Today's Pics.Thursday,August 28th,2008.

[pInGu]

Memorial for killed German paratrooper

Trauerrede unter Flaggen(Quelle: Bundeswehr)
Memorial speach under flags

Ehrenspalier im Feldlager(Quelle: Bundeswehr)
Honourguard in Camp

Vor dem Abflug nach Termez(Quelle: Bundeswehr)
Before departure to Termez

Eine traurige Reise(Quelle: Bundeswehr)
A sad journey

Trauerrede - General Jürgen Weigt hält seine Ansprache(Quelle: Bundeswehr)
Memorial speach - General Jürgen Weigt gives a speach

Bei der Predigt (Quelle: Bundeswehr)
During homily

Genaral Weigt und Oberst Meyer schließen die Türen(Quelle: Bundeswehr)
General Weigt and Colonel Meyer close the doors

RIP

[DID]

RIP

please translate the quotes.

[Octavaria]

One slight problem with this pic...
Lush green meadows are only to be seen in winter!
In summer, everything is yellow as you can see here

[bd popeye]

Nice pic Jocker!...Excellent photos posted by all the pics posters!


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NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2008) Dale Earnardt Jr. views the Dale Jr. Division guidon as recruits from divisions he is sponsoring looks on during a recent visit to the Recruit Division Command. Earnhardt is sponsoring two divisions at the training command as part of the Navy's first-ever national celebrity-endorsed recruiting program. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2008) Sailors wash salt water from equipment arriving from a landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 in the well deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima, the flag ship for the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment en route to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Starkey/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2008) A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 unloads equipment onto the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Starkey/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2008) An aviation boatswain's mate assists in the stowage of a barricade net, concluding a series of drills on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee/Released)

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RED SEA (Aug. 27, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) conducts operations in the Red Sea. Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin L. Kelling/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 27, 2008) A hose team aboard the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) enters auxiliary room number one during a main space fire drill. Guardian is undergoing an engineering specific, unit-level training assessment, evaluated by assessors from Afloat Training Group Western Pacific. These assessments are designed to validate the ship's ability to self-analyze, train and to certify its ability to perform required missions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

War veterans celebrate after reaching an accord with police to avoid arrests as they protest outside the site of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Thousands of protesters walked from a concert at the Denver coliseum to an area near the convention.

Police officers keep an eye on anti-war protesters in front of the Pepsi Center, site of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 27, 2008.

[Jocker_89]

Nice pic Jocker!...Excellent photos posted by all the pics posters!

Thanks

A member of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) takes-up position from a bulletproof vehicle during an encounter at Chinor village on the outskirts of Jammu August 27, 2008. Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir killed at least two civilians and an army officer in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu on Wednesday, police said. REUTERS/Amit Gupta

Revelers fight with tomato pulp during the annual "Tomatina" (tomato fight) in the Mediterranean village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain,August 27, 2008. The origin of the tomato fight is disputed - everyone in Bunol seems to have a favorite story - but most agree it started around 1940, in the early years of the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. REUTERS/Heino Kalis

Flood-affected people live near the banks of a flooded Kosi river, in the border area between Supaul and Saharsa, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar August 27, 2008. The Kosi river in Bihar, one of India's poorest states, smashed through mud embankments and changed course last week, unleashing huge walls of water that inundated hundreds of villages and towns. Food riots also erupted on Wednesday in eastern India, where more than two million people have been forced from their homes and about 250,000 houses destroyed in what officials say are the worst floods in 50 years. REUTERS/Krishna Murari Kishan

Iraq Veterans Against the War march through the streets of Denver, Colorado August 27, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

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The body of an auto-load carrier driver is seen after he was killed by militants at an encounter site at Chinor village on the outskirts of Jammu August 27, 2008. Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir killed at least two civilians and an army officer in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu on Wednesday, police said. REUTERS/Amit Gupta

[goat89]

Nice pics today! Thx!

[Leaper]

Just another day at the office

Engineers out of Fort Ing2 do what they do best, building stuff













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R is for RANGER!

The soldiers of the army ranger battalion, AJB, on there Ranger test.
The test is done in different stages , lasts for 7 days, and takes place at Kebnekajse, Swedens highest mountain at 2104 meters (7000 feet)

The reward for completing the test is the Ranger tab/patch.


Just getting started






























On top of the world


An OP



Extraction








The ones who made it


The Ranger tab



Thats it for now, happy watching!!!

[oscarni]

An OP

Hey,

I wanted to know if you could Identify [Name etc] the Basha type item they are using in this image, I have never seen it before and to be honest, am pretty interested in it!

Thanks!
- Phil

[Fireball Sanchez]

Great pics today guys, Leaper those are some fantastic pics you got there!
And I don't wanna see another freaking oxygen thief hippie long-hair protester in these threads again! freakin' hippies......

Ok, time for another MARINE CORPS. MEGA POST!.... ok maybe it isn't as mega as the last one, but these are some great pics from the Corps!

Coxswain Skills Course students prepare to depart for their first navigation track Aug. 13 at White Beach Naval Facility.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Lance Cpl. Monty Burton)

Course student Lance Cpl. Poli Saufoi signals for the boat team to get into a wedge formation during the navigation track of the Coxswain Skills Course Aug. 13 near White Beach Naval Facility.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Lance Cpl. Monty Burton)

Coxswain Skills Course students Petty Officer Second Class Michael Huey, left, and Pfc. Alan Crawley ride the gunnel of a combat rubber reconnaissance craft Aug. 13 near White Beach Naval Facility.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Lance Cpl. Monty Burton)

Students participating in the Coxswain Skills Course maneuver through shallow water Aug. 13 near White Beach Naval Facility during the navigation track of the course.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Lance Cpl. Monty Burton)

Staff Sgt. Manuel Delarosa, platoon guide and support stick leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Assault Amphibious Battalion, Multi-National Force - West, surveys his Marines, Aug. 22, 2008, as they conduct quick reaction force training on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The reserve Marine unit, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., is responsible for performing QRF duties for MNF-W. Most of the Marines are trained as assault amphibious vehicle crewmen, but though their mission in Iraq has kept them from the oceans or their AAVs, they have adapted quickly to their current mission.
(Photographer: Sgt. Trent Lowry : Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs)

Members of 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Assault Amphibious Battalion, Multi-National Force - West, await air transport aboard a CH-53E helicopter, Aug. 22, 2008, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The battalion, now tasked as the quick reaction force for MNF-W after four months of serving as a provincial rifle team, is learning their new responsibilities as the QRF. The Marines constantly hone their abilities and teamwork.
(Photographer: Sgt. Trent Lowry : Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs)

Marines from 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, Multi-National Force - West, hustle to the ramp of an awaiting CH-53E helicopter, Aug. 22, 2008, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The platoon is learning quick reaction force tactics in order to be proficient for the battalion’s newest mission as the QRF for MNF-W.
(Photographer: Sgt. Trent Lowry : Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs)

Sgt. Henry L. Butts, a team leader with 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, Multi-National Force - West, watches as the CH-53E helicopter he’s riding in prepares for landing, Aug. 22, 2008, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Once the ramp was lowered, Butts and the other Marines in his stick sprinted to their positions to provide support for the assault stick of 1st Plt. The platoon was learning quick reaction force maneuvers. The battalion, now tasked as the QRF for MNF-W after four months of serving as a provincial rifle team, is learning their new responsibilities make western Iraq safer.
(Photographer: Sgt. Trent Lowry : Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs)

Staff Sgt. Manuel Delarosa, platoon guide and support stick leader for 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, Multi-National Force - West, gets accountability of his Marines, Aug. 22, 2008, as they disembark from the CH-53E helicopter at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The Marines were doing quick reaction force training. Normally, the Marines from the reserve unit from Norfolk, Va., operate in assault amphibious vehicles, but as the QRF for MNF-W, some of the Marines were in a helicopter for the first time.
(Photographer: Sgt. Trent Lowry : Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs)

Look at this, Logistics Batt. gets shiny new plate carriers, while the Marines doing QRF hump the MTV........

– Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a wounded role player to a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during a Nightingale Exercise, Aug 21, at Kin Blue Beach. The Nightingale is a 12-man medical team ready to respond to a mass casualty situation.
(Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Spinella)

– Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a wounded role player to a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during a Nightingale Exercise, Aug 21, at Kin Blue Beach. The Nightingale is a 12-man medical team ready to respond to a mass casualty situation.
(Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Spinella)

Injecting an illumination round into the chamber of a M-777 Howitzer, Lance Cpls. Justin R. Burch (left), and Kristopher A. Bowers, both cannoneers with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, ensure the round is properly inserted during an illumination round shoot at Patrol Base El Dorado, Iraq, Aug. 23. When not illuminating the night sky, the battery has engaged in combat patrols through the city of Rutbah. Mike Battery is a reserve artillery battery based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., and attached to 2nd LAR Bn.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson)

Lance Cpl. Terry A. Mastin, a food service specialist with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, pulls the lanyard to fire the M-777 Howitzer while Cpl. Andrew C. Ollenberger, a cannoneer with Mike Battery, looks on during an illumination shoot at Patrol Base El Dorado, Iraq, Aug. 23. The unit has been able to fire their Howitzers more than 20 times this deployment to provide illumination during night operations. Mike Battery is a reserve artillery battery based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., and attached to 2nd LAR Bn.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson)

An M-777 Howitzer fires off an illumination round to light up Rutbah, Iraq, during an illumination shoot at Patrol Base El Dorado, Iraq, Aug. 23. The Marines with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 have supported Coalition forces patrolling through the streets of the city by lighting up the night sky. Mike Battery is a reserve artillery battery based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., attached to 2nd LAR Bn.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson)

[Hardy]

RIP

It`s a pitty that our Department of Defence just publishs such sad fotos.

We should get many more fotos from our troops doing succesfully their important work.

The polish DoD seems to publish many more photos, as seen in the posts above. But i think we are engaged in similar or higher number with our allieds.

[Lancero]

Very nice pics gents. Lot's of variety

Law enforcement officers use high powered binoculars to scan the perimeter of Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium before the start of the final day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado USA, 28 August 2008. 75,000 to 80,000 people are expected to hear Barack Obama accept the Democratic party nomination during the night session at the stadium. The stadium is home to the Denver Broncos NFL team

Anti-riot police officers withdraw from their position after clashes as the protestors shout slogans during an overnight rally inside the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 August 2008. Tens of thousands of anti-government protestors have been occupying the Government House since 26 August 2008 calling Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet to resign

People gather around the wreckage of a 'Cessna Z-3 DCV' plane which crashed near the monastery of St. Bogorodica, in the area of Skrebatno, 15 kilometers from the city of Ohrid, Macedonia, 28 August 2008. All four people on board were killed in the accident. The plane hit a parked vehicle as it tried to fly over a mass rally of believers celebrating a religious holiday

The HMS 'Iron Duke' changes direction as the ship has been forced to cancel her planned visit to Trinidad due to the ongoing activity of Hurricane Gustav which has recently caused damage and loss of life on the island of Haiti at undisclosed location in the Caribbean, 27 August 2008

Crew members of HMS 'Iron Duke' discuss as the ship has been forced to cancel her planned visit to Trinidad due to the ongoing activity of Hurricane Gustav which has recently caused damage and loss of life on the island of Haiti at undisclosed location in the Caribbean, 27 August 2008

Turkish General Staff Commander Yasar Buyukanit (L) and new General Commander Ilker Basbug (R) shake hands accomapnied by an unidentified aide (C) during the hand over ceremony of of Turkey’s top military post in Ankara,Turkey, 28 August 2008. General Ilker Basbug officially replaced General Yasar Buyukanit, (not pictured) who held the top post of the Turkish army, NATO's second biggest, on 28 August 2008. Both generals warned on threats to secularism and stressed the importance of fight against terrorism

Newly graduated Mujahid (Popular Peoples Militia) hold their weapons up as they celebrate on 'Green Square' following their graduation in Khartoum, Sudan, 28 August 2008. The popular militia represent a type of armed national guard

A handout photograph supplied by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shows soldiers from the Nahal Brigade as they turn and avoid blowing grass and dust as a helicopter kicks up durt (from behind) during a training exercise on the slopes of Mt. Hermon in the Golan heights, Israel on 28 August 2008

[Ulytau]

Great Pic guys..

Yaşar Büyükanit and New General Staff İlker Başbuğ ''May Allah help to him at his duty'' speak about really important things and give enough message to everyone..

I Believe İlker Pasha going to be good general too as a who know terror very well ''He was joinin clashs directly and really good planner''

[edi213009]

Great Pic guys..

I Believe İlker Pasha going to be good general too as a who know terror very well ''He was joinin clashs directly and really good planner''

oh right tell me an albanian who wasnt a good general for the Padishah

[Ceriy]

Chief of General Staff of Polish Armed Forces, General Franciszek Gagor is seen with Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Admiral Igor Tenyuh in Sevastopol during his visit to Ukraine.

[Ulytau]

oh right tell me an albanian who wasnt a good general for the Padishah

Can you tell me who is the Albanian? :S