Today's Pic's. - Thurs. April 21st

**He219** · 04-21-2005

Persian Gulf (April 18, 2005) – A Marine attached to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Pendleton, Calif., spends some time alone watching the sun set while onboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Duluth (LPD 6).

Iraq (Apr. 20, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147), flies over Iraq during a combat mission prior to returning to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).

Pacific Ocean (April 16, 2005) – Chief Quarter Master Michael Kerr, the craft master of the Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) communicates to his crew members through a voice tube. ACU-1 is based out of North Island, San Diego, Calif.

Pacific Ocean (April 16, 2005) – Seaman Anthony Denson assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1) observes Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) as a bulldozer is being off loaded onto “Red Beach” in Oceanside, Calif.

A U.S. soldier with Bravo Company, 130th Infantry Battalion, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, provides security while other members of Bravo Company search for weapons and possible insurgents near Baqubah, Iraq, April 12, 2005

A US Army soldier, from the the1st Battalion 5th Infantry, consults with his platoon sergeant about an AK-47 automatic rifle found in a home during the inspection raid for possible weapon caches and insurgents in the restive Palestine district in the city of Mosul, 400 kilometers north of Baghdad, 21 April 2005. Iraqi families are allowed the possession of one weapon for their security. Six Americans were among the nine people killed when a Bulgarian civilian helicopter was shot down Thursday afternoon north of Baghdad, a US embassy spokesman said.

Sergeant Isaac Wells (R) of the US Army instructs Filipino counterparts on rifle handling during a training exercise in Basilan island, 21 April 2005. A joint US-Philippines military exercise on counter-terrorism training is in its third week and will formally end 29 April 2005.

Bus passengers from Pakistani controlled Kashmir and Indian Kashmir wave as they walk with officials across Kaman Bridge,the de-facto border between India and Pakistan on the line of control (LOC), 21 April 2005. Bus passengers from the Indian and Pakistani zones of Kashmir defied Islamic militant threats and crossed the heavily-militarised ceasefire line for the second time in almost 60 years.The first batch of passengers crossed on April 7 after India and Pakistan agreed to resume the bus service between the two divided zones. Eleven Pakistanis and 14 returning residents of Indian Kashmir, who came to Muzaffarabad on the first bus two weeks ago, were the first to walk across the 220-foot (67-metre) bridge which straddles the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border splitting the Himalayan region, police and witnesses said.

**ShotOver** · 04-21-2005

HMAS Canberra's Decommissioning tour.

In accordance with mariner tradition a crossing the line ceremony was held on HMAS Canberra when she crossed the equator from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere.

King Neptune and his court are pictured from left to right Kings Guard (POB ELLEM), THE BABY (POCSM MAY) The Queen (POSTD CARTER) King Neptune (POMT DURHAM) The Judge (POET CARTER) & Kings Guard (POATA McLEAN)

During the Crossing the line Ceremony a guard was Presented to the royal court. The Polliwogs were from left to right SBLT Evans, SBLT Francis, FLTLT Hurley and SBLT Muller

During the Crossing the Line ceremony the Executive Officer was put in the stocks for bringing inexperienced mariners (polliwogs) across the equator

That evening after the crossing the line ceremony all those initiated were given their certificates so that they could prove it next time.

**Maj C** · 04-21-2005

Too bad crossing the line ceremonies are prohibited in the US now...I've still got my Shellback card.

I was on the USS Duluth! small but clean and good chow...

**He219** · 04-21-2005

In this photo released by Australia Customs Services, the Australian Navy patrol boat, HMAS Warrnambool, shadows an Indonesian fishing boat which initially refused to stop and be boarded in Northern Australian waters Wednesday, April 20, 2005. Authorities have seized 27 Indonesian fishing boats and arrested 240 crew members in the largest operation targeting illegal fishing in Australia's waters, the government said Wednesday.

**Solo** · 04-21-2005

Fabulous pics today.

Thank you

**ShotOver** · 04-21-2005

Originally Posted by Maj C

Too bad crossing the line ceremonies are prohibited in the US now...I've still got my Shellback card.

I was on the USS Duluth! small but clean and good chow...

That's a shame mate. I'm looking forward to mine, hope I get in there before they are banned here with this new PC crap going around.

**D.Sigurdsson** · 04-21-2005

Outstanding pics He, as always.

**Nikitaras** · 04-21-2005

Originally Posted by Maj C

Too bad crossing the line ceremonies are prohibited in the US now...I've still got my Shellback card.

I was on the USS Duluth! small but clean and good chow...

I was on the USS Fort Fisher for mine.

**callous** · 04-21-2005

Sweet pic's He

The crash site of a commercial helicopter contracted by the U.S. Defense Department which was shot down by missile fire north of the Iraqi capital, Thursday, April 21, 2005, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The crash killed at least six Americans and three Bulgarians, officials said. The Mi-8 helicopter went down about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. Embassy said. U.S. officials said they presumed the helicopter was shot down but could not confirm that until an investigation was completed. The six Americans worked for security contractor Blackwater USA, the U.S. Embassy said. (AP Photo/APTN)

Telia J. Lewis, right, walks with her daughter Justina Evans past the Eastern redbud tree, Thursday April 21, 2005, at Fort Stewart, Ga. that memorializes her husband, PFC Lee A. Lewis, who died fighting in Iraq. Lewis is followed by friends and family members during an Army ceremony that dedicated 13 trees on Warriors Walk to the growing numbers of soldiers who have been lost in Iraq. (AP Photo/ Stephen Morton)

An Iraqi policeman looks at the remains of a car hit by a road side bomb in the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad, April 21, 2005. The bomb injured six people. (*******)

A British soldier secures the area where a roadside bomb exploded in the Iraqi southern city of Basra. Three Iraqi civilians were wounded in the blast that initially targeted a British military convoy.(AFP/Nawfal Hashim)

People surround a burned out car after shooting errupted in the center of Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday, April 21, 2005, involving US troops and leaving two Iraqis dead, including one child. Witnesses and a doctor of the main hospital in Ramadi reported, that three cars were set on fire during the shooting. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

US soldiers cordon off a street after a car bomb attack, in the Dura district, in the south of Baghdad. The discovery of some 60 corpses in the Tigris river has renewed fears of sectarian violence in Iraq, after caretaker Prime Minister Iyad Allawi escaped an assassination bid.(AFP/Ali Al-Saadi)

A burned out car is transported away from the scene after a roadside bomb exploded on the highway leading to Baghdad's airport, Thursday, April 21, 2005. At least two foreign nationals were killed in the incident, Iraqi police said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Uraibi)

British soldiers get into position after a roadside bomb exploded in the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Thursday, April 21, 2005. The bomb hit two civilan cars and injured three Iraqi civilians. (AP Photo/Nabil Al Jurani)

A Japanese Self-Defense Force soldier stands guard on a street in the Iraqi city of Samawa April 21, 2005. The Japanese military contingent is supplying humanitarian assistance to Iraq, working on projects that include building new schools and repairing damaged infrastructure. *******/Mohammed Ameen

**He219** · 04-21-2005

Erstmals geht der Schützenpanzer 'Ulan' mit ins Ausland.

General Edmund Entacher ließ es sich nicht nehmen Soldaten persönlich zu verabschieden.

Ein Sonderzug bringt die Task Force 9 nach Deutschland.

Verzurrung der Heeresfahrzeuge bevor der Zug nach Deutschland abfährt.

Kurze Einweisung am Zielbahnhof Schweinfurt.

Der Kontakt mit den kleinen deutschen Kameraden wird aufgenommen ...

Die 'Task Force 9' des Bundesheeres ist bereits auf dem Truppenübungsplatz Bergen (Niedersachsen) eingetroffen.

Deutsche und österreichische Soldaten treffen erste Absprachen, die Übung kann demnächst beginnen.

Der neue Schützenpanzer ’Ulan’ des Bundesheeres ...

... weckt das Interesse der Deutschen.

Der Kommandant von TF-9, Hauptmann Michael Aigner.

Aigner und Hauptmann Michael Machon, großer Kommandant der Deutschen.

Michael Aigner, 2.v.l weist die unterstellten deutschen Infanteristen ein.

Ein ’Wolf’-PKW mit Lautsprechern für PsyOps - psychologische Kampfführung und marschmusik

21. April 2005
Heute informierte sich Generalleutnant Axel Bürgener, Kommandant des Heeresführungskommandos der deutschen Bundeswehr und Leiter der Übung "European Challenge 05", über den taktischen Einsatz der österreichischen 6. Jägerbrigade

Internationales Flair am Gefechtsstand

Einweisung in die Aufgaben der österreichischen Brigade.

**Bluezoo** · 04-21-2005

Great pictures so far!

RIP to the dead.

**littlefrench** · 04-21-2005

They should change the barrel of this Ma Duce

.....

.... Or maybe that this picture has got a problem

**Macs.** · 04-21-2005

http://www.bundesheer.at/images_skal...1113899550.jpg

Der Kontakt mit den kleinen deutschen Kameraden wird aufgenommen ...

Hey !

**He219** · 04-21-2005

Sanitäter versorgen verletzte Zivilpersonen vor dem Transport

Die zu evakuierenden Personen werden aus der Gefahrenzone gebracht

**[AFSOC]** · 04-21-2005

neat

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