Today's Pix - Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

[He219]

A Belarussian Army officer salutes as he rides atop a missile launcher in central Minsk, on July 3, 2012, during a military parade to mark the nation's Independence Day.

Belarusian army APC's drive during a parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. In November 1996 the holiday was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1944.

Belarusian army special troop sits atop of an APC during a parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. In November 1996 the holiday was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1944.

Belarusian paratroopers march during a parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, July 3, 2012.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, with his youngest son Nikolai, center right, are seen during a parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, July 3, 2012.

[bd popeye]

Great start He219!

Today..I'm postin' PIX!!


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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 29, 2012) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN69) participate in a burial at sea ceremony. Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Luis Fiallos/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 29, 2012) Gunner's mates(+ one Ordie) present arms during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Luis Fiallos/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 29, 2012) Damage Controlman Fireman Jyree Byrd, assigned to the Engineering Department's Damage Control Division, helps a guest don a self-contained breathing apparatus backpack in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a friends and family day cruise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy A. Hazel/Released)

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GROTON, Conn. (June 29, 2012) The submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) returns to her homeport of Groton, Conn., after completing a scheduled underway period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/Released)

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SAMAR, Philippines (June 29, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. Dennis Flores holds a patient who received cleft lip repair 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 assistance 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 Kristopher Radder/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (June 29, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Allison Vargo performs maintenance on a bomb rack aboard 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 combat flight operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen L. Church/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (June 29, 2012) The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conducts helicopter operations in support of Exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (June 29, 2012) Chief Damage Controlman Teresa McGee, left, and Lt. j.g. Steven Hopkins, from the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), demonstrate how to don firefighting equipment aboard the Russian navy frigate Yaroslav Mudriy (727) during Exercise FRUKUS 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (June 29, 2012) Yeoman 3rd Class Colin Gillett stands lookout watch aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) as the ship approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) for a replenishment at sea. New York and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group deployed as the U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for 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 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (June 29, 2012) Chief Master-at-Arms Aaron Bienkowski plays with children at Kinondi Muslim High School during a community relations event conducted by High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) Sailors. Swift is in port to support Africa Partnership Station 2012. Africa Partnership Station is an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Joe Keiley/Released)

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (June 29, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. Suzanna Brugler, a public affairs officer with the U.S. 6th fleet, presents a soccer ball to students at Kinondi Muslim High School during a community relations event conducted by High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) Sailors. Swift is in port to support Africa Partnership Station 2012. (Navy Photo by Ensign Joe Keiley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 28, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 launches off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during launch and recovery operations. 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 3rd Class Dustin W. Sisco/released)

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ARABIAN SEA (June 29, 2012) A close-in weapons system (CIWS) mount fires rounds during a live-fire exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen L. Church/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (June 29, 2012) Sailors fight a simulated fire during a main space fire drill aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group deployed as the U.S. Central Command theater reserve force providing support for 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 2nd Class Ian Carver/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (June 28, 2012) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Michael Kolbeck cycles ammunition on a Mk 46 30mm gun aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York and embarked elements of the 24th Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) are part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, deployed supporting 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 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)

[bd popeye]

All is not as it seems in China..



Whenever there's a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong this man is there.

A pro-democracy demonstrator yells slogans in front of the hotel Chinese President Hu Jintao is staying in, in Hong Kong June 30, 2012, a day before the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to China.

Police officers confront and arrest protesters outside the Exhibition Center where Hu Jintao was scheduled to attend a concert in Hong Kong, Saturday, June 30, 2012. A group of pro-democracy protesters scuffled with police, with the two sides pushing and shoving on metal crowd control barriers. Police used pepper spray on the demonstrators, who had been corralled into a small protest zone across the street from the site. They were far outnumbered by hundreds of police ringing the venue.

Police officers use pepper spray on demonstrators outside the exhibition center where Chinese President Hu Jintao was scheduled to attend a concert, in Hong Kong Saturday, June 30, 2012.

A police officer dump content of a bottle a man was holding after his arrest near the Convention and Exhibition Centre during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit in Hong Kong Saturday, June 30, 2012. The man staged a protest, claiming that Chinese government took his factory away, and he planned to hand out a letter of the claim to Chinese President Hu Jintao who is in Hong Kong to install a new but already unpopular governor of the semiautonomous Chinese territory.

Police officers stand guard outside the exhibition center where Chinese President Hu Jintao was scheduled to attend a concert in Hong Kong Saturday, June 30, 2012.

Police stand on guard during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to a construction site of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Pier in Hong Kong June 30, 2012. During his visit, a Hong Kong reporter who shouted a question about the Tiananmen crackdown was detained by the police for about 15 minutes.

[He219]

Nice pix, bd!

Newly graduated Afghan border police officers, wearing festive decorations with glitter showing on their hands, take an oath while placing their hands on the Quran and their weapons during a graduation ceremony at the border police headquarter in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Over 46 border police officers graduated Tuesday after receiving 6 months of training

British troops keep watch at a checkpoint, where a man shot and killed three British soldiers, in Helmand province July 2, 2012. The man, an Afghan policeman, shot the soldiers at the checkpoint on Sunday, Afghan officials said, the latest in a chain of increasingly frequent rogue killings. A fourth British soldier was also injured. The soldiers were serving with an Afghan police advisory team.

An Iraqi soldier and people inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kerbala July 3, 2012. Two roadside bombs targeting Shi'ite pilgrims killed four people and wounded 21 on Tuesday near the central Iraqi city of Kerbala, hospital and police sources said. The attack, 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad, is the latest in a series of bombings in Iraq aimed at Shi'ite worshippers. Shi'ite pilgrims in Kerbala will be celebrating the birthday of an important imam in the coming days.

In this image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Monday, July 2, 2012, black smoke leaps the air from shelling near Ali bin Abi Taleb mosque in Talbiseh, the central province of Homs, Syria. The head of the Arab League urged Syria's exiled opposition to unite Monday, saying they must not squander the opportunity to overcome their differences as Western efforts to force President Bashar Assad from power all but collapse.

Colombian police officers escort Edison Antonio Pelaez, aka 'Mincho', allegedly emerging as the successor to Javier Antonio Calle Serna, alias 'Comba', maximum leader of 'Los Rastrojos' drug traffickers gang, during a press conference at the anti-narcotics air base in Bogota, on July 2, 2012. Pelaez, who was captured on June 29 in the municipality of Montenegro, Colombian department of Quindio, was charged withaggravated conspiracy and drug trafficking and is being investigated for his involvement in almost 30 murders.

[bd popeye]

Right back at ya' He219!

Sergeant Austin Craig (C) talks to his fellow soldiers after taking enemy fire during an early morning patrol with the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 2, 2012.

Soldiers (L-R) Private First Class Trent Pritchartt, Specialist Ben Purvis, Staff Sergeant James Davis, and Specialist Emmanuel Calus from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment take cover behind a stone wall during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012.

Lieutenant Kenneth Rowe from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment yells to fellow soldiers after hearing insurgent gunfire during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012.

A Thai soldier stands above parts of a motorcycle that was carrying a bomb hidden under bananas, at the site of a suspected insurgent attack in the southern province of Yala July 3, 2012. Six Thai soldiers were injured after the parked motorcycle exploded next to their passing truck and they were ambushed and shot at by the suspected insurgents in the Amphoe Mueang district of Yala province, according to the police.

French President Francois Hollande (C), flanked by General Bertrand Ract-Madoux (CR), Chief of Staff of the Army Staff, congratulates a crippled Gendarme at a ceremony during which he confered military honours upon soldiers, in the Hotel des Invalides, on July 3, 2012 in Paris.

French soldiers attend, in Cayenne, on July 2, 2012 in the French overseas territory of Guiana, the ceremony in tribute to the two brothers in arms, Sebastien Pissot and Stephane Moralia, killed in an ambush on June 27, 2012 during an operation against clandestine gold prospectors in Dorlin region in Guiana. Two Gendarmes were wounded during the ambush. The event occurred when the troops were back on the spot where a French army helicopter came under fire The homage included an other soldier killed in a moto crash the same day.

Afghan soldiers stand guard near the site of a suicide attack in Kandahar on July 2, 2012. A suicide car bomb attack outside a university in southern Afghanistan killed at least seven civilians and wounded more than 20, officials said. The attack happened in the morning in Kandahar city in front of Kandahar University, around two kilometres from a major US military base, provincial police chief General Abdul Razaq told.

Gotta go..I'll be back later!

[He219]

Private First Class Kenneth Vince from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment attempts to launch an unmanned aerial vehicle inside of Combat Outpost Nangalam in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012.

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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dylan Ferguson, a brigade aviation element officer with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, launches a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2012. Ferguson used the Puma for reconnaissance for troops on the ground. (DoD photo by Sgt. Mike MacLeod, U.S. Army/Released)

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A U.S. Soldier with the 306th Rescue Squadron conducts a training jump from an HC-130P Combat King aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 27, 2012. Pararescuemen were required to complete training operations to maintain readiness for real-world scenarios. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Reed, U.S. Air Force/Released)

Verteidigungsminister Thomas de Maizière ist zu einem Überraschungsbesuch in Afghanistan eingetroffen. Er landete am Morgen im Feldlager Kundus, wo er sich ein Bild von der Lage machen und mit deutschen Soldaten sprechen wollte. Es ist der siebte Besuch de Maizières am Hindukusch seit seinem Amtsantritt vor 16 Monaten. Begleitet wird er vom sächsischen Ministerpräsidenten Stanislaw Tillich. ©Bundeswehr/Piz Kunduz

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BOSTON (July 1, 2012) The Pride of Baltimore, left, and the Lynx, two privateer vessels, reenact a battle of the War of 1812 in Boston Harbor during Boston Navy Week 2012. Boston Navy Week is one of 15 signature events planned across America in 2012. The eight-day long event commemorates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, hosting service members from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and coalition ships from around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elisandro T. Diaz/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (June 27, 2012) Riverine command boats from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 approach the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York and Marines assigned to the 24th Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) are part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group supporting 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 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 30, 2012) 55 feet remain visible after the crew of the Floating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, partially flood the ballast tanks causing the vessel to turn stern first into the ocean. The 355-foot research vessel, owned by the Office of Naval Research and operated by the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, conducts investigations in a number of fields, including acoustics, oceanography, meteorology and marine mammal observation. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)

[Rattfink]

Great pics as always Popeye.

[He219]

Sixteen C-130 J-models from Dyess Air Force Base, near Abilene, Texas, take part in the largest ever formation flight and air drop of J-model aircraft on Monday July 2, 2012.

A C-130 J-model aircraft from the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, near Abilene, Texas, drops a palletized Humvee vehicle during the largest ever formation flight of J-model C-130s on Monday July 2, 2012. A total of 16 aircraft took part in the formation flight and air drop.

A Delta IV-Heavy rocket lifts off from Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Friday, June 29, 2012. The rocket is carrying a classified satellite for the National Reconaissance Office.

[bd popeye]

Thanks Rattfink!

Luv those Floating Instrument Platform pix He219. I'm going to do some research on that vessel. Very interesting.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Mike Nicholas, from Pueblo, Calif., directs a C-2A Greyhound from the Providers of Fleet Logistics Combat Squadron (VRC) 30 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is in transit to San Diego for fleet replenishment carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nolan Kahn/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 30, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) conduct an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet-replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) as the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) transit behind. Eisenhower, Winston S. Churchill, Jason Dunham and Hue City are on a 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 Ship Serviceman 3rd Class Matthew Thomson/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2012) Air force Capt. Jason Coleman and his daughter watch as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Twenty-two nations, 42 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)

Afghan soldiers check the blast site near the Kandahar University in Kandahar city, south Afghanistan, on July 2, 2012. At least seven civilians were killed and 23 others injured when a suicide car bomb went off in Kandahar city, the capital of southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Monday evening, the police said. (Xinhua/Arghand)

Rescued immigrants wait to disembark in Dubrovnik, Croatia, July 2, 2012. 65 immigrants from Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia and Egypt were rescued by Croatian cost guard on Monday and were taken to Dubrovnik. The boat they took was heading to Italy when its engine failed and then drifted off the Croatian Adriatic coast. (Xinhua/Ma Zhen)

Riot police stand in a line to guard a street during a protest in Shifang, Sichuan province July 3, 2012. Residents in Shifang, a city in southwest China, took to the streets for a third day on Tuesday, demanding the government scrap plans for a copper alloy project they fear will poison them, in the latest unrest spurred by environmental concerns.

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese frigate "Yiyang" sets sail from a port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Tuesday, July 3, 2012 for an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to protect commercial ships from pirate attacks with frigate "Changzhou" and comprehensive supply ship "Qiandaohu." China is closely cooperating with the navies of Japan and India in patrolling against piracy off Somalia, a sign of the country's greater willingness to work with other nations in safeguarding global trade despite mixed sentiments among Chinese toward the country's main Asian rivals.

UN observers from Ghana and China leave a hotel in Damascus with the monitors team tasked with monitoring the UN-backed ceasefire in Syria, on April 25, 2012 to visit flashpoint areas of the conflict-stricken country for the day. International peace envoy Kofi Annan has called for the rapid deployment of 300 ceasefire monitors in Syria, branding violence levels 'unacceptable' 12 days into a promised truce.

Indian army soldiers head to rescue flood affected villagers in Phateki, 270 kilometers (169 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, July 3, 2012.

Indian army soldiers rescue flood affected villagers in Phateki, 270 kilometers (169 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Nearly half a million people took refuge in relief camps set up in government buildings after the devastating floods killed 95 people and left 14 missing in northeastern Assam state.

Belarusian army special troop sits atop of an APC during a parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. In November 1996 the holiday was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1944.

A Lebanese army soldier guards what is purportedly Israeli listening devises & other debris after an Israeli aircraft destroyed a spy device in the Zahrani region, it was using to monitor a Hezbollah communications network in south Lebanon after it was found by the group, a Lebanese security source and Hezbollah said, on July 2, 2012. A similar incident occurred in December last year and again in February 2012. Israel has not commented on the claims.

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US Marine Lance Corporal Ryan Schnettler from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment patrols with K2 sniffing dog named Colt at a market in Garmser, Helmand Province on June 29, 2012. The 130,000 NATO troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and there are fears that their exit will lead to a reduction in rights and freedoms in the war-torn country. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

Private First Class Ronnie Berryman from 4th Platoon, Daggery Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment sits with Captain Katie Kopp as he pets therapy dog Hank during Hank's visit to Combat Outpost Nangalam in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. Hank is the only Boston Terrier therapy dog deployed in this region to interact with soldiers as a stress relief. *******/Lucas Jackson

A newly graduated Afghan border police officer displays his certificate of training during a graduation ceremony at the border police headquarter in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Over 46 border police officers graduated Tuesday after receiving 6 months of training. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

A dark cloud hangs over Kabul city on April 24, 2012. At least sixteen people were killed on April 22 as a result of severe flash floods in northern and eastern Afghanistan, local authorities said as reported by local news, as many as 800 houses are believed to have been destroyed, they added. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO

Sergeant Edward Jackson (C) from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment lies down on a bench while preparing for an early morning patrol, inside Combat Outpost Nangalam in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Staff Sergeant James Davis (L) and Sergeant Andrew McMeley from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment prepare to take position during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro, in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Sergeant Edward Jackson from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment keeps watch during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Afghan children watch as Sergeant Edward Jackson (R) and Sergeant Austin Craig from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment jump down an embankment during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Sergeant Austin Craig (L) and Sergeant Edward Jackson from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment march across a field during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Specialist Ben Purvis (R) and Private First Class Trent Pritchartt from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment climb down an embankment during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

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Lieutenant Kenneth Rowe from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment yells to fellow soldiers after hearing insurgent gunfire during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Soldiers from the 3rd Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment monitor a ridge line for insurgent activity behind a group of children while patrolling the village of Sundray in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Specialist Ben Purvis reaches up to help Private First Class Trent Pritchartt from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment climb down an embankment during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Sergeant Timothy Davis from the 3rd Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment hands out candies to children while patrolling the village of Sundray in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment take cover behind a stone wall during an early morning patrol near the village of Qandaro in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province July 2, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Soldiers from the 3rd Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment walk to take part in a mission brief inside of Combat Outpost Nangalam in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Specialist Angel Montanez from the 3rd Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment walks past young girls while patrolling the village of Sundray in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Sergeant David Valderrama (L) and Lieutenant Randall Combs from the 3rd Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment monitor opposite ridge lines while patrolling the village of Sundray in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Private First Class Kenneth Vince from the 4th Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment walks past a dead snake inside of Combat Outpost Nangalam in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Sergeant David Valderrama from the 3rd Platoon, Dagger Company of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment explains to Afghan children how a grenade works while patrolling the village of Sundray in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

Private First Class Kimothy Johnson from the the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment prepares bacon for breakfast inside of Combat Outpost Nangalam in the Pech River Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province July 3, 2012. *******/Lucas Jackson

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Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 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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Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing receive a A-10 Thunderbolt II after a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 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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Pilots from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing walk to a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II before a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 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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A pilot assigned to the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron enters the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 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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Several U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs taxi prior to a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 2012. Bagram’s A-10s fly daily to provide constant close-air support to NATO and Afghan ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 30, 2012. Bagram’s A-10s fly daily to provide constant close-air support to NATO and Afghan ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Force A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flies past a U.S. Air Force MC-12 Liberty assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, while taking off at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 28, 2012. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s motto ‘Quaerimus et Perdimus’ (Seek and Destroy) represents its commitment to providing reconnaissance and attack capabilities to coalition ground forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

[bd popeye]

Dave76, hogdriver & He219 excellent pix posted today..


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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 2, 2012) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Nate Anderson renders honors during a burial at sea ceremony on elevator four aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is participating in fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications while transiting to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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BOSTON (July 2, 2012) Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Maria Lane assigned to Naval Station Norfolk helps a young patient paint the sailing ship they built together during a Caps for Kids community relations outreach project at Boston Children's Hospital during Boston Navy Week 2012. This celebration is one of 15 signature events planned across America in 2012. The eight-day long event commemorates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, hosting service members from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and coalition ships from around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Salt Cebe/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 30, 2012) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Brittany Hargrove, from Rocky Mountain, N.C., steadies a pallet during an underway replenishment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is deployed with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group supporting 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 William Jamieson/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 30, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Dannielle Byrum confirms the weight of a fixed wing aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is participating in fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications while transiting to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (June 30, 2012) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Brytney Wasnea and Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman John Fazio prepare tires in the tire shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Karolina A. Martinez/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (June 30, 2012) Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Renea Porter prepares to cut a Sailor'Äôs hair in the barbershop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Karolina A. Martinez/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2012) Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 prepare to man the rails as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) enters Pearl Harbor. Nimitz is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryan J. Mayes/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise.. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2012) Sailors stand at attention as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) passes the USS Missouri Battleship Memorial. Nimitz is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryan J. Mayes/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2012) Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it passes the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Nimitz is participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012, the world's largest international maritime exercise. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith W. DeVinney/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2012) Visitors at the USS Arizona Memorial visitor center watch as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Pearl Harbor. Nimitz is participating in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith W. DeVinney/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (July 2, 2012) Sailors raise the national ensign as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is moored in Pearl Harbor across from the USS Arizona Memorial. Nimitz is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryan J. Mayes/Released)

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (June 30, 2012) The Royal Australian navy Collins-class submarine HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 29, 2012) Seaman Joseluis Robles moves to a safe position after securing to the flight deck an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter from the Night Dippers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5 aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). Winston S. Churchill is deployed with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group supporting 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 Aaron Chase/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 2, 2012) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 launches from 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 combat flight operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (July 2, 2012) A shooter signals to lower a jet blast deflector on 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)

[hogdriver]

Thank you, bd popeye, you too.

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet prepares for takeoff from Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 3, 2012. Turkey's armed forces command said on Tuesday it had scrambled F-16 fighter jets for a third consecutive day on Monday after Syrian transport helicopters were spotted flying near to the Turkey-Syrian border, but there was no violation of Turkish airspace. It said in a statement a total of six jets, four from a base in Incirlik in the south and two from Batman in eastern Turkey were scrambled in response to Syrian helicopters flying south of the Turkish province of Hatay, within 1.7-4.5 nautical miles of the Turkish border.

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet prepares for takeoff from Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 3, 2012. Turkey's armed forces command said on Tuesday it had scrambled F-16 fighter jets for a third consecutive day on Monday after Syrian transport helicopters were spotted flying near to the Turkey-Syrian border, but there was no violation of Turkish airspace. It said in a statement a total of six jets, four from a base in Incirlik in the south and two from Batman in eastern Turkey were scrambled in response to Syrian helicopters flying south of the Turkish province of Hatay, within 1.7-4.5 nautical miles of the Turkish border.

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet prepares for takeoff from Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 3, 2012.

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet approaches the tarmac of Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 3, 2012.

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet approaches the tarmac of Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 3, 2012. Turkey's armed forces command said on Tuesday it had scrambled F-16 fighter jets for a third consecutive day on Monday after Syrian transport helicopters were spotted flying near to the Turkey-Syrian border, but there was no violation of Turkish airspace. It said in a statement a total of six jets, four from a base in Incirlik in the south and two from Batman in eastern Turkey were scrambled in response to Syrian helicopters flying south of the Turkish province of Hatay, within 1.7-4.5 nautical miles of the Turkish border.

Turkish F-16 fighter jets line up for takeoff from Incirlik airbase in the southern Turkish city of Adana July 3, 2012.

[calimero2]

Great start He219!

Actually the start was made by me, even with the same subject:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...-July-3rd-2012

Mods please merge