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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #195 on: 11-11-2009, 20:11:17 »
Time to bring back pics from conflicts in this biatch :D

Late 2008 when we invaded North Iraq.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #196 on: 11-11-2009, 22:11:08 »
A video game nerd has nothing to do with military conflicts, please stay on topic ffs.  :(

Obviously, he's not.

Dudes, it's just a model picture. Chill out, Jesus.

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U.S. Army soldier Ryan Branklel of 3/509 infantry 4BDE25ID Task Force Geronimo fires his weapon during a training session at FOB Tillman, Afghanistan, November 11, 2009.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #197 on: 11-11-2009, 22:11:34 »

A Benet-Mercier machine gun section of 2nd Rajput Light Infantry in action in Flanders, during the winter of 1914-15.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #198 on: 11-11-2009, 22:11:54 »

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #199 on: 12-11-2009, 00:11:37 »

A Senior Aircraftsman of the RAF checking the arming circuit of a Firestreak air-to-air missile attached to an English Electric Lightning aircraft of No 5 Squadron RAF at RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #200 on: 12-11-2009, 09:11:04 »
Moar!



US tanks facing Soviet Tanks in Berlin long ago :P





^^ Belgian lads doing an exercise with us in Turkey i think during the 70's or 80's or something.

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Mine blow in East Turkey, the vehicle in the background tipped is an Otokar Cobra, nobody was hurt though. That car's like a tank on wheels :D
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #201 on: 12-11-2009, 13:11:48 »



Major Crandall's UH-1D helicopter climbs skyward after discharging a load of infantrymen on a search and destroy mission.


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #202 on: 12-11-2009, 13:11:34 »
French Foreign Legion in Vietnam supported by a M24 Chaffee tank.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #203 on: 12-11-2009, 14:11:38 »

Karelian Brigade, Karelian Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battery, firing at Rovajärvi (Lapland) last spring.

I was also with the 2nd Battery, although I was in a test with the new weapons system (automatic dual mortar, could fire a volley of 12 shots which land at the same time in the same place) mounted on one of these:

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #204 on: 12-11-2009, 15:11:20 »
AMOS


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #205 on: 12-11-2009, 20:11:58 »

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Israeli soldiers patrol the Old City of the West Bank city of Hebron, 12 November 2009. According to local media sources, the streets of the old city are deserted as most of the youngsters allegedly avoid to be outside during the Israeli army patrol.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #206 on: 12-11-2009, 22:11:18 »
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) at sea off the coast of Southern Virginia this past July preparing for flight deck cert following a 4 year overhaul. Note the large white mobile crane ("Tilly").

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #208 on: 14-11-2009, 09:11:53 »


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No caption. Good ol' Warsaw Pact ground troops

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #209 on: 14-11-2009, 10:11:16 »
Korean War pics.


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Turkish forces with the free Uniforms and Jeep's that the US supplied them with muaha :D


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Turkish soldier with the Turkish Brigade's mascot. Her name in Turkish is Ayla, both her parents were dead so she lived in the Turkish base for years eventually learning Turkish and becoming a translator

My gramps has personal pics, but i'd have to get his permission to post em :P
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