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10-04-2006, 10:21 AM

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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Sept. 25, 2006) – Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Mikel Edwards, assigned to Inshore Boat Unit One Five (IBU 15) and native of Houston, Texas, performs a weapon's check prior to getting underway aboard a 34-foot Dauntless Patrol Boat. IBU 15 patrols the waters of the North Arabian Gulf (NAG) in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford
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Iraqi army and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division perform security during a raid on a suspected insurgent house in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas
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U.S. soldiers and their interpreter, left, from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade enter a gate of a home in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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U.S. soldiers from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade escort a detainee after they found weapons and propaganda material in his home in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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U.S. soldiers from Alfa company 1-17 IN regiment of the 172th brigade ride atop of their Stryker armored vehicle, in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. US military forces have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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U.S. soldiers from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade watch their Stryker armored vehicle being towed out of a ditch , in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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A U.S. soldier from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade attempts to disperse Iraqis gathering where their armored vehicle got stuck in a ditch, in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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U.S. soldiers from Alfa company 1-17 regiment of the 172th brigade avoid children as they walk back from school, in eastern Baghdad, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The U.S military have been performing scout missions aimed at preparing security operations to stop sectarian violence in the capital. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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Iraqi kids stand on tank tracks in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Wednesday Oct. 4, 2006. A British tank was damaged when gunmen opened fire. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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U.S. troops arrive at the site of a bomb blast in Baghdad's Camp Sara, a mainly Christian neighborhood, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. A series of bomb blasts went off in rapid succession in a shopping district in a mainly Christian neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 16 people and wounding 87, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Top U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. George Casey, left, greets Polish soldiers during a conference planning the next 12 to 18 months of the coalition's Iraqi operations in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. Some 900 Polish troops currently head a multinational division south of Baghdad. (AP Photo)
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Sgt. Aric Zern scans a riverbed for threats Friday at a roadside stop in Kirkuk, where members of Company B, 35th Infantry Regiment, pulled over to talk to two Iraqi men sitting in a car in an abandoned construction lot. The men were just there to have a drink.
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First Lt. Michael McCave listens to an interpreter translate for an Iraqi woman and three of her children. The woman, a widowed mother of five, lives in a ramshackle complex called the Hussein Apartments, where McCave said upward of 70 “bad guys” may be housed.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick G. Fanning, assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, assembles the antennae to his radio before conducting a cordon and search operation to gain information on terrorist cells operating in the area in Sheik Hamid, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
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U.S. Army Sgt. Wally Astrada, assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, coordinates with his troops during a cordon and search operation to gain information on terrorist cells operating in the areas in Sheik Hamid, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
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U.S. Army Pfc. Alejandro M. Garcia, assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, takes a post on a rooftop in Sheik Hamid, Iraq, during a cordon and search operation, Sept. 29, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
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An Iraqi army soldier distributes candy to Iraqi children in Sheik Hamid, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2006, while conducting a cordon and search operation with U.S. Army soldiers to gain information on terrorist cells operating in the area. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
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U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy H. Townsend, assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, pulls security in a palm grove near Sheik Hamid, Iraq, during a cordon and search operation, Sept. 29, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, patrol a road at sunset during a cordon and search operation to gain information on terrorist cells operating in the area in Sheik Hamid, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
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Combat Team Alpha soldiers work on their Australian Light Armoured Vehicles at Camp Terendak.

Soldiers from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR), conduct a tyre changing competition on Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles. Held between Combat Team Bravo platoons, soldiers compete against eachother for the prize of using the Commanding Officers car for a day. Each platoon is timed on the tyre change and then asked a series of questions on the Bushmaster to achieve a final overall score. The competition familiarizes soldiers with specifications of the Bushmaster as well as promoting "espirit de corps."

(Date taken: 02 September 2006)

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Soldiers from Combat Team Bravo run through a tyre-changing competition while assessors watch their drills.
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Private Jack McEwan provides "cover" while teams run through the tyre-change event.
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Corporal Clayton Tierney from the Townsville-based 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment winches a Bushmaster tyre into position.
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Gabun, 04.10.2006 - Deutsche und französische Fallschirmjäger über Zentralafrika. (Quelle Pressestelle Gabun) Seventeen jump missions and 800 paratroopers from three nations participated in exercises in Gabon(?) source (http://www.einsatz.bundeswehr.de/C1256F1D0022A5C2/CurrentBaseLink/W26U9FWG966INFODE)
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4/10/2006 - Een parachutes****g van de special forces opende op de Defensiedagen een indrukwekkende demonstratie met land- en luchtmiddelen. Kijk goed! Want is het echt krijg je ze niet te zien.
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Naples, Italy (Oct. 2, 2006) - Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Commander, Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Adm. Harry G. Ulrich and Chief of the General Staff, Montenegrin Armed Forces to JFC Naples, Gen. Lt. Col. Jovan Lakcevic salute during honors upon arrival at JFC Naples. Lakcevic will spend two days in Naples discussing the development of Montenegro's defense force with staff members from Naval Forces Europe and NATO. The visit provided an opportunity to strengthen an emerging partnership with the new Montenegrin government. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Bir
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Larry Large, right, is wished good luck by 1st Lt. Nick Horton, left, and Sgt. First Class, friends of his son, Sgt. Bryan Large, before a tandem jump at P.K. Airpark in Raeford, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Bryan Large was killed in Iraq on Oct. 3, 2005. Larry jumped in honor of his son at 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, the same time his son was killed one year earlier. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, David Smith)
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Larry Large, front, comes in for a landing with Greg Windmiller after completing a tandem jump at P.K. Airpark in Raeford, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Bryan Large, Larry's son, was killed in Iraq on Oct. 3, 2005. Larry Large jumped in honor of his son at 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, the same time his son was killed one year earlier. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, David Smith)
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A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard at the site where police found a powerful bomb hidden in a roadside garbage dump in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The bomb weighing about 15 kilograms (33 pounds) was not set to explode and someone may have stored it there for future use, the military said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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A Sri Lankan government investigator inspects a powerful bomb found hidden in a roadside garbage dump in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The bomb weighing about 15 kilograms (33 pounds) was not set to explode and someone may have stored it there for future use, the military said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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Kashmiri Muslim women run for cover after suspected militants attacked an Indian paramilitary base in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The militants opened fire on the base in the central market of Indian Kashmir's main city on Wednesday, police said. At least one civilian was wounded. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Indian paramilitary soldiers take cover behind their [not so] bullet proof vehicle after suspected militants attacked an Indian paramilitary base in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Oct . 4, 2006. The militants opened fire on the base in the central market of Indian Kashmir's main city on Wednesday, police said. At least one civilian was wounded. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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Kashmiri cameramen take cover as they film the gun battle after suspected militants attacked an Indian paramilitary base in Srinagar India, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The militants opened fire on the base in the central market of Indian Kashmir's main city on Wednesday, police said. At least one civilian was wounded. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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A suspected militant hands over weapons to an army officer during a surrender ceremony at an army base in Baramulla, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. Twenty-one suspected militants laid down their weapons during the ceremony, the army said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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Suspected militants are seen near the handed over weapons during a surrender ceremony at an army base in Baramulla, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. Twenty-one suspected militants laid down their weapons during the ceremony, the army said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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Haitian police walk through the slum of Cite-Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Haitian Police entered Haiti's worst slum today for the first time in three years. Jean Saint-Fleur a police inspector general said that the people of Cite Soleil have been waiting a long time for police to have a presence in the community and called the police visit "the first steps" at eventually reopening a permanent base in the slum but declined to say when that would happen. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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In this picture released by the Brazilian Air Force, air force men hold the back box of the Gol airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed in Serra do Cachimbo Friday Sept. 29, in this handout photograph taken Monday October 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Brazilian Air Force, HO)
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A Brazilian Air Force helicopter recovers bodies from a plane crash located at the Jarina Farm, in the northeast area of the State of Matogrosso, Brazil, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The Gol plane, a brand-new Boeing 737-800, crashed deep in the Amazon jungle some 1,100 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro, killing all 149 passengers and six crew members. It was Brazil's deadliest air disaster. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Snoshi

10-04-2006, 10:27 AM

Nice pics like always!!

kazbitch

10-04-2006, 10:29 AM

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that cant be good! any other info? ill go have a dig aswell.

Snoshi

10-04-2006, 10:45 AM

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Delta??!!!111 ^^

Elemental666

10-04-2006, 10:49 AM

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This is beautiful.

sp2c

10-04-2006, 10:54 AM

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that cant be good! any other info? ill go have a dig aswell.

imo it's from a Warrior IFV not a 'brittish tank'

He219

10-04-2006, 10:56 AM

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov and his Kyrgyz counterpart Ismail Isakov, right, seen during a visit to Kant, a Russian air base, outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. Russian and Kyrgyz military were Wednesday preparing for joint anti-terror exercises in Central Asia's volatile Fergana Valley that has long been a hotbed Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Azamat Imanaliev)
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With a U.N. flag flying in the foreground French U.N. peacekeepers are seen with a heatseeking anti-aircraft missile on a position in the southern village of Tebnin, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The French are part of a multi-national peacekeeping force maintaining a bufferzone, part of efforts aimed at cementing the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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French U.N. peacekeepers are seen atop an armoured personnel carrier at their base in Tiri, southern Lebanon, Wednesday Oct. 4, 2006. The French are taking up positions only a few miles away from the Lebanese-Israeli border maintaining a bufferzone, part of efforts aimed at cementing the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Two German navy officers stand next to a canon aboard the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern warship after dock at the port in Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. German and Danish ships arrived in Cyprus on their way to neighboring Lebanon where they will help enforce a UN-brokered cease-fire that ended Israel's month long war with Hezbollah guerillas. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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German navy members stand on deck of a German warship as they arrive in Limassol port, Cyprus, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. German and Danish ships arrived in Cyprus on their way to neighboring Lebanon where they will help enforce a U.N.-brokered cease-fire that ended Israel's monthlong war with Hezbollah guerillas. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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A German soldier, right, and female member of the Danish navy talk on a Danish patrol boat after it docked at the port in Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. German and Danish ships arrived in Cyprus on their way to neighboring Lebanon where they will help enforce a UN-brokered cease-fire that ended Israel's monthlong conflict with Hezbollah guerillas. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Danish navy members stand on a patrol boat after they docked at the port in Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. German and Danish ships arrived in Cyprus on their way to neighboring Lebanon where they will help enforce a U.N.-brokered cease-fire that ended Israel's monthlong war with Hezbollah guerillas. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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A German warship, right, and fast patrol boats are seen behind a Danish flag on a patrol boat as they dock at the port in Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. German and Danish ships arrived in Cyprus on their way to neighboring Lebanon where they will help enforce a U.N.-brokered cease-fire that ended Israel's monthlong war with Hezbollah guerillas. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Danish navy personnel walk at the logistics base at the port in Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. German and Danish ships arrived in Cyprus on their way to neighboring Lebanon where they will help enforce a UN-brokered cease-fire that ended Israel's monthlong conflict with Hezbollah guerillas. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Italian U.N. peacekeepers are seen next to an armoured personnel carrier as a farmer, rear, harvests hay near the southern port city of Naqoura, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The Italians are part of a multi-national peacekeeping force to create a bufferzone close to the Lebanese-Israeli border aimed at cementing the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Belgian U.N. peacekeepers, right, and left in vehicle, are seen as a French U.N. armoured personnel carrier passes, rear, at the gate of the base of the Belgium troops in the southern vilage of Tebnin, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The Belgians, who arrived in Lebanon recently, are part of a multi-national peacekeeping force to create a bufferzone close to the Lebanese-Israeli border aimed at cementing the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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A Lebanese army officer looks through his binoculars, on the Lebanese side of the border, as an Israeli truck seen in the background driving on the Israeli side of the border, near the border village of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. Lebanese army troops prevented a group of Hezbollah supporters Wednesday from reaching the border with Israel to stage a protest, witnesses said. Soldiers recently deployed in the border town of Kfar Kila stopped buses carrying about 100 Hezbollah supporters, mostly young boys, who were traveling to the nearby Fatima Gate border fence with Israel to stage a demonstration. The troops told the demonstrators they could not go further and blocked the road with two armored personnel carriers. (AP Photo/Lutfallah Daher)
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A Lebanese soldier looks on as Lebanese boys hang a large caricature poster mocking U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Lebanese-Israeli border fence at Fatima Gate near the border village of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, Wednesday Oct. 4, 2006. Lebanese army troops prevented a group of Hezbollah supporters Wednesday from reaching the border with Israel to stage a protest, witnesses said. Soldiers recently deployed in the border town of Kfar Kila stopped buses carrying about 100 Hezbollah supporters, mostly young boys, who were traveling to the nearby Fatima Gate border fence with Israel to stage a demonstration. The troops told the demonstrators they could not go further and blocked the road with two armored personnel carriers. The protest came as Rice was on her way to Israel from Egypt. (AP Photo/Lutfallah Daher)
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Pope Benedict XVI leaves aboard of his popemobile St. Peter's square at the end of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, as a Vatican Swiss guard and a Vatican security officers watch pilgrims.Turkish officials gave assurances that all necessary security measures would be taken during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey next month, after an unarmed Turkish army deserter hijacked a plane, claiming he had a message for the pontiff. Benedict kept to his schedule Wednesday, circling through St. Peter's Square in his open-topped popemobile and greeting some 30,000 pilgrims and tourists. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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** FILE ** Czech WWII fighter ace Gen. Frantisek Fajtl is seen on this Jun. 26, 2002 file photo. Fajtl, who fought against Nazi Germany in the French and British air forces, died on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. He was 94. (AP Phtoto/CTK, Michal Kamaryt)

4. 10. 2006 Zemřel generál František Fajtl
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Ve středu 4. října 2006 v ranních hodinách zemřel v Ústřední vojenské nemocnici v Praze-Střešovicích po dlouhé těžké nemoci generál František Fajtl, nositel Řádu Bílého lva.

Generál Fajtl, stíhací pilot, veterán 2. světové války (narozen 20. 8. 1912) byl hospitalizován v ÚVN Praha již několik měsíců z důvodu zdravotních komplikací spojených s vysokým věkem.
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*need help with translation*
27. 9. 2006 Díky, pane generále...
Slavnostním nástupem se v úterý 26. září 2006 vojáci z Ředitelství výcviku a doktrín ve Vyškově rozloučili se svým bývalým velitelem generálporučíkem Janem Ďuricou.

Poděkovat dlouholetému veliteli Sil podpory a výcviku přišli do areálu Vojenské akademie ve Vyškově stávající operační velitel Sil podpory a výcviku generálmajor Jiří Halaška a ředitel Ředitelství výcviku a doktrín brigádní generál František Maleninský, v doprovodu představitelů města, zástupců státní správy a sportovců ASC Dukla.

Jako výraz díků předali vojáci generálu Ďuricovi prapor Ředitelství výcviku a doktrín. Za zvuků hudby z filmu Poslední Mohykán noví příslušníci Armády České republiky, kteří jsou právě na základním výcviku v Přerově, předvedli sestavu bojového umění MUSADO MCS.
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4. 10. 2006 Cvičení Boleslavská hradba vrcholí
Cvičení Boleslavská hradba pokračovalo i v průběhu noci střežením objektů jednotkami aktivních záloh Krajského vojenského velitelství Praha a Liberec a rozehrou dalších bodů scénáře.

sgabbio

10-04-2006, 11:06 AM

best photos as usual. thanks He!

ps: do you have some photos of the hijacked turkish plane?

SuicideSteve

10-04-2006, 11:11 AM

^is that a training exercise?

American Patriot

10-04-2006, 11:18 AM

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Iraqi police officers load a vehicle with weapons found during a search in Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christa Martin

These would be EFPs?

He219

10-04-2006, 11:21 AM

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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov (L) and his Kyrgyz counterpart Ismail Isakov (R) wear tank helmets at Russia's military base in Kant, some 30km outside of Bishkek, 04 October 2006. Ivanov came to Kyrgyzstan to attend the final phase of a joint Kyrgyz-Russian military drill in the southern Kyrgyz region of Osh. Defence Minister said that Russian military bases' withdrawal from Georgia could be speeded up. AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO (Photo credit should read VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/***** Images)
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A Sri Lankan army soldier holds a Claymore mine on the Wellawatta road near Colombo, 04 October 2006. The mine weighing 15 kilos (33 pounds) was found in a Tamil area known as "Little Jaffna" in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo and defused by the bomb disposal squad. The discovery was made as a top Norwegian peace envoy, Jon Hanssen-Bauer, was visiting the capital in a bid to arrange talks between the government and Tamil Tiger guerrillas. Hanssen-Bauer's efforts to get the two sides to the peace negotiating table remain inconclusive. More than 60,000 people have been killed in three decades of ethnic bloodshed in Sri Lanka. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)
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French U.N. peacekeepers with the 13th detachment Regiment Genie, from Valdahon, France, drive their armoured personnel carrier in an ordnance-littered area near the village of Kawneen, southern Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The French are clearing the area of unexploded ordnance as part of the U.N. mission aimed at cementing the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Two French U.N. peacekeepers with the 13th detachment Regiment Genie, from Valdahon, France, look for unexploded ordnance in an area near the village of Kawneen, southern Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The French are clearing the area of unexploded ordnance as part of the U.N. mission aimed at cementing the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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A US humvee makes arrives at the site of a bomb blast in southern Baghdad, 04 October 2006. A series of bombs exploded near the convoy of Iraq's industry minister, killing 12 people and wreaking havoc across a Baghdad neighborhood as leading politicians struggled to end the violence. Two bombs exploded in front of Industry Minister Fawzi al-Hariri's convoy killing three bodyguards, followed by a massive car bomb at a nearby automotive parts market that killed nine people and wounded 75. AFP PHOTO/ALI AL-SAADI (Photo credit should read ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/***** Images)
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US General George W. Casey (L), Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, speaks to a Polish officer based in Iraq during a conference on the coalition force, 04 October 2006 in Warsaw. AFP PHOTO/JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/***** Images)
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US General George W. Casey (L), Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, meets Polish Defence Minister Radoslaw Sikorski during a conference on the coalition force, 04 October 2006 in Warsaw. AFP PHOTO/JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/***** Images)
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French president Jacques Chirac (L) shakes hands with general Henri Bentegeat during a ceremony to celebrate the end of his duty as chief of army staff, 03 October 2006 at the Ecole Militaire in Paris. AFP PHOTO POOL PATRICK KOVARIK (Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/***** Images)
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Werfen/Salzburg, 03. Oktober 2006 - Am Fuße der Festung Hohenwerfen wurden am Freitag den 29. September 500 Rekruten aus dem Bundesland Salzburg angelobt. Auftakt des Festaktes waren ein Konzert der Militärmusik Salzburg sowie der Werksmusikkapelle Tenneck. Feierlich umrahmt wurde die Angelobung durch zahlreiche zivile Organisationen und Vereine der Pongauer Gemeinde.
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Austrian recruits taking their oath ..

3rdMillhouse

10-04-2006, 11:26 AM

RMRcallum

10-04-2006, 11:33 AM

He219

10-04-2006, 11:34 AM

^ Yeah, it's that new pattern similar to Jordan that will be standardized amongst Iraqi military, making them harder to copy. I read that it even has some Iraqi motiv imprinted, kind of like the USMC has on MARPAT.

and also look at this old pic I found:
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© Darko Zeljkovic/GlobalAware Corp. Dana OBrian, 31, of St. John, NF, and Sgt. Brad Philips, 46, of Woodstock, Ont., supervise the destruction of Canadian Military jeep Ilitis near Camp Julien in Kabul, June 10, 2005. Corp. OBrien and her husband (in Canadian Military as well) were friends with Corp. Murphy who was kileld by the suiccede bomber last year while riding in the Ilitis. Military decided to destroy 127 Ilitis vehicles in Afghanistan since it proved to be cheaper than to transport them back to Canada.

best photos as usual. thanks He!

ps: do you have some photos of the hijacked turkish plane?
Thanks.
:)

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A police officer patrols outside the airport as Albanian police increased their presence and suspend operations at Mother Teresa international airport in Tirana, Albania after the hijacking of a Turkish Airlines plane Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. A Turkish man hijacked a jetliner carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and forced the aircraft to land in Italy, where he surrendered and released all the passengers unharmed, officials said. The Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-400 was hijacked in Greek airspace after taking off from Albania and landed at Italy's Brindisi airport. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)
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A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-400 plane carrying more than 100 passengers is seen at Brindisi airport, Italy, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The plane was hijacked in Greek airspace after taking off from Albania and later landed at Italy's Brindisi airport. Italian aviation officials say the apparently unarmed hijackers are in negotiations with Italian authorities for the release of the passengers. (AP Photo/Max Frigione)
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Miss Philippines Jamie Liz Castillo reacts as she talks to journalists upon her arrival to the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. A Turkish Airlines aircraft, with 113 people aboard was reported hijacked Tuesday evening on a flight from Tirana, Albania, to Istanbul, Turkey, and landed in the southern Italian city of Brindisi. Miss Philippines was on the hijacked plane along with the three other beauty contestants. They were in Albania to participate the Miss Globe International 2006 beauty contest. (AP Photo/Osman Orsal)
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An unidentified passenger, center, of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-400 is helped by Italian policemen at Brindisi airport, Italy, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, after his jaircraft, carrying more than 113 passengers, landed after follwoing a hijacking in Greek airspace Tuesday. A Turkish man hijacked a jetliner carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and forced the aircraft to land in Italy, where he surrendered and released all the passengers unharmed, officials said.(AP Photo/Francesco Pecoraro)
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Italian Police officers escort a handcuffed man, at center, identifed as Hakan Ekinci, Wednesday Oct. 4, 2006 in Brindisi, southern Italy, after he hijacked a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-400 passenger jet in Greek airspace, Tuesday Oct. 3, 2006. The Turkish Airlines plane carrying more than 100 passengers from Tirana, Albania, to Istanbul, Turkey, was hijacked and landed at Italy's Brindisi airport on Tuesday. Turkish police identified the hijacker as Hakan Ekinci, a 28-year-old army deserter who fled to Albania in May and had stayed in a U.N. camp for refugees in Albania until his asylum request was denied and he was extradited to Turkey on Tuesday. Turkish authorities said that police planned to arrest him in Istanbul airport, the plane's original destination. (AP Photo/Max Frigione)
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In this picture released by the Izmir City Police Department, Hakan Ekinci is seen in Izmir, western Turkey, in this undated file photo. A Turkish Airlines plane carrying more than 100 passengers from Tirana, Albania, to Istanbul, Turkey, was hijacked and landed at Italy's Brindisi airport on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Istanbul's governor Muammer Guler said Tuesday a Turkish army deserter who fled to Albania had commandeered a Turkish Airline plane to Italy alone and probably bluffed to pilots that he had a second accomplice on the plane. Earlier, Turkish officials said there were two hijackers, including Hakan Ekinci who was identified as a draft-deserter by Guler. Guler said Ekinci would have been detained for being a deserted had the plane landed at Istanbul. (AP Photo/Izmir Police Department Handout)

JVeld

10-04-2006, 11:43 AM

^^ Yupp....thats a first for me too !!! ( Iraqi army with digital camo )

wolverine223

10-04-2006, 11:56 AM

RMRcallum

10-04-2006, 11:59 AM

well m8 im just gonna say were only interested also it dosent matter how old you are or if your in the services or not . as long as you care about the troops and take a interest in what they do .

makavelli

10-04-2006, 11:59 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31242994.jpg

any other angle of her?

:D

sgabbio

10-04-2006, 12:00 PM

thanks X2 He

Argyll

10-04-2006, 12:32 PM

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/images/stories/daily/2006/October/061004_daily_med.jpg (http://www.mnf-iraq.com/images/stories/daily/2006/October/061004_daily_hi.jpg)

These would be EFPs?

Looks like it!

Ironsight06

10-04-2006, 12:36 PM

Sweet pictures today! Especially like those NIA digicam pictures :)

He219

10-04-2006, 12:43 PM

its so funny how some of you gearheads get such a hardon whenever you see something like a weird cammo or a uniform etc.... i get a kick out of that all the time, oooooooooooo look dude he got a pink tactical sling, woooopeeeeee i am gonna get one and pretend to be a swatninjaseal commando cause iam so kool, meanwhile his like a 40 year old man, playing army dressup
This is for all the 'geardos':
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Lance Cpl. William White, crew chief, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, poses with Jacob, age 3, during SeaWorld’s “Sea to Shining Sea” music festival Sept. 18. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band and Miramar Marines singing the national anthem will be at the festival until Oct. 1.

The real story you don't see is that the mix of uniforms in Iraq has become a real problem.

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 2 — The camouflaged Iraqi commandos who kidnapped 20 people from a pair of central Baghdad offices this week used Interior Ministry vehicles and left little trace of their true identities.

Were they legitimate officers? Members of a Shiite or Sunni death squad? Or criminals in counterfeit uniforms bought at the market?

Majid Hamid, 41, a Sunni human rights worker whose brother was kidnapped and killed by men in uniform four months ago, said he doubted that the answer would ever be known. Now, he said, the authorities normally trusted to investigate may be responsible for the crime.

“Whenever I see uniforms now, I figure they must be militias,” Mr. Hamid said in a recent interview. “I immediately try to avoid them. If I have my gun, I know I need to be ready to use it.”

Such is the attitude of Iraqis in this capital shellshocked and made fearful by violence that seems to be committed almost daily by men dressed as those who are supposed to protect and serve. The audacious kidnapping on Monday was just the latest case of men using the signals of law and safety — a uniform, a vehicle with blue lights, a patch on the sleeve — to attack and abduct.

Everywhere Iraqis in uniform go, from ice cream shops to checkpoints, people now flee. The mottled mix of green, blue and khaki camouflage, along with the blue shirts of the local police, have all blurred into a flag for alarm. “En eles,” Iraqis in Baghdad now say when a friend has been taken; in traditional Arabic it means chewed up, but in the streets it has come to mean taken by mysterious men without explanation.

American and Iraqi officials have been promising for weeks to address the problem. This week, the interior minister, Jawad Bolani, acknowledged that rogues were among his ranks. He told Parliament that new uniforms and identification cards would soon be supplied to hobble those “who carry out bad activities under the cover of this institution.”

The first 2,000 of 25,000 new uniforms are scheduled to be handed out later this month, officials said. Made with imported camouflage cloth and intricate patches and insignias, they are designed to be difficult to copy. Their source, as well as other details about them, is being kept secret in part to reduce the risk of counterfeiting. But only a small percentage of the 145,000 Interior Ministry officers — from the national police, public order brigades and other forces — will get them.

source (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/world/middleeast/03uniforms.html?ex=1312257600&en=5ac28eadcf71cbe6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)

The new bluish-gray uniform, presented to reporters by Maj. Gen. Joseph Peterson, is similar to that worn by U.S. soldiers but with the Iraqi flag embedded in the fabric's print. It will be issued beginning in October. source (http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/9887)
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Arms swing in unison as the Iraqi Army’s newest soldiers march past a gallery of Iraqi and American officials during their graduation ceremony at Camp Habbaniyah Sept. 30. More than 300 soldiers went through five weeks of training to learn the fundamentals of marksmanship, urban patrols, and search and clear operations. A national recruiting initiative hopes to bring in 30,000 troops and support classes of 1,850 soldiers by May 2007, said Col. Joel P. Garland, the basic combat training liaison officer for Multi-National Force-West. The national initiative begins in October.
Photo Credit: Lance Cpl. Ben Eberle
Photo Date: 09/30/2006

drgamtd

10-04-2006, 01:10 PM

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Interesting choice... M14 w/o any optics.

A couple questions:

1. Doesn't one have to be a designated marksman/sniper to be armed with an M14?
2. If so, is it typical to use iron sights? Even an EOTech sight would seem be preferrable for short range engagements.

Maybe this guy is one hell of shot w/o them.

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Someone please tell the Defense Ministers they are violenting the "Bad Hat" rule made famous by the American Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis who squeezed his melon into an undersized Army helmet and posed on a tank in 1988.

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Check out the chin strap...

drgamtd

D-gin

10-04-2006, 01:25 PM

Thanks for the photos He...It's nice to see that Iraq is getting their new camo....Cheers.:)

He219

10-04-2006, 01:26 PM

http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/oct2006/photoessays/pi060310a6.jpg

Interesting choice... M14 w/o any optics.
Maybe this guy is one hell of shot w/o them.
drgamtd

Here's another one for 'ya:
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Pvt. Daniel Garcia of Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security for his commander while on a routine presence patrol in Sadr City, Iraq.

SiFiOn

10-04-2006, 01:31 PM

Some fine pics today. Thanks for sharing.

somedude

10-04-2006, 01:45 PM

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WOW nevwer knew the Iraqi army had digital camo

Is that a special Iraqi unit?

I had heard a news report a few months ago indicating that all Iraqi troops would be getting new digital camo in order to combat counterfeit soldiers/insurgents impersonating troops with fake camo.

Looks good.

He219

10-04-2006, 01:57 PM

Is that a special Iraqi unit?
Yes it is, notice the punisher emblem.

I had heard a news report a few months ago indicating that all Iraqi troops would be getting new digital camo in order to combat counterfeit soldiers/insurgents impersonating troops with fake camo.

Looks good.
Did you miss the red paragraphs above?
;)

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Civil police guard the entrance of the Legal Medicine Institute, where the bodies of passengers of the Gol jet crash are expected to arrive in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, Oct 4, 2006. A Brazilian court ordered police to seize the passports of two U.S. pilots whose executive jet clipped a commercial plane in midair last week shortly before the larger aircraft crashed, killing all 155 people onboard. Meanwhile, a Brazilian newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Brazilian-made Embraer Legacy executive jet, which was carrying seven Americans, disobeyed an order by the control tower to descend to a lower altitude just before coming into contact with Gol airlines Flight 1907. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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An Afghan boy shows a U.S. Army Soldier how to shoot a slingshot in the village of Gawmesak, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2006. The Soldier is with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division and is conducting a reconnaissance patrol. DoD photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson, U.S. Army.

Djuice

10-04-2006, 01:58 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg

Woah!!!! Iraquian army using digital cammouflage?

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So, what's the point of MANPADS in Lebanon? Shooting down Hizbullah fighter jets (sarcasm)?

To shoot down possible Hezbollah UAV/RCAV that could be armed with explosives.. Also any incursions of Israeli Helicopters and Jets..

The Peacekeepers are not just there for harrass the Hezbollah, they're there also to keep the Israeli out.

SBL

10-04-2006, 02:01 PM

Good pics. Always interesting to see our guys in action. I also liked seeing the Aussies and Fallschirmjagers, very cool.

Doomhammer

10-04-2006, 02:02 PM

:) :)
its so funny how some of you gearheads get such a hardon whenever you see something like a weird cammo or a uniform etc.... i get a kick out of that all the time, oooooooooooo look dude he got a pink tactical sling, woooopeeeeee i am gonna get one and pretend to be a swatninjaseal commando cause iam so kool, meanwhile his like a 40 year old man, playing army dressup

:) :) Hahahahahaha

But you4re right about that. Some people think it4s all about the gear; nice looking; but in the end if you can get the job done with it; it4s fine by me.

EsoognomEhT

10-04-2006, 02:06 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg

Doesn't he trust his Iraqi allies? p-)

somedude

10-04-2006, 02:09 PM

Yes it is, notice the punisher emblem.

Did you miss the red paragraphs above?
;)

Good catch on the punisher emblem. I did miss the red paragraphs, must be color blind these days. Thanks he.

So how does that help things if only 25,000 Iraqi troops get them out of 145,000? If anything, that would add to the confusion.

He219

10-04-2006, 02:27 PM

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09/28/06 - U.S. Army Soldiers assigned 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment patrol a road at sunset during a cordon and search operation in Sheik Hamid, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2006, to gain information on terrorists cells operating in the area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin)
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ARANAS, Afghanistan -- Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, await orders to move out on a nighttime patrol designed to interupt movement of enemy fighters in the Nuristan province.
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BAGHDAD – Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company B, 5th Engineer Battalion, attached to Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 16th Engineer Brigade, prepare for a route clearance mission at Camp Liberty Sept 27.
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CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Iraqi army soldiers from the Special Troops Company, 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, train with the Macedonian Special Forces Regiment Sept. 19 at the Iraqi side of Camp Taji. An interpreter assists the Macedonians in training the Iraqis on tactical formations and movements.

Seabee613

10-04-2006, 02:34 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061004_fallschirmj.jpg

Is there hi-res of this?

parti3an

10-04-2006, 02:40 PM

Is there hi-res of this?

I second that!

Dark Avenger

10-04-2006, 02:43 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31061.jpg

What is this thing attached to the front of the RG-31? Some kind of compressor to blow air and remove the soil from suspect bumps/earth mounds and unearth IEDs?

Elemental666

10-04-2006, 02:43 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061004_fallschirmj.jpg

Seriusly,we wan't high-res.
:)

Meldon

10-04-2006, 02:44 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/20060902adf8243116_007_lo.jpg

I hope he does not provide cover to his teammate without any ammo in the AUG lol

MaxPayne

10-04-2006, 02:45 PM

http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/oct2006/photoessays/pi060310a6.jpg

anybody got a high res version of that pic??
thanks in advance

Schizo

10-04-2006, 02:47 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061004_fallschirmj.jpg

Seriusly,we wan't high-res.
:)

X2!

High res, please! :)

Mr.K

10-04-2006, 02:51 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31243503.jpg

Someone please tell the Defense Ministers they are violenting the "Bad Hat" rule made famous by the American Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis who squeezed his melon into an undersized Army helmet and posed on a tank in 1988.

http://www.happyfunpundit.com/hfp/images/dukakis.gif

Check out the chin strap...

drgamtd
Needs a pic of Jean Chretien wearing a UN helmet backwards in Bosnia :D

Sierra_Tango69

10-04-2006, 02:54 PM

Fanastic pictures today! Thanks a lot!

drgamtd

10-04-2006, 02:58 PM

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/ee8417ca55b05b93852571fd003fd0c2/$FILE/HEAVYLIFT001lr.jpg
Marines with the Helicopter Support Team prepare to hook the immobilized UH-60 Blackhawk to the CH-53E Super Stallion hovering over them in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, Sept. 27. The Blackhawk was disabled earlier in the week when it landed during a routine training mission. It was successfully recovered by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). The Helicopter Support Team is with Combat Logistics Company 111, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward).
Photo submitted 10/04/2006 Taken by Cpl. James B. Hoke

Hi Res:
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/ee8417ca55b05b93852571fd003fd0c2/$FILE/HEAVYLIFT001.jpg

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/98caa5948a7e1b74852571fd00403035/$FILE/HEAVYLIFT004lr.jpg

Marines with the Helicopter Support Team prepare to hook the immobilized UH-60 Blackhawk to the CH-53E Super Stallion hovering over them in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, Sept. 27. The Blackhawk was disabled earlier in the week when it landed during a routine training mission. It was successfully recovered by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). The Helicopter Support Team is with Combat Logistics Company 111, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward).
Photo submitted 10/04/2006 Taken by Cpl. James B. Hoke

Hi Res:
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/98caa5948a7e1b74852571fd00403035/$FILE/HEAVYLIFT004.jpg

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/ef9c338fe4508813852571fd00404ee3/$FILE/HEAVYLIFT005lr.jpg

A CH-53E Super Stallion lifts off with a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter strapped to it in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, Sept. 27. The Blackhawk was disabled earlier in the week upon landing during a routine training mission. It was successfully recovered by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward).
Photo submitted 10/04/2006 Taken by Cpl. James B. Hoke

Hi Res:
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/ef9c338fe4508813852571fd00404ee3/$FILE/HEAVYLIFT005.jpg

drgamtd

Avary

10-04-2006, 03:00 PM

What is this thing attached to the front of the RG-31? Some kind of compressor to blow air and remove the soil from suspect bumps/earth mounds and unearth IEDs?

That's a big ass teargas generator for keeping unruly mobs in line.

Hypno85

10-04-2006, 03:03 PM

Createdeemcee

10-04-2006, 03:23 PM

Interesting choice... M14 w/o any optics.
Maybe this guy is one hell of shot w/o them.
drgamtd

Why not? Many of our soldiers wether it be an m4 or standard M16 prefer the high sight, or flip up version ring sights over scoped optics. Its all a matter of preference. The m14 presents the most accurate ghost rings built into a rifle. My buddy has one and at 300+ yards it hits with ease and perfection. Now as far as weapon assignment im not sure weather it comes down to designated marksman, or by choice.

Noob Brit

10-04-2006, 04:27 PM

Great caption from WPN....

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8660/imageloader5bb1e0bq2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

DR Congo Peacekeeping Force Plane Crash
Local residents gather at a flight crash site in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. A pilotless reconnaissance plane of EU peacekeeping force crashed in the central streets, leaving one passenger dead.
:cantbeli:
I'm assuming it hit a car? Anyone any ideas what type of UAV is used there?
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/4397/imageloader5c8175rt4.jpg
(http://imageshack.us)

A local resident carries a piece of remains leaving a flight crash site in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9169/imageloader5edcabtx1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hawkeye

10-04-2006, 04:30 PM

Any more Belgian pics from AP, I'm not registered there ...

Thanks anyway, awesome pics today!

ed316

10-04-2006, 04:33 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg
hires (http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/oct2006/index/Hi-Res/061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg)

Looks like the Jordanian digital pattern.

drgamtd

10-04-2006, 04:45 PM

Why not? Many of our soldiers wether it be an m4 or standard M16 prefer the high sight, or flip up version ring sights over scoped optics. Its all a matter of preference. The m14 presents the most accurate ghost rings built into a rifle. My buddy has one and at 300+ yards it hits with ease and perfection. Now as far as weapon assignment im not sure weather it comes down to designated marksman, or by choice.

I agree completely with the points about the utility of the iron sights and the legendary accuracy of the M14. I also understand and accept the premise of personal preference and that in some situations they would be desirable. Allow me a point of commentary: that it appears that most individuals that switch to the use modern optics (e.g., EOTech, Aimpoint, etc) even with a M14 don't opt to return to conventional sights.

Perhaps my questions were unclear. I was interested in the process by which one would obtain a M14 for regular use. Does one have to be a designated marksman/sniper or are the rules during wartime lax enough that anyone can make the choice for themselves? Finally, is it generally the case that there are a few M14 that have persisted in armories across the US Military which are now being put to good use or was a conscious (and IMO wise) decision made to bring them out of storage for OIF?

drgamtd

He219

10-04-2006, 04:48 PM

Great caption from WPN....
I'm assuming it hit a car? Anyone any ideas what type of UAV is used there?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31238238.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31238246.jpg

An unmanned reconnaissance plane seen burning in one of the main streets of the city of Kinshasa, Congo, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. An unmanned reconnaissance plane used by European forces helping provide security in Congo crashed in the capital Tuesday, killing one person on the ground and injuring two others, an official said. It was the second drone crash in Kinshasa in the past four months. (AP Photo/John Bompeng)

We still don't know why it fell," said Col. Thierry Fusalba, spokesman for the European Union force helping to maintain peace in Congo as the war-torn Central African country establishes its first democratic government in decades.

He added that the Belgian craft crashed as it was taking off, meaning it could have been a technical problem. The plane fell onto a Kinshasa boulevard, killing one person and injuring two others, he said.

In July, a Belgian drone crashed when it was on a test flight over Kinshasa, injuring five people in what officials originally said might have been a technical problem. A later investigation found the plane was shot down, Fusalba said

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061003/ap_on_re_af/congo_drone_crash_1;_ylt=Ai1LFVzYCpjLCbefQqyQD1rlWMcF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5bGVna3NhBHNlYwNzc3JlbA--

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/r728951642.jpg

Congolese residents gather up the parachute from a European surveillance drone that crashed in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 3, 2006. A Belgian unmanned surveillance drone being used by an EU force crashed on Tuesday in a street in the Congolese capital, killing one woman, injuring two other people and stoking anti-European sentiment in the tense city. *******/David Lewis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/r468023213.jpgRIP

Congolese residents look at a pool of blood from a woman killed by a surveillance drone that crashed in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo October 3, 2006. A Belgian unmanned surveillance drone being used by an EU force crashed on Tuesday in a street in the Congolese capital, killing one woman, injuring two other people and stoking anti-European sentiment in the tense city. *******/David Lewis ( Democratic Republic of Congo)

yiorgo

10-04-2006, 05:09 PM

crazy to see Haitians with M14s and ruger mini14s

SBL

10-04-2006, 05:11 PM

crazy to see Haitians with M14s and ruger mini14s

They can't afford anything newer so they keep fielding the stuff that's available.

He219

10-04-2006, 05:15 PM

Any more Belgian pics from AP, I'm not registered there ...

Thanks anyway, awesome pics today!
Thanks.

Maybe you will like this (mms://video.mil.be/def/QR_28_09_06_quick_response_1.wmv)?
p-)

Switek

10-04-2006, 05:17 PM

great pix He :) . My humble two cents for today:

http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-03T210056Z_01_SAA06_RTRIDSP_2_CRIME-SHOOTING.jpg R.I.P.

*******/Pool, Lakeland ledger
Polk County Sheriff's department honor guard salutes the casket of Polk County deputy sheriff Matt Williams and his K-9 dog Diogi at their funeral in Lakeland, Florida October 3, 2006. Williams was slain with K-9, Diogi following a traffic stop on September 28.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-03T210240Z_01_SAA07_RTRIDSP_2_CRIME-SHOOTING.jpg

*******/Pool, Lakeland ledger
Polk County Sheriff's department honor guard unit walks away from the casket of Polk County deputy sheriff Matt Williams and his K-9 dog Diogi during the funeral service for the two in Lakeland, Florida October 3, 2006. Williams was slain with K-9, Diogi following a traffic stop on September 28.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-03T204013Z_01_SAA01_RTRIDSP_2_CRIME-SHOOTING.jpg

*******/Pool, Lakeland ledger
Polk County Sheriff's department honor guard carries the casket of Polk County deputy sheriff Matt Williams and his K-9 dog Diogi to an awaiting hearse in Lakeland, Florida October 3, 2006. Williams was slain following a routine traffic stop.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-03T204155Z_01_SAA03_RTRIDSP_2_CRIME-SHOOTING.jpg

*******/Pool, Lakeland ledger
Polk County Sheriff's department honor guard carries the casket of Polk County deputy sheriff Matt Williams and his K-9 dog Diogi to an awaiting hearse in Lakeland, Florida October 3, 2006.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T025950Z_01_BSB54R_RTRIDSP_2_CRASH-BRAZIL.jpg
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T023327Z_01_BSB53R_RTRIDSP_2_CRASH-BRAZIL.jpg
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T022859Z_01_BSB53_RTRIDSP_2_CRASH-BRAZIL.jpg

*******/Jamil Bittar
Rescue workers carry the bagged remains of victims of Gol airlines flight 1907 that crashed in the Brazilian Amazon jungle, after the remains were flown from the crash site to the Jarina ranch near the Jarina Indian reserve October 3, 2006. Searchers have found about 50 bodies scattered around the site of Brazil's worst airplane crash and were keeping wild animals away from the corpses, air force officials said on Tuesday.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T044630Z_01_SEO104_RTRIDSP_2_KOREA-NORTH.jpg

*******/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean riot policemen stand behind an anti-North Korea banner featuring a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at a rally denouncing North Korea's plan to test a nuclear bomb, in Seoul October 4, 2006.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T044902Z_01_SEO101_RTRIDSP_2_KOREA-NORTH.jpg

*******/Kim Kyung-hoon
Protesters burn anti-North Korea banners at a rally denouncing North Korea's plan to test a nuclear bomb, in Seoul October 4, 2006.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T082917Z_01_SRI04_RTRIDSP_2_KASHMIR-FIRING.jpg

*******/Fayaz Kabli
Indian police officers take up position behind a bullet resistant vehicle during a shootout in Srinagar October 4, 2006. Heavy firing broke out on Wednesday in the heart of Srinagar, the main city in Indian Kashmir, witnesses said.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T094249Z_01_SRI10_RTRIDSP_2_KASHMIR.jpg

*******/Danish Ismail
Masked Kashmiri suspected militants sit during a surrender ceremony in Baramulla, 55 km (34 miles) north of Srinagar October 4, 2006. Twenty-one militants belonging to different militant groups surrendered before Indian army authorities along with their weapons during the ceremony in Baramulla, an Indian army statement said.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T093429Z_01_SRI12_RTRIDSP_2_KASHMIR.jpg

*******/Danish Ismail
A masked Kashmiri suspected militant hands over his ammunition to an Indian army officer during a surrender ceremony in Baramulla, 55 km (34 miles) north of Srinagar October 4, 2006. Twenty-one militants belonging to different militant groups surrendered before Indian army authorities along with their weapons during the ceremony in Baramulla, an Indian army statement said.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T125729Z_01_LBN03_RTRIDSP_2_MIDEAST-LEBANON.jpg

*******/Karamallah Daher
Lebanese soldiers set up a checkpoint near Fatima's gate in the border village of Kfar Kila, south Lebanon October 4, 2006. Lebanese army units deployed on Monday in border villages vacated by Israeli forces to take control along with U.N. peacekeepers of virtually all of south Lebanon, a Hizbollah stronghold for a decade.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T130259Z_01_BAG324_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg

*******/Namir Noor-eldeen
A soldier stands guard at the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad October 4, 2006. Four people were killed in the attack, witnesses in the area said
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T151335Z_01_LBN09_RTRIDSP_2_MIDEAST-LEBANON.jpg

*******/Ali Hashisho
Belgian peacekeepers patrol a street in Haryss village in south Lebanon October 4, 2006. The Belgian soldiers are part of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFL).
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T151323Z_01_LBN08_RTRIDSP_2_MIDEAST-LEBANON.jpg

*******/Ali Hashisho
Belgian peacekeepers in an armoured personnel carrier patrol a street in Haryss village in south Lebanon October 4, 2006. The Belgian soldiers are part of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFL).
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T181323Z_01_RJO104D_RTRIDSP_2_CRASH-BRAZIL.jpg

*******/Bruno Domingos
Members of the Brazilian air force stand guard outside the DECEA air control centre at Santos Dumont airport where American pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino are being questioned in Rio de Janeiro October 4, 2006. Brazilian authorities believe the two pilots may have shut off the transponder in their business jet, rendering its anti-collision system useless, before crossing paths with a commercial airliner that crashed last week in the Amazon, killing all 155 people on board.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T181341Z_01_RJO105D_RTRIDSP_2_CRASH-BRAZIL.jpg

*******/Bruno Domingos
Members of the Brazilian air force stand guard outside the DECEA air control centre at Santos Dumont airport where American pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino are being questioned in Rio de Janeiro October 4, 2006. Brazilian authorities believe the two pilots may have shut off the transponder in their business jet, rendering its anti-collision system useless, before crossing paths with a commercial airliner that crashed last week in the Amazon, killing all 155 people on board.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T202358Z_01_ISL04_RTRIDSP_2_PAKISTAN-BLAST.jpg

*******/Faisal Mahmood
A private security guard (R) and a Pakistani army soldier stand guard at the closed gates of Ayub Park next to the residence of President Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi October 4, 2006. An explosion occurred in the park next to Musharraf's army residence in Rawalpindi on Wednesday but no one was hurt, police said. Military spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan said the blast was unrelated to "the president or Army House".
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T201754Z_01_ISL03_RTRIDSP_2_PAKISTAN-BLAST.jpg

*******/Faisal Mahmood
Pakistani policemen and army troops stand guard at the closed gates of Ayub Park next to the residence of President Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi October 4, 2006. An explosion occurred in the park next to Musharraf's army residence in Rawalpindi on Wednesday but no one was hurt, police said.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T202800Z_01_ISL05_RTRIDSP_2_PAKISTAN-BLAST.jpg

*******/Faisal Mahmood
Pakistani military police officials leave Ayub Park, which is next to the residence of President Pervez Musharraf, in Rawalpindi October 4, 2006. An explosion occurred in the park next to Musharraf's army residence in Rawalpindi on Wednesday but no one was hurt, police said. Military spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan said the blast was unrelated to "the president or Army House".
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T203514Z_01_ISL06_RTRIDSP_2_PAKISTAN-BLAST.jpg

*******/Faisal Mahmood
A Pakistani policeman stands near ambulances parked at Ayub Park, which is next to the residence of President Pervez Musharraf, in Rawalpindi October 4, 2006. An explosion occurred in the park next to Musharraf's army residence in Rawalpindi on Wednesday but no one was hurt, police said. Military spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan said the blast was unrelated to "the president or Army House"
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T115048Z_01_FSA04_RTRIDSP_2_ITALY-HIJACK.jpg

*******/Fatih Saribas
Jamie Castillo (R) of the Philippines, Angie Goh (L) of Malaysia and Mig Tan (C) of Singapore, passengers who were on a hijacked Turkish Airlines flight arrive at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul October 4, 2006. All 107 passengers and six crew on the Boeing 737 were unharmed in the hijacking which ended with the arrest of the lone hijacker, 27-year-old Turk Hakan Ekinci, in Brindisi Airport in southern Italy

snoddy

10-04-2006, 05:25 PM

drgamtd

10-04-2006, 05:27 PM

Devon based commandos have begun a phased deployment to Afghanistan where they are replacing other British troops. The troops from 3 Commando Brigade are part of a 2000-strong deployment of reinforcements being sent to Helmand Province.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/images/2006/07/27/salisbury_pain6_470x309.jpg

The Royals Marine's new Viking armoured assault vehicle. Photo Sean Clee/Mod

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/images/2006/07/27/salisbury_plain11_374x470.jpg

The Commandos hone their skills. Photo Sean Clee/MoD

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/images/2006/07/27/salisbury_plain2_470x353.jpg

New tracked vehicles will improve mobility. Photo Monica Ellis/BBC Devon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/images/2006/07/27/salisbury_plain4_470x350.jpg

The Viking armoured off-road carrier. Photo Monica Ellis/BBC Devon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/images/2006/07/27/salisbury_plain8_470x328.jpg

On patrol on Salisbury Plain. Photo Sean Clee/MoD

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/images/2006/07/27/salisbury_plain9_341x470.jpg

Ready to make a difference in Afghanistan. Photo Sean Clee/MoD

See the story at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2006/07/27/royal_marines_afghanistan_feature.shtml

Good luck lads,

drgamtd

RMRcallum

10-04-2006, 05:28 PM

great pics drgamtd

Sloppy Joe2

10-04-2006, 05:37 PM

:) :)

:) :) Hahahahahaha

But you4re right about that. Some people think it4s all about the gear; nice looking; but in the end if you can get the job done with it; it4s fine by me.Whats wrong with it? I agree if you are not able to do it with the basic fundementals you dont belong in the job, but when we got our deployment equipment it was like kids in toy store.

I agree completely with the points about the utility of the iron sights and the legendary accuracy of the M14. I also understand and accept the premise of personal preference and that in some situations they would be desirable. Allow me a point of commentary: that it appears that most individuals that switch to the use modern optics (e.g., EOTech, Aimpoint, etc) even with a M14 don't opt to return to conventional sights.

Perhaps my questions were unclear. I was interested in the process by which one would obtain a M14 for regular use. Does one have to be a designated marksman/sniper or are the rules during wartime lax enough that anyone can make the choice for themselves? Finally, is it generally the case that there are a few M14 that have persisted in armories across the US Military which are now being put to good use or was a conscious (and IMO wise) decision made to bring them out of storage for OIF?

drgamtd it depends on quanity,role and how your unit and armorer designate weapons and accessories. you do not have to be a designated marksman for you to be given such equipment. one of my NCO's had an entire Platoon with M14's in 25th ID.

crazy to see Haitians with M14s and ruger mini14s weapons get around the world and depending on regions and organizations some are easier to come by then others.

Switek

10-04-2006, 05:43 PM

http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T211621Z_01_JER105D_RTRIDSP_2_MIDEAST.jpg

*******/Ammar Awad
Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, demonstrate against the Hamas government in the West Bank town of Ramallah October 4, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, bolstered by a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said on Wednesday he might dissolve the Hamas-led government and unity talks with the group were dead.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T211936Z_01_JER107D_RTRIDSP_2_MIDEAST.jpg

*******/Ammar Awad
Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, demonstrate against the Hamas government in the West Bank town of Ramallah October 4, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, bolstered by a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said on Wednesday he might dissolve the Hamas-led government and unity talks with the group were dead.
http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T211451Z_01_JER104D_RTRIDSP_2_MIDEAST.jpg

*******/Ammar Awad
Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, demonstrate against the Hamas government in the West Bank town of Ramallah October 4, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, bolstered by a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said on Wednesday he might dissolve the Hamas-led government and unity talks with the group were dead

ICUS

10-04-2006, 05:52 PM

SBL

10-04-2006, 06:01 PM

I agree. It looks remarkably like the KA2 desert digital pattern adopted by Jordan.

Guys, SHHHH! It's supposed to be a secret!

Argyll

10-04-2006, 06:05 PM

http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T130259Z_01_BAG324_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg

This is not good!.....from the grapevine filtering through. :(

valdezfa18

10-04-2006, 06:27 PM

[quote=He219;1973238]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg
hires (http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/oct2006/index/Hi-Res/061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg)

WOW nevwer knew the Iraqi army had digital camo

Never knew the Iraqis could look professional, they look like they realy know what they are doing, man that is AWSOME:)

He219

10-04-2006, 06:32 PM

Nevemind .. just a couple more schemes to really mix thing up!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/06814135431_iraqi-police-uniforms-h.jpg

The U.S. military unveiled a new uniform for Iraq's national police that will be difficult to copy -- a move aimed at preventing insurgents, death squads and common criminals from impersonating officers.

The new bluish-gray uniform, presented to reporters by Maj. Gen. Joseph Peterson, is similar to that worn by U.S. soldiers but with the Iraqi flag embedded in the fabric's print. It will be issued beginning in October.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31243957.jpg

The top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, Major. Gen. William B. Caldwell points to a map of Baghdad during a press conference Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. U.S. and Iraq forces have been carrying out a district-by-district sweep in the capital since August, called Operation Together Forward. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)

socom6

10-04-2006, 06:51 PM

You see these pics are why I come to this site multiple times per day. I dont have to see any mainstream news crap everything I want to see is here. Thanks for the pics today!!:D

SBL

10-04-2006, 06:56 PM

You see these pics are why I come to this site multiple times per day. I dont have to see any mainstream news crap everything I want to see is here. Thanks for the pics today!!:D

X2. I'd rather get my news from here than from the TV. More informative and none (or should I say little?) of the politics.

He219

10-04-2006, 07:10 PM

You see these pics are why I come to this site multiple times per day. I dont have to see any mainstream news crap everything I want to see is here. Thanks for the pics today!!:D
x3 And we're not the only ones watching (http://www.fresh.co.il/vBulletin/showthread.php?t=235425) ..
p-)

What I really enjoy is the participation and input that corrects captions, explains circumstance, practice, defines context & definitions for equipment seen throughout the world.

http://cache.*****images.com/xc/72086883.jpg?v=1&c=MS_GINS&k=2&d=8AF8AF6A335E5B08E5108095CF254A67

Portuguese police officers take position in front of the Banco Espirito Santo on the Rodrigues Manito Avenue in Setubal 50 km (30 Miles) south of Lisbon 05 October 2006. An armed man was holding four people hostage this afternoon in an attempted bank robbery in the southern Portuguese city of Setubal, police said. Three of the hostages were female employees of the BES bank branch while the fourth was a male customer, cable news channel Sic-Noticias reported. "The situation is stable and negotiations are underway," a policeman told reporters at the scene in comments broadcast on news radio TSF. AFP PHOTO / Jose Luis (Photo credit should read Jose LUIS/AFP/***** Images)

22.5degrees

10-04-2006, 07:30 PM

EvanL

10-04-2006, 08:18 PM

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061004/capt.4dfa58f1117f46f2907ced03cefe5327.canada_school_barricaded__mtlb101.jpg?x=380&y=283&sig=WhunYA31VIe1nvPL1U8UuQ--

Policeman prepare to leave the scene of an elementary school and park in Montreal,Canada on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006 after investigating a report of someone with a weapon. It proved to be a false alarm. (AP PHOTO/CP,Ian Barrett)
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jagermeister

10-04-2006, 08:21 PM

my head hurts after all of that crap........

[srod]`

10-04-2006, 08:23 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31243492.jpg

So, what's the point of MANPADS in Lebanon? Shooting down Hizbullah fighter jets (sarcasm)?

My dad was a Marine and he always tells us that the element of suprise is to be ready.

EvanL

10-04-2006, 08:41 PM

http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=16760&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430

A Search and Rescue Technician (SARTech)launches from a CC 130 Hercules during the Parachute Accuracy Event at the National Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX). The National SAREX provides SAR squadrons from across Canada, an opportunity to work together in a common environment to allow SAR personnel to test standards and evaluate proficiency. This year the exercise was hosted by 424 Training and Rescue Squadron at 22 Wing, Canadian Forces Base North Bay from the 24th to 30th of September 2006.

Cpl Tom Parker 8 Wing Imaging Section

http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=16763&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430

Judges measure the distance from the CH 146 Griffin Helicopter to the target area during the Helicopter Accuracy Event at the National Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX).
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=16762&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430

Search and Rescue Technicians load into an awaiting CC 130 Hercules in preparation for competing in the Parachute Accuracy Event at the National Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX).
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=16761&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=16695&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=16693&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430

Sergeant Dale Robillard (center), a judge for the National Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) being held in North Bay, Ontario, observes as Sergeant Kevin Bergquist (left), 417 Combat Support Squadron (CSS), 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta teams up with MCpl Duane Brison (right), 444 CSS, 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, during the Medical Event of the SAREX.
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=16694&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430

Creeper

10-04-2006, 08:50 PM

Who has to pay who to get a Hi-Res of this Pic !!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061004_fallschirmj.jpg

Greg_o

10-04-2006, 09:17 PM

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061004/capt.sge.tup10.041006142237.photo01.photo.default-512x328.jpg?x=380&y=243&sig=t_NBA.c5gHIW1cnNdBd_9Q--

Hi-res at all?! Thats an awesome pic, Thanks for posting...Great pics today!

Irish Eyes

10-04-2006, 09:18 PM

http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T130259Z_01_BAG324_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg

This is not good!.....from the grapevine filtering through. :(

Looking at the pic i was thinking it looked like a gun truck similar to the ones on the gun truck page on mp.net....Some psd/pmc team i presume?????

kazbitch

10-04-2006, 09:31 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/images/2006/07/27/salisbury_plain2_470x353.jpg
nice but id still like to be riding in a new RG-31 thought the army had trials with it not long ago?

Sloppy Joe2

10-04-2006, 09:43 PM

Looking at the pic i was thinking it looked like a gun truck similar to the ones on the gun truck page on mp.net....Some psd/pmc team i presume????? thats what he was getting at, he is in the buisness :)

3rdMillhouse

10-04-2006, 10:01 PM

....

10-04-2006, 10:09 PM

Great pics!

Irish Eyes

10-04-2006, 10:20 PM

thats what he was getting at, he is in the buisness :)

I know dude i saw the original and was thinking it was a contractor vehicle then saw Argylls post.

SAS73

10-04-2006, 10:49 PM

SAS73

10-04-2006, 10:52 PM

KillerBD

10-04-2006, 10:53 PM

[quote=RMRcallum;1973406]

AND THE AK-47 ALSO HAVE CAMO, NEW IMPROVEMENT?

Yea, I've seen pics of Iraqi soldiers carrying AK-47s with black polymer furnature, instead of the old wooden kind.

winchester_down

10-04-2006, 11:13 PM

Nevemind .. just a couple more schemes to really mix thing up!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/06814135431_iraqi-police-uniforms-h.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31243957.jpg

I dont see wha this will do to stop people impersonating iraq soldiers,

I thought the main way insurgents gotgear was from deserters of the army , like when marines sent iraqi troops into fallugah with brand new ak's , most of em deserted :bash:and the marines had to fight both insurgents and deserters with new ak's .

Seems like this is going to be another failed initiative, i hope not,

any one else have info,opinions?

Sloppy Joe2

10-04-2006, 11:34 PM

I dont see wha this will do to stop people impersonating iraq soldiers,

I thought the main way insurgents gotgear was from deserters of the army , like when marines sent iraqi troops into fallugah with brand new ak's , most of em deserted :bash:and the marines had to fight both insurgents and deserters with new ak's .

Seems like this is going to be another failed initiative, i hope not,

any one else have info,opinions? the quanity of weapons/munitions of various kinds in Iraq is scary and is not to hard to come upon.

it is not exactly deserters but those who belong to whoever pays the most, uniforms and government ID's are very useful for the insurgents and they are willing to pay for the ability to use them.

the whole point of the Fallujah Offensive was to kill/ detain all those who opposed the coalition and not to allow a stronghold for the enemy, so if they opposed we were happy to face them then instead of now. A new AK and old one which is cared for by its owner are the same thing, it is a very reliable weapon.

the problem of loyalty to the Coalition is very concerning for the Coalition and there are no simple ways to solve it unfortunetly. :(

He219

10-05-2006, 12:57 AM

The Peacekeepers are not just there for harrass the Hezbollah, they're there also to keep the Israeli out.
harrass; then you'll love these ..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31239199.jpg

An unidentified Bahraini woman looks at a sign Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2007, in Muharraq, Bahrain, that reads "Lebanon calls for your help," and shows missiles with the Star of David and "Made in USA" targeting a child. Many Arabs remain angry about the high Lebanese civilian toll during the recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict, and a tent set up by a local charitable organization urged donations for Lebanon during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a traditional time of giving. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31246537.jpg
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A Lebanese man walks past Roman ruins in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, in this picture taken on Thursday Aug. 21, 2006. According to UNESCO, three of Lebanon's five World Heritage sites are in need of urgent repairs following this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war. Experts said already existing cracks in the temples of Baalbek may have widened because of vibrations from Israeli bombings in the area.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Local tourists in a boat sail past an ancient fortress at the Phoenician port city of Byblos whose foundations are seen blackened by scum from an oil spill, in this picture taken on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2006. According to UNESCO, three of Lebanon's five World Heritage sites are in need of urgent repairs following this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war. Ruins at Byblos, whose history stretches back 7,000 years, have been stained by a massive oil spill caussed by Israel's bombing of fuel storage tanks at a power plant in mid-July. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31239686.jpg

An Egyptian soccer fan flashes a V sign and a poster showing Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah during a friendly soccer match between Egypt and Lebanon to raise money for victims of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah , in Cairo, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. (AP Photo)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31247092.jpg

Iranian soccer fans support their national team during a game against the Iraqi national squad in the "Peace and Friendship Tournament" in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. Iran beat Iraq 2-0. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)

goat89

10-05-2006, 01:17 AM

Damn nice pics! Interesting camo for the Iraqis!

RECON DOC

10-05-2006, 01:35 AM

We know who he really is, don't we?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31242933.jpg

http://www.stripes.com/photoday/080603.jpg

Uwe

10-05-2006, 01:46 AM

We know who he really is, don't we?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31242933.jpg

http://www.stripes.com/photoday/080603.jpg

I really dont now who the second guy is, but the first one is our war hero general Fajtl - so tell me , who the second guy is...

goat89

10-05-2006, 01:48 AM

He's the guy who founded KFC I believe. The 'Colonel', is that what they called him?

Uwe

10-05-2006, 01:52 AM

He's the guy who founded KFC I believe. The 'Colonel', is that what they called him?

Thats really great, compare our war hero with some fast food founder ://

RECON DOC: You think its funny?

deagle

10-05-2006, 03:20 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061004_fallschirmj.jpg

Is there hi-res of this?

i thought they were floating mushrooms !!

deagle

10-05-2006, 03:34 AM

Good catch on the punisher emblem. I did miss the red paragraphs, must be color blind these days. Thanks he.

So how does that help things if only 25,000 Iraqi troops get them out of 145,000? If anything, that would add to the confusion.

just cuz its hard to copy, doesn't necessarily mean its to deter counterfeits right ? After all, to common folk, a bootleg looks just the same random pattern as real one right ?

deagle

10-05-2006, 03:41 AM

We know who he really is, don't we?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31242933.jpg

http://www.stripes.com/photoday/080603.jpg

gotta admit, it got a chuckle outta me !

i'm sure our international buddies will as well. ahhhh, the power of American globalization !

Chris

10-05-2006, 04:35 AM

We know who he really is, don't we?

I lol'ed :D

FallenAngel

10-05-2006, 05:35 AM

Thats really great, compare our war hero with some fast food founder ://

RECON DOC: You think its funny?

Gotta admit there's at least a slight resemblence. ;)

Uwe

10-05-2006, 06:51 AM

Gotta admit there's at least a slight resemblence. ;)

He died 2 days ago and he will have state funeral - he fight all live against nazis in RAF and after the war he was imprisoned by communist - and now you tell me that he looks like some id** with chicken fastfood?!

Really nice, thank you...

Americans :/

Chris

10-05-2006, 07:17 AM

He died 2 days ago and he will have state funeral - he fight all live against nazis in RAF and after the war he was imprisoned by communist - and now you tell me that he looks like some id** with chicken fastfood?!

Really nice, thank you...

Americans :/

The pope looks like the emperor in star wars, so who cares? Its just for fun...

Lancero

10-05-2006, 08:10 AM

http://cache.*****images.com/xc/72086883.jpg?v=1&c=MS_GINS&k=2&d=8AF8AF6A335E5B08E5108095CF254A67
Quote:
Portuguese police officers take position in front of the Banco Espirito Santo on the Rodrigues Manito Avenue in Setubal 50 km (30 Miles) south of Lisbon 05 October 2006. An armed man was holding four people hostage this afternoon in an attempted bank robbery in the southern Portuguese city of Setubal, police said. Three of the hostages were female employees of the BES bank branch while the fourth was a male customer, cable news channel Sic-Noticias reported. "The situation is stable and negotiations are underway," a policeman told reporters at the scene in comments broadcast on news radio TSF. AFP PHOTO / Jose Luis (Photo credit should read Jose LUIS/AFP/***** Images)

Some more on the bank robbery. It ended after negotiations with the robber failed after 13 hours and police made a tactical assault. Robber arrested and hostages freed without any injury. No shots were fired. The robber asked for a ransom. He had a handgun and a false bomb and made the threat to use them.

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/3821/lis1194472kv0.jpg
JOAO RELVAS / LUSA
LUSA / STF / JOAO RELVAS

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7461/lis1194471cw7.jpg
JOAO RELVAS / LUSA
LUSA / STF / JOAO RELVAS

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/964/lis1194468ys3.jpg
JOAO RELVAS / LUSA
LUSA / STF / JOAO RELVAS

striker

10-06-2006, 08:34 AM

http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-10-04T130259Z_01_BAG324_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg

This is not good!.....from the grapevine filtering through. :(

Below is from SCGs Early Bird today, could be the same incident:

"War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left."

Today's Early Bird Brief is dedicated to the memory of Rod "K-2" Richardson, a friend who will be sorely missed. Rod was killed this week while working in Bagdad on a security detail. Rod and I were in the State Department's first class of contractors for the newly revamped Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. He was a Marine and a great operator. Rod was an avid outdoorsman, hence his callsign "K-2". He loved climbing, hiking, and hunting but most of all he was a patriot. He was fun to be around and was a consumate operator. Our prayers at SCG International are with his family. Please see the In Memoriam section below.

IN MEMORIAM: ROD "K-2" RICHARDSON

K2 was working security in Baghdad. While leaving a venue they exited via a different route than they entered. Rod (K-2) noted on the radio that the "streets are empty, that's odd" and seconds later they were hit with an IED, believed to be an EFP (explosively formed penetrator).

The front seat PSD members were killed instantly, Rod was mortally wounded and a second backseat passenger lost both his legs. The other two vehicles consolidated on the downed vehicle, extracted the wounded and dead. They were taking small arms fire throughout from people dressed as IPs. The up gunners engaged numerous enemy. They moved to the IZ where Rod was ****ounced DOA.

"Heist" is accompanying Rod from Baghdad to CONUS. "Tank" will accompany them to Dover, the home of record of our friend.

As a fellow classmate put it, ". . . there are no words to express what we feel. It has been a honor and privilege to work with such a fine man. We all owe our lives to some extent to his willingness to share tactics and life's lessons freely. Stay the course, he loved all of us and has expressed many times how much he values the time spent with warriors. Last year when we took such a hard hit in Mosul he stated 'God is an awesome tail gunner'.

That statement gives some indication as to what was most important to Rod Richardson. No one knows when our time will come - make peace with those who offended you, or that you've offended and get your relationship with God in order. Rod was a great example. Let's not forget it.

RIP, and Thank You for Your service, Sir

Argyll

10-06-2006, 11:04 AM

Yes mate, the same incident, I have a mate who has just crossed over to the company who were hit,so it was a time of anguish, thankfully he was not involved, but sadly 2 other Americans were Killed.

The Kurds in the team who were providing back up, took the fight back to the bad guys, and killed a handful, they extracted the KIA and WIA.

RIP "Bear" and "K2"

Pfc. Walnut

02-11-2007, 05:26 AM

v
[quote=RMRcallum;1973406]

I believe the patch is a fake. It's been added to the pic. The patch should be in this pic from left to right not from up to down. The shape is strange too.
The patch is great for use BTW. Looks cool.

Pfc. Walnut

02-11-2007, 05:27 AM

The pic were Iraq SF have camo and Punisher patch.
I believe the patch is a fake. It's been added to the pic. The patch should be in this pic from left to right not from up to down. The shape is strange too.
The patch is great for use BTW. Looks cool.[/quote]