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    Arrow Today's PIX - Friday, June 22, 2012

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    A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies near the Spozhmai Hotel in Qargha lake in the outskirts of Kabul on June 22, 2012. Taliban militants armed with guns and rockets attacked a lakeside hotel near Kabul overnight, seizing dozens of hostages including women and children and killing four people.

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    NATO UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly near the Spozhmai Hotel in Qargha lake in the outskirts of Kabul on June 22, 2012. Taliban militants armed with guns and rockets attacked a lakeside hotel near Kabul overnight, seizing dozens of hostages including women and children and killing four people.

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    Smoke rises from a hotel as a NATO helicopter flies over the site of an attack outside Kabul June 22, 2012. Gunmen took scores of hostages at a popular lakeside hotel on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, police said on Friday, during a deadly attack lasting several hours that underscored the Taliban's potency despite more than a decade of war.

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    Military helicopters belonging to NATO forces fly over the Spozhmai Hotel on Lake Qurgha ,where security officials say Taliban insurgents killed nearly two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    A soldier from NATO-led forces, center, is seen outside the Spozhmai hotel on Lake Qargha where security officials say Taliban insurgents have killed almost two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack that began before midnight on Thursday, just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    Norwegian soldiers, part of the NATO-led forces, leave the Spozhmai hotel on Lake Qurgha where security officials say Taliban insurgents have killed nearly two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    Soldiers from NATO-led forces are seen through the remains of a burnt vehicle outside the Spozhmai hotel on Lake Qargha where security officials say Taliban insurgents have killed almost two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack that began before midnight on Thursday, just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    Afghan special forces soldiers stand guard next to a burnt vehicle which was used to transport militants to the Spozhmai hotel at the Lake Qurgha, where security officials say Taliban insurgents have killed nearly two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    Afghan special forces are seen outside the Spozhmai hotel at Lake Qargha where security officials say Taliban insurgents have killed at least 17 people, most of them civilians, in an attack that began before midnight on Thursday, just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    Afghan special forces are seen outside the Spozhmai hotel at Lake Qargha where security officials say Taliban insurgents have killed at least 17 people, most of them civilians, in an attack that began before midnight on Thursday, just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    Spent weapons are seen on the ground outside of the Spozhmai Hotel, on Lake Qurgha, where security officials say Taliban insurgents killed nearly two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.
    RiP to the victims of this cowardly attack.
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    Good start!

    Quote Originally Posted by m4rs75 View Post
    I suppose that's an M72 LAW, but what model?

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    Quote Originally Posted by calimero2 View Post
    I suppose that's an M72 LAW, but what model?
    M72 ASM (anti structure munition)

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    Thanks for the pix..
    RiP to the thirteen people killed by the Taliban.

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    NATO soldiers leave the site of an attack at a hotel on the outskirts of Kabul June 22, 2012. Thirteen people were killed before a long siege was ended at Spozhmai hotel outside the Afghan capital, during which Taliban gunmen took scores of hostages, another bold attack that showed a potent insurgency remains after more than a decade of war.

    A man who was taken hostage by militants, center right, is hugged by a friend outside the Spozhmai hotel on Lake Qargha where security officials say Taliban insurgents have killed almost two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack that began before midnight on Thursday, just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache helicopters attend a live-fire exercise of South Korea and U.S. forces held to mark the 62nd anniversary of the start of the Korean War, in Pocheon, 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul, June 22, 2012.

    A South Korean army AH-1S Cobra fires rockets during the South Korea-U.S. joint military live-fire drills at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, June 22, 2012.



    A South Korean army K1A1 fires during the South Korea-U.S. joint military live-fire drills at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, June 22, 2012.

    US Bradley infantry fighting vehicles fire during a joint live firing drill with South Korea at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 65 kms northeast of Seoul, on June 22, 2012. South Korean and US troops held their biggest single-day joint live-fire exercise to test responses to any North Korean attack, amid high tensions on the peninsula.

    This picture taken on June 14, 2003 shows a soldier of the German Bundeswehr walking past a tank of the type Leopard II A5 at a military base in Torgelow, eastern Germany. Saudi Arabia wants to buy 600-800 Leopard battle tanks from Germany, more than twice as many as originally envisaged, the Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on June 17, 2012, quoting government sources.

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    nice pics, thx for sharing


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    Norwegians?
    and is that a breaching Shotgun on the left side?

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    Quote Originally Posted by m4rs75 View Post
    M72 ASM (anti structure munition)
    Cheers. Now that you say it, one can read it on the LAWs in the last picture of the post.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kitschi View Post
    Norwegians?
    and is that a breaching Shotgun on the left side?
    Yes and Yes, the caption says Norwegian and so do those little Norwegian flag on their sleeves.

    Norwegian soldiers, part of the NATO-led forces ...

    Soldiers from the South Korea contingent of The United Nations Interim Force Lebanon (UNIFIL) raise the Korean flag during a commemoration ceremony in honor of all those who fought in the Korean war (1950-1953) in the south Lebanese town of Tayr Dibba on June 21, 2012.


    Soldiers from the South Korea contingent of The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) march during a commemoration ceremony in honor of all those who fought in the Korean war (1950-1953) in the south Lebanese town of Tayr Dibba on June 21, 2012.
    Happy Friday!

    A cheerleader holds a flag of Spain ahead of the Euro 2012 football championships match Croatia vs Spain on June 18, 2012 at the Gdansk Arena.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kitschi View Post
    nice pics, thx for sharing

    Norwegians?
    and is that a breaching Shotgun on the left side?
    Yes, Norwegian SOF from the Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK), they're mentoring the Afghan Crisis Response Unit (CRU) aka TF-24. And yes, that's a shotgun used for breaching.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave76 View Post
    Yes, Norwegian SOF from the Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK), they're mentoring the Afghan Crisis Response Unit (CRU) aka TF-24. And yes, that's a shotgun used for breaching.
    thx, for the quick answer

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    BILATERAL SPECIAL FORCES EXCERCISE BETWEEN GREECE-USA

    It is announced that a bilateral exercise between the Special Forces of Greece and the USA, held from 05 to 19 June 2012 in the region of Attica-Voiotia was competed.

    The aim of the exercise was the co-training in military decision-making procedures, in First-Aid practices in the battle field, in hostile terrain rescue practices, as well as in fast rope descent.

    The exercise which was held following a request by the US, was attended by the Hellenic Special Parachutist Team, the Underwater Demolition Command, the 31st Special Operations Research and Rescue Squadron and the 5/19 SFG (Airborne) of the US Army.

    The US delegation was given a guided tour in the archaeological sites of the wider region on the days during which the co-training was not scheduled.

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    Excellent photos gents..


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    PACIFIC OCEAN (June 20, 2012) Aviation ordnancemen unload ammunition as part of training on the M-197 gun system in the weapons magazines aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting carrier qualifications in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Winn/Released)

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    NORFOLK (June 20, 2012) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits over the Hamptons Roads Bridge Tunnel as it departs for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)

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    ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 20, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class William Duskin directs an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 onto a catapult aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Naval Station Norfolk the same day for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group includes the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), the guided-missile destroyers USS Farragut (DDG 99), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, and Destroyer Squadron Two Eight. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rob Rupp/Released)

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    ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 20, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Daniel S. Sherman, left, directs Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Damon P. Kilpatrick during bomb-building training aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kasey Krall/Released)

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    PACIFIC OCEAN (June 19, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, maneuvers toward the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during an air power demonstration for Tiger Cruise participants. New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 3rd Fleet Area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro/Released)

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    PACIFIC OCEAN (June 19, 2012) Marines assigned to the Red Dragons of Marine Medium Squadron (HMM) 268 view an air power demonstration from a CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 3rd Fleet Area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro/Released)

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    GULF OF ADEN (June 19, 2012) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Rachel Barnes uses a hydro-static pump to pressure test a fire hose in the hangar bay aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima, the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Scott Youngblood/Released)

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    ARABIAN SEA (June 18, 2012) Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stage amphibious assault vehicles in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) while operating in the Arabian Sea. New York, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Carver/Released)

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    ARABIAN SEA (June 18, 2012) Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit wait in an amphibious assault vehicle in preparation to launch from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) while operating in the Arabian Sea.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Carver/Released)

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    CALBAYOG, Philippines (June 18, 2012) Hospitalman Kervin Lacson listens to the heartbeat of a potential surgery recipient at the Calbayog Sports Complex during a surgical civic action program. The program screens patients to determine their suitability for having surgery aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2012. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic action mission designed to work by, with and through host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies to build partnership and a collective ability to respond to natural disasters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Laurie Dexter/Released)

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    POLARIS POINT, Guam (June 15, 2012) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) comes alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39). Greeneville, homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is on a western Pacific deployment, while Emory S. Land is on an extended deployment to Guam serving as the U.S. 7th Fleet'Äôs lead afloat fleet maintenance activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Samuel Souvannason/Released)

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    More USN PIX!


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    MAYPORT, Fla. (June 20, 2012) Sonar Technician Geographical 2nd Class Cameron Webster feeds his baby one last time before boarding the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) to go on deployment. Farragut, part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, departed Mayport, Fla., for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group includes the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), the guided-missile destroyers USS Farragut (DDG 99), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, and Destroyer Squadron Two Eight. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class A.J. Jones/Released)

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    ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 21, 2012) Sailors launch an E-2C Hawkeye from the Bluetails of Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower, part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, departed Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group includes the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), the guided-missile destroyers USS Farragut (DDG 99), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, and Destroyer Squadron Two Eight. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Ridge Leoni/Released)

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    PACIFIC OCEAN (June 21, 2012) A Sailor directs a truck onto a landing craft air cushion in the welldeck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during an equipment offload. Makin Island and Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro/Released)

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    SUGARLOAF, S.C. (June 20, 2012) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, fly in the Delta formation over Sugarloaf, S.C. The Blue Angels were en-route to Latrobe, Penn., to perform at the Westmoreland County Air Show June 23-24. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachel McMarr/Released)

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    SUGARLOAF, S.C. (June 20, 2012) An Air Force KC-135 from the 171st Air Refueling Wing fuels an F/A-18 Hornet flown by Capt. Greg McWherter, commanding officer and flight leader of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. The Blue Angels were en-route to Latrobe, Penn., to perform at the Westmoreland County Air Show June 23-24. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachel McMarr/Released)

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    Point Mugu, Calif. (June 13, 2012) Convoy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5's convoy security element walk through the Homeport Station Training Lanes combat town during training in the 31st Seabee Readiness Group Urban Skills Training class. Convoy security element Seabees with NMCB 5 learn advanced techniques in the class to improve knowledge ranging from weapons, tactics and how to eliminate hostile threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Rheaume/Released)

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    MAYPORT, Fla. (June 21, 2012) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Thomas Bohannon, left, and Master-at-Arms Seaman Sharon Berg follow military working dog, Axel, as part of a patrol and scout training exercise at Naval Station Mayport. The military working dogs are trained to provide deterrence, drug or bomb detection and patrol services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Damian Berg/Released)

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    MAYPORT, Fla. (June 21, 2012) Master-at-Arms Seaman Sharon Berg, a K-9 handler with the military working dog unit at Naval Station Mayport, runs her K-9 partner, KKowalski, through an obstacle course at the base kennel. Berg runs the course with KKowalski multiple times a day to promote endurance and motor skills. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Damian Berg/Released)

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    ARABIAN GULF (June 19, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Danny Alston inspects training ordnance 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 3rd Class Brian Reynolds/Released)

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    RED SEA (June 19, 2012) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) man the rails after completing a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204). James E. Williams 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. Rappahannock is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 53, providing fuel and supplies to U.S. Navy and coalition ships in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Meshel/Released)

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    EAST CHINA SEA (June 21, 2012) The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), left, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Shirane-class destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144), and the Republic of Korea navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer Munmu the Great (DDH-976) pull alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a trilateral exercise. The exercise is designed to improve interoperability and readiness among the three Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brian H. Abel/Released)

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    EAST CHINA SEA (June 21, 2012) The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Shirane-class destroyer JS Kurama (DDH-144), the Republic of Korea navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer Munmu the Great (DDH-976), and the Nimitz-class Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) are in formation during a trilateral exercise. The exercise is designed to improve interoperability and readiness among the three Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)

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    EAST CHINA SEA (June 21, 2012) The Republic of Korea Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer Munmu the Great (DDH-976) moves into formation during a trilateral exercise with U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ships in the East China Sea. The exercise is designed to improve interoperability and readiness among the three Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)

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    AP Photo 11 hours ago

    An Afghan special forces soldier stands guard at the Spozhmai hotel on Lake Qurgha where security officials say Taliban insurgents killed nearly two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    Afghan special forces soldiers display an AK-47 weapon and ammunition magazines used by militants during an attack on the Spozhmai hotel on Lake Qurgha where security officials say Taliban insurgents killed nearly two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. It was the latest in a string of attacks this week that suggest the insurgent group is pushing hard with its summer offensive rather than waiting for international forces to draw down.

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    A member of the Afghan security force stands at the site of a Taliban attack on the outskirts of Kabul June 22, 2012. Thirteen people were killed before a long siege was ended at Spozhmai hotel outside the Afghan capital, during which Taliban gunmen took scores of hostages, another bold attack that showed a potent insurgency remains after more than a decade of war.

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    Afghan security forces celebrate their victory after a Taliban attack on the outskirts of Kabul June 22, 2012. Thirteen people were killed before a long siege was ended at Spozhmai hotel outside the Afghan capital, during which Taliban gunmen took scores of hostages, another bold attack that showed a potent insurgency remains after more than a decade of war.



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    Four Apache helicopters perform a flyover as part of the burial service of Army Chief Warrant Officer Five John C. Pratt, 51, of Springfield, Va. , at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. , on Thursday, June 21, 2012, who died in a helicopter crash while serving in Afghanistan.
    Posted: May 30, 2012 9:18 PM Updated: Jun 13, 2012 9:22 PM
    Video Story By Tom Fitzgerald, @tomfitzDC
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    SPRINGFIELD, Va. - A soldier from northern Virginia has been killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan.

    The Pentagon says that 51-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 5 John C. Pratt of Springfield was one of two soldiers who died Saturday in Kabul from injuries sustained in the crash. Also killed was 26-year-old Capt. John "Jay" Brainard II, of Newport, Maine, who was a helicopter pilot.

    Officials said the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed while on patrol. Authorities were investigating the cause of the crash, but initial reports indicated there was no enemy activity in the area at the time the helicopter went down.

    The soldiers were assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade in Ansbach-Katterbach, Germany.
    Video: http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/18657286/va-soldier-john-pratt-killed-in-afghanistan-helicopter-crash

    RiP John C. Pratt, John "Jay" Brainard II.
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