Today's PIX - Friday, July 20, 2012

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UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan looks on before a meeting at his office at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on July 20, 2012. UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is 'disappointed' at the UN Security Council's failure to press for an end of the Syria conflict, his spokesman said after Russia and China vetoed a resolution proposing sanctions against the government.

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan looks through a window before a meeting at his office at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on July 20, 2012. UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is 'disappointed' at the UN Security Council's failure to press for an end of the Syria conflict, his spokesman said after Russia and China vetoed a resolution proposing sanctions against the government.

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan (R) shakes hands with Major General Robert Mood, head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria, during a meeting at his office at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on July 20, 2012. UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is 'disappointed' at the UN Security Council's failure to press for an end of the Syria conflict, his spokesman said after Russia and China vetoed a resolution proposing sanctions against the government.

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan (L) meets with Major General Robert Mood (C), head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria, and Jean-Marie Guehenno, one of the two deputies to UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan, at his office at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on July 20, 2012. UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is 'disappointed' at the UN Security Council's failure to press for an end of the Syria conflict, his spokesman said after Russia and China vetoed a resolution proposing sanctions against the government.

The Iraqi army is deployed near Iraqi-Syrian borders at the Abu Kamal-qaim border crossing, the main border post between Iraq and Syria, July 20, 2012.

An Iraqi soldier looks through a pair of binoculars near the Iraqi-Syrian borders at the Abu Kamal-qaim border crossing, the main border post between Iraq and Syria, July 20, 2012.

Iraqi army soldiers are deployed near the Iraqi-Syrian borders at the Abu Kamal-qaim border crossing, the main border post between Iraq and Syria, July 20, 2012.

An Iraqi soldier stands guard near the Iraqi-Syrian borders at the Abu Kamal-qaim border crossing, the main border post between Iraq and Syria, July 20, 2012.

An Iraqi soldier stands guard near Iraqi-Syrian borders at the Abu Kamal-qaim border crossing, the main border post between Iraq and Syria, July 20, 2012.

Syrian rebels stand on a vehicle after seizing control of the Bab el Hawa border post with Turkey on July 20, 2012 in Bab al-Hawa. Syrian rebels seized control of the Bab Al-Hawa border post with Turkey today after a fierce battle with Syrian troops, an AFP photographer at the scene reported. Some 150 armed rebel fighters were in control of the post, which lies opposite Turkey's Cilvegozu border crossing in the southern province of Hatay.

Syrian rebels stand next to their vehicle after seizing control of the Bab al-Hawa border post with Turkey on July 20, 2012 in Bab al-Hawa. Syrian rebels seized control of the Bab Al-Hawa border post with Turkey today after a fierce battle with Syrian troops, an AFP photographer at the scene reported. Some 150 armed rebel fighters were in control of the post, which lies opposite Turkey's Cilvegozu border crossing in the southern province of Hatay.

Syrian rebels pose after seizing control of the Bab al-Hawa border post with Turkey on July 20, 2012 in Bab al-Hawa. Syrian rebels seized control of the Bab Al-Hawa border post with Turkey today after a fierce battle with Syrian troops, an AFP photographer at the scene reported. Some 150 armed rebel fighters were in control of the post, which lies opposite Turkey's Cilvegozu border crossing in the southern province of Hatay.

Syrian army soldiers hang their national flag in a partially destroyed neighborhood in the al-Midan area in Damascus on July 20, 2012. Syrian regime forces routed rebel fighters from the Damascus neighbourhood of Midan, Syrian state television reported, saying troops had 'cleaned' the district of 'terrorists.'

Syrian army tanks are seen in the al-Midan area in Damascus on July 20, 2012. Syrian regime forces routed rebel fighters from the Damascus neighbourhood of Midan, Syrian state television reported, saying troops had 'cleaned' the district of 'terrorists.'

Syrian soldeirs celebrate in the al-Midan area in Damascus on July 20, 2012. Syrian regime forces routed rebel fighters from the Damascus neighbourhood of Midan, Syrian state television reported, saying troops had 'cleaned' the district of 'terrorists.'

Members of Syria security forces pose for photographers in the al-Midan area in Damascus on July 20, 2012. Syrian regime forces routed rebel fighters from the Damascus neighbourhood of Midan, Syrian state television reported, saying troops had 'cleaned' the district of 'terrorists.'

New graduates, Jammu and Kashmir Police commandoes, march during a passing-out parade at Lethpora, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Friday, July 20, 2012. Authorities said that 937 Kashmiri men were formally inducted into the police force after nine months of rigorous training.

Indian commandos from the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police (JKAP) participate in a passing out parade at The Lethpora Awantipora commando Recruitment Training Centre at Awantipora south of Srinagar, on July 20, 2012. Anger at Indian security forces runs deep in Muslim-majority Kashmir, where a separatist insurgency against Indian rule that began in 1989 has claimed more than 47,000 lives, according to official figures.

Commandos of the Jammu and Kashmir police watch during a passing-out parade at Lethpora, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Friday, July 20, 2012. Authorities said that 937 Kashmiri men were formally inducted into the police force after nine months of rigorous training.

Indian commandos from the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police (JKAP) participate in a passing out parade at The Lethpora Awantipora commando Recruitment Training Centre at Awantipora south of Srinagar, on July 20, 2012. Anger at Indian security forces runs deep in Muslim-majority Kashmir, where a separatist insurgency against Indian rule that began in 1989 has claimed more than 47,000 lives, according to official figures.

A Commando from the Jammu Kashmir Police (JKP) takes oath during a passing-out parade in Lethpora, south of Srinagar, July 20, 2012. Authorities said that 937 young Kashmiri men of various religious backgrounds were formally inducted into the police force after nine months of rigorous training.

A Jammu and Kashmir Police commando stands at attention during a passing out parade at Lethpora, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Friday, July 20, 2012. Authorities said that 937 Kashmiri men were formally inducted into the police force after nine months of rigorous training.

India's Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma (C front), Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Director General, Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan (2L front), and ABG Shipyard Chairman, Rishy Agrawal (2R) pose with senior officers and soldiers during the commissioning of ICG Pollution Control Vessel, Samudra Paheredar, at the ABG Shipyard near Surat some 280 Km from Ahmedabad on July 20, 2012.

Turkish naval officers take part in a military parade in the Turkish occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, July 20, 2012. The parade was part of the celebrations marking the 38th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern area of the island. Cyprus was split into Greek Cypriot south and Turkish Cypriot north in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by supporters of union with Greece.

Turkish military helicopters fly over the naval officers during a military parade in the Turkish occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, July 20, 2012. The parade was part of the celebrations marking the 38th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of the northern area of the island. Cyprus was split into Greek Cypriot south and Turkish Cypriot north in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a coup by supporters of union with Greece.

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May stands in front of a map of the Olympic Park during a visit to the London 2012 Olympic Games security control room in the Olympic Park, in Stratford, east London July 20, 2012.

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May (2nd L), speaks with (L-R) Clive Stevens, venue general manager of the Olympic Park; Colonel Gary Wilkinson and Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), Sebastian Coe, during a visit to the London 2012 Olympic Games security control room in the Olympic Park, in Stratford, east London July 20, 2012.

Home Secretary Theresa May visits the Olympics security control room, in the Olympic park, Stratford, on July 20, 2012 in London, England. During her visit, May stated that G4S - the world's second largest private sector employer - informed her last month that they would resolve issues and supply a sufficient number of Olympic guards.

Staff monitor screens in the Olympics security control room, in the Olympic park, Stratford, on July 20, 2012 in London, England. During her visit, Home Secretary Theresa May stated that G4S - the world's second largest private sector employer - informed her last month that they would resolve issues and supply a sufficient number of Olympic guards.

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Bavaria's State Premier Horst Seehofer (2nd R) and the Chief of Staff of the German armed forces Volker Wieker (R) attend a ceremony remembering German officers who plotted to overthrow Adolf Hitler in the 'Bendlerblock' building in Berlin July 20, 2012. Germany on Friday remembered a group of military officers led by Claus von Stauffenberg who conspired to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime. The officers were shot at in the yard of the Bendlerblock building shortly after the failed plot.

German soldiers lay down a wreath at the courtyard of the Bendler Block during a commemoration ceremony in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 20, 2012. On July 20 Germany honors Colonel Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg and other high-ranking aristocratic soldiers, executed in Berlin after the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler survived the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt. placed by Stauffenberg. Stauffenberg and other officers were executed in the courtyard of the Bendler Block, the former Nazi army headquarters in Berlin. Scores of others were executed in Berlin's Ploetzensee prison.

Bavaria's State Premier Horst Seehofer (R) attends a ceremony remembering German officers who plotted to overthrow Adolf Hitler in the 'Bendlerblock' building in Berlin July 20, 2012. Germany on Friday remembered a group of military officers led by Claus von Stauffenberg who conspired to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime. The officers were shot at in the yard of the Bendlerblock building shortly after the failed plot.

Honour guards stand at attention at the site where a group of officers were shot after their failed attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler in the 'Bendlerblock' building in Berlin July 20, 2012. Germany on Friday remembered a group of military officers led by Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg who conspired to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.

German soldiers stand guard next to a wreath in the courtyard of the Bendler Block during a commemoration ceremony in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 20, 2012. Germany honored Colonel Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg and other high-ranking aristocratic soldiers, executed in Berlin after the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler survived the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt. Stauffenberg and other officers were executed in the courtyard of the Bendler Block, the former Nazi army headquarters in Berlin.

Honour guards stand at attention at the site where a group of officers were shot after their failed attempt on the life of dictator Adolf Hitler in the 'Bendlerblock' building in Berlin July 20, 2012. Germany on Friday remembered a group of military officers led by Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg who conspired to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.

An honour guard takes up position during a ceremony at the site where a group of officers were shot after their failed attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler in the 'Bendlerblock' building in Berlin July 20, 2012. Germany on Friday remembered a group of military officers led by Claus von Stauffenberg who conspired to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime. Pictured in the background are portraits of the officers who took part in the plot.

A man looks at portraits of Claus von Stauffenberg (L) and Werner von Haeften who conspired to overthrow Adolf Hitler in the 'Bendlerblock' building in Berlin July 20, 2012. Germany on Friday remembered a group of military officers led by Stauffenberg who conspired to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime. The officers were shot at in the yard of the Bendlerblock building shortly after the failed plot.

[Dompedidomp]

Saluting the birthday of Crown Prince Haakon at an old naval base, Ulsnes, in Stavanger.

Anyone recognizing the guns ?

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[santana]

I wish a Happy Independence Day to all Colombians and all Colombia¡¡¡¡¡¡

[Jon91498]

Police use a video camera to look inside an apartment where the suspect in a shooting at a movie theater lived in Aurora, Colo., Friday, July 20, 2012. Reports of 12 people killed and 50 injured from a shooting at Aurora's Century 16 Movie Theaters broke early Friday during the showing of the latest Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises."

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Soldiers and relatives of the late Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajha carry his coffin at Cross Church, in Damascus July 20, 2012. Rajha was killed by a bomb which exploded during a meeting of ministers and security officials at a national security building in Damascus on July 18, 2012, state television said.

Mary, daughter of the late Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajha, puts medals and decorations on the coffin of her father, during his funeral at Cross Church, in Damascus July 20,2012. Rajha was killed by a bomb which exploded during a meeting of ministers and security officials at a national security building in Damascus on July 18, 2012, state television said.

The coffin of the late Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajha is seen during his funeral at Cross Church in Damascus July 20, 2012. Rajha was killed by a bomb which exploded during a meeting of ministers and security officials at a national security building in Damascus on July 18, 2012, state television said.

Senior military leaders attend the funeral of the late Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajha at Cross Church in Damascus July 20, 2012. Rajha was killed by a bomb which exploded during a meeting of ministers and security officials at a national security building in Damascus on July 18, 2012, state television said.

The coffin of the late Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajha is seen during his funeral at Cross Church in Damascus July 20, 2012. Rajha was killed by a bomb which exploded during a meeting of ministers and security officials at a national security building in Damascus on July 18, 2012, state television said.

A view shows the national funeral for former Syrian Defence Minister General Hassan Ali Turkmani, Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and Assef Shawkat, the brother-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the unknown soldier monument in Damascus July 20, 2012 in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. A suicide bomber killed three of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's top military officials on July 18, 2012, security sources said, the worst blow to Assad's high command in the country's 16-month-old rebellion.

Syria's Vice President Farouq al-Shara (4th R), Prime Minister Riad Hejab (R), the Assistant Secretary of the ruling Baath Party in Syria Mohammed Saeed Bekheitan (2nd R), Defense Minister General Fahad Jassim al-Freij (5th R) and other senior officials attend the national funeral for former Syrian Defence Minister General Hassan Ali Turkmani, Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and Assef Shawkat, the brother-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the unknown soldier monument in Damascus July 20, 2012. A suicide bomber killed three of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's top military officials on July 18, 2012, security sources said, the worst blow to Assad's high command in the country's 16-month-old rebellion.

A view of the national funeral for veteran army general Hassan Turkmani, Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and Assef Shawkat, the brother-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Unknown Soldier Monument in Damascus July 20, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. A funeral ceremony was held on Friday for three of Assad's senior security officials who were killed in a bomb attack, Syrian state television said, without mentioning whether the president attended.

A view of the national funeral for veteran army general Hassan Turkmani, Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and Assef Shawkat, the brother-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Unknown Soldier Monument in Damascus July 20, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. A funeral ceremony was held on Friday for three of Assad's senior security officials who were killed in a bomb attack, Syrian state television said, without mentioning whether the president attended.

Syria's Vice President Farouk al-Shara (2nd L), Prime Minister Riyad Hijab (5th L), Assistant Secretary of the ruling Baath Party in Syria Mohammed Saeed Bekheitan (4th R), current Defense Minister General Fahad Jassim al-Freij (L) and other senior officials attend a national funeral for veteran army general Hassan Turkmani, Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and Assef Shawkat, the brother-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Unknown Soldier Monument in Damascus July 20, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. A funeral ceremony was held on Friday for three of Syrian President Assad's senior security officials who were killed in a bomb attack, Syrian state television said, without mentioning whether the president attended.

Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Shara (C) offers his condolences to relatives of veteran army general Hassan Turkmani, Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and Assef Shawkat, the brother-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, during a national funeral at the Unknown Soldier Monument in Damascus July 20, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. A funeral ceremony was held on Friday for three of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's senior security officials who were killed in a bomb attack, Syrian state television said, without mentioning whether the president attended.

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Good pix gents.. my contribution..


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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Breanna Heidel fires an M240 machine gun during a weapons qualification on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport at Bremerton, Wash. after conducting sustainment exercises off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is underway off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) receives biofuel from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Nimitz took on 200,000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the Great Green Fleet demonstration during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Ashley Barnes fires a dual mounted .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons qualification on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is underway off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Harold Dayse, from ********, Texas, fries shrimp in the chief's mess galley aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to its homeport of Bremerton, Wash., after conducting sustainment exercises off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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BRANI POLICE COAST GUARD BASE, Singapore (July 18, 2012) Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Team, assigned to the Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751), search a space for opposing force actors during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise. The event is part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012 Singapore. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Timor Leste joins the exercise for the first time in 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gregory A. Harden II/Released)

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OKINAWA, Japan (July 18, 2012) Sailors place a simulated victim on a stretcher during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85). McCampbell is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew R. Cole/Released)

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NORFOLK (July 19, 2012) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Lawrence Brown holds his 9-month-old son after returning home from a six-month deployment aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47). Nicholas was deployed to the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean supporting the narcotics interdiction mission, Operation Martillo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kayla Jo Finley/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 19, 2012) Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class David Bernhardt, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Platoon 503, acts as team leader in a force protection security drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that will protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)

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BLACK SEA (July 18, 2012) The Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) mount aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) engages a simulated target during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012. Sea Breeze is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. navies and is intended to improve maritime safety, security and stability engagements in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Jamieson/Released)

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OAHU, Hawaii (July 16, 2012) Petty Officer 1st Class Omar Tullis, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 looks out at Diamond Head State Monument during a flight around Oahu as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. HSC-4 is participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands.(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith W. DeVinney/Released)

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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 15, 2012) Explosive ordnance disposal Sailors from the United States, Australia, and Canada watch a teammate fast-rope out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 fast-rope training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tony Spiker/Released)

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KANEOHE, Hawaii (July 14, 2012) An air-to-ground AGM-65 Maverick tactical missile is mounted on the wing of a P-3C Orion aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron Four (VP) 4 before a scheduled missile strike exercise mission on a target at sea during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith W. DeVinney/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Sailors assigned to submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), fire a .50-caliber heavy machine gun during a live-fire training exercise underway. Emory S. Land is on an extended deployment to Guam serving as the U.S. 7th Fleet's lead afloat fleet maintenance activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Fray/Released)

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POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 18, 2012) Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry soldiers train in urban warfare techniques during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric T. Crosby/Released)

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Capt. Dan jansons with the Tactical Air Control Party unit of the Latvian military controls A10 aircraft on a training combat search and rescue mission of a down pilot during Exercise Northern Stike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson) (released)

Sergeant First Class Arnis Jagza with the Tactical Air Control Party unit of the Latvian checks grid coordinates during a training combat search and rescue mission of a down pilot during Exercise Northern Stike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson) (released)

Sergeant First Class Arnis Jagza with the Tactical Air Control Party unit of the Latvian military looks through a pair of binoculars during a training combat search and rescue mission of a down pilot during Exercise Northern Stike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson) (released)

Capt. Dan jansons with the Tactical Air Control Party unit of the Latvian military controls A10 aircraft on a training combat search and rescue mission of a down pilot during Exercise Northern Stike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson) (released)

Sergeant First Class Arnis Jagza with the Tactical Air Control Party unit of the Latvian military checks his radio frequency during a training combat search and rescue mission of a down pilot during Exercise Northern Stike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson) (released)

Capt. Trevor Kernes assigned to 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, Camp Murray, WA monitors and evalutaes a simulated close air support mission for Joint terminal attack controllers during Exercise Northern Stike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson) (released)

Master Sgt. Chuck Barth assigned to the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, IL sits at the pilot station to control the simulated aircraft for a simulated close air support mission as Sergeant First Class Arnis Jagza assigned to Tactical Air Control Party Unit of the Latvian military looks on during Exercise Northern Stike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson) (released)

[bd popeye]

Photo taken on July 18, 2012, shows a Colombian soldier pitching a tear gas grenade in clashes with Colombian aboriginals in Colombia's southwestern Cauca province. Colombia's indigenous Nasa community Tuesday lashed out at a Colombian Army outpost in southwestern Cauca province, as the military refused to leave their land as requested, an army general said. (Xinhua/Cesar Marino)

Photo taken on July 18, 2012, shows a Colombian soldierin Colombia's southwestern Cauca province. Colombia's indigenous Nasa community Tuesday lashed out at a Colombian Army outpost in southwestern Cauca province, as the military refused to leave their land as requested, an army general said. (Xinhua/Cesar Marino)

Palestinian Muslims walk by Israeli soldiers to cross the Qalandia checkpoint, located near West Bank City of Ramallah, to go to pray at Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem for the 1st Friday of the Holy month of Ramadan on July 20, 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Xu)

Syrian soldiers lift up guns as they salute Syrian President Bashar Assad at the Midan neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2012. The Information Ministry organized a tour for journalists to the area following an official confirmation that the Syrian army has regained full control on the neighborhood that has witnessed fierce clashes between Syrian forces and armed groups over the past four days. According to media reports, the Syrian cleansed it from all "terrorist mercenaries and restored peace and stability to the area." (Xinhua/Hazim)

Smashed cars are seen at the Midan neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2012. (Xinhua/Hazim)

A Syrian soldier wears the national flag at the Midan neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2012.

On July 19, 2012, Lao police interrogate a drug lord in China who is suspected of masterminding the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year. [Photo/Xinhua]

On July 19, 2012, Lao police interrogate a drug lord in China who is suspected of masterminding the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year. [Photo/Xinhua]

[santana]

just for the record, the second picture my friend belongs to a Colombian National Policeman, check out that the soldier in the first picture has a different uniform (digital Colombian woodland cammo). On the second picture, the policeman use apple green BDUs, the Colombian National Police use that kind of uniform specially in rural areas. So the caption might be wrong!!!

[GREEK71AIRBORNE]

Α bilateral exercise between the Special Forces of Greece and the USA, held from 09 to 20 July 2012 in the region of Attica-Voiotia was competed.
The exercise was attended by the Hellenic Special Parachutist Team, the Underwater Demolition Command, the 31st Special Operations Research and Rescue Squadron, Z'MAK and the US 352d Special Operation Group

[muck]

Thanks for the pictures!
May the victims of the Denver massacre rest in peace, and lest we forget the sacrifice the German resistance movement made this day 68 years ago (those lousy plywood boards seem as though some did forget it).

[Heti]

Uhm...

[muck]

Great first post.