Today's Pix - Thursday, October 5th, 2006

[He219]

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A New Zealand soldier, part of International Security Assistance Force, stands guard in front of their Humvee in Bamyan, north west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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New Zealand soldiers, part of International Security Assistance Force, man in the city of Bamyan, north west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center back, greets Afghan and NATO military officials during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, and U.S. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, right, walk together during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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The commander of the NATO-led force, British Gen. David Richards, right, is greeted by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, and U.S. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, left, during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, talks to U.S. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, center, as the commander of the NATO-led force, British Gen. David Richards, left, and Afghan members of the government look on during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Spanish U.N. peacekeepers build sandbag walls at the Spanish base in Taibeh, southern Lebanon, Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. The Spanish soldiers with the Marine Corps Brigade, currently of battalion-size strength (about 500 soldiers), are part of the multi-national peacekeeping force put in place to cement the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. The number of Spanish troops is expected to go up to 1,100 soldiers by the first of November. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Spanish U.N. peacekeepers with a field hospital unit are back dropped by a Spanish flag with a bull on it, at the Spanish base in Taibeh, southern Lebanon, Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. The Spanish soldiers with the Marine Corps Brigade, currently of battalion-size strength (about 500 soldiers), are part of the multi-national peacekeeping force put in place to cement the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. The number of Spanish troops is expected to go up to 1,100 soldiers by the first of November. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Spanish U.N. peacekeepers drive their armoured personnel carrier near the Spanish base in Taibeh, southern Lebanon, Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. The Spanish soldiers with the Marine Corps Brigade, currently of battalion-size strength (about 500 soldiers), are part of the multi-national peacekeeping force put in place to cement the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. The number of Spanish troops is expected to go up to 1100 soldiers by the first of November. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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A Larc 15, an amphibious vehicle of the French army lands on the beach of Dramont, close to Frejus, southern France, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 during the NATO exercise "Brillant Midas". These forces lead a maritime and amphibious exercise on the Mediterranean littoral. 10 nations of NATO are committed in this exercise with 30 warships of surface, 6 submarines, 35 aircraft and more than 5,000 soldiers. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
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A French soldier coordinates the NATO exercise "Brillant Midas" as a vessel prepares to land on the beach of Dramont, close to Frejus, southern France, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. These forces lead a maritime and amphibious exercise on the Mediterranean littoral. 10 nations of NATO are committed in this exercise with 30 warships of surface, 6 submarines, 35 aircraft and more than 5,000 soldiers. The French warship "Mistral" is seen on left. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
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French military vehicles land on the beach of Dramont, close to Frejus, southern France, during the NATO exercise "Brillant Midas", Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. These forces lead a maritime and amphibious exercise on the Mediterranean littoral. 10 nations of NATO are committed in this exercise with 30 warships of surface, 6 submarines, 35 aircraft and more than 5,000 soldiers. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

[Daniel San]

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Nice Kiwi! Thanks for the pics He.

[socom6]

Nice early pics thanks.

[He219]

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An armed British police officer stands guard near a police sign on a barrier outside a back entrance to the Israeli Embassy in London Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. The chief of London's Metropolitan Police on Thursday ordered an urgent review of a decision to excuse a Muslim police officer from guarding the Israeli Embassy during the recent 34-day Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. The order by Commissioner Ian Blair followed a report in The Sun newspaper saying that Constable Alexander Omar Basha, who worked in the Diplomatic Protection Group, had sought during the summer to be excused because of moral objections to Israeli bombing of Lebanon. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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An armed British police officer is filmed by a cameraman, as he stands guard outside a back entrance to the Israeli Embassy in London Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. The chief of London's Metropolitan Police on Thursday ordered an urgent review of a decision to excuse a Muslim police officer from guarding the Israeli Embassy during the recent 34-day Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. The order by Commissioner Ian Blair followed a report in The Sun newspaper saying that Constable Alexander Omar Basha, who worked in the Diplomatic Protection Group, had sought during the summer to be excused because of moral objections to Israeli bombing of Lebanon. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement march with their weapons during a demonstration against the Hamas-led Palestinian government in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. Gunmen linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement threatened Tuesday to assassinate leaders of the rival Hamas group _ signaling a further escalation after 10 Palestinians were killed in three days of Hamas-Fatah fighting. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yodhoyono inspects Indonesian soldiers, who are waiting to join U.N. forces in Lebanon, during a ceremony honoring the 61st anniversary of the country's Armed Forces Day in Jakarta, Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, walks to inspect soldier during a ceremony honoring the 61st anniversary of the country's Armed Forces Day in Jakarta, Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. From left to right are, Indonesian Army chief Marshal Djoko Soeyanto, Army chief of staff Gen. Djoko Santoso, Navy chief of staff Adm. Slamet Soebiyanto, and chief Air Force Marshall Herman Prayitno. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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Indonesian soldiers march during a ceremony honoring the 61st anniversary of the country's Armed Forces Day in Jakarta, Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrhaim)
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In this photo made available by the Austrian Army, Pope Benedict XVI, center, meets with Austrian President Heinz Fischer, right, and his wife Margit Fischer, left, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. Fischer is in Rome and Vatican for a three-day official visit. (AP Photo/HBF/Dragan Tatic,HO)
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In this photo released by the Austrian Army Pope Benedict XVI, right, meets with Austrian President Heinz Fischer, left, at the Vatican, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 while reviewing field reports from the crusade against radical Islam. Fischer is in Rome and Vatican for a three-day official visit. (AP Photo/HBF/Dragan Tatic, handout)
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Soldiers of Pakistan army rush to a site of explosives found in vicinity of the Parliament, and President House in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. Bomb disposal experts defused two rockets with mobile phones attached that were primed to fire toward Pakistan's parliament, a security official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
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Soldiers of Pakistan army carry explosives found in vicinty of the Parliament, and President House in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. Bomb disposal experts defused two rockets with mobile phones attached that were primed to fire toward Pakistan's parliament, a security official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
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Soldiers of Pakistan army carry explosives found in vicinity of the Parliament, and President House in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct 5, 2006. Bomb disposal experts defused two rockets with mobile phones attached that were primed to fire toward Pakistan's parliament, a security official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
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German soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) block a road during a transfer of command ceremony, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, 05 October 2006. NATO assumed command of foreign forces in eastern Afghanistan, taking over from a US-led coalition that toppled the Taliban regime five years ago and completing its expansion across the country. The formal transfer of command in 14 provinces in the east to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took place at a ceremony in Kabul attended by President Hamid Karzai and the top commanders of both forces. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) arrives for transfer of command ceremony at NATO'S International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, 05 October 2006. NATO assumed command of foreign forces in eastern Afghanistan, taking over from a US-led coalition that toppled the Taliban regime five years ago and completing its expansion across the country. The formal transfer of command in 14 provinces in the east to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took place at a ceremony in Kabul attended by President Hamid Karzai and the top commanders of both forces. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)
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US soldiers fold a coalition flag during a transfer of command ceremony, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, 05 October 2006. NATO assumed command of foreign forces in eastern Afghanistan, taking over from a US-led coalition that toppled the Taliban regime five years ago and completing its expansion across the country. The formal transfer of command in 14 provinces in the east to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took place at a ceremony in Kabul attended by President Hamid Karzai and the top commanders of both forces. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)
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British soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) raise an ISAF flag during a transfer of command ceremony, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, 05 October 2006. NATO assumed command of foreign forces in eastern Afghanistan, taking over from a US-led coalition that toppled the Taliban regime five years ago and completing its expansion across the country. The formal transfer of command in 14 provinces in the east to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took place at a ceremony in Kabul attended by President Hamid Karzai and the top commanders of both forces. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks to the media after a transfer of command ceremony while British Lieutenant General David Richards (L), NATO's top general in Afghanistan looks on, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, 05 October 2006. NATO assumed command of foreign forces in eastern Afghanistan, taking over from a US-led coalition that toppled the Taliban regime five years ago and completing its expansion across the country. The formal transfer of command in 14 provinces in the east to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took place at a ceremony in Kabul attended by President Hamid Karzai and the top commanders of both forces. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)
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Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro, an Army medical specialist, shown in an undated photo provided by his family, works on an injured Afghan civilian in Afghanistan. Vaccaro, 23, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, near Korengal, when his unit met resistance trying to recover casualties from an earlier firefight. He was deployed in early 2006, assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
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A Chinese paramilitary police officer patrols past portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his late father Kim Il Sung, outside the North Korean Embassy in Beijing Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. China on Wednesday appealed to North Korea for calm and restraint in Beijing's first comment on its ally's announcement of plans to conduct a nuclear test. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

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Bolivian President Evo Morales (R) controls the ball against Juan Leon (C), a correspondent from the Italian ANSA agency, while former soccer player Carlos Borja watches, during a friendly match in La Paz October 4, 2006. The Presidential team defeated the International correspondents 11-1.

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Thai coup leader and army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin plays soccer with the military and reporters at Thai Army headquarters in Bangkok October 4, 2006.

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France's Robert Citerne (L) competes with China's Zhang Chong in their men's fencing individual epee final at the World Fencing Championship in Turin October 2, 2006.

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Colombian instrument makers Jose Paredes assembles an AK47 rifle to be used as an electric guitar in his workshop in Bogota, seen in this photo taken on October 2, 2006. A top musical craftsman, Luis Alberto Paredes and his family have branched out from their fine classic string instruments to fashion electric guitars from shotguns and AK47s once used by fighters caught up in the country's lingering conflict.

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A boy carries a basket of sweet lime at a wholesale fruit market on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.

[Mr_Patriotic]

These are some pretty badass pictures!

Keep up the great pics!

[He219]

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** FILE ** In this photo made available by the U.S. military on June 15, 2006, purports to show Abu Ayyub al-Masri, al-Qaida in Iraq leader, a successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Al-Arabiya TV is reporting the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has been killed, citing unidentified security sources. Iraqi officials are doing DNA tests on a slain militant to determine if he is al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the deputy interior minister said Thursday. But the U.S. military said it was "highly unlikely" the terror chief had been killed. (AP Photo/U.S. Military)
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A US military helicopter shoot flares flying over Baqouba, the capital of Diyala province, Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. The United States ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad attended the inauguration of a provincial reconstruction team, a joint military and civilian project to oversee rebuilding work in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Thursday. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban, Pool)
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The United States ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad meets an Iraqi Army officer in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. Ambassador Khalilzad took part at the inauguration of a provincial reconstruction team, a joint military and civilian project to oversee rebuilding work. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban, Pool)
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After a year-long deployment to Iraq, Chief Warrant Officer Troy Blackmon, left, gets a kiss from his wife, Angela, and a hug from his daughter, Brooklyn, during a homecoming ceremony for soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Killeen Daily Herald, Steve Traynor)
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Soldiers get off a Boeing 757 jet of the American Trans Air, ATA, on the tarmac of Ferihegy Airport in Budapest, Hungary, after an emergency landing due to an engine problem, on Wednesday night, Oct. 4, 2006. The plane landed safely with 160 U.S. troops and 8 crew members on board, according to officially unconfirmed information. ATA airlines carries troops to and from Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/MTI, Zoltan Mihadak)
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The Snyper Operating Team works on the advanced targeting pods used for targeting and reconnaissance inside the "fire control" factory at Lockheed Martin Corp. in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 21, 2006. Fire control means it produces electronic devices that control the targeting and firing of weapons such as missiles and bombs. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Julie Fletcher)
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** FILE ** Prime Minister Hun Sen, in a military uniform, walks past a row of military officers during a ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in this April 12, 2006, file photo. Hun Sen said Thursda, Oct. 5, 2006 he will pay an official visit to Australia next week but warned against any attempt to stage a coup to topple him during his absence from home. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, follows a Turkish military guard of honour carrying her wreath at the mausoleum of Turkey's founder Kemal Ataturk in Ankara Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. Merkel arrived in Turkey for a two-day visit during which she is expected to drive home the European Union's demand that Ankara lift its trade embargo against Cyprus.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Balinese men and foreign tourists help release 23 green turtles on Kuta beach, Bali island, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. Bali police released the turtles which they seized from illegal poachers on nearby Sulawesi island. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
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A bear rides a motorcycle on a high-wire while carrying a stuntwoman below during a show at the Animal Games in a wildlife park in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The show was one of many events held to attract visitors to the park during the week-long National Day holiday. (AP Photo/EyePress)

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An Explosive Ordnance Disposalman motions to a HH-60H assigned to the “Eightballers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Eight (HS-8) as it takes off from the flight deck of guided missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60). Paul Hamilton is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group currently conducting its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Hyde (RELEASED)

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The sun sets over the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis after a long day of flight operations. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are currently Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Johnnie Robbins (RELEASED)

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The Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) transit beside next to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while performing plane guard during cyclic flight operations. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are currently Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Johnnie Robbins (RELEASED)

[3rdMillhouse]

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What's this vehicle's name?

[Mr_Patriotic]

Wow kick ass!

[Ironsight06]

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What's this vehicle's name?
Mowag Piranha IIIC

[Big Lebowski]

DANCON-March, Afghanistan.

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Feyzabad International Airport reopens.

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Team 2 replaces Team 1 in Southen Afghanistan, Helmand Province.

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[RECON DOC]

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[Chulo]

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have a bear of a day

[He219]

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A soldier form New Zealand patrols an airstrip in the central province of Bamiyan October 5, 2006. *******/Omar Sobhani
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A British soldier patrols at the NATO-led international force headquarters in Kabul October 5, 2006. NATO's International Security Assistance Force assumed command of international military security operations in eastern Afghanistan from the U.S. led coalition forces on Thursday. *******/Ahmad Masood
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Mitarbeiter verlassen am Mittwoch, 4. Okt. 2006, in Hamburg das Werk des Flugzeugherstellers Airbus in Finkenwerder. Die Verzoegerungen bei der Auslieferung des Airbus A380 verursachen dem Konzern ber mehrere Jahre Einbussen von insgesamt 4,8 Milliarden Euro. Von der Airbus-Krise koennte laut Berichten auch das deutsche Werk in Hamburg betroffen sein. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth) ---Wokers leave the plant of plane maufacturing company Airbus in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. Airbus parent EADS confirmed Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006 that the flagship A380 superjumbo jet will be delayed by a further year. Virgin Atlantic and Emirates, the biggest A380 customer, both said they were examining their options as a result of the delays, which EADS said will shave a total of 4.8 billion (US$6.1 billion) off operating profit. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth)

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German co-chief of EADS Thomas Enders, center, Hamburg mayor Ole von Beust, left, and German Economics Minister Michael Glos, right, hold a news conference in Berlin on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, focusing on the future of Airbus production in Germany. Airbus has hit headlines in Germany after diclosing it is considering moving the northern Germany portion of its production to Toulouse, thereby eliminating an estimated 40,000 jobs in Germany. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)
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EADS-Co-Chef Thomas Enders, rechts, der Erste Buergermeister von Hamburg Ole von Beust, Mitte, und Wirtschaftsminister Michael Glos, links, geben eine Pressekonferenz nach ihren Gespraechen ueber die Zukunft der Airbus-Produktion in Deutschland am Donnerstag, 5. Oktober 2006, in Berlin. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski) --- German co-chief of EADS Thomas Enders, right, Hamburg mayor Ole von Beust, center, and German Economics Minister Michael Glos, left, hold a news conference in Berlin on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, focusing on the future of Airbus production in Germany.(AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)

[3rdMillhouse]

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Curious, never knew that the New Zealand army's infantry adopted the same pattern as the British.

Can I get Hi-Res?

[JVeld]

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http://thousandrobots.com/blog/files/palpatine_02.jpg
OMG.....I knew it !!! I knew he looked familiar ....

[Lancero]

I'll try and post some more latter

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DILI - DILI - EAST TIMOR
epa00833865 East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao (C) inspects Portuguese police who line up during a ceremony for handing policing authority from international police to the United Nations in Dili on Thursday 05 October 2006. East Timors Prime Minister Jose RamosHorta said his government is considering financial aid for 600 soldiers dismissed earlier this year, an event that triggered civil unrest and the deployment of international peacekeepers. EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU
EPA / STF / ANTONIO DASIPARU

[shocker_HKG]

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The United States ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad meets an Iraqi Army officer in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. Ambassador Khalilzad took part at the inauguration of a provincial reconstruction team, a joint military and civilian project to oversee rebuilding work. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban, Pool)


The Iraqi army officer stands at left hand side. Is he wearing Jordanian KA2 desert digital camo uniform ?

[Ironsight06]

The Iraqi army officer stands at left hand side. Is he wearing Jordanian KA2 desert digital camo uniform ?
Yeah it's the new digital camo for the Iraqi army. Look in the yesterday's Today's pictures topic.

[He219]

^ No, that was my mistake.
It's not the New Police force digital pattern with embedded Iraqi flags; this is it here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/06814135431_iraqi-police-uniforms-h.jpg


The Iraqi army officer stands at left hand side. Is he wearing Jordanian KA2 desert digital camo uniform ?
Good eye! Looks like it.

Probably just like that photo from yesterday:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/th_061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg)

[Lancero]

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TAIBEH - LEBANON - LEBANON
epa00834191 Spanish U.N. soldiers at the Spanish base in Taibeh, southern Lebanon, Thursday 05 October 2006. The Spanish soldiers with the Marine Corps Brigade, currently of battalionsize strength (about 500 soldiers), are part of the multinational peacekeeping force put in place to cement the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. The number of Spanish troops is expected to go up to 1,100 soldiers by the first of November. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA
EPA / STF / MOHAMED MESSARA

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BAQOUBA - - IRAQ
epa00834119 US military helicopters shoot flares flying over Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, Thursday 05 October 2006. The United States ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad Thursday took part at the inauguration of a provincial reconstruction team, a joint military and civilian project to oversee rebuilding work in Baquba. EPA/SAMIR MIZBAN / POOL
EPA / STR / SAMIR MIZBAN / POOL

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ANKARA - TURKEY
epa00834114 German Chancellor Angela Merkel lays a wreath at Kemal Ataturks mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, 05 October 2006. Merkel is on a twoday trip to Turkey for bilateral talks. EPA/PEER GRIMM
EPA / STF / PEER GRIMM

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WARSAW - POLAND
epa00834064 Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico (2ndR) and Polish PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski (R) during an official welcoming ceremony at Belvedere Residence on Thursday, 05 Oktober 2006 in Warsaw. Fico pays one day visit in Poland. EPA/PAWEL KULA
EPA / STF / PAWEL KULA

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KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00834051 Britains Princess Anne (R), the Princess Royal, chats with British soldiers at HQ ISAF in Kabul on Wednesday, 04 October 2006 in her capacity as ColonelinChief of both the Royal Logistics Corps and the Royal Corps of Signals. The Princess met Rheindahlen based soldiers from 14 Transport Squadron, 170 Pioneer Squadron and 1 (UK) Signal Brigade. The soldiers had the opportunity to talk about their experiences in Afghanistan as part of the quick reaction force in Kabul as well as their work at Camp Hawkeye, 60km east of Kabul. EPA/Crown Copyright/MOD 2006/HO
EPA / HO / Crown Copyright/MOD 2006/HO

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KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00834038 Turkish soldiers of the NATOled International Security & Assistance Force (ISAF), stand at attention during a ceremony in Kabul on Thursday 05 October 2006. The NATOled International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) expanded its mission over all of Afghanistan Thursday by taking command of American soldiers in the restive eastern part of the country. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
EPA / STR / SYED JAN SABAWOON

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KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00834029 US soldiers fold a coalition flag during a transfer of command ceremony in Kabul on Thursday 05 October 2006. The NATOled International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) expanded its mission over all of Afghanistan Thursday by taking command of American soldiers in the restive eastern part of the country. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
EPA / STR / SYED JAN SABAWOON

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KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00834025 Italian soldiers of the NATOled International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand at attention during a transfer of command ceremony in Kabul on Thursday 05 October 2006. The NATOled International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) expanded its mission over all of Afghanistan Thursday by taking command of American soldiers in the restive eastern part of the country. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
EPA / STR / SYED JAN SABAWOON

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KABUL - KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00834018 Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) shakes hands with French soldiers of the NATOled International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) during a transfer of command ceremony in Kabul on Thursday 05 October 2006. The NATOled International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) expanded its mission over all of Afghanistan Thursday by taking command of American soldiers in the restive eastern part of the country. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
EPA / STR / SYED JAN SABAWOON

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SRINAGAR - KASHMIR - INDIA
epa00833984 Indian paramilitary soldiers carry the body of a militant who was killed during a gunbattle in central Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, Thursday, 05 October 2006. Two militants holed up inside a Srinagar hotel were gunned down by security forces in a final assault on the building early Thursday, bringing to an end the fierce gun battle that lasted almost 22 hours and left eight security force personnel dead and 16 injured. EPA/ALTAF QADRI
EPA / STR / ALTAF QADRI

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SRINAGAR - KASHMIR - INDIA
epa00834019 Indian policemen pay tribute to their colleagues who were killed during a 22hours long fierce gunbattle in central Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, Thursday, 05 October 2006. A fierce gunbattle between Indian security forces and Kashmiri Muslim militants holed up in a hotel entered its second day. Police and witnesses said five security force personnel, two militants and a civilian have died since the shootout began. EPA/FAROOQ KHAN
EPA / STR / FAROOQ KHAN

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BASSRA - IRQ - IRAQ
epa00833981 Iraqi children play on tank chains after a British tank was attacked by gunmen yesterday in Basra on Thursday, October 05, 2006. Rockets were targeted at the British military base following clashes between alMahdi militia and British forces in Basra last night. EPA/HAIDER ALASSADE
EPA / STF / HAIDER AL-ASSADE


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ISLAMABAD - PAKISTAN
epa00833938 Bomb disposal squad members sit on a trailer while transporting what allegedly were two artillery shells in front of the Pakistan Presidents house on Thursday, 05 October 2006 in Islamabad. According to police over 80 people have been arrested after an explosion occurred last evening sparring rumors of an attempt on the life of President General Pervez Musharraf. No casualties are reported. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS
EPA / STF / OLIVIER MATTHYS

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PEIXOTO DE AZEVEDO - MATO GROSSO - BRAZIL
epa00833808 An helicopter of the Brazilian army carries the bodies of the Boeing 737800 Gol airline victims towards a ranch at Peixoto de Azevedo, Brazil, in which them will be transported in a Brazilian Air Force plane, Wednesday 04 October 2006. Military members are still looking for victims of the plane crash in which 155 persons lost their lives. EPA/FERNANDO BIZERRA JR
EPA / STF / FERNANDO BIZERRA JR

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DENPASAR - BALI - INDONESIA
epa00833996 A onedays old Indonesian baby with two heads, three legs and three arms, undergoing treatment at a hospital in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Thursday 05 October 2006. The baby was described as incomplete twins by doctors. EPA/MADE NAGI
EPA / STF / MADE NAGI

[D-gin]

Great photos today gentleman, Any chance we can get some more photos of the kiwi's....Cheers.:)

[variable]

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Team 2 replaces Team 1 in Southen Afghanistan, Helmand Province.




Can anyone comment on these pics? First pic: German G-wagon, German troops? Second pic: Danes? Who are they? Both German and Danes don't look regular. German equipment IdZ?

[MoFo]

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Could anyone be so kind as to identify the weapon on the guys back to the left?

[Whisper_44]

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Could anyone be so kind as to identify the weapon on the guys back to the left?



SLR?FAL variant of somekind

Wood furniture

[Ironsight06]

SLR?FAL variant of somekind

Wood furniture
Indian INSAS.

[Ironsight06]

^ No, that was my mistake.
It's not the New Police force digital pattern with embedded Iraqi flags; this is it here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/06814135431_iraqi-police-uniforms-h.jpg


Good eye! Looks like it.

Probably just like that photo from yesterday:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/th_061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/061001-F-9085B-113--.jpg)
Could be the same patern. The first picture might be the police variant. Would make sense though, MARPAT comes in different colors too :)

But it's most likely based of the Jordanian patern.

[somedude]

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5585/captbej80310041031chinaanimalgamesbej803jj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/transload.php)

have a bear of a day

That's almost as weird as the clown punching the kangaroo picture. Lol, that bear is talented.

[drgamtd]

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[Big Lebowski]

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Can anyone comment on these pics? First pic: German G-wagon, German troops? Second pic: Danes? Who are they? Both German and Danes don't look regular. German equipment IdZ?
yes, the first pic is German troops from the German PTR in Feyzabad and the second pic is Danish troops from MOT 1. they are part of the German PTR and are under German command.

did anyone other notice the the guy on the right.. hes fooking huge! :)

[mutholum]

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http://thousandrobots.com/blog/files/palpatine_02.jpg

That's so disrespectful... This is like drawing the Mohammed cartoon.

I'm gonna start riots, kill an innocent nun, and burn down a couple churches which are centuries old.

[saigonsmuggler]

great pics - thanks everyone! :)

[drgamtd]

That's so disrespectful... This is like drawing the Mohammed cartoon.

I'm gonna start riots, kill an innocent nun, and burn down a couple churches which are centuries old.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31250130.jpg

Never mind the Bishop of Rome (as the 39 Articles of the Anglican Church describes him) check out the eye brows on the Austrian President Heinz Fischer. You could find some good cover and concealment behind that scrub.

[Chulo]

i call shotgun!

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kinda would like to stay away from the bomb, not sit next to it

[He219]

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Lebanese soldiers look at a drawing mocking U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, displayed at a checkpoint in Kfar Kila, on the Lebanese-Israeli border, Thursday Oct. 5, 2006. Too scared to take it down, the caricature shows a dizzy Rice with signs of Hezbollah and Amal militia floating around her head and members of the 14th March movement, a pro-government block of parliamentary and political factions, tugging at her dress. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?original=16775&site=combatcamera&catalog=photos&aspect&width=430

Gunnery exercise aboard HMCS IROQUOIS. 76mm Oto Melara gun firing. HMCS IROQUOIS is the flagship of SNMG1. HMCS IROQUOIS and FGS EMDEN conduct a live fire gunnery exercise, while in transit to Souda Bay, Crete. The target for the exercise is a large inflatable balloon, nicknamed "Killer Red Tomato".
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The Naval Boarding Party takes part in a refresher small arms live fire exercise on the flightdeck of HMCS IROQUOIS. Petty Officer 1st Class Leslie Adams briefs the boarding party. A "fire and move" course has been set up on the flight deck. Team members will engage targets from three points. PO1 Leslie Adams, describes the firing positions the team members will use during the exercise.
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English/Anglais
SL2006-0182-26
05 October 2006
HMCS IROQUOIS

Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1).
Petty Officer 1st Class Leslie Adams coaches a pair of Naval Boarding Party members, during a small arms live fire exercise, on the flightdeck of HMCS IROQUOIS. Team members engage the targets from three different positions. As one team member fires, the other loads his 9mm MP5 machine gun. Assisting (far left) is Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Pink. Photo: MCpl Charles Barber, SNMG1
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An Afghan police officer is reflected on the mirror of a motor bike, as a destroyed Buddha statue is seen in the back ground in Bamyan, north west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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* A machinegun's point is seen out of a Chinook helicopter as a cave where a giant Buddha statue was destroyed is seen in the background in Bamyan, northwest of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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A U.S crew member of a Chinook helicopter man a machine gun on the way from Bamyan to Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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A Kiwi soldier, part of International Security Assistance Force New Zealand, stands guard as an Afghan elderly man rides a donkey in Bamyan, north west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 12,000 U.S. troops and command of the entire country. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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A boy rides a donkey past a destroyed Soviet-made tank in Bamyan, northwest of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

[kayaker]

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nice leg holster for 203s... where available?

[ZoneOne]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31250871.jpg

nice leg holster for 203s... where available?

http://www.optactical.com/hs40drlegpa.html

[kayaker]

Cheers Pal

take it was a home grown paint job then...

[Närskydd]

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http://thousandrobots.com/blog/files/palpatine_02.jpg

BWAHAHAHAHA!

[Hellfish]

Cheers Pal

take it was a home grown paint job then...

Looks kind of like Belgian camo. Maybe I'm crazy but it looks like the right tones of yellow and brown.

[3rdMillhouse]

That's so disrespectful... This is like drawing the Mohammed cartoon.

I'm gonna start riots, kill an innocent nun, and burn down a couple churches which are centuries old.

Teehee what if he has no religion? p-)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/31250130.jpg

Never mind the Bishop of Rome (as the 39 Articles of the Anglican Church describes him) check out the eye brows on the Austrian President Heinz Fischer. You could find some good cover and concealment behind that scrub.

If you think those are huge eyebrows you should look at this guy, Claudio Lembo, governor of the State of São Paulo, he looks like Nosferatu.

http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/images/20060808-lembo230.jpg

http://www.modelworks.de/nosferatu.jpg

[drgamtd]

http://forsvaret.dk/NR/rdonlyres/8B27E6E2-8672-4281-84F6-672DB2FDA461/36094/061004_isaf4_b8.jpg

yes, the first pic is German troops from the German PTR in Feyzabad and the second pic is Danish troops from MOT 1. they are part of the German PTR and are under German command.

did anyone other notice the the guy on the right.. hes fooking huge! :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Andr%C3%A9TheGiant2.jpg/200px-Andr%C3%A9TheGiant2.jpg

My God... Andre the Giant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_the_giant) is alive and well as a member of the International Security Assistance Force part of Dancon - "Danish Contingent / Irak"

[....]

Great pics.

[Victrix]

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Andr%C3%A9TheGiant2.jpg/200px-Andr%C3%A9TheGiant2.jpg

My God... Andre the Giant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_the_giant) is alive and well as a member of the International Security Assistance Force part of Dancon - "Danish Contingent / Irak"

the rest of the guys are just petitte...between 5'8-5'10

[callous]

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Something is missing.....


http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7004/042bbow2.jpg

There we go..:)

Great pics today.

[Ngati Tumatauenga]

Looks kind of like Belgian camo. Maybe I'm crazy but it looks like the right tones of yellow and brown.

Like his vest, you'll find it is DPM painted over with desert colours. He also more than likely had it custom made by one of the boys in the unit rather than purchase a comercially made one. Much cheaper.




Nice one, callous.p-)

[He219]

RIP
:-(
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In this undated photo released by his family, U.S. Army Pfc. Dean Robert Bright of Sutherlin,Ore., is shown. Bright, 32, was killed Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, and his family was notified later that day. He was a member of the 4th Infantry Division in Taji, which is north of Baghdad. He had been awarded the Bronze Star earlier for helping to rescue a fellow soldier during an attack in April. (AP Photo/The News-Review)
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This undated photo released by the family shows Marine Capt. Justin D. Peterson, of Oakland County, Mich., who died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006, from injuries he received in a noncombat vehicle crash while serving in Iraq, the Defense Department said. (AP Photo/family photo)
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In an image released by officials at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sgt. Joseph W. Perry, of Alpine, Calif., is shown in an undated photo. Perry, 23, died Oct. 2 in Muhallah, Iraq, when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. Perry was assigned to the 21st Military Police Company (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, N.C.)
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In this undated photo provided by the Washington National Guard, Army Special Forces Reserve Maj. Guy P. Barattieri, known as Bear to his family and friends, is shown. Barattieri, a former police officer and West Point graduate who was moved by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to return to the military has died less than a week after arriving in Iraq, friends said. The exact circumstances of his death have not been disclosed, but friends and relatives confirmed his death to Seattle newspapers. (AP Photo/Courtesy Washington National Guard)
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Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro, an Army medical specialist, shown in an undated photo provided by his family, works on an injured Afghan civilian in Afghanistan. Vaccaro, 23, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, near Korengal, when his unit met resistance trying to recover casualties from an earlier firefight. He was deployed in early 2006, assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
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In this undated handout photo provided by the Department of National Defense, Canadian Army Cp.l Robert Thomas James Mitchell, is shown. A member of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Mitchell was killed Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/CP, Department of National Defense)
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This photo provided by family the shows Pfc. Satieon V. Greenlee in an undated photo. Greenlee, 24, of Pendelton, S.C., was on of four soldiers killed Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, in Baghdad from small arms fire, the Defense Department said. (AP Photo/Family via Spartanburg Herald Journal)
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Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi speaks during a press conference in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. The Indian Air Force is exploring the purchase of French Mirage fighters to maintain an effective air power strength as an interim measure in the wake of delays in finalizing the contract for buying 126 multi-role Combat Aircraft, Tyagi said, according to a news agency. (AP Photo)
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Georgian police officers escort Russian officer Alexander Baranov, second left, inTbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. At right is Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili, second right is Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, the current chairman of the OSCE. The four officers, who earlier in the day had been released from custody and handed over to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, boarded a Russian government plane that was headed for Moscow, Imedi said. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)
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Georgian police officers escort Russian officers Viktor Kazantsev, second left, and Arkady Zavgorodny, third right, who were arrested on spying charges, inTbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. Georgia on Monday released four Russian officers whose arrest the previous week on spying charges prompted Moscow to announce sweeping travel and communications sanctions in the worst bilateral crisis in years. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)
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Georgian police officers escort Russian officers, who were arrested on spying charges, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. Georgia on Monday released four Russian officers whose arrest on spying charges prompted Moscow to announce sweeping travel and communications sanctions in the worst bilateral crisis in years. (AP Photo / Shakh Aivazov)
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Officers of Russian Interior Ministry's department for economic security raid the "Golden Palace Weekend" casino in the Hotel Vinogradovo in Moscow, late Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006. The police had closed down several casinos discovered allegedly to be run by the Georgian crime lords. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Ruslan Krivobok)
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Passenger plane lands at the opening of Grozny's airport, Chechnya, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. Authorities in war-ravaged Chechnya celebrated the 30th birthday of the Russian region's powerful prime minister Thursday with choreographed events casting the Moscow-backed strongman as the engine of recovery from more than a decade of conflict and chaos. Ceremonies began with the opening of a massive arch marking the entrance to the capital, Grozny, on a road leading from Kadyrov's strongholds in eastern Chechnya, and were to continue with the opening of Grozny's airport, out of service since 1999. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)
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Chechen President Alu Alkhanov, right, and Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov, center, seen at the opening of Grozny's airport, Chechnya, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. Authorities in war-ravaged Chechnya on Thursday celebrated the 30th birthday of the Russian region's powerful prime minister with events choreographed to lavish praise on the Moscow-backed strongman. Ceremonies began with the opening of a massive arch marking the entrance to the capital, Grozny, on a road leading from Kadyrov's strongholds in eastern Chechnya, and were to continue with the opening of Grozny's airport, out of service since 1999. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)
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Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov and his sister Zulai perform a Chechen national dance at the opening of Grozny's airport, Chechnya, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. Authorities in war-ravaged Chechnya on Thursday celebrated the 30th birthday of the Russian region's powerful prime minister with events choreographed to lavish praise on the Moscow-backed strongman. Ceremonies began with the opening of a massive arch marking the entrance to the capital, Grozny, on a road leading from Kadyrov's strongholds in eastern Chechnya, and were to continue with the opening of Grozny's airport, out of service since 1999. (AP Photo/Kazbek Vakhayev)
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A boxing glove is planted on top of a gun (no explanation available) as Russian soldiers ride atop their APC by a poster depicting Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov in Shali outside Grozny, Chechnya, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. Kadyrov is celebrating his 30th birthday on Thursday which is the minimum age for the president of the war-ravaged southern Russian region, where Kadyrov is the Kremlin favorite and the focus of a mounting personality cult that is stoking speculation he will take over the top job. (AP Photo/Kazbel Vakhayev)

[Hellfish]

Thank you for posting the pictures of our fallen. It makes them more than just a name.

[USMC Tanker]

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Semper Fidelis, and rest in peace brother.

[camerashy]

RIP

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Whats the scoop with Chechnya's PM? He looks like a slimeball to me, am I wrong or is he a great guy?

[retrobob]

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Could anyone be so kind as to identify the weapon on the guys back to the left?

5.56 mm INSAS(Indian Army Small Arms System)

[ctcboy]

Thanks HE for including a Canadian . RIP.

[shocker_HKG]

^ No, that was my mistake.
It's not the New Police force digital pattern with embedded Iraqi flags; this is it here:
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Good eye! Looks like it.

Probably just like that photo from yesterday:

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Thanks guys. It really looks like desert KA2. Does anyone know the new combat uniform for iraqi army is with Jordanian KA2 camo pattern only (licensed to Iraqi army ?), or exact same as KA2 camo uniform used by Royal Jordanian Army.

[Kragh]

Originally Posted by drgamtd http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1976823#post1976823)
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My God... Andre the Giant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_the_giant) is alive and well as a member of the International Security Assistance Force part of Dancon - "Danish Contingent / Irak"


the rest of the guys are just petitte...between 5'8-5'10

Well Judging from the length of the rifle and size of the cars, the guy is TALL, probably about 2 - 2,10 M (6 feet 7 inch at least)