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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #270 on: 03-12-2009, 11:12:41 »

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #271 on: 03-12-2009, 22:12:16 »

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #272 on: 04-12-2009, 07:12:04 »
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) transit the Salt River in northern Kentucky during pre-deployment, live-fire training. SWCCs attached to Special Boat Team (SBT) 22 based in Stennis, Miss.
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« Reply #273 on: 04-12-2009, 12:12:14 »
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #274 on: 04-12-2009, 19:12:02 »
Thanks for the answer, Tolga! Yeah, I guess your Black Hawks are very popular there as many nations seem to lack decent numbers of transport helos. Heck, even Germany doesn´t have enough, just a few Ch-53s which also have limited capacities ebcause they need additional equipment to operate in the Afghan environment (I think they wanted to ship some old Uh-1D aka Huey to Afghanistan to assist the Ch-53s, but fortunately they abandoned that idea). Good luck to your cousin, I hope he stays safe and also good luck to you, too, incase you´ve got to go (fortunately my chacnes to be sent to Afghanistan are relatively low...).
Anyway, todays contribution to this thread:
A German paratrooper standing guard on a watchtower during the UN mission in Somalia 1991, the first foreign deployment of German soldiers. Note that he is wearing a British Bristol balistic vest which still has the DPM camo scheme.
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #275 on: 04-12-2009, 19:12:52 »
First all-female footpatrol in Chora, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #276 on: 05-12-2009, 09:12:11 »
@Homer_Jay i dont think Huey's would do too well in Afghanistan, they would need to be heavily upgraded with proper (advanced) Navigation systems, stronger engines.. etc. But more CH-53's or they could probably Lease a few Blackhawks from some countries... I mean hell the Brits borrow Russian Mi-17's and Canadians borrow German Leopard 2's why shouldnt Germany get some Blackhawks off the hands of the Americans for a few years :D

One Turkish Commando (Blue Beret) standing guard with 2 US Troops in the back in Northern Iraq.


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #277 on: 05-12-2009, 11:12:05 »
Swedish 155mm howitzer firing a round in the north of Sweden. You can actually see the grenade in this picture.


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #278 on: 05-12-2009, 17:12:20 »
imagine a male soldier in the shower. suddently 6 beautifull female soldiers enters.

He says= Well "Hello" their ladies
Then one of the girls locks the door
and the camera zooms out of the locked door, when you hear the male soldier saying= Ooh thats nice.... WAIT   WHAT  NO NOOOOOOOO  AAAARRGH!!



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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #279 on: 06-12-2009, 02:12:51 »
A cool picture of Neuve Chappele.


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #280 on: 06-12-2009, 11:12:27 »
Tolga, that´s exactly the problem with the Hueys. They would be too overloaded with upgrades to make them usable in Afghanistan. Leasing equipment from other countries could work, but I´m not sure if it´s possible in a short time. The Bundeswehr is just like every other German federal organization extremely bureaucratic and unflexible and I´m not sure if our politicians would like to lease foreign equipment. Some people could think they´re unable to control the whole situation.  ::)
Todays contribution, a scene from the Iran-Iraq-war:
An Iranian soldier sits in his trench, a machine gun next to him with a ABC-mask on his head:
And so he spoke, and so he spoke, that lord of Castamere,
But now the rains weep o'er his hall, with no one there to hear.
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #281 on: 06-12-2009, 13:12:21 »
/agreed mate.


Özel Harekat 'Special Forces' posing before an Operation..

Whats interesting is this is 13 different weapon systems in ONE Squad, Turkish Special forces are able to use ANY weapons they please. The state pays for it anyway :)

I think most western country's SF units have that capability.
But 13 different weapons is a bit much variation, ( I count less btw.)
I don't hope your SF goes on operation without vest's and with there sleeves up.
And 13 man in a squad isn't that a bit much? we operate with a max of 9.

Anyways nice pictures.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #282 on: 06-12-2009, 15:12:40 »
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #283 on: 06-12-2009, 15:12:39 »

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« Reply #284 on: 06-12-2009, 15:12:25 »


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Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Johanna Shaffer shares a cookie and a smile with an Afghan child while under the watchful security of Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, during her all-female team's first mission in Farah province, Feb. 9, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Monty Burton