Today's Pics, Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

[Jocker_89]

On 14th of July soldiers from Polish Battle group have set out from Sharana Base with convoy, which the main aim was assistance for inhabitants of Yosuf Khel.

On 8th of July third team of tactical support CIMIC carried out the final inspection of project in aid of school in capital of Baki Khel district.

From 7th to 16th of July almost 90 students from Non-commissioned School of Land Forces in Poznań participated in training on Wędrzyn's military training ground.

[redvand]

Jocker 89,
Are all your pictures from afghanistan?

[Jocker_89]

Originally Posted by redvand

Jocker 89,
Are all your pictures from afghanistan?

No. The last 5 pictures are from Poland

[Ali Baba]

Originally Posted by Jocker_89

i Really Like this one

[Lagarto]

A police woman directs traffic in the road to the Israel-Lebanon border in Rosh Hanikra EFE/ATEF SAFADI

[He219]

Nice pix!

Originally Posted by Jocker_89

First time I see this type of weapon shouldering applied outside of US forces.
Never seen it done with AKs before.

Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team members storm a bus during a demonstration drill held during a handover ceremony in Diwaniyah, 181 kms south of Baghdad, on July 16, 2008. Iraq took control of security in the Shiite province of Diwaniyah today and said it hoped to regain control of the entire country from US-led forces by end of the year.

[Sand Man]

He, who is that bomb shell on your avatar?

[drake247]

I'll search her anyday

[He219]

Originally Posted by Sand Man

He, who is that bomb shell on your avatar?

Natacha Peyre

Firefighters spray water at the site of a Taiwan air force AH1W Super Cobra attack helicopter crash in Taoyuan county July 16, 2008. The helicopter first hit a four-story building before it crash landed on Wednesday in a northern Taiwan town. The two pilots who were on board were critically injured during the rescue but died later in the hospital, according to local media. The air force said it was still investigating the cause of the accident.

In this photo released by the Indian Air Force, Indian Air Force SU-30 MKIs fly over the Atlantic Ocean en route to the United States to participate in Red Flag, an aerial training exercise, Tuesday, July 15, 2008

In this handout picture released on July 16, 2008, a pair of Indian Airforce (IAF) SU-30 aircraft are refuelled by an IL-78 airtanker as they fly over Mount Etna in Sicily on July 15, 2008, enroute to the US for Exercise 'Red Flag 2008'. The IAF will be participating in the multinational Air Exercise, 'Red Flag 2008' at the invitation of the United States Air Force (USAF) at The Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada from August 9-23, with eight SU-30 MK-I aircraft, two IL-78 air to air refuellers and an IL-76 transport aircraft.

U.S. soldiers oversee a display of Iranian munitions found in the Dora district of Baghdad during a media facility July 16, 2008.

Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters take part in a military parade as the bodies of two Israeli soldiers are handed over to the Red Cross to be exchanged for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel at the Naqoura border point with Israel July 16,2008.

Pope Benedict XVI wears a police cap as he meets a former Australian police officer at the Kenthurst Study Center, in Sydney, July 16, 2008.

[Lancero]

Nice pics.
Sorry for any repost

On 15th July 2008, the first of two Class 209PN submarines for the Portuguese Navy was launched at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft – a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems – in Kiel. The submarine was named N.R.P. TRIDENTE by Dr. Alda Taborda, wife of the President of the Portuguese Parliament Dr. Jaima Gama

An Israeli girl lights candles next to the Hause of Eldad Regev, one of the missing Israeli soldiers in the town of Kiriyat Mozkin, Israel, on 16 July 2007. Two years after Israeli reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were abducted by Hezbollah guerillas in a cross-border raid, coffins said to contain their bodies were taken from Lebanon into Israel as part of a prisoner exchange to bring them home.

Filipino gunsmith Retired Colonel Juanito Bayang holds his 1911 pistol gun while granting an interview in his residence at Pasay City, southern Manila, Philippines on 16 July 2008. As a member of the military, the 70-year-old Bayang was assigned in the Vietnam War for one year as part of the PHIL CAG-V (Philippines Civil Action Group in Vietnam). Once an avid combat shooting hobbyist, Bayang, who retired from the military after 35 years of service, set up his gunsmith shop to service shooters with their gun enhancement and maintenance needs. Bayang says gun enhancements cost between 5,000 pesos (69.1558 euros; 109.993 US Dollars ) to 30,000 pesos (414.835 euros; 659.928 USD) and has been greatly affected by price surges of basic commodities. "People tend to spend hard-earnerd cash on food and family first," he adds

A picture made available on 16 July 2008 shows soldiers of the guard battalion of the German Bundeswehr stand in the forecourt of the Chancellery in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, 15 July 2008. The solemn pledge of the Bundeswehr recruits will be held in front of the Reichstag building for the first time on 20 July 2008

Hezbollah members hand over the bodies of the two Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross to be exchanged for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel at the Naqoura border point with Israel, 16 July 2008. Under a deal mediated by a U.N.-appointed German intelligence officer, Israel freed five prisoners in exchange for two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas in a 2006 cross-border raid

An East timorese resident checked by a US soldier during a medical treatment from the USNS Mercy hospital in Dili, East Timor, 16 July 2008.

A picture made available on 16 July 2008 shows Cambodian soldiers standing guard at Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, 13 July 2008. Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said more than 200 Thai border troops entered Cambodian territory after Cambodia arrested and later released three Thais including a Buddhist monk, at disputed border land near the ancient Hindu temple Preah Vihear

A B-2 Stealth Bomber performs a flyover during pre-game ceremonies for the 79th Annual Baseball All-Star game at Yankee Stadium in New York City, New York, USA, 15 July 2008

O Tenente-general da GNR, Luis Nelson Ferreira dos Santos, durante a cerimónia de despedida do 6º Contingente do Subagrupamento Bravo, com 137 militares, que irá partir para Timor nos próximos dias, Lisboa, 15 de julho de 2008. Departure cerimony of a new portuguese GNR contingent for Timor Leste.

A member of Colombian Police inspects one of the boxes which were confiscated with 3,224 kilogrames of Marihuana in Cali, Colombia, 15 July 2008. The narcotics were confiscated in a drug police operation called 'Media Luna III' (Half-Moon III), inside the Colombians province of Jamundi and Cali. During the operation one person was arrested

A NVNS handout taken 14 July 2008 shows an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) taking supplies to the German cargo ship MV Lehmann Timber, after the ship suffered engine problems and became stranded in a storm. Momsen is providing food and water to the motor vessel until a tug arrives. The crew of the Lehmann Timber was recently released by pirates after the owners paid a $750,000 ransom. Momsen is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations

Afghan policemen inspect a vehicle from which two Turkish nationals were kidnapped from, in Engel district in Herat province southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan 15 July 2008. Two Turkish engineers working on a construction project in Afghanistan's western Herat province have been kidnapped, a senior police official said on 15 July 2008. No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the abduction

A boy holding a plastic machine gun strikes a pose upon seeing a foreign photographer at the Daguanyuan Olympic culture square in Beijing, China, 15 July 2008. Beijing will be setting up a total of 26 such Olympic-themed Squares across China's capital with the purpose to entertain as well as educate the population about the history of the Olympic Games

A MIG-21 of Romanian Air Force is serviced at the airport in Erfurt, Germany, 15 July 2008. The plane refueled in Erfurt is on its way back to Romania from an air show organised by the French Air Force in Reims. The MIG-21 was the backbone of Warsaw Pact air forces in the 1960s. After WWII no plane was built in larger numbers than the MIG-21

A German Air Force ('Luftwaffe') helicopter type 'CH-53' drops flares during the 'Elite 2008' manoeuvre at the training area 'Heuberg' near Messtetten, Germany, 15 July 2008. 1,700 soldiers from 17 nations took part in the annual ELITE (Electronic Warfare Live Training Exercise), which is the Luftwaffe's largest annual manoeuvre

A Belgian Air Force soldier aims at an aircraft with a 'Mistral' rocket system during the 'Elite 2008' manoeuvre at the training area 'Heuberg' near Messtetten, Germany, 15 July 2008. 1,700 soldiers from 17 nations took part in the annual ELITE (Electronic Warfare Live Training Exercise), which is the Luftwaffe's largest annual manoeuvre

An Iraqi policeman grieves over the body of his brother at a hospital in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on 15 July 2008. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of army recruits in Baguba, killing at least 28 and wounding approximately another 55

The US Navy destroyer 'Mcfaul' sailors rest after training during the Ukrainian-US Navy exercises 'Sea Breeze-2008' in Odessa, Ukraine, 15 July 2008. The 17 countries take part in the 'Sea Breeze-2008' Navy exercises for the peacemaking on the Black Sea coast in South Ukrainian city Odessa

Palestinian Hamas security patrol near a Bedouin village in the northern Gaza Strip on 15 July 2008. According to Israel Radio, envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, former British prime minister Tony Blair cancelled a visit to the Gaza Strip scheduled for 15 July

Veteren Gurkha, Tul Bahadur Puv, VC, 87, outside the High Court in London, Britain, 15 July 2008. Britain's military serving Gurkha's took their challenge to the High Court 15 July 2008 seeking their right to stay and live in Britain. Veteren Gurkha's, many of whom have fought bravely risking their lives for Britain, claim they are victims of racial discrimination in respect of their right to settle in the Britain. The Gurkha's are seeking the disclosure of 50 Home Office policy files which detail the reasons why Gurkha's have been treated

Soldiers attend the official opening ceremony of the Georgian-U.S. military drills at Vaziani military base, some 25 km from Tbilisi, Georgia, 15 July 2008. The three-week Immediate Response joint international military exercise involves around 1,650 servicemen from U.S., Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine

Girls sit beside gravestones during a service marking the 34nd anniversary of the military coup on the island of Cyprus, for those killed during the uprising at Saints Constantinos and Eleni Church in Nicosia, Cyprus, 15 July 2008. In 1974 Turkey invaded and occupied one-third of the island

Members of 'HM the King's Guard of Norway, Drill Platoon' perform at the final rehearsal of the Basel Tattoo in Basel, Switzerland, 14 July 2008.

An Israeli soldier secures the area at the Lebanese-Israeli border on 16 July 2008, as a Red Cross truck containing the remains of Palestinian and Hezbollah fighters waits to cross into Lebanon as part of a prisoner swap. Hezbollah on 16 July handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized by guerrillas two years ago, in a prisoner swap

A handout made available by the Coventry Evening Telegraph on 16 July 2008 shows passengers disembark from the Douglas DC3 Dakota at Coventry Airport, England, 15 July 2008. Aviation enthusiasts gathered for a last farewell to a World War II transport plane which is being forced to stop taking passengers due to EU safety rules

A handout made available by the Coventry Evening Telegraph on 16 July 2008 shows leading aircraftman Alan Hartley who served as a mechanic with 271 Squadron at Down Ampney Alan Hartley watching the last Dakota passenger flight of the Douglas DC3 Dakota, Coventry Airport, England, 15 July 2008. Aviation enthusiasts gathered for a last farewell to a World War II transport plane which is being forced to stop taking passengers due to EU safety rules

Military pilgrims from around the globe assemble at the Opera House in Sydney, Australia on 15 July 2008. The World Youth Day festival begins on 15 July with an Opening Mass at the Barangaroo site and runs until July 20

A handout picture provided by El Diario de Sinaloa shows a member of the Army inspect the scene of a clash between assassins in Culiacan, Mexico, 14 July 2008. During the affray, which lasted approximately two hours, hundreds of missiles went off hitting several residences

Soldiers from the US Task Force Vampire Unit secure two mock suspects during a Joint Task Force-East Rotation 2008 training exercise with the Romanian units in the Babadag Training Area in the county of Tulcea, 300km east of Bucharest, Romania, 14 July 2008. The training of the Romanian - US military will include common firing training, live fire exercises at squad level, tactical exercises in build up areas, situational training exercises, other individual soldier skills, joint patrolling, and medical first aid in the area of operations

Saint Cyr Military Academy cadets on Bastille Day present on the ocassion of the Bastille Day Military parade in Paris, France, 14 July 2008, a day after the plenary session of the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean

Visitors look over a US super fighter jet at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, 14 July 2008. Farnborough Airshow runs from 14-20 July

A troop of the French Foreign Legion 1st Engineers regiment parades in front of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and some 40 foreign heads of State and Government on ocassion of the Bastille Day Military parade in Paris, France, 14 July 2008

Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) salute the UN flag at the end of the military parade that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and some 40 foreign heads of State and Government attended on ocassion of the Bastille Day, in Paris, France, 14 July 2008

The X-47B UCAS Unmanned Combat Aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, 14 July 2008. Farnborough Airshow runs from 14-20 July

Visitors to Farnborough Airshow look over an old British Vulcan military aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, 14 July 2008. Farnborough Airshow runs from 14-20 July

A British auxiliary navy ship passing a sculpture and lighthouse in the Odessa port before opening ceremony of the Ukrainian-US Navy exercises 'Sea Breeze-2008' in Odessa, Ukraine, 14 July 2008. The 17 countries take part in the 'Sea Breeze-2008' Navy exercises for the peacemaking on the Black Sea coast in South Ukrainian city Odessa which start today

Crew members of the US Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, display an E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft on the flight deck of the ship during a press event after the carrier's arrival in Busan, South Korea, on14 July 2008. The 102,000 ton carrier, with a crew of 6,000, is scheduled to stay for five days so the crew can rest and engage in exchanges with the South Korean Navy

A hooded Indonesia troop , demonstrates his prowess with a sword as he cuts a water melon held by a colleague during the Aceh Military Commander hand over ceremony in Banda Aceh 14 July 2008. Indonesia have pull out more than 20.000 troops from Aceh, after Free Aceh Movement and Indonesian Goverment deal to end the longest conflik in Indonesia by singning the MoU ini Helsinki Finlandia in 2005.

People take pictures of Destroyer Nastoichiviy that is one of three ships of Russian Baltic Fleet, that arrived in Gdynia's harbour, on 13 July 2008

A handout photo made available by an Israeli television channel on 13 July 2008, shows a photograph of Ron Arad, an Israeli air force navigator who was captured after his fighter jet crashed in Lebanon in 1986. Israel said 13 July 2008 said it will carry out a prisoner swap with the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah later this week. Israel received a report from Hezbollah containing two new pictures of Arad and parts of a diary he kept in the 1980s.

Members of Colombian National Police detain FARC Front 34 leader, Guillermo Antonio Usuga Graciano (C), alias 'Uncle Pacho', in Medellin, Colombia, 13 July 2008. Usuga was captured last 12 July in Arboletes town, Antioquia department, and is accused of several kidnappings and terrorist acts

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers place coffins of their comrades who died in a gun battle with suspected Islamic militants in Hangu district, after the bodies were retreived 13 July 2008. Islamist militants on 13 July 2008 handed over the bodies of 17 Pakistani soldiers to a tribal council in the Hangu district. The soldiers were with a convoy of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) ambushed on 12 July 2008 near the border with Afghanistan. Ensuing fighting also left two militants and four civilians dead. The situation in Hangu turned violent earlier this week when law enforcers seized seven militants, including an aide of top Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud

Picture avaible on 13 July 2008 of policemen and members of the Mexican Army during a hostage crisis in a mall in Mazatlan, Mexico, 12 July 2008. For more than 2 hours a group of armed gunmen took some 40 hostages after assassinating a State Prevention Police. In spite of an intense mobilization which included the Mexican Army, the Federal Prevention Police, and State Ministerial Police, the gunmen still managed to escape

A police officer with a Brazilian dancer at the 17th Samba festival in Coburg, Germany, 13 July 2008. Almost 100 Samba groups from all over the world came to Coburg to dance and celebrate in the streets and on the nine stages provided by the city

[flanker7]

Natacha Peyre

is googled and I find her slutty enough for my tastes

Seriusly now, do the Georians use MARPAT OTV Interceptor vests?

Also, their uniforms seem to be Propper made, in ACU cut

[dc_b4.mc]

I love these two

[1Cie GevGn]

A Belgian Air Force soldier aims at an aircraft with a 'Mistral' rocket system during the 'Elite 2008' manoeuvre at the training area 'Heuberg' near Messtetten, Germany, 15 July 2008. 1,700 soldiers from 17 nations took part in the annual ELITE (Electronic Warfare Live Training Exercise), which is the Luftwaffe's largest annual manoeuvre

That's actually A Belgian Army NCO (Sgt) of 14A, the AA Bn with the Mistral mounted on a Unimog truck. Good pics!

[SonKev]

Originally Posted by He219

Natacha Peyre

It really just pisses me off to see that we have evidence of Iran supporting terrorists with any weapons they need to kill our soldiers. Grrrr.... I really am so pissed at them, I cant believe this

[Eiskis]

Originally Posted by He219

First time I see this type of weapon shouldering applied outside of US forces.
Never seen it done with AKs before.

Why do they hold their weapons like that? Don't they loose it as soon as they pull the trigger? I've seen US grunts hold their weapons like that, too, but I always thought it was just a more comfortable way to look through the scope without the intention of actually shooting.