Today's PIX!! Tuesday July 14th, 2009

[bd popeye]

I'll kick it off! But you other pic posters need to step up. I have to go to work..


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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2009) An SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while departing Norfolk for flight deck certification. While at sea, the ship will launch and recover aircraft for the first time in nearly four and a half years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Johnson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2009) Quartermaster 2nd Class Leeann Sokolis attaches the ensign in preparation for shifting colors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) before departing Norfolk for sea trials and flight deck certification. While at sea, the ship will launch and recover aircraft for the first time in nearly four and a half years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Johnson/Released)

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PASCAGOULA, Miss. (July 10, 2009) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Handling (AW/SW) Wade Keller walks behind Sailors from USS Makin Island's (LHD 8) AIMD and Air departments man the rails as the the ship begins her underway period for her homeport shift from Pascagoula, Miss. to San Diego. LHD 8 will be making port calls in Rio di Janeiro; Valpraiso, Chile and Lima, Peru as it transits to San Diego via the Straits of Magellan. Makin island is the eighth and final Wasp class LHD and is scheduled to be commissioned in San Diego Oct. 24. U.S. Navy Photos/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2009) Sailors assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912), conduct small boat training in a 25-foot over-the-horizon boat. Legare, home ported in Portsmouth, Va., began a three-month patrol across the Atlantic Ocean July 1, 2009. The ship will visit several countries in west and central Africa supporting Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas M. Blue/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2009) Sailors on a rigid hull inflatable boat are brought aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during a man overboard drill. Oak Hill is participating in Talisman Saber 2009 a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Loggins/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 9, 2009) Royal Australian Navy Midshipman Mark Esposito fires the .50 caliber machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during a gunnery exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Mustin is participating in Talisman Saber 2009 a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 11, 2009) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Benjamin Bilyeu, assigned to the Air department of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), looks on as Sailors rig the ready jet barricade during a training session in preparation for the first fixed-wing aircraft to land. Carl Vinson is working toward a flight deck certification. While at sea, the ship will launch and recover aircraft for the first time in nearly four and a half years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Nistas/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 11, 2009) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) performs high-speed turns during the rudder check phase and sea trials certification. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Stumberg/Released)

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ARICA, Chile (July 10, 2009) Students from Escuela General Basica Centenario take a bow to Sailors from guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) after performing a native folk dance during a community relations project in Arica, Chile. Kauffman is on a four-month deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Southern Seas 2009 in support of US SOUTHCOM Partnership of the Americas. Southern Seas is a deployment that focuses on conducting exercises, military to military engagements, and theater security cooperation engagements to enhance relationships with Partner Nations in the Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Shelander/Released)

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ARICA, Chile (July 10, 2009) A student from Escuela General Basica Centenario pins a welcome card to Command Master Chief David Graham from guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59), during a community relations project in Arica, Chile. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Shelander/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2009) Midshipman 3rd Class Melody Lee from the Naval Academy fires an M-16 downrange during a fan fire on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) as part of her summer training cruise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Stilipec/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Island Knights of Helicopter Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during a vertical replenishment with Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) and the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean during her first summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John M. Hageman/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (July 10, 2009) Manuel Rivadeneira, commanding officer of Peruvian submarine BAP (Buque Armada Peruana) Arica (SS-36), stands watch with Peruvian sailors as they begin their journey home from Naval Base Point Loma. Arica was participating in the Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative with the U.S. Navy. Arica acted as the primary opposing submarine force for the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group's Composite Unit Training Exercise and Joint Task Force Exercise. They also conducted training with more than 40 helicopters and patrol aircraft during the Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapons School Pacific's Antisubmarine Warfare Exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy M. Starr/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Jamel Agee directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Island Knights of Helicopter Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during a vertical replenishment with Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) and the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher S. Harte/Released)

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CORAL SEA (July 12, 2009) Sailors and Marines work hand-in-hand to pass supplies for storage during vertical replenishment aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready group which participating in military exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Talisman Saber is a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

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SATTAHIP, Thailand (July 10, 2009) Navy Diver 1st Class Coby Wood, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, left, and Royal Thai Navy Diver Petty Officer 1st Class Pirzons Lijialone prepare a KM 37 dive mask for Diver Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Warachat Phantisoay during a joint dive exercise as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas Brennan/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 7, 2009) A V-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 based in New River, N.C. comes in for a landing aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) during deck landing qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Stilipec/Released)

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CORAL SEA (July 6, 2009) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Alexander E. Rossi, left, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Tione M. Williams run to safety after hooking a sling onto an AS332 Super Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9). Denver is participating in Talisman Saber 2009, a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)

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CORAL SEA (July 11, 2009) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) conducts an underway replenishment with the Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler Replenishment Vessel HMAS Success (OR 304) during exercise Talisman Saber 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew A. Ebarb/Released)

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CORAL SEA (July 9, 2009) Members of the Australian Defense Force depart an Australian H-3 Sea King helicopter to embark aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)

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SATTAHIP, Thailand (July 11, 2009) Damage Controlman Fireman Jason Hazenfield, assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37), helps a Royal Thai Navy sailor don a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) during a damage control demonstration and brief as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned/Released)

[bd popeye]

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (3rd R), French Army joint Chief of Staff Jean-Louis Georgelin (2nd R) and Prime Minister Francois Fillon (R) review troops prior to the Bastille day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris July 14, 2009.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, second right(top pic)at rear, and French Army Chief of Staff Jean-Louis Georgelin, rear right, open the Bastille Day military parade on their command car, at the top of the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Tuesday July 14, 2009. French Republican Guards on horseback are seen at left.

An Indian army regiment marches on the Champs Elysees during the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris July 14, 2009. Several army regiments were guests honour this year

Nine Alpha Jets from the French Air Force's Patrouille de France, or French Acrobatic Patrol, fly in an arrow formation over the Arc de Triomphe monument during the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Tuesday July 14, 2009.

Army soldiers patrol the streets as the internally displaced were starting to return to their homes in Batkhela, a town in Malakand district, about 210 km (130 miles) by road north west of Pakistan's capital Islamabad on July 13, 2009. The The Pakistani government on Monday began sending home about 2 million people displaced two months ago by the army's assault on Taliban militants in the Swat valley.

A policeman accompanies internally displaced families as they prepare to go home from the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) Jalozai camp, about 140 km (87 miles) northwest of Pakistan's capital Islamabad July 13, 2009.

Mexican policemen run to the site where clashes between criminals and federal agents ensued in Veracruz July 13, 2009. According to the police, gunmen traveling in a white car opened fire on the federal agents in downtown Veracruz. Police reported that two gunmen were killed, one arrested and three police wounded.

Brazilian wife of former Canadian world boxing champion Arturo Gatti, Amada Rodrigues (C), 23, is escorted by policemen after being arrasted in Recife July 12, 2009. Gatti was found dead in a holiday apartment in a northern Brazilian seaside resort on July 11, 2009 with wounds to his neck and head, Pernambuco state police said. "She is the only suspect," a spokesman for Pernambuco police told Reuters by telephone. Picture taken on July 12, 2009.

[VAMAN]

Excellent start popeye. I will post pictures today for sure in this thread. Will be back later.

[Eagle The Lightning]

Great photos

[Donger94107]

A joint honor guard prepares to post the colors during a July 14 ceremony at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park Asan Bay Overlook. The ceremony is one of many leading up to July 21, which is celebrated on Guam as Liberation Day, marking the anniversary of the 1944 landing and retaking of the island by US forces during World War II. Photo: Masako Watanabe/Pacific Daily News.

[He219]

Nice pix popeye!

A US Marine of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade runs to safety moments after an IED blast in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan on July 13, 2009. Two US Marine soldiers were killed when the explosion occured as they tried to clear a route into the Taliban heartland of southern Helmand province. About 4,000 US Marines are battling insurgents in a massive offensive launched in the south early this month to clear Taliban militants out of strongholds ahead of presidential and provincial council elections scheduled for August 20.

A Caracal helicopter of the French Air force flies over Paris as part of the Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2009. The parade is held each year on July 14, the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress in Paris by revolutionaries in 1789 and was the symbolic starting point of the movement that led to the first French republic.

[John_J]

The blast must have damaged his ears ?

[pg_ord]

^^^^
RIP to the dead marines
Great Pics

[1911-a1]

Serbian Zandarmerija http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gendarmery_(Serbia) in southern Serbia. A bomb exploded there last night.








More about the explosion: http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics...4&nav_id=60475




These are from yesterday. There was a bomb under a car in Belgrade, Serbia.

BELGRADE, 13. 07. 2009.
MUP special police removed a bomb from under a silver Maserati parked in a street in downtown Belgrade (Tanjug)

[Soldat_Américain]

Why are the Serbians using ACUs?

[1911-a1]

Why are the Serbians using ACUs?

It was a gift from the American ambassador to the Serbian special police iirc.
Something like that...

[Soldat_Américain]

It's killing my brand man.

[Leaper]

Dont cry about it!

Nice pics today! Anymore of the Marines in Astan?

[DPMSAR15]

Jesus Christ....

[3mileVFR]

Excellent pictures today!.....thanks for posting'em.


RIP to the fallen Marines.