With improved armour...Originally Posted by Scorchio
Jackal, the UK military's latest vehicle is put through its paces at Camp Bastion, southern Afghanistan. The new vehicles will give front line forces a much improved capability over the current weapons platform, the Land Rover based Weapons Mount Installation Kit, or WIMIK. With improved armour, off-road mobility and load-carrying ability the Jackal is far more technologically advanced and suited for its reconnaissance and close fire support tasking than its predecessors [Picture: Corporal Ian Houlding]
I don't know. I still don't think I'd want to be the guy manning the .50
No such thing in the USN as Class A or B uniforms..Those sailors are wearing "Dress Blues".The Army really seems to be discouraging the wear of any uniform other than ACUs or Dress Blues. Even in this picture, where every other service member is in a Class B or Class A uniform.
I see National Guardsmen frequently here in Iowa..they always have on BDUs..always.
Hires
Two F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron 32 soar during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, April 2, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
Hires
An Iraqi soldier stands on top of a hill as he scouts ahead during a mission with U.S. soldiers in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, April 1, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio.
Hires
U.S. Army soldiers watch as a flock of sheep moves past them during a search for insurgents in Upper Dugmut, Iraq, April 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company D, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
Spc. Donald Hock, senior medic for the Combat Operating Base Speicher Security Detachment, provides security April 3 alongside a truck of Iraqi army soldiers tasked with guarding oil lines near Tikrit. On the truck is a painted logo of an oil well.
Hires
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Snyder watches as an Iraqi humvee enters a security checkpoint in Amiriyah, Iraq, April 4, 2008. Snyder is a platoon sergeant assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Troop C, 4th Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Meg Harvey
Hires
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Casey Cambell looks over a map in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, April 6, 2008. Campbell is with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Calvary Striker Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Charles Probst
Hires
Soldiers from section 62 Alpha conduct final 'battle preparations' as they step off on a night patrol through the city of An Nasiriyah.
Hires
Lance Corporal Adam Cambridge, age 23 from Murwillumbah, NSW preparing to step off on a night patrol through the city of An Nasiriyah.
A U.S. Army Soldier with the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment pulls security outside a building outside of Makasib, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2008. The Soldiers were in the area to distribute shoes and other items to local families. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy, U.S. Army.
Hires
Tech. Sgt. Erwin Arguilla and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Graham follow Catherine Bell while filming a scene for an upcoming episode of "Army Wives" April 7 on Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Sergeants Arguilla and Graham both work in the 437th Airlift Wing Safety Office. Ms. Bell plays Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie for the Lifetime show "Army Wives." (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)
A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire National Guard receives instruction from Sgt. Joe Plichie while participating in military operations on urban terrain training during operation Sou thbound Trooper VIII on Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 16, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Newman)
Hires
As part of the Anniston depot tour, the visitors were given M1 tank rides at the test track, to include climbing and then stopping on the test incline area.
Minensuche mit dem ferngesteuerten Manipulator THEODOR (Quelle: © 2006 Bundeswehr / Björn Wilke/Björn Wilke)
Video: Die Minentaucher sind vielseitig ausgebildete Soldaten, die als Taucher, Feuerwerker, Kraftbootfahrer, Kampfmittelbeseitiger über sowie unter Wasser eingesetzt werden. Zum Auftrag der Minentaucher gehören unter anderem das Suchen, Identifizieren und Vernichten oder das Bergen von Seeminen und anderen Kampfmitteln. Aber auch das Bedienen von Unterwasserdrohnen und der Schutz von eigenen Schiffen und Marineanlagen vor Kampfmitteln im In- und Ausland, sowie die Durchführung von Rettungs- und Bergungseinsätzen zählen zu den Aufgaben
That would look fun to crowd-surf on.
...
Till the part about accidentally slipping through a crack in the herd and being trampled to death, getting gored by one of those rams' horns, or both.
Damn fine pics HE!
Thanks Amigo!Damn fine pics HE!
SOUDA BAY, Crete - US Navy amphibious ship USS Nashville (LPD 13) will participate in Phoenix Express 2008 (PE 08), a U.S.-hosted, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional maritime partnerships and foster the ability to operate jointly, from Apr. 8-22. (Department of Defense file photo)
The C-17 being greeted at RAF Brize Norton with traditional plumes of spray from the station's fire tenders
[Picture: J Readshaw]
The RAF's fifth C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft flew into RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, yesterday, Monday 7 April 2008
What's more likely to happen is they'll eat everything off of you including your weapon, ammo, and clothing, and **** little goat pellets everywhere.That would look fun to crowd-surf on.
...
Till the part about accidentally slipping through a crack in the herd and being trampled to death, getting gored by one of those rams' horns, or both.
Marc: I don't recall anyone (IDF) carrying a 120. It was always towed or mounted. 81mm was bad enough and took two people just for the tube, bipod and base, never mind the ammo.
Can't quite tell, but U.S. Army, Sgt. Thomas C. Ray comes to mind ..A former SEAL ?RiP
RIP Spc. Jankowski
RiP
In this photo provided by the U.S. Army, Sgt. Thomas C. Ray in this undated photo. Ray, 40, a North Carolina National Guardsman and Navy Veteran was killed over the weekend when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle near Baghdad, Iraq, authorities said.
Ray developed a love for military service early in life, having joined the Navy in 1985 after begging his mother to sign an early enlistment waiver. He was a medical specialist and served three years active duty.
Despite being assigned to the 105th Military Police Battalion in Asheville, Ray had volunteered to go with the Rocky Mount-based 1132nd MP company when it mobilized in June.
“He wanted to save lives and bring back the younger guys,” his wife, Linda Ray, said in a statement provided by the National Guard
+ I would hope they try to protect the Jericans better...
Because Jericans do explode when hit by a (rifle) bullet right? Or just in movies?
does anyone know how many C-17s the RAF is planning to get.....Thanks Amigo!
Let's See:
The new aircraft, ZZ175, arrived from the Boeing plant in San Antonio, Texas, where it went for additional work following the 'Fly Away' ceremony at Long Beach, California, in February 2008. ZZ175 has joined 99 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton and is the first C-17 of the five to be owned outright by the RAF, the previous aircraft having been operated under a leasing arrangement from manufacturer Boeing. However, as the lease terminates later this year, the other four aircraft will then transfer to full RAF ownership.
The RAF's C-17 fleet has flown approximately for 41,000 hours since delivery, and in the five years up to the end of March 2008 these hard-working aircraft flew a total of 56,924 passengers and carried a massive 78,649,939 kilograms of freight, much of it to and from operational theatres.
The sixth C-17 is expected to be delivered to the RAF around the middle of this year.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/De...vesInTheUk.htm
\/ Below:
22 Feb 08
UK5 takes off on its first flight from Long Beach Airport in California, USA
[Picture: MOD]
Tech. Sgt. Erwin Arguilla and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Graham follow Catherine Bell while filming a scene for an upcoming episode of "Army Wives" April 7 on Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Sergeants Arguilla and Graham both work in the 437th Airlift Wing Safety Office. Ms. Bell plays Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie for the Lifetime show "Army Wives." (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)
She played Lt.Col. Mckenzie On JAG a completely different series . She plays an army wife in "Army Wives" Either way she is hot.
I scroll through these threads every day. It was a body blow when I hit this posting and saw a post relating to a unit I served in.This undated photo, supplied by the U.S.Army, shows Staff Sgt. Emanuel Pickett, 34, of Teachey, N.C., who the Department of Defense said Tuesday, April 8, 2008, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, in Baghdad. Pickett was assigned to the 1132nd Military Police Company in Rocky Mount and in civilian life was a police officer in Wallace. He died from wounds sustained during an attack that wounded 14 other soldiers assigned to his unit in Iraq. (AP Photo/U.S.Army)
My response:
http://serellan.typepad.com/my_weblo...-still-th.html
Trying to convey the "Army Strong" look?
Did they find the little girl?Thanks LAWB!
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
