Today's Photos, Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

**VAMAN** · 05-05-2009

South Korean special forces perform martial arts displays at an event to mark Children's Day at a war memorial in the capital Seoul, 5 May 2009. (Jung Yeon-Je /AFP / ***** Images )

Paramilitary police officers took an oath during a ceremony to celebrate Youth Day in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, May 4, 2009. (*******)

An Afghan boy shakes hands with a U.S. soldier of the First Battalion, 26th Infantry as they walk through a village near the U.S. base Camp Blessing in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, Monday, May 4, 2009. (AP / David Guttenfelder)

U.S Marines check a road for explosives in Golestan district of Farah province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2009. (*******)

A U.S. Marine keeps watch as others search Afghans for weapons during a patrol in the Golestan district of Farah province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2009. (*******)

A U.S. Marine helicopter flies as other U.S. Marines patrol a village in the Golestan district of Farah province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2009. (*******)

Police officers on Segways wear surgical masks in Mexico City, May 4, 2009. Citing an ebb in the number of swine flu cases, Mexican officials said Monday that they would lower the public alert against the virus and allow most of the nation's businesses to reopen this week. (******* / Eliana Aponte)

Soldiers escort suspected drug gang hitmen to be presented to the media at a military base on the outskirts of Monterrey, northern Mexico May 4, 2009. Six members of a drug gang were detained after a shootout with Mexican soldiers in a neighbourhood of the suburb Apodaca late Sunday, according to local media. The army also seized a 24 cars, including a patrol, weapons, uniforms and drugs, including marijuana and cocaine. (*******)

Soldiers stand guard next to marijuana packages being displayed to the media at a military base on the outskirts of Monterrey, northern Mexico May 4, 2009. Six members of a drug gang were detained after a shootout by Mexican soldiers in a neighbourhood of the suburb Apodaca late Sunday, according to local media. The army also seized a 24 cars, including a patrol, weapons, uniforms and drugs, including marijuana and cocaine. (*******)

French anti-riot police push back prison guards blocking the entrance of Paris' Prison de la Sant on the second day of protests against jail overcrowding. (AFP)

Prison guards blocking access to the prison in Fleury-Merogis, outside of Paris, are sprayed with tear gas by French police on May 4, 2009 during a national 'progressive blockade' movement by French prison guards to protest against their working conditions. (AFP)

**Supplanter** · 05-05-2009

No captions for the combat camera pics.

Battle of the Atlantic ceremonies are held from coast to coast every year, including at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Credit: Sgt Henry Wall www.navy.forces.gc.ca Hires

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International Stabilisation Force soldiers get an early morning start, zeroing their weapons at Metinaro Range, East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires

International Stabilisation Force soldiers conduct a firing serial at Metinaro range in East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Captain Reuben Omaji supervises a United Nations representative from the Philippines, during the weapons familiarization phase at Metinaro range, East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Captain Reuben Omaji try's out a Heckler and Koch G36K, used by the Portuguese formed police unit, at Metinaro Range in East Timor. www.defence.gov.au Hires

The East Timor National Police representatives fire from the sitting position during the informal shooting competition at Metinaro range. Members of the International Stabilisation Force supervised the range practice. www.defence.gov.au Hires

A Malaysian member of the United Nations prepares to fire his weapon, with safety supervisor Captain Reuben Omaji watching on. www.defence.gov.au Hires

SECDET XIV ASLAV driver Trooper Reilly Marsh manoeuvres his vehcile out of their home base "The Cove" on another task in Baghdad Iraq. www.defence.gov.au Hires

SECDET XIV ASLAV crew watch his arc while travelling along Route Irish in Iraq. www.defence.gov.au Hires

SECDET XIV ASLAV Corporal Justin Packer (front) and his crew negotiate the dust travelling down Route Irish to Baghdad International Airport outside of Baghdad, Iraq. www.defence.gov.au Hires

SECDET XIV Officer Commanding (OC) MajorJames Davis welcomes the Commander Joint Task Force 633, Major General Mark Kelly on his visit to "The Cove" Baghdad Iraq. www.defence.gov.au Hires

A scheduled routine Physical training session is conducted on the Flight Deck of HMAS SYDNEY. www.defence.gov.au Hires

HMAS SYDNEY berths alongside Trinity Wharf in Carins for refuelling. www.defence.gov.au Hires

A Damage Control exercise is routinely promulgated onboard HMAS SYDNEY for all ship’s company, to reinforce safety at sea. www.defence.gov.au Hires

A Damage Control exercise is routinely promulgated onboard HMAS SYDNEY for all ship’s company, to reinforce safety at sea.
The first fire team entry. Centre Seaman Boatswains Mate Hanratty. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Sub Lieutenant Nathaniel Streher conducts communications. www.defence.gov.au Hires

HMAS BALLARAT's Boarding Team approaches HMAS SYDNEY for a boarding party exercise. www.defence.gov.au Hires

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75sqn Armament crews load a 75sqn FA18 with a GBU 10 2000LB Laser Guided Bomb. www.defence.gov.au Hires

75sqn Pilot FLTLT Benjamin Sawley preflights a GBU10 2000LB laser guided bomb before a sortie during Arnhem Thunder. www.defence.gov.au Hires

A 75 SQN FA18 taxis out for a sortie with 2 GBU10 2000LB Laser Guided Bombs on board. www.defence.gov.au Hires

A 75 SQN FA18 takes off for a sortie with 2 GBU10 2000LB Laser Guided Bombs on board. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Wing Commander Alan Curr with the F-111 aircraft at Amberley prior to its lift. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Technicians from No. 6 Squadron hold tag lines as the truck is moved into position under the lifted F-111. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Airfield Defence Guards, rear row (L-R) SGT Mark Rankin, LAC Kevin Crick, CPL Scott Nuku, LAC Haydn Lea , front row (L-R) LAC David Jacks, LAC Grant Bliss. The ADG’s from No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron were tasked with ensuring the aircraft’s security during the journey to Point Cook. www.defence.gov.au Hires

F-111 Aircraft A8-272, “The Boneyard Wrangler” makes its road journey to Point Cook. www.defence.gov.au Hires

F-111 Aircraft A8-272, “The Boneyard Wrangler” being lifted off the truck at Point Cook. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Moyens terrestres. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Bivouac. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Mise en place des véhicules blindés. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Arrivée sur zone. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Militaires français en soutien de l'armée nationale afghane. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Recherche d'explosifs. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Militaires français en soutien de la police nationale afghane. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Contrôle d'un parking. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Intervention des moyens français sur un skiff. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Interception des pirates. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Armement trouvé à bord. www.defense.gouv.fr/ema

Réservistes en patrouille Vigipirate à la Défense. (Crédits : CCH Tabone/SIRPA Terre) www.defense.gouv.fr/terre

Red Flag Alaska se termine. www.defense.gouv.fr/air

Members of the Sitka Fire Department Dive Team prepare to load equipment into an Air Station Sitka MH-60J at 5 a.m. May 4, 2009, in preparation for their flight to Gustavus to search for a missing 16 year-old boy in the water. (Coast Guard photo/Lt. Lou Hodac) Hires

AMT2 Justin Cimbak searches from an Air Station Sitka MH-60J for a missing 16 year-old boy in the waters surrounding the Gustavus Pier May 4, 2009. (Coast Guard photo/AST3 Jason Yelvington) Hires

Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Conrad, a flight mechanic stationed at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, hurries out from under an MH-60J Jayhawk helicopter after attaching a pallet of Girl Scout cookies May 2, 2009. In a campaign called Operation Thin Mint, organized by San Diego area Girls Scouts, more than 184,000 boxes of cookies were donated to the troops. The Coast Guard airlifted a pallet of cookies as a symbolic send off of the cookies during a celebration aboard the USS Midway Museum attended by more than 1,700 Girl Scouts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Henry G. Dunphy) Hires

In this photo released by the Coast Guard, a surfman's check is presented to retired Master Chief Boatswains Mate Thomas D. McAdams at Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, Ore., Friday, May 1, 2009. The Surfman's check is issued to Coast Guard members who qualify as coxswains authorized to operate surf boats in heavy surf. Members from all over the Coast Guard attended the ceremony honoring one of the Coast Guard’s most famous surfman. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer Eric J. Chandler) Hires

CDR. Michael P. Lebsack, Commanding Officer of Marine Safety Unit Duluth, presents a certificate April 30, 2009 to Tom Mackay – retired Vista Fleet Ship Captain and local Duluth legend for his work to preserve the memories of BM1 Edgar Culbertson who lost his life on April 30, 1967 during a storm and attempt to rescue three teenage brothers who also died. Tom Mackay and a group that call themselves the ROMEOS – Retired Old Men Eating Out, all great lakes sailors, have kept a bronze plaque memorializing Culbertson clean for the last 42 years and gather there regularly to remember their friend and fellow sailor. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo/Petty Officer Jason Eason) Hires

A plaque honoring the life and service of BM1 Edgar Culbertson is adorned with iris flowers during a memorial service on the 42nd anniversary of his death during a rescue attempt on this same pier. There are also three iris flowers, one for each of the three brothers lost along with BM1 Culbertson, who was posthumously awarded the Coast Guard Medal for his heroism.
April 30, 2009 U.S. Coast Guard Photo (for release) by Petty Officer Jason Eason Hires

The Minnesota Law Enforcement Association Honor Guard rendered honors for BM1 Edgar Culbertson at a memorial service held on the 42nd anniversary of his death which occurred on April 30, 1967 on this same pier in Duluth during a rescue attempt to save three brothers, who were also lost during the storm. April 30, 2009 U.S. Coast Guard Photo (for release) by Petty Officer Brandon Thomas Hires

A piper from the Minnesota Police Pipe Band and color guard consisting of members from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Duluth and the Duluth Police Honor Guard present colors during a memorial service to honor the life and sacrifices of BM1 Edgar Culbertson on the 42nd anniversary of his death. BM1 Culbertson died during a rescue attempt trying to save three teenage brothers, who also died in Lake Superior. April 30, 2009 U.S. Coast Guard Photo (for release) by Petty Officer Brandon Thomas Hires

Coast Guard members in Duluth rise colors during a service to honor the 42nd Anniversary of a rescue that took the life of BM1 Edgar Culbertson from Lifeboat Station Duluth. Coast Guard Fireman, Ronald Prei – far right was part of the rescue party that set out to search for three lost brothers on this same pier on April 30, 1967. BM1 Culbertson and all three boys perished in Lake Superior during the same storm that took thirteen lives to Tornadoes in southern Minnesota, known as Black Sunday. April 30, 2009 U.S. Coast Guard Photo (for release) by Petty Officer Jason Eason Hires

**Supplanter** · 05-05-2009

Royal Air Force Police Corporal Jacqui Stewart and 'Dusty', a six-year-old German Shepherd patrol attack dog [Picture: Cpl Scott Robertson] www.mod.uk

Royal Air Force Police dogs are now the only dogs left at the Contingency Operating Base in Basra, Iraq, after the British Army's dogs flew back home last week [Picture: Cpl Dylan Browne RAF] www.mod.uk

Royal Air Force Police Corporal Alistair Inkersole and his patrol attack dog played a vital part in protecting air assets, personnel, and the air base at Basrah International Airport [Picture: Cpl Scott Robertson RAF] www.mod.uk

A Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, simulate a compound clearance [Picture: Andy Cargill ABIPP] www.mod.uk

A recreation of a typical Afghan market stall [Picture: Andy Cargill ABIPP] www.mod.uk

The training facility, consisting of a rural Middle Eastern village and an urban Middle Eastern complex, was designed by the Operational Training Advisory Group [Picture: Andy Cargill ABIPP] www.mod.uk

The training facility replicates as closely as possible the situations troops face on operations in the Middle East [Picture: Andy Cargill ABIPP] www.mod.uk

A new training area for British troops which consists of a rural Middle Eastern village and an urban Middle Eastern complex was officially opened last week at the Stanford Training Area in Norfolk. Full Story

160 troops took to the streets of Gibraltar to mark the 70th anniversary [Picture: Corporal Trish Morrison RAF] www.mod.uk

Veterans of the regiment joined in the celebrations on the day [Picture: Corporal Trish Morrison RAF] www.mod.uk

Warriors from the new Artillery Company of the 3/205 Brigade of the Afghan National Army fire Russian D-30 artillery guns at a demonstration at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province [Picture: Cpl Rupert Frere] www.mod.uk

An Afghan Gunner loads a shell into a Russian D-30 [Picture: Cpl Rupert Frere] www.mod.uk

Afghan Gunners firing Russian D-30s [Picture: Cpl Rupert Frere] www.mod.uk

British Gunners help Afghan Artillery fire up...With the help of Royal Artillery soldiers the Afghan Army has taken another step towards fighting the Taliban on its own two feet; by bringing out the big guns. Full Story

Rifleman Ross 'The Boss' Burkinshaw won the English super-flyweight boxing title on St George's Day [Picture: MOD] www.mod.uk

Members of the U.S. Army Dignified Transfer team carry the remains of Army Specialist Jake Velloza of Inverness, California on May 4, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. Veloza and another soldier were killed by a lone gunmen in Mosul, Iraq on May 2, 2009.

Belarussian soldiers march as they take part in night rehearsal on the eve of Victory Day in central Minsk, May 4, 2009. Belarus will celebrate the 64th anniversary of the World War Two victory over Nazi Germany. *******

Belarussian soldiers sit in military cars as they take part in night rehearsal march on the eve of Victory Day in central Minsk, May 4, 2009. Belarus will celebrate the 64th anniversary of the World War Two victory over Nazi Germany. *******

A Russian military vehicle moves along a central street during a rehearsal for a military parade in Moscow, May 4, 2009. Russians traditionally celebrate their victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9. *******

Afghan soldiers man an observation post on a mountain ridge overlooking the U.S. base Camp Blessing in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, Monday, May 4, 2009. AP Photo

An Afghan boy looks on as U.S. soldiers of the First Battalion, 26th Infantry descend from an observation post above the U.S. base camp Blessing in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, Monday, May 4, 2009. AP Photo

French soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Marines (RIMa) train in the French Alps at Briancon, May 4, 2009 as they prepare for their June mission in Afghanistan as part of multi-national forces in the country. *******

French soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Marines (RIMa) train in the French Alps at Briancon May 4, 2009, as they prepare for their June mission in Afghanistan as part of the multi-national forces there. *******

French soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Marines (RIMa) train in the French Alps at Briancon, May 4, 2009 as they prepare for their June mission in Afghanistan as part of multi-national forces in the country. *******

A French soldier from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Marines (RIMa) stands guard near others soldiers pretending to be dead insurgents as they train in the French Alps at Briancon, May 4, 2009 as they prepare for their June mission in Afghanistan as part of multi-national forces in the country. *******

A French soldier from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Marines (RIMa) stands guard near another soldier dressed as an insurgent as they train in the French Alps at Briancon, May 4, 2009 as they prepare for their June mission in Afghanistan as part of multi-national forces in the country. *******

French soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Marines (RIMa) train in the French Alps at Briancon, May 4, 2009 as they prepare for their June mission in Afghanistan as part of multi-national forces in the country. *******

An Iraqi army soldier inspects the aftermath of a car bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 4, 2009. A car bomb exploded Monday near the Oil Ministry in Baghdad, killing one policeman and wounding three others, according to Iraqi police and hospital officials. AP Photo

Israeli soldiers evacuate a wounded Palestinian to the hospital in the southern town of Ashkelon May 3, 2009. According to an Israeli news website, the Palestinian was injured by Israeli troops after not responding to their warnings as he approached the border fence with the northern Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Mefalsim. Picture taken May 3, 2009. *******

A wounded Palestinian boy is carried on a stretcher by Israeli soldiers during his evacuation to a hospital in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, near the Gaza Strip, late on May 3, 2009. A military spokeswoman had said earlier that Iraeli soldiers shot and then arrested a Palestinian after he approached security barriers between the Gaza strip and Israel. Israel has sealed off Gaza to all but essential humanitarian goods since June 2007, when the radical Hamas movement violently assumed power in the Palestinian territory. ***** Images

Alain Le Roy (top row, 4th L), Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, stands with U.N Chinese officers and UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Claudio Graziano (top row, 2nd L) during his visit to a demining unit on the border with Israel at Labbouneh point in south Lebanon May 4, 2009. *******

Police officers give instructions to women residents of Zipaquira near Bogota May 4, 2009. Colombia on Sunday reported its first confirmed H1N1 flu virus case, a man who recently returned from Mexico but who remains in good condition at home after tests conducted in the United States came back positive. *******

Soldiers present suspected drug gang hitmen to the media at a military base on the outskirts of Monterrey, northern Mexico May 4, 2009. Six members of a drug gang were detained after a shootout with Mexican soldiers in a neighbourhood of the suburb Apodaca late Sunday, according to local media. The army also seized a 24 cars, including a patrol, weapons, uniforms and drugs, including marijuana and cocaine. *******

Blindfolded suspected insurgents sit and squat near assorted weapons which were confiscated during a raid in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, May 4, 2009. About 7 suspected insurgents were arrested by Iraqi security forces during a military operation backed by the U.S. Air Force in central Baquba on Monday, the Iraqi army said. *******

Police officers leave a school, attended by children from the five new confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1), in south London May 4, 2009. Parents, students and staff are all being given anti-viral drugs as a precaution and the school will remain closed for the next seven days. Britain confirmed nine new cases of the H1N1 flu strain on Monday, bringing the total across the country to 27, the government's Health Protection Agency (HPA) said. *******

A U.S Marine speaks with local villagers during a patrol in Golestan district of Farah province, May 4, 2009.

A U.S. Marine uses a metal detector to check a road for explosives in Golestan district, Farah province, May 3, 2009.

A U.S. Marine looks through the scope of his rifle during a patrol in Golestan district, Farah province, May 3, 2009.

A U.S Marine takes a position during a patrol in Golestan district of Farah province May 3, 2009.

**bd popeye** · 05-05-2009

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It is my understanding that the yellow t-shirts are for recruits.The yellow t-shirt part of the regular USN PT-gear.

GREAT LAKES, Ill., (April 30, 2009) Female recruits wait to have their newly issued navy working uniform examined by seamstresses at Recruit Training Command. The uniform will replace the current working uniform and all present recruits will be issued the new working uniform over the next several weeks. New recruits will be issued the uniform on their second day at boot camp. (U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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