Today's Pics, Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

[Deep6]

Who would have thought that sand could be so slippery .....

[delio]

Okay, I respect them as professional soldiers.


But man, I feel like I'm walking into a gay bar.

France.. Ditch the Shorts!

At least make them longer, and baggy......

This hot pants/Combat boot thing is just too........

You ain't seen nothing yet. Check out the guy/gal behind the one with the black PT wear in the following picture. The one making an eccentric fashion statement by wearing an ultra-short short and boots, ..

[Leaper]

Damn! Now I understand why Swedish troops wanted a base of there own! No shorts please!

[Fulix]

Transvestite Andre Luis Ribeiro Albertino, also known as Andreia Albertine, left, and the transvestite known as Carla Tamini, who both work as a prostitutes, a legal practice in Brazil, leave a police station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brazilian AC Milan striker Ronaldo accused Albertine of extortion, after an altercation began when Ronaldo found out he was dealing with transvestites instead of women, according to police. The man at right is unidentified.

RICARDO MORAES/AP

FFS...

[Lancero]

Nice pics everyone!

Two British Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters fly over St Paul's Cathedral central London, during the City Salute sunset pageant in London, England, on 07 May 2008

A member of the police tries to calm one of the participants of a demonstration against the privatisation of public secondary education and to improve the situation of teachers, Madrid, Spain, 07 May 2008. According to trade union sources, 50,000 participants took part in the rally

Sergeant First Class Joshua Fergurson checks out his new Segway during a luncheon hosted by Segs4Vets at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia USA 07 May 2008. Segs4Vets program presented Segways to soldiers, Marines, airmen and National Guardsmen who lost limbs and sustained other disabling injuries serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan

Sergeant First Class Jaques Keeslar listens during a luncheon hosted by Segs4Vets at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia USA 07 May 2008. Segs4Vets program presented Segways to soldiers, Marines, airmen and National Guardsmen who lost limbs and sustained other disabling injuries serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan

Marine Lance Corporal Derrick Sharpe is helped to his seat after a ride on his new Segway during a luncheon hosted by Segs4Vets at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia USA 07 May 2008. Segs4Vets program presented Segways to soldiers, Marines, airmen and National Guardsmen who lost limbs and sustained other disabling injuries serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan

A Shi'ite opposition supporter loads bullets during gun battles in a street in Beirut 07 May 2008. Clashes are taking place between supporters of majority and opposition along the Cornish Al Mazraa main road, two soldiers and five civilians included two Lebanese photographer were injured. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades to paralyzing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the government.

A Lebanese policeman takes position during gun battles in Beirut, Lebanon, 07 May 2008. In the afternoon, followers of the opposition and members loyal to the Western-backed government were involved in clashes using automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. Hospital sources said a nun was wounded in the shoulder by a stray bullet

Shi'ite opposition gunmen take position during gun battles in Beirut, Lebanon, 07 May 2008. In the afternoon, followers of the opposition and members loyal to the Western-backed government were involved in clashes using automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades. Hospital sources said a nun was wounded in the shoulder by a stray bullet

Canadian Brigadier General Denis Thompson (L) gets off a Canadian Air Force Hercules at the Kandahar airfield May 7, 2008. General Thompson is going to take over the command of Canadian Joint Task Force Afghanistan from Brigadier General Guy Laroche.

An Israeli army truck loaded with Palestinian detainees covered by a tarpaulin drives into the military base at Kerem Shalom on 7 May, 2008. A Palestinian militant was killed and nearly 20 people were wounded on Wednesday during an Israeli incursion into the southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medics and witnesses.

An Israeli soldier and civilians watch a firework display to celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary on May 7, 2008 on Mount Herzel in Jerusalem. The celebrations to mark 60 years since the creation of the State of Israel kicked off tonight on the heels of Remembrance Day celebrations to honour Israel�s war dead

An army personnel buys vegetables at a market in Batticaloa, in eastern Sri Lanka May 7, 2008.

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Momsen (DDG92) docks in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa, May 7, 2008. The ship is patrolling the Indian Ocean to prevent piracy, terrorist attacks and drug trafficking

[marc_I_AM_CANADIAN]

Cadets from the Royal Military College of Canada are following a 9mm course before going to the range for a familiarization range with the 9mm Browning pistol

Ocdt's are practicing the kneeling position before a familiarization range

An Officer-Cadet is practicing the 9mm pistol drill before his famialiarization range

that's me!!!




a bunch of foreign weapons in display at our range

[guest]

that's me!!!




a bunch of foreign weapons in display at our range

Nice Pics.

Did you get a demo or were they left on display only?

[Cpl Ho]

Hmmm... these guys r literally 'bearing their crosses'...

[UNSoC]

This looks like the same JTF2 guy that protected Stephen Harper when he visited Kandahar. I thought I had those pics on my computer but I can't find them.

i believe he is a close protection specialist?

[bzjr68]

Outstanding Pix Today By All Contributers !! Thanks !!

An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Cougars" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, April 3, 2008.

U.S. Marines take cover during operations in the Madrassa area of the Helmand province of Afghanistan, April 29, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, greets Panamanian President Martin Torrijos as he arrives at the Pentagon, May 7, 2008. The two leaders will discuss a range of bilateral security issues

U.S. Air Force airmen fire M-4s with their gas masks, April 30, 2008, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The airmen are assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, which ensures the safety of airmen on base so they can complete their missions and launch aircraft.

Air Boatswain, Chief Warrant Officer Refugio Garcia, supervises the recovery of aircraft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), May 5, 2008. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.

U.S. Navy fire fighters from Repair Locker 4 hose team discuss information concerning a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu, Pacific Ocean, May 5, 2008.

U.S. Army Spc. Megan Scott, a medic with 4005th Army Hospital, takes inventory of a field litter ambulance while providing medical support at a school renovation site in La Mesas, Honduras, on May 2, 2008.

U.S. Marines laugh during a lull in taking fire from insurgents during a battle in Madrassa, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2008. The Marines are with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assigned to International Security Assistance Force.

U.S. Navy sailors from the weapons department aboard the USS Boxer (LHD 4) stand in formation during a uniform inspection aboard the ship on May 2, 2008. The Boxer is deployed in support of Continuing Promise 2008, a two-month humanitarian civic assistance mission to South America.

[bzjr68]

Pfc. Edgar Gutierrez, a Santa Rosa, Calif., native, patrols through a marketplace in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, May 1, 2008.

Members of the Iraqi police prepare to enter a room during a class on close quarters marksmanship and room clearing at the Iraqi police station in Jisr Diyala, May 2, 2008.

Spc. Teri McMurray, a medic with the 4005th Army Hospital, plays soccer with local children at a school renovation site in La Mesas, Honduras, May 2, 2008.

Deployed Airmen hold candles on stage as images of Holocaust victims are projected behind them May 2 at a Southwest Asian air base. More than 30 base members here participated in the Holocaust remembrance vigil to commemorate the more than 6 million lives lost during World War II.

Jim Lee adds Petty Officer Ronald A. Gill Jr.'s name to the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C. May 3, 2008. Petty Officer Ronald A. Gill Jr. was killed March 25, 2007 while conducting a homeland security patrol in Puget Sound, Wash.

[bzjr68]

Aircraft XH588, a restored Cold War Vulcan bomber, undergoes its final compass swing test by members of its crew from the Vulcan to the Sky Project at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on May 7, 2008, Boston, England. The restored aircraft, a favourite of aviation enthusiasts last saw service 15 years ago as a deterrent in the Cold War. Over 20,000 people worldwide have helped contribute to the restoration of the bomber with ?2.7m contributed by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Israeli soldiers march next to a memorial wall inscribed with names of fallen soldiers at the Israeli army's Armoured Corps' Memorial in Latrun on Memorial Day, May 7, 2008 near Jerusalem, Israel. Israel rememberS its 22,437 fallen troops during today's annual Yom Hazikaron; Memorial Day commemorations, which falls the day before Israel's annual Independence Day celebrations. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948.

Civil rights leader Al Sharpton (2nd L) walks with Nicole Paultre Bell (2nd R), widow of Sean Bell, and her mother Laura Harper Paultre (R) at a demonstration near New York Police headquarters and the Brooklyn Bridge May 7, 2008 in New york City. Rev. Al Sharpton urged people around the city to gather in six specific locations to hold a city wide 'pray in' and encouraged acts of civil disobedience to protest the acquittal of three New York City Police officers in the Sean Bell shooting trial.

US President George W. Bush (C) speaks on the North Portico of the White House alongside US House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio (R), House Republican Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri (L), Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam of Florida (2nd R), and other members of the House Republican Conference after a meeting in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2008.

Pope Benedict XVI attends a concert of the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra at the Paul VI Hall on May 7, 2008 in Vatican City, Vatican.

[Guarnere]

I notice that the US Marines in Afganistan in todays posts are all wearing what seems to be wearing one color "Jump suit/pilots coveralls"

Is this now the ususal uniform for US Marines and not the Marine MARPAT ?

Just wondering about it as an old Rhodesian we also went away from the Rhodie combats to the one piece pilots coveralls ( if you could manage to get a set (beg, steal or Borrow (on along term unsigned contract of course)) as they were better made and much more pratical and comfier to wear.

Those are flight suits , they wear them because the are flame retardant... "Marine commanders are outfitting their troops with flame-resistant flight suits in Iraq to ward off burns from the No. 1 killer here: roadside bombs." ...... read more from USA today here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/i...s-troops_x.htm

[khukuri]

I know I've bitched about it so many times, but I really think mods should look into a 1-week ban or something for people who do this.

agree, what pisses me off is that people can edit their posts but dont

[BumpkinBoy]

Always found it interesting how the Canadians seem to be basically using the American model in term of tactics and way of utilising equipment and uniforms , but Australians and Kiwi's seem to closely follow the Commonwealth Military model.

Not True. actually, The USA, England, Australia and Canada are all under the formal military alliance of ABCA (America, Britian, Canada, Australia)

Which involves the devopments of training, pams and tatics etc. All Armies train quite frequently togther when possible also, whether on exchange programs or combined arms excersies (e.g. Talisman Saber). We all have our own individual tatics/training when it comes to certian scenarios, however, in recent times (example the development of Urban warfare training) the ABCA alliance will often devlop set tatics based on lessons learnt on current and past operations.

I am not saying we are all the SAME, but by I really think you are just basing you comment on Canada being like America (based on the similar camo/weaponary) and Australia being more like Britian because we have (different patterns/weapons to USA & Canada).. when in fact, there is more similarity between the 4 armies then you think.