Weekend Photos 14th and 15th July 2012

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"Sea Breeze-2012" in Odesa Obl, Ukraine.

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Ugandan soldiers serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) patrol along the roads near their new base in lower Shabelle region, outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 13, 2012. *******/Feisal Omar

Ugandan soldiers serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) queue to collect water near their new base in lower Shabelle region, outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 13, 2012. *******/Feisal Omar

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Ugandan soldiers serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) bury suspected slain members of the al Shabaab near their new base in lower Shabelle region, outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 13, 2012. *******/Feisal Omar

A Ugandan soldier serving in African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) takes position as he guards their new base in the lower Shabelle region, outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 13, 2012. *******/Feisal Omar

United Nations helicopters fly above peacekeepers deployed in armoured personnel carriers in the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 13, 2012. The UN today began several "domination patrols" to reassure the local population of their presence and their intention to protect the city against any possible advance by M23 rebels. AFP PHOTO/PHIL MOORE

An Indian United Nations peacekeeper digs new defences on a hill on the outskirts of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 13, 2012. The commander in charge of this hill-top said that this position would be "the last line of defence" against an advance by M23 rebels, should they threaten Goma. AFP PHOTO/PHIL MOORE

Uruguayan United Nations peacekeepers stand in front of their armoured personnel carrier patrol in the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 13, 2012. The UN today began several "domination patrols" to reassure the local population of their presence and their intention to protect the city against any possible advance by M23 rebels. AFP PHOTO/PHIL MOORE

A Congolese boy watches Uruguayan United Nations peacekeepers as they stand in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 13, 2012. The UN today began several "domination patrols" to reassure the local population of their presence and their intention to protect the city against any possible advance by M23 rebels. AFP PHOTO/PHIL MOORE

[He219]

Good pix, guys!
Keep up the great work.

Snipers with the Royal Air Force Regiment, look through the scopes of their sniper rifles as the military prepares for duty to provide security aboard helicopters high above the London Olympic games, at RAF Northolt, in London, Friday July 13, 2012. Aircraft that fail to comply with procedures within a restricted airspace zone around the Olympic venues could be subject to "lethal force" from the military, it is revealed Friday. RAF Typhoon fast jets and RAF Puma helicopters with snipers armed with hi-tech rifles will be among the military aircraft patrolling the restricted zone which comes into force during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Helicopters of the French army flies over Paris on July 14, 2012 during the Bastille Day traditional military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue.

French AMX-56 Leclerc battle tanks ride down the Champs Elysees during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

French Infantry fighting vehicles (VBCI) from the 92nd Infantry Regiment parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle parades on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

Ranking officers of the French army salute during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

A formation of military helicopters fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

French airforce Rafale, Mirages 2000, and Typhoons perform with a E2C Hawkeye, during the traditional Bastille Day parade over the Champs Elysee in Paris, Saturday July 14, 2012.

Soldiers from the French-German 291st Jagerbataillon take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background.

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Turkish Police SOF teams protecting BDP party Building for diservice peoples in Diyarbakır...

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A French military C-160 Transal aircraft flies over Paris on July 14, 2012 during the Bastille day traditional military parade on the Champs Elysee avenue.

A French military C-160 Transal aircraft flies over Paris on July 14, 2012 during the Bastille day traditional military parade on the Champs Elysee avenue.

A French military C-160 Transal aircraft flies over Paris on July 14, 2012 during the Bastille day traditional military parade on the Champs Elysee avenue.

A French military troop carrier flies over Paris for the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees avenue, Paris, Saturday, July 14, 2012.

Two French carrier-borne strike fighter aircrafts Super Etendard, and a French long-range reconnaissance aircraft Atlantique 2 (C), fly over Paris and La Defense, during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

Two French carrier-borne strike fighter aircrafts Super Etendard, and a French long-range reconnaissance aircraft Atlantique 2 (C), fly over Paris, during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

French military aircrafts fly over Paris during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

Nine alphajets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France release trails of blue, white and red smoke, colors of French national flag, as they fly over Louvre museum and the Louvre Pyramid during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

A French Boeing C135, refueling tanker (top) and fighters aircrafts fly over the Louvre museum during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

A French Boeing C135, refueling tanker (bottom) and fighters aircrafts fly over the Louvre museum during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, shows of two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over Paris during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, shows of two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

French military aircrafts fly over the Arc de Triomphe, on the Champs Elysee avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

The Patrouille de France military planes fly over the Arch of Triumph with the blue,white and red smoke to open the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees avenue, on July 14, 2012.

Helicopters of the French army fly over Paris and the La Defense district on July 14, 2012 during the Bastille Day traditional military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue.

The French Republican Guard descend the Champs Elysees during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

The French Republican Guard ride down the Champs Elysees during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

French President Francois Hollande, center, alongside French Chief Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud, right, reviews troops in a command car during the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, Saturday, July 14, 2012.

France's President Francois Hollande (centre, L) stands at attention in the command car as he reviews the troops while descending the Champs Elysees in Paris at the start of the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

France's President Francois Hollande (C-L) and French Army Chief of Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud (C-R) review the troops as they descend the Champs Elysees in Paris at the start of the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (In French : FINUL) take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

French soldiers from the 1st Spahis Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

French soldiers from the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

French paratroopers from the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

French navy servicemen take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

French navy servicemen take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

French gendarmes take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

French gendarmes take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

French Republican guards take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

Mounted French Republican guards take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

Motorcyclist squadron of French National gendarmerie take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background.

French soldiers from the 92nd Infantry Regiment parade with Panhard Light armoured vehicles during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background.

Soldiers from French Alpine Hunters Battalion (Chasseurs alpins) take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background.

French AMX-56 Leclerc battle tanks parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

Soldiers from French Foreign Legion take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

Parachutists are seen during the Bastille Day Military Ceremony on July 14, 2012 in Paris, France. Francois Hollande saw in his first Bastille Day or La Fete Nationale, as it is also known, as the French President today, which has been celebrated on 14th July each year since 1789 to commemorate the storming of the Bastille.

French army paratroopers perform during the traditional Bastille Day parade over the Champs Elysee in Paris, Saturday, July 14, 2012.

France's President Francois Hollande (L), Culture minister Aurelie Filippetti (R) and Delphine Batho (C), French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, applaud as they sit on the reviewing stand on the Place de la Concorde during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

High ranking officers from various countries attend the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

An injured parachutist is assisted by medical staff in front of the reviewing stand at the Place de la Concorde during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

High ranking officers from various countries salute during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

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Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over a Paris Suburb during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over La Defense business district during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over the Grande Arche of La Defense during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over the La Defense esplanade during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over the Tuileries garden during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over the Louvre Pyramid during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over the Louvre museum during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over the Seine River during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, showing two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over Paris during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background.

French soldiers take part in the Bastille Day Military Ceremony on July 14, 2012 in Paris, France. Francois Hollande saw in his first Bastille Day or La Fete Nationale, as it is also known, as the French President today, which has been celebrated on 14th July each year since 1789 to commemorate the storming of the Bastille.

French soldiers take part in the Bastille Day Military Ceremony on July 14, 2012 in Paris, France. Francois Hollande saw in his first Bastille Day or La Fete Nationale, as it is also known, as the French President today, which has been celebrated on 14th July each year since 1789 to commemorate the storming of the Bastille.

French soldiers from the 1st Spahis Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

French soldiers from the 1st Spahis Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

Soldiers from French Foreign Legion take part in the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

Soldiers from French Foreign Legion take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

Soldiers from French Foreign Legion take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

French firefighters take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012.

French army paratroopers perform during the traditional Bastille Day parade over the Champs Elysee in Paris, Saturday, July 14, 2012.

A French army paratrooper, left, reacts after injuring himself as he landed during the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, Saturday, July 14, 2012.

An injured parachutist is assisted by medical staff on the Place de la Concorde during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012.

French President Francois Hollande walks after having seen a wounded parachutist during the Bastille Day Military Ceremony on July 14, 2012 in Paris, France. Francois Hollande saw in his first Bastille Day or La Fete Nationale, as it is also known, as the French President today, which has been celebrated on 14th July each year since 1789 to commemorate the storming of the Bastille.

[Leongkilat]

Liberté, égalité, fraternité,

Vive' le France

[hOMEr_jAy]

Great pics! Does someone have more photos of the German troops participating in the Bastille Day parade?

[m4rs75]

Liberté, égalité, fraternité,

Vive' le France

Vive la France!

Great pics! Does someone have more photos of the German troops participating in the Bastille Day parade?

French President Francois Hollande (R) shakes hands with a German army officer during a reception, on July 13, 2012 at the Hotel de Brienne Defence Ministry in Paris, in honor of the French troops who will parade the following day on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris for Bastille Day.

Soldiers from the French-German 291st Jagerbataillon take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012.

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A man jogs past the area on Blackheath in southeast London on July 14, 2012, where a Rapier missile defence system, which could play a role in providing air security during the Olympics, is stationed. The defence ministry announced on Thursday that the British security firm G4S, which was originally contracted to provide the Games with 2,000 personnel, had been unable to recruit enough guards and that 3,500 soldiers would step in to fill the shortfall, bringing the total number of troops involved in the Games to 17,000.

People walk next to the area on Blackheath in southeast London on July 14, 2012, where a Rapier missile defence system, which could play a role in providing air security during the Olympics, is stationed. The defence ministry announced on Thursday that the British security firm G4S, which was originally contracted to provide the Games with 2,000 personnel, had been unable to recruit enough guards and that 3,500 soldiers would step in to fill the shortfall, bringing the total number of troops involved in the Games to 17,000.

In this photo issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence, showing 150 sailors and aircrew recreating the Olympic Rings on the flight deck of HMS Ocean, to mark the start of the ship's Olympic deployment as it arrives Friday July 13, 2012 at Greenwich on the River Thames in London, where she will be acting as a helicopter landing platform and logistics hub. The 21,500 ton helicopter carrier will also be home for 400 military personnel providing security in Greenwich Park, where the equestrian events and modern pentathlon will take place. The O2 arena, dome at top right, which is being renamed as the North Greenwich Arena during the Olympic Games.

Britain's helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy's largest ship, sails into Greenwich in London, on July 13, 2012, as it prepares to anchor on the River Thames, in southeast London. It will be used during the Olympic Games as a base for helicopters and military personnel. The London 2012 Olympic Games will begin on July 27, 2012.

Britain's helicopter carrier HMS Ocean (L), the Royal Navy's largest ship, sails into Greenwich in London, on July 13, 2012, as it prepares to anchor on the River Thames, in southeast London. It will be used during the Olympic Games as a base for helicopters and military personnel. The London 2012 Olympic Games will begin on July 27, 2012.

Britain's helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy's largest ship, is pictured on July 14, 2012 in Greenwich, southeast London, where it will be used during the Olympic Games as a base for helicopters and military personnel. The London 2012 Olympic Games will begin on July 27, 2012.

A helicopter is pictured on July 14, 2012 on the deck of Britain's helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy's largest ship, in Greenwich, southeast London, where it will be used during the Olympic Games as a base for helicopters and military personnel. The London 2012 Olympic Games will begin on July 27, 2012.

Two soldiers walk through the Olympic Park with the Olympic Stadium behind them in Stratford, east London, July 14, 2012. The day after private security firm G4S said it would incur a loss of up to 50 million pounds ($77.7 million), its chief executive Nick Buckles hit the airwaves and TV studios to express remorse for the problem which has forced the British government to put 3,500 extra troops on standby to fill the gap.

A soldier eats his lunch next to two security guards employed by G4S at the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, July 14, 2012. The day after private security firm G4S said it would incur a loss of up to 50 million pounds ($77.7 million), its chief executive Nick Buckles hit the airwaves and TV studios to express remorse for the problem which has forced the British government to put 3,500 extra troops on standby to fill the gap.

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Cpl. Jacob Johnson, an anti-tank missileman with Combined Anti-Armor Team One, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supervises his Marines fire a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command-link guided, or TOW, Missile System, as it's fired from an M-41 Saber weapon system during sustainment training at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 10, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a 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.

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Colombian Air Force arrives at Nellis AFB

Colombian Air Force Maj. William Bello, pilot, uses the refueling probe on his Kfir, Israeli built fighter aircraft, to exit the cockpit July 13, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Kfir jets are in service with air forces of Sri Lanka, Ecuador and Colombia. They are also used as aggressor aircraft, without weapons, by the U.S. Navy, to provide dissimilar air combat training.

U.S. Air Force Col. Hans Palaoro, Chief, United States Air Force Mission-Colombia, shakes the hand of Colombian Air Force Capt. Freddy Figueroa, pilot, after landing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2012. Palaoro welcomes the Colombian Air Force on their arrival at Nellis for Colombia's first-ever Red Flag. Their arrival culminates two years of preparation and training for this long-awaited event which begins Monday.

Colombian Air Force pilots participating in Red Flag 12-4 pose for a group photo July 13, 2012, after arriving at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies.

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Here are more pictures of the Colombian Air Force Kfirs at Davis Monthan AFB before their flight to Nellis AFB to attend the Red Flag 2012 Air Military Exercises in Nevada.

Colombian Air Force Kfir C-10
Picture and Credits © Chris Pasley

A US Air Force Officer inside the Cockpit of one of the Colombian Air Force Kfirs C-10 at Davis Monthan AFB in Arizona, USA

[muck]

Thanks for the pictures. The Kfirs are beautiful.