Today's Pix - Thursday, May 10th, 2012

**He219** · 05-10-2012

Force Reconnaissance Marines with the Assault Element, Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage targets during a Special Operations Training Group live-fire qualification, May 8. The qualification involved shooting on the move from up to 50 yards away and for those armed with a pistol it included a weapons transition while closing in on a target. Additionally, it will lead to more in-depth exercises as the ground portion of Realistic Urban Training moves forward.

Honour guards wait for the inauguration ceremony of Hungary's new president Janos Ader in Budapest, May 10, 2012.

Soldiers of an honour guard line up as a guard carries the national flag during the inauguration ceremony of Hungary's new President at the Buda Castle presidential palace in Budapest on May 10, 2012

Security guards carry a soldier (C) of the honour guard after he lost consciousness during the inauguration ceremony of Hungary's new President at the Buda Castle presidential palace in Budapest on May 10, 2012. Janos Ader, 52, who was nominated by Orban after Pal Schmitt stepped down over a plagiarism scandal, received as expected a majority of votes in the Fidesz-controlled parliament, with 262 deputies out of 386 giving their approval.

New Hungarian President Janos Ader inspects honor guards during his ceremonial inauguration at the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, May 10, 2012

Hungary's new president Janos Ader speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Budapest, May 10, 2012.

U.S actor Bruce Willis, center, playing the role of John McClane walks on the set during shooting of the movie "A Good Day to Die Hard", the fifth part of the "Die Hard" series in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, May 8, 2012.

WIESBADEN, GERMANY - MAY 10: A soldier stands next to a salute cannon before a color casing ceremony of the U.S. Army V Corps to mark the departure of the corps headquarters from Europe on May 10, 2012 at the U.S. Army base in Wiesbaden, Germany. The U.S. Army V Corps, whose headquarters has been based in Germany nearly continuously since 1951, will leave Europe for good, with much of its command and operations structure scheduled to move to Afghanistan. The move is part of a broader restructuring of the U.S. military's overseas capabilities that also includes the likely redeployment of two U.S. infantry brigades out of Germany.

Soldiers of the U.S. Army V Corps conduct a color casing ceremony to mark the departure of V Corps headquarters from Europe on May 10, 2012 at the U.S. Army base in Wiesbaden, Germany. The U.S. Army V Corps, whose headquarters have been based in Germany nearly continuously since 1951, will leave Europe for good, with much of its command and operations structure scheduled to move to Afghanistan.

WIESBADEN, GERMANY - MAY 10: Lieutenant General James L. Terry (L), head of the U.S. Army V Corps, packs the unit's banner during a colour casing ceremony to mark the departure of V Corps headquarters from Europe on May 10, 2012 at the U.S. Army base in Wiesbaden, Germany. The U.S. Army V Corps, whose headquarters have been based in Germany nearly continuously since 1951, will leave Europe for good, with much of its command and operations structure scheduled to move to Afghanistan. The move is part of a broader restructuring of the U.S. military's overseas capabilities that also includes the likely redeployment of two U.S. infantry brigades out of Germany.

Lieutenant General James L. Terry, head of the U.S. Army V Corps speaks during a news conference before a colour casing ceremony to mark the departure of V Corps headquarters from Europe on May 10, 2012 at the U.S. Army base in Wiesbaden, Germany. The U.S. Army V Corps, whose headquarters have been based in Germany nearly continuously since 1951, will leave Europe for good, with much of its command and operations structure scheduled to move to Afghanistan.

Verena Becker (R), former member of the far-left militant group Red Army Faction (RAF), and her lawyer Walter Venedey, stand in the courtroom in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on May 10, 2012.

Verena Becker (2nd R), former member of the far-left militant group Red Army Faction (RAF), stands in the courtroom in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on May 10, 2012. Becker is accused of complicity to the murder of German prosecutor Siegfried Buback in 1977 and is to give a deposition on May 14, 2012.

Norwegian Major General Robert Mood (2nd L), the head of the UN observers mission in Syria, and spokesman Neeraj Singh of Syria (L) arrive with fellow monitors at a hotel in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, following a bomb attack which targeted their convoy at the entrance of the restive city on May 9, 2012. Six soldilers were wounded when the explosive device, which appeared to have been planted underground, detonated as the convoy of four vehicles was about to enter Daraa, cradle of a 14-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens run at the scene between the dead and injured people after two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday May 10, 2012.

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian fire fighter extinguishes burning cars after two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday May 10, 2012. Two strong explosions ripped through the Syrian capital Thursday, killing or wounding dozens of people and leaving scenes of carnage in the streets in an assault against a center of government power.

Syrian security forces and rescue workers inspect damages at the site of twin blasts in Damascus on May 10, 2012. Two powerful blasts in quick succession rocked the Syrian capital at morning rush hour, killing and wounding dozens of people, state television said, blaming the attacks on 'terrorists.'

Norwegian Major General Robert Mood (C), the head of the UN observers mission in Syria, arrives to inspect the site of twin blasts in Damascus on May 10, 2012. Two powerful blasts in quick succession rocked the Syrian capital at morning rush hour, killing and wounding dozens of people, state television said, blaming the attacks on 'terrorists.'

**bd popeye** · 05-10-2012

Great pix He219!

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