Today's Pix, Wednesday, October 24, 2007

[tuffaznalz]

Next ****er to start up on the Kurd/Turk thing gets binned. Get back to the photos please.

ANKARA, Turkey(FNC) — A Kurdish Web site on Tuesday displayed photographs of what it said were eight missing soldiers captured by separatist Kurdish rebels. If confirmed, the seizure would be the largest since 1995, when guerrillas grabbed eight soldiers and took them to northern Iraq before releasing them two years later.

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Palestinian terrorists opened fire at a hitch-hiking stop outside the Shomron city of Ariel shortly before noon, wounding a 20-year-old soldier in his stomach. A helicopter was called to the scene to evacuate the victim, listed in moderate-to-serious but stable condition, to a Tel Aviv-area hospital.
A second man was also shot and was wounded very lightly.
The attack occurred shortly before 11:30 AM, when a long round of shots rang out from a west-bound car that passed by the hitch-hiking post along the moderately busy highway.

A serviceman of a special unit from the Interior Ministry takes part in a three-day test near the village of Volovshchina, 25 km (16 miles) west of Minsk, October 24, 2007. Servicemen have to pass several tough tests before being awarded entry to the ministry's elite "Red Beret" unit.

A serviceman of a special unit from the Interior Ministry crawls under an obstacle in a three-day test near the village of Volovshchina, 25 km (16 miles) west of Minsk, October 24, 2007.

Turkish soldiers search for mines as they patrol along a road surrounded by rugged mountains in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, bordering Iraq, October 24, 2007. Turkish warplanes and troops have attacked Kurdish rebels inside Iraq and forces were being built up on the border, but Ankara was holding back from any major strike for now, military sources said on Wednesday.

A Ugandan soldier from the African Union (AU) keeps guard onboard a military vehicle at the airport in Mogadishu October 24 2007. Several Ugandan peacekeepers were wounded in Mogadishu late on Tuesday when mortar bombs struck nearby as they guarded the Somali capital's seaport, the spokesman for the AU force said.

A general view of the slated section of a high level bridge in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region October 24, 2007. A section of the bridge tilted on Tuesday as a car and two heavy trucks were driving on it. No casualties were reported so far, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Turkish soldiers take part in a military exercise near the southeast Turkish town of Cizre, some 50 km (30 miles) from Turkey's Habur border gate to Iraq, October 24, 2007.

U.S. soldiers inspect the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad October 24, 2007. A roadside bomb exploded near a police commando patrol, wounding three people, including two policemen, in the Qadissiya district of southwestern Baghdad, police said.

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SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Aviation Electronics Mate 2nd Class Jason Pickering raises the Navy Jack as Tanan Tangpradankul salutes as colors are raised before the backdrop of the Harris Wildfires. With raging wildfires spreading throughout the greater Southern California area, local naval bases opened their gates to provide shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby (RELEASED) Download HiRes

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Amanda Beaver, of St. Louis, moves her belongings from her barracks room at Naval Station North Island to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to give evacuees from San Diego County a place to stay. Thousands of military families have been displaced by the wildfires in San Diego County that have forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. Dry winds, low humidity and high temperatures are contributing to some of the worst fires in Southern California's history. Naval facilities throughout Navy Region Southwest have opened their gates to provide food, shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby (RELEASED)Download HiRes

WASHINGTON (Oct. 23, 2007) – An attendee holds the Medal of Honor award program during a ceremony recognizing the actions of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy held at the Hall of Heroes inside the Pentagon. Lt. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday in a ceremony held at the White House. Lt. Murphy was killed during a reconnaissance mission near Asadabad, Afghanistan, while exposing himself to enemy fire in order to call in support after his four-man team came under attack by enemy forces June 28th, 2005. Murphy is the first service member to receive the honor for actions during Operation Enduring Freedom and the first Navy recipient of the medal since Vietnam. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James Pinsky (RELEASED) Download HiRes

PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 22, 2007) - Machinist's Mate Fireman Efrain Rodriguez stands by to give a progress report to the ship's oil lab via a sound-powered phone as Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) refuels USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jimmy C. Pan (RELEASED)Download HiRes

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 22, 2007) - A specially equipped MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 launches from Naval Air Station North Island to conduct operations supporting the California Department of Forestry's efforts in combating the San Diego wildfires. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ahron Arendes (RELEASED) Download HiRes

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Oct. 22, 2007) - USS Ohio (SSGN 726) arrives at Naval Station Pearl Harbor to take on supplies before continuing on their maiden deployment to the Western Pacific following their recent guided-missile overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Luciano Marano (RELEASED) Download HiRes

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2007) - Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Owen Davis, assigned to Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) Team 1, participates in fast-rope training held in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). This maneuver is used to board vessels from a helicopter. Lincoln is underway for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX), an exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of the carrier and its strike group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Evans (RELEASED) Download HiRes

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2007) - Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Aaron Fitzgerald, assigned to Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) Team 1, descends a rope during fast-rope training held in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Download HiRes

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 21, 2007) - Flight deck personnel prepare to hoist the barricade during a drill on the flight deck of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). The barricade is used to safely land aircraft during emergency situations. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mike Banzhaf (RELEASED) Download HiRes

FORT STORY, Va. (Oct. 19, 2007) - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 Sailors perform freefall jumps from a C-130 Hercules. EODMU-2 conducts water parachute insertion training in accordance with Navy training requirements to ensure unit readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Stephens (RELEASED) Download HiRes

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 20, 2007) - Pilots attached to the "Screwtops" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123, take notes during a pre-flight brief in ready room 3 aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are underway on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Blair (RELEASED) Download HiRes

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A South African Air Force Cheetah fighter jet flies over guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) as the ship departs after participating in the Southeast Africa Task Group 60.5's first deployment to the region. Forrest Sherman collaborated with the jet and other South African navy ships and aircraft during a four-day military exercise held off the coast of South Africa. The destroyer is operating in support of maritime security and safety operations in West Africa. U.S. Navy photo by Gillian M. Brigham (RELEASED) Download HiRes

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French WWI Veteran Dies at Age 108




"One of France's last World War I veterans, Rene Riffaud, has died at age 108, leaving just three known French survivors of the 1914-18 conflict, the National Veterans Office said Tuesday. Riffaud died overnight Tuesday, said Marie-Georges Vingadassalon, a spokeswoman for the office.

Of the three surviving World War I veterans, the oldest - Louis de Cazenave - is 109, according to the veterans' office.

Only belatedly, in 2006, did France recognize Riffaud as a veteran of the war, giving him an official veteran's card after his granddaughter brought his case to the government's attention.

In a November interview with The Associated Press before attending Armistice Day commemorations in Paris, Riffaud played down his war role.

"I did like everyone else, I went with the flow. I was mobilized like all other citizens," he said.

"The war was a massacre," he said. "There was a lot of destruction, lots of spite and lots of heartbreak for everyone. It must not happen again."

The Veterans Office said he was born Dec. 12, 1898, in Tunisia and joined a colonial artillery unit in April 1917.

His wife, Lucie, died in 1979. They were married in 1930, the veterans office said. It said he had one son, who also has died, and three granddaughters.

He worked as an electrician after his demobilization, and opened his own electrical repairs company.

He told the AP he was in a village in eastern France when the war ended on Nov. 11, 1918.

"We were guarding a bridge. An officer arrived and told us that the armistice had just been signed," he said. "We went to town to celebrate, to eat bread that wasn't blackened, and we amused ourselves by watching the flights of geese taking off to go and bathe in the Rhine."

Commemorations nationwide are expected to mark the death of the last member of France's revered club of officially recognized "poilus" - meaning hairy or tough - as it calls its veterans from the 1914-18 war."

source: http://hisnibs.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html

Didn't know where else to post this, but the article did have a photo of the guy, so I posted it here - my first for a pics thread. Please remove if in wrong section.

[flanker7]

Great photo!

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Photographers take shelter as students demonstrating against the constitutional reform proposed by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez clash with the police in Caracas on October 23rd, 2007. The reform -that will go to a referendum on December 2- includes potentially unlimited successive presidential reelection; lowering the voting age to 16; boosting the state role in the economy; and allowing private property while also defining a new concept of social property. AFP PHOTO/PERDO REY (Photo credit should read PEDRO REY/AFP/***** Images)

Riot policemen run to take positions during a students demonstration against the constitutional reform proposed by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in Caracas on October 23rd, 2007. The reform -that will go to a referendum on December 2- includes potentially unlimited successive presidential reelection; lowering the voting age to 16; boosting the state role in the economy; and allowing private property while also defining a new concept of social property. AFP PHOTO/Juan BARRETO (Photo credit should read JUAN BARRETO/AFP/***** Images)

Anti-riot police walk near gather in donwtown Budapest, 22 October 2007, during an illegal demonstration by far-right radicals on the eve of the 51st anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising. The protestors set fire to several cars and launched Molotov cocktails at police. The gears of several policeman also briefly caught fire, said an AFP photographer at the scene. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/***** Images)

Far-right radicals youngsters clash with anti-riot police in donwtown Budapest, 22 October 2007, during al illegal demosntration on the eve of the 51st anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising. The protestors set fire to several cars and launched Molotov cocktails at police. The gears of several policeman also briefly caught fire, said an AFP photographer at the scene. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/***** Images)

Some recent pics from the New York Times of Kurdish fighters on the Iraq Turkish border.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Capt. Jim Wink, commanding officer of Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1, addresses Sailors during morning formation on issues related to the San Diego wildfires and ACB-1's role in support of the relief efforts. ACB-1 is comprised of more than 526 active duty and 300 reserve personnel. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Morales (RELEASED)

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 22, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1, erect a 500-person tent camp as emergency shelter for victims of the San Diego wildfires. More than 268 military personnel and their families have evacuated their homes to seek shelter on Turner Field at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Morales (RELEASED) Download HiRes

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, dumps water from a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough onto of one of the many areas in San Diego County suffering from an ongoing wildfire. The blaze has already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey (RELEASED) Download HiRes

[He219]

Nice pix everybody!

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Smoke from the Harris Wildfires billow behind the San Diego skyline in the early morning. With raging wildfires spreading throughout the greater Southern California area, local naval bases opened their gates to provide shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) – The sun rises through the smoke from the Harris Wildfires as seen from on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Rexford Sackett, left, and Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class William Quadrino prepare a 420-gallon extinguishing trough used to dump water on the wildfires raging through the San Diego County.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, lifts a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough from a local reservoir near the raging wildfires in San Diego County. The trough is used to dump water to help fend off the fires that have already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Aircrewmen assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 hoist a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough from a local reservoir near the raging wildfires in San Diego County. The trough is used to dump water to help fend off the fires that have already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Rexford Sackett, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, looks upon miles of burnt terrain as he and other Sailors prepare to help fend off the blaze aboard an MH-60S Seahawk

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, dumps water from a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough onto of one of the many areas in San Diego County suffering from an ongoing wildfire. The blaze has already forced more than 250,000 people from their homes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2007) - Evacuees from San Diego County take refuge in the Sports Warehouse Gym on board Naval Air Station North Island. Thousands of military families have been displaced by the wildfires in San Diego County that have forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. Dry winds, low humidity and high temperatures are contributing to some of the worst fires in Southern California's history. Naval facilities throughout Navy Region Southwest have opened their gates to provide food, shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac (RELEASED)

Two Air Force Reserve Command C-130 Hercules aircraft, equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems like this C-130 dropping water during annual MAFFS training in New Mexico, have been dispatched to help battle wildfires in California. The aircraft are from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rick Sforza) Download Full Image

[kuttless]

nice mix of pics

thanks

[He219]

A Soldier from Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., and an explosive ordnance disposal specialist examine a 120 mm mortar tube, Oct. 23, in Sa'ada Village, Iraq.

Soldiers carry mortar rounds found in a hidden room in a home in Sa'ada Village, Iraq, Oct. 23. A tip from a concerned local citizen lead Soldiers to a massive weapons cache in the home. (U.S. Air Force phot/Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

A Soldier from Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., carries a rocket found in a massive cache in Sa'ada Village, Iraq, Oct. 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

An explosive ordnance disposal specialist hands packaged mortar rounds to a Soldier with Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., in Sa'ada Village, Iraq, Oct. 23. Working off a tip from concerned local citizen, the Soldiers discovered a massive weapons cache, including 124 fully-assembled explosively formed penetrators, 159 copper disks of four different sizes used in making EFPs, 600-plus pounds of C4 and other explosive materials, 100 mortar rounds of various caliber, 31 70 mm rockets, two mortar tubes and 20 claymore-type mines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

An explosive ordnance disposal specialist member pulls a ready-to-fire explosively formed penetrator from a hidden room in a house in Sa'ada Village, Iraq, Oct. 23. Working off a tip from a concerned local citizen, coalition forces discovered a massive weapons cache in the home, which included the highest number of explosively formed penetrators ever found in Iraq at one location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

An explosive ordnance disposal specialist pulls copper disks, specifically machined to make explosively formed penetrators, out of a hidden room in a house in Sa'ada Village, Iraq, Oct. 23. Working off a tip from a concerned local citizen, coalition forces discovered a massive weapons cache in the home, including 124 fully-assembled EFPs and 159 copper disks of four different sizes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

Soldiers handle claymore-type mines from a hidden room in a home in Sa'ada Village, Iraq, Oct. 23. Working off a tip from a concerned local citizen, the Soldiers discovered a massive weapons cache in the home, including 124 fully-assembled explosively formed penetrators, 159 copper disks of four different sizes used in making EFPs, 600-plus pounds C4 and other explosive materials, 100 mortar rounds of various caliber, 31 70 mm rockets, two mortar tubes and 20 claymore-type mines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

Soldiers pile explosively formed penetrators found in a home in Sa'ada Village, Iraq, Oct. 23. Working off a tip from a concerned local citizen, coalition forces discovered a massive weapons cache in the home, which included the most EFPs ever found in Iraq at one location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

[Nod]

Is this just a homemade grenade pouch or is the idea to pull the pin and run towards the enemy as a last resort?

[variable]

Good pics, thanks for sharing gents!

[He219]

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Volle Action: Jagdkommando-Soldaten sitzen aus einer AB-212 ab.

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Ein Zugriffs-Team stellt zwei Terroristen.

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Norbert Darabos im Gespräch mit Soldaten der Elite-Truppe.

Austria prepares for it's National Holiday.
Die Panzer erreichen den Heldenplatz. Wien, Heldenplatz, 24. Oktober 2007 - Am Vormittag starteten fünfzehn Panzer aus der Burstynkaserne in Zwölfaxing Richtung Wiener Innenstadt. Angeführt wurde die Kolonne von einem Sanitätspanzer Pandur. Von der Ostautobahn kommend steuerten die Kettenfahrzeuge die Aspernbrücke an, die auf Grund des hohen Gewichts der Kampffahrzeuge von rund 60 Tonnen nur im Einzelmarsch überschritten werden durfte. Dann ging es weiter über Stuben-, Schubertring und Burgring, um schließlich durch das Äußere Burgtor den Heldenplatz zu erreichen. Dort war Millimeterarbeit gefordert, ist doch das Burgtor kaum breiter als der Kampfpanzer Leopard.

[BritSig]

excellent weapons find by the americans .
Well done indeed!!

BritSig

[Jarhead]

Great photos thanks for sharing

[1911-a1]

Wow, those EFPs are big. Whats with the claymore mines? They look brand new. Iranian made or something?