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This picture looks like some kind of musical hehe.
This picture looks like some kind of musical hehe.
now that is fugly art.Originally Posted by Lancero
Soccer(futbol) is a sport that kids play when their parents won't let them play a real sport like baskeball, baseball or football!Football (I dont know what soccer is) in a military related todays pics thread
Excellent photos gents!
A masked Iraqi soldier patrolled the Hayaniya district of Basra. Residents already grumble that they have seen little evidence of improvement. "They said they will repair schools and roads, but when and where," said Ali Alwan, 45. "It is only talk. We suffered during the military operation, but what is the reward?"
Photo: Moises Saman for The New York Times
An American Army Humvee rolled out from Combat Outpost Rabiy in western Mosul. American and Iraqi officials had called Mosul the last urban bastion of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, the homegrown Sunni insurgent group that American intelligence officials say is foreign-led, and other Sunni jihadist groups.
Photo: Moises Saman for The New York Times
Pfc. Brandon Burkhart, left, of Louisville and Spc. Evan Rose, right, of Denver, at Combat Outpost Rabiy in western Mosul
American soldiers during a joint operation with Iraqi soldiers in the western district of Mosul. The recent successes in quieting violence in Basra, Mosul and Sadr City means that the Iraqi Army has tenuous control over Iraq's three major cities.
Photo: Moises Saman for The New York Times
Staff Sgt. Charles Shuck and his dog, Stg. 1st Class Gabe are with the 178th Military Police Detachment, 720 Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade.
Staff Sgt. Charles Shuck and his dog, Stg. 1st Class Gabe in Iraq. Gabe was adopted out of a Harris County pound three years ago
Gabe was found in a Harris County pound by Southeast Texas Labrador Retriever Rescue.
U.S. Solders is seen during petrol in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, June 19, 2008. Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to over 100. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
An Iraqi Army soldier guarded two suspected militiamen detained in a security crackdown in Maysan Province near the border with Iran, 200 miles southeast of Baghdad. American-backed Iraqi security forces are in their second day of military operations in the southern city of Amara.
Photo: Hadi Mizban/Associated Press
The Indian Air Force dropped food packets from a helicopter onto the flooded village of Patashpur in Midnapore, more than 90 miles south of Kolkata, formerly Calcutta. Flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain in eastern India have displaced more than two million, officials told Agence France Presse.
Photo: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/Agence France-Presse -- ***** Images
Thousands of Thai protesters pushed past a police barricade to reach the gates of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office, demanding that he resign. Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy scuffled with riot policemen during a protest in front of Government House in Bangkok.
Photo: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/Agence France-Presse -- Get*y Images
French gendarmerie officers disembark from a helicopter during an exercise at the checkpoint of Brnjak, on the border between Serbia and Kosovo, Saturday, June 21, 2008. Undeterred by Russian opposition, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged Friday to move ahead with a new plan for administering Kosovo that drew expressions of support from most other Security Council members. The U.N. chief also appointed Italian diplomat Lamberto Zannier to take over as U.N. governor in Kosovo on Friday.(AP Photo/Zveki)
Bosnian riot police officers stand guard after a game between Croatian national team and Turkey at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria, in Mostar, Friday, June 2008. Turkey won the match which caused general euphoria in Eastern, mostly Muslim, part of Mostar. Antagonism lead to inter ethnic tension in divided city but situation was successfully contained by local police. (AP Photo/Hidajet Delic)
Nepalese police detain Tibetan exiles shouting slogans against Chinese government, the alleged rule in their home land, and Olympic torch passing through the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, in front of Chinese embassy in Katmandu, Nepal
Police officers stand outside the News Divine club in northeastern Mexico City. At least 10 people were trampled to death during a police raid on the nightclub
A navy officer drinks champagne from a huge wine glass containing dirks presented to navy graduates as he celebrates graduation from a Navy Institute in St. Petersburg, Saturday, June 21, 2008. Graduation ceremonies are held all over Russia now as students of elementary and high schools and military academies finish their education. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Local authorities search for Randy and Denim Sylvester in a retention pond behind Zion Lutheran Church and School in Pasadena.
Dude, that's a guy...JKNice pics gents!
Why isn't the ANA this professional yet?
Didnīt know Hello Kitty was an Tibetan insurgent!
Ahah. You had to come up with those lazy sports (except basketball)Soccer(futbol) is a sport that kids play when their parents won't let them play a real sport like baskeball, baseball or football!
Nice pics BD. Lots of Navy pics for you in this post, especially the last one.
Spanish soldiers carry the coffin of Spanish sergeant Joaquin Lopez Moreno to the cemetery after his funeral mass at Prado Basilica in Talavera de la Reina, central Spain on 21 June 2008. Several hundred mourners attended the mass. Lopez Moreno, 32, Spanish lieutenant Santiago Hormigo,32, and two German soldiers died in a helicopter crash on 19 June near Banja Luka , Bosnia. The soldiers were members of EUFOR, the European Union Force deployed in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Cadets of the Russian Naval Institute enjoy champagne from a big wine glass with knifes after they paraded at Dvortsovaya Square, St. Petersburg, Russia, 21 June 2008, as they celebrate being promoted as officers
Harley Davidson riders arrive for the 'Harley Days' in Hamburg, Germany, 21 June 2008. Some 60,000 motorcycles and their riders are expected at Germany's largest Harley Davidson meeting until 22 June 2008
Brazilian navy training sailing ship Cisne Branco anchors near Kiel naval base for 'Kiel Week' in northern Germany June 20, 2008.'Kiel Week' takes place between June 21 and 29, 2008 and is the world's biggest yachting event with about 4,500 active participants from 50 nations.
US navy ships *****sburg (L) and Cole (R) are moored along the pier at Kiel naval base for 'Kiel Week' in northern Germany June 20, 2008.'Kiel Week' takes place between June 21 and 29, 2008 and is the world's biggest yachting event with about 4,500 active participants from 50 nations.
Dutch navy ships arrive near the Kiel naval base for 'Kiel Week' in the northern German city of Kiel June 20, 2008.'Kiel Week' takes place between June 21 and 29, 2008 and is the world's biggest yachting event with about 4,500 active participants from 50 nations
Vietnamese patient Nguyen Van Huong is checked by a Canadian doctor Lt. Perminder T Singh aboard the US Navy USNS hospital ship Mercy anchored off the central city of Nha Trang on June 20, 2008. The ship is on a 10-day charity mission which offers decorective surgery to Vietnamese kids suffering from facial deformities.
US Navy USNS hospital ship Mercy is anchored off the central city of Nha Trang on June 20, 2008. The ship is on a 10-day charity mission which offers surgery to Vietnamese kids suffering from facial deformities.
This image provided by the US Navy shows the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, left, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur moored at the foot of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Both ships are part of USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group which is making a port visit to Hong Kong.
Residents of the Egyptian city of Ismailia, 120 kms north of Cairo, sit near the waters of the Suez canal as USS destroyer Russell navigates to the Mediterranean Sea on June 19, 2008, after participating exercises in the Gulf. The USS Russell, operating in shark-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen, rescued 70 people stranded off Yemen earlier this month after responding to a distress call from their boat, according to the US Navy.
A U.S. Navy officer stands beside an FA-18 fighter jet aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in Hong Kong Thursday, June 19, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan is currently visiting Hong Kong for a port visit
Players from the U.S. women's national soccer team pose for a photo with U.S. Navy soldiers at the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 18, 2008. The team is in South Korea to participate in Peace Queen Cup soccer matches.
The pictures from the Reagan, when a ship is on a port call, there are armed personnel walking the decks at all times? I could see someone manning an M2 or one of the 25mm cannons, but didn't realize there were armed members of the crew walking a patrol.
British Royal Air Force (RAF) Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows to make first-ever appearance in New York City.
An Israeli air force pilot sits in an F-16i fighter aircraft cockpit simulator in the Hatzor air base in southern Israel June 18, 2008.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 takes off during the inaugural Max Thunder Air Exercise, a bilateral training exercise between the South Korean and U.S. Air Force, at a U.S. air base in Gunsan, about 270 km (168 miles) south of Seoul, June 17, 2008.
A South Korean Air Force airman walks in front of its F-15K (L) and a U.S. Air Force F-16 during the inaugural Max Thunder Air Exercise, a bilateral training exercise between the South Korean and U.S. Air Force, at a U.S. air base in Gunsan, about 270 km (168 miles) south of Seoul, June 17, 2008.
Cadets attend their Combined Graduation Parade at an air force academy at Dundigal town, about 40 km (25 miles) north from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, June 21, 2008.
Two Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter take off from the Kandahar football stadium on June 19, 2008 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. British Paratroopers conducted operation 'Daor Bukhou'by flying in hundreds of paratroopers from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment into the football stadium of Kandahar City for the first time since 2001 to provide a presence in the city to support the Afghan National Security Forces in their battle against the Taliban.
An exhibition visitor walks past a picture taken in October 1948 by American photojournalist of German origin Henry Ries, showing a C-54 Skymaster airplane, a so-called candy-bomber, approaching Berlin's Tempelhof airport during the airlift, presented on June 19, 2008 at the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin. The exhibition of monochromes by Ries is titled "Berlin in the Spotlight. The Blockade of 1948/1949" and is running until September 21, 2008. During the Berlin Blockade, West Berlin was supplied from June 23, 1948 to May 12, 1949 by the western allied forces, mainly the United States Air Force and the British Royal Air Force, as the Soviet Union halted road, rail and barge traffic between the sectors. Thousands of tons of food, coal, fuel and pharmaceuticals were flown from western Germany to Berlin via the airlift 60 years ago.
A Canadian wounded soldier, with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) lays on the ground, center, as his colleagues are seen around him, after he was injured when his armored vehicle accidentally crashed in the city of Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday June 21, 2008. Number of the casualties is not clear yet
U.S. Solders is seen during petrol in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, June 19, 2008. Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to over 100
An Italian soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) gives school bag and stationary to an Afghan orphan at Khaja Abdullah Ansari orphanage in Herat, Afghanistan, 21 June 2008. NATO's Italian ISAF today distributed some three tons of basics food items, medicines and clothes from Italy to Khaja Abdullah Ansari orphanage in the city of Herat.
These Iraqi Security Forces are looking better and better. Top picture- Iraqi SOF or just regular Army (with certain privately bough additions)? Looks like he's a fan of that movie, Harsh Times.
All USN ships when in port anywhere even stateside have armed watches.(security) It's part of what the USN calls "Force Protection".
great pics as usual everybody, thanks.
Thanks BD, I knew about Force Protection a little bit didn't realize it corresponded to armed watches on deck, even stateside.
Damn, that is one frickin' detailed simulator!
You've hurt my feelings, popeye. I demand an apology!Soccer(futbol) is a sport that kids play when their parents won't let them play a real sport like baskeball, baseball or football!
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