Today's Pix - Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

[He219]

A German soldier sitting atop of a Fennek Armed Reconnaissance Vehicle watches the area around Feisabad Airport in Afghanistan, Tuesday July 18, 2006. German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung is on a two-day visit to the German troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

A German soldier sits in an open helicopter during a flight to Feisabad in Afghanistan, Tuesday July 18, 2006. German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung is on a two-day visit to the German troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, right, talks with Brigadier Markus Kneip, left, Tuesday July 18, 2006 in a helicopter during their flight to Feisabad Airport in Afghanistan. Jung is on a two-day visit to the German troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, left, gestures as he talks with Colonel Bernd Schuett, right, Tuesday July 18, 2006 at Feisabad Airport in Afghanistan. Jung is on a two-day visit to the German troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, center, gestures as he talks with Colonel Bernd Schuett, right, and Brigadier Markus Kneip, left, Tuesday July 18, 2006 at Feisabad Airport in Afghanistan. Jung is on a two-day visit to the German troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

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German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, left, and Colonel Bernd Schuett walk at the military camp in Feisabad, Afghanistan, Tuesday July 18, 2006. Jung is on a two-day visit to the German troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, rear, and Colonel Bernd Schuett stand on a watchtower at the military camp in Feisabad, Afghanistan, Tuesday July 18, 2006. Jung is on a two-day visit to the German troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

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German defence minister Franz-Josef Jung (L) stands on a watchtower at the camp of the German armed forces Bundeswehr 18 July 2006 in Faizabad, northern Afghanistan. Jung is on a two day visit in Afghanistan to meet the German contingent that has recently taken command of a NATO-led military force in the north. AFP PHOTO POOL/MICHAEL HANSCHKE (Photo credit should read MICHAEL HANSCHKE/AFP/***** Images)

A box full of beers is seen in the air before being thrown into a pile of alcoholic drinks in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 17, 2006. Afghan authorities destroyed 630 bottles of wine and 3,300 cans of beer Monday in a public anti-alcohol campaign in the capital, Kabul, officials said. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

British soldiers from 3 Para and 1 Royal Irish conduct clearance patrols in and around the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan July 16, 2006. Sangin has seen some of the fiercest clashes between British Forces and Taliban insurgents during the past six weeks, resulting in the deaths of several British soldiers and insurgents. Picture taken July 16, 2006. NO ARCHIVES NO SALES *******/Cpl Rob Knight, RLC/Handout (AFGHANISTAN)

A sniper team watches the street while other British soldiers from 3 Para and 1 Royal Irish conduct clearance patrols in and around the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan July 16, 2006. Sangin has seen some of the fiercest clashes between British Forces and Taliban Insurgents during the past six weeks, resulting in the deaths of several British Soldiers and insurgents. Picture taken July 16, 2006. NO ARCHIVES NO SALES *******/Cpl Rob Knight, RLC/Handout (AFGHANISTAN)

Two soldiers of the Afghan National Army question a witness following a Taliban RPG attack on the Sangin Forward Operating Base, as British soldiers from 3 Para and 1 Royal Irish conduct clearance patrols in and around the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan July 16, 2006. Sangin has seen some of the fiercest clashes between British Forces and Taliban insurgents during the past six weeks, resulting in the deaths of several British soldiers and insurgents. Picture taken July 16, 2006. NO ARCHIVES NO SALES *******/Cpl Rob Knight, RLC/Handout (AFGHANISTAN)

Royal Engineers signallers pause to confer with other British soldiers from 3 Para and 1 Royal Irish as they conduct clearance patrols in and around the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan July 16, 2006. Sangin has seen some of the fiercest clashes between British Forces and Taliban Insurgents during the past six weeks, resulting in the deaths of several British Soldiers and insurgents. Picture taken July 16, 2006. NO ARCHIVES NO SALES *******/Cpl Rob Knight, RLC/Handout (AFGHANISTAN)

Paratroopers from C Company 3 Para relax in their Forward Operating Base following clearance patrols in and around the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan July 16, 2006. Sangin has seen some of the fiercest clashes between British Forces and Taliban insurgents during the past six weeks, resulting in the deaths of several British soldiers and insurgents. Picture taken July 16, 2006. NO ARCHIVES NO SALES *******/Cpl Rob Knight, RLC/Handout (AFGHANISTAN)

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Tootal, commanding officer of 3 Para, briefs his company commanders prior to British soldiers from 3 Para and 1 Royal Irish conducting clearance patrols in and around the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan July 16, 2006. Sangin has seen some of the fiercest clashes between British Forces and Taliban insurgents during the past six weeks, resulting in the deaths of several British soldiers and insurgents. Picture taken July 16, 2006. NO ARCHIVES NO SALES *******/Cpl Rob Knight, RLC/Handout (AFGHANISTAN)

A member of the Russian security wearing U.S. ACU takes photographs of Russian expatriates waiting to board coaches evacuating them from Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Russia said more than 1,400 Russian citizens are in Lebanon and about 1,000 were ready to leave. Westerners fled by land, sea and air as Israel launched waves of bombings that hit south Beirut, the border and the eastern city of Baalbek in the early hours Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Russian, from Lebanese descent talks to another member of Russian security, as others wait to board buses organized by the Russian embassy, that are going to evacuate them from Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Russia said more than 1,400 Russian citizens are in Lebanon and about 1,000 were ready to leave. Westerners fled by land, sea and air as Israel launched waves of bombings that hit south Beirut, the border and the eastern city of Baalbek in the early hours Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Russians, most of them from Lebanese descent, stand next to a bus waiting to be evacuated from Lebanon, on coaches organized by the Russian embassy, in Beirut, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Russia said more than 1,400 Russian citizens are in Lebanon and about 1,000 were ready to leave. Westerners fled by land, sea and air as Israel launched waves of bombings that hit south Beirut, the border and the eastern city of Baalbek in the early hours Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A U.S.-made F-111 fighter jet from the Royal Australian Air Force skids on the runway of Amberly base near Brisbane Tuesday, July 18, 2006, after a problem developed with the landing gear. Two crew managed to jump uninjured from the plane as it came to stop amid sparks and smoke. (AP Photo/News Ltd)

A U.S.-made F-111 fighter jet, partially obscured by a firetruck at left, from the Royal Australian Air Force has foam sprayed onto it on the runway of Amberly base near Brisbane Tuesday, July 18, 2006, after a problem developed with the landing gear forcing an emergency landing. Two crew managed to jump uninjured from the plane as it came to stop amid sparks and smoke. (AP Photo/News Ltd)

A general view shows exhibits on display at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, southern England, Tuesday July 18, 2006. The biennial show, which is in its 45th year, showcases aerospace equipment and technology and is the largest aerospace event in the world. Pictured are: A Bell/Boeing V22 Osprey, front center left, a RAT 31 DL 3D Long Range Air Defence Radar, front left, an Airbus A380-800, top center, and an Airbus A340-600, top right. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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An HK MP7 armed police officer stands guard next to the Bell/Boeing V22 Osprey 18 July 2006 at the Farnborough Airshow. Held every two years, the show allows aviation companies from the commercial and military market the chance to demonstrate their latest technologies to the world. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read Leon Neal/AFP/***** Images)

[oswald]

Tuesday

[He219]

Thanks mate.


Here's that link: F-111 makes emergency belly landing

[ZoneOne]

Great pic's ... I love the Mp7

[Greek soldier]

Nice Pixs He219



But yes, it is a Muslim country, thus I respect their policy towards alcohol.

[Switek]

But yes, it is a Muslim country, thus I respect their policy towards alcohol.

Well, accroding my own possibilities, I do try to utilize any part of alcohol I can...

btw. Nice pics... I expect rather more dramatic soon... Bad news from the world today...

[Conga]

They should call me, I'd do the "alcohol disposal"

[caleb]

Superb pics today He, thanks.

Any chance of more pictures of the close protection of Herrn Jung?

[Beckett]

He219 dude you are the backbone of this place.....thank you for great pictures everyday

[nerdman]

What's up with the Russians (and their appointed strongman) and ACUs?

[Blackburn]

They just know, that non-russian clothes are much cooler

just kiddin'!

[Andrew116]

Well since russia loves the ACU lets give it to them and get the canadian camo that stuff rocks

[Moddy]

Nice pictures, especially the top two! I wouldn't like to be in that heat wearing all of there kit. (Body armour + Webbing)

Anyone got the hi-res of these?

[He219]

Any chance of more pictures of the close protection of Herrn Jung?

Slim pickings ..
I think they know we're watching!


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Bundesverteidigungsminister Franz-Josef Jung, Mitte, steht am Dienstag, 18. Juli 2006 im Lager in Kundus auf einem Aussichtsturm. Jung ist zu einem zweitaegigen Truppenbesuch in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

Bundesverteidigungsminister Franz-Josef Jung steigt am Dienstag, 18. Juli.2006 auf dem Flugplatz in Kundus in einen Dingo der Bundeswehr. Jung ist zu einem zweitgigen Truppenbesuch in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Michael Hanschke, Pool)

Bundesverteidigungsminister Franz-Josef Jung steigt am Dienstag, 18. Juli 2006 auf dem Flugplatz in Kundus in einen Dingo der Bundeswehr. Jung ist zu einem zweitaegigen Truppenbesuch in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Michael Hanschke,Pool)

A soldier sits in the back of a helicopter Tuesday, July 18, 2006 duringt it's departure from Kundus in Afghanistan. German Defense Minister Franz-Josef Jung is on a two day visit at German troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Michael Hanschke, Pool)

Armed Palestinian women, members of the Popular Resistance Committees, protest against Israel's operations in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Israel's two-front offensive against Islamic militants began on June 25 when Hamas-linked guerrillas in the Gaza Strip carried out a cross-border attack on a military outpost in Israel, killing two soldiers and capturing one. Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas joined the fray on July 12, attacking a military patrol on the border in northern Israel, killing three soldiers and capturing two. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Armed Palestinian women, members of the popular resistant committee, protest against Israeli attacks in Gaza Strip and Lebanon on July 18, 2006 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The protest on Tuesday was the first time the female militants paraded in the Gaza strip. (Photo by Abid Katib/***** Images)

An Israeli soldier signals to others next to the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon landed in the northern Israeli city of Shlomi near the Lebanese border, Tuesday July 18, 2006. Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets at northern Israeli towns from the Lebanese border since fighting began on July 12, forcing hundreds of thousands of Israelis to take cover in underground shelters or flee to the south. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Israeli soldiers take position next to the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon landed in the northern Israeli city of Shlomi near the Lebanese border, Tuesday July 18, 2006. Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets at northern Israeli towns from the Lebanese border since fighting began on July 12, forcing hundreds of thousands of Israelis to take cover in underground shelters or flee to the south. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A member of the Lebanese civil defense rides his motorcycle amongst rubble, in the suburbs on Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 18, 2006, after heavy Israeli airstrikes targeted the area. Israeli warplanes struck an army base outside Beirut in a new round of deadly bombings and Hezbollah fired more rockets at northern Israel, killing an Israeli and wounding several others, casting a shadow over a flurry of diplomatic efforts aimed at stemming the escalating violence. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Lebanese pigeon fanciers release birds they found alive under the rubble of houses that were destroyed when Israeli airplanes targeted them, in the town of Choueifat, at the southern edge of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Israel struck a Lebanese army base outside Beirut and flattened a house near the border, killing at least 10 people in a new wave of bombings, while Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel. The international community stepped up diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, which has sent foreigners fleeing by land, sea and air. (AP Photo)

In this photo released by the Austrian Army citizens from Italy and Denmark who fled the fightings in Lebanon enter an Austrian army Hercules transport plane, in Larnaca Cyprus, on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, which will fly them to Vienna. (AP Photo/Austrian Army, Dragan Tatic)

In this photo released by the Austrian Army citizens from Italy and Denmark who fled the fightings in Lebanon enter an Austrian army Hercules transport plane, in Larnaca Cyprus, on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, which will fly them to Vienna. (AP Photo/Austrian Army, Dragan Tatict)

In this photo released by the Austrian Army a soldier helps citizens from Italy and Denmark who fled the fightings in Lebanon to fasten seat belts aboard an Austrian army Hercules transport plane, in Larnaca Cyprus, on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, which will fly them to Vienna. (AP Photo/Austrian Army, Dragan Tatic)

Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopters taxi to the parking ramp at Royal Air Force Base Akrotiri in Cyprus following their flight from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 16, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. The helicopters are attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael B.W. Watkins, U.S. Navy

A woman and her child are guided to the terminal as they exit a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at Royal Air Force Base Akrotiri in Cyprus following their flight from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 17, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. The helicopters are attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael B.W. Watkins, U.S. Navy

U.S. citizens exit a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at Royal Air Force Base Akrotiri in Cyprus following their flight from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 17, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. The helicopters are attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael B.W. Watkins, U.S. Navy

In this photo made available by Emirates News Agency, WAM, a UAE freight plane carrying 15 fully-equipped ambulances prepares to take off to Damascus as part of medical assistance pledged by the UAE to Lebanon Monday July 17, 2006 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/WAM)

Israeli police cover the body of a man killed by a rocket fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah guerrillas, in the northern Israeli town of Nahariya, Tuesday July 18, 2006. Rockets also hit the northern city of Haifa, where air raid sirens repeatedly sounded, as well as the towns of Safed, Acre and Kiryat Shemona. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Indonesian police officers help residents to clean up debris at a tsunami-ravaged area in Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Desperate villagers and soldiers dug through destroyed homes and hotels looking for survivors Tuesday of a tsunami on Indonesia's Java island, as the death toll rose to at least 262, officials and media reports said. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Nias Island, Indonesia (July 17, 2006) – Sailors assigned to the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) transport a patient to the ship for treatment. Mercy is currently off of Nias conducting a week-long humanitarian assistance visit to the area. Mercy is in the third month of a scheduled five-month deployment to host nations in the Pacific Islands, and South and Southeast Asia. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Don Bray

Nias Island, Indonesia (July 17, 2006) - Easily seen from the beach, the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), begins a week of humanitarian and civic assistance to the people of Nias island. The Mercy is in the third month of a scheduled five-month deployment to host nations in the Pacific Islands, and South and Southeast Asia. Mercy is uniquely capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs and is configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team that can provides a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship. The Mercy's mission is being carried out in conjunction with nongovernmental organizations, and in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals. Volunteers from Project HOPE, Operation Smile, Aloha Medical Mission and the University of California at San Diego Pre-Dental Society joined Mercy, along with a contingent of military medical specialists from the United States, India, Singapore, and Canada. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Don Bray

U.S. Air Force Sgt. Patricia Gould, of Baltimore, Maryland, a member of the 175th Medical Group, Maryland Air National Guard, examines an elderly Bosnian woman during a medical service for the residents of the Bosnian town of Zivinice, north of capital Sarajevo Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Over 300 people came to the Zivinice primary school Tuesday morning, which volunteers of the 175th Medical Group, Maryland Air National Guard, and doctors of the Bosnian Armed Forces turned into a clinic for one day, providing free medical service for citizens who otherwise can't afford to see a doctor. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

U.S. Army Capt. Teresa Morrell of Indianapolis, Indiana, member of 175th Medical Group, Maryland Air National Guard, examines a burn on the skin of a Bosnian boy during a medical service for the residents of the Bosnian town of Zivinice, north of capital Sarajevo Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Over 300 people came to the Zivinice primary school Tuesday morning, which volunteers of the 175th Medical Group, Maryland Air National Guard, and doctors of the Bosnian Armed Forces turned into a clinic for one day, providing free medical service for citizens who otherwise can't afford to see a doctor. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

A Somali boy from the Islamic Court Militia in army uniform, admires a gun of one of the Somali Rebel Militia waiting to surrender their arms at the Islamic Courts compound in Mogadishu, Tuesday, July 18, 2006. Somalia's nearly powerless transitional government has agreed to attend peace talks with the Islamic militia that has seized control of most of the country's south, a government spokesman said Tuesday. "The talks are the last hope and chance for peace and stability," said the spokesman, Abdirahman Mohamed Dinari. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

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An AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter from Task Force No Mercy provides air support during an aerial traffic control point mission near Tal Afar, Iraq, on July 12, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

[Schizo]

What's up with the Russians (and their appointed strongman) and ACUs?

That would be Ramzan Kadyrov, President of Chechnya.