Today's Photos, Monday - September 10th, 2012

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LIBERIA – Peacekeepers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 56th Detached Helicopter Unit, fulfilling tasks within the UN Mission in Liberia, completed a Search and Rescue training in evacuation of simulated victims from the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
During the training Mi-8MT helicopters were equipped with special lifting devices LPG-150 enabling the rescuers delivery to specified spots.
Ghanaian peacekeepers also participated in the training, maintaining guard and defense of the helipad and evacuation area, as well as medical aid to simulated victims.

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Einweisen der C-130 Herkules. .Die Lockheed C-130 Hercules der Lockheed Corporation ist eines der vielseitigsten und am weitesten verbreiteten militärischen Transportflugzeuge. Mit ihren diversen Weiterentwicklungen ist sie außerdem eines der am längsten gebauten Flugzeuge der Welt. Der Schulterdecker wird von vier Turboprop-Triebwerken angetrieben..Die Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA) ist die größte Messe der Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie in Deutschland. Sie findet alle zwei Jahre auf dem Südgelände des Flughafens Berlin-Schönefeld statt. Wie in den vorangegangenen Jahren wird die Bundeswehr auch 2012 mit zahlreichen Exponaten auf der ILA 2012 in Berlin präsent sein..© Bundeswehr / Schulze

Eine Transall (C-160 D) startet auf dem ILA-Gelände..C-160 D TRANSALL steht für Combat-160 Deutschland Transporter „Allianz“, kozipiert als mittleres taktisches Transportflugzeug. Das Flugzeug ist ein deutsch-französisches Gemeinschaftsprojekt. Herauszuheben ist seine Landefähigkeit auf behelfsmäßigen Pisten sowie die Fähigkeit, Lasten aus niedrigen und sehr niedrigen Flughöhen absetzen zu können. Einsatzmöglichkeiten sind logistische Transporte, Luftlandeoperationen, Lufttransport von Verwundeten, Unfallverletzten und Kranken (MedEvac: Medical Evacuation)..Die Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA) ist die größte Messe der Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie in Deutschland. Sie findet alle zwei Jahre auf dem Südgelände des Flughafens Berlin-Schönefeld statt. Wie in den vorangegangenen Jahren wird die Bundeswehr auch 2012 mit zahlreichen Exponaten auf der ILA 2012 in Berlin präsent sein. © Bundeswehr / Schulze

Eurofighter (EF 2000) auf dem Taxiway..Das Waffensystem Eurofighter ist ein hochleistungsfähiges Kampfflugzeug der 4. Generation mit der Fähigkeit zur vernetzten Operationsführung und zum mehrrollenfähigen Einsatz in der Luftverteidigungs- (LV) wie auch in der Luftangriffsrolle (LA)..Die Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA) ist die größte Messe der Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie in Deutschland. Sie findet alle zwei Jahre auf dem Südgelände des Flughafens Berlin-Schönefeld statt. Wie in den vorangegangenen Jahren wird die Bundeswehr auch 2012 mit zahlreichen Exponaten auf der ILA 2012 in Berlin präsent sein. © Bundeswehr / Schulze

Orion (Seefernaufklärer P-3C) auf dem Taxiway..Die Lockheed P-3 ORION ist ein 4-motoriges, propellerangetriebenes Flugzeug, das weltweit als Seefernaufklärer und U-Boot-Jagdflugzeug eingesetzt wird. .Die Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA) ist die größte Messe der Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie in Deutschland. Sie findet alle zwei Jahre auf dem Südgelände des Flughafens Berlin-Schönefeld statt. Wie in den vorangegangenen Jahren wird die Bundeswehr auch 2012 mit zahlreichen Exponaten auf der ILA 2012 in Berlin präsent sein. © Bundeswehr / Schulze

Im Rahmen der TSK-übergreifenden Fähigkeitsübung „WillFire 2012“ wurde eine simulierte Luftbetankung durch einen Airbus A310 von zwei Tornados und zwei Eurofightern gezeigt..Die Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA) ist die größte Messe der Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie in Deutschland. Sie findet alle zwei Jahre auf dem Südgelände des Flughafens Berlin-Schönefeld statt. Wie in den vorangegangenen Jahren wird die Bundeswehr auch 2012 mit zahlreichen Exponaten auf der ILA 2012 in Berlin präsent sein..© Bundeswehr / Bieker

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Excellent pix Ceriy! Excellent!


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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is underway near Guam at sunset. George Washington is the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is currently on patrol in the western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)

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U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 8, 2012) Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2nd Class Travis Lamson and his team, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, conduct a gear check while on standby in an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Sept. 6, 2012) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Monique Freelin stands topside watch aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). (U.S. Navy photo by Mike Eliason/Released)

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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. (Sept. 8, 2012) Navy and Air Force students practice crawling under constantine wire just before beginning their Army Warrior Task exercise. Upon completion of the 3-week course the Sailors will deploy to various locations worldwide in combat support and combat service support missions. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gino N. Carr/Released)

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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. (Sept. 8, 2012) Sailors prepare to cover a constantine wire for safe passage during their Army Warrior Task exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gino N. Carr/Released)

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Sept. 7, 2012) Sailors fire the 40 mm saluting battery as the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) approaches Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Underwood is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Southern Seas 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Phillips/Released)

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SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Sept. 7, 2012) The Virginia-class submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) pulls alongside the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40). Frank Cable conducts maintenance and support of submarine and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason C. Swink/Released)

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Recruits from the 4th Defence Forces School of Music Recruit Platoon at their Passing out Parade in Cathal Brugha Barracks. Ireland.

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Airmen and Soldiers load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 31, 2012. C-5 Aircrews and maintainers from the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing were positioned at Bagram to assist in the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority from the departing 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and arriving 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Chinese Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) ship the "Haixun 31" arrives in Hawaii, Sept. 4, 2012 for a 5-day visit at the invitation of the US Coast Guard. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Overseas Chinese welcome the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) ship the "Haixun 31" as it arrives in Hawaii for a 5-day visit at the invitation of the US Coast Guard. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

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Belarus.

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Special Operations Battalion celebrating 12th anniversary of their unit, Croatia.

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9/9/2012 By Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook
Recruiting Station Twin Cities
Capt. Chuck Larson, 31, from Des Moines, Iowa, holds his daughters Camille, 5, and Estelle, 3, after returning from Afghanistan on Sept. 9. Larson was one of 36 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471 who deployed for seven months. During their tour they provided convoy security and logistics support for units in Helmand province. Overall, they logged more than 45,000 miles. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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9/9/2012 By Cpl. Tyler J. Thornhill
Marine Forces Reserve
Ecuadorian and U.S. Marines listen to a religious service during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 9. UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas gives the participating troops from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the United States and Uruguay an opportunity to exercise critical thinking based on realistic scenarios, reinforce essentialtactics and techniques and build on a strong foundation of professional cooperation.

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9/8/2012 By Cpl. Tyler J. Thornhill
Marine Forces Reserve
U.S. sailors from Riverine Squadron 3, coast into the shore to extract a squad of U.S. Marines as part of a scenario while conducting riverine training during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 8.

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9/8/2012 By Cpl. Tyler J. Thornhill
Marine Forces Reserve
U.S. Marines and sailors insert into a landing zone as part of a scenario while conducting riverine training during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 Sept. 8.

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9/8/2012 By Capt. Lucas Burke
26th MEU
A Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his M4 Carbine at a target during a fire-team rushing exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. The exercise taught the Marines to communicate effectively during duress, increasing their ability to perform under pressure. This training was part of the 26th MEU's pre-deployment training program. BLT 3/2 is one of the three reinforcements of 26th MEU, which is slated to deploy in 2013.

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9/8/2012 By Cpl. Chris Stone
26th MEU
A Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his M4 Carbine at a target during a fire-team rushing exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012.

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9/8/2012 By Capt. Lucas Burke
26th MEU
Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to breach and clear a building during a close quarters tactics exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. CQT teaches Marines how to effectively enter and clear confined rooms, ladder wells and ships.

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9/8/2012 By Cpl. Chris Stone
26th MEU
Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), egress from an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) while performing a direct action raid on a building at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. AAV's are an essential part of the MEU; their main mission is to transport Marines and Sailors from ship to shore, so they are able to accomplish their objective.

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9/7/2012 By Cpl. Chris Stone
26th MEU
Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security inside of a building in a Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. MOUT is used to familiarize Marines with the essential techniques to properly clear and secure a street, building or town.

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9/7/2012 By Cpl. Chris Stone
26th MEU
Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security inside of a building in a Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012. MOUT is used to familiarize Marines with the essential techniques to properly clear and secure a street, building or town.

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Greece.

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Lithuanian Army Reservists during at the start of a two week training exercise with the Grand Duke Kestutis Motorised Infantry Battalion – 8^th September 2012

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An M1A2 System Enhancement Package V2 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires its 120 mm main gun while on the move during a Table VI tank gunnery at the Udairi Range Complex, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Thursday. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, are scheduled to begin training with their Kuwaiti partners in the near future.

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An M1A2 System Enhancement Package V2 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires its 120 mm main gun from a stationary position during a Table VI tank gunnery at the Udairi Range Complex, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Thursday. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fired Sabot rounds and High Explosive Anti-Tank rounds from the stationary position as well as on the move during the gunnery.

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Master Sgt. James Guldjord prepares to conduct an air refueling with an AC-130H Spectre gunship, assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 21, 2012. A film crew was on board the AC-130H during the mission to shoot footage for a Military Channel television program that will feature the gunship. Guldjord is a boom operator assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

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An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission, Sept. 10, 2012, over the Atlantic Ocean. The refueling was part of a training mission for both the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, and 100th ARW.

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Members from the 100th SFS manned several towers around the FOB during a joint mission rehearsal exercise, also known as MRX, with Royal Air Force members from 15 Squadron, RAF Honington; No. 2 Tactical Police Squadron, RAF Henlow; and No. 7 Force Protection Wing Headquarters, RAF Coningsby. During the MRX, U.S. Air Force members played as U.S. Marine Corps for the British forces, who are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in the near future.

In addition to doing their own training, the 100th SFS personnel spent several days at STANTA role-playing as the U.S. Marine Corps with Royal Air Force members from three squadrons, who are finishing the final stage of year-long preparation for deployment to Afghanistan.

An airman from the 100th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, keeps an eye out for the enemy after he and the rest of his team were ambushed during a route-clearance mission as part of an exercise at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012.

Members from the 100th Security Forces Squadron scramble to help wounded members of their team after they come under ambush during a training exercise at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012.

Members from the 100th Security Forces Squadron, including Military Working Dog Zulton, scramble to help wounded members of their team after they are ambushed during a training exercise at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012.

A 100th Security Forces Squadron airman fires from a Humvee during an ambush as part of an exercise at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012

U.S. airmen from the 100th Security Forces Squadron encounter smoke grenades simulating an improvised explosive device as they travel “home” in their HUMVEEs, before coming under ambush during an exercise at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012.

Air Marshall Andrew Pulford, right, Deputy Commander Capability/Air Member for Personnel and Capability, High Wycombe, meets with Tech. Sgt. Curtis Webb and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Williams, 100th Security Forces Squadron, during a mission rehearsal exercise at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012. The air marshall visited British and American military members at STANTA as they worked side-by-side during a joint exercise.

Flight Lt. Scott Ripley-Jones, Force Protection Centre and Operational Training Advisory and Standardization Squadron, RAF Honington, makes tracking signs in the sand with a training weapon for other military members to interpret and gain information during a mission rehearsal exercise, Sept. 4, 2012, at Stanford Training Area, Thetford.

Military Working Dog Ootto and Staff Sgt. Billy Lofton, 100th Security Force Squadron Military Working Dog handler, patrol buildings around "Forward Operating Base Oakwood," Sept. 4, 2012, during a mission rehearsal exercise, also known as MRX, at Stanford Training Area, Thetford.

British Royal Air Force members from 15 Squadron,RAF Regiment, RAF Honington, arrive at “Forward Operating Base Oakwood” in an armoured Jackal at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012.

Airmen 1st Class Joseph Kline (left) and Christopher Simmons, 100th Security Forces Squadron gunners, provide security of incoming traffic for “Forward Operating Base Oakwood” at Guardian 1, Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012.

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Swedish soldiers in Baltiysk.