Spanish Special Operations - 1 big pic but cool

[Uncle Sam]

Spanish Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers charge to take the bridge of USNS Saturn (T-AFS 10) during a mock
non-compliant boarding, as part of exercise Sea Saber 2004.
This is the 5th Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise focused on the interdiction of a maritime shipment of
WMD-related equipment and materials on the high seas.
Saturn and Spanish SOF are currently forward deployed to the
Arabian Sea in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

http://img30.photobucket.com/albums/v89/bargus/Spanish.jpg

[Ratamacue]

Are those US Marines mixed in with the Spanish guys? They're wearing FSBE armor and carrying M4's, so I'm guessing they're Force Recon.

[MVSpartan117]

I'm pretty sure they are Marines, I remember seeing a pic like that awile ago on the forums; Marines training with the spanish

Great pic!

[MVSpartan117]

Yup they're jarheads!

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/040117-N-0331L-021.jpg


Arabian Sea (Jan. 17, 2004) -- Spanish Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers partner with a U.S. Marine assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) after searching the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Saturn (T-AFS 10) during a mock non-compliant boarding as part of exercise Sea Saber 2004. The 5th Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise of its kind, Sea Saber focuses on the interdiction of a maritime shipment of weapons of mass destruction and related equipment and materials on the high seas. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Lehrberg. (RELEASED)

[He219]

Are those US Marines mixed in with the Spanish guys? They're wearing FSBE armor and carrying M4's, so I'm guessing they're Force Recon.
Yes. Check out the Video (http://www.news.navy.mil/management/videodb/player/video.aspx?id=1933).

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/videodb/thumbnail/nmcn_040131_02-0.jpg

More info and pic's Here (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7699&highlight=).
:D

[lvlai]

excellent