Today's Photos - Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

[VAMAN]

An Afghan boy walks next to a German soldier outside the police station in Chahar Dara, southwest of Kunduz, Afghanistan, August 26, 2009. (*******)

A German soldier patrols as an Afghan boy dumps water on the street outside the police station in Chahar Dara, southwest of Kunduz, Afghanistan, August 26, 2009. (*******)

A German soldier adjusts his helmet in an armoured personnel carrier (APC) during a patrol between Kunduz and Chahar Dara, Afghanistan, August 26, 2009. (*******)

An Afghan army soldier keeps watch at the site of a bomb blast, which killed 30 people on Tuesday, in Kandahar August 26, 2009. At least 30 people were killed and 57 wounded, all civilians, by a massive car bomb that exploded in the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar, the governor of the province said. The blast happened shortly after dusk, when Afghans were breaking their fast during the Muslim month of Ramadan. (*******)

A policeman watches as a car belonging to the head of the justice department for northern Kunduz province catches fire after a blast, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, August 26, 2009. The head of the justice department for northern Kunduz province was killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Kunduz city, the Interior Ministry said. There were no other casualties. (*******)

South Korean soldiers wear masks to prevent possible contagion of the H1N1 flu virus during a military drill in Yangju, north of Seoul August 26, 2009. (*******)

In this photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009 and released by China's Xinhua News Agency Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, Chinese President Hu Jintao, center, talks with military officers and soldiers of Xinjiang military area command in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Hu made his first trip to China's restive western region of Xinjiang after last month's deadly ethnic riots, urging government officials and security forces Tuesday to focus on maintaining stability in the region and warning separatists that they are "doomed to fail." (AP)

Spiders are seen near the Space Shuttle Discovery as it sits on launch pad 39-A after the mission was scrubbed tuesday morning due to inclement weather at the Kennedy Space Center August 25, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery is rescheduled to launch early August 26 on a mission to the International Space Station. (Joe Raedle / ***** Images)

[He219]

Nice piux VAMAN ..

An Afghan boy next to a German soldier outside the police station in Chahar Dara, southwest of Kunduz, August 26, 2009.

A German soldier rides in an armoured personnel carrier (APC) during a patrol between Kunduz and Chahar Dara August 26, 2009.

A U.S. soldier from the 3-71 Cavalry fires his weapon during a gun-battle with Taliban fighters in the village of Bargematal, Nuristan province, August 25, 2009

A U.S. soldier, wounded by sniper fire, waves to his comrades in the village of Bargematal, Nuristan province, August 25, 2009.

A U.S. Soldier (L), wounded by sniper fire, is evacuated by his comrades in the village of Bargematal, Nuristan province, August 25, 2009.

U.S. soldiers from 3-71 Cavalry fire a grenade launcher during sporadic shoot-out with Taliban fighters in the village of Bargematal, Nuristan province, August 25, 2009.

U.S. soldiers from 1-32 Infantry unit fire 81 mm mortars during a sporadic shoot-out with Taliban fighters in the village of Bargematal, Nuristan province, August 25, 2009.

A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter fires on a Taliban position during a battle in the village of Bargematal, Nuristan province, August 25, 2009.

[VAMAN]

Thanks for stepping in He219, it's hard to post pictures all alone.

[Zeckenteppich]

thx for the pics

what kind of body armour does this soldier wear? Is this a new german one?

fyi: I'm not an airsofter. I just know and wear other german ones. just curious.

[He219]

what kind of body armour does this soldier wear? Is this a new german one?

looks like a plate carrier ..

The first batch of Indian army's T-90 battle tanks "Bhishma," manufactured and assembled entirely in India in collaboration with Russia, are seen during a special rolling out ceremony at Avadi in Chennai, India, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009.

Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police tactical team prepare to board the Canadian Coast Guard cutter Pierre Radisson during an exercise in the harbour of Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 25, 2009. Several members of the team stormed the ship in a mock rescue of a hostage.

Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police tactical team take part in an exercise aboard the Canadian Coast Guard cutter Pierre Radisson in the harbour of Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 25, 2009. Several members of the team stormed the ship in a mock rescue of a hostage.

A police officer speaks to a protester during a demonstration over the occupation of Palestine outside Downing Street on August 25, 2009 in London, England. Mr Brown is holding talks with Benjamin Netanyahu during his four-day tour of Europe in which the leaders are expected to discuss the Middle East peace process

Protesters and activists of an ethnic Albanian group called "Self-Determination" smash the windows of a vehicle during a protest in Pristina against the EU executive mission in Kosovo August 25, 2009.

A protesters kicks an overturned vehicle during a demonstration in Pristina, led by an ethnic Albanian group called "Self-Determination", against the EU executive mission in Kosovo August 25, 2009. Dozens of protesters led by an ethnic Albanian nationalist group rallied in Pristina on Tuesday against the EU executive presence, damaging 24 Eulex vehicles. Kosovo police arrested 20 people, said Arber Beka, a police spokesman.

Policemen scuffle with protesters during a demonstration against the EU executive presence, in Pristina August 25, 2009.

EU police officers inspect the scene where activists of an Albanian group called "Self-Determination" rolled over and vandalized dozens of vehicles of the EU mission in Kosovo's capital Pristina, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. Tensions between ethnic Albanians and the EU has been on the rise due to an agreement that EU mission officials in Kosovo want to sign with Serbia on exchange of information. Highlighting the ethnic Albanian opposition to such a deal, activists from a group called Self-determination on Tuesday overturned some 24 vehicles of the EU mission in the capital Pristina, puncturing tires and smashing windows. Twenty activists were arrested.

In this photo released by the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA), the leader of the biggest Iranian reformist party, the Islamic Iran Participation Front, Mohsen Mirdamadi, center, sits between two police officers, and in prison uniform, during the trial of dozens of opposition activists and protesters in a Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. Iran resumed Tuesday the mass trial of opposition activists and protesters charged with rioting and plotting to topple the ruling Islamic system through a "velvet revolution" following the country's disputed presidential election.

Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh (L) and former government spokesman Abdullah Ramazanzadeh (C) sit as defendants accused of acting against national security in a courtroom in Tehran August 25, 2009.

Political activist Shahabuldeen Tabatabai (bottom L) and newspaper editor and political analyst Saeed Leylaz (C) sit as defendants accused of acting against national security in a courtroom in Tehran August 25, 2009.

Leading reformist journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi (R) and former deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh (2nd R) sit as defendants accused of acting against national security in a courtroom in Tehran August 25, 2009.

Former government minister Behzad Nabavi (R) and former government spokesman Abdullah Ramazanzadeh (C) sit as defendants accused of acting against national security in a courtroom in Tehran August 25, 2009. Iran put prominent reformers in the dock on Tuesday, official media reported, in its fourth mass trial of people accused of orchestrating unrest after June's disputed presidential election.

A journalist looks at weapons confiscated from Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers) in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran.

Private 1st Class Justin Streng, front, holds the unit guidon for Company B, of the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, during a company photo shoot with servers from the local Hooters bar after a deployment ceremony at Fort Lewis, Wash. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. The departure of 4th Brigade to Iraq means about 18,000 of Fort Lewis' 31,000 troops will be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan by this fall. Hooters is the company's community partner in the Brigade's Adopt a Company program.

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (C) walks along the Berlin Wall with former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, while East German border guards watch from above in this November 28, 1989 file photo. Kennedy, a major figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died late on August 25, 2009, CNN said. He was 77. Also known as "Teddy," he was the brother of President John Kennedy, assassinated in 1963, Senator Robert Kennedy, fatally shot while campaigning for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination, and Joe Kennedy, a pilot killed in World War Two. Picture taken November 28, 1989.

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A journalist looks at weapons confiscated from Sunni rebel group Jundollah (God's soldiers) in Zahedan, 1,076 km (668 miles) southeast of Tehran August 25, 2009. Iranian authorities presented a condemned Sunni rebel to reporters on Tuesday who said his group had received support from both the United States and al Qaeda to attack targets inside Iran.

Oh!It's surprise,US and Al-Queda cooperate.
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[Zeckenteppich]

looks like a plate carrier ..

thx alot so it is

[flanker7]

Stupid b1tch!

[DID]

Stupid b1tch!

Give no respect to uniform and to Soldiers that risk life for protecting the country.

[click]

Great start today guys! I am lovin' the pics of the Army mortar team.

[He219]

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CORONADO, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2009) Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Thompson explains details of a sniper rifle to major league baseball players Albert Pujols and Ryan Franklin during a tour of Naval Special Warfare facilities. Pujols and Ryan were two of five players from the St. Louis Cardinals who visited while in the area for a four-game series against the San Diego Padres. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 20, 2009) Philippine Navy Special Forces Sailors confront U.S. Sailors portraying crewmembers aboard military sealift command rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50), during an at-sea boarding exercise for Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) 2009. SEACAT is a weeklong at-sea exercise designed to highlight the value of information sharing and multinational coordination within a scenario that gives participating navies practical maritime interception training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Troy Roat/Released)

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POINT MUGU, Calif. (Aug. 22, 2009) Machinery Technician 2nd Class Matthew Merel cuts on the lip of a wave during a preliminary heat in the military men's division of the Point Mugu Surf Contest at Naval Base Ventura County. Merel would go on to place first in the finals on Sunday. The contest, sponsored by Quicksilver, was open to civilians and military personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Moriatis/Released)

[Fireball Sanchez]

Hey HE219 is back, great pics today guys

The Amphibious Raids Platoon chief instructor, Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, signals the coxswains to pull their combat rubber reconnaissance craft against the safety boat, Aug. 12, at the White Beach Naval Facility.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Abigail Wharton : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

Members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Special Operations Training Group coxswain course navigate through an inlet during small boat handling practice, Aug. 12, at the White Beach Naval Facility. They are arranged in a staggered column which is compact and provides fire power to the sides of the formation.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Abigail Wharton : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

Marines with 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command conduct a direct action hit during training, July 17, at the Mountain Warfare Training Center, here. The training was part of a three-week exercise where the operators sharpened their skills in an environment containing elevations up to 7,500 feet above sea level.
(Photo by Sgt. Steven King : Marines Special Operations Command PAO)

Lance Cpl. Matthew E. Parks, a rifleman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security during phase one of Mojave Viper training aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 16. The Marines participated in their final exercise before moving on to Clear Build Hold 2, the second phase of Mojave Viper.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight Henderson : II Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

Marines from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, set up a MK-19 heavy machine gun during phase one of Mojave Viper training aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 16. The Marines participated in their final exercise before moving on to Clear Build Hold 2, the second phase of Mojave Viper.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight Henderson : II Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

Marines from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provide suppressive fire from the flanks of a trench during phase one of Mojave Viper training aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 16. The Marines participated in their final exercise before moving on to Clear Build Hold 2, the second phase of Mojave Viper.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight Henderson : II Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

[Fireball Sanchez]

Some more of the goods.

Sgt. Justin L. Tygart, amphibious raid instructor, Special Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, discusses progress of 2nd platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, after completing one of several situational training exercises at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 18, during the Heliborne Company Raid Course. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Lance Cpl. Christian G. Columbus, team leader, 2nd platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes aim as Sgt. Matthew G. Newman, squad leader, 2nd platoon, C Co., BLT 1/9, 24th MEU, guides him into another room-clearing exercise at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 17, during the Heliborne Company Raid Course. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

A Marine from 3rd platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sprints across a danger area while riflemen maintains security at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 17, during the Heliborne Company Raid Course. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Lance Cpl. David D. Burt Jr., rifleman, 2nd platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads his team down a hallway as they conduct room-clearing exercises at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 17, during the Heliborne Company Raid Course. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Pfc. Tony J. Desselle, rifleman, 2nd platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, leads his Marines to a collection area as a MV-22 Osprey, from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron -162, 24th MEU, takes flight after transporting Marines to a raid training facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19, during the Heliborne Company Raid Course. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Pfc. Will H. Liptak, rifleman, 2nd platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, remains on the alert as his platoon is in a security halt during a Heliborne Company Raid Course exercise at a raid training facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Pfc. Tony J. Desselle, rifleman, 2nd platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, escorts his squad to a training compound at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19, during the Heliborne Company Raid Course. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Lance Cpl. Darin B. Blackburn, rifleman, 2nd platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his squad automatic weapon to possible threats before his squad egresses from a raid training facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19, during the Heliborne Company Raid Course. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Marines from Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, quickly embark a MV-22 Osprey, from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron -162, 24th MEU, after successfully completing a company-sized raid during the Heliborne Company Raid Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Scout snipers with from Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rally towards a MV-22 Osprey, from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron -162, 24th MEU, after completing a situational training exercise during the Heliborne Company Raid Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

Marines from 1st platoon, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, establish security around a landing zone for a MV-22 Osprey, from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron -162, 24th MEU, to medically evacuate casualties from the Heliborne Company Raid Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

A MV-22 Osprey, from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron -162, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, soars into the sky, escorting Marines from Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th MEU, successfully completed a company-sized raid during the Heliborne Company Raid Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Aug. 19. Charlie Company trained with Special Operations Training Group to become the 24th MEU’s helo raid force for its upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)

[VAMAN]

Stupid b1tch!

That is why she's a Hooters girl.

[marius72za]

Members of the SAPS fired rubber bullets at members of the SANDF during a protest at the Union Buildings, where protesters set alight a military vehicle, vandalized police vehicles and injured members of the of the SAPS. Photo: Phill Magakoe, Pretoria News