Reply With QuoteBeautiful lines on those Sukhoi's, fantastic photos.
Today's Photos, Friday - July 27th, 2012
Exercise Pitch Black 2012 - Two Australian No.77 Squadron F/A-18 Hornet welcome Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) Sukhoi Su-27 & Su-30 Flanker into Darwin to participate in Exercse Pitch Black 2012.
http://images.defence.gov.au/fotoweb...=pitch%20black
Last edited by trikora88; 07-27-2012 at 04:35 AM.
Beautiful lines on those Sukhoi's, fantastic photos.
Agree, really like the Indonesian color schemeOriginally Posted by Dossbag
Beautiful lines on those Sukhoi's, fantastic photos.
African Union (AU) Burundian soldiers stand post in the town of Elasha Biyaha, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24,2012. Elasha Biyaha was seized by AU and government forces in late May from Al-Shebab insurgents; it was called the biggest concentration of displaced people in the world. Somalia has been embroiled in a civil war since 1991, when former president Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted. It has been variously governed by ruthless warlords, militia groups and a fragile transitional government which holds official power in this Horn of Africa country. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
A young Somali boy with an AK 47 rifle walks past Burundian African Union (AU) soldiers in Elasha Biyaha, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24,2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
A young Somali boy with an AK 47 rifle walks in Elasha Biyaha, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) Burundian soldiers stand post in the town of Elasha Biyaha, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) Burundian soldiers walk in the town of Elasha Biyaha, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) Burundian soldiers stand post in the town of Elasha Biyaha 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
An African Union (AU) Ugandan soldier walks in the town of Elasha Biyaha, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) Burundian soldiers stand post in the town of Elasha Biyaha, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24,2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
An African Union (AU) Burundian soldier walks in the town of Elasha Biyaha, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
A Somali boy greets a British Army soldier in Afgoye, 30km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. Afgoye was captured by African Union (AU) and government forces in late May from Al-Shebab insurgents; it was called the biggest concentration of displaced people in the world. Somalia has been embroiled in a civil war since 1991, when former president Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted. It has been variously governed by ruthless warlords, militia groups and a fragile transitional government which holds official power in this Horn of Africa country. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
An African Union (AU) Burundian soldiers patrol in the town of Afgoye, 20km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA
A Somali boy greets a British Army soldier in Afgoye, 30km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
An African Union (AU) Ugandan soldier walks in the town of Afgoye, 30km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
Transition Federal Government (TFG) soldiers patrol in Afgoye, 30km from the capital Mogadishu, on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA
Transition Federal Government (TFG) soldiers speak in Afgoye, where they are posted, 30km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
Transition Federal Government (TFG) soldiers patrol in Afgoye, 30km from the capital Mogadishu, on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA
A Somali boy looks through the lens of a British Army soldier's gun in Afgoye, 30km from the capital Mogadishu on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) soldiers from Uganda and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers posted inside the compund of what used to be Hotel Uruba on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Somalia has been embroiled in civil war since 1991, when former president Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted. It has been variously governed by ruthless warlords and militia groups and a fragile transitional government which holds official power in the Horn of Africa country. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
An African Union (AU) soldier from Uganda walks through what used to be Hotel Uruba, on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
[QUOTE]African Union (AU) soldiers from Uganda and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers stand inside the compund of what used to be Hotel Uruba on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA/QUOTE]
African Union (AU) soldiers from Uganda man the entrance of what used to be Hotel Uruba on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) soldiers from Uganda man the entrance of what used to be Hotel Uruba on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) soldiers from Uganda and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers walk inside the compund of what used to be Hotel Uruba on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) soldiers from Uganda and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers posted inside the compund of what used to be Hotel Uruba on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
A Somali government soldier stands at the entrance of what used to be Hotel Uruba on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
African Union (AU) soldiers from Uganda patrol the streets of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on July 23, 2012. Somalia has been embroiled in civil war since 1991, when former president Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted. It has been variously governed by ruthless warlords and militia groups and a fragile transitional government which holds official power in the Horn of Africa country. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
Somali government soldiers stand at the entrance of what used to be Hotel Uruba on July 23, 2012 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/ SIMON MAINA
African Union soldiers from Burundi patrol in an amoured vehicle on July 25, 2012 in Baidoa, 250km from the capital Mogadishu. Baidoa a strategic town captured in February by the Ethiopian army fighting alongside Somalia government forces and allied militias from Islamist rebels Al Shabab. Somalia has been embroiled in a civil war since 1991, when former president Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted. It has been variously governed by ruthless warlords and militia groups and a fragile transitional government which holds official power in this country of the Horn of Africa.
AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
A Somali woman sells her grocery's in Baidoa town 250 kms from July 25, 2012 in Mogadishu. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
African Union Burundian soldier patrols from an armoured vehicle, in Baidoa, 250 kms from Mogadishu on July 25, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
A picture shows the view of an African Union (AU) Burundian soldier in an armoured vehicle, in Baidoa, 250km from Mogadishu on July 25, 2012. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA
US Navy SEALs and Polish commandos from FORMOZA unit took part in three week long training. The exercise was conducted on the Gdańsk Bay of the Baltic Sea.
SOURCE: ZOOM - z obiektywem obok munduru and POLSOCOM web site.
Looks like the US personnel shown on these pictures are SWCCs mostly...
Excellent photos posted today!
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 26, 2012) Sailors raise the national ensign as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Strait of Gibraltar. Abraham Lincoln is en route to the United States to complete an eight-month deployment and change of home port during which she operated in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 27, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 offloads ordnance from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua E. Walters/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 27, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 offloads ordnance from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua E. Walters/Released)
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2012) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Tim Hennings operates an aircraft jack in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to troubleshoot an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary S. Welch/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2012) Amphibious assault vehicles line up to depart the welldeck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is underway conducting composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2012) A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 transits through the Pacific Ocean during the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group's composite training unit exercise. The exercise is a pre-deployment certification that evaluates an amphibious ready group's ability to conduct military operations at sea and support expeditionary operations ashore. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2012) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), practice for an upcoming fire power demonstration in the skies above the ship. Lincoln is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua E. Walters/Released)
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua E. Walters/Released)
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2012) Aviation Ordnancemen transfer a weapons case in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during an ammunition offload. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary S. Welch/Released)
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BANGOR, Wash. (July 26, 2012) Lance Cpl. Justin Gresham shows Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick D. West the gun turret of the Marine Corps uparmored vehicle Bearcat during a visit to Bangor, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas L. Rosprim/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) Airman Apprentice Sassa Hernandez, from Salem, N.J., 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 Kenneth Abbate/Released)
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2012) Explosive ordnance disposal team members drop out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 onto the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua E. Walters/Released)
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MARINE CORPS BASE KANE'OHE BAY (July 25, 2012) Members of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 9 train to fend off attackers from their camp during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Daniel Johnston/Released)
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SAN DIEGO (July 17, 2012) A Navy diver assigned to Southwest Regional Maintenance Center surfaces to retrieve a tool during maintenance operations on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Foster Bamford/Released)
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ARABIAN SEA (July 24, 2012) Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Benjamin Hyler, from Geneva, Fla., talks to Damage Control Central during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Britney N. Epps/Released)
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QUEBEC CITY (July 26, 2012) Chief Gunner's Mate Tyrone Lumpkin, left, and Gunner's Mate 1st Class Luiggi Baldo fire a gun salute toward Quebec City from the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS DeWert (FFG 45). DeWert, the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) and Canadian Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332) are visiting cities in America and Canada to celebrate the bicentennial of the War of 1812. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)
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NORFOLK (July 25, 2012) Tugboats guide the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on the Elizabeth River to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. George H.W. Bush will begin a planned incremental availability to refurbish and conduct intensive maintenance on shipboard systems. George H.W. Bush recently completed its first combat deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leonard Adams Jr./Released)
Great pics all!
I get the feeling there was some nostalgia in several of bd's posts, especially where they're throwing ordnance around.
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