pille1234]

http://streaming.tagesschau.de/bb/redirect.lsc?rewrite=http://www.tagesschau.de/styles/container/video/style_video_asx/0,1317,OID5195084_RESms256,00.asx&content=content&media=ms

4 minute News clip about Afghanistan, in the end you can see a shootout between drug smugglers and Afghan security forces. Notice the shown weapons and night vision goggles were property of the smugglers, not the Army. 6kg of Opium were confiscated and all surviving smugglers are going to be brought to the gallows.

Interesting side note, they show Iranian walls like water dams across the valleys to stop the intrusion of drug smugglers.

[He219]

Thanks for the video link, Pille1234~
:grin:

"Die Taliban sind Drogen-freunde. Sie schuetzen die Schmuggler und die liefern informazionen ueber feindliche truppenbewegungen .... zwingen sogar manche Bauern Mon anzubauen stadt Baumwolle oder Getreide."

Very interesting that it now is the Taliban who are the fiends of the Opium trade.

Previously I was led to believe that the Taliban were staunch anti-drug trade, that only Warlords of the Northern Alliance were the ones using it to finance their endeavors. Nice ethical flip-flop.

Btw, anybody recognize those NV binoculars?

[BoyElroy]

looks similar..how can you tell though?the stock is under his arm,and the mp stock does extend.There's a clip in the video links section w/this guy firing the mp7 g36 and ump..it could be a ump,but if a small arms expert could clarify it'd be appreciated...no wait you're right..at least it's not an mp7..just noticed it dosen't have a foregrip..but it could be a ump


Check out this link, it may have some useful info:


http://rapidshare.de/files/11699564/G0203.pdf.html


http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9384/guns0220034qd.jpg

[remo williams]

my bad,but thx for clearing it up.

[sir-chimp]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/pix/2042145d.jpg
That key is not very practical; it would never fit in my pocket.


the solution to your problem lays in bigger jeans

[TuNeRsHaRk]

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whoa G36c w/ EOtech, very nice

[Avary]

the solution to your problem lays in bigger jeans
jeans are US imperialist tools for the oppression of the world progressive popular masses.

[sir-chimp]

jeans are US imperialist tools for the oppression of the world progressive popular masses.


ha ha! thats right, and there is not a damn thing you can do about it you red bastard

[Avary]

ha ha! thats right, and there is not a damn thing you can do about it you red bastard
Don't be so harsh. You'll make Juche Girl very sad and cry. :-(

[sir-chimp]

Don't be so harsh. You'll make Juche Girl very sad and cry. :-(


I will pimp hand her like I pimp handed the dear leader

[Avary]

I will pimp hand her like I pimp handed the dear leader
This brigandish remark glaringly reveals your true colours.

[ranger75bn]

nice pics guys


tnx :hug:

[MARINO]

Excellent pics today