Military Photo Thread [READ FIRST POST BEFORE POSTING]

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mafiaboy

thats just pass my house i even know the C/O in that picture..

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U.S. Army soldiers of Charlie Company 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade pull security while the Khwazha Bana Village is searched in Loi Cariz, Afghanistan, May 9, 2011.

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Edward Stevens provides security while waiting for a V-22 Osprey, his ride back to base, during Operation Black Dawn here, May 17.

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French Commandos





17th RGP combat divers



GIPN

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 19, 2011) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Monique Gale, assigned to the engineering department aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), inspects firefighting equipment during a general quarters drill. George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

While training Romanian soldiers in non-lethal weapons and riot control procedures, Lance Cpl. Nathan E. Gibson, rifleman, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, Chicamuga, Ga., native, launches himself into the shields of the Romanian riot-control detail.


US Marine from 3rd Battalion 9th Marines Kodiak company walks with a detainee arrested after an early morning operation, at Block 9 military camp of Marjah district in Helmand Province on May 23, 2011.

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A Super Etendard fighter jet dumps fuel before landing after a mission over Libya on France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, in the Gulf of Sirte, off the Libyan coast, on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The missions are aimed at enforcing the no-fly zone and suppressing any attacks by Qaddafi's forces against civilians and rebels in eastern Libya

A cameraman works near destroyed Libyan warships at the sea port in Tripoli May 20, 2011, seen during a guided government tour given to journalists. NATO is bombing Libya under a U.N. mandate to protect civilians and says it strikes only military targets. The warships were damaged by NATO airstrikes, according to the Libyan government
Rebel fighters aim their machine guns towards Muammar Qaddafi's forces in the front line, 25 km west of Misrata, Libya, on Monday, May 23, 2011. The head of Libya's opposition has arrived for talks with Turkish leaders in a sign of improving ties after Turkey urged Muammar Qaddafi to step down and withdrew its diplomats from Tripoli.

Burned cars are seen next a plume of black smoke in the port of Misrata, Libya, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The port of a besieged rebel-held city in western Libya was quiet Wednesday after fierce bombardment and attack the day before by government forces.

A rebel soldier stands guard at a windswept check point on the outskirts of Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

A view of destroyed buildings along Tripoli street in central Misrata May 22,2011
young women look at bullet casings and weapons used during the fighting between the rebels and Muammar Qaddafi forces in Misrata, Libya, Sunday, May 22, 2011. The European Union established formal diplomatic contact with the Libyan opposition on Sunday by opening an office in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.

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Corporal Renaud M. (Alpine Hunters, Alasay, Kapisa)
had his combat glasses crushed by a ricochetting Taliban bullet.
the rest of the serie from Thomas Goisque can be seen here

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Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a Expeditionary Fire Support System into a CH-53E heavy lift helicopter from the MEU's aviation combat element.

Lance Cpl. Marcus Terry fires the M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon through a mock window on an unknown distance course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 18. Terry is an infantryman assigned to the Grounds Combat Element, Marine Barracks Washington.



Advanced Tactical Infilitration Course goes beyond standard military freefall operations Soldiers attending the Advanced Tactical Infiltration Course at the Military Freefall School prepare to conduct a high-altitude, high-opening airborne operation March 9 over Yuma, Ariz.

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This still image provided on Tuesday by IntelCenter shows the Taliban associated video production group Manba al-Jihad December 7, 2010 release of someone that appears to be US soldier Bowe Bergdahl (L), who has been held hostage by the Taliban since his disappearance from his unit on June 30, 2009. Also with him in this clip appears to be Taliban commander Maulawi Sangin (R). He had contacted the media on July 16, 2009 and threatened to kill Bergdahl but has not been seen in a video with him before. This footage appears next to previously released footage, however, this video contains a non-cropped version of the previously released footage that has never been seen. The footage of Bergdahl in this video is brief and not the focus of the release unlike the past three hostage videos which featured him.

Still Missing In Action , But not forgotten !!

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Retired Lt. Col. Jim Taylor, with ATK Armaments Systems, Radford, Va., sites his target while trying out a LaRue Tactical 10.5 inch sub-machine gun as Freddie Blish, LaRue Tactical, Austin, Texas, “spots” for him. The weapons demonstration, held at Camp Atterbury May 27, was one portion of the National Defense Industrial Association’s International Infantry & Joint Service.

Dave Hallaran (left), Curtis Debord (middle), both with U.S. Ordnance, McCarran, Nev., and Josh Chansley, from U.S. Machine Gun Armory, Park City, Utah, prep .50 caliber rounds prior to weapons demonstrations at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Center, May 26. More than 700 demonstrators and weapons industry members turned out for the event to prospect possible future use of weapons, as well as see what the competition was offering.

Spanish Armed Forces Day

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Airman 1st Class Jordan Purifoy, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, drinks from his canteen to stay hydrated while in his mission-oriented protective posture gear during Beverly High 11-4, a local operational readiness exercise, on Kadena Air Base, May 19. During the LORE, Airmen were expected to perform and operate in numerous scenarios from power outages and minor on-the-job injuries, to bomb threats, chemical and aerial attacks.



Lebanese army soldiers stand guard next to a destroyed Italian UN armored vehicle that was attacked by a roadside bomb, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Friday May 27, 2011, injuring Italian peacekeepers. Italy's Joint Chief of Staff's office confirmed Friday that Italian peacekeepers in the U.N. mission were wounded when a blast hit their vehicle in Sidon, some believed to be in critical condition.

Army soldiers march in a parade during a war victory ceremony in Colombo , Sri Lanka May 27, 2011.

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This photo was taken on March 17, 2011. From left to right: Capt. Carmel Cammack, Capt. Donna J. Buono, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Anne Wiley, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Elizabeth Kimbrough, all leaders within Task Force Palehorse, join for a group shot in outside the task force's operation center at Kandahar Airfield.

UK

mafiaboy

Defence Forces deploy 90 Advance Party personnel to Lebanon today from the Curragh..

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Soldiers assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fires a 120mm shell from an M119 Howitzer at Combat Outpost Monti in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, May 5. The soldiers spent the day calibrating their weapons' systems.

g'Day!



US Army Soldiers from 4-4 Cav part of Task Force Spartan patrolling, checking and monitoring the walls, wire and local area from their Patrol base prior to departing for a foot patrol of the local area - 26th May 2011

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The Special Operations Task Group catafalque party presents arms at a memorial service for Sergeant Brett Wood who was killed in action. Mid Caption: Australian Army soldier Sergeant Brett Wood, MG was farewelled from Afghanistan in a memorial service and ramp ceremony at Multi National Base Tarin Kot. SGT Wood was killed in action on 23 May 2011 during a partnered Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) and Afghan National Police operation. After the memorial service, Sergeant Wood’s casket was placed onto a Long Range Patrol Vehicle (LRPV) by members of his platoon and led through an honour guard from the Task Group before his journey home. Deep: The Special Operations Task Group is deployed to southern Afghanistan to conduct population-centric, security and counter insurgency operations. SOTG support the Afghan National Police’s Provincial Response Company. SOTG includes members from the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR), 1st and 2nd Commando Regiments, the Incident Response Regiment, Special Operations Logistic Squadron and supporting units.

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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment, Thunder Squadron, climb into an M1 A2 SEP V2 (Abram) at FOB Hammer, Iraq, May 5, 2011. 3rd ACR is in Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.

US Marines from 3rd Battalion 9th Marines Kodiak Company and Afghanistan's forces prepare to leave their base for a patrol to Kote Tazagul in Marjah district in Helmand Province on May 24, 2011. US lawmakers saw momentum for political reconciliation in Afghanistan in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, but voiced fear that the fight against extremism was floundering in Pakistan. Senator John Kerry, who recently visited the region, said US forces' killing of bin Laden in Pakistan along with 'security gains' in the Taliban's historic stronghold of southern Afghanistan 'have created some political space'.

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South African security personnel guarding President Jacob Zuma's motorcade leaving the airport in Tripoli, Libya, on Monday, May 30, 2011.


Polish Soldiers serving with the Reconnaissance Group from Combat Group Bravo – During Patrol and Route Clearance operations while serving with the Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan - 31st May 2011.

AIRSOFT_COLM

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 29, 2011) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) approaches the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), not pictured, during a refueling at sea. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

Member of the Greek Navy practice removing a casualty as a part of their small arms training to help sharpen their essential skills in dealing with hostile forces while boarding a vessel at the Maritime Interdiction Operations at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete, May 24, 2011, as part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 14 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea.

Sgt. Shane Warren, escorted by Papa Dog, checks on his soldiers as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Arghandab detachment, make their way back to Forward Operating Base Lane, May 27. Sergeant Warren is assigned to the PRT's security force.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Voleski, Deputy Commander (Maneuver), 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Steve Townsend, Deputy Commander (Operations) 101st Airborne Division, talk with U.S. Army Capt. Edwin Churchill, Company D Commander, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division. The commanders discussed the events of Operation Oqab Behar VI , at Paktika province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2011.

3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, launch a TOW missile during TOW gunnery training at Yakima Training Center May 28.




Serbian gendarmes


Caspian Flotilla’s Marines.

helimachoptor

@ whydave, that first picture is absolutely awesome!

Firekitten

Replies in the discussion topic please... (resisted posting this as its hypocritical) but severla people have done this now... this is just for photos guys!

thermo

as above this thread is for pictures only.
please don't back seat mod, if you have a problem report the post.

whydave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7On6uKaabKw

Britain's Secret War in Libya: British Special Forces uncovered on the ground
read more here or here

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Belgian SFG Operator.



RAF snipers.


Royal Dutch Marines

Cpl. Stefan Brouwers, a sniper with Sniper Team, 24th Co., 2nd Battalion, Royal Dutch Marines, fires a round at his target during a live fire training exercise atop Rocket Mountain here Tuesday. Brouwers, a Rotterdam, Holland, native, said the thing he loves most about his job is the opportunity to see the world and meet new people.



French SF

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SANGIN DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Marines from 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and soldiers from 1st Tolay, 2nd Kandak, Afghan National Army.

Cpl. Matthew T. Woodall, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

South Korean Boom Stick !!

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Security contractors are seen in a helicopter in Baghdad, Iraq, after a roadside bomb struck a private security convoy Monday, June 6, 2011.