Todays PIX!! Thursday, December 13th, 2007

[bd popeye]

Late start! Not my fault Mr Jones, not my fault! Let's get it started!

An early morning car bomb attack killed one of Lebanon's top military generals, Brig. Gen. Francois al-Hajj, as he drove through an eastern suburb of Beirut. General Hajj was a top contender to succeed Gen. Michel Suleiman, the army chief who is poised to become the country's next president. He was also the operational commander in last summer's battle against Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
Photo: Associated Press

General Hajj was killed Wednesday in a car bomb attack that also wounded six people in an eastern suburb of Beirut. General Hajj is the first senior military figure targeted in this manner.
Photo: Agence France-Presse – ***** Images

United States Army soldiers from Blackfoot Company, Second Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, take a break from searching houses during a mission on the outskirts of Muqdadiya, in the volatile Diyala Province, north of Baghdad.
Photo: Marko Drobnjakovic/Associated Press

Intense fighting between the Congolese Army and soldiers loyal to the rebel Tutsi general, Laurent Nkunda, in the east of Congo has resulted in hundreds of thousands of Congolese fleeing their villages in the past year to avoid the conflict. People who left the town of Sake rested along the road as they made their way toward camps for displaced people and toward Goma.
Photo: Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

The 24-hour strike called on Wednesday by Greece two main unions over government plans for an overhaul of the pension system shut down the transport system, banks, the court system and public services.
Photo: Milos Bicanski/***** Images

A resident inspects the damage to a building after the Israeli army withdrawal from the Southern Gaza Strip near the Sufa Crossing, East of Rafah, on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. At least 8 Palestinian citizens (mostly militants) were killed and 16 wounded. Four Israeli soldiers were wounded.

Villagers looked on as the Congolese Army fired artillery at rebel soldiers under General Nkunda, from the village of Lushangi. General Nkunda is demanding the dismantling and deportation of the Rwandan Hutu militia led by some of those responsible for the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.
Photo: Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

[Jocker_89]

13.12.2007: Today marks 26 years since the introduction of Martial Law in Poland.

12.12.2007: Poznań. On Wednesday, at 16.25 two F-16s landed in the 31st Air Base in Poznań-Krzesiny. They are the last F-16s that were to arrive to Poland in 2007.

13.12.2007: Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian BASE jumper, leaps off the Taipei 101 Tower

[Deep6]

I can't imagine the number of Red Bull's it would take to get me to do something like this!!
(i.e. how many Red Bull's does it take to cause one to pass out and fall down)!!




Loved this pic!!! Thanks for the posts Popeye!!

[bd popeye]

Great PIX B D!!..how about some more??!!

A British soldier is seen in an armored vehicle in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. The battle for Musa Qala where the Afghan army and international forces recaptured a key southern town from the Taliban this week shows the significant progress made this year by NATO's Afghan army allies, a senior U.S. officer said Thursday. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaleq)

Lebanese soldiers and U.N. peacekeepers look at a mine detector device during a training exercise simulating an attack against a compound for U.N. peacekeepers, in the southern village of Chamaa, Lebanon Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. The exercise is part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon and the Lebanese army to confront any possible attack in southern Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Joint U.S. and Iraqi security forces inspect a scene where a parked car bomb went off in the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Waziriyah, Iraq, on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. Seven people were wounded in the incident that took place near al Omari mosque at Abu Talib street, in an area which is near to the Italian embassy. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Pakistani army troops patrol in Pakistan's troubled area of Mingora in northwest Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. The army has driven militants from all the towns in this scenic northern valley, a general said, killing some 290 followers of a pro-Taliban cleric in an operation that has fed into Pakistan's political crisis. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)

Children wade through a flooded street in downtown Kota Bharu, Malaysia, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. (AP Photo)

A nun walks by a communist-era police armored vehicle on the 26th anniversary of martial law in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. Poland's communist regime, led by Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, imposed the crackdown on Dec. 13, 1981 to crush the Solidarity freedom movement, led by Lech Walesa. Solidarity helped topple communism in Poland in 1989. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

A girl walks past a Congolese army soldier as she fled fighting in Sake town, 25km (15 miles) west of the provincial capital Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 12, 2007. Rebels loyal to ex-general Laurent Nkunda appeared to gain ground over the weekend, with fresh fighting took place in the last few days near the strategic village of Mushake and Sake town, the Congolese army and the U.N. peacekeeping mission (MONUC) said.
REUTERS/James Akena

Radical Somali Islamist forces are trained with assault rifles, in this file photo dated Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, at the Arbiska training camp just outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Radical Islamists with alleged links to al-Qaida have regrouped and are poised to launch a massive attack against the Somali government, an official said Thursday Dec, 13, 2007. (AP Photo

Riot police try to disperse workers, teachers, journalists and public servants as they participated in a 24-hour general strike in central Athens to protest the government's plans to reduce pensions and unify social security funds. (AP photo by Orestis Panagiotou / December 12, 2007)

A Greek Orthodox monk stands in front of policemen during a rally in Athens December 12, 2007. Striking workers brought Greece to a standstill as tens of thousands marched through the streets of Athens to protest against the governments pension reform plans.
REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

A protester kicks a tear gas canister back at policemen during a during a mass rally in Athens December 12, 2007. Striking workers brought Greece to a standstill on Wednesday and tens of thousands marched through the streets of Athens to protest against the government's pension reform plans.
REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

A U.S. soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Division shakes hands with a hooded member of an armed citizen police unit at a checkpoint in the town of Mouleha, in the Babel province south of Baghdad December 12, 2007.
REUTERS/Thaier Al-sudani

A Chinese soldier tries to prevent a photographer from taking pictures before the main ceremony marking the 70th anniversary for the Nanjing massacre in Nanjing December 13, 2007. China marked 70 years since Japan's Nanjing massacre, also known as the "Rape of Nanking", on Thursday, invoking memories of the atrocity to remind Tokyo that the wartime past remains a bitter backdrop to an improving relationship.
REUTERS/Nir Elias

...Now that is nasty!...Singer Ivy Queen of Puerto Rico poses following nominations for the 2008 "Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina" in Miami.

[bd popeye]

Loved this pic!!! Thanks for the posts Popeye!!


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Thanks!

The F-22 Raptors at Langley Air Force Base, Va., have reached Full Operational Capability as of Dec. 12. The announcement officially makes Langley's F-22 squadrons combat ready. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher L. Ingersoll) Download Full Image |

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from an air base in Southwest Asia. The C-17's primary mission is to transport servicemembers and cargo throughout the Middle East in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder) Download Full Image

Pakistani army soldiers carry their weapons as they patrol on a street in the troubled northwestern Swat valley, 13 December 2007. At least seven people were killed and several others wounded 13 December in two suicide attacks at a military checkpost in restive southwestern Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/***** Images)

US and Russian ground troops take part in the Torgau 2007 joint military training exercises in Hohenfels 13 December 2007. The exercise held at the US Army training grounds in Hohenfels aims to practice interoperability of Russian and US troops in joint peacekeeping operations under the UN aegis. Some 200 Russian troops are involved in the exercises. AFP PHOTO DDP/TIMM SCHAMBERGER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read TIMM SCHAMBERGER/AFP/***** Images)

A Lebanese soldier gestures at the site of a car bomb attack that killed a Lebanese army general in Baabda 12 December 2007. Lebanese army general Francois El Hajj was among at least four people killed today in a car bomb that also injured seven others in a Christian suburb on the outskirts of Beirut. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/***** Images)

A female Swedish soldier participates in joint Russian-Swedish military training exercises, 12 December 2007, outside St. Petersburg in the town Kamenka. The chairman of Europe's security watchdog, the OSCE, on Wednesday urged Russia to reconsider its decision to withdraw from a key Cold War treaty that sets limits on troops and weapons across Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER DROZDOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER DROZDOV/AFP/***** Images)

A Russian officer checks the rifle of a Swedish soldier during joint Russian-Swedish military training exercises, 12 December 2007, outside St. Petersburg in the town Kamenka. The chairman of Europe's security watchdog, the OSCE, on Wednesday urged Russia to reconsider its decision to withdraw from a key Cold War treaty that sets limits on troops and weapons across Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER DROZDOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER DROZDOV/AFP/***** Images)

A Kenyan soldier takes a photo of cadets before a military parade at a local stadium in Nairobi 12 December 2007 to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Kenyan republic. Kenya gained independance from British rule in 1936. AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/***** Images)

A soldier guards a beach near the venue of the UN Climate Change Conference 2007 in Nusa Dua, on Bali island, 12 December 2007. Security was stepped up around the major UN conference on climate change in Bali, where UN chief Ban Ki-moon denounced deadly car bombings on UN offices in Algiers. Ahead of the official launch of the day's talks, heads of government and environment ministers held a minute of silence in memory of at least 26 people -- including 11 United Nations employees -- killed in 11 December's attack. AFP PHOTO/Sonny TUMBELAKA (Photo credit should read SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/***** Images)

KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 11: A boy looks over the shoulder of masked Palestinian fighters taking up their position in the area where an Israeli army raidtook place on December 11, 2007 in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Gaza. At least 8 Palestinians, most of them fighters, were killed and 16 were wounded, when tens of Israeli tanks and armoured bulldozers backed by attack aircraft moved into the east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning, in the widest operation in the territory since Islamic Hamas forces controlled the area in June. (Photo by Abid Katib/***** Images)

[QUOTE]...The PLA sure make some nice formations!...NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13, 2007CHINA OUT) Paramilitary police attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the Nanjing Massacre at the Nanjing Massacre Museum, Jiangsu province, December 13, 2007. Activities held on December 13 to commemorate the 1937 massacre, when Japanese troops killed more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and captives, raped more than 20,000 and burned down one-third of the urban buildings.(Photo by Song Qiao/ChinaFotoPress/***** Images) [/quote]

Thai soldiers and policemen inspect a military patrol truck damaged by a bomb from Muslim militants in Narathiwat province, 13 December 2007. Six Thai troopers were wounded in a roadside bomb attack by suspected Islamic separatists in Thailand's deep south, police said. AFP PHTO/Madaree TOHLALA (Photo credit should read MADAREE TOHLALA/AFP/***** Images)

[EsoognomEhT]

I wouldn't call that Supacat MWMIK armoured :s

[Jarhead]

Great photos popey
How about some high-res of the army pics?

[Sato]

Great start today BD!

Rebel soldiers loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda stand on a hill, 13 December 2007, above Mushake, 40km west of Goma. Rebels have retaken strategic towns in the mountains near the provincial capital after heavy fighting and a retreat by government forces. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL HEALING

TV crews set up their cameras 12 December 2007 in the Jeronimo monastery's cloyster on the eve of the signing of the "Treaty of Lisbon" by EU leaders, in Lisbon. The "Treaty of Lisbon" replaces the EU constitution, which was scuppered by French and Dutch voters in referendums in 2005. AFP PHOTO/ERIC FEFERBERG

European Commissioner President Jose Manuel Barroso (2nd L, first row) stands next to French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) during the ceremony of the signing of the ''Treaty of Lisbon'' at the Jeronimo Monastery in Lisbon 13 December 2007. European leaders today began the official signing of a landmark reform treaty which they hope will revitalise the expanded bloc. "History will remember this day as a day in which new paths of hope were opened toward the European deal," said Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates addressing the assembled leaders and guests. AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates delivers a speech before the signing of the ''Treaty of Lisbon'' in Jeronimo Monastery in Lisbon 13 December 2007. The ''Treaty of Lisbon'' wich replaces the EU constitution scuppered by French and Dutch voters in referendums in 2005. AFP PHOTO/ NICOLAS ASFOURI

European leaders attend the signing ceremony of a landmark treaty 13 December 2007, at the Jeronimo monastery in Lisbon. "History will remember this day as a day when new paths of hope were opened to the European ideal," Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said ahead of the signing ceremony. Leaders of the 27-nation European Union signed a landmark treaty Thursday to revitalise the bloc's decision-making, hailing it as a way to strengthen European unity while maintaining national identities. AFP PHOTO/ERIC FEFERBERG

[Evolv5]

Wow, the faces of the Swedish soldiers in Russia look a bit, well, they seem like they want to get the hell out of there.

Anyways, great pics! Thanks Popeye and Jocker!

EDIT:
Oh, and of course Sato as well

[grabie]

Spot the dumb...

[bd popeye]

Great photos popeye
How about some high-res of the army pics?

My computer hates army.mil..we have some sort of interface problems with that site.. I have another source


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U.S. Army Soldiers attached to the 2nd Division Military Transition Team, patrol the streets of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 19. The U.S. Soldiers of the 2nd Division MiTT team work side by side with the Iraqi army, assisting and advising them on the fight against the insurgency.

Photographer: Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
Joint Combat Camera Center

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Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), honor the fallen members of the 1-5 Cav. during a memorial ceremonyl in Ameriyah, Dec. 7. The memorial honored all fallen members, 18 Soldiers, of the cavalry unit.

ID: 68589
Date Taken: December 12th, 2007
Location: Baghdad, IQ
Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

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U.S. Army Maj., Frank Acosta, attached to the 2nd Division Military Transition Team, provides security during a patrol with the 2nd Iraqi Army Division in the Al Uruba District of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 19. The U.S. Soldiers of the 2nd Division MiTT team work side by side with the Iraqi army, assisting and advising them on the fight against the insurgency.
Photographer: Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
Joint Combat Camera Center

[Sato]

Lion Kolya plays with her newborn cubs in Belgium's Planckendael zoo near Mechelen December 13, 2007.
REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet

A sex worker holds a banner during a protest in central Sydney December 13, 2007. A small group of sex workers rallied outside local government offices to protest against new brothel closure laws.
REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

[bd popeye]

please delete...thanks!

[He219]

Nixe pix!


Better link to Hires images so it doesn't take up bandwidth and slow-down page loading ..

Hires

A (SF) Soldier from the Utah National Guard participates in a combat search and rescue exercise on Camp Williams, Utah, Nov. 9.

Hires

A U.S. Army soldier dismounts from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to provide security for a meeting between U.S. military officials from 10th Mountain Division and concerned local citizens in Tag Tag, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet

Hires

A Soldier from the Arizona Army National Guard provides site security for the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team in the Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10.

Hires

Djiboutian army soldiers get instructions from a U.S. service member during fundamental weapons training on Arta Range in Djibouti, Dec. 10, 2007. The service member is assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamie Train

HOHENFELS, Germany — Army Staff Sgt. Aleksey Khudyakov (center), from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, field interpreter NCO-in-charge for exercise Torgau 2007 and Maj. Jeffrey Schmidt of U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multi-National Readiness Center, the primary observer-controller for the Russian company taking part in the exercise, discuss an operations order with Russian commanders at the training area here Dec. 7, 2007. (Department of Defense photo by Army Spc. Joseph McAtee)

BÜTGENBACH, Belgium — Members of the U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg staffride walk along a string of ''dragon's teeth'' anti-tank barriers erected by the German Army along the border with Belgium. (Department of Defense photo by Dave Melancon)

STUTTGART, Germany – Vice Adm. Richard Gallagher (left), U.S. European Command deputy commander and Oberbürgermeister Dr. Wolfgang Schuster, mayor of the city of Stuttgart introduce the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 5-Star Brass Quintet during their performance to a combined audience of approximately 5,000 at the Stuttgart Christmas Market, Dec. 13, 2007. During their visit the band also performed for the Stuttgart military community and treated nearly 600 children at the Patch Elementary School to a 30-minute holiday concert. U.S. military bands assigned within the U.S. European Command area of responsibility are essential in fortifying international relationships, enhancing troop morale and fostering trust and friendship among the military, governmental and civilian populations within the European theatre through musical excellence. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey D. Robinson)

STUTTGART, Germany – The U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 5-Star Brass Quintet performs for the Patch Elementary School here, Dec. 13, 2007. Nearly 600 children from the school and their teachers were treated to a 30-minute holiday concert. During their visit the band also performed to an audience of approximately 5,000 at the Stuttgart Christmas Market and for the Stuttgart military community. U.S. military bands assigned within the U.S. European Command area of responsibility are essential in fortifying international relationships, enhancing troop morale and fostering trust and friendship among the military, governmental and civilian populations within the European theatre through musical excellence. (Department of Defense photo by John Tomassi)

[kliskey]

Very nice pics everyone

Popeye, I don't suppose you have a H-Res of that last pic of the F-16's in Poland by chance?