Today's Photos - Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

[He219]

Great pix guys!

Great pictures, gents. Thank you. However, the moderator should correct the date in the thread's headline - it is MAY 29th today, not March

Fixed it.

[vor033]

Eager Lion 12 is an irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on missions that our coalition partners might perform during operational deployments in support of global contingency operations. The intent is to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to meet current and future complex national security challenges

A U.S. military advisor fires at targets during a "shoot-and-move" drill at a live-fire training evolution with members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

A U.S. military advisor keeps time as a member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces fires at targets during a "shoot-and-move" drill at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

U.S. military advisors fire at targets during a "shoot-and-move" drill at a live-fire training evolution with members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300

A member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces listens to a U.S. military advisor discuss weapons manipulation techniques at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12.

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12.

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12.

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12.

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12.

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12.

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12.

Saudi Arabian armed forces attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300 conduct an operation during Exercise Eager Lion 12.

[vor033]

A U.S. military advisor fires at his target at a live-fire training evolution with members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300

A member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces listens to a U.S. military advisor discuss weapons manipulation techniques at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

A member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces listens to a U.S. military advisor discuss weapons manipulation techniques at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

A U.S. military advisor takes down his target at a live-fire training evolution while a member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces times him during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

U.S. military advisors and a member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces share a laugh during a break at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

A U.S. military advisor takes down his last target at a live-fire training evolution with members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

A U.S. military advisor demonstrates weapons handling techniques for members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

A U.S. military advisor demonstrates weapons handling techniques for members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

A U.S. military advisor demonstrates weapons handling techniques for members of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

A member of the special forces regiment of the Royal Brunei armed forces listens to a U.S. military advisor discuss weapons manipulation techniques at a live-fire training evolution during Exercise Eager Lion 12. Members participating are attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-300.

[vor033]

Landing support team Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 rush toward a hovering Kaman K1200, "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 made history with the CLB-5 Marines by performing the first ever unmanned, mid-flight cargo hookups, also known as "hot hookups."

Sgt. Brianna Conte, a landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 and Lafayette, Calif., native, directs her team after executing an external cargo hookup with a hovering Kaman K1200, "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. The CLB-5 Marines made history with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 by performing the world's first unmanned "hot hookups" and assisting in the delivery of nearly 6,000 pounds of gear on the first day of trials.

Landing support team Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 prepare to hook cargo to a hovering Kaman K1200, "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 23. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 made history by being the first organization to test the K-MAX's ability to perform mid-flight, unmanned cargo hookups with Marines on the ground.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 wait to approach a cargo hookup site in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 made history with the landing support team Marines and the Kaman K1200, "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter by performing the first unmanned, mid-flight cargo hookups.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 wait to approach a cargo hookup site in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 made history with the landing support team Marines and the Kaman K1200, "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter by performing the first unmanned, mid-flight cargo hookups.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 return from familiarizing themselves with the downward thrust of a Kaman K1200, or "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter during initial testing in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 pioneered the first unmanned, mid-flight external cargo hookups, and delivered approximately 6,000 pounds of gear in their first day of testing.

A Kaman K1200, "K-MAX," unmanned helicopter with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 hovers over a cargo load in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. The squadron broke new ground with the platform by performing the first mid-flight, unmanned cargo hookups with landing support team Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 5.

[vor033]

Croatian Land Forces and U.S. Army Soldiers train together during Immediate Response 2012 training event being held in Slunj, Croatia. Immediate Response is a multinational tactical field exercise that involves more than 700 personnel from the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Croatian land forces, with elements from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia have brought observers - 05.28.2012

[vor033]

Military assault demonstrations at the ISOF 2012 conference in Tampa bay, Florida. The participating SOF teams came from 10 allied nations: Australia, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Jordan, Norway, Poland, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and included American SEALs, Green Berets, Air Force Combat Controllers, and US Marines. This year ISOF's theme is "Building the Global SOF Partnership." This is composed of mutually supporting partners working to identify and preemptively address problems, and helping to defeat the appeal of violent extremism. 5/23/2012

[santana]

Hey Vor great pictures of the ISOF 2012, thaks for sharing. Any chance in high resolution???

[sgtfcm]

Earthquake in North Italy - a fireman takes a break after searching for survivors. 16 people lost their lives yesterday.

[Ravage]

Any chance of hires of those FID photos?

[vinny_121_ND]

Nice pix, let's keep 'em rolling!


Hires

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