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whydave · 21-10-2011 9:35am

A serviceman (R) from a special Interior Ministry unit takes part in a test near the village of Volovshchina, 25 km (16 miles) west of Minsk, October 19, 2011. Servicemen have to pass several tough tests before being awarded entry to the ministry's elite "Red Beret" unit, according to the ministry.

whydave · 21-10-2011 4:58pm

whydave · 21-10-2011 9:37pm

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Irish Soldier and Tri-Colour at ISAF HQ

COMISAF General Stanley McChrystal with Irish Troops ISAF HQ 2010

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whydave · 22-10-2011 9:27am

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski, Combined Team Zabul K-9 handler, gives his K-9, Tosca, water during a patrol to a local village in the district of Mizan, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011.

whydave · 23-10-2011 9:57am

whydave · 23-10-2011 7:29pm

Swedish air force ranger dog handler Sgt. Zack Risson and his military working dog, Arco, await orders to execute a search and rescue mission during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski, Combined Team Zabul K-9 handler, and his K-9, Tosca, secure an area during a patrol to a local village in the district of Mizan, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011.

A U.S. Marine runs through a simulated improvised explosive device at the Infantry Immersion Trainer's grand opening ceremony at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows Oct. 21, 2011. The ITT consists of three training areas that will provide Enhanced Company Operations to all military services.

U.S. Marines and role-players interact at the Infantry Immersion Trainer's grand opening ceremony at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows Oct. 21, 2011. The ITT consists of three training areas that will provide Enhanced Company Operations to all military services.

Peter Robinson of the DUP pictured with AK47 rifle Dec. 1984

whydave · 24-10-2011 8:34am

A photographer takes a picture of the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Euro Hawk SIGINT. The unmanned Euro Hawk is to replace the manned Breguet Atlantic aircraft, in service since 1972.

whydave · 25-10-2011 8:19am

SF units day, Russia.

whydave · 26-10-2011 8:45am

Production technicians conduct a training class on the B53 bomb in this handout taken October 19, 2011 and released October 20, 2011. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will dismantle the last of the nation's strongest nuclear bombs in its weapons stockpile at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo on October 25, 2011, local media reported. The bomb was first put into service during the Cold War and is considered to be more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept. 25, 2011) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Combined Task Group (CTG) 56.1 and the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group fire 9mm M9 service pistols during combined weapons training. CTG 56.1 conducts maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Policemen from the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team stand in a formation during a drill in Wuhan, Hubei province, October 20, 2011. Eighteen SWAT police teams from all over China took part in the drill on Thursday.

This undated photo provided by the North Carolina National Guard shows 1st Lt. Ashley White from Alliance, Ohio. White, along with two enlisted men, were killed Oct. 22, 2011, by an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

whydave · 26-10-2011 8:13pm

whydave · 28-10-2011 9:32am

Indonesian Kopassus commandos soldiers and dogs descend from a helicopter during a joint anti-terror drill in Jakarta on October 27, 2011. The joint anti-terror drill is part of the country's effort to combat terrorism acts, and comes ahead of Indonesia hosting the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in November.

Soldiers from the Zabul ADT's Security Forces element train with the M14 rifle during mobilization training at Camp Atterbury, Ind.

Eurocopter Caracal first mission of Air Force of Brazil.

USMC

GIGN

whydave · 29-10-2011 10:19am

Police forces take part in a manhunt for two suspected cop killers in the outskirts of Augsburg, Germany.

After eight years of war in Iraq, there is a lot of equipment that needs to be drawn out, including a long since forgotten about World War II US Sherman Tank that was discovered while preparing equipment for movement. This Sherman tank will finally return to the United States to be repatriated after being in Iraq for almost seventy years.

whydave · 29-10-2011 6:29pm

whydave · 31-10-2011 10:13am

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 391st Fighter Squadron flies loaded up with a GBU-12 and a GBU-28 during a Combat Hammer mission at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

A shield from the 509th Composite Group adorns a memorial on Tinian Island. The 509th Composite Group is most famous for dropping the atomic bomb “Little Boy” from a B-29 named “Enola Gay” in 1944.

whydave · 01-11-2011 9:02pm

EF88 prototype and new grenade launcher developed by Madritsch.
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whydave · 02-11-2011 9:23am

Saudi special forces display some of their skills and equipments during a ceremony as they prepare for the influx of people to participate in the annual Hajj, in Arafat 15 kms outside of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Security is a major concern during the pilgrimage by Islam's devout to the holy sites of Saudi Arabia. The Hajj will begin on November 5.

After receiving a check for $10,000, Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lopez, 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, stands by an F-22 Raptor with its configurable rail launcher exposed, Sept. 30, at the 90th Fighter Squadron hangar. Lopez identified a problem and provided a solution with the launcher, which netted him the cash reward through the Air Force’s Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program.

whydave · 03-11-2011 9:07am

Russian police officers train with PP-2000 submachine guns on a firing range in Rostov-on-Don November 2, 2011. The PP-2000, designed by KBP Instrument Design Bureau and first released in 2004, is used by special units in Russia's defence forces.

Colombian Marines

whydave · 04-11-2011 9:21am

Lithuanians in Afghanistan.

NSB security forces having exercise, surrounding the candidate protect shooting by pistol,Nov 3rd,2011.

Apache Chairman Ronnie Lupe (middle) gives the traditional Apache sacred blessing to the first Apache Block III aircraft on the tarmac of the Boeing Apache factory in Mesa, Arizona. The blessing occurred at dawn just prior to the Apache Block III rollout ceremony.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle is illuminated by a lightning storm near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2011.
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whydave · 05-11-2011 10:20am

Stockton, Calif., native Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Ramirez, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, crosses an irrigation ditch with some help from an Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman. The Marines and AUP have partnered in recent weeks to show a strong, unified presence in the area.

Corporal James Burke holds Warrant Officer Courage, Second Cavalry's mascot.

whydave · 06-11-2011 11:47am

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whydave · 07-11-2011 6:04pm

Now thats' a shotgun !!!

whydave · 08-11-2011 8:53am

Red square in Moscow, on November 7, 2011, before a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1941 parade, when Red Army troops marched past the Kremlin and then went directly to the front line to fight the Nazi Germany troops at the gates of the Russian capital.

whydave · 08-11-2011 9:00am

Afghan National Army commandos take a break during a clearing operation in La'pur district, Nangahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4. Afghan commandos, partnered with coalition special operations forces, conducted the operation to disrupt a known insurgent safe haven and promote security in the area.

Pfc. Eloy Rosario, a rifleman for 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke and a native of New York, pulls security in Sabari during Operation Maiwan VI, Nov. 3. The operation's goal was to work alongside Afghan National Army soldiers to disrupt Haqqani operations in the area.

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A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., drops an AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Oct. 25, 2011, while an F-4 Phantom II flies chase during an air-to-ground Weapon System Evaluation Program known as Combat Hammer. The goal of Combat Hammer, managed by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is to evaluate the effectiveness, maintainability, suitability and accuracy of precision guided munitions and other advanced air-to-ground weapons.

whydave · 09-11-2011 1:42pm

A coalition special operations forces soldier speaks with a little girl during a presence patrol, Sayed Abad district, Nov. 6. Afghan National Army special forces and coalition special operations forces distributed candy, art and school supplies, and hand-crank radios to children and families.

Spc. Matthew Surkont of Warwick, R.I., from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-182nd Infantry Regiment fires his M4 rifle, Nov. 7, near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam in Laghman province, Afghanistan.

An M1A2 Abrams tank equipped with a mine plow clears the way through a mine obstacle reinforced with concertina wire during the breach training exercise, Nov. 1. The 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducts the training as part of Hammer Focus, the brigade’s largest field exercise at Fort Benning, Ga.

A pilot climbs into a U.S. F-16 jet fighter at the al-Asad Air Base west the capital Baghdad, November 2011. US soldiers began to leave the base to go home in a massive logistical operation which has to be finished by December 31, in line with a security pact between Baghdad and Washington which will see the year-end with drawl of troops from Iraq. Currently there are around 39,000 American soldiers remaining in Iraq, stationed on 15 bases, that compares to peak figures of nearly 170,000 soldiers and 505 bases in 2007 and 2008.

whydave · 10-11-2011 8:59am

A U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer assigned to the 77th Weapons Squadron departs for a training mission during the integrated tactics phase of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Nov. 3, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 77th Weapons Squadron, part of the U.S.A.F.W.S., provides instructional flying and tactics training for students piloting the B-1 Lancer.

whydave · 10-11-2011 9:00am

whydave · 11-11-2011 1:11pm

Serbia

whydave · 12-11-2011 11:08am

Soldiers from the Irish Army during a recent Mission Readiness Exercise at the Glen of Imaal for the 105th Infantry Battalion before deploying to Lebanon.

whydave · 12-11-2011 9:43pm

Task Force Spartan 3 soldier Army Spc. Sarah Mirabile provides security for her team while Afghan National Police officers conduct routine vehicle inspections at Freedom Circle in the heart of downtown Kabul. Spartan 3 is a 15-person team who serve as combat advisers to ANP officers at more than 50 different checkpoints within 5 Kabul police districts throughout the densely populated city.

Task Force Spartan 3 soldier Army Spc. Lori Sorrells.

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