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He219
03-03-2004, 03:03 PM
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: Newly arrived French Gendarmes of the Gendarmerie Mobile unit load some of their supplies and gear into a truck after arriving at Port-Au-Prince's International airport 03 March 2004.

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Newly arrived French Gendarmes organize their gear after arriving at Port-Au-Prince's International airport 03 March 2004.

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French soldiers (R) walk past newly arrived French Gendarmes (L) at Port-Au-Prince's International airport 03 March 2004

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MARCH 3: French Marines prepares to go out on patrol from the airport March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: A French Gendarmes convoy leaves the Port-Au-Prince International airport after their arriving in Haiti 03 March 2004.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: A French soldier jumps from the lead vehicle of a convoy leavingPort-Au-Prince's International airport moments after french troops and supplies arrived in Haiti 03 March 2004.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: French soldiers ride the back of a truck, part of a convoy leaving Port-Au-Prince's International airport moments after french troops and supplies arrived in Haiti 03 March 2004.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - MARCH 3: French Marines pass by as a Dutch Caribbean Airlines flight sits in the tarmac at the airport March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Over 500 U.S. troops as well as French and Canadian troops are on the ground in Haiti trying to restore order in the embattled country. (Photo by Scott Olson/***** Images)(Photo by Scott Olson/***** Images)

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A French Marine prepares to go out on patrol from the airport March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Over 500 U.S. troops as well as French and Canadian troops are on the ground in Haiti trying to restore order in the embattled country.

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MARCH 2: Troops from the United States Air Force arrive at the airport March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Marines, Air Force as well as French and Canadian troops are now on the ground in Haiti.

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A Canadian forces soldier helps unload supplies from a Hercules aircraft for troops on the ground, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Tuesday. (CP /Tom Hanson)

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A Canadian soldier boards an aircraft at the airport March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. United States Marines, Air Force as well as French and Canadian troops are now on the ground in Haiti.

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A Canadian soldier prepares an aircraft for takeoff at the airport March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, eh.

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United States Marines stands guard at the entrance of the airport March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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U.S. Marines stand guard as a civilian plane takes off from the airport March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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MARCH 2: US Marines unload Light Armored Vehicles from an Air Force jet at the airport March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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A US Marine at Port-au-Prince's international airport 03 March 2004.

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US Marines setup a satellite dish 03 March 2004

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MARCH 3: U.S. Marines guard the prime ministers palace March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Over 500 U.S. troops as well as French and Canadian troops are on the ground in Haiti trying to restore order in the embattled country.

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U.S. forces protect the office of the Haitian prime minister, in Port-au-Prince March 2, 2004. The United States sent a contingent to protect Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune after armed rebels in the capital vowed to arrest the premier who had stayed on as the crisis-torn country's head of government after ex-president Jean Bertrand Aristide's weekend resignation and flight into exile

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US Marines post guard from atop light armored vehicles in the front lawn of the Presidential Palace in Port-Au-Prince, 03 March 2004.

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A U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicle takes up position on the front lawn of the presidential palace as a marching band passes behind them March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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A soldier of the French Antilles Army, right, talks to US Marines guarding the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, March 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

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A Haitian policeman watches soldiers of the Antilles French Army entering the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Wednesday, March 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Walter Astrada)

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A soldier from the French Antilles Army takes a photo of two colleagues as another talks to a US Marine as they guard the entrance to the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Wednesday, March 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Walter Astrada)

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US Marines and soldiers from the French Antilles Army guard the entrance to the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Wednesday, March 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Walter Astrada)

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Canadian Captain John Price (R) speaks with US Marine Colonel Dave Berger (C) and French Army Colonel Daniel Leplatois (L) during a press conference at the international airport in Port-Au-Prince 01 March 2004.

Soon to be arriving:

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SANTIAGO, CHILE: Juan Emilio Cheyre Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army, talks to the press after finishing a meeting with President Ricardo Lagos in Santiago, 03 March 2004. An advance batallion of 120 soldiers leaves Chile early Wednesday for Haiti, military sources said. The troops are part of a contingent of 300 offered by Chile toward the United Nations' peacekeeping force, announced by President Ricardo Lagos Monday. The first group of Chilean troops will include special forces and parachutists, to be joined in the next few days by 180 infantry soldiers and logistics support troops. AFP PHOTO / Victor ROJAS

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CHILE: Chile's Defence Minister Michelle Bachelet speaks with the press after a meeting with President Ricardo Lagos and Army officers before departing to Haiti, in Santiago, 03 March 2004. President Lagos announced last Monday that his country will send 120 troops to the international force being assembled to restore order to Haiti after ousting Jean-Bertrand Aristide. AFP PHOTO / Victor ROJAS

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Chilean President Ricardo Lagos (L) shakes hands 03 March 2004 in Santiago, Chile, with Colonel Francisco Merchessi (C), Comander in charge of the Chilean troops who will depart to Haiti. An advance batallion of 120 soldiers leaves Chile early today for Haiti, military sources said
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Soldiers of the Chilean Army prepare their gear before leaving to Haiti, 02 March 2004, in a military base in Santiago

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Soldiers of the Chilean Army prepare their gear before leaving to Haiti, 02 March 2004, in a military base in Santiago.

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Santiago, Chile: Soldiers of the Chilean Army prepare in Santiago airport their military gear before leaving to Haiti, 02 March 2004.


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MARCH 2: People try to look through the fence at the former Army Headquarters to see rebel fighters who have taken over the building March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The rebels were greeted by cheering crowds as they moved into the capital city yesterday to without firing a shot. (Photo by Scott Olson/***** Images)

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MARCH 2: A rebel fighter patrols March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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MARCH 2: A rebel fighter patrols March 2, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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A Brazilian soldier drives an SUV with the Brazilian flag past the Haitian Prime Minister's office in Port-Au-Prince 02 March 2004. Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva told US President George W. Bush in a telephone call 02 March 2004 that Brazil is also willing to send troops to Haiti. AFP PHOTO/Yuri CORTEZ

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Soldiers of the French Antilles Army patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Wednesday, March 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

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Nondescript
03-03-2004, 03:28 PM
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That's a new way to practice trigger safety. :lol:
fantassin
03-03-2004, 03:33 PM
Good pics of the Gendarmerie Mobile's Escadron from Mont de Marsan.
These guys are specially trained for crowd control.

The little trucks are the ancient Marmon light trucks, mostly seen in overseas garrisson in the French army.
Brandon
03-03-2004, 03:50 PM
Great pics. Some of those US Marines are pretty young looking. Good Job!
ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð
03-03-2004, 03:51 PM
Wow those french must have been creeped out by the dude taking the pictures of them getting dressed into there combat gear...I know I would be.

Ok boys its officall....
Haiti has the most well defended airport in the world ;)
Its good to see all the soldiers from different countrys work together all for the same goal. woot

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Nice Homie-flauge...especially the touque in a country were I could walk around next to naked and still be warm ;)
tooms
03-03-2004, 03:54 PM
Why do they call them "french antilles soldiers" ?
MARINO
03-03-2004, 03:55 PM
Good pics woot
Spain is considering send troops to Haiti, if ONU need more people we will be there
Marmot1
03-03-2004, 03:55 PM
I wonder if Poland would send troops to Haiti again... We were there in 1809 (300 troops send by Napoleon... who were left there after napoleon defeat, and it is why many ppl on haiti have polish names :-) ) Second time in 1994(Grom was send there and it was first time when ppl in poland were informed that such unit exist... :-) (no one left there after that ;) )
Uncle Sam
03-03-2004, 03:56 PM
Why do they call them "french antilles soldiers" ?

Cuz that's where they're from

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tooms
03-03-2004, 03:58 PM
Why do they call them "french antilles soldiers" ?

Cuz that's where they're from



they are stationned in french antilles
Uncle Sam
03-03-2004, 04:03 PM
Why do they call them "french antilles soldiers" ?

Cuz that's where they're from



they are stationned in french antilles

Yes, I believe so. They sent them because they are "right down the road" from Haiti
Uncle Sam
03-03-2004, 04:15 PM
Could you imagine being stationed in a place like the French Antilles...unbearable... ;)

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REMOV
03-03-2004, 04:17 PM
We were there in 1809 (300 troops send by Napoleon... Ekhm... 5500 soldiers not 300.
Parzival
03-03-2004, 04:21 PM
Nice Pictures of french army. But why do they have white body armour?
And ´where is there helmet ? :P
fantassin
03-03-2004, 04:23 PM
Believe it or not, the Antilles is probably, with French Guyana, the least sought after overseas posting in the French armed forces...

The locals are pretty unbearable (I think some people call them N.....s with attitude in the US), the prices very steep, the operational missions very rare, the pay almost the same as in France...

French soldiers prefer being posted to Africa (Senegal, Gabon, Central African Republic,Ivory Coast...), the Réunion Island, Mayotte Island, Tahiti, Djibouti...yes, the Antilles are way down the list...
el_kab0ng
03-03-2004, 04:25 PM
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Someone needs to lose some weight or get a larger vest. That much side exposure can't be good.
tooms
03-03-2004, 04:26 PM
Could you imagine being stationed in a place like the French Antilles...unbearable... ;)





that's why many french "fonctionnaires" want to be affected to those islands ;)

my uncle did his "army duty" in French Polynesia :D, he could be in a worst place
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tooms
03-03-2004, 04:33 PM
i thought gendarms were equiped with FAMAS G2 ? it seems to be a FAMAS F1 here

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fantassin
03-03-2004, 04:34 PM
There's been many complaints from Gendarmerie units about the fact they were provided with only a limited choice of BA sizes.

After a series of cases of Gendarmes being killed on active duty because of a lack of BA, tens of thousands of new BA have been recently ordered but as you can see, the situation is still not perfect....

This BA is called "Gilet de protection à port discret" (discreet wear body armour) in French.

As for the FAMAS G2, only the Navy (which never gets to really use them!) has received 20,000 of them.

The Gendarmerie Mobile uses the FAMAS F1.
DANJANOU
03-03-2004, 04:42 PM
fantassin is right. The Antilles or French West indies is not a gpood posting. I was in St. Martin last year and talked to a Sgt base there over a beer in Mairgot.

As he said, little or no training, prices waay to steep for them to enjoy themsleves there, looked down on by the locals and tourists, well all that leads to poor morale, boredom and rampant alcoholism. Not really a good combination for troopies when you think about it.

Great beaches though.
scm77
03-03-2004, 04:51 PM
Great Pics! woot
Uncle Sam
03-03-2004, 04:52 PM
fantassin is right. The Antilles or French West indies is not a gpood posting. I was in St. Martin last year and talked to a Sgt base there over a beer in Mairgot.

As he said, little or no training, prices waay to steep for them to enjoy themsleves there, looked down on by the locals and tourists, well all that leads to poor morale, boredom and rampant alcoholism. Not really a good combination for troopies when you think about it.

Great beaches though.

Really. That sucks. Looks nice though...
fantassin
03-03-2004, 04:54 PM
That's why most of the troops there are on rotation for four months so they keep sharp.

Those staying two years are mostly support troops and specialists; the quality of the locally recruited troops is sometimes problematic.

Superstition is rife;I have seen one taking a dump facing the bowl because he was afraid " a spirit" would come out of the toilet bowl and grab him...they remove showerheads because they are afraid "spirits" will come out of them and since they can't watch all those tiny holes with only two eyes...

Soldiers from Tahiti and New Caledonia are on the other hand very good (and unstoppable when drunk...)
Pille1234
03-03-2004, 04:57 PM
I have seen one taking a dump facing the bowl because he was afraid " a spirit" would come out of the toilet bowl and grab him...they remove showerheads because they are afraid "spirits" will come out of them and since they can't watch all those tiny holes with only two eyes...

rofl
you never know! Better be sure... :lol:
EvanL
03-03-2004, 05:01 PM
I lived in Trinidad in the lesser antilles for 3 years, and the mentallity is the same all over the west indies. Superstition runs rampant. They believe in vampires and stuff. And if u ever come across the forest spirit u take off all your clothes turn them inside out, put them back on and leave your left shoe on the ground for the spirit. They dont make the best soldiers most of the time. But thats not saying they are stupid. Its just their superstitions tend to take the best of them sometimes.
M1A2U2
03-03-2004, 05:15 PM
ahhh just like the good old colonial days
Pégase
03-03-2004, 05:33 PM
that's why many french "fonctionnaires" want to be affected to those islands ;)

my uncle did his "army duty" in French Polynesia :D, he could be in a worst place
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yeah I've heard that's a great place, there are also some good training facilities there, furthermore u can train in the isle jungle

plus the life and the culture when not on duty is very fun :D
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Uncle Sam
03-03-2004, 05:43 PM
Is there a base in tahiti :lol: ? That's where I want to be stationed, FOREVER !!!
Marmot1
03-03-2004, 05:43 PM
We were there in 1809 (300 troops send by Napoleon... Ekhm... 5500 soldiers not 300.
Yes, sorry, 5270 and ca.300 returned to france...
Parzival
03-03-2004, 05:49 PM
We were there in 1809 (300 troops send by Napoleon... Ekhm... 5500 soldiers not 300.
Yes, sorry, 5270 and ca.300 returned to france...
No, Give me information about that.
Bulkowski
03-03-2004, 06:22 PM
Hmm maybe someone can shed some light on this one for me...



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Now do they speak French in Haiti, I thought they did... but the spelling is all messed up... It should be "Pas entre avec...", even though they sound almost the same they (Haitians) spell it differently?
EvanL
03-03-2004, 06:33 PM
why do americans spell it center, or color, or theater, or program.
Salty Dog
03-03-2004, 06:43 PM
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armed to the teeth! woot
tooms
03-03-2004, 06:56 PM
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armed to the teeth! woot

its peace keeping man, be cool woot
Salty Dog
03-03-2004, 07:04 PM
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armed to the teeth! woot

its peace keeping man, be cool woot

you didn't let me finish, if you let me finish you would have seen that i was about to say

"armed to the teeth woot ...for their peace keeping mission. (even though they are authorized to use deadly force if need be, hope there is no need)
He219
03-03-2004, 07:04 PM
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SANTIAGO, CHILE: Chilean troops get ready to climb buses that will take them to the airport in Santiago, and fly to Haiti, 03 March 2004.

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A Chilean Army soldier from the multinational force to Haiti gives the thumb up as he boards the bus which will take him to the airport, 03 March, 2004 in Santiago, Chile. The 120 men are part of a contingent of 300 offered by Chile toward the United Nations' peacekeeping force, announced by President Ricardo Lagos Monday. The first group of Chilean troops will include special forces and parachutists, to be joined in the next few days by 180 infantry soldiers and logistics support troops. AFP PHOTO/Victor ROJAS

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Members of the Chilean army's special forces board a plane to fly to Haiti and join the international peacekeeping force in the troubles Caribbean nation, in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Mar, 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: Street vendors watch French Marine Michel Larraz patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince 03 March 2003.

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French Marine Thomas Dominique mans a high-caliber gun as they go past cars waiting in line to get gasoline in Port-Au-Prince 03 March 2003

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MARCH 3: U.S. Marines drive their light armored vehicles though the streets as they conduct an operation March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Haitian police fire their weapons after they stated that they had received incoming rounds March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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A man washes himself as U.S. Marines take up a defensive position with their Light Armored Vehicle March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince
Dave the Dawg
03-03-2004, 10:02 PM
Hmm maybe someone can shed some light on this one for me...



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Now do they speak French in Haiti, I thought they did... but the spelling is all messed up... It should be "Pas entre avec...", even though they sound almost the same they (Haitians) spell it differently?

It is not French, it is Haitian Creole. French is taught in schools, but most Haitians don't complete enough school and don't speak French at home.

Spoken, Haitian Creole does sound a lot like bad French, but as a written language it is especially ugly. The sign says "Pa Antré Avek Zarm" (or "Zam"), which would be, more or less, a Creolized "Pas entre avec des armes" (itself bad French, but most French would understand what was meant).
fantassin
03-04-2004, 07:30 AM
Seen today on French TV: at least 2 French Puma helicopters have also arrived in Haïti and French units have started patrolling in Port aux Princes.
Guttorm
03-04-2004, 08:11 AM
Nice Pictures of french army. But why do they have white body armour?
And ´where is there helmet ? :P

The dudes in white body armour are not army, they are police, or a unit affiliated with the police. I THINK!

And the reason you're not wearing a helmet is due to the fact that it's a PEACEKEEPING mission. They aren't there to kick ass, they are there to calm things down. And you don't calm things down by looking all agressive and stuff do you... :)
He219
03-04-2004, 08:24 AM
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Chilean army special forces troops prepare to board a plane to fly to Haiti and join an international peacekeeping force in that nation, in Santiago, March 3, 2004. Chile is sending 120 special forces to Haiti, the first group of about 300. *******/Max Montecinos

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Chilean soldiers await to board the plane that will take them to Haiti to take part in a multinational task force, 03 March, 2004 in Santiago

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Chilean troops board an Air Force plane that will take them to Haiti, 03 March 2004 at Santiago de Chile's airport.

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A French Marine unit (L) passes a local taxi known as "Tap Tap" (R) during a patrol through the streets of Port-Au-Prince 03 March 2003.

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Thomas Dominique, a French marine Corporal Chef, mans a high caliber gun as he and other members of his patrol make their way in a street in Port-Au-Prince, 03 March 2003

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Michel Larraz, a French marine Corporal Chef, holds his gun as as he rides a french patrol through the streets of Port-Au-Prince, 03 March 2003.

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U.S. Marines in an armored vehicle enter the grounds of the Presidential Palace March 3, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
fantassin
03-04-2004, 11:19 AM
The "high calibre machine gun" is the old ANF1 MG in 7,62mm, a weapon that's way past its prime and should be replaced in French army service by either the MAG or the SS77, and this by 2008.

The French army regulation assault vest being rubbish, most of the guys on those pics have bought their own assault vest from Arktis...

As for the Chileans, thanks again to a series of articles published by RAIDS, they seem to use quite a wide range of assault rifles; over different articles, I have seen:

FAMAE SIG 540 (some with scopes)
StG 57 from Switzerland
Galil SAR
Colt M4 (Navy combat swimmers, RAIDS had a great article on them last year)
fokket
03-04-2004, 11:52 AM
Arktis have been 'issued' in batch
fantassin
03-04-2004, 12:13 PM
If only...in my numerous years in the army I have noticed that unless you are a member of an SF unit, you don't get issued foreign, non-regulation kit in the French Army.

But in many units, the Company commander or even the Platoon commander gathers his soldiers and says: "right, our kit is crap, let's get something better; if we buy 1 Arktis 1601 assault vest, it's 269 euros; if we get 100 of them it's 20% cheaper..."

And at the end of the day, all you see are pictures of French soldiers with non regulation kit they've paid for themselves while the crappy issued kit remains on the shelves of the quartermaster.

Same as everywhere !
Scrim
03-04-2004, 03:43 PM
Well I hope they order it well in advance. Ive ordered a few items from Arktis, and damn they take ****ing months to get here! Good stuff though.
fantassin
03-04-2004, 03:54 PM
In France we get them from

www.overlord.fr (the guy speaks English!)

Most of the time they are pretty good on keeping delivery times; if you've asked for something very specific or in a rarer camo, it might take longer.
He219
03-04-2004, 09:27 PM
freshies:

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: US Marines form a convoy at the Port-Au-Prince International airport 04 March 2004. US marines and French troops have begun patrolling the city in an effort to stabilize the violence torn city.

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Two French soldiers (L) walk ahead of Haitian policemen in a street in downtown Port-Au-Prince 04 March 2004.

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A U.S. Marine yells for people to get back during a patrol March 4, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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A Haitian woman watches US Marines running in a street near the US Consulate in Port-Au-Prince 04 March 2004.

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US Marines carry supplies into the US Consulate in Port-Au-Prince 04 March 2004. US marines and French troops have begun patrolling the city in an effort to stabilize the violence torn city.

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French soldiers patrol with US Marines in he streets of downtown Port-Au-Prince 04 March 2004.

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A French soldiers walks past a local taxi known as "Tap Tap" in downtown Port-Au-Prince 04 March, 2004.

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US marines guard while patrolling close to the Presidential Palace in Port Au Prince, 04 March 2004.

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US marines guards while patrolling close to the Presidential Palace in Port Au Prince port 04 March 2004.

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US marines help a companion who felt into a drainage ditch close to the Port Au Prince's port 04 March 2004.
:lol:

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MARCH 4: A U.S. Marine stands in front of a mural of Jean-Jacques Dessaliaslines, one of the founding fathers of Haiti, as he patrols the Bel Air neighborhood March 4, 2004 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Pégase
03-05-2004, 12:28 PM
flood
this page will be a hell to load p-)
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Falco
03-05-2004, 12:30 PM
Good pics !! woot
Pégase
03-05-2004, 12:54 PM
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the panel behind ... :cantbeli:
fantassin
03-05-2004, 01:38 PM
Translation:

"The world's first negro republic is and remain the geographical axis of the black's people freedom"

:|


getting drunk with their own words is a constant trend on educated French-speaking Africans; did not know that also concerned Haïtians...
webfoots
03-05-2004, 01:45 PM
Some nice tattoo work on the French soldiers and on the US Marines.

My personal favorite on this thread...

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EvanL
03-05-2004, 02:00 PM
Some nice tattoo work on the French soldiers and on the US Marines.

My personal favorite on this thread...

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3045520.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=11853ECD8B66AE33CD350AFF9ABBBDF2Thats awesome. But good luck finding a job with a tat like that.
i get looks for mine and i have it on my bicep. having one on the forearm wouldnt do much good.
Parzival
03-05-2004, 05:47 PM
ahh, Now the French ahve unpack there Helmet and Body armor. Good work! Looks like the French have a little bit better equiment than the Haits or amercians. It looks like they got much better Body Armor. That body armor cover the hooly up-body.
navylt
03-06-2004, 12:38 PM
Some nice tattoo work on the French soldiers and on the US Marines.

My personal favorite on this thread...

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3045520.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=11853ECD8B66AE33CD350AFF9ABBBDF2Thats awesome. But good luck finding a job with a tat like that.
i get looks for mine and i have it on my bicep. having one on the forearm wouldnt do much good.

EvanLloyd,
This Welsh-American has his celtic cross tatoo on his heart. ;) Always glad to see the red dragon flying in your posts. I've hooked up with the rugby club here in Doha.
WilliamJohn
'Ich Dien'
EvanL
03-06-2004, 01:06 PM
Some nice tattoo work on the French soldiers and on the US Marines.

My personal favorite on this thread...

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3045520.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=11853ECD8B66AE33CD350AFF9ABBBDF2Thats awesome. But good luck finding a job with a tat like that.
i get looks for mine and i have it on my bicep. having one on the forearm wouldnt do much good.

EvanLloyd,
This Welsh-American has his celtic cross tatoo on his heart. ;) Always glad to see the red dragon flying in your posts. I've hooked up with the rugby club here in Doha.
WilliamJohn
'Ich Dien'
Welsh Canadian there mate.
;)
Hows Qatar? I assume thats where Doha is.
navylt
03-06-2004, 05:57 PM
Doha is generally a bore. I always have to come into to work nights after training and matches. The temperature is rising, too.

I'll be travelling to parts of the AOR that are cooler soon. It will also be a change of pace. Anxious to get out for a bit.
memphiz
03-06-2004, 08:14 PM
wow, great pics

Question: isnt it quite warm in Haiti, why is the guy covering his face with-looks like wool?
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is there any more of a story behind this?
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fantassin
03-07-2004, 04:50 AM
Could well be the smell of some slum...
Pégase
03-07-2004, 03:57 PM
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http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040305/capt.xrm10103051726.haiti_uprising_xrm101.jpg


la légion :
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3048733.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=11853ECD8B66AE33B55C205757BD91E3
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http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3048708.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=11853ECD8B66AE332A4E60623D0F2CA3


gendarmes :
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3051382.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=FFEA41AA905B0227DE51C566E640584D
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3051689.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=FFEA41AA905B022784A105FD00EB31A2
Parzival
03-07-2004, 04:33 PM
Great pics Pegase!!! woot
Ratamacue
03-07-2004, 04:36 PM
wow, great pics

Question: isnt it quite warm in Haiti, why is the guy covering his face with-looks like wool?
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3042654.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE8DECAC1702B35DA8AF456BABE8DE3140

It's not wool, it's a fire-resistant material called Nomex.
rob
03-07-2004, 05:08 PM
it must be pretty hot if hes worried about catching fire :lol:
Seraphim
03-07-2004, 08:25 PM
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040306/i/r2301984749.jpg
A U.S. Marine guards an entrance to the harbor in Port-au-Prince, March 6, 2004. U.S. Marines are in Haiti as part of a multinational force that will try to bring stability and security in the wake of the chaos that followed the ouster and departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. *******/Andrew Winning


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http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040306/capt.xrm10503061856.haiti_uprising_xrm105.jpg
A commuter watches US Marines on guard near a police station in Port-au-Prince, Saturday, March 6, 2004. (AP Photo/Pablo Aneli)


http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040306/i/r4072029099.jpg
Haitians watch as two U.S. Marines light armored vehicles enter the Presidential palace after a patrol in Port-au-Prince, March 6, 2004. The U.S. Marines are in Haiti as part of a multinational force that will try to bring stability and security in the wake of the chaos that followed the ouster and departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. *******/Andrew Winning


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Canadian Master Cpl. Peter Kwiatkowski stands guard at the airport in Port-au-Prince, as a Haitian Red Cross van arrives to pick up supplies flown in by the Canadian military. (CP /Tom Hanson)


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I will stop you with this magical umbrella!

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memphiz
03-07-2004, 11:30 PM
wow, great pics

Question: isnt it quite warm in Haiti, why is the guy covering his face with-looks like wool?
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3042654.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE8DECAC1702B35DA8AF456BABE8DE3140

It's not wool, it's a fire-resistant material called Nomex.
yeah thanks, ,but still wouldnt that be hella warm
Ralf174978
03-11-2004, 09:29 PM
Hello,

here are some more pictures from the legionnaires of the 3° REI:
http://www.imageshack.us/files1/Operation_Carbet_1.jpghttp://www.imageshack.us/files1/Operation_Carbet_2.jpg
http://www.imageshack.us/files1/Operation_Carbet_3.jpghttp://www.imageshack.us/files1/Operation_Carbet_4.jpg
http://www.imageshack.us/files1/Operation_Carbet_5.jpghttp://www.imageshack.us/files1/Operation_Carbet_6.jpg
Chasseur_Alpin
03-12-2004, 07:48 AM
do they come from Guyanne?
Ralf174978
03-12-2004, 07:53 AM
Yes, they do. After my information approx. 140 legionnaires of the 2nd Company (2° CIE) from the 3° REI are in Haiti in action.
GAFE
03-17-2004, 08:44 PM
Haha, if you look closely to a series of pictures in this thread there is a white powdered haitian guy showing his huge ****.
Ralf174978
03-25-2004, 06:51 PM
http://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/carte.jpg
http://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/depart_patrouille.jpg
http://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/drapeau.jpghttp://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/rei_vab.jpghttp://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/patrouille_aeroport.jpg
http://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/patrouille_motorisee.jpghttp://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/patrouille_pedestre.jpg
http://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/sentinelle.jpghttp://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/actualites/haiti/img/honneurs.jpg
Pégase
03-30-2004, 01:29 AM
http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/ap_photo/20040326/all/l1084863.jpg
http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/afp_photo/20040328/sge.cgj82.280304194552.photo00.default-384x285.jpg
http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/afp_photo/20040328/sge.cgn31.280304200627.photo00.default-384x295.jpg
http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/*******_molt/3948006305.jpg
http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/ap_photo/20040320/all/l1078791.jpg

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3153056.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=322BF4A0B982F6BB759C4E2F52923E08
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3149477.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=4D1AE4CF9327DDB800B4C0FA92CD52C4
http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3119283.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=689CC672707A30194ACAE89683130158
Vextra
03-30-2004, 07:59 AM
i thought gendarms were equiped with FAMAS G2 ? it seems to be a FAMAS F1 here

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3038621.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=4A09EECE79FCFE77D4AB9319D7BA584C

If I remember well, only the "Marine Nationale" have Famas G2...
Vextra
03-30-2004, 08:01 AM
Sorry, didn't see fantassin reply... :bash:
Ralf174978
04-19-2004, 09:41 PM
Troop attendance of the French defense minister Michèle Alliot-Marie in Gonaïves, Haïti on 15th April 2004.
http://www.armees.com/forums/files/mam_899.jpg
http://www.armees.com/forums/files/revue_l_gionnaires_3__rei.jpg
Ralf174978
04-24-2004, 09:56 PM
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3327/Operation_Carbet_29.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6840/Operation_Carbet_33.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2455/Operation_Carbet_36.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3800/Operation_Carbet_37.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/112/Operation_Carbet_34.jpghttp://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3172/Operation_Carbet_35.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6164/Operation_Carbet_38.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5412/Operation_Carbet_39.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7705/Operation_Carbet_40.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6563/Operation_Carbet_41.jpg
Inconnu
07-10-2005, 06:58 AM
Good pics woot

It's a pity that it misses some
Supe
07-10-2005, 07:55 AM
But in many units, the Company commander or even the Platoon commander gathers his soldiers and says: "right, our kit is crap, let's get something better; if we buy 1 Arktis 1601 assault vest, it's 269 euros; if we get 100 of them it's 20% cheaper..."


That's an unfortunate trend. I'd be concerned that the Army would come to rely on that and retard the rate at which the 'good stuff' finds its way out in the field as a 'cost saving measure'.
JorgeManu
07-25-2005, 03:45 PM
Spanish Force in Haiti:

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/castilla_haiti.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/garaje_castilla.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/adiestramiento_castilla.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/castilla_cap_haitien_01.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/castilla_cap_haitien_02.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/fimex_h_01.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/arribada_cap_haitien_3.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/base_cervantes_00.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/base_cervantes_02.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/traslado_base_cervantes.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/base_cervantes_01.jpg

http://www.revistanaval.com/especial/haiti/imaxes/im_01.jpg

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/mision1/images/a.JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/mision1/images/h.JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/mision1/images/j.JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/mision1/images/p.JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/images/m.jpg

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http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/piranhas%20en%20accion/images/PIRANHAS%20(1).JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/piranhas%20en%20accion/images/PIRANHAS%20(15).JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/piranhas%20en%20accion/images/PIRANHAS%20(22).JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/piranhas%20en%20accion/images/PIRANHAS%20(8).JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/piranhas%20en%20accion/images/PIRANHAS%20(23).JPG

http://www.blimdanet.com/enaccion/Haiti2004/mision/piranhas%20en%20accion/images/PIRANHAS.JPG