I started today my last year of school!!!! Damn that time goes so quicklyI'm getting old
Romania, 01.09.2008: Polish ship ORP „Gen. K. PUŁASKI” paid a visit in Konstancy
Poland 31.08.2008: New soldiers in Non-commissioned school of Polish Navy in Ustka
Poland 30.08.2008: Air picnic at air base in Mińsk Mazowiecki
Poland 31.08.2008: Oath in Training Center of Land Forces in Poznań
Poland 31.08.2008: New soldiers in Non-commissioned school of Land Forces in Toruń
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Great pics of the Polish Forces Jocker. Excellent!..zalmoxis..Great job!
I tried to use Firefox3 this morning..It's ok for doing crap on line I don't do..such as listen to music, chat, play games, watch videos etc..etc.. But when I tried to post pics with three tabs open it just started freezing up
Sorry for any repost...No new US DoD pics posted today..It's a holiday in the US..Happy Labor Day!
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GULF OF MEXICO (Sept. 1, 2008) A GOES-12 infrared satellite image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., showing the status of Hurricane Gustav at approximately 5:00 a.m. EST. Gustav is predicted to make landfall as a category 3 hurricane in Louisiana with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph. The storm is moving north by northwest at 14 mph. Predictions place the storm as making landfall by Monday morning. U.S. Navy photo (Released)
Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, makes a point while talking about the Corps preparations for Hurricane Gustav during a news conference, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, in New Orleans.
PFC Justin Gramling, left, and Sgt. Blake Thigpen, members of the 155th Infantry, Bravo Company of the Mississippi Army National Guard, place a mandatory evacuation notice on the door of a cottage in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008 ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Gustav.
TOKYO - AUGUST 31: A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) arrives during the U.S. Navy and Tokyo Metropolitan Government's joint earthquake emergency drill at Kasai Rinkai area on August 31, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. The drill is aimed at testing the procedures and processes that would come into effect in the event of a large scale earthquake hitting Tokyo Bay and causing widespread damage.
Thai soldiers, wearing riot gear, assemble for morning role call near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Several Thai politicians at an extended parliamentary debate on how to end anti-government protests joined demonstrators occupying the prime minister's office in calling for his resignation, but a confident Samak Sundaravej insisted he would keep the reins of power.
Philippine security forces stand guard near the site of a blast inside a bus parked at a terminal in the town of Digos, Davao del Sur province on Mindanao September 1, 2008. A powerful blast ripped through a bus at a terminal in the troubled southern Philippines on Monday, killing six people and injuring 27 others, army and police said.
Members of Jaysh al-Ummah hold their weapons during training in the Gaza Strip August 29, 2008. Jaysh al-Ummah, or the Army of the Nation, is a Palestinian Islamist group modelled on the ideology of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda. It is training for battle with Israel, according to the group's leader Abu Hafss. Picture taken August 29, 2008.
British soldiers wave at residents during the opening of a new joint military operations centre in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) northeast of Baghdad August 31, 2008. An Iraqi army officer said,a new office has been set up in Basra on Sunday for the Iraqi-U.S. and British military forces to coordinate and share intelligence information. Picture taken August 31, 2008.
German soldiers stand to attention at a memorial service for a member of the German armed forces at a church in the southern German town of Zweibruecken on September 1, 2008. The solider was killed as an eight-vehicle convoy patrolling the outskirts of Kunduz was hit by IED (improvised explosive device) on August 27, according to NATO.
Rest in Peace...
Bundeswehr soldiers carry the coffin of killed German Master Sergeant Mischa Meier of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) during a funeral service in the southwestern German city of Zweibruecken September 1, 2008. The 29 year-old Master Sergeant Meier was killed during an attack near Kunduz in Afghanistan on August 27.
Ecuadorean soldiers inspect the debris of a Boeing 737-200 laying on a hill somewhere between Sigchos and Toacaso in Cotopaxi province, Ecuador on August 31, 2008. The cargo plane, whose ownership still remains in question, was flying from Maiquetia, Venezuela to Ecuador and went off the radars on August 30. The plane was later found to have crashed into a hill killing all three crew members.
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force vehicles and soldiers arrive at the main street of Ginza, one of Tokyo's major shopping districts, to take part in an anti-disaster drill on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. A large-scale anti-disaster drill, mobilizing about 15,000 people, was conducted at various places in the metropolitan Tokyo area to test preparedness against a possible major disaster. Tokyo marks the 85th anniversary of a killer earthquake that hit central
More pics for youz guys..It's is sloooooow..today.Some of you regular viewers of this thread should try to post some pics!! So far today there have been 1,500 hits on this thread...
Riot police arrive at the venue of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota as protesters gather nearby August 31, 2008. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is expected to accept the party's nomination for President of the United States at the convention.
ST. PAUL, MN - AUGUST 31: Police in riot gear march in to push back protestors outside the Xcel Energy Center while protesting the Republican National Convention (RNC) August 31, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The RNC is scheduled to run September 1-4. The GOP has announced it will suspend most of Monday's convention activities due to Hurricane Gustav, except for what is required by the rules that govern the RNC.
Police detain an activist from Kulavivaksha Vyatireka Porata Sangham or Organisation for the Struggle Against Caste Discrimination during a protest rally in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad September 1, 2008. The activists demanded an allotment of minimum two acres of land as cremation grounds to every schedule cast colonies through out the Andhra Pradesh state.
A Pakistani human rights activist argues with a Police officer during a protest outside parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Police say they have opened an investigation into the "honor killings" of five women who were allegedly shot and then buried alive one month ago in Baluchistan province after several insisted on marrying men of their own choosing.The brutality of the crime and foot-dragging by police sparked outrage in Pakistan, especially after a lawmaker defended the killings in Parliament last week as part of tribal traditions.
Sri Lankan police Special Task Force (STF) members observe silence during a ceremony for war heroes at Katukurunda training school in Kaluthara September 1, 2008. The
A Sri Lankan police Special Task Force (STF) member is seen during a ceremony for war heroes at Katukurunda training school in Kaluthara September 1, 2008. The ceremony is to honour members who have died fighting against Tamil Tiger rebels since 1984.
A Thai bomb squad inspects a damaged police traffic post after a bomb exploded near the Government House in Bangkok on September 1, 2008. Thousands of protesters remained camped on the main government complex in central Bangkok, after storming through the gates seven days ago accusing Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of acting as a puppet for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Ecuadorean rescue police squad and military officers prepare to search for a missing plane in Latacunga August 31, 2008. A Venezuelan plane with a handful of people on board has gone missing in Ecuador, officials from both South American countries said on Sunday. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane -- believed to be operated by Venezuelan airline Conviasa and transporting cargo -- late on Saturday, officials said.
Iraqi security forces carry Iraqi flags as they parade during a handover ceremony at the government headquarters in Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad September 1, 2008. The U.S. military handed over Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqi security forces on Monday, less than two years after it almost lost the western region to a Sunni Arab insurgency.
An Italian soldier with the Nato- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard after a suicide car bomb attack on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. A suicide bomber in a vehicle attacked a foreign military convoy west of the Afghan capital Saturday, but no troops or civilians were killed, a provincial police chief said.
Ruben Lavilla, also known as Sheik Omar Lavilla (L), a militant leader who was arrested more than a month ago in Bahrain, is escorted by police during a news conference in Camp Crame Quezon City, Metro Manila August 30, 2008. Lavilla, a founder of an Islamic group blamed for the worst militant attack in the Philippines has been arrested while working at a Philippine embassy in the Middle East, officials said on Saturday.
Big Daddy Peer pressure.....
BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The 6.1-magnitude quake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Saturday has killed 32 people, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Sichuan reported 27 deaths and the other five were in Yunnan, the ministry said Sunday night.
The quake that occurred at 4:30 p.m Saturday also injured more than 400 people.
The epicenter was at the juncture of Renhe District in Panzhihua and Huili County in Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Liangshan, Sichuan. It was at a depth of 10 km, the China Earthquake Administration said.
Zhou Yuanfu, a doctor of the local hospital, tries to clean his kitchen after the earthquake, in Lixi Township, Huili County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 31, 2008. An aftershock of 5.6 magnitude hit the juncture area of Renhe District in Panzhihua City and Huili County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture on Sunday afternoon, one day after the 6.1 magnitude quake hitting the same area. (Xinhua)
Firefighters dig, bare-handed, two bodies out of the debris in quake-hit Huili county in Sichuan Province August 31, 2008. Death toll from the 6.1-magnitude earthquake has risen to 32 in Sichuan and Yunnan, and more than 400 were injured. [Xinhua]
Staff members of a local hospital clear the ruins hit by the earthquake in Lixi Township, Huili County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 31, 2008. An aftershock of 5.6 magnitude hit the juncture area of Renhe District in Panzhihua City and Huili County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture on Sunday afternoon, one day after the 6.1 magnitude quake hitting the same area. The death toll of Saturday's quake has risen to 28, while no damage caused by the aftershock has been reported.(Xinhua)
Firefighters and rescuers try to lift a buffalo out of the debris in quake-hit Huili county in Sichuan Province August 31, 2008. Death toll from the 6.1-magnitude earthquake has risen to 32 in Sichuan and Yunnan, and more than 400 were injured. [Xinhua]
Chinese man reacts after his house destroyed by an earthquake in Lixi town in Huili county in southwest China's Sichuan Province Sunday Aug. 31, 2008. (AP Photo)
Rescuers carries the bodies buried at a collapsed house, following an earthquake hit Lixi town in Huili county in southwest China's Sichuan province Sunday Aug. 31, 2008. Rescuers appealed for temporary housing and tents Monday after a weekend earthquake in southwest China killed at least 33 people, injured hundreds and left tens of thousands of homes in ruins.(AP Photo)
RIPFiremen try to dig out the body of Chen Guangyou, 53, from the debris of a collapsed house after an earthquake hit Lixi town of Huili County, Sichuan province, August 31, 2008.(Stringer/Reuters)
Not much by the way of Japan today so.
Asakusa Carnival....SUGOI!!!!
That's a powerful image. RIP.
Yeah today i seen at Turkish websites too she was holdin her kid for coverin and both of em lost their life..Originally Posted by -=TFN=-Karab
Guess what am I using to post this. With about 20 tabs open... It IS Your computer or Your OSI tried to use Firefox3 this morning
Some ships taking part during port phase of the operation in Riga. First on the right is the polish minesweeper ORP CzajkaToday (Monday, September 1st) a multinational operation codenamed "Open Spirit" 2008 began on the waters of the Bay of Riga. The operation's goal is to clear the Baltic of unexploded ordinance left during both world wars. It will last for 12 days. Navy vessels from Lativia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium, Holland, France, Germany and Poland are taking part.
Germany's FGS DONAU:
Bsmt Arkadiusz RADZISZEWSKI preparing to hoist the flag on the polish minesweeper ORP Czajka:
Navigaton work on ORP Czajka (st. mar. zaw. Tomasz DOMBROWSKI):
Nice pics today. Thx.
RIP to the dead.
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Does anyone else think that this looks like an old, US Navy Perry-class frigate?
It is an O.H Perry class frigate
A member of the Louisiana National Guard walks through a flooded street as Hurricane Gustav pounds New Orleans, Louisiana September 1, 2008. The center of Hurricane Gustav came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane near Cocodrie, Louisiana, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
A street at a railroad crossing near the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal is flooded as Hurricane Gustav hits New Orleans, Louisiana September 1, 2008. The center of Hurricane Gustav came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane near Cocodrie, Louisiana, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
A member of the Louisiana National Guard walks near a flooded street as Hurricane Gustav pounds New Orleans, Louisiana September 1, 2008.
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) greets officials during his briefing on Hurricane Gustav at the Texas Emergency Operations Center in Austin, Texas, September 1, 2008.
An old cannon fires a ceremonial shot, marking the end of Muslims' daily fast, during the holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Old City September 1, 2008.
People attend a protest rally in Tbilisi September 1, 2008. More than one million Georgians across the ex-Soviet republic protested on Monday against Russian military action and the Kremlin's backing for the country's two separatist regions.
Children play with an empty grenade launcher in a damaged house in the South Ossetian city of Tskhinvali September 1, 2008. The European Union will warn Russia on Monday that Moscow's future ties with the bloc could depend on its adhering fully to a peace deal to end the Georgia conflict, according to a draft summit statement.
Russian peacekeepers watch a protest in front of their check point outside Georgian city of Poti, September 1, 2008. Russian troops were still manning checkpoints in Georgia and patrolling a Black Sea port even after Moscow pulled back much of the force it deployed to crush Georgia's attempt to take back two separatist provinces.
A U.S. flag is seen above U.S. soldiers on a U.S. air force plane transporting journalists to a handover ceremony in Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad, September 1, 2008. The U.S. military handed over Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqi security forces on Monday, less than two years after it almost lost the western region to a Sunni Arab insurgency
Iraqi security forces carry Iraqi flags as they parade during a handover ceremony at the government headquarters in Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad September 1, 2008. The U.S. military handed over Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqi security forces on Monday, less than two years after it almost lost the western region to a Sunni Arab insurgency.
Police scuffle with activists from Kulavivaksha Vyatireka Porata Sangham or Organisation for the Struggle Against Caste Discrimination during a protest rally in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad September 1, 2008. The activists were demanding to allot minimum two acres of land as cremation grounds to every schedule cast colonies through out the Andhra Pradesh state.
French Rear Admiral Alain Hinden (L), United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Force Commander Major General Claudio Graziano (C) and Italian outgoing UNIFIL Maritime Task Force commander Rear Admiral Ruggiero Di Biase (R) salute during a handover ceremony on board an Italian naval ship off the Lebanese coast September 1, 2008. Hinden took the command of UNIFIL's Maritime Task Force from Di Biase during a ceremony today attended by Graziano.
Italian UN troops stand to attention during a handover ceremony on board an Italian naval ship September 1, 2008. Incoming UNIFIL Maritime Task Force Commander Rear Admiral Alain Hinden took the command of UNIFIL's Maritime Task Force from outgoing Italian commander Rear Admiral Ruggiero Di Biase during a ceremony today attended by UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Claudio Graziano.
French Rear Admiral Alain Hinden observes military ships during a handover ceremony on board an Italian naval ship on September 1, 2008. Hinden took the command of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force from outgoing Italian commander Rear Admiral Ruggiero Di Biase during a ceremony today attended by UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Claudio Graziano.
A UN Naval Officer takes pictures of naval ships on board an Italian naval ship on September 1, 2008 during a handover ceremony for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force
Turkish Navy Patrol Vessel "Ruzcar" sails off the Lebanese coast during a ceremony for the change of command of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon's (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force September 1, 2008
Colombian special investigators inspect the body of a car bomb victim in a street of Cali city September 1, 2008. At least four people were killed and 20 were wounded when a guerrilla car bomb exploded in the Colombian city of Cali, damaging a court building in one of the worst urban attacks this year, authorities said on Monday.
This gun looks like an old US-made M1916 75mm piece. IIRC the Jordanians had some and at least one found its way on a French-made Lorraine tractor.
Nice pix guys!
ID the vehicle ..
Television presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May cross Tower Bridge on a military vehicle on September 1, 2008 in London. The trio took part in the stunt to promote a live travelling show version of their popular TV series Top Gear.
French Rear Admiral Alain Hinden observes military ships during a handover ceremony on board an Italian naval ship on September 1, 2008. Hinden took the command of UNIFIL's Maritime Task Force from outgoing Italian commander Rear Admiral Ruggiero Di Biase during a ceremony today attended by UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Claudio Graziano.
US Coast Guard Cutter Dallas arrives at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol September 1, 2008.
An Orthodox priest, left, blesses cadets of a military school, on the opening of the school year, known as the Day of Knowledge, in Rostov-on-Don, about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Almost all Russian schools start Sept. 1.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders gathered for an emergency summit on Georgia, seeking a unified condemnation of Russia's military action.
Belgium's Prime Minsiter Yves Leterme arrives for an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders gathered for an emergency summit on Georgia, seeking a unified condemnation of Russia's military action
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels.
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives for an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders gathered for an emergency summit on Georgia, seeking a unified condemnation of Russia's military action.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso arrives for an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives for an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders gathered for an emergency summit on Georgia, seeking a unified condemnation of Russia's military action there while avoiding a Cold War-style freeze in ties.
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