Today's Photos, Monday - May 28th, 2012

[trikora88]

U.S. Marines with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (Btry R, 5/11) move a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to a firing point during Offensive Air Support 5 near Siphon 8, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., April 24, 2012. Btry R, 5/11 was in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-12, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard A. Tetreau/Released)

U.S. Marines with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (Btry R, 5/11) reload a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Offensive Air Support 6 near Siphon 8, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., April 25, 2012. Btry R, 5/11 was in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-12, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard A. Tetreau/Released)

A U.S. Marine with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (Btry R, 5/11) assists in reloading a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Offensive Air Support 6 near Siphon 8, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., April 25, 2012. Btry R, 5/11 was in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-12, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard A. Tetreau/Released)

U.S. Marines with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (Btry R, 5/11) reload a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Offensive Air Support 6 near Siphon 8, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., April 25, 2012. Btry R, 5/11 was in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-12, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Richard A. Tetreau/Released)

[bd popeye]

Good pix.. Today is Memorial day in the US..

Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, observes Memorial Day by reading a letter written by an American soldier to his family before he died earlier this year, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 28, 2012.

US Army Soldiers carry flags to Section 60, an area largely used for those who died while serving in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, at Arlington National Cemetery May 24, 2012 in Washington, DC, ahead of Memorial Day to be marked on May 28, 2012. Members of the US Army's Old Guard and others participated in the yearly event where small American flags are placed at over 220 thousand headstones in the cemetery reserved for members of the US military and those who served America.

[Big Mo]

and here i thought these were reloaded by hand.....

[vor033]

Estonian Soldiers from Estcoy-14 Conducting Reception, Staging and Onward Integration (RSOI) training at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan – May 2012

[vor033]

IR12 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise.

The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment.

Soldiers from the Albanian Land Forces practice tactical drills as they conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, May 28, 2012.

A soldier from the Albanian Land Forces takes cover and prepares to return fire as his platoon conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

A soldier from the Albanian Land Forces takes cover and prepares to return fire as his platoon conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

Soldiers from the Albanian Land Forces practice tactical drills as they conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

A soldier from the Albanian Land Forces takes cover and prepares to return fire as his platoon conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

A soldier from the Albanian Land Forces takes cover and prepares to return fire as his platoon conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

Soldiers from the Albanian Land Forces move into position for an assault as they conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

Soldiers from the Albanian Land Forces find cover and prepare to return fire as they conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

Soldiers from the Albanian Land Forces dismount from a military vehicle as they prepare to conduct a movement to enemy contact exercise during the Immediate Response 2012 (IR12) training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Monday, May 28, 2012.

[AliceInWonderland]

Thanks for the photos! First time I've seen that rifle with the Albanian Land Forces. What is it? It doesn't even come up on google.

[vor033]

Thanks for the photos! First time I've seen that rifle with the Albanian Land Forces. What is it? It doesn't even come up on google.

Hi Mate, its the New Croatian VHS Bullpup Assault Rifle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS_assault_rifle

[Bro Jangles]

Same sights as the G36. like it.

[hogdriver]

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5/28/2012 - Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2012. The 455th AEW is responsible for providing responsive and precise close-air support to NATO and Afghan ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

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5/28/2012 - A pilot assigned to the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2012. Affectionately called the ‘Warthog’, the A-10 is a specialized ground-attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

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5/28/2012 - Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2012. The 455th AEW is responsible for providing responsive and precise close air support to NATO and Afghan ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

[antman311]

Great pictures!

Is there a high resolution version of this?

[AliceInWonderland]

Hi Mate, its the New Croatian VHS Bullpup Assault Rifle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS_assault_rifle

Thanks very much for the info! Appreciate it.

[Pakman]

There are far too many flags in that backpack. Thoughts go out to those that have served and are serving...

[That_weird_guy]

That's one good looking rifle.

[Adventa]

Great pictures!

Is there a high resolution version of this?

Great picture....We need hi-res!!!