Today's Pic's Monday, March 13, 2006

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Pacific Ocean (March 10, 2006) – Lt. Joe Baker, left, and Chief Engineman Chris Lisenby assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment Nine is hoisted into a SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, during casting and recovery operations. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently underway in the Western Pacific on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Justin R. Blake

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (right), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, listens to an Iraqi citizen in Zafarenia, located in eastern Baghdad, while conducting a patrol with U.S. soldiers assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, March 1, 2006. Thurman and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling the area, visiting with the local residents and viewing progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (left), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, shakes hands with Iraqi Col. Hussain, commander, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi army, March 1, 2006. Thurman, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling, made several stops throughout the day in eastern Baghdad to meet with local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (right), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, shares an embrace with Iraqi Maj. Gen. Jawad, commander, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army, March 1, 2006. Thurman, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling, made several stops throughout the day in eastern Baghdad to meet with local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe

U.S Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling (right), Multinational Division-Baghdad, talks with U.S. Army Maj. Johnnie Davis, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, while conducting a patrol with the brigade’s soldiers, March 1, 2006. Rilinig accompanied U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman, commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, on a tour of eastern Baghdad to meet with the local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (center), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, listens to Iraqi citizens in Zafarenia, located in eastern Baghdad, while conducting a patrol with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, March 1, 2006. Thurman, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling, made several stops throughout the day to meet with local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling (center), Multinational Division–Baghdad, talks with Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Lakin (right), 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, while conducting a patrol with the brigade’s soldiers, March 1, 2006. Rilinig accompanied U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman, commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, on a tour of eastern Baghdad to meet with the local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Bertolini (right), commander, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, shows the layout of an Iraqi police checkpoint to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (center), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, on the front deck of an M1 Abrams tank on a main thoroughfare of east Baghdad, March 1, 2006, as U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Hall, commander, 4th Brigade Troops Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, observes. Thurman also visited with the local residents and viewed progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe

Members of the Queen's Dragoon Guards in their Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle during their last deployment to Basra, Iraq.
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An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) with mounted machine gun.
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Cornershot proved hugely successful.
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Eyeball being thrown inside a building where it will relay high resolution images back to the soldiers waiting outside.
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Soldiers from the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, pursue suspected terrorists near the village of Oswesat, Iraq, beside the Euphrates River. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

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Spc. Brian Bennett, from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, trains Iraqi soldiers in combat tactics at Forward Operating Base McHenry. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

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Staff Sgt. William Black, from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, patrols Mosul, Iraq, in his Stryker vehicle. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Freeman does an operational check of the AN-AVS-10 panoramic night vision goggles at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, March 6, 2006. The new goggles give pilots performing combat air support missions a 90-degree total field of view and weigh nearly the same as the older AN-AVS-9 goggles. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung

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CanadaÕs Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses Canadian and other coalition soldiers during his first official visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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CanadaÕs Prime Minister Stephen Harper talks to Canadian soldiers during his first official visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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CanadaÕs Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the soldiers and media during his visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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CanadaÕs Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets a soldier during his first official visit to the Canadian Forces mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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CanadaÕs Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes a tour of the Canadian-led Multi-National Medical Unit during his first official visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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CanadaÕs Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Commander Regional Command South Brigadier General David Fraser visit an Inukshuk erected at Kandahar Airfield in memory of fallen coalition soldiers in Afghanistan at during the first official visit to the country by the Prime Minister.

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CanadaÕs Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier upon arrival by CC-130 Hercules aircraft at Kandahar Airfield for his first official visit to Afghanistan.

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CanadaÕs Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes a tour of the living quarters of soldiers at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. This is the Prime MinisterÕs first official visit to Afghanistan.

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Iraqi policemen drive in front of a funeral procession of a man killed in yesterday's car bomb explosion March 13, 2006 in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr city in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 40 people were killed and many more were wounded in a series of car bomb explosions at two busy marketplaces. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/***** Images).

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An elderly Iraqi woman weeps at the scene of yesterday's car bomb explosion, in a marketplace March 13, 2006 in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr city in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 40 people were killed and many more were wounded in a series of car bomb explosions at two busy marketplaces. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/***** Images).

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Iraqi gather at the site of yesterday's car bomb explosion, in a marketplace March 13, 2006 in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr city in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 40 people were killed and many more were wounded in a series of car bomb explosions at two busy marketplaces. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/***** Images).

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Great images!

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, shakes hands with Kandahar elder Mulah Akibullah following their meeting, in Kandahar, Afghanistan Monday March 13, 2006. Harper is in the country to visit with Canadian troops. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper poses for pictures with Canadian soldiers during a visit to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, March 13, 2006. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets local Afghan workers at the Canadian base in Kandahar Afghanistan Monday March 13, 2006. Prime Minister Harper is in the country to visit with Canadian troops. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives a thumbs-up as he poses for a group photo with Canadian soldiers during a visit to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, March 13, 2006. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shares a meal with Canadian soldiers at their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, March 13, 2006. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses Canadian soldiers at their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, March 13, 2006. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks past a machine gun as he tours the Canadian portion of the military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, March 13, 2006. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, wearing body armour, gives a thumbs-up before boarding a U. S. Blackhawk helicopter following his visit to a smaller Canadian base in downtown Kandahar Afghanistan Monday. (CP PHOTO/Tom Hanson)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, wearing body armour, leaves a Canadian base after visiting troops and talking with Kandahar elder Mulah Akibullah, back left, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, March 13, 2006. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Canadian troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday. (CP/Tom Hanson)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Canadian soldiers during lunch at their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Monday. (Tom Hanson/CP)

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Thanks SS!

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A U.S. soldier holds a weapon at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad March 13, 2006. Two civilians were killed and four wounded when a car bomb targeting a U.S. military convoy exploded in southern Baghdad, police said.

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An Iraqi policeman looks at unexploded artillery shells found at the scene of car bomb attack in Kirkuk about 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad March 13, 2006. Two policemen were killed and four wounded when two car bombs exploded in separate attacks on a police patrol in the northern oil city of Kirkuk, police said.

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Iraqi police secure the scene of car bomb attack in Kirkuk about 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad March 13, 2006. Two policemen were killed and four wounded when two car bombs exploded in separate attacks on a police patrol in the northern oil city of Kirkuk, police said.

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Iraqi Shi'ites grieve during the funeral of a victim of Sunday's bombing in Baghdad's Sad'r city March 13, 2006. Up to six car bombs ripped through the east Baghdad stronghold of a major Shi'ite militia force on Sunday, killing 46 people, wounding 204 and raising fears reprisals could again pitch Iraq toward civil war.

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A snake hunter uses a snake stick to grab a snake as it comes out of its den in Sweetwater, Texas March 11, 2006. Sweetwater is home to the world's largest Rattlesnake Round-up which started as a way for ranchers to rid the abundance of snakes that were threatening their livestock.

The prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris was the setting for violent clashes between student demonstrators and riot police.

Officers armed with teargas and batons stormed the building to remove around 200 protesters and were involved in running battles outside.

More than 20 people were arrested in the pre-dawn raid and several injured. Some students had been holed-up for three days to protest proposed employment laws which will make it easier for firms to fire young people without explanation.

Streets outside the university -at the heart of student riots in 1968 - were littered with debris after the operation.

Officers had to smash through makeshift barricades to eject campaigners. The demo was mirrored in universities across France.

French education minister Gilles de Robien has accused students of "odious acts", including wrecking books and equipment. However, student leaders fear more violence if authorities continue to use force.

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A Palestinian man leans on the separation barrier, near Israeli border police, along the border between East Jerusalem to Eizariya on March 13, 2006 in the West Bank. Construction on the separation barrier continues daily, causing roads to close and blocking Palestinians from traveling to neighborhoods that they were once able to go to easily. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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A Palestinian man watches new concrete blocks being moved into place at the separation barrier from East Jerusalem to Eizariya on March, 13, 2006 in the West Bank. Construction on the separation barrier continues daily, causing roads to close and blocking Palestinians from traveling to neighborhoods that they were once able to go to easily. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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Palestinians walk an elderly man past the separation barrier from East Jerusalem to Eizariya on March, 13, 2006 in the West Bank. Construction on the separation barrier continues daily, causing roads to close and blocking Palestinians from traveling to neighborhoods that they were once able to go to easily. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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An elderly supporter of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic reacts in front of his portrait as dozens of his supporters waited in line in the snow to pay tribute to their late idol in front of his party seat in central Belgrade,13 March 2006. Milosevic died 11 March 2006 after a heart attack in his cell while on trial at the UN tribunal in The Hague. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/***** Images)

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll smiles amongst Australian flags being waved by the crowd after the Commonwealth Day Service March 13, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. The Queen and Prince Philip are on a five-day visit to Australia where she will officially open the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. (Photo by Rob Griffith-Pool/***** Images)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Williston, assigned with the 18th Civil Engineering Squadron, uses his firefighting skills to put out a fire during a training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kasey Zickmund

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U.S. Army personnel wait in line to board a C-130H2 Hercules cargo aircraft during a resupply mission at forward operating base Salearno, Afghanistan, March 8, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung

[He219]

Nice pix, SS



No feeding problems here~

Capetown, March 11th, 2006: Auf dem Oberdeck der BERLIN angetretene Offiziersanwärter beim Einlaufen in Kapstadt (Quelle © 2006 Bundeswehr/ Matthias Dörendahl)

Plymouth, March 12th, 2006:
Die Schnellboote der GEPARD-Klasse, S77 DACHS und S78 OZELOT, liegen längsseits des Tender DONAU (Quelle © 2006 Bundeswehr / Sven Kasimir)

[madeinmoscow]

Nice boat.

[Graspol]

Hmmmmmm, yummy mädels!!

[cowboypimp]

dam baby

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that guy is not really trying to move that, is he?!?

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March 13th, 2006: „Well done – gut gemacht!“ Mit diesen Worten bewertete Oberst Hans Werner Patzki, Kommandeur des PRT Kunduz, das Engagement der Soldatinnen und Soldaten aller in Kunduz beteiligten Nationen des 9. Einsatzkontingentes ISAF. Shown: Die Einsatzmedaillen der Bundeswehr und der NATO (Quelle Pressestelle Kunduz)

Oberstabsfeldwebel Egger mit seinen Lehrgangsteilnehmern bei der Ausbildung Bergretter - Experten im Gebirge (Quelle Redaktion Heer)

Soldaten des Fernmeldebataillons 820 geben Einblick in ihre persönliche Ausrüstung (Quelle Redaktion Heer)

Waffen und militärische Ausstattung (Quelle Redaktion Heer)

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U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment watch Nigerian soldiers practice firing their heavy machine guns at a firing range in Tahoua, Niger, March 12, 2006, during Exercise Shared Accord 2006.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets Canadian soldiers at their base in Kandahar Afghanistan Monday March 13, 2006. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper poses for pictures with Canadian soldiers following his speech to them at their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, March 13, 2006. Kandahar is currently home to 2,200 Canadian soldiers and to thousands more of the Taliban's most die-hard supporters. Harper said he wants to show support for the soldiers, aid workers, and diplomats conducting what he considers Canada's most important foreign mission in decades. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

Israeli soldiers take a position during an operation in the West Bank town of Jenin Monday, March 13, 2006. According to Palestinian sources four militants and three others were arrested during the operation. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

An Israeli soldier points his weapon with a laser sight during an operation in the West Bank town of Jenin Monday, March 13, 2006. According to Palestinian sources four militants and three others were arrested during the operation. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Danny Sullivan, a pilot, with F-14D Tomcat Fighter Squadron VF-31, greets his family at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., March 10, 2006. VF-31 just completed its final deployment flying the F-14D Tomcat prior to its removal from service and officially stricken from the inventory in September 2006

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U.S. Navy Airman Jason Elizondo kisses his daughter for the first time after returning to Norfolk Naval Station, Va., March 11, 2006, from a six-month deployment onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Steven King)

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Nice boat.

What's the difference between a boat and a ship? Or better: when does a boat become a ship? Is it about size?

Nice pics, btw!

ben

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My friends on the USS Nimitz refer to it as the boat ..

Iraqi policemen secure the area after a car bomb exploded targeting an unidentified security convoy near the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 13, 2006. Police found four hanged men dangling from electricity pylons in a Baghdad Shiite slum Monday. Bomb blasts in Baghdad and north of the capital many of them targeting Iraqi police patrols killed at least 11 more people and wounded more than 40, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

An Iraqi policeman inspects a damaged armored SUV of an unidentified security convoy after the explosion of a car bomb, near the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 13, 2006. Police found four hanged men dangling from electricity pylons in a Baghdad Shiite slum Monday. Bomb blasts in Baghdad and north of the capital many of them targeting Iraqi police patrols killed at least 11 more people and wounded more than 40, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

[cowboypimp]

a ship can go across the ocean, a boat cant.

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Nice pics He.

Army Aviation troops bound for Afghanistan
More than one hundred members of the Australian Army 5th Aviation Regiment were farewelled on 13 March 2006 by the Minister for Defence, Dr Brendan Nelson MP, and the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, as the soldiers prepared to leave for Afghanistan.

The soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan as part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to the international coalition against terrorism.

The soldiers will be responsible for the operation of two Australian Army Chinook Helicopters that are being sent to the Middle East.

The Chinooks and their crews will provide air mobility support to the Australian Special Forces Task Group operating in Afghanistan.

The Defence personnel and their helicopters that are based in Townsville, will be utilised in the movement of troops, equipment and aero-medical evacuation.

The helicopters have gone through extensive upgrades including enhanced Electronic Warfare Self Protection equipment, crew and passenger protection and advanced communication capabilities.



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The Minister for Defence, Dr Brendan Nelson, gets to know Private Paul Smith and wife Elizabeth while son Corbin plays.

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The Minister for Defence, Dr Brendan Nelson, with Signaller Shannon Vienna, Shannon's mum Vicki , wife Briddie, and daughter Sophie at the 5th Aviation Regiment's Pegasus Club following the formal farewell ceremony.

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The Minister for Defence, Dr Brendan Nelson, addresses the members of the 5th Aviation Regiment and their families.

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Craftsman Damien Bennetto cradles baby Caitlyn, with wife Amanda Stone and daughter Kayla during the farewell ceremony.

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Corporal Brett Mesken with his son Aidan during the farewell ceremony.

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The Minister for Defence, Dr Brendan Nelson, arrives for the 5th Aviation Regiment farewell ceremony.