Today's Pic's Thursday, May 25, 2006

[Swedish Chef]

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Pipers play in the centre of the Adriatic town of Split, Croatia, May 25, 2006. *******/Matko Biljak

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Stefica Srica-Zec, right, from Rijeka, Croatia, an admirer of the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz-Tito and dresssed as a Tito pioneer holds Croatian flags and a paper canister with a photo of him, Thursday, May 25, 2006, as she pays tribute to the late President Tito marking Tito's birthday in his memorial center in Belgrade. Tito used an iron fist to hold together Yugoslavia, a patchwork of different nationalities, including Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

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A Somalian militant talks on his mobile phone at a food distribution centre for the United Nation's World Food Programme in Rabdure district, 400 km (248 miles) west of the capital Mogadishu, in March 2006. Heavily armed gunmen fought pitched battles in the streets of the lawless Somali capital, rocking the city with a fresh surge in the deadliest violence it has seen in years.(AFP/File/Thomas Mukoya)

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Somalia Islamic militia after capturing the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, May 25, 2006. (Shabele Media/Handout/*******)

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King Abdullah II of Jordan, left, is greeted by a Jordanian man in traditional costume during celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Jordan's independence from Britain in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, May, 25, 2006. King Abdullah marked his nation's 60th independence with a pledge to continue supporting Palestinians until they achieve statehood. (AP Photo/ Mohammad Abu Ghosh)

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Masked militants of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a violent Fatah offshoot, march in the Old City of the West Bank town of Nablus, supporting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday, May 25, 2006.In a surprise ultimatum, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days. The referendum represents a political gamble that could either help resolve the Palestinians' internal deadlock or lead them deeper into crisis.(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

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Palestinian police officers carry the body of fellow policeman Aysar Arrah, 22, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Aqqabah nearJenin Thursday May 25, 2006. Arrah was one of four Palestinians killed during clashes in an Israeli army raid in the main square of Ramallah Wednesday.(AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

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Palestinians mourners carry the body of one of four Palestinians killed in an Israeli army raid the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday, May 25, 2006. Four Palestinians, three civilians and a police officer, were killed during clashes in an Israeli army raid in the main square of Ramallah Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Members of the Palestinian security forces patrol the streets in the West Bank city of Hebron May 25, 2006. *******/Nayef Hashlamoun

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A bishop passes a security check before entering the cathedral to attend a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, in Warsaw, Thursday, May 25, 2006. The pontiff came to Warsaw to start his four-days-visit to Poland. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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Pope Benedict XVI greets people as he drives through the Old Town in Warsaw, with the Royal Castle, right, in the background, Thursday, May 25, 2006. The pontiff came to Warsaw starting his four day pilgrimage to Poland. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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An East Timorese father and his daughter sit by the side of the road as Australian soldiers stand guard in Dili May 25, 2006. *******/Lirio Da Fonseca

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Australian soldiers stand guard at the airport after they arrive in Dili on May 25, 2006. *******/Lirio Da Fonseca

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An Australian soldier shakes hands with an East Timorese woman after arriving at Dili's airport Thursday May 25, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The Australian troops, who came after being asked by East Timor's government were welcomed by a cheering crowd of about 100 East Timorese. East Timor has become increasingly unstable as government troops battle renegade soldiers.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)

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East Timorese boys watch as Australian soldiers arrive at the airport in Dili, May 25, 2006. (Lirio Da Fonseca/*******)

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An East Timorese airport ground staff hugs an Australian soldier in celebration of their arrival in Dili. Crack Australian troops landed in East Timor as new fighting between the military and rebel soldiers forced thousands to flee the worst violence since independence four years ago.(AFP/Jewel Samad)

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Australian soldiers arrive at the airport in Dili May 25, 2006. Australian commandos arrived in chaotic East Timor on Thursday after gunbattles in the capital claimed more victims and forced residents to huddle in their homes. (Lirio Da Fonseca/*******)

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Australian soldiers take their position after disembarking from their military aircraft at the airport in Dili. An advance wave of Australian commandos arrived in East Timor to help quell escalating violence between the military and rebel soldiers.(AFP/Jewel Samad)

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East Timorese police officers armed with weapons ride a vehicle on a patrol in Dili, East Timor, Thursday, May 25, 2006. East Timor has been plagued by unrest since March when a third of its armed forces were fired after going on strike to protest alleged discrimination in the military. Australia will send 1,300 troops to East Timor immediately because of the worsening fighting between dismissed soldiers and security forces, Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday. (AP Photo/Amori Antonio)

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Iran's First Vice President Parviz Dawoudi, left, receives bouquet from a Pakistani girl upon his arrival at an airforce base in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 25, 2006. Dawoudi arrived in Pakistan for talks on the controversy surrounding Iran's nuclear program as well as a range of bilateral issues concerning the two neighbors, an official said. (AP Photo)

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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri, right, greets Iran's First Vice President Parviz Dawoudi at an airforce base in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 25, 2006. Dawoudi arrived in Pakistan for talks on the controversy surrounding Iran's nuclear program as well as a range of bilateral issues concerning the two neighbors, an official said. (AP Photo)

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Indira Mazloyeva mourns at the grave of her son Azamat Tokhtiyev, 15, a victim of the Beslan school seige, as local graduates cry as they come to the cemetery to pay tributes in Beslan, southern Russia, Thursday, May 25, 2006. Relatives of the victims of the Beslan school hostage tragedy on Wednesday renewed their accusations of an official cover-up, saying a judge's recitation of the weapons used by Russian forces during the stand-off was incomplete. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Iraqi Prime-Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center-right, arrives at the headquarters of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, to meet with the Council's powerful leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, May 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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An Iraqi police commando secures the site where an apartment suspected by to be a haven for manufacturing artisanal bombs exploded in central Baghdad. Iraqi troops will be ready to take over from foreign forces as early as November 2007, new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said ahead of a summit between the US and British leaders aimed at charting a new course for the war-ravaged country.(AFP/Ahamd Al Rubaye)

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Iraqi soldiers stand guard after a bomb blast from a building in central Baghdad, May 25, 2006. *******/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud

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An Iraqi soldier stands guard on a road scattered with debris after a bomb blast from a building in central Baghdad May 25, 2006. *******/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud

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An Iraqi soldier holds a weapon on a road scattered with debris after a bomb blast in central Baghdad, May 25, 2006. (Ceerwan Aziz/*******)

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An Iraqi soldier after a bomb blast from a building in central Baghdad, May 25, 2006. (Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud/*******)

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A protester waves an Egyptian flag in front of riot policemen during a protest in Cairo May 25, 2006. *******/Stringer

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A Sri Lankan soldier holds a stop sign near the twin-tower World Trade Centre building (background) in Colombo. Deadly mine attacks and a bomb scare in Sri Lanka's capital brought home the challenge faced by a Norwegian envoy who was set to arrive to salvage peace talks and a tattered ceasefire.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

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A Sri Lankan soldier in Jaffna. Deadly mine attacks and a bomb scare in Sri Lanka's capital brought home the challenge faced by a Norwegian envoy who was set to arrive to salvage peace talks and a tattered ceasefire.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

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A rebel guards the Tamil Tiger headquarters in the town of Kilinochchi. Four Sri Lankan policemen were killed in a mine blast as Colombo's financial centre banned cars fearing a bomb attack despite a fresh bid by peace broker Norway to salvage the peace process(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

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Hindu religious activists during a protest rally in Kathmandu. Nepal's government said it had moved to meet a key Maoist rebel demand by freeing 467 of their comrades from prison and named a three-member team for talks to end a decade-long insurgency.(AFP/Devendra Man Singh)

[He219]

Nice pix, Chef!
:)


Aussies with M4's ..
SBS?

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Australian soldiers walk off their transport plane as they arrive at Dili's airport Thursday May 25, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The Australian troops, who came after being asked by East Timor's government were welcomed by a cheering crowd of about 100 East Timorese. East Timor has become increasingly unstable as government troops battle renegade soldiers.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)
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Australian soldiers take up defensive positions after arriving at Dili's airport Thursday May 25, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The Australian troops, who came after being asked by East Timor's government were welcomed by a cheering crowd of about 100 East Timorese. East Timor has become increasingly unstable as government troops battle renegade soldiers.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)
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An Australian soldier adjusts his glasses after arriving at Dili's airport Thursday May 25, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The Australian troops, who came after being asked by East Timor's government were welcomed by a cheering crowd of about 100 East Timorese. East Timor has become increasingly unstable as government troops battle renegade soldiers.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)
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East Timorese youth looks at an Australian ship which just arrived with soldiers in Dili, East Timor, Thrusday, May 25, 2006. East Timor has been plagued by unrest since March when a third of its armed forces were fired after going on strike to protest alleged discrimination in the military. Australia will send 1,300 troops to East Timor immediately because of the worsening fighting between dismissed soldiers and security forces, Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisanwati)
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East Timorese rebel leader Maj. Alfredo Renaldo talks in Ailu, East Timor, Monday, May, 22, 2006. Renaldo and his men left their station last month to support the plight of the more than 500 soldiers sacked by the cash-strapped East Timor government earlier in April. Picture taken May 22, 2006. (AP Photo/Amori Antonio)
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East Timorese soldiers run for cover during a gunfight with rebellious ex-soldiers Wednesday May 24, 2006 outside Dili, the capital of east Timor. Gun battles erupted between disgruntled ex-soldiers and the military on the outskirts of East Timor's capital for a second day Wednesday, wounding a marine officer AS East Timor's government has agreed to invite foreign peacekeepers to help restore calm.(AP Photo/Amori Antonio)
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East Timorese soldiers take positions as they fight with rebellious ex-soldiers Wednesday May 24, 2006 on the outskirts of Dili, the capital of East Timor. Gun battles erupted between disgruntled ex-soldiers and the military on the outskirts of East Timor's capital for a second day Wednesday, wounding a marine officer AS East Timor's government has agreed to invite foreign peacekeepers to help restore calm.(AP Photo/Amori Antonio)

[spectre17]

wow, good pics today... liking the auzzie ones

[ABNINF]

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I know those two guys. They got a kick out it when I showed it to them.

[3rdMillhouse]

Australian Soldiers using M4's?

[moughoun]

Australian Soldiers using M4's?

Aussie SF's, specifically 4RAR (Commandos)

[Createdeemcee]

Why not use the most accurate weapon there is?

There is no other sustitute for the M4 right now, it simple. Keep it clean and it stays mean, and without recoil.

[He219]

Australian Soldiers using M4's?
Yes. Just look at the pics of Operation Falconer (http://www.defence.gov.au/opfalconer/images/gallery/200403a/200403a.htm).
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British SOF use the Diemaco version:
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[3rdMillhouse]

Yes. Just look at the pics of Operation Falconer (http://www.defence.gov.au/opfalconer/images/gallery/200403a/200403a.htm).
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British SOF use the Diemaco version:
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Those are awesome pics He.

[He219]

You expect any less?
p-)

[Blackburn]

Great pics - I love the aussies ones...

Short question to the brit. pics:

Why one the soldiers wears us 3 colour bdu?
Just 4 fun? ;)

Blackburn

[FozzieBear]

Great pics - I love the aussies ones...

Short question to the brit. pics:

Why one the soldiers wears us 3 colour bdu?
Just 4 fun? ;)

Blackburn
you'll notice ones wearing tri colour and ones wearing desert tiger stripes ;) i think they are SAS but i wouldnt be sure. (cant ever be 100% with pictures)

[B25Hmitchell]

You expect any less?
p-)

NEVAAAAAR !!

[He219]

Back to the daily pix:
(I'll be gone after today until next Tuesday)
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A Tamil woman mourns over the bodyl of Col. Ramanan, foreground, the Tamil Tiger rebel's No. 2 leader and intelligence chief for eastern Sri Lanka, in the rebel controlled northeastern village of Kannankudha, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, May 24, 2006. Ramanan was killed in a ambush on May 20. A breakaway Tamil group claimed responsibility for the killing of Ramanan, and the military denied involvement, ut the mainstream rebels blamed the government. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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A policemen inspects the police vehicle damaged in a claymore mine ambush in Kattankudy, about 225 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 25, 2006. A mine blast struck a police vehicle Thursday in eastern Sri Lanka, killing four policemen, as Norwegian envoys visited the country to salvage its disintegrating cease-fire, an army spokesman said. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Sri Lankan soldiers search the site a claymore mine ambush in Kattankudy, about 225 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 25, 2006. A mine blast struck a police vehicle Thursday in eastern Sri Lanka, killing four policemen, as Norwegian envoys visited the country to salvage its disintegrating cease-fire, an army spokesman said. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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A soldier stands guard during the funeral of policeman Nakoor Bahdudeen, who was killed Thursday in a claymore mine explosion, in the northeastern town of Kattankudi, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 25, 2006. Two mine blasts killed four police officers and a civilian in troubled northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka on Thursday, as Norwegian envoys visited the country to try to salvage its disintegrating cease-fire, the army said. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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The funeral of two Iraqi army officers killed Wednesday during clashes between insurgents and the Iraqi Army inbetween Latifiyah and Youssifiyah, south of Baghdad, takes place in Najaf, Iraq Thursday, May 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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NATO peacekeepers guard the wreackage of a NATO military plane Cessna 337 which crash landed just outside Kosovo's capital Pristina on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. Two pilots on board survived the crash. .(AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu)
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A formation of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels pass a seagull, bottom center, as they fly over New York as part of the Fleet Week celebration Thursday, May 25, 2006. Besides daily ship tours at Manhattan's Pier 88 and Stapleton pier in Staten Island, Fleet Week includes military band concerts, technology displays, military ceremonies and demonstrations involving Marines, Navy SEALs and helicopters. There are 14 scheduled parades in various parts of New York. (AP Photo/Bill Pilc)
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The crew of the USS Kearsarge works in the ship's Combat Information Center as it waits it's turn to sail into New York Harbor during the city's 19th annual Fleet Week observance, Wednesday, May 24, 2006 in New York. The event this year was more low-key than usual, with fewer ships, no aircraft carriers, and only one foreign entrant, the British navy's ocean survey vessel HMS Scott. Past gatherings have included ships from Britain, Canada, France and other nations.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Sailors and Marines man the rail and stand in a "I Love New York" formation aboard the USS Kearsage as it sails past Ground Zero during the city's 19th annual Fleet Week observance, Wednesday, May 24, 2006, in New York. The event this year was more low-key than usual, with fewer ships, no aircraft carriers, and only one foreign entrant, the British navy's ocean survey vessel HMS Scott. Past gatherings have included ships from Britain, Canada, France and other nations.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Actress Halle Berry waves at the crew of the USS Kearsarge as she boards the ship during the city's 19th annual Fleet Week observance, Wednesday, May 24, 2006 in New York. The event this year was more low-key than usual, with fewer ships, no aircraft carriers, and only one foreign entrant, the British navy's ocean survey vessel HMS Scott. Past gatherings have included ships from Britain, Canada, France and other nations.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Pope Benedict XVI is sided by Polish president Lech Kaczynski as he bows to an honour guard of the Polish army upon his arrival at Warsaw airport, Thursday, May 25, 2006. The pontiff started a four-day visit aimed at honoring predecessor John Paul II and furthering German-Polish reconciliation from the wounds of World War II. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)

[American Patriot]

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those things are nasty.. good thing they don't have them in Iraq in any large quantities

[He219]

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Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers and Guymon Police Chief Garrett Helton, right, gather during a manhunt for a stabbing suspect Wednesday, May 24, 2006, in Guymon, Okla. (AP Photo/The Guymon Daily Herald, Shawn Yorks)
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Texas County District 26 Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force Agent Rick Stephens is poised with gun at the ready as members of the Guymon Police, Texas County Sheriff Dept., and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol search for a suspect in a stabbing that took place Wednesday, May 24, 2006, in Guymon, Okla. The suspect was still at large Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/The Guymon Daily Herald, Shawn Yorks)
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Psst, Chef - UMP! p-)

Williamsport, Pa., Police Chief Jon McKenna handcuffs a suspected gunman while being backed up by the Williamsport bureau of police special response Team during a tactical training exercise by the Williamsport Police Wednesday, May 24, 2006. As part of the team's regular training the exercise involved a simulation of a gunman/hostage situation. (AP Photo/Sun-Gazette, Mark Nance)
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A man with a Palestinian flag attached to his traditional Arab head dress is covered with an Islamic Jihad flag as he stands outside the Palestinian National Dialogue Conference in Gaza City, Thursday, May 25, 2006. In a surprise ultimatum, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days. The referendum represents a political gamble that could either help resolve the Palestinians' internal deadlock or lead them deeper into crisis.(AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, center, attends a Palestinian National Dialogue Conference in Gaza City, Thursday, May 25, 2006. In a dramatic announcement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days. The ultimatum to Hamas represented a political gamble that could either help resolve the Palestinians' internal deadlock or lead them into a deeper crisis. Senior Hamas officials said they accept the idea of a referendum.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas also known as Abu Mazen, waves during the Palestinian National Dialogue Conference at his offices in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday, May 25, 2006. In a surprise ultimatum, Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days. The referendum represents a political gamble that could either help resolve the Palestinians' internal deadlock or lead them deeper into crisis.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Palestinians attend the Palestinian National Dialogue Conference, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, center, at his offices in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday, May 25, 2006. In a dramatic announcement, Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days. The ultimatum to Hamas represented a political gamble that could either help resolve the Palestinians' internal deadlock or lead them into a deeper crisis. Senior Hamas officials said they accept the idea of a referendum.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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A Palestinian security officer loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stands guard next to a poster of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, of Hamas, during the Palestinian National Dialogue Conference in Gaza City, Thursday, May 25, 2006. A gunfight between a Palestinian security force and a Hamas militia Thursday afternoon left one police officer dead and four others wounded in the latest outbreak of internal Palestinian fighting, doctors and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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Hamas militias run for cover during a gunfight with Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas in the Sabra neighborhood, in Gaza City. Thursday May 25, 2006. The gunfight left one police officer dead and four others wounded in the latest outbreak of internal Palestinian fighting, doctors and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Hamas militiaman holds his weapon between unarmed onlookers during a gunfight with Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas in the Sabra neighborhood, in Gaza City. Thursday May 25, 2006. The gunfight left one police officer dead and four others wounded in the latest outbreak of internal Palestinian fighting, doctors and witnesses said.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Palestinian surround a car used by the Palestinian Preventive Security force after it was set on fire during clashes between police officers loyal to the Fatah and Hamas militants in Gaza City Thursday, May 25, 2006. A gunfight between a Palestinian security force and a Hamas militia Thursday afternoon left one police officer dead and four others wounded in the latest outbreak of internal Palestinian fighting, doctors and witnesses said. The death brought to at least 10 the number of people killed in internal violence over the past month. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Members of the Preventive Security Service escort the body of a Preventive Security leader Nabil Hodhod during his funeral in Gaza City Thursday, May 25, 2006. Hodhod, an ally of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and central Gaza commander of the powerful Preventive Security force, was killed Wednesday when a blast ripped through his car. His deputy was wounded. There was no claim of responsibility, but it came at a time of an increasingly bloody power struggle between Abbas' forces and the Hamas-led government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Members of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service escort the body of Nabil Hodhod, a Preventive security commander, during his funeral in Gaza City Thursday, May 25, 2006. Hodhod, an ally of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and central Gaza commander of the powerful Preventive Security force, was killed Wednesday when a blast ripped through his car. His deputy was wounded. There was no claim of responsibility, but it came at a time of an increasingly bloody power struggle between Abbas' forces and the Hamas-led government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Palestinian police officers carry the body of fellow policeman Aysar Arrah, 22, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Aqqabah nearJenin Thursday May 25, 2006. Arrah was one of four Palestinians killed during clashes in an Israeli army raid in the main square of Ramallah Wednesday.(AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
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Masked militants of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a violent Fatah offshoot, march in the Old City of the West Bank town of Nablus, supporting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday, May 25, 2006.In a surprise ultimatum, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days. The referendum represents a political gamble that could either help resolve the Palestinians' internal deadlock or lead them deeper into crisis.(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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An ederly Palestinian woman walks by a group of masked militants of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, gathering for a march in support of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Old City of the West Bank town of Nablus, Thursday May 25, 2006. In a surprise ultimatum, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days. The referendum represents a political gamble that could either help resolve the Palestinians' internal deadlock or lead them deeper into crisis.(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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A militant of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, drives a scooter in the Old City of the West Bank town of Nablus, on his way to a march in support Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday, May 25, 2006. In a surprise ultimatum, Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days. The referendum represents a political gamble that could either help resolve the Palestinians' internal deadlock or lead them deeper into crisis.(AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

[JVeld]

Why not use the most accurate weapon there is?

There is no other sustitute for the M4 right now, it simple. Keep it clean and it stays mean, and without recoil.
Amen to that bro' ........M4 is just the best out there !!!

[Hiroshima]

Wow...so they turn on themselves now..... I really don't know what to make of it.

[Malc]

you'll notice ones wearing tri colour and ones wearing desert tiger stripes ;) i think they are SAS but i wouldnt be sure. (cant ever be 100% with pictures)

The SAS are famous for being discreet so their probably wearing tiger stripe so they can quickly blend in with US forces.

[He219]

Amen to that bro' ........M4 is just the best out there !!!
Always room for improvement (http://www.hkdefense.us/pages/military-le/rifles-carbines/hk416.html) ..
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[MrScruff]

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19259006%255E911,00.html


SAS commandos

There you go, end of speculation ;)

[Bert]

Wow...so they turn on themselves now..... I really don't know what to make of it.
The PLO (Fatah) want a Palestinian state. Hamas wants an Islamic state.

[Malc]

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I think one of these cops has had a few to many doughnuts.

[He219]

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14 - 16 May 2006 (http://www.afnorth.nato.int/ISAF/images/gallery/2006/comisafrac/index.html)
COMISAF's visit to RAC(W) (http://www.afnorth.nato.int/ISAF/images/gallery/2006/comisafrac/index.html)


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Naples, Italy, 20 May 2006 - Russian Ship Pitliviy anchored off Naples bay during her visit to Allied Maritime Component Command Naples on 20 May 2006.(Photo by MCPO Antonio DICHIARA, ITN).
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A number of regional voluntary forces march prior to the IRI Interior Ministry Disciplinary forces launching a massive week-long operation, entitled "Might" in Iran's Sistan-o-Baluchestan, South Khorassan, Kerman and Hormozgan Provinces, Iran. Armed bandits killed 11 male civilians after an ambush in Sistan-o-Baluchestan Province's Shoro region before their wives and children in what they call in the region a "Tasuku Operation", that was the second of its kind after Iranian New Year in March.
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IRI Interior Ministry Disciplinary forces launching a massive week-long operation, entitled "Might" in Iran's Sistan-o-Baluchestan, South Khorassan, Kerman and Hormozgan Provinces, Iran. Armed bandits killed 11 male civilians after an ambush in Sistan-o-Baluchestan Province's Shoro region before their wives and children in what they call in the region a "Tasuku Operation", that was the second of its kind after Iranian New Year in March.
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Actress Halle Berry, wearing a helmet and life preserver, steps off a helicopter onto the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge to help kick off Fleet Week in New York City. The USS Kearsarge will dock at Pier 88 on the Hudson River. Fleet Week will offer dozens of military demonstrations and public tours of many of the visiting ships throughout the Memorial Day weekend.
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U.S. Marines escort a prisoner (2L) during the military exercise 'Cobra Gold 06, one of the joint military exercises held in coordination between the U.S. and Thailand. Japan, Singapore and Indonesia joined the Cobra Gold 06 exercise for the first time.
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Israeli soldiers secure a landing pad as a helicopter carrying Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz takes off from the Israeli Defense Force's Central Command headquarters near Jerusalem after a visit by the minister. http://pro.corbis.com/images/1clearpx.gif

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"Patrolling the border and providing security, give the people of Reneh, a small village with a population of about 1,000 inside Afghanistan, Confidence in the Afghan Border Patrol. Reneh has it's own militia and privides support to the Afghan Border Patrol when required." Said LT. Naqib Ullah, Officer-in-Charge at compound Kamadahka. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Second Class William Townsend.
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An unknown soldier from the Iraqi Army helps secures an area where joint efforts with Coalition Forces detain and question possible Anti-Iraq Forces.
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A column of armored bulldozers from the 505th Engineer Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, waits for orders near the town of As Siniayh. The armored D7 and D9 bulldozers were tasked by the 3rd BCT, “Rakkasans” to build a 10KM security berm around the town. Engineers worked around the clock completing the mission in just 48 hours.
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pair of armored bulldozers from the 505th Engineer Battalion destroy an insurgent stronghold in the town of Samarra while members of the 3rd BCT provide security. The D7 (right) and massive 89-ton D9 (left) reduced the building to rubble with little effort.
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An Iraqi soldier secures 25 May 2006 the site where an apartment suspected to be a haven for manufacturing artisanal bombs exploded in central Baghdad according to police. six Iraqis including an army general were wounded in seperate attacks in the Iraqi war torn capital. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)
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A US soldier stands guard during morning patrol in the streets of Kabul, 25 May 2006. Up to 3,000 people have fled their homes in southern Afghanistan because of heavy fighting between Taliban and security forces, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. There have been fierce clashes west of southern Kandahar city for weeks, with three major encounters in the Panjwayi district including a battle that started 21 May and left around 100 people dead, most of them rebels. At least 16 of the dead were civilians, with coalition and Afghan officials saying Taliban had forced their way into locals' homes during the encounter, effectively using them as human shields. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)
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An East Timorese airport ground staff hugs an Australian SAS soldier in celebration of their arrival in Dili, 25 May 2006. Crack Australian troops landed in East Timor as new fighting between the military and rebel soldiers forced thousands to flee the worst violence since independence four years ago. Gun battles in the capital Dili and elsewhere left two people dead as Asia's poorest nation slipped closer to chaos, and Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said the troops would help restore order. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/***** Images)
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An East Timorese security personnel and an Austalian SOF soldier guard the airport upon the Australian troops arrival in Dili, 25 May 2006. Crack Australian troops landed in East Timor as new fighting between the military and rebel soldiers forced thousands to flee the worst violence since independence four years ago. Gun battles in the capital Dili and elsewhere left two people dead as Asia's poorest nation slipped closer to chaos, and Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said the troops would help restore order. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/***** Images)
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An East Timorese youth looks at blood and belongings of an alleged rebel who was shot dead during clashes between government forces and rebels in Dili, 25 May 2006. An advance wave of Australian commandos arrived in East Timor to help quell escalating violence between the military and rebel soldiers as fresh gun battles between East Timorese government forces and rebel soldiers broke out in the centre of the capital Dili. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/***** Images)
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Ninety-five kilos of crystal methamphetamine, 150 kilos of pseudoephedrine and a variety of weapons seized by police are displayed May 25, 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand. Over the last two weeks the investigation team seized the drugs in two separate shipments with a combined street value of NZD$135 million, making it the largest haul of these types of drugs ever detected coming into New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/***** Images)
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woman holds aloft a machine gun on show during the China International Police Technologies & Equipment Exhibition at Beijing Exhibition Centre on May 24, 2006 in Beijing, China. Most of the exhibits are being prepared for the up-coming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/***** Images)
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Evansville SWAT members rush to the side of a house in Evansville, Ind., during an hourlong standoff Wednesday, May 24, 2006, that began when 39-year-old Juan Castro Gonzalez kicked in the door of the house with his wife and three children inside, police said. Police rescued Gonzalez who poured gasoline on his front porch, lit it and went inside the burning house.(AP Photo/Evansville Courier & Press, Jason Clark)

[brad 1]

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over here most people are just cliping them on car windowsrofl



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so that,s where beppo went.

[zulu261]

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Thist isn't a real MP5. It's a RAM weapon for training purposes...

[Seiran]

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Guess he felt he wasn't a big enough target just carrying a rifle.

[{Minuteman}]

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over here most people are just cliping them on car windowsrofl

Over here most people can afford cars

[Irish]

gents you have out done yourselves..again..excellent pix:)

[Swedish Chef]

Psst, Chef - UMP! p-)
Thanks He!

[Lt-Col A. Tack]

Always room for improvement (http://www.hkdefense.us/pages/military-le/rifles-carbines/hk416.html) ..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/notgonnadothismuchlonger/416-10__1main.jpg
Too bad HK won't sell to us civies.

[Wojsko Polskie]

Popemobile!!!

[He219]

im abit confused.

Does showing all those SAS soldiers faces kinda comprimize the whole keeping there identity a secret thing... Or is it different is Auz
A wise man once wrote:

These boys are largely working DA nowadays - the risk form PIRA and the like is negligable so it's a case of staying out of the limelight where possible and a balaclava certainly screams 'look at me'. Those of us on the int/surveillance side of things are rather more paranoid.
;)

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Djibouti, Africa (May 24, 2006) - A CH-53D Sea Stallion, assigned to the RIronhorsesS of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron Four Six One (HMH-461) deploys a small boat during helocast training for U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron is based at Valdosta, Ga. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Scott Taylor
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Djibouti, Africa (May 24, 2006) - U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron based at Valdosta, Ga., jump from a CH-53D Sea Stallion, assigned to the RIronhorsesS of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron Four Six One (HMH-461) during helocast training. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Scott Taylor
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hires (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/060520-N-7497P-229.JPG)

Camp Corregidor, Ramadi, Iraq. (May 20, 2006) Corporal Jeremy Rugg attached to 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) with Corporal Julius Mitchell laying covering fire on his left and Corporal Adam Gokey spotting insurgent positions on his right, fires a HE grenade that can be seen traveling through the air towards an enemy position while on patrol in the city of Ramadi. The mission was part of the continuing support of the 2-28 BCT. 2-28 BCT is deployed with IMEF (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi security forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. U.S Navy Photo by Photographers Mate Second Class Samuel C Peterson

[....]

great pics He and Chef!!

[FozzieBear]

he, i must say with todays pictures you are spoiling us, exquisite. :D

[~~~~]

I guess the guy on the right sees every molecule of dust on his rifle's carrying handle...

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[22.5degrees]

With magnified optics, items close to the objective lense are nearly invisible. He probably doesn't see the carry handle at all.

22.5

[TuNeRsHaRk]

With magnified optics, items close to the objective lense are nearly invisible. He probably doesn't see the carry handle at all.

22.5

ditto that


nice pics today guys

so do the aussie commandos use the diemacos or do they use american made m4's

[baboon6]

im abit confused.

Does showing all those SAS soldiers faces kinda comprimize the whole keeping there identity a secret thing... Or is it different is Auz

They're not SAS they are 4RAR, which although a special ops unit is not quite as secret. The ADF doesn't generally publish the faces of SAS operators but all official 4RAR pics show faces.

[Beckett]

i wonder why that marine doesnt stick his irons in his pack or something, save some weight thats for sure.

[ammotech]

i wonder why that marine doesnt stick his irons in his pack or something, save some weight thats for sure.

Crude back up sight-- it's already in place.
This way it does not get lost. S*!* will find it's way out of your pack
-If your M4/M16 is too heavy then you need to spend more time at the gym.

[wormie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/notgonnadothismuchlonger/21312.jpg

Guess he felt he wasn't a big enough target just carrying a rifle.
rofl
123456

[22.5degrees]

AS far as I know, the Aussies are using Diemaco's. Known now as Colt Canada. However, I did have the chance to chat with an Aussie SBS(I believe? ) and he claimed that he was using a Bushmaster M4.

22.5

[Ballistic]

AS far as I know, the Aussies are using Diemaco's. Known now as Colt Canada. However, I did have the chance to chat with an Aussie SBS(I believe? ) and he claimed that he was using a Bushmaster M4.

22.5

No. Australian SF are issued the Colt M4. Australia has no SBS. SOCOMD is made up of SASR, 4RAR, IRR plus support units and such.

[He219]

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An East Timorese soldier takes up position during a gun fight between East Timorese soldiers and former comrades who were sacked on the outskirt of Dili, May 24, 2006. (Lirio Da Fonseca/*******)
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Australian soldiers take positions at the Dili airport after their arrival May 25, 2006. Australian commandos arrived in chaotic East Timor on Thursday after gunbattles in the capital claimed more victims and forced residents to huddle in their homes. About 150 commandos quickly secured the airport in Dili ahead of the deployment of 1,300 troops to help restore peace and order after weeks of unrest. *******/Antonio Dasiparu
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Australian soldiers guard a street near the airport on the outskirts of the capital Dili, East Timor May 26, 2006. Fierce fighting eased in East Timor overnight as Australian commandos secured the main airport ahead of the arrival of hundreds more troops on Friday. *******/Lirio Da Fonseca
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East Timorese refugees look out from a window as a Malaysian soldier passes by at Dili's airport, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital as international troops struggled to end fighting that has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisanwati)
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A Malaysian soldier checks his gun as they arrive in Dili's airport, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital as international troops struggled to end fighting that has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisanwati)
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An Australian soldier takes up a position as they arrive at Dili airport, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital as international troops struggled to end fighting that has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisanwati)
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Australian soldiers move past their plane upon arrival in Dili's airport, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital as international troops struggled to end fighting that has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisanwati)
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An Australian soldier checks the vehicle of an East Timorese man, right, at a checkpoint in Dili, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital as international troops struggled to end fighting that has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisanwati)
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An Australian soldier on his armored personnel carrier moves past an East Timorese during a patrol in Dili, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital as international troops struggled to end fighting that has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisanwati)
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An East Timorese boy looks on as Australian soldiers on their armored vehicle patrol in Dili, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital as international troops struggled to end fighting that has threatened to plunge the world's youngest country back into civil war. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisanwati)
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ID the kit ..

Australian soldiers take up defensive positions along Dili's main street as a truck carrying Timorese children passes by Friday, May 26, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The Australian troops arrived amidst continuing fighting and increasingly unstable conditions as government troops battle renegade soldiers. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)
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An Australian soldier runs to take up a defensive position along Dili's main street Friday, May 26, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The Australian troops arrived amidst continuing fighting and increasingly unstable conditions as government troops battle renegade soldiers. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)
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Australian soldiers take a break during a patrol in Dili, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Soldiers fired on unarmed police in East Timor's capital, killing nine and wounding 27, as international troops struggled to end fighting threatening to plunge the world's youngest country into a civil war. (AP Photo/Amori Antonio)
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A Malaysian soldier helps a comrade donning his flak vest as they prepare for a patrol in Dili, East Timor, Friday, May 26, 2006. Soldiers fired on unarmed police in East Timor's capital, killing nine and wounding 27, as international troops struggled to end fighting threatening to plunge the world's youngest country into a civil war. (AP Photo/Amori Antonio)

[He219]

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An Australian soldier scans an area through his rifle's scope as he secures an area in downtown Dili, 26 May 2006. East Timor handed over security to Australian troops in the capital to restore order in the streets and stop a bloodbath between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers. After a day that saw at least 15 people killed as houses were torched and unarmed men gunned down, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said his own Timorese forces were being ordered back to their barracks. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/***** Images)
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An Australian soldier takes up a defensive position along Dili's main street Friday, May 26, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The Australian troops arrived amidst continuing fighting and increasingly unstable conditions as government troops battle renegade soldiers. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)
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Australian soldiers get off an armour vehicle to secure an area in downtown Dili as residents (R) celebrate their arrival, 26 May 2006. East Timor handed over security to Australian troops in the capital to restore order in the streets and stop a bloodbath between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers. After a day that saw at least 15 people killed as houses were torched and unarmed men gunned down, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said his own Timorese forces were being ordered back to their barracks. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/***** Images)

[S.H.P.D]

very nice pics!!!!!!

[GrimmyRX]

Yes. Just look at the pics of Operation Falconer (http://www.defence.gov.au/opfalconer/images/gallery/200403a/200403a.htm).
http://www.defence.gov.au/opfalconer/images/gallery/200403a/JPAU15APRO3JC01_lo.jpg
http://www.defence.gov.au/opfalconer/images/gallery/200403a/JPAU15APRO3JC06_lo.jpg

British SOF use the Diemaco version:
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Are you sure? They be using the C-79 Optical Sight in the first two pictures. And I dunno about anyone else's opinion, but the C-79's not quite good enough to just order by itself. I'm pretty sure they got the C-8 with it.

[He219]

Does the M249 come with the Raytheon Elcan? jk
;)
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Key observation to make, note the bbl notch for the M203 (http://www.motionpicturearmourer.com/ColtM4-M203-NSN.jpg) on the M4.
You won't see that on Diemaco's (http://www.geocities.com/dkhuntercorp/c8m203.gif).

[GrimmyRX]

hah hah, fine, true enough, ^_^

I just can't imagine why a country would buy the damn thing all by it's lonesome, ^^;;

It's not a bad optic, but I'm sure they could find some that was lighter and more securely tightened to the gun.

[Ballistic]

Great pics He219 !! Thanks for upping them :D

[larryzou]

nice photos for the australia army thanks

[TacoDelRio]

Good pictures, guys.

Good job.

[venom]

he219 ,

I think he's got a Kifaru E&E pack on his back
over some sort of Molle vest, maybe a CIRAS as some of his buds have those aswell.
oakley boots in tan
and camo sprayed Molle pouches of some sort.
prolly a gas mask pouch too,
and some sort of accurised m16/m4 smth.

€dit :
spelling mistakes

[Xlimit]

ditto that


nice pics today guys

so do the aussie commandos use the diemacos or do they use american made m4's

The Aussies use a M4 with a Elcan scope that's the confusion because it's looks like a Diemaco with a Elcan sight. :roll:

[Ballistic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/notgonnadothismuchlonger/30373283.jpg
ID the kit ..


It's some sort of accurised M16. Possibly an SPR or SAM-R type rifle. I've seen a pic of the SASR in Iraq or A-stan with this same rifle.

[Ballistic]

The Aussies use a M4 with a Elcan scope that's the confusion because it's looks like a Diemaco with a Elcan sight. :roll:

They also have Aimpoints, EOTechs, ACOGs.....

This debate has been going on since those pics of SASR/4RAR at that Iraqi airbase were released way back during Operation Falconer (the ones above).

[Chops]

AS far as I know, the Aussies are using Diemaco's. Known now as Colt Canada. However, I did have the chance to chat with an Aussie SBS(I believe? ) and he claimed that he was using a Bushmaster M4.

22.5

Well he was either a bulls_hitter or having a lend of you. Our SB or NSW equivilant are the Clearance Diver Teams (CDTs). And they, like Army SF, use Colt M4s. No Diemaco like UK SF. Some SOCOMD units do use Bushmaster SPRs (X-15s IIRC?), alongside SR-25s, which is what may have confused you.

[Ballistic]

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It's some sort of accurised M16. Possibly an SPR or SAM-R type rifle. I've seen a pic of the SASR in Iraq or A-stan with this same rifle.
Got a better pic...

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8008/710541432gs.th.jpg (http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=710541432gs.jpg)

[Keegan]

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NATO peacekeepers guard the wreackage of a NATO military plane Cessna 337 which crash landed just outside Kosovo's capital Pristina on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. Two pilots on board survived the crash. .(AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu)
May seem like a stupid question, but what purpose does the Cessna have for the military, recon....? What NATO country uses this aircraft....?

[Seoulstriker]

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Unreal. The same as it was 20 years ago?

[navyLCDR]

Unreal. The same as it was 20 years ago?

Not exactly the same. The cell phone service is a whole lot better! ;)

[EvanL]

Well he was either a bulls_hitter or having a lend of you. Our SB or NSW equivilant are the Clearance Diver Teams (CDTs). And they, like Army SF, use Colt M4s. No Diemaco like UK SF. Some SOCOMD units do use Bushmaster SPRs (X-15s IIRC?), alongside SR-25s, which is what may have confused you.
The fact that they use Elcans on alot of their firearms doesn't help to make it much clearer either, as most other countries using Elcan scopes are also using Diemacos. Netherlands, Denmark, Canada and Norway.

[22.5degrees]

Chops,
No offence to soldiers, but they usually aren't the type to remember all the specifics about what they're issued. It works, they use it.. Perhaps he was unsure of what he had or he could have been pulling my pisser.

22.5

[Ameen]

A little slow, but better late than never:

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A Lebanese woman, waves a Hezbollah flag during a rally to mark the sixth anniversary of Israel 's withdrawal from southern Lebanon after an 18-year occupation, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday May 25, 2006. Some thousands of Hezbollah supporters marked the sixth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon as they massed in the streets. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A general view of Hezbollah supporters as they gather to mark the sixth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon after an 18-year occupation, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday May 25, 2006. Many thousands of Hezbollah supporter marked the sixth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon with this mass rally.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Lebanese Muslim veiled women, supporters of the Hezbollah guerilla group examine a heavy machine gun that was left behind by the Israeli-allied Lebanese militiamen, during an exhibition at the former Israeli Khiam prison, in the southern town of Khiam, Lebanon, Thursday, May 25, 2006, during celebrations of the sixth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon after an 18-year occupation. Lebanon marked the anniversary Thursday, amid deep divisions among its rival leaders over the fate of Hezbollah's weapons. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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A Lebanese flag waves over Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the sixth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon after an 18-year occupation, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday May 25, 2006. Lebanon marked the sixth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, amid deep divisions among its rival leaders over the fate of Hezbollah's weapons. Hezbollah led a guerrilla war against Israel's 18-year occupation of a border zone in southern Lebanon, which ended on May 24, 2000.(AP Photo/ Hussein Malla)

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Pop star Ricky Martin takes a picture with his fan during a press conference held at a hotel in Beirut, Lebanon May 25, 2006. Ricky Martin will perform at the Biel in downtown Beirut on the 27th for Hezbollah celebrations. *******/Mohamed Azakir

[Chops]

Chops,
No offence to soldiers, but they usually aren't the type to remember all the specifics about what they're issued. It works, they use it.. Perhaps he was unsure of what he had or he could have been pulling my pisser.

22.5

Maybe in your Army mate but our SF and CDTs are pretty switched on kit-wise. He'd have to be reasonably switched on to even know Diemaco as we dont issue them but the Brits do.

[Anthony91]

It's some sort of accurised M16. Possibly an SPR or SAM-R type rifle. I've seen a pic of the SASR in Iraq or A-stan with this same rifle.

It's a KAC SR-15.