Today's Pix - Wednesday, November 28th 2007

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SHORONKHOLA, BANGLADESH (November 28, 2007) - A solider from the Bangladesh Army (left) and a Marine Corps CH-53 "Sea Stallion" Crew Chief from 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) unload containers of supplies from a CH-53 "Sea Stallion" in Shoronkhola, Bangladesh. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief efforts in response to the Government of Bangladesh's request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.
Photo Credit: Seaman Christopher Lange
Photo Date: 11/28/2007

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Henry “Zeke” Zyrkowski (center) and Lt. Col. Michael E. Kurilla, the 2nd Ranger Battalion commander, uncase Company D, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment's guidon for the first time since World War II at Fort Lewis, Wa. Nov. 21. Zyrkowski served as a mortar man with the unit during WWII. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Kosterman/1st SFG (A) PAO)

In Benin hebben de vrouwen hun plaats in de rangen van het leger al opgeëist.
Foto: Malek Azoug

Soldiers from 2 Yorks helped the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) make the operation a success
[Picture: MOD]

The $1million cache of over 100 kg of raw opium that was found in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province.
[Picture: MOD]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Nov. 27, 2008) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Omert, left President George W. Bush, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas address representatives from more than 50 counties and international organizations at the Annapolis Conference in the Naval Academy's Memorial Hall. Attendees included "the Quartet," made up of the United Nations, European Union, Russia and the United States; members of the Arab League Follow-on Committee, the Group of Eight major industrialized nations, permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, and other key international officials. U.S. Navy photo by Gin Kai

Palestinian police officers loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas violently dispersed a demonstration against the Annapolis peace conference, and medical workers said one protester was killed in Hebron, a West Bank city, according to The Associated Press. A Palestinian police officer pointed his weapon at protesters during clashes in Hebron.

A helicopter flew Tuesday night over some of the 1,000 police officers deployed in Villiers-le-Bel.

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An injured German boy is loaded aboard a medevac helicopter at the Abrams Complex in Garmisch. The child was airlifted to a special trauma hospital in Murnau.

The 12-year-old boy and other children were sliding off the roof of a building that was level with heavy snowfall on one side, but dangerously high on the other, when he slipped and fell, suffering serious head and neck injuries.

Garmisch medical authorities wanted to transport the boy to the Unfallklinik in Murnau, a specialized traumatic injury hospital where patients are brought from throughout Germany. A rescue helicopter, "Christoph 1" was provided from Munich by ADAC, the Automobile Club of Germany, but first they needed a landing zone. The former tennis court at the Abrams Complex, a nearby housing area for employees of the Armed Forces Recreation Center and Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, proved to be a suitable "LZ."

Garrison military police and safety manager Andreas Tuerk rushed to Abrams, speeding the local emergency services' access to post. Tuerk's counterparts in the Freiwillige Feuerwehr (Volunteer Fire Department) Garmisch used their fire truck's floodlights to illuminate the impromptu landing pad.

"Everyone worked together to save this child," said Tuerk. "We got clearance for Garmisch emergency personnel to enter Abrams and it went very smoothly. We were happy to assist."

The child is expected to recover, Tuerk added.

"We were there to help," said Army Capt. VickyLynn Peters, Garmisch provost marshal. "Spc. Jonathan Watson handled all of the actions for gate entry and ensuring the safety of the installation while we had so many emergency personnel and vehicles moving around our area."

Temperatures around the freezing point created a winter scene of pastoral beauty in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in southern Germany, where the cold weather was expected to continue during the week.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf walks to review a military honor guard at a change of command ceremony on November 28, 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Musharraf stepped down from his post as military commander a day before he was to be sworn in as a civilian president. Musharraf's retirement from the military has been a main demand by opposition parties and may help defuse a possible opposition boycott of parliamentary elections in January.

Pakistani new army chief General Ashfaq Kiyani (L) shakes hands with President Pervez Musharraf during the change of command ceremony in Rawalpindi, 28 November 2007

: President Pervez Musharraf (L) stands next to the new Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani at a change of command ceremony November 28, 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

President Pervez Musharraf (L) speaks with the new Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani (C), at a change of command ceremony November 28, 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Musharraf stepped down from his post as military commander a day before he was to be sworn in as a civilian president. Musharraf's retirement from the military has been a main demand by opposition parties in order to participate in parliamentary elections in January

French soldiers stand guard on their vehicle during the detonation of a stockpile of 'unexploded ordinances' in Deh-Sabz, on the outskirts of Kabul, 28 November 2007. Canada and Afghan officials attended a ceremony at a stockpile destruction demonstration event held at the Deh-Sabz where newly cleared anti-personel landmines along with other explosive remnants of war were destroyed to symbolize the continuing efforts of the Government of Afghanistan's mine action program efforts towards a mine free Afghanistan.

This picture shows the detonation of an 'unexploded ordinance' during a ceremony in Deh-Sabz, on the outskirts of Kabul, 28 November 2007. Canada and Afghan officials attended a ceremony at a stockpile destruction demonstration event held at the Deh-Sabz where newly cleared anti-personel landmines along with other explosive remnants of war were destroyed to symbolize the continuing efforts of the Government of Afghanistan's mine action program efforts towards a mine free Afghanistan

An Afghan soldier walks during the detonation of a stockpile of 'unexploded ordinances' in Deh-Sabz, on the outskirts of Kabul, 28 November 2007. Canada and Afghan officials attended a ceremony at a stockpile destruction demonstration event held at the Deh-Sabz where newly cleared anti-personel landmines along with other explosive remnants of war were destroyed to symbolize the continuing efforts of the Government of Afghanistan's mine action program efforts towards a mine free Afghanistan

[flanker7]

Lt. Col. Michael E. Kurilla

Is this the guy in those famous photos being shot in a narrow street in Iraq?

[flanker7]

That a dangerus position for the baton....

[10thvet]

Originally Posted by flanker7

Is this the guy in those famous photos being shot in a narrow street in Iraq?

Yes he is... It was called "Gates of Fire". Glad to see he is up and around and healed up good enough to take over 2nd BN

http://michaelyon.blogspot.com/2005/...s-of-fire.html

[Ghelp]

What model machine gun is this.

[flanker7]

AA-52 Machine Gun

[Ronguild]

Originally Posted by Ghelp

What model machine gun is this.

7.62mm AN-F1, french MG based on the 7.5mm AA-52.

[Ronguild]

Originally Posted by flanker7

AA-52 Machine Gun

AA-52 is no more in service, in all the french armed forces.

[flanker7]

Thanks!

[He219]

Originally Posted by 10thvet

Yes he is... It was called "Gates of Fire". Glad to see he is up and around and healed up good enough to take over 2nd BN

http://michaelyon.blogspot.com/2005/...s-of-fire.html

Yeah, I remember that story.
Outstanding individual.

I think of warriors like Erik Kurilla, whose fibula was snapped in half by a bullet, but he returned to combat.

[Navor]

So they established a 4th Ranger Company in 2nd Bn. Is this part of an overall increase of 75 Ranger Rgt?

[hiperipis1979]

Originally Posted by He219

Who is the guy on the right? Is that THE SUITCASE?

[dunkin]

Good job, nice pics today!

[Brian013086]

raqi Army Col. Musfab Yousif works with 1st Lt. David Pierce to repair a 12.7 mm Machine gun during a raid in Ad Dawr, near Tikrit, Iraq, November 21. Yousif is the executive officer of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi army, and Pierce is with the 1st BN Military Transition Team. Photographer:Spc. Eric Rutherford
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Iraqi army Col. Msfab Yousif uses a 12.7 mm machine gun to destroy a vehicle that was used in illegal checkpoint activities by insurgents in Ad Dawr near Tikrit, Iraq, Nov. 21. Yousif is the executive officer of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi army, and was leading the raid to find insurgents operating illegal checkpoints.Photographer:Spc. Eric Rutherford
115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Iraqi Army Col. Msfab Yousif reloads his AK-47 after using it to destroy a vehicle that was used in illegal checkpoint activities by insurgents in Ad Dawr near Tikrit; Iraq; Nov. 21. Yousif is the executive officer of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigae, 4th Iraqi army and was leading the raid to find insurgents operating illegal checkpoints. Photographer:Spc. Eric Rutherford
115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

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The Chinese navy's Rear Admiral Xiao Xinnian (2nd R) from the guided missile destroyer Shenzhen inspects Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) destroyer Ikazuchi at Harumi pier in Tokyo November 28, 2007. The warship arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday for the first such port call since World War Two, in the latest sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbours and former foes

A Chinese resident in Japan waves the national flags of China and Japan as Chinese naval missile destroyer Shenzhen docks at Harumi pier in Tokyo November 28, 2007. The warship arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday for the first such port call since World War Two, in the latest sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbours and former foes

Vice chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy, Rear Admiral Xiao Xinnian from the guided missile destroyer 'Shenzhen' (2nd L) is welcomed by hundreds of Chinese residents and Japanese troops while arriving at the Tokyo port, 28 November 2007. Welcomed by hundreds of Chinese residents and Japanese troops, the Chinese warship made a port of call for the first time since World War II in the latest effort between the Asian giants to repair ties

Chinese vice chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy, Rear Admiral Xiao Xinnian from the guided missile destroyer 'Shenzhen' (R), receives a bouquet of flowers upon arriving at the Tokyo port, 28 November 2007.