Today's Pix - Thursday, May 17th, 2012

[He219]

A German soldier patrols the restive Chahar Darrah district, close to Kunduz, in this April 24, 2012 file photo. The German military lost more soldiers in this region due to fights and attacks than at any other place since the end of World War II. After years of fighting, the district is relatively stable now. But as international combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, many Afghans in Chahar Darrah fear the return of the Taliban.

German soldiers patrol the restive Chahar Darrah district, close to Kunduz, in this April 25, 2012 file photo. The German military lost more soldiers in this region due to fights and attacks than at any other place since the end of World War II. After years of fighting, the district is relatively stable now. But as international combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, many Afghans in Chahar Darrah fear the return of the Taliban.

A German soldier on patrol in the village Arab Sher Ali in Chahar Darrah district gives a pen to an Afghan girl, in this April 24, 2012 file photo. The German military lost more soldiers in this region due to fights and attacks than at any other place since the end of World War II. After years of fighting, the district is relatively stable now.

A German soldier on patrol in the village of Arab Sher Ali talks to two Afghan boys in this April 24, 2012 file photo

German soldiers play with children as they patrol the restive Chahar Darrah district, close to Kunduz, in this April 24, 2012 file photo.

German soldiers patrol the restive Chahar Darrah district, close to Kunduz, in this April 24, 2012 file photo. The German military lost more soldiers in this region due to fights and attacks than at any other place since the end of World War II. After years of fighting, the district is relatively stable now.

A German soldier (C), accompanied by an Afghan translator in a German uniform, talks to an inhabitant of the village Arab Sher Ali in northern Chahar Darrah in this April 24, 2012 file photo. The soldiers wanted to find out about the mood among the Afghans, and were also looking for information after two Belgian soldiers were wounded by an IED the day before in neighbouring Qara Yatim village. The German military lost more soldiers in this region due to fights and attacks than at any other place since the end of World War II. After years of fighting, the district is relatively stable now. But as international combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, many Afghans in Chahar Darrah fear the return of the Taliban.

[He219]

Sri Lankan army soldiers march during rehearsals of a military parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Sri Lanka will commemorate the government's victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels in an annual military parade scheduled for May 19. In 2009, the Tamil Tigers admitted defeat in their 25-year war with the Sri Lankan government that left more than 70,000 people dead.

Sri Lankan navy officers march during rehearsals of a military parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 17, 2012.

Sri Lankan army Special Force commandos interact during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo on May 17, 2012

Sri Lankan Air Force aircraft fly in formation during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo on May 17, 2012. Sri Lanka celebrates War Heroes Week with a military parade scheduled for May 19. The parade celebrates the third anniversary of the military defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict.

[He219]

The USS Essex, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, arrives in Hong Kong harbour for a scheduled port visit in this November 16, 2010 file photo. The Essex and the USNS Yukon, a Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler collided off the coast of California May 16, 2012 due to a steering malfunction during a refueling operation, damaging both vessels but causing no injuries, the Navy said in a statement. No one was injured and no fuel was spilled, the Navy said.

Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon from a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a boarding exercise in the Pacific Ocean in this September 20, 2011 handout photo obtained by ******* May 15, 2012. The Yukon and the USS Essex, a US Navy amphibious assault vessel, collided off the coast of California May 16, 2012 due to a steering malfunction during a refueling operation, damaging both vessels but causing no injuries, the Navy said in a statement. No one was injured and no fuel was spilled, the Navy said.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 16, 2012) Ships from Carrier Strike Group 8 are in formation at the end of a composite training unit exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2012) An aviation boatswain's mate (handling) directs an F/A-18E Hornet from the Puking Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 to a catapult aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower, the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 8, is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released)

[daggerunit]

Nice posts....Love Bundeswehr.... very stylish Force....

[Dirty-Dutch]

The very first picture of this topic, with the german soldier in kneeling position, do i see a FN MAG stock next to his right arm/shoulder? I thought germans used the MG3 as a general purpose machine gun?

[ThePlato]

Nice posts....Love Bundeswehr.... very stylish Force....

I was thinking the same thing. troppentarn(sp?) looks great.

[bd popeye]

Great pix He219! can't let you do it alone!

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 15, 2012) Freshman midshipmen know as "Plebes" take part in the annual Sea Trials at the U.S. Naval Academy. Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps' Crucible and the Navy's Battle Stations recruit programs. It is a capstone event for the fourth class midshipmen and serves as a leadership challenge for the upper class midshipmen. (U.S. Navy photos/Released)

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AQABA, Jordan (May 8, 2012) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) heave mooring lines around a capstan as the ship moors pierside in Aqaba, Jordan. Gunston Hall is deployed with embarked elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) participating in exercise Eager Lion 12, a multinational exercise involving 19 countries from five different continents and more than 11,000 participants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (May 10, 2012) An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dragonslayers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 11 conducts a vertical replenishment-at-sea with guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69). Vicksburg is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick C. Scott/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (May 9, 2012) Two F/A-18E Super Hornets prepare to be launched from the bow during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gregory White/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (May 15, 2012) Airman Halea Bentley calibrates a pressure gauge in an Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance department space aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda L. Kilpatrick/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (May 15, 2012) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (May 9, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. Mark Sand and Kuwaiti air force Lt. Col. Essa Al-Twaitan discuss flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary S. Welch/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2012) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an aircraft towards a catapult aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower, the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 8, is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2012) Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Takarah Cherrington from Miami looks through an alidade on the signal bridge aboard the Japan-based, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington's quartermasters observe and communicate with each other from numerous stations aboard the ship looking for navigation bearings as the ship pulls into her homeport of Yokosuka, Japan. George Washington spent several days underway and successfully completed sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Pittman/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (May 15, 2012) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) man the rails as the ship arrives in Pearl Harbor. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 recently completed a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George M. Bell/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (May 15, 2012) An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 15 flies over the USS Arizona Memorial as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives in Pearl Harbor. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 recently completed a deployment the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George M. Bell/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 15, 2012) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Ebrima Jagne, from Columbus, Ohio, signals the distance of an ammunition load aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a replenishment at sea. George Washington successfully completed a six-month, routine maintenance period and is now underway conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brian H. Abel/Released)

[He219]

Great pix He219! can't let you do it alone!

Thanks, bd!
Well done.

A Carabiniere, left, and an Italian army soldier check a tourist with a metal detector outside the Duomo cathedral in Milan, Italy, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Italy increased security Thursday at 14,000 sites, and assigned bodyguards to protect 550 individuals after a nuclear energy company official was shot and letter bombs directed to the tax collection agency.

Afghan National Army soldiers on patrol in Logar province, east Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012.

An Afghan National Army soldier carries his rockets while on patrol in Logar province, east Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012. NATO sits down May 20, 2012 in Chicago to prepare for the eventual withdrawal of international forces and the hand over of Afghanistan's security to the Afghan National Army.

Students from the Yermolov Cadet School test their helmets before a parachute jump outside the southern Russian city of Stavropol May 17, 2012. The Yermolov state school in Stavropol, which was founded 10 years ago and admits children of any gender, follows a traditional Russian middle school syllabus as well as extra lessons on military education and physical training for its pupils.

In this video image taken from ICTY video former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is seen on the second day of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands Thursday May 17, 2012. Prosecutors on Thursday were to outline their evidence of the alleged involvement of former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic in Europe's worst mass murder since World War II, the 1995 Srebrenica massacre but the presiding judge in the trial suspended the case indefinitely due to disclosure errors by prosecutors.

Free Syrian Army fighters shout "Allahu Akbar" near Deraa in this still image taken from a video obtained by ******* May 17, 2012.

A man hiding behind a pile of sandbags points his rifle out of a window of an apartment during clashes at the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli, northern Lebanon May 17, 2012. A civilian died in fighting in Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Wednesday night, security sources said, bringing the death toll to nine in five days of clashes in a city where sectarian tension has been growing over the revolt in neighbouring Syria.

A man hiding behind a pile of sandbags lowers his head as sand is kicked up from bullets fired in his direction during clashes at the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood in Tripoli, northern Lebanon May 17, 2012.

Disabled Sri Lankan army soldiers wait for their turn to join a parade during rehearsals of a military parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Sri Lanka will commemorate the government's victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels in an annual military parade scheduled for May 19. In 2009, the Tamil Tigers admitted defeat in their 25-year war with the Sri Lankan government that left more than 70,000 people dead.

Sri Lankan army soldiers accompany their sniffer dogs during rehearsals of a military parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 17, 2012.

Yemeni armed tribesmen gather for a tribal meeting on the outskirts of Sanaa to discuss local conflicts on May 17, 2012. Elsewhere in the country, Yemeni troops sent Al-Qaeda fighters fleeing from the southern city of Loder and pressed towards militant-controlled Zinjibar, military officials said, as an army offensive pushed into a sixth day.

[KurtyKat]

Nice pic! I just love the Marder! We really should have Leopards there...

[wARLOCK]

can't see any of He's pictures...

[ubermensche]

I thought BCGs (was that what you called them? Birth Control Glasses) were taken out of service due to unpopularity.

[hogdriver]

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Airman 1st Class Akeem Bobo, left, and Senior Airman Cody Jenkins, right, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loaders, transports a Miniature Air Launched Decoy to a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 14, 2012. The MALD is a small jet powered decoy used to mislead radars and deceive enemy combatants. Bobo's hometown is Osceola, Ark., while Jenkins is from Grapevine, Texas

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Airman 1st Class Akeem Bobo, left, and Senior Airman Cody Jenkins, right, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loaders, transports a Miniature Air Launched Decoy to a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 14, 2012. The MALD is a small jet powered decoy used to mislead radars and deceive enemy combatants. Bobo's hometown is Osceola, Ark., while Jenkins is from Grapevine, Texas.

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During an interview with Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Zannetti, middle, and 1st Lt. Jeff M. Nagan, right, 3rd Combat Camera Squadron, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Asaria, left, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, talks about the Miniature Air Launched Decoy on the B-52H Stratofortress May 14, 2012, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The MALD is capable of deceiving integrated air defense systems such as radars and anti-aircraft weaponry

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Jenkins, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, loads a Miniature Air Launched Decoy onto a B-52H Stratofortress May 14, 2012, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The MALD is a small jet powered decoy used to mislead radars and deceive enemy combatants. Jenkins is a native of Grapevine, Texas.

[Swob]

The very first picture of this topic, with the german soldier in kneeling position, do i see a FN MAG stock next to his right arm/shoulder? I thought germans used the MG3 as a general purpose machine gun?

The soldier is carrying a MG4.

[hogdriver]

5/16/2012 - ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- For the first time in history, B-1 aircrews from Ellsworth employed laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions against moving targets during a Weapon System Evaluation Program exercise May 14 to 16.

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Weapons load crew Airmen assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare six GBU-54 laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions for loading onto three B-1 bombers during a Combat Hammer exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 12, 2012. The goal of the exercise was to evaluate the effectiveness, maintainability, suitability and accuracy of precision-guided munitions and other advanced air-to-ground weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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A base B-1 bomber touches down at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 15, 2012 after completing a successful mission as part of a Combat Hammer exercise over the Utah Test and Training Range. For the first time in history base B-1s employed GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions against moving targets during the Air Force’s air to ground Weapon System Evaluation Program known as Combat Hammer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Mantilla Patrol Naval Prefecture Argentina.



Video taken on 05/17/2012 in Rosario Santa Fe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkPEy...ature=youtu.be

Saludos