Today's Pix - Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
A masked French special unit policeman arrives during a raid on a house to arrest suspects in the killings of three children and a rabbi on Monday at a Jewish school in Toulouse March 21, 2012. About 300 police, some in bullet-proof body armour, cordoned off an area surrounding an apartment in a Toulouse neighbourhood in southwestern France, where the 24-year-old Muslim man Mohamed Merah was holed up. Shots were heard in the early hours of the morning, and police said three officers had been slightly wounded.
About 300 police, some in bullet-proof body armour, cordoned off an area surrounding an apartment in a Toulouse neighbourhood in southwestern France, where the 24-year-old Muslim man was holed up. Shots were heard in the early hours of the morning, and police said three officers had been slightly wounded.
French 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment paratroopers carry the coffin of their mate Abel Chennouf during his funeral at the Montauban's cathedral, southern France, on March 21, 2012. An homage will be given later today for the three French soldiers victims of a gun attack, one of third within a week by a man who fled on a motorbike who is also believed to be behind the murder of a rabbi and three Jewish children in March 19 school attack in Toulouse.
Caroline (R), pregnant companion of late paratrooper Abel Chennouf attends his funeral at the Montauban's cathedral, southern France, on March 21, 2012. An homage will be given later today for the three French soldiers victims of a gun attack, one of third within a week by a man who fled on a motorbike who is also believed to be behind the murder of a rabbi and three Jewish children in March 19 school attack in Toulouse.
French 17th Regiment paratroopers carry the coffin of their mate Abel Chennouf as an other holds his portrait during his funeral at the Montauban's cathedral, southern France, on March 21, 2012
Ultra Orthodox Jewish men, relative and mourner carries two of the bodies during the funeral of Rabbi Jonathan Sandler, and his children Gabriel 4, Arieh 5, and another girl Miriam Monsonego 7, victims of Toulouse school shooting in southwest France, at the Givat Shaun cemetery in Jerusalem March 21, 2012.
RiPJewish relatives mourns during the funeral of religious teacher Jonathan Sandler, and his children Gabriel 4, Arieh 5, and Miriam Monsonego 7, victims of Toulouse school shooting, at the Givat Shaun cemetery in Jerusalem on March 21, 2012.
An Iraqi counter-terrorist soldier stands guard on the road leading to the venue for the upcoming Arab Summit which will be held in Baghdad on March 21, 2012.
Key routes in Baghdad were locked down as Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly blasts targeting security for a landmark Arab summit next week.
A Somali soldier secures the area around a car blast that exploded, after Somali police discovered it near the Shaqalaha intersection along Makka Al-mukarama road in Mogadishu March 21, 2012. The car bomb exploded in the heart of the Somalian capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, wounding two people and triggering bursts of gunfire from police, witnesses said.
A Georgian soldier fires a machine gun during the US - Georgian military training at the Vaziani military base at the outskirts of Tbilisi on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The drills that started March 10 are focused on counter-insurgency training.
A Georgian soldier fires a rifle, right, as a US soldier covers his ears during the US - Georgian military training at the Vaziani military base at the outskirts of Tbilisi on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The drills that started March 10 are focused on counter-insurgency training.
A soldier is helped away after fainting, as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales arrive for a wreath laying ceremony at the National Monument at Akershus Fortress on March 20, 2012 in Oslo, Norway. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are on a Diamond Jubilee tour of Scandinavia that takes in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Last edited by He219; 03-21-2012 at 11:23 AM.
This is starting to happen way to often. Every time they say it's heat exhaustion or illness... maybe they should start screening the honor guards for young people who get way to exited when meeting royalty (or introduce it as training). Anyway, hope is just that and nothing serious.Originally Posted by He219
A U.S. soldier of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, patrols mock hostile terrain during a training exercise at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center only weeks before the 173rd will deploy to Afghanistan on March 19, 2012 near Hohenfels, Germany. U.S. troops of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, met with actors role-playing Afghan village leaders during training exercises. Though the Pentagon plans to possibly pull out two U.S. Army infantry brigades based in Germany in an effort to reduce costs, the U.S. military’s strong presence in Germany will likely continue, both due to the U.S. roll in NATO as well as the support the German bases provide for U.S. overseas military commitments.
A U.S. soldier of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, patrols a mock hostile terrain during a training exercise at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center only weeks before the 173rd will deploy to Afghanistan on March 19, 2012 near Hohenfels, Germany. U
U.S. soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, along with a Bulgarian soldier (R) patrol mock hostile terrain during a training exercise at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center only weeks before the 173rd will deploy to Afghanistan on March 19, 2012 near Hohenfels, Germany.
A Bulgarian soldier (R) participates along with U.S. troops of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, during training exercises at the U.S. military’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center only weeks before the 173rd will deploy to Afghanistan on March 19, 2012 near Hohenfels, Germany.
U.S. troops of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, along with a Bulgarian soldier (L) meet with actors playing Afghan village leaders during training exercises at the U.S. military’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center only weeks before the 173rd will deploy to Afghanistan on March 19, 2012 near Hohenfels, Germany.
A U.S. soldier of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, conducts a patrol through a mock Afghan village during a training exercise at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center only weeks before the 173rd will deploy to Afghanistan on March 19, 2012 near Hohenfels, Germany.
A U.S. soldier of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, participates in a training exercise at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center only weeks before the 173rd will deploy to Afghanistan on March 19, 2012 near Hohenfels, Germany. U.S. troops of the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, met with actors role-playing Afghan village leaders during training exercises. Though the Pentagon plans to possibly pull out two U.S. Army infantry brigades based in Germany in an effort to reduce costs, the U.S. military’s strong presence in Germany will likely continue, both due to the U.S. roll in NATO as well as the support the German bases provide for U.S. overseas military commitments.
The remains of a U.S. air force F-16 fighter jet are seen on a rice paddy after crashing during a training in Seocheon, about 240 km (150 miles) south of Seoul March 21, 2012. The pilot ejected safely according to local media. About 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea and the two countries' troops conduct annual joint military drills until late April.
Egyptian military police stand guard outside the Bishoy Monastery during the funeral of Pope Shenuda III, the spiritual leader of the Middle East's largest Christian minority, in Bihera province 150 kms northwest of Cairo, on March 20, 2012. The late pope died on March 17 at the age of 88 after a long battle with illness. He spent his time at the monastery in exile after a dispute with late president Anwar Sadat where he asked to be buried.
Iraqi counter-terrorist soldiers secure the road leading to the venue for the upcoming Arab Summit which will be held in Baghdad on March 21, 2012. Key routes in Baghdad were locked down as Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly blasts targeting security for a landmark Arab summit next week.
could be locking their knees
Thats exactly what it is. Having commanded a drill team in high school, I saw this all the time. If you don't keep your legs relaxed and hydrate, especially if it is hot out and you are in full dress stuff, I don't care how tough you are, eventually you will eat pavement. When these ceremonies last multiple hours, its almost a given that it will happen to someone. I personally only had it happen once as a freshman and I learned my lesson.
Members of Germany's elite police unit, the Spezialeinsatzkommando, or SEK, demonstrate an abseil deployment from a helicopter during a media event on March 20, 2012 in Minden, Germany. The SEK is the special response team of Germany's state police force and typically deploys in high-risk situations, such as bank robberies, hostage takings and the arrest of armed and dangerous fugitives.
A Member of Germany's elite police unit, the Spezialeinsatzkommando, or SEK, packs up his equipment after demonstrating an abseil deployment from a helicopter during a media event on March 20, 2012 in Minden, Germany.
Members of Germany's elite police unit, the Spezialeinsatzkommando, or SEK, leave the building after demonstrating an abseil deployment from a helicopter during a media event on March 20, 2012 in Minden, Germany.
Very good thank you
U.S. army soldiers of Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 377 Field Artillery Regiment fire a 155MM Howitzer artillery towards Taliban positions in the Kunar mountain ranges, near Pakistan's border, at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 21, 2012.
U.S. army soldiers of Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 377 Field Artillery Regiment fire a 155MM Howitzer artillery towards Taliban positions in the Kunar mountain ranges, near Pakistan's border, at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 21, 2012.
U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Cacti fire their weapon as they practice a 21-gun salute for a memorial service for their late comrade U.S. Army officer 2Lt Clovis Ray at Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 18, 2012. Ray was killed by an IED (improvised explosive device) on Friday during a patrol in Pesh Valley near the Pakistan border. Picture taken March 18, 2012.
An Afghan child aims with his toy weapon at a celebration of the Persian New Year Nowruz in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for "new year," is an ancient Persian festival, celebrated on the first day of spring in countries including Afghanistan and Iran.
A Free Syrian Army member patrols in Bannish, near Idlib province, March 15, 2012. Picture taken March 15, 2012.
Syrian army soldiers look through a hole in a building as they search for Syrian rebels in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. An international human rights group accused Syria's armed opposition on Tuesday of carrying out serious abuses, including the kidnapping and torture of security forces, in a sign of the growing complexity of the year-old uprising against President Bashar Assad.
Syrian army soldiers raid a building as they search for Syrian rebels in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
This image made from amateur video and released by Ugarit News Wednesday, March 21, 2012, purports to show a castle being shelled in Hama, Syria. The U.N. Security Council has strongly backed international envoy Kofi Annan's proposals to end the yearlong bloodshed in Syria.
In this Tuesday, March. 20, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Syrian rebels step on a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad in Idlib province, Syria. The "extremely dangerous" conflict in Syria could have global repercussions, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday as fresh violence erupted outside the capital and in the south.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (R) looks on while Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) holds a SS2-V5 rifle during an exhibition on the sidelines of the 2nd Jakarta International Defence Dialogue 2012 in Jakarta on March 3, 2012. UN-Arab League special envoy on Syria Kofi Annan is set to return to Damascus 'very soon', Ban said on March 21. His announcement came a day after Western powers agreed to change a proposed UN Security Council statement on Syria after Russia refused to back any 'ultimatum' to President Bashar al-Assad.
You're supposed to bend your knees slightly.
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Soldiers with coalition special operations forces provide security during a joint Afghan Local Police and coalition special operations forces security patrol in the Maiwand district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, March 15. The ALP and coalition special operations forces conducted the patrol in order to speak with local villagers about the future of their village and the way ahead for Maiwand district.
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2012) An MV-22 Osprey maneuvers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during test operations. George H.W. Bush is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian M. Brooks/Released)
This guy on the left is not a Bulgarian.
Nice pics fellas. I'll post a good bunch of Swedish photos in a couple of hours. Stay tuned
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Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 and HH-60 practice an aerial refueling maneuver. Photo by MSgt Sean Mitchell.
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Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 and HH-60 practice helicopter aerial refueling. Photo by MSgt Sean Mitchell.
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An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60. Photo by MSgt Sean Mitchell.
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An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 lifts off from a landing zone. Photo by MSgt Sean Mitchell.
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An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 practices high-altitude landing operations. Photo by MSgt Sean Mitchell.
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An Alaska Air National Guard formation of HH-60's in flight. Photo by MSgt Sean Mitchell.
He locked his knees this causes the person to pass out. Never happened to me but a few of my squad members from time to time had this happen kinda funny as long as they don't break their noses
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