Today's Pix - Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

[Big Mo]

An HH-60G Pave Hawk prepares to lift off here. The 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Unit work together to accomplish the combat search and rescue mission throughout the area of responsibility.

Maj. William Lewis, Afghanistan Engineer District resident office officer-in-charge, Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Santiago, AED project engineer, and Paul Beaver, AED project engineer, go over a project site with Baktullah, site safety officer, in Khas Kunar. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Afghanistan Engineer District (North) engineers did site assessments and a helicopter flyover Sept. 20, 2009, to view current construction and road projects in Kunar province.

U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, wait for a medevac helicopter to land Sept. 29 at Forward Operating Base Wilson. Fifteen Afghan civilians were found dead and at least 12 more were wounded after an improvised explosive device exploded beneath their bus Sept. 29 on Highway 1 in the Kandahar province.

[Facaletz]

ROUEX 09 exercise

The 83rd LAROM Battalion in march to the exercise's area of development

The LAROM subunit performs the training Artillery salvo in the exercise's area

Redea shooting field. Aspect from the exercise

The IAR 330 PUMA SOCAT helicopters perform the reconnaissance of Cincu shooting field area

Training of pontoon bridge personnel

Redea shooting field. Aspect from the exercise

[VAMAN]

Thanks for the efforts.

[VAMAN]

A member of the special warfare command poses for photographs as he parachutes from a helicopter during practice for the upcoming 61st anniversary of Armed Forces Day, in the sky above the Gyeryong army base, South Korea, September 29, 2009. (AFP / ***** images)

South Korean Special Army soldiers break wooden plates during a rehearsal for the 61st anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters, South Korea, September 29, 2009. (AP)

Special Army soldiers flip simultaneously as they demonstrate their martial arts skills during a rehearsal for the 61st anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters, South Korea, September 29, 2009. South Korea will celebrate the 61st Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1. (AP / Ahn Young-joon)

Members of the Philippine Army distribute relief goods given by the government and donors for victims of floodwaters brought on by Typhoon Ketsana, locally known as Ondoy, in Cainta Rizal, south of Manila September 29, 2009. Philippine authorities braced on Tuesday for another storm as the death toll from rain and floods from a weekend typhoon, now bearing down on Vietnam, rose to 240. (*******)

A medical patient trapped during the flooding is evacuated by navy personnel after the floodwater subsides allowing big trucks to enter the area Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 in suburban Cainta, east of Manila, Philippines. Weary victims of a tropical storm that unleashed worst flooding in more than a decades begun cleaning up their damaged homes as rescue workers plucked more dead bodies from muddy floodwaters. (AP / Pat Roque)

Map locates Jolo Island in the Philippines where a landmine explosion killed two U.S. soldiers and a Filipino marine. (AP)

Landmine kills 2 U.S. servicemen in Philippines

[flanker7]

Wow! All that I can say

[bd popeye]

Good effort gents!


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ADRIATIC SEA (September 21, 2009) An US Army  MH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned
to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) approaches
the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) to conduct a
fast-rope evolution during exercise Jackal Stone 2009. Jackal Stone is
a series of training exercises in various locations throughout Croatia
to promote cooperation and interoperability between the special
operations forces of the 10 participating nations. (U.S. Navy photos by
Chief Intelligence Specialist Louis Fellerman/Released)

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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 18, 2009) U.S. Navy Hospital
Corpsman Daniel W. Clemons and an Afghan National Army medic treat an
Afghan man for an infection from a spider bite. Clemons, from Houston,
Tex., is assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment; the combat
element of Regimental Combat Team 3. The battalion is to conducting
counter insurgency operations in partnership with Afghan national
security forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by
Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released)

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. (Sept. 19, 2009) A member of the U.S. Navy
demonstration parachute team, the Leap Frogs, prepares to land at the
U.S. Olympic Training Center during the 2009 Union Cycliste
Internationale BMX World Cup. The team jumped into the event to raise
awareness about Naval Special Warfare. The Leap Frogs are based in San
Diego and perform freefall parachuting demonstrations across the United
States. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Lori Campbell/Released)

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Melinda Overbaugh, an avionics technician 3rd class from Tactical Electronic Attack Squadron 137 at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Wash., connects power to an EA-6B Prowler Sept. 24, 2009, during Gunfighter Flag. The EA-6B Prowlers participated as friendly "blue air forces" during the exercise. Gunfighter Flag, which ran from Sept. 14 through 24, was Mountain Home's first large-scale, multi-national exercise which brought more than 450 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Canadian air force to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Debbie Lockhart)

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Staff Sgt. Krystina Sweatt, a 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., plays Taps during the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action remembrance ceremony Sept. 18, 2009. Taps is a traditional military hymn signaling lights out, the closing of a funeral with honors or the conclusion of a POW/MIA ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Chief Gunner's Mate Anthony Chatman fires an M-4 service rifle during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Recruit Janelle Ray prepares .50 cal. ammunition belts before a live-fire exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Seaman Ariel Neal navigates on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Figueroa Medina/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2009) Sailors assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band study for their Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist qualification aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Devon Dow/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Quasi Alexander communicates through sound-powered phones during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Figueroa Medina/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 25, 2009) A U.S. Marine Corps saluting battery detail fires a 17-gun salute during the arrival of Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, during the U.S. Pacific Fleet Change of Command Ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Patrick Murray/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Wagner, right, is instructed by Gunner's Mate Seaman Mark Tambunga during a live-fire exercise while firing an M-240 machine gun on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Sean Ater/Released)

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NORFOLK (Sept. 22, 2009) Sailors stow an aircraft barricade after a drill on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Hill/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 24, 2009) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) fire an MK 38 25mm machine gun at a Killer Tomato target during exercise Multi-Sail in the western Pacific Ocean. Multi-Sail is designed to improve warfare mission readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew R. White/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2009) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts flight deck certification with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird/Released)

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OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2009) Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1627 transports personnel and equipment assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan, (Sep. 25, 2009) The mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) is moored pier side during a Board of Inspection and Survey inspection in Sasebo, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin/Released)

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ANDAMAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), left, passes the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during exercises with the Royal Thai Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 26, 2009) Aviation ordnancemen move missiles from the flight deck to the aft elevator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, the flagship for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2009) A French helicopter approaches for a landing aboard the Amphibious Command Ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during helicopter take off and landing drills conducted with the French navy. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Devon Dow/Released)

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WHITEBEACH OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2009) Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1627) transports personnel assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and logistic equipment to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). LCU 1627 is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1 will embark Tortuga during deployment. Tortuga is part of Denver Amphibious Ready Group and is scheduled to participate in three bilateral exercises throughout the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

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WHITEBEACH OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2009) An armored vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) is loaded onto the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in preparation for Fall Patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

[flanker7]

MH-60S with ESSS?!

[He219]

Nice pix guys!




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ANDAMAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2009) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), center, the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) participate in an exercise with the Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bangpakong (456). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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ANDAMAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2009) The Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bangpakong (456), left, is underway with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101).

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ANDAMAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2009) The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), the Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bangpakong (456) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) participate an exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2009) Pilots from the French navy surveillance frigate Vendemiaire (F734) practice landing aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during an interoperability exercise. Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cale Hatch/Released)

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U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Robert Jernigan peers around a corner while a U.K. soldier provides security during a patrol near Checkpoint North in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2009. Jernigan and fellow Marines serve as liaisons between the U.K.’s Task Force Helmand and the Marine brigade, also known as Task Force Leatherneck. Jernigan is a team leader assigned to the 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Expeditionary Brigade Afghanistan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Rooks

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Staff Sgt. Robert Jernigan, team leader, Firepower Control Team Alpha, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, prepares to leave the confines of Checkpoint North on a patrol, Sept. 23, 2009, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines of 2nd ANGLICO coordinate indirect fire support from both aircraft and artillery to U.K. units in Helmand province and serve as a link between Task Force Helmand and MEB-Afghanistan.

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A Japanese soldier ground guides a Type 90 tank into place during a live-fire range at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 15. The Soldiers were conducting a number of training events at YTC throughout September during the annual Exercise Rising Thunder

[VAMAN]

That's a nice set of pics. Thanks He219

[lightfire]

Hello everyone, I'll post some pics from my corner now

Tuesday, 29th of September, 2009. Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite, Minister of Defense Rasa Jukneviciene and commander of Lithuanian army major general Arvydas Pocius visit Gaiziunu military training area, near Rukla during the presentation of the armed forces to the president of Lithuania A.Didzgalvis photos

Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite

Lithuanian Land forces mock exercises and presentation for the guests

Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite fires weapons(M14L1, G36, Glock17) in the shooting range

Dalia Grybauskaite tests Stinger missile system, drives M113 APC and a Humvie

Minister of Defence Rasa Jukneviciene and Commander of army major general Arvydas Pocius fires FN MAG machine gun and Glock 17 pistol

[Red-Phos]

I bet the North Koreans are now pissing therselfs at those pictures!

[Arrotz]

Lithuanian ground forces look very well equiped for a small country.
Lucky soldiers

[flanker7]

Lithuania has a woman president with great style in handling weapons

And woman Defense Minister?

[Eagle The Lightning]

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex is shown the inside of one of the station's aircraft during her inaugural visit to RAF Wittering
[Picture: SAC Nick Cox, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex meets some of the RAF's working dogs during her visit to RAF Wittering
[Picture: SAC Nick Cox, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

The new memorial wall at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone
[Picture: POA(Phot) Christine Wood, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

Families of Royal Marines who have died in battle look for the names of their loved ones on the new memorial wall at the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone
[Picture: POA(Phot) Christine Wood, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

Commandant General Royal Marines, Major General Andy Salmon (left), at the service of dedication for the new memorial wall at the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone
[Picture: POA(Phot) Christine Wood, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

Major Simone Gout attends to a patient at Lashkar Gah medical centre
[Picture: Cpl Steve Wood RLC, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

Lieutenant Colonel Simon Orr, Commanding Officer of 2 Medical Regiment
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

Lance Corporal Michael Birkett with the medical kit he takes on a patrol
[Picture: Cpl Steve Wood RLC, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Home/

[lightfire]

Lithuania has a woman president with great style in handling weapons

And woman Defense Minister?

Yes..And a woman Parliament speaker. Althouth the prime minister cries like a woman as well, so yea, the power is nominally in the hands of women now The president, however, is called "Iron lady" - the karate master, knows smth about the weapons, ex EU commissioner etc.