Todays Pics, Monday, November 2nd, 2009

[Lancero]

A watch soldier stands at the entrance of the Bundeswehr barrack in Bad Salzungen, Germany, 02 November 2009. A soldier drove his car into a crowd of people on the German army base in Bad Salzungen, Thuringia, eastern Germany earlier in the day, injuring at least six people, police said. No comments on the reasons behind the incident were given by police and the German army

Pakistani Army and security officials gather at the scene of a suicide bomb attack near a state-run bank and a private hotel, a few hundred metres from the Pakistan Army's headquarters, which was attacked by Taliban militants last month, in garrison town of Rawalpindi adjacent to capital Islamabad Pakistan on 02 November 2009. A suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his moterbike in Rawalpindi on November 02, that killed at least 20 people and injured more than a dozen.

military honor guard prepares for the arrival of Danish Queen Margrethe and the royal family at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, 02 November 2009. The Danish royals are on a five-day trip to Vietnam

Alleged Camorra (Naples' mafia) boss Pasquale Russo (C) is escorted by Italian carabinieri policemern after they arrested him in Naples, Italy on 01 November 2009. Pasquale Russo, 62 and considered one of Italy's top 10 mafia fugitives, had been on the run since the early 1990ies and was arrested at dawn on 01 November 2009 in a remote farmhouse near Sperone, some 80 km north of Naples. His brother Salvatore Russo, 51, was arrested on 31 October 2009. A third brother, Carmine, was also arrested on 01 November 2009. The Russo clan, based near the town of Nola, is a leading player in the Camorra organised crime syndicate that operates in and around Naples

Police officers stand deployed in a large scale operation at the clubhouse of motorcycle gang 'Bandidos' in Duisburg, Germany, 31 October 2009. Violent clashes between motorcycle gangs 'Hells Angels' and 'Bandidos' continue as both clubs 31 October organized a fight between the gangs in Duisburg's red light district, police said. 'Hells Angels' members armed with batons entered the clubhouse of 'Bandidos', and few hours later 'Bandidos' took revenge and threw a hand grenade into 'Hells Angels' clubhouse in near-by Solingen

Italian soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand guard during a launch ceremony for the building of a riot-police academy funded by the Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), with a cost of 80,000 Euros, in Herat, western Afghanistan, 01 November 2009. Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) are small teams of civilian and military personnel working in Afghanistan's provinces to provide security for aid workers and help reconstruction work

A Border Guards handout photo showing the wreckage of a helicopter in a field in the Polish-Belarussian border region on 01 November 2009. Three Polish border guards were killed when their helicopter crashed on the Belarussian side of the border on 31 October 2009.

Military personnel unfurl a huge American flag across the outfield before the start of game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 31 October 2009. The teams are tied 1-1 in the best-of-seven series

A Palestinian woman bickers with an Israeli soldier after her brother was arrested following clashes between Palestinians and armed Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Iraq Borin near the city of Nablus, 31 October, 2009. Three Palestinians were wounded in the clashes according to Palestinian sources

Afghan police and private security guard the venue of an election campaign event of incumbent Afghan President and presidential candidate Hamid Karzai in Herat, western Afghanistan 31 October 2009. Afghans are gearing up for a run-off presidential elections on November 07, between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his main rival former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah

Professional soldiers rally outside the government building in Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to protest a law according to which professional soldiers would have to leave the army at the age of 38 on 31 October 2009. Demonstrators fear they will be left without any income once they abandoned active service. Although The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is no NATO member, FYROM's soldiers take part in missions in Iraq and Afghanistan

Pakistani women, line up to receive food ration in Mingora, the main town of Swat after Pakistani Army cleared the area of Taliban militants, following two months of intense fighting on 31 October 2009. Although large parts of Swat, a former tourist destination, have been cleared of the militants, most of the Taliban leaders are believed to have gone into hiding in its remote mountain areas and nearby districts

Indian army soldier stands guar as Kashmiri villagers wait to enter their village where a gunfight between Indian forces and suspected rebels was going on near the site of the gunbattle some 50 Kilometers North West of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 31 October 2009. Indian Army and paramilitary soldiers are fighting a gunbattle with suspected rebels which began 31 October morning in the Sopre town, police said

Oscar Orlando Nava Valencia a.k.a 'El Lobo' (C) alleged head of the criminal organization 'Los Valencia', is transported on a chair by members of the Prosecutor Office Specialized in Organized Crime (Siedo as in Spanish), during his presentation in Mexico City, Mexico, 30 October 2009. Nava Valencia was arrested along other nine members of his organization on 29 October 2009, in the city of Guadalajara.

A Palestinian islamic Jihad militant holds his weapons at the top of the building as he guards during an Islamic Jihad rally in the central Gaza City on, 30 October 2009

[Gunny0300]

Nice start @ Lancero

[Red-Phos]

Love the Mexican criminal transport system.

[Munifex]

It was time that photographs of police officers posted in Europe and particularly of the German police. After days had not posted pictures of the operation against the Neapolitan Camorra.

[Jarhead]

Originally Posted by Lancero

Thats my barrack.....speedy recovery to my wounded comrades.
I still try to figure out how it was possible to ran over them while they were in formation in front of the amory.

[Clearblues]

interesting story about the two biker clubs.

and what happened to that cartel guy, he get shot in the foot or something?

[uribury871]

K-200s of ROKA 8th div, which belong to blue team moves to operational area during exercise Ho-guk. Blue team shifted its operation defense to attack mission from Nov 1.(Note. fake gun barrel).

Soldiers of psychological warfare company, ROKA psychological warfare corps assigned to 8th corps are preparing 155mm leaflet round which was filled with leaflets printed in mobile flyer printing vehicle.during exercise Ho-guk. In this exercise psychological warfare corps operated mobile leaflet printing vehicle for the first time. This vehicle can print 30 leaflets at a minute, 80000 a day.

Soldiers of ROKA 12nd div is conducting guarding mission while snow falls. There was snow in Kang-won province which was about 22cm deep. 2nd, Nov.

[VAMAN]

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the presidential palace on Monday, November 2, 2009. (AP / Ahmad Masood)

HAKHAN, AFGHANISTAN - U.S Air Force Tech Sgt. Ty Kobza stands outside the helicopter as election material arrives along the Tajikistan border in Hakhan village, Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah has formally withdrawn from the run-off election only six days ahead of the vote. (Paula Bronstein / ***** Images)

SHUGHNAN DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN - Afghan workers unload election material from a helicopter in the remote Shughnan district along the Tajikistan border on November 1, 2009 in Badakdshan province, Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah has formally withdrawn from the run-off
election only six days ahead of the vote. The top challenger to President Karzai demanded the removal of several election officials alleged to have been involved in voting fraud during the August 20 presidential election. President Hamid Karzai rejected his request as talks broke down yesterday.

A member of U.S. special operations forces climbs down from a compound wall after investigating suspicious activity, during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shewan, a former Taliban Stronghold, in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP / Maya Alleruzzo)

A member of U.S. special operations forces hands out candy to Afghan boys during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shewan, a former Taliban Stronghold in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP)

An Afghan man speaks to a member of U.S. special operations forces, right, with the help of an interpreter, left, during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shewan, a former Taliban Stronghold in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP)

An Afghan boy bites the hand of an older boy who pushed him away as members of U.S. special operations forces hand out candy during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP)

Afghan men help U.S. special operations forces dig out an armored vehicle stuck in mud during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP)

[Critter]

^^^^ Nice flags

[Lancero]

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (back) seen with former Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Dmitry Yazov, foreground, after decorating him with a medal 'For the Merits to the Fatherland, 4th class' during an award ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia 02 November 2009

Nepalese police stand guard during a Maoist sit in protest in front Kathmandu metropolitan city office in Kathmandu, Nepal, 02 November 2009. Several Maoist activists stage a nationwide sit in protest as part of fresh protests aimed at destabilizing the government in a dispute over the military that led to the Maoists' fall from power in May. The former rebels, who fought a decade-long civil war with the state before winning elections in 2008, stepped down after the president overruled their attempt to sack the army chief

Pakistani Army stand guard outside a school in Mingora, the main town of Swat valley, where Army has been engaged in an operation against Taliban militants, on 02 November 2009. Educational institutes in Swat were opened on November 02, after a break of few days following terrorism threats. Although large parts of Swat, a former tourist destination, have been cleared of the militants, most of the Taliban leaders are believed to have gone into hiding in its remote mountain areas and nearby districts

[He219]

Nice pix guys!

An armored NATO vehicle patrols a street in Kandahar on November 2, 2009. Election organisers on November 2 declared Hamid Karzai president of Afghanistan for another five years, cancelling a run-off which threatened to descend into farce and further destabilise the country. The announcement followed intense diplomatic pressure and sought to draw a line under two months of political chaos in a war-torn nation where 100,000 NATO and US troops are battling an increasingly virulent Taliban insurgency.

Afghan girls gather to take a closer look at an assault rifle belonging to female Canadian soldier during a certificate and diploma award ceremony in Kandahar on November 2, 2009.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leaves a press conference at UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) offices in Kabul on November 2, 2009.

Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (C) arrives to attend a gathering in Kabul on November 1, 2009. Abdullah announced on November 1 that he was pulling out of this week's run-off presidential election in Afghanistan.'The decision which I am going to announce was not an easy one. It was a decision that I have taken after wide-ranging consultations, with the people of Afghanistan, my supporters and influential leaders,' Abdullah told supporters.'In protest against the misconduct of the government and the Independent Election Commission (IEC), I will not participate in the election,' he added.

An impact crater in the side of a protective wall, where a Taliban rocket struck during an enemy barrage, sits inside a base held by U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.

U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fire mortars for their base on enemy positions during a battle in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.

U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division watch as their mortars strike enemy positions during a battle in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009.

In this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, a member of the U.S. special operations forces and an Afghan National Army soldier patrol in Afghanistan's Farah province.

Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. special operations forces patrol in Shewan, a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan's Farah province, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.

A member of U.S. special operations forces and an Afghan National Army soldier search for roadside bombs during a joint patrol in Shewan, a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan's Farah province, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.

Taliban fighters pose with weapons in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan October 30, 2009. The Taliban have called on Afghans to boycott the election run-off and have vowed to disrupt the poll, their threat underlined on October 28 by a suicide attack on a Kabul guest-house used by the United Nations in which five foreign U.N. staff were killed. Picture taken October 30, 2009.

The USS New York passes the Statue of Liberty Novermber 2, 2009 as it enters New York harbor on its way past the former World Trade Center site. The US Navy ship was built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow and will be commissioned in New York on November 7.

The Union Jack (BS; it's the Naval Gadsden Flag 'Don't Tread on Me') is raised from the deck of the USS New York as it is moored in New York for its commissioning ceremony November 2, 2009.

The future USS New York sails near a fire boat in New York Harbor as it goes up the Hudson River November 2, 2009 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The ship, which is built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow, is an amphibious transport dock ship and will be commissioned during a ceremony on November 7. As the ship entered New York Harbor dozens of firefighters, family members of September 11 victims and onlookers gathered to watch.

Military personnel line the deck of the USS New York (LPD 21), an amphibious transport dock ship built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow, as it makes its way up the Hudson River in New York, November 2, 2009. The USS New York, the fifth ship in the LPD 17 San Antonio class of amphibious transport dock ships, will be commissioned for duty November 7.

The future USS New York passes lower Manhattan next to where the World Trade Center towers once stood November 2, 2009 in New York City.

Representatives of the New York City Police and Fire Departments and the US military watch as the USS New York enters New York harbor Novermber 2, 2009 on its way past the former World Trade Center site. The US Navy ship was built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow and will be commissioned in New York on November 7.

[flanker7]

Is this the AOR uniform or MARPAT? Is AOR1/2 "official" or just something of private purchase?

[He219]

Originally Posted by flanker7

Is this the AOR uniform or MARPAT? Is AOR1/2 "official" or just something of private purchase?

I'd say the photo makes it official.

The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes the World Trade Center construction site as it arrives Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 in New York.

[parker]

Looks like a MARSOC Marine in MARPAT.

[He219]

Originally Posted by parker

Looks like a MARSOC Marine in MARPAT.

Never seen a dark US combat shirt before and the overall color seems lighter ..

This is MARSOC Desert MARPAT:

A member of U.S. special operations forces inspect a culvert during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shewan, a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan's Farah province, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.