2006, July 31st - תמונות היום

[He219]

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Smoke and dust rises after Israeli missiles struck the south Lebanese village of Kila during a fire exchange between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas on the Israeli Lebanese border, Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Secondary explosions/ ignition of Hezzi rockets?

Israeli soldiers operate on the top of a tank as Israeli missiles strike the south Lebanese village of Kila a during exchange of fire between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas on the Israeli Lebanese border, northern Israel, Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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An Israeli tank drives along the Israeli Lebanese border during fire exchange between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas, northern Israel, Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. Meanwhile, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, the first to land after the suspension of air strikes early Monday, Israel Radio reported. No casualties were reported in the rocket attacks, the radio said. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli soldiers take positions during battles with Hezbollah fighters along the border with Lebanon Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. Meanwhile, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, the first to land after the suspension of air strikes early Monday, Israel Radio reported. No casualties were reported in the rocket attacks, the radio said. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Israeli army tanks stop on the road next to an overturned vehicle that was carrying supplies when it went off the road on the Lebanese side of the border, Monday, July 31, 2006. Hezbollah guerrillas attacked an Israeli tank in southern Lebanon on Monday, wounding three soldiers, and Israeli warplanes fired into open areas near the village of Taybeh to protect its ground forces, the military said. (AP Photo/Haim Azulay)
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An Israeli soldier runs for cover as a Hezbollah guerrillas exchange fire with Israeli troops in the Lebanese side of the border with northern Israel Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Israeli soldiers take positions during fire exchange with Hezbollah guerrillas in the Lebanese side of the border with northern Israel Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. Meanwhile, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, the first to land after the suspension of air strikes early Monday, Israel Radio reported. No casualties were reported in the rocket attacks, the radio said. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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An explosion is seen after an Israeli shell landed on the Lebanese site of the border with Israel, Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, the defense minister said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire.(AP Photo/Yaron Kaminsky)
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Israeli soldiers take positions next to a rocket damaged tank after Hezbollah guerrillas attacked Israeli troops in the Lebanese side of the border with northern Israel Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli soldiers take positions next to a rocket damaged tank after Hezbollah guerrillas attacked Israeli troops in the Lebanese side of the border with northern Israel Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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A plane releases its payload to extinguish a fire caused by a rocket fired from south Lebanon toward the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, the first to land after the suspension of air strikes early Monday, Israel Radio reported. No casualties were reported in the rocket attacks, the radio said.(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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A Lebanese man inspects a bus that was destroyed on a road between the Lebanese and the Syrian checkpoints, at the Masnaa crossing, in the eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Monday, July 31, 2006, following attacks by Israeli warplanes for the second time in the last few days severing the main artery road between Beirut and Damascus. (AP Photo/Samer Husseini)
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A resident walks past a mound of rubble which used to be a high rise apartment building in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 31, 2006. After over two weeks of sustained Israeli air strikes on the previously densely-populated Hezbollah-controlled area of the capital, few civilians remain, though some ventured back Monday to salvage belongings taking advantage of the 48 hour cease fire. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Toppled and damaged apartment buildings are seen from a bombed out bedroom wall of an apartment in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 31, 2006. After over two weeks of sustained Israeli airstrikes on the previously densely-populated Hezbollah-controlled area of the capital few civilians remain, though some ventured back Monday to salvage belongings taking advantage of the 48 hour pause in airstrikes. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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A Lebanese resident falls as he tries to salvage his belongings from his store in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 31, 2006. After over two weeks of sustained Israeli air strikes on the previously densely-populated Hezbollah-controlled area of the capital few civilians remain, though some ventured back Monday to salvage belongings taking advantage of the 48 hour pause in airstrike. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

[D-gin]

He219, great photos for Today's pics.

[Snoshi]

Awesome pics!!

[Beaufort]

2006, July 31st - תמונות היום


rofl :hug:

Excellent photos today!

[Switek]

Very moving. Thanks He

btw, forgive me my ignorance but what does it mean: תמונות היום ?

[Snoshi]

Very moving. Thanks He

btw, forgive me my ignorance but what does it mean: תמונות היום ?

Todays pics

[Switek]

Todays pics

Thanks! :hug:

[ansonau]

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Awesome photo~~

[He219]

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Columbus Police Department SWAT team members enter Irwin Union Bank's financial services building Sunday, July 30, 2006, in downtown Columbus, Ind., after maintenance workers discovered the building had been broken into. A suspect jumped from a second-story window, and claimed another man was inside. (AP Photo/The Republic, Andrew Laker)
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South African police officers, walk outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Monday, July 31, 2006. Former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma, whose popularity has soared since he was acquitted of rape in May, goes on trial Monday, alongside the local subsidiary of a French weapons company accused of bribing him to deflect investigations into a 1999 arms deal with the South African government. which has supported him despite charges he is corrupt. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Police provide security as people off load ballots in Mbuji Mayi, Congo, Monday, July 31, 2006. Election officials were reopening dozens of polling stations Monday for a second day in the stronghold of a boycotting Congo politician, giving voters another chance to cast ballots after violence kept them from voting in historic elections a day earlier, officials said. Amid stepped-up security, authorities would reopen 172 polling stations in the central diamond-mining Congo city of Mbuji-Mayi, where presumed supporters of veteran politician Etienne Tshisekedi burned polling stations and voting material during Sunday's watershed vote, said Hubert Tisuaka, an election official. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
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Police escort ballot papers for distribution after polling stations opened in Mbuji Mayi, Congo, Sunday, July 30, 2006. Veteran politician Etienne Tshisekedi is boycotting the vote and urging his followers to do the same. His call appeared to be heard in his stronghold in Mbuji Mayi, where there were more electoral officials and observers than voters at many polling stations. Crowds of youths hovered around some deserted polling booths as riot police patrolled the tense city. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
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Singapore riot police march towards a group of mock protestors during a demonstration showcasing local riot police efforts Wednesday, July 19, 2006 in Singapore. Singapore was mobilizing its entire police force and its police national service to provide 24-hour security for the upcoming World Bank and IMF meetings later this year, which are expected to gather 16,000 delegates and visitors. Security measures would include aerial monitoring of the venue and screening of visitors to the country. (AP Photo/Alphonso Chan)
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An Oshkosh firefighter assists at the scene of a fatal accident on the final day of the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture airshow, Sunday, July 30, 2006, in Oshkosh, Wis. The propeller of a Navy warbird sliced into a home-built airplane on a taxiway during the airshow Sunday, killing a passenger, officials said. The victim in the home-built Van's RV was ****ounced dead at the scene at Wittman Regional Airport, but the pilot was unhurt, said Tom Poberezny, president of the Experimental Aircraft Association. (AP Photo/The Oshkosh Northwestern, Larry Crane)

[Malchi]

Hebrew in MilitaryPhotos.com forums wootwoot
Great pics m8.
kol hakavod

[daily666]

Ok my first time...please be lenient;)

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A child pauses beside a Chinese tank on display at the Military Museum in Beijing Monday 31 July 2006 China s annual Army Day falls on 01 August is held to honour and observe the nation s military EPA MICHAEL REYNOLDS PAP EPA

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Visitors to Beijing s Military Museum walk beside a large rocket and the reg flags of the Communist Party Monday 31 July 2006 China s annual Army Day falls on 01 August is held to honour and observe the nation s military EPA MICHAEL REYNOLDS PAP EPA

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An Iranian woman covered in Chador black Islamic gown seen next to a picture of Lebanese Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah during an anti Israel demonstratin in front of the United Nations office in Tehran on Monday 31 July 2006 following the Israeli strike on the Lebanese town of Qana that killed at least 56 civilians Israel suspended air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours after the attack EPA Abedin Taherkenareh PAP EPA

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Israeli troops return from an operation in Lebanon near the Lebanese border Monday 31 July 2006 Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Monday that Israel would not agree to an immediate ceasefire and in fact planned to intensify its offensive against the Lebanese Hezbollah movement EPA PAVEL WOLBERG PAP EPA

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An Israeli soldier takes position during a Hezbollah rocket and morter attack on an Israeli army convoy trying to evacuate an Israeli tank that was hit by a Hezbollah rocket near the Lebanese border Monday 31 July 2006 Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Monday that Israel would not agree to an immediate ceasefire and in fact planned to intensify its offensive against the Lebanese Hezbollah movement EPA PAVEL WOLBERG PAP EPA

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A French soldier stands guard as a French military helicopter transporting French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste Blazy lands on Monday 31 July 2006 at Beirut s port French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste Blazy arrived in Beirut to hold talks with Lebanese officials United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she was convinced an urgent ceasefire in the Middle East was possible this week EPA WAEL HAMZEH PAP EPA

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MOSCOW RUSSIA JULY 31 An OMON officer stands guard while a rock fan performs an acrobatic movement during the open air festival Krylya 2006 Wings 2006 at MoscowÆs Tushino airfield Photo ITAR TASS Alexander Saverkin

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KALININGRAD REGION RUSSIA JULY 31 The crash site of Sukhoi Su 24 Fencer attack aircraft 4 km ca 2 5 miles south of Medovoye Bagrationovsk District Both the pilots were killed before they could eject from the plane Photo ITAR TASS Igor Zarembo

[Createdeemcee]

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Hate to have to defend myself with out a front sight!

[B25Hmitchell]

Excellent pictures today. I wish that PAP watermak that is smeared on the pictures was a little more subtle.

[NimDod]

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the overturned vehicle is a Puma, right?
was anyone hurt?

[Snoshi]

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the overturned vehicle is a Puma, right?
was anyone hurt?
Yeah, 3 were hurt

[tanks_alot]

the overturned vehicle is a Puma, right?
was anyone hurt?

3 were lightly wounded.

[Snoshi]

Off-topic: LOL He you topic has gone Hebrew Style :D

[spoiledEgg]

Yeah, 3 were hurt

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3284209,00.html

Earlier, three soldiers were lightly injured when their Puma-type armored vehicle turned over. An IDF tank which set out on a rescue mission was struck by an anti-tank missile but there were no injuries and the vehicles which absorbed the attack have been taken out of the combat zone. IDF sources told Ynet that ground forces are continuing to operate in the area, searching for Hizbullah infrastructures, arms, communication equipment, and other types of equipment.

[Beaufort]

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Israeli soldiers return from combat at the front line inside Lebanon near the Israeli village of Metula, north of Kiryat Shmona, July 31, 2006. Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly children, and triggered worldwide demands for a truce in the Jewish state's war against Hizbollah.


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*******/Carlos Barria
Israeli soldiers return from combat at the front line inside Lebanon near the Israeli village Metula, north of Kiryat Shmona, July 31, 2006. Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly children, and triggered worldwide demands for a truce in the Jewish state's war against Hizbollah.



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*******/Carlos Barria
An Israeli tank returns from combat at the front line inside Lebanon near the Israeli village Metula, north of Kiryat Shmona, July 31, 2006. Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly children, and triggered worldwide demands for a truce in the Jewish state's war against
Hizbollah.


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*******/Carlos Barria
Israeli soldiers return from combat at the front line inside Lebanon near the Israeli village Metula, north of Kiryat Shmona, July 31, 2006. Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly children, and triggered worldwide demands for a truce in the Jewish state's war against Hizbollah.



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*******/Carlos Barria
Israeli soldiers return from combat at the front line inside Lebanon near the Israeli village Metula, north of Kiryat Shmona, July 31, 2006. Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly children, and triggered worldwide demands for a truce in the Jewish state's war against Hizbollah.




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*******/Carlos Barria
An Israeli soldier secures the area for comrades who try to recover a damaged tank as they came under attack along the Israel-Lebanon border, near the Israeli village of Metula July 31, 2006.



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*******/Ammar Awad
An Israeli soldier prays at an artillery position near the northern border July 31, 2006. Israel is certain that any cease fire to halt fighting with Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon will only take effect once an international stabilisation force has deployed in southern Lebanon, Israel Radio said on Monday.

[daily666]

Did you notice that because of the Hebrew "Today's Pics" the pages in main view go from right to left :D

some more...

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A mosque is seen from a broken window in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut Lebanon Monday 31 July 2006 After over two weeks of sustained Israeli airstrikes on the previously densely populated Hezbollah controlled area of the capital few civilians remain though some ventured back Monday to salvage belongings taking advantage of the 48 hour pause in airstrikes EPA WAEL HAMZEH PAP EPA

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General view of the destroyed buildings in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut Lebanon Monday 31 July 2006 After over two weeks of sustained Israeli airstrikes on the previously densely populated Hezbollah controlled area of the capital few civilians remain though some ventured back Monday to salvage belongings taking advantage of the 48 hour pause in airstrikes EPA WAEL HAMZEH PAP EPA

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Israeli soldier takes position during a Hizbollah attack on an Israeli army convoy that try to evacuate an Israeli tank at the Lebanese border Monday 31 July 2006 The radical Shiite Hezbollah movement launched two rockets at northern Israel early Monday afternoon the first such strikes since Israel announced a 24 hour suspension of aerial attacks on Lebanon Israeli media reported EPA PAVEL WOLBERG PAP EPA

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sraeli soldier takes position during a Hizbollah attack on an Israeli army convoy that try to evacuate an Israeli tank at the Lebanese border Monday 31 July 2006 The radical Shiite Hezbollah movement launched two rockets at northern Israel early Monday afternoon the first such strikes since Israel announced a 24 hour suspension of aerial attacks on Lebanon Israeli media reported EPA PAVEL WOLBERG PAP EPA

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Israeli soldiers run for cover during a Hezbollah rocket and morter attack on an Israeli army convoy trying to evacuate an Israeli tank that was hit by a Hezbollah rocket near the Lebanese border Monday 31 July 2006 Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Monday that Israel would not agree to an immediate ceasefire and in fact planned to intensify its offensive against the Lebanese Hezbollah movement EPA PAVEL WOLBERG PAP EPA

[captainahab]

´question:why do the isralis have olive pattern uniforms?why haven't they got any camouflage patterns?wouln't they be much more effective??

[deagle]

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Hate to have to defend myself with out a front sight!

spray/pray or is it pray/spray again ?

Lol

[TheSun_CZ]

´question:why do the isralis have olive pattern uniforms?why haven't they got any camouflage patterns?wouln't they be much more effective??

I think that their "camo" is effective enough so..."if it works don't fix it" ?

[EvanL]

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Candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR), breach a compound in a field near Kamloops, BC, as part of a training exercise.
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A CH-146 Griffon Helicopter from 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS) transports soldiers for insertion in a field near Kamloops, BC as part of an exercise designed to train and select candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR).
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A CH-146 Griffon Helicopter from 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS) transports soldiers for insertion in a field near Kamloops, BC as part of an exercise designed to train and select candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR).
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A CH-146 Griffon Helicopter from 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS) transports soldiers for insertion in a field near Kamloops, BC as part of an exercise designed to train and select candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR).
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Candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR), breach a compound in a field near Kamloops, BC, as part of a training exercise.
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Candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR), breach a compound in a field near Kamloops, BC, as part of a training exercise.
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Candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR), breach a compound in a field near Kamloops, BC, as part of a training exercise.
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Candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR), breach a compound in a field near Kamloops, BC, as part of a training exercise.
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A Candidate for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR), carries out a simulated casualty after breaching a compound in a field near Kamloops, BC, as part of a training exercise.
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A CH-146 Griffon Helicopter from 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS) transports soldiers for return from a field near Kamloops, BC as part of an exercise designed to train and select candidates for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR).
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Kamloops, BC, Canada
Soldiers from the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) dismount from a CH-146 Griffon Helicopter from 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS) in a field near Kamloops, BC as part of an exercise designed to train candidates for CSOR.
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[Johnny_H02]

F**cken Eh!

Nice post Evan

[EvanL]

F**cken Eh!

Nice post Evan
Thats right... All the tea.

[Laworkerbee]

Some pics from protests around the world

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Sofia, BULGARIA: A Lebenese community member gives a V-sign during a protest against the Israeli air strikes on Lebanon and Gaza Strip in Bulgarian capital Sofia, 31 July 2006.

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HEBRON, : Palestinians take to the street as they protest against the continuing bombardment of neighboring Lebanon and the incursions into the Gaza Strip, as they hold a poster of Hezbollah leader Hussein Nasrallah 31 July 2006, in the West Bank town of Hebron. Despite an Israeli pledge to halt air raids for 48 hours over Lebanon, Israeli forces carried out an air strike today in support of a ground operation near the southeastern Lebanese border village of Taibe. Yesterday 56 Lebanese were killed, mainly children, in the southern village of Qana when one building received a direct hit.

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Tehran, IRAN: An Iranian woman covering her face holds a portrait of Lebanese militia Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a demonstration in downtown Tehran, 31 July 2006, to show solidarity with the Lebanese people and condemn the Israeli attack on the Lebanese southern village of Qana.

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Tehran, IRAN: Iranian women dressed as suicide bombers hold a banner refusing the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 calling for the disarmament of Lebanese militia Hezbollah during a demonstration in downtown Tehran, 31 July 2006. Many countries around the world have been witnessing demonstrations since yesterday to condemn the Israeli attack on the Lebanese southern village of Qana, which killed at least 52 Lebanese civilians, including 30 children.

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Damascus, SYRIA: Syrian women hold a banner bearing portraits of Syrian Presidents Hafez and Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah reading in Arabic "Victory to the resistance" as they mourn over symbolic coffins during a demonstration in Damascus, 31 July 2006

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Amman, JORDAN: Jordanian students shout slogans and hold a banner accusing soft drink companies Pepsi and Coca Cola of financing Israel with $2.3 billion/year as they rally near the campus of the University of Jordan in Amman 31 July 2006, to protest against Israel's military operations in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JULY 31: Iraqi Women carry a picture of Lebanese militia Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they take part in a protest against Israel's attacks on civilians in Lebanon on July 31, 2006 in the Sadr Shiite city in Baghdad, Iraq.

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JULY 31: An Iraqi man burns Israeli and American flags as Iraqi women take part in a protest against Israel's attacks on civilians in Lebanon on July 31, 2006 in the Sadr Shiite city in Baghdad, Iraq

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NAJAF, IRAQ: Shiite Iraqi firebrand Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a press conference in the Holy city of Najaf south of Baghdad 31 July 2006. Sadr called for an unconditional ceasefire in Lebanon after an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese village of Qana killed at least 52 civilians, including 30 children.

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New Delhi, INDIA: Indian Muslims hold placards as they listen to their leaders during a protest against Israel's attack on Lebanon, in New Delhi, 31 July 2006

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JULY 31: Iraqi Women carry a picture of Lebanese militia Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as they take part in a protest against Israel's attacks on civilians in Lebanon on July 31, 2006 in the Sadr Shiite city in Baghdad, Iraq.

All the major players on that poster p-)

I wonder how all of these protests were coordinated?

Nice pic's there Evan

[Eddy]

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Victoria's Secret ?

[saigonsmuggler]

Some more pics of damaged Merkava 4s in South Lebanon:

http://cache.*****images.com/xc/71544009.jpg?v=1&c=MS_GINS&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF19390335F8FA9CA92A6EF80029136EB4757810F755E003CBEB8

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http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/5224/71543852oy7.jpg

http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/7494/71543844ib3.jpg

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A Merkava 4 under missile attack:

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[HorrigEn]

Wow
Hot pictuers man...


Israeli army tanks stop on the road next to an overturned vehicle that was carrying supplies when it went off the road on the Lebanese side of the border, Monday, July 31, 2006. Hezbollah guerrillas attacked an Israeli tank in southern Lebanon on Monday, wounding three soldiers, and Israeli warplanes fired into open areas near the village of Taybeh to protect its ground forces, the military said. (AP Photo/Haim Azulay)

Good to hear no Izraeli soldiers killed...
I dont know what to say abot Hezbollah members

[Beaufort]

The Mk 4s seem to be doing very well against Hizbollah's AT threats (touch wood).

[Howie Kaluha]

OK, I'm lovin' these IDF pics :)

[3rdMillhouse]

´question:why do the isralis have olive pattern uniforms?why haven't they got any camouflage patterns?wouln't they be much more effective??


I heard they use olive green so that they don't confuse their friendlies with terrorists, since terrorists are always using camouflage.

[Kvakva]

I heard they use olive green so that they don't confuse their friendlies with terrorists, since terrorists are always using camouflage.
I heard that just one color is considered to bland better and it is more universal for diferent types of surroundings.

[3rdMillhouse]

I heard that just one color is considered to bland better and it is more universal for diferent types of surroundings.


Yes, I've heard that too. Also heard that this was the reason US troops in Vietnam used the Olive Green Pattern.

[saigonsmuggler]

More pics of Merkava 4s (damaged):

http://cache.*****images.com/xc/71543573.jpg?v=1&c=MS_GINS&k=2&d=08A8BA3C818346D0F82448189B92D4EC

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Puma is on the bottom and this guy is about to fall in too..
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[Beaufort]

Olive green is excellent, blends very well with the vegetation and in the desert all you have to do is (though it isn't a must) have some dust on your garbs and vwalla!

[iGrooCk]

what kinda missle hit the tank? an RPG or something more modern? it doesnt look like it too that big of a damage other then the plates were blown off

[NimDod]

what kinda missle hit the tank? an RPG or something more modern? it doesnt look like it too that big of a damage other then the plates were blown off

Israeli chanel 10 news, showing the moment the tank gets hit (on the 57th second).
http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/3850/950295
I cant ID what hit it. cant ID a missile smoke trail either.

[saigonsmuggler]

what kinda missle hit the tank? an RPG or something more modern? it doesnt look like it too that big of a damage other then the plates were blown off
Some speculation on other websites mentioned of TOW (apparently no ATGM heavier is confirmed as avail in Hez's arsenal???).

Eitherway, the left front armor module is pretty much out of action. Tank headed back to Israel for repair.

If this was indeed the damage from a TOW, I'd hate to see what a heavier missile (TOW-2, Kornet, Hellfire, Maverick, etc) would do to it. :(

[iGrooCk]

Israeli chanel 10 news, showing the moment the tank gets hit (on the 57th second).
http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/3850/950295
I cant ID what hit it. cant ID a missile smoke trail either.
hmm what kinda of a player is that? i cant seem to open or watch the clip

[Beaufort]

Some speculation on other websites mentioned of TOW (nothing heavier).

Eitherway, the left front armor module is pretty much out of action. Tank headed back to Israel for repair.

If this was indeed the damage from a TOW, I'd hate to see what a heavier missile (TOW-2, Kornet, Hellfire, Maverick, etc) would do to it. :(

Actually the Hizbollah are known to have the Metis and the Kornet.

[iGrooCk]

Some speculation on other websites mentioned of TOW (apparently no ATGM heavier is confirmed as avail in Hez's arsenal??).

Eitherway, the left front armor module is pretty much out of action. Tank headed back to Israel for repair.

If this was indeed the damage from a TOW, I'd hate to see what a heavier missile (TOW-2, Kornet, Hellfire, Maverick, etc) would do to it. :(
there is not much damage to the tank from the photos that i see...its just a bunch of plates outa order nothing major

[saigonsmuggler]

Actually the Hizbollah are known to have the Metis and the Kornet.
Metis is about same as TOW right? I-TOW and TOW-2 are heavier. Kornet is NOT confirmed as of yet.

[=DG=]

quote:
there is not much damage to the tank from the photos that i see...its just a bunch of plates outa order nothing major


I dont want to see the interior damage by the shock from that hit.

[He219]

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Kemaman, Malaysia (July 28, 2006) - A 9th Royal Malay Regiment vehicle is loaded aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in preparation for a joint amphibious exercise during the at-sea phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia. CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ralph Radford
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Mersing, Malaysia (July 30, 2006) - Paratroopers from the 9th Royal Malay Regiment run ashore from Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 57 during an amphibious assault as part of the Malaysia phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman
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Mersing, Malaysia (July 30, 2006) - Paratroopers from the 9th Royal Malay Regiment drive an assault vehicle from Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 73 during an amphibious assault as part of the Malaysia phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman
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South China Sea (July 31, 2006) - Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Rodolfo Reyes drives the Jet Ski portion of a Ship Deployed Surface Target (SDST) out of the stern gate of amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga and four other ships are currently participating in the at-sea portion of the Malaysia phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman
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South China Sea (July 31, 2006) - Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Omar Bonilla fires a 25mm chain gun from the deck of amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Kevin Rodriguez stands by to give support during a weapons firing using a Ship Deployed Surface Target (SDST). Tortuga and four other ships are currently participating in the at-sea portion of the Malaysia phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John L. Beeman
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South China Sea (July 31, 2006) - Fire Controlman 2nd Class Geoffrey Dailey, a member of the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper's (DDG 70) Visit, Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, stands guard on the Malaysian merchant vessel Mahsuri during a combined boarding exercise with the Royal Malaysian Navy. The boarding exercise was the result of an overnight search and surveillance of a critical contact of interest by both navies including U.S. Navy P-3 maritime patrol aircraft. The two navies are training together during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is an annual bilateral series of maritime exercises between the United States and several Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Melinda Larson
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Pacific Ocean (July 27, 2006) - Thirteen Ships line up for a photo exercise during the UNITAS Pacific Phase exercise. UNITAS is an annual exercise in the South American region. This year’s Pacific phase, hosted by Chile, includes navies from seven countries: Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Spain and the United States. The exercise is designed to train each navy in a variety of maritime scenarios, with each operating as a component of the multinational force. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Johansen Laurel
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Pacific Ocean (July 28, 2006) - Damage Control Fireman Search and Rescue Swimmer Jeffrey Powers rest after retrieving two personnel on a rib boat transfer during the UNITAS Pacific Phase exercise. UNITAS is an annual exercise in the South American region. This year's Pacific phase, hosted by Chile, includes navies from seven countries including Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Spain and the United States. The exercise is designed to train each navy in a variety of maritime scenarios, with each operating as a component of the multinational force. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Johansen Laurel
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Atlantic Ocean (July 28, 2006) - An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) performs a fly-by past the bridge of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The F-14 will officially retire in September 2006, after 32 years of service to the fleet. Roosevelt is completing Joint Task Force Exercises with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Laird
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Atlantic Ocean (July 28, 2006) - Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) perform a fly-over in formation above the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt is completing Joint Task Force Exercises with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Laird

[=DG=]

Thanks He219,the Tomcat is still a good looking jet :)

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/5491/f14dtomcathn4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/5491/f14dtomcathn4.jpg

[saigonsmuggler]

there is not much damage to the tank from the photos that i see...its just a bunch of plates outa order nothing major
Here's the Merkava 4 with its turret NERA armor module removed (I think to access the engine for maintenance, one'd have to remove the turret armor module):

[edit to remove the Merkava 4 internal armor module pic]

Apparently the armor module is comprised of slanted plates. Once these plates are destroyed, I think the majority of the armor value is gone (could be wrong though, but the bare-boned turret armor seems conventional and not that significant).

Again these are just my uneducated opinions so take it with big grains of salt.. :)

[Kaplanr]

The whole video was interesting, an on-the-spot documentary. Morale is high, and interestingly they talk about the IDF's ROE on the ground. They're only allowed to return fire at sources of fire or known combatants. No further info on what kind of AT round.

[Kvakva]

Actually the Hizbollah are known to have the Metis and the Kornet.
You have proof? Never saw any of those. They are known to have Fagot.

[daily666]

Thanks He219,the Tomcat is still a good looking jet :)

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/5491/f14dtomcathn4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



Goddamnit it's the best. It was my first Fujimi Aircraft model I made, with metal parts and wheels and....uhhhhh.


Great pics He p-)

[Kaplanr]

quote:
there is not much damage to the tank from the photos that i see...its just a bunch of plates outa order nothing major


I dont want to see the interior damage by the shock from that hit.

The crew seem to have gotten out under their own power. One of the better quotes in the Walla.co.il video was about the Hizb. positions along the border. It showed engineers with dozers flattening them and preparing charges. "What the missiles don't do from above, the D-9 does."

[Beaufort]

Metis is about same as TOW right? I-TOW and TOW-2 are heavier. Kornet is NOT confirmed as of yet.

Correction, I meant the Metis-M.

As for the Kornet, they already used them in the incident at al-Ghajar according to the IDF.

The Metis-M was used in Bint Jbil according to the head of the Israeli Operations Directorate.

[NimDod]

in the past 2 week we have seen AT missiles and rockets used by Hezbullah. only yesterday there was a thread showing Saggers, Fagot and TOW.
they also use RPG7 (who doesnt?), RPG29 (was captured in a failed cross boarder attack a few months ago), some 106mm recoiless cannons, the Iranian TOW copy (tufan? something like that), Matis (one of the tanks in Lebanon was hit by one a few days ago). they said they also use the Kornet-E (probebly got those from Syria), but I havent seen any pictures of it (yet).

[saigonsmuggler]

So the US Army also claimed Kornet in Iraq but none has ever been substantiated. The moment a tank'd been penetrated, someone will immediately claim Kornet. I have not seen pics or confirmation from IDF that they have captured a Kornet launcher/round/expended tube.

Does the IDF have any proof of Metis-M?

Thanks.

[frenchy]

in the past 2 week we have seen AT missiles and rockets used by Hezbullah. only yesterday there was a thread showing Saggers, Fagot and TOW.
they also use RPG7 (who doesnt?), RPG29 (was captured in a failed cross boarder attack a few months ago), some 106mm recoiless cannons, the Iranian TOW copy (tufan? something like that), Matis (one of tanks in Lebanon was hit by one a few days ago). they said they also use the Kornet-E (probebly got those from Syria), but I havent seen any pictures of it (yet).

Well I hope israelis will correct this for their MBT in the future.

[camerashy]

I thinks it is sick how mideast muslims rejoice whenever one of their suicide bombers blows up a cafe in Israel but calls for intervention when their civilians die.

[He219]

Did you notice that because of the Hebrew "Today's Pics" the pages in main view go from right to left :D
Yeah, it's all f*#ed up now!
;)


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In this photo released by the Israeli Defense Force, IDF, an Israeli army tank maneuvers in the southern Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras, Saturday, July 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Israeli Defense Force, Abir Sultan, HO)
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A convoy of Israeli tanks gather on a road near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel Sunday July 30, 2006. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed "great sorrow" Sunday for the airstrikes that destroyed houses in the Lebanese town of Qana and killed dozens of people, many of them children, but blamed Hezbollah guerrillas for using the area as a base for launching rockets at Israel. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
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An Israeli soldier operates on the top of a tank as Israeli shells strike the south Lebanese village of Kila during exchange of fire between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas on the Israeli Lebanese border Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will 'expand and strengthen' its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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An Israeli soldier takes position during battles with Hezbollah fighters along the border with Lebanon Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. Meanwhile, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, the first to land after the suspension of air strikes early Monday, Israel Radio reported. No casualties were reported in the rocket attacks, the radio said. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Israeli soldiers take their positions near the Lebanese border during an exchange of fire with Hezbollah guerrillas Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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An Israeli soldier stands atop an army artillery position near the Lebanese border in northern Israel, Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, while the army honored a 48-hour halt in aerial strikes.(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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An Israeli soldier jumps from an armored vehicle positioned along the border with Lebanon as Israeli troops, unseen, try to extract an overturned armored personal carrier inside Lebanon Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli soldiers take positions next to a rocket damaged tank after Hezbollah guerrillas attacked Israeli troops in the Lebanese side of the border with northern Israel Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli soldiers take positions next to a rocket damaged tank after Hezbollah guerrillas attacked Israeli troops in the Lebanese side of the border with northern Israel Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. Meanwhile, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, the first to land after the suspension of air strikes early Monday, Israel Radio reported. No casualties were reported in the rocket attacks, the radio said. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli soldiers walk along a road after cossing back into Israel from southern Lebanon after over night fighting Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli soldiers line up next to the border with Lebanon in northern Israel Monday, July 31, 2006. Israeli planes hit targets in southern Lebanon on Monday after Hezbollah guerrillas blasted an Israeli tank and injured three Israeli soldiers, breaking a brief respite in 20 days of fighting. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Israeli soldiers hug each other after an operation to extract troops and damaged armored vehicles which came under rocket attack by Hezbollah fighters in the Lebanese side of the border with northern Israel, Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. Meanwhile, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, the first to land after the suspension of air strikes early Monday, Israel Radio reported. No casualties were reported in the rocket attacks, the radio said. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli soldiers rest after returning from Lebanon, close to the border in northern Israel, Monday, July 31, 2006. Israeli planes hit targets in southern Lebanon on Monday after Hezbollah guerrillas blasted an Israeli tank and injured three Israeli soldiers, breaking a brief respite in 20 days of fighting.(AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg)
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Israeli soldiers share a smoke after cossing back into Israel from Lebanon after over night fighting Monday, July 31, 2006. Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Monday, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in air strikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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With the Lebanese town of Kila in the background, Israeli soldiers gather on the Israeli side of the border after crossing back from Lebanon after overnight fighting Monday, July 31, 2006. Israeli planes hit targets in southern Lebanon on Monday after Hezbollah guerrillas blasted an Israeli tank and injured three Israeli soldiers, breaking a brief respite in 20 days of fighting. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli soldiers walk together after cossing back into Israel from Lebanon Monday, July 31, 2006, after over night fighting. Israeli planes hit targets in southern Lebanon on Monday after Hezbollah guerrillas blasted an Israeli tank and injured three Israeli soldiers, breaking a brief respite in 20-days of fighting.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Israeli tanks and troops rest after fighting in southern Lebanon, near the border in northern Israel, Monday, July 31, 2006. Israeli planes hit targets in southern Lebanon on Monday after Hezbollah guerrillas blasted an Israeli tank and injured three Israeli soldiers, breaking a brief respite in 20 days of fighting. (AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg)
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Israeli soldiers stop on a road early morning after crossing back into Israel from Lebanon after over night fighting Monday, July 31, 2006. The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday near the village of Taibe in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the army said. Meanwhile, Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona, the first to land after the suspension of air strikes early Monday, Israel Radio reported. No casualties were reported in the rocket attacks, the radio said. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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This image released by the Jordanian Royal Palace, Queen Rania of Jordan holds a lit candle during a fund raising concert in support for the Lebanese people, in Amman, Jordan, late Sunday, July 30, 2006. The United Nations sent relief supplies to the besieged southern Lebanese town of Qana on Monday and to the coastal city of Tyre, taking advantage Israel's declaration that it would halt air raids, officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Ayoub, Jordan Royal Palace)
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A member of the Spanish team is thrown into the air during the Syncro Free Combination final at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, July 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

[daily666]

one more I found interesting

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July 31: Kathryn Towner surfaces and shakes the water from her hair at the Washington Pool in Mason County, Ky., where temperatures hit the mid 90's.

[He219]

Thanks He219,the Tomcat is still a good looking jet :)
Check this out:

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Atlantic Ocean (July 28, 2006) – Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), aircraft number 112, accelerates down the ship’s number three catapult during the final launch of an F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft. The last launch marks the end of an era for Naval Aviation. The F-14 will officially retire in September 2006, after 32 years of service to the fleet. Theodore Roosevelt is completing Joint Task Force Exercises with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Randall Damm
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Atlantic Ocean (July 28, 2006) – Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), aircraft number 112, accelerates down the ship’s number three catapult during the final launch of an F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft. The last launch marks the end of an era for Naval Aviation. The F-14 will officially retire in September 2006, after 32 years of service to the fleet. Theodore Roosevelt is completing Joint Task Force Exercises with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Randall Damm
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Atlantic Ocean (July 28, 2006) – An F-14D Tomcat, aircraft number 100, assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) makes a near supersonic fly-by above the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The F-14 will officially retire in September 2006, after 32 years of service to the fleet. Theodore Roosevelt is completing Joint Task Force Exercises with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Laird

[=DG=]

Many thanks....Phantastic images, cheers !!

[NimDod]

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its good to be King...

[He219]

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Pararescuemen from the 58th Rescue Squadron fast rope out of a HH-60 Pavehawk to reach a simulated crash site July 27 as part of a mass casualty scenario in exercise Angel Thunder. The mass casualty scenario involved two CH-47 Chinook helicopters crashing. Once on the ground, pararescuemen triaged survivors and relocated them to a casualty collection point. They were then flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to a simulated level 2/3 medical facility. This part of exercise Angel Thunder involved the 48th, 58th, 66th, 79th and 305th Rescue Squadrons as well as air support from the 358th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
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Staff Sergeant David Glass and Staff Sergeant Ivan Eggel start an IV on a simulated mass casualty survivor July 27 as part of exercise Angel Thunder. The mass casualty scenario involved two CH-47 Chinook helicopters crashing. Once on the ground, pararescuemen triaged survivors and relocated them to a casualty collection point. They were then flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to a simulated level 2/3 medical facility. This part of exercise Angel Thunder involved the 48th, 58th, 66th, 79th and 305th Rescue Squadrons as well as air support from the 358th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
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Senior Airman Jeffrey Hamilton coordinates his position as part of a recovery scenario July 26 for exercise Angel Thunder. Angel Thunder is a five-day exercise held at and around Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. It is designed to provide realistic, full-spectrum recovery training for Air Force active-duty, Guard and Reserve combat rescue forces. Airman Hamilton is a pararescueman with the 48th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
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Senior Airman Corey Farr and Senior Airman Jonathan McKenzie carry a simulated mass casualty survivor to a safe location July 27 as part of exercise Angel Thunder. The mass casualty scenario involved two CH-47 Chinook helicopters crashing. Once on the ground, pararescuemen triaged survivors and relocated them to a casualty collection point. They were then flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to a simulated level 2/3 medical facility. This part of exercise Angel Thunder involved the 48th, 58th, 66th, 79th and 305th Rescue Squadrons as well as air support from the 358th Fighter Squadron. Airman Farr and Airman McKenzie are with the 58th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
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Pararescuemen and simulated mass casualty survivors take cover as a HH-60 Pavehawk lands July 27 as part of exercise Angel Thunder. The survivors were flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to a simulated level 2/3 medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
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Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron carry a simulated mass casualty survivor July 27 into a HC-130 as part of exercise Angel Thunder. The mass casualty scenario involved two CH-47 Chinook helicopters crashing. Once on the ground, pararescuemen triaged survivors and relocated them to a casualty collection point. They were then flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to a simulated level 2/3 medical facility. This part of exercise Angel Thunder involved the 48th, 58th, 66th, 79th and 305th Rescue Squadrons as well as air support from the 358th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
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Master Sergeant Michael Arena secures simulated mass casualty survivors July 27 into a HC-130 as part of exercise Angel Thunder. They were then flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to a simulated level 2/3 medical facility. This part of exercise Angel Thunder involved the 48th, 58th, 66th, 79th and 305th Rescue Squadrons as well as air support from the 358th Fighter Squadron. Sergeant Arena is with the 48th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
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Australian army Cpl. Tony Baker and Axle keep watch over a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber on July 27 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin during exercise Green Lightning. The exercise tests U.S. capabilities and provides operational familiarity in the region for the Pacific bomber presence while also serving to enhance relations with the Australians. Corporal Baker is a K-9 handler with the Royal Australian Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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A B-2 Spirit is refueled by a KC-10 Extender over Australia during exercise Green Lighting on Tuesday, July 25. The KC-10 and B-2 are from the 36th Expeditionary Wing at Guam. The exercise is testing U.S. capabilities and operational familiarity in the region for the Pacific bomber presence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

[chaseballs]

please forgive my ignorance, but i think that all jewish israeli citizens must serve in the military? are non-jewish citizens required to serve as well? and of the whole israeli military, about what percent is non-jewish (ex: christian)?

[daily666]

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Peter Brown on Warsaw Okęcie Military Base where in the 62nd anniversary of 44' Warsaw Uprising a historic Boeing B 17 bomber was shown
Tg mp PAP Tomasz Gzell

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People are looking at the historic Boeing B 17 presented at the 62 anniversary of 44' Warsaw Uprising at Warsaw Military Airbase Okecie. It was the B17s, so called Flying Fortress that in september of 1944 delivered the Capital city insurgents so badly needed supplies. Tg mp PAP Tomasz Gzell

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People are looking at the historic Boeing B 17 presented at the 62 anniversary of 44' Warsaw Uprising at Warsaw Military Airbase Okecie. It was the B17s, so called Flying Fortress that in september of 1944 delivered the Capital city insurgents so badly needed supplies. Tg mp PAP Tomasz Gzell

[NimDod]

please forgive my ignorance, but i think that all jewish israeli citizens must serve in the military? are non-jewish citizens required to serve as well? and of the whole israeli military, about what percent is non-jewish (ex: christian)?

Minorities in the IDF

Druze Arabs and Circassians, like Israeli Jews, serve mandatory service in the IDF. In recent years, some Druze officers have reached positions in the IDF as high as Major General and many have received orders of distinction.

Service is not mandatory for all other Israeli minorities (notably Israeli Arabs but also Black Hebrews and others). However, a large number of Bedouin, as well as some Christian Arabs and even a few Muslim Arabs, volunteer. Six Israeli Arabs have received orders of distinction as a part of their military service; of them the most famous is a Bedouin officer, Lieutenant Colonel Abd El-Amin Hajer (also known as Amos Yarkoni), who received the Order of Distinction. Recently, a Bedouin officer was promoted to the rank of Colonel. [citation needed]

No direct social benefits are tied to completion of military service, but doing so is sometimes required for attaining security clearance and serving in some types of government positions (in most cases, security-related), as well as some indirect benefits. Israeli Arabs claim that this puts them at a disadvantage vs. non-Arab Israeli citizens - although any Israeli Arab has the opportunity to do military service, if he or she wants to. The Israeli government claims that this arrangement provides equal opportunity for the Arab population. On the other hand, non-Arab Israelis could argue that the mandatory two-year military service puts them at a disadvantage, as they effectively lose two years of their life through their service in the IDF, while the Arab Israelis are able to start right into their jobs after school, or study at a university. According to the 2004 U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for Israel and the occupied territories, "Israeli Arabs were not required to perform mandatory military service and, in practice, only a small percentage of Israeli Arabs served in the military. Those who did not serve in the army had less access than other citizens to social and economic benefits for which military service was a prerequisite or an advantage, such as housing, new-household subsidies, and employment, especially government or security-related industrial employment. Regarding the latter, for security reasons, Israeli Arabs generally were restricted from working in companies with defense contracts or in security-related fields." In recent years, there have been several initiatives to enable Israeli Arabs to volunteer for civilian National Service instead of to the IDF, completion of which would grant the same privileges as those granted to IDF veterans. However, this plan has gained strong resistance from Arab members of the parliament, and as a result, has not been implemented yet.

Since 1993, homo******s have been allowed to openly serve in the military, including special units.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces

many of the immigrants to Israel (mostly from the former USSR) are christians (or half chirstian) and they also serv like everyone else. its not clear how many, but its aprox' 50% of them.

[nu4idf]

all jewish israelis are required to do service of some sort whether it be community service, religous study or military service! I want to say of the 8 million people in the country... 5/8 are jewish while about 3/8 arab and others which include christian arabs, druze and bedoins. Druze do service in the military as well as some bedoins . The arabs are forbidden in the army because Israel's arabs are related to the palis, jordanians, egyptians, jordanians, and syrians. It would compromise security if they were allowed to serve b/c they might a)desert b)serve as spys c)turn on other israeli soldier/civilians!!!

[NimDod]

The arabs are forbidden in the army because Israel's arabs are related to the palis, jordanians, egyptians, jordanians, and syrians. It would compromise security if they were allowed to serve b/c they might a)desert b)serve as spys c)turn on other israeli soldier/civilians!!!


huh?!
first of all, Beduins are arabs.
second of all, you are wrong. arabs can join the army if they choose to, just like the other minorities.

[He219]

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Nörvenich, 31.07.2006. On July 20th, 2006, Projektoffizier Hauptmann Ralf Konetzke of Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke" welcomes the 3rd Annual Ferrari exposition.
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Oberleutnant Francois Bognini from Burkina Faso trains with the Luftwaffe's 3rd Objektschutzregiment "Friesland"
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Generalleutnant Otto im Gespräch mit einem Kompaniechef (Quelle: Bildarchiv Bundeswehr)
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Medizinische Versorgung im laufenden Gefecht (Quelle: Bildarchiv Bundeswehr)
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Österreichisches Sanitätsfahrzeug dicht hinter der Kampftruppe (Quelle: Bildarchiv Bundeswehr)
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Deutsche Marder rücken vor (Quelle: Bildarchiv Bundeswehr)
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Staubgezeichnet: Deutscher Marderkommandant (Quelle: Bildarchiv Bundeswehr)
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Gepanzerte Power: Österreichischer Leopard 2

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Altmark (Deutschland), 24. Juli 2006 Austrian Tankers maneuver in Germany
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Ein deutscher Infanterist im Anschlag mit dem Maschinengewehr.
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Gemeinsam mit den Panzergrenadieren üben sie für internationale Einsätze.
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Fahrzeuge, Soldaten und Waffen sind mit Laser-Simulatoren ausgestattet.
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Ein Grenadier bereitet sich auf die nächste Übung vor.

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Austrian Leopard after the exercise
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Aus einer HERCULES wird das Schlauchboot abgeworfen (Quelle © 2006 Bundeswehr / Sven Egermeier)
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Ein Speedboot der SEKM bei einer Übung (Quelle © 2005 Bundeswehr)

[3rdMillhouse]

Why haven't the Germans issued a 30mm cannon to the Tiger Eurocopter?

[Dexx]

Some joint exercises lately for Germany and Austria?

[He219]

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A rollout ceremony gets underway at the Sikorsky Aircraft plant in Stratford, Conn., Monday, July 31, 2006 for the new Sikorsky UH-60M helicopter. As many as 1,200 of the helicopters are projected to be built. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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Sikorsky Aircraft President Jeffrey P. Pino, left, signs over the logbooks transferring the new Sikorsky UH-60M model helicopters to the U.S. Army in a ceremony at the company's Stratford, Conn., plant Monday, July 31, 2006. As many as 1,200 of the helicopters are projected to be built. From left are : Jeffrey Pino; Robert Schmitt, director , DCM Aeronautical Systems; Maj. Gen. Virgil L. Packett II, Commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Center. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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The latest version of the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter is seen at the Sikorsky Aircraft plant in Stratford, Conn., Monday, July 31, 2006, at the roll out ceremony. As many as 1,200 of the helicopters are projected to be built. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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Sikorsky Aircraft President Jeffrey J. Pino speaks with a model of the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk in the foreground during a roll out ceremony at the Sikorsky Aircraft plant in Stratford, Conn., Monday, July 31, 2006. As many as 1,200 of the helicopters are projected to be built. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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Maj. Gen. Virgil L. Packett II, right, holds up the log books and other paperwork officially turning over the latest model Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter to the U.S. Army during a roll out ceremony at the Sikorsky Aircraft plant in Stratford, Conn., Monday, July 31, 2006. From left are Sikorsky President Jeffrey P. Pino; Robert Schmitt, director DCMA Aeronautical Systems; Packett. As many as 1,200 of the helicopters are projected to be built. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
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A policeman works at the site where a jeep carrying tourists hit a tree and flipped over Monday, July 31 2006, killing the Portuguese driver and injuring eight Dutch holidaymakers near Loule in the souther Portugal region of Algarve. Officials said two of the tourists were in serious condition and were flown to hospital by helicopter. (AP Photo/Lusa, Luis Forra)
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This undated photo provided by Rebecca Cherry shows Darlene Moulder, center, with her daughters Caroline Moulder, left, and Bryn Moulder. They were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan while on their way Wednesday, July 26, 2006, to meet with their husband and father, Stuart Moulder, a civilian contractor in Afghanistan. A purported Taliban spokesman claimed the rebels shot down the chopper, but a military official said it probably crashed by accident in bad weather. (AP Photo/Provided by Rebecca Cherry via The Journal & Constitution)
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Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor ,center, greets some of the 113 troops as they board a plane at CFB Trenton, Ontario,Canada, Saturday, July 29, 2006. The troops are being deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation ATHENA. (AP PHOTO/CP,Jonathan Hayward)
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U.S. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, commander of U.S.-led coalition forces, left, and British Lt. Gen. David J. Richards, the commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, salute the troops during an official ceremony at the Kandahar Airfield military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, July 31, 2006. NATO took command of military operations in southern Afghanistan from U.S.-led coalition as new commander Richards vowed not to fail millions of Afghans seeking peace and stability. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, POOL)
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A U.S. soldier holding a coalition flag walks out during an official ceremony at the Kandahar Airfield military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, July 31, 2006. NATO took command of military operations in southern Afghanistan from U.S.-led coalition as new commander Richards vowed not to fail millions of Afghans seeking peace and stability. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, POOL)
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France's Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie talks to media during a press conference at the French embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, July 30, 2006. On a visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, Alliot-Marie said many Taliban fighters were crossing from Pakistan to stage attacks inside Afghanistan, and urged Pakistan to step up efforts to stop them. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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A Peruvian police officer runs while his dog jumps through rings of fire during a Military Parade for Independence Day in Lima, Peru on Saturday, July 29, 2006.(AP Photo/Karel Navarro)
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Peruvian soldiers march during a Military Parade for Independence Day in Lima, Peru, Saturday, July 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)
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Peruvian President Alan Garcia, walks in front of Peruvian soldiers during a Military Parade for Independence Day in Lima, Peru on Saturday, July 29, 2006.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia
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A Jacob Zuma supporter blows a whistle outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Monday, July 31, 2006. Zuma, the country's ex-deputy president whose support has surged since he was acquitted of rape in May, is charged alongside the local subsidiary of a French weapons company accused of bribing him to deflect investigations into a 1999 arms deal with the South African government. The trial was postponed Monday until September. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma, dances and sings outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Monday, July 31, 2006. Zuma, the country's ex-deputy president whose support has surged since he was acquitted of rape in May, is charged alongside the local subsidiary of a French weapons company accused of bribing him to deflect investigations into a 1999 arms deal with the South African government. The trial was postponed Monday until September. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Zulu Chiefs, supporters of the former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma, leave the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Monday, July 31, 2006. Zuma, whose popularity has soared since he was acquitted of rape in May, was set to go on trial Monday, alongside the local subsidiary of a French weapons company accused of bribing him to deflect investigations into a 1999 arms deal with the South African government. which has supported him despite charges he is corrupt. The trial was postponed Monday until September. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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A group of women ride down the street during the cavalcade in Medellin, Colombia, Saturday, July 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
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Police officers escort three suspects, from left, Gustavo Gonzales, Luis Quince Sanchez and Pedro Antonio del Toro, arrested on charges of smuggling heroin to the United States, at the Police Airport in Bogota, Colombia Saturday, July 29, 2006. Prosecutors were seeking their extradition to Florida. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)
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A soldier who survived a car bomb that exploded as a two-truck military convoy passed by in a working-class district of Bogota leaves the scene of the attack Monday, July 31, 2006. One civilian was killed and at least 10 soldiers were wounded in the explosion. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)
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Police officers inspect a car bomb that exploded as a two-truck military convoy passed by in a working-class district of Bogota on Monday, July 31, 2006. One civilian was killed and at least 10 soldiers were wounded in the explosion. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)
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Midge, a 6-pound Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix who is the newest member of the Geauga County, Ohio Sheriff Department's K-9 unit, taps a nap on the lap of owner Sheriff Dan McClelland in Chardon, Ohio on Tuesday, June 6, 2006. The 7-month-old pup is being trained to sniff out marijuana and eventually other narcotics. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Midge, a 6-pound Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix, takes a break from training while Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland takes a call in Chardon, Ohio on Tuesday, June 13, 2006. The 7-month-old pup is being trained to sniff out marijuana and eventually other narcotics. Resting behind them is fellow K-9 unit member Brutus. Midge has become a fixture in the community as well as a unifying presence within the K-9 unit. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Japanese coast guard policemen control narcotic traffickers on a boat during an exercise of North Pacific Coast Guard Forum in Busan, Wednesday, June 7, 2006. Coastguards from South Korea, Japan, the United States, China, Canada and Russia participate coast guard exercises near the Busan port to halt the spread of drugs and smuggling. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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Members of Japanese coast guard control narcotic traffickers on a boat during an exercise of North Pacific Coast Guard Forum in Busan, Wednesday, June 7, 2006. Coastguards from South Korea, Japan, the United States, China, Canada and Russia participate coast guard exercises near the Busan port to halt the spread of drugs and smuggling. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

[pascalywood]

Can I get more info about the CSOR?

[Resurrection]

Great pics guys, thanks.

[callous]

Great pics. Thanks everyone.

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Pacific Ocean (July 30, 2006)- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2) performs a high-speed pass alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during an air power demonstration by embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) for Lincoln's embarked Tigers. Lincoln and CVW-2 are currently underway on a Tiger cruise, during which families and friends of the crew are given the opportunity to experience life at sea by embarking aboard the ship for a week. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman James R. Evans (RELEASED)
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Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven (EODMU-11), Detachment 9 fast rope from an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Two (HS-2) during an air power demonstration by embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2). Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently underway on a Tiger cruise, during which families and friends of the crew are given the opportunity to experience life at sea by embarking aboard the ship for a week. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman James R. Evans (RELEASED)

[iGrooCk]

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ShhhhhhhHHhh...Ouch thats Hawt hawt hawt

[TheKiwi]

I heard they use olive green so that they don't confuse their friendlies with terrorists, since terrorists are always using camouflage.

I seem to remember that the Israeli's used to use a French style lizard pattern cammo. Then the PLO started to use it too, so the IDF dropped it.

[nu4idf]

huh?!
first of all, Beduins are arabs.
second of all, you are wrong. arabs can join the army if they choose to, just like the other minorities.

first off the beduins are arabs but they did not have a home country to be loyal to unlike the arabs that did not leave in 1948, who are more likely to be aligned with one of the outside arab countries or palis! I may be not be totally wrong about arabs joinin the army, but that doesn't mean that the arabs(not beduin) are put under a microscope as they could be a security hazard!!! Beduins serve as excelent trackers by the way!

p-)

"Notably, while the Arab Muslims in Israel constitute about 20 percent of the population, only 20 join the army each year." YNET

"The question of loyalty
As Michael noted, his young student is bound to face the question of where his loyalties lie.

"I sincerely told him that there is the problem of loyalty. I told him that it would be hard to send an Arab to bombard other Arabs, whether in Gaza or in Lebanon," Michael said.

"But he said, 'I belong to the state of Israel, just try me and you'll see. I live in this country, and am willing to do what is required of me,'" Michael recalled.

The youth explained in his letter that his wish to enlist stems from true patriotism to the state.

"Although I am not obligated to join the IDF… I want to serve like any other citizen in the country. I was raised on the values of loving Israel, and the moral commitment to contribute to the state," he wrote."


check this out, an arab muslim who wants to be a pilot
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3193604,00.html

[mikcem]

A BIG TEN out of TEN for the photos

[He219]

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An Italian soldier of NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard during a patrol in the streets of Kabul, 31 July 2006. NATO took command of security operations from a US-led coalition in southern Afghanistan, 31 July, embarking on its most ambitious mission and hoping a new approach would break a grinding Taliban insurgency. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)
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French Defence Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie (2L) shares a light moment with French soldiers as she walks in Chicken Street, the main bazar for tourists in Kabul, 30 July 2006. Alliot-Marie met with French troops based in Afghanistan and also with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Defence Minister Abul Rahim Wardak, on her two day trip to the Central Asian nation. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)
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A British soldier patrols a street in the southern city of Basra 30 July 2006. British forces killed two unidentified gunmen and injured a third after one of their supply convoys in southern Iraq came under attack southwest of the city of Amara. AFP PHOTO/Essam AL-SUDANI (Photo credit should read ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP/***** Images)
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French peacekeepers of UNIFIL stand guard in a street in the city of Tyre 31 July 2006, one day after an Israel air strike targeted the southern Lebanese village of Qana. Israel allegedly suspended air strikes in Lebanon for 48 hours after an attack on the village of Qana which killed at least 52 people, including 30 children, and triggered global outrage. AFP PHOTO/ NICOLAS ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)
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Hezbollah rockets, directed towards Israel, are stationed on a Lebanese hillside on July 31, 2006 between Qana and Bint Jbeil in Southern Lebanon. Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz described the 48-hour cessation of Israeli air strikes, from 0000 Monday (2100 GMT on Sunday) as a "humanitarian gesture" after the killing of at least 54 people, a large number of them children, in Qana on Sunday July 30 (Photo by ***** Images)
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An Israeli tank rolls along the Israeli-Lebanon border during an operation to pull out two tanks which were targeted in Lebanon by a missile fired by Hezbollah fighters near the Lebanese village of Kfar Kila (background), 31 July 2006. No injuries were reported. Israeli forces carried out an air strike today in support of a ground operation near the southeastern Lebanese border village of Taibe, an army spokesman told AFP. The action came despite an Israeli pledge to halt air raids for 48 hours. AFP PHOTO/ MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/***** Images)
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An Israeli soldier runs during fighting with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon July 31, 2006 near the Israel Lebanon border. Israeli troops crossed into the Lebanese village of Kafar Kila and were targeted with rockets by Hezbollah fighters before Israeli artillery and air support pounded suspected Hezbollah positions. (Photo by John Moore/***** Images)
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A C-130 is shown as chaplains of 82nd Airborne Division jump in honor of the 231st anniversary of the chaplain corps, Monday, July 31, 2006, at Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Stephanie Bruce)
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Chaplain Mark Fairbrother, 18th Airborne Corps Chaplain's Office at Fort Bragg, N.C., watches a group of Fort Bragg soldiers jump Monday, July 31, 2006, at Sicily Drop Zone. Fairbrother, a Major, who has been stationed at Fort Bragg for only two weeks, will be jumping there for the first time. Fort Bragg chaplains celebrated the 231st anniversary of the chaplain corps by participating in the annual Saint Michael's Jump. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Stephanie Bruce)
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Cuban President Fidel Castro looks at the sky as he addresses a crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Bayamo, in Granma province, Cuba, for the anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Cuban President Fidel Castro underwent intestinal surgery on Monday and delegated government functions provisionally to his younger brother Raul Castro, the government said in a televised statement signed by the Cuban leader. (AP Photo/ Javier Galeano)
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** FILE ** Cuban Chief of Army Raul Castro waves Cuban flags as he arrives at a rally in Old Havana in this Nov. 9, 2002 file photo. U.S. officials are hoping to ensure a democratic transition for Cuba upon the death of Cuban President Fidel Castro, skirting the planned assumption of the presidency by Raul Castro, President Castro's brother. (AP Photo/Jose Goitia, File)
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A pilot flies a small plane past the setting sun over Lake Winnipesaukee in Laconia, N.H., Monday July 31, 2006. New England is expecting a possible heat wave for the next few days. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

[Ea$y-8]

Great photos!!!

[3rdMillhouse]

So......who dies first? Raul or Fidel?

[goat89]

Great pics today He219! Especially the F-14. She maybe old, but she still is sexy! I want one to fly me to heaven! if I'm going......:)

[3rdMillhouse]

Great pics today He219! Especially the F-14. She maybe old, but she still is sexy! I want one to fly me to heaven! if I'm going......:)

What's more impressive is that it's flying for the last 32 years, must be one hell of a good maintenance the americans are doing on this Fighter.

[goat89]

Yeah. I think its about 50 hours of maintainenece if I'm not wrong.

[saigonsmuggler]

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An Israeli tank rolls along the Israeli-Lebanon border during an operation to pull out two tanks which were targeted in Lebanon by a missile fired by Hezbollah fighters near the Lebanese village of Kfar Kila (background), 31 July 2006. No injuries were reported. Israeli forces carried out an air strike today in support of a ground operation near the southeastern Lebanese border village of Taibe, an army spokesman told AFP. The action came despite an Israeli pledge to halt air raids for 48 hours. AFP PHOTO/ MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/***** Images)

He's actually being pulled by the D9 in the foreground. He's one of the two tanks being pulled out.

Here's the pics of the same tank -

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[gd168f]

what is the difference between the red flag that he is hoding and the Hezbollah yellow flag?

[Laworkerbee]

what is the difference between the red flag that he is hoding and the Hezbollah yellow flag?

Israeli tankers use flags to signal I believe

[Michael RVR]

If you've ever been curious as to what the merk's armour is made from..

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/5224/71543852oy7.jpg
p-)

[mladina]

[quote=EvanL]http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=14631&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430

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Is this Special Operations Regiment new unit? So far I know there are only JTF - 2 and Light Force 911. More info please...

[gd168f]

Israeli tankers use flags to signal I believe

not a signal flag, there is some white emblem on it just as this one:
http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw000531.jpg

anyway, red or yellow, they all look good for their morale

[Beaufort]

Regarding the pics of the hit Merk 4...

Merkava tanks prove their mettle
By ANSHEL PFEFFER (anshel@ejemm.com)
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"It was a small hit; we thought they were only mortar shells," recalled Sec.-Lt. Yotam. His Merkava 4 tank had been directly hit by two anti-tank missiles. The four crew members evacuated to another tank, unscathed.
Their tank was dragged back to the Israeli side of the border, south of Metulla, and technical crews clambered over it, astonished at the way it had withstood the attack.

Among them were members of the Defense Ministry's Merkava Project Directorate, some with a 20-year record in the development of Israel's main indigenous weapon system. The look of satisfaction on the face of Lt.-Col. Baruch Mazliah, head of the armor department in the Merkava Project, said it all.

"It did the job it was supposed to do," he said, patting the tank's side.

But the success of the latest version of the Merkava did little to hide the frustration of the soldiers at the fact that despite their efforts, Hizbullah anti-tank teams were still acting, hidden in positions so near the border, within mortar range of Israel's northernmost town.

The tank crews of Brigade 401 spent 36 hours in Lebanon over the weekend, cooped up in their tanks, taking "Stopit" tablets to control their bodily functions, and hunting for Hizbullah fighters in the villages of Kilah, Adisah and A-Taibe.

Despite the success of the tanks and soldiers of the Nahal infantry brigade in killing about 20 Hizbullah members in and around the villages, they were still unable to eradicate their presence, as was proved by the anti-tank missile firings at the tanks returning on Monday morning.

"We saw a missile flying over the border road behind us," said a tank commander. Two tanks that were hit and an engineering corps Puma AFV that had overturned just within the fences had to be dragged out by other tanks, while the artillery supplied covering fire on the hills opposite Metulla.

Smoke bombs were also fired to hide the force from Hizbullah gun-sights. Altogether nine soldiers were lightly wounded in the fighting. The consensus was that with less well-armored tanks, the toll would have been much higher.

"Actually most of the time it was a bit boring," complained Yotam. "My tank barely did any shooting. It was very hard to see them from inside the tank."


The company commander said that he had done quite a bit of shooting. "Now we're waiting to go back in again. It wasn't easy sitting in the tank for 36 hours, but that's what we're trained to do and what the tanks are built for. We'll go back in for as long as it takes," he said.

The continuing presence of Hizbullah around the border villages caused the IDF to spread a wide security perimeter around Metulla.

Squads of reserve soldiers, called up 10 days ago, were stationed next to the border. This is one of the first operational tasks to be carried out by the reserve units, who haven't yet taken part in battles across the border.

The fighting around Metulla hasn't allowed the local farmers to pick the apples, most still hanging ripe on the trees, some already rotting on the ground. Only the reservists have been enjoying them.
On Monday night, the government was expected to authorize the use of these soldiers in wider ground operations planned to take place over the next few days within Lebanese villages.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153292045779&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

[Dark Avenger]

Technical stuff: It remains to be seen how well and IF the Merkava's armor will stand up to hits by modern, tandem warhead ATGMs. So far I have seen only older, single warhead missiles in use over there. If any modern tank is hit by, say, a Hellfire (AGM-114 with tandem warhead), or a Kornet, TRIGAT, or any other comparable missile, the precursor warhead will either permaturely detonate the ERA (if fitted), or start penetration of the outer layer of stratified armor. The detonation of the main warhead will complete penetration of the tank's armor. And of course, no matter how well armored a tank is, top-attack munitions stand an excellent chance of taking out a tank, as its armor is thinnest at the top...

[Beaufort]

If any modern tank is hit by, say, a Hellfire (AGM-114 with tandem warhead), or a Kornet, TRIGAT, or any other comparable missile, the precursor warhead will either permaturely detonate the ERA (if fitted), or start penetration of the outer layer of stratified armor. The detonation of the main warhead will complete penetration of the tank's armor. And of course, no matter how well armored a tank is, top-attack munitions stand an excellent chance of taking out a tank, as its armor is thinnest at the top...

That's why Israel, Russia and the U.S are working on active-armour protection systems.

[He219]

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Polish and British World War II veteran pilots wait at Warsaw Okecie military airport on Monday, July 31, 2006, for the arrival of historic wartime U.S. B-17 bomber which dropped food and other supplies to insurgents who fought against the Nazis in the doomed 1944 Warsaw Uprising. The pilots and the bomber are to take part in the uprising anniversary ceremonies on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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Historic World War II U.S. bomber B-17 plane arrives at Warsaw Okecie military airport for anniversary ceremonies of the doomed 1944 Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis, on Monday, July 31, 2006. The bomber dropped food and other supplies to Warsaw insurgents 62-years ago. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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Polish World War II veterans Wlodzimierz and Zofia Bernard hold hands in front of historic wartime U.S. B-17 bomber which dropped food and other supplies to insurgents who fought against the Nazis in the doomed 1944 Warsaw Uprising, Monday, July 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

[Switek]

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Thanks He!

Today, in 5 p.m. this B-17 will fly over Warsaw as a part of uprising anniversary ceremonies...

[saigonsmuggler]

That's why Israel, Russia and the U.S are working on active-armour protection systems.
Beaufort, the article you posted I think is referring to the Merk 4 with the blown track.

Anyway, I realized that the armor did its job (i.e. protecting the crew) however the construction do seem a bit flimsy. One hit from an (assumed) medium ATGM and the NERA armor module was falling apart.

If you recall the "Cajones Eh" tank from OIF that took a Hellfire, a Maverick and finally a LGB to put it out of commission? Abeit for the impact holes, the armor package still held together despite being hit with the most powerful antitank missiles.

[Beaufort]

Anyway, I realized that the armor did its job (i.e. protecting the crew) however the construction do seem a bit flimsy. One hit from an (assumed) medium ATGM and the NERA armor module was falling apart.


And I assume that it was something heavier.

Either way, both of us can't start reaching conclusions based on what we only assume.

The people who need to reach the conclusions know what hit that tank.



If you recall the "Cajones Eh" tank from OIF that took a Hellfire, a Maverick and finally a LGB to put it out of commission?


Didn't the tank take an RPG-7 to its exhaust grill and was not operable due to this?

[Rammy]

Is this Special Operations Regiment new unit? So far I know there are only JTF - 2 and Light Force 911. More info please...


CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT
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In the first week of this new year it was announced that the Canadian Military is creating a new Special Forces Unit. With 750 members, it will be similar in function to the American Green Berets.

The Canadian Forces currently have about 53 thousand trained personnel. Some people feel our military is understaffed. There are demands to increase the forces to 75 thousand, and perhaps as many as 90 thousand members. But it appears that special units and elite forces are the future in the Canadian military these days

Canada already has the Joint Task Force 2 Commando Unit, based in Ottawa. The J T F 2 as its known, has been winning rave reviews for its work in Afghanistan in the American-led war on terror. It too, is being expanded, under the umbrella of the new "Canada Special Operations Command." Eventually this formation, with the combined units and regiments under its command, will grow to about 22 hundred to 25 hundred members.

These developments are part of the Liberal government's defence policy statement of last year. It called for an expansion of the country's special forces. In this current national election campaign, the conservative candidate, Stephen Harper, is promising a 650-strong airborne battalion. Canada had an elite airborne regiment but it was disbanded in 1995 after some of its members tortured and killed a Somali teenager while stationed in that country.

Military spokesman, Major Doug Allison said the new unit will have similar skills to the disbanded airborne regiment, but its role will be different. Where the airborne regiment was prepared for a Cold War conventional battle, the new regiment will be trained for the war on terror and special operations. The major described the unit as one with "high mobility, high training in both conventional and non-conventional capabilities, and he said they'll be able to operate off the land without significant logistical support.

The Special Forces Unit is to be based in Pettawawa, just up river from Ottawa. A group of 60 selected personnel are heading to the base between now and March to establish the unit's headquarters.
In the beginning, the majority of the soldiers will be from the base's 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, and volunteers will be selected from other bases across the country. The new regiment is expected to be operational by August.

Carmel Kilkenny
Radio Canada International
January 10, 2006
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[saigonsmuggler]

And I assume that it was something heavier.

Either way, both of us can't start reaching conclusions based on what we only assume.

The people who need to reach the conclusions know what hit that tank.

Agree. However reason I think many people speculated that it was a medium ATGM is because that's what the IDF has found/captured so far. Though I agree that fact does not preclude the use of heavier ATGM by Hez.



Didn't the tank take an RPG-7 to its exhaust grill and was not operable due to this?
Right. Charlie 1-2 "Cojones Eh?" took a RPG round to the rear exhaust grill and the fuel line started burning. They were spending too much time trying to put the fire out (this was during the Thunder Run to Baghdad) so they decided to destroy it using thermite grenades, then 120mm HEAT, then Hellfire, then Maverick, and finally LGB.

My point was that after all this, the turret armor package construction still held itself together.

[tanks_alot]

Right. Charlie 1-2 "Cojones Eh?" took a RPG round to the rear exhaust grill and the fuel line started burning. They were spending too much time trying to put the fire out (this was during the Thunder Run to Baghdad) so they decided to destroy it using thermite grenades, then 120mm HEAT, then Hellfire, then Maverick, and finally LGB.

My point was that after all this, the turret armor package construction still held itself together.

Are there any pictures to back it up?

anyway, i'm sure there will be many lessons to be learned from this conflict and if the Merkava designers will find it necessary to improve the armor than it will be done, i don't think getting an increase in the defence budget would be very diffiuclt now.

[saigonsmuggler]

Are there any pictures to back it up?

You can find "Cojones Eh" pics all over the Net, both before the Hellfire/Maverick/LGB and after. There are many discussion threads about this very tank.



anyway, i'm sure there will be many lessons to be learned from this conflict and if the Merkava designers will find it necessary to improve the armor than it will be done, i don't think getting an increase in the defence budget would be very diffiuclt now.
Right. The IDF has always been excellent at applying lessons-learned.

[Laworkerbee]

not a signal flag, there is some white emblem on it just as this one:
http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw000531.jpg

anyway, red or yellow, they all look good for their morale

good eye!!!

[NimDod]

Are there any pictures to back it up?


here you go ( a whole pdf file):

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/US-Field-Manuals/abrams-oif.pdf

[tanks_alot]

here you go ( a whole pdf file):

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/US-Field-Manuals/abrams-oif.pdf

Thanks! very intersting!

it certainly seems like the sabot round damaged the armor, it simply didn't succeed in total losing the tank.

[Beaufort]

Agree. However reason I think many people speculated that it was a medium ATGM is because that's what the IDF has found/captured so far. Though I agree that fact does not preclude the use of heavier ATGM by Hez.


According to the head of the Israeli Operations Directorate the Hizbollah has already used the Metis-M and the Kornet against our forces.

[saigonsmuggler]

According to the head of the Israeli Operations Directorate the Hizbollah has already used the Metis-M and the Kornet against our forces.
I heard that but I also noted earlier that US Army also claimed that Kornet was used against M1s during OIF. That was later determined to be false. Any time our seemingly invincible tanks (M1s, Merks) have been penetrated, Kornet has always been the fall guy.

[Beaufort]

I heard that but I also noted earlier that US Army also claimed that Kornet was used against M1s during OIF. That was later determined to be false.

Syria has the Metis-M and the Kornet in its arsenal.

If they don't mind arming Hizbollah with rockets that can reach Haifa, then I doubt that they had any problems with providing them with third generation ATGMs.

[saigonsmuggler]

Syria has the Metis-M and the Kornet in its arsenal.

If they don't mind arming Hizbollah with rockets that can reach Haifa, then I doubt that they had any problems with providing them with third generation ATGMs.
I thought that was Iran who armed Hez with long range rockets, using Syria as transport point?

Anyway, they did not arm the Iraqi resistance (who are mainly Sunnis and Baath - same with Assad) with Kornet, they may choose to not arm the Hez (who are mainly Shi'as) with it.

But who knows...

[NimDod]

who are mainly Sunnis and Baath - same with Assad

Assad is Alawite.
and both the Syrians and the Iranians arm the Hezbullah with rockets and anti tank weapons.

[Beaufort]

I thought that was Iran who armed Hez with long range rockets, using Syria as transport point?


Iran supplies the bulk of the weaponry and funding.

However Syria also arms Hizbollah.

For example the rockets that were fired at Haifa are Syrian made.



Anyway, they did not arm the Iraqi resistance (who are mainly Sunnis and Baath - same with Assad) with Kornet, they may choose to not arm the Hez (who are mainly Shi'as) with it.


The difference is that the Kornets were fired at Israel's territory already during the al-Ghajar incident in November 2005.

I remember the government criticizing the Russians over this.

[saigonsmuggler]

Assad is Alawite.
and both the Syrians and the Iranians arm the Hezbullah with rockets and anti tank weapons.
Yep you're right, Assad is Alawite. I should have said the Baath part for Assad and Sunnis like most Syrians.

I don't deny the possibility that Syria supply Hez with advanced weapons. Just that too many claims and no proof (at least publicly) about Kornets anytime a tank got hit.

[NimDod]

I didnt hear any claims about a Kornet-E, but I'v head talks about the Matis.
hope they never get the chance to use them...

[gilgoul]

I didnt hear any claims about a Kornet-E, but I'v head talks about the Matis.
hope they never get the chance to use them...

I also heard they got MILAN from Syria, but can't proove it.
What I know for sure is that Syria uses the Milan in small numbers.

[NimDod]

I also heard they got MILAN from Syria, but can't proove it.
What I know for sure is that Syria uses the Milan in small numbers.
Yosifun said his tank was targeted by the "only two Milans fired in Lebanon". 1 missed his tank and one hit it.

[tanks_alot]

Yosifun said his tank was targeted by the "only two Milans fired in Lebanon". 1 missed his tank and one hit it.

How does he know? i could tell a Sagger flying at me than a TOW but thats becuase of the diffrent generations.

[1911-a1]

can anyone write something like "Go Israel!" in Israeli/hebrew/whatever :) ?

[tanks_alot]

can anyone write something like "Go Israel!" in Israeli/hebrew/whatever :) ?

ישראל חזקה
means Israel strong!!!!111 i cant add the !!!! to the hebrew.

[1911-a1]

Thank you!