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*Pictures and Credits: CACOM 2 and Colombian Air Force
*Pictures and Credits: CACOM 2 and Colombian Air Force
Friday´s Fix of Pix, May 25th
So I will start today!!!!
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GULF OF THAILAND (May 23, 2012) Royal Thai Navy medical officers and U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines watch the 4th Marine Regiment launch their amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a bilateral U.S. and Royal Thai Navy beach landing. The 4th Marines and Germantown are participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Jason M. Tross/Released)
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GULF OF THAILAND (May 21, 2012) U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC) conduct a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise with the Royal Thai Navy aboard a Thai fishing vessel. The exercise also included a maritime law enforcement team assigned to U.S. Coast Guard cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class N. Ross Taylor/Released)
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GULF OF THAILAND (May 23, 2012) Marines assigned to the 4th Marine Regiment drive their amphibious assault vehicles toward Hat Yao Beach with a landing craft utility (LCU) from Beach Master Unit (BMU) 10 for a joint U.S. and Royal Thai Navy beach landing. (U.S. Navy photos by Ensign Jason M. Tross/Released)
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 24, 2012) The final keel section of the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is lowered into place at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. The 680-metric-ton, 60-foot-tall lower bow unit was joined to the other keel sections and was the last major section of the ship installed below the waterline. Gerald R. Ford is now more than 75 percent structurally complete in the dry dock, and is on schedule to launch in 2013. The ship is scheduled to be delivered to the fleet in 2015. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Ricky Thompson Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding Division/Released)
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RED SEA (May 22, 2012) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) prepare to conduct visit, board, search and seizure exercises during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Eager Lion is a multinational exercise involving 19 nations from five different continents and more than 11,000 participants intended to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government approach to meet current and future complex national security challenges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Ian Carver/Released)
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NEW YORK (May 24, 2012) Television host Kelly Ripa, right, speaks with naval officers during a commercIal break on Live with Kelly during Fleet Week New York 2012. This marks the 25th year the city has celebrated the nation's sea services. This year, the seven-day event coincides with he commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and will host more than 6,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard team in addition to coalition ships from around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Molly Anne Greendeer/Released)
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NEW YORK (May 24, 2012) Al Roker, an anchor on The Today Show, gives a shout out to Sailors and Marines in Rockefeller Center while taping The Today Show. Fleet Week New York 2012 marks the 25th year the city has celebrated the nation's sea services for the citizens of New York and the tri-state area. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class Gretchen M. Albrecht/Released)
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (May 24, 2012) Adm. Mark Ferguson, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), is greeted by Sailors while visiting the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), home to Navy's Corpsmen "A" school. Ferguson toured San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) as well as Navy and joint training sites at Naval Technical Training Center, Lackland and METC. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Servello/Released)
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SAN DIEGO (May 23, 2012) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Kenny Klein receives the first hug from his daughter and wife, Angeleia, during the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) homecoming celebration at Naval Base San Diego. Halsey, part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returned home after a six-month deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosalie Garcia/Released)
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)ARABIAN SEA (May 23, 2012) A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Carrier Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). 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 Seaman Joshua E. Walters/Released
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ARABIAN SEA (May 23, 2012) Aviation ordnancemen move ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). 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 Seaman Joshua E. Walters/Released)
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ARABIAN SEA (May 23, 2012) Sailors perform maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mason D. Campbell/Released)
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MINA SALMAN PIER, Bahrain (May 12, 2012) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Josiah Jackson removes ammunition from the close-in weapons System in order to clean the system aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94). Nitze is deployed as part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group 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 Jeff Atherton/Released)
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*Pictures and Credits: CACOM 2 and Colombian Air Force
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The Famous AC-47 Phantom of the Colombian Air Force
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Aren't these Toucanos the same kind of A/C the Afghans wanted to buy? Before somebody figured they'd written their design brief 'wrong' and made them take a 'second look', before ordering the Beechcraft AT6 instead.
PS: the Toucanos might be 'hecho en America', too, but they're not the 'purebreeds' the Afghans need..
I would not have thought the front section was so prominent.
Turkish minister Nuri Şahin visited Gendarmerie Commando school in Foca/Turkey
Thanks for the pix guys!
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Members of Afghan security forces carry the remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation with U.S. Army forces in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.
U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, leans on a wall after knowing that an Afghan Local Police member was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during their joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.
A soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog fires at a Taliban position after they attacked the Combat Outpost (COP) Boston in Kherwar district in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan, May 25, 2012.
A soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog speaks on a radio as others fire at a Taliban position after they attacked the Combat Outpost (COP) Boston in Kherwar district in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan, May 25, 2012.
Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog look at a Taliban position after they attacked the Combat Outpost (COP) Boston in Kherwar district in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan, May 25, 2012.
France's President Francois Hollande arrives by helicopter at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Nijrab in Kapisa May 25, 2012, where most French combat troops are stationed in Afghanistan. Hollande said on Friday that France would coordinate with NATO allies the withdrawal of its combat troops from Afghanistan.
Yemeni army vehicles are pictured in the restive southern Abyan province on May 25, 2012 as the army continues pressing ahead with an offensive against Al-Qaeda militants to retake extremist strongholds.
"Eager Lion" military exercises at the Jordan-Saudi Arabia border, 260 km (162 miles) south of Amman, May 24, 2012. The U.S. Army special operations forces are leading 12,000 troops from 18 countries during "Eager Lion" exercises.
Jordan's King Abdullah (C) speaks with U.S. Major General Ken Tovo, commanding general of the Special Operations Command Central, (2nd L) during "Eager Lion" exercises at the Jordan-Saudi Arabia border, 260 km (162 miles) south of Amman, May 24, 2012. The U.S. Army special operations forces are leading 12,000 troops from 18 countries during "Eager Lion" exercises.
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An M1A1 Abrams tank with Tank Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires on a target to gain its battle-sight-zero here, May 7, 2012, during bilateral tank training with the Royal Jordanian Army as part of Exercise Eager Lion 12. More than 1,000 Marines and sailors from the 24th MEU are scheduled to participate in various events throughout Jordan to maximize multilateral training opportunities and continue to build relationships with partners throughout the region. Eager Lion 12 is the second major exercise for the 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group after deploying in March to serve as a forward-deployed crisis-response force.
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An M1A1 Abrams tank with Tank Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is repositioned here, May 7, 2012, during bilateral tank training with the Royal Jordanian Army as part of Exercise Eager Lion 12. More than 1,000 Marines and sailors from the 24th MEU are scheduled to participate in various events throughout Jordan to maximize multilateral training opportunities and continue to build relationships with partners throughout the region. Eager Lion 12 is the second major exercise for the 24th MEU and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group after deploying in March to serve as a forward-deployed crisis-response force.
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An M1 Abrams battle tank with 1st Tank Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) is posted on a hilltop to provide security for U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 in Keshwar, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2012. Marines conducted the patrol in search of suspected enemy fighters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew J. Good)
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Gents since its Friday!!!!
Davalos Twins, Colombian Models!!!!
Mellisa Porras, Colombian Model
Bar Refaeli, Israeli Model
Bar Refaeli, Israeli Model
Bar Refaeli, Israeli Model
Megan Fox, American actress and model
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Maj. Brian Ferguson, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission May 20, 2012. Personnel are deployed from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Swamp Fox F-16s, pilots, and support personnel began their air expeditionary force deployment early April to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Army MQ-1C Grey Eagle.
Libby Army Airfield.
Sierra Vista, AZ.
5/23/12.
(Photo By: Ned Harris)
U.S. Army MQ-1C Grey Eagle.
Libby Army Airfield.
Sierra Vista, AZ.
5/23/12.
(Photo By: Ned Harris)
Thanks to all for the pixs.....santana wins TPPOTW (top picture poster of the week)
Thanks a lot!!!!!!Originally Posted by JUNKHO
go to wikipedia and punch in CVN 78. It explains how the Nimitz class has basically been maxed out due to tech updates and power requirements, and they have engineered as much into the efficiency as possible. It explains the bow bulb.
Thanks for the pictures!
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