World Armed Forces Pictures Thread

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Iraqi army soldiers march on the parade field, here, at al-Muthana Air Base, Oct. 19, as new members of the Karkh Area Command's Strike Team.

(bottom photo)Staff Sgt. Nicky Green, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the training for the Karkh Area Command Advisory Team, assigned to D Troop, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes hands with graduates of the six-week long training course for the KAC Strike Team, Oct. 19.

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Police take positions during an operation in search of drugs, traffickers and weapons in Vila Cruzeiro slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 21st & 22nd, 2009. Police say at least 29 people have died in the northern area of the city since this weekend, just two weeks after Rio won the 2016 Olympics.

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A Belarus Interior Ministry soldier gasps for fresh air after walking through a tear gas cloud in an obstacle course during rigorous physical examinations for the 'Madder Beret' outside Minsk in Volovshchina on October 22, 2009. Soldiers who pass the examinations receive a burgundy-coloured Madder Beret and become members of the special forces.

A Belarus special forces soldier fires a Kalashnikov machine gun as rank-and-file soldiers undergo a rigorous physical examination for the 'Madder Beret' outside Minsk in Volovshchina on October 22, 2009. Soldiers who pass the examinations receive a burgundy-coloured Madder Beret and become members of the special forces.

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers detain a suspect, center, near the site of a bomb explosion at a restaurant's parking area in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a recreational facility in Peshawar, the main city in the northwest, and wounded fifteen people.

U.S. Army Black Hawk Door Gunner Sgt. John Tucker, of Mt. Vernon, Wash. , prepares for a mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Tucker, with Charlie Company, Task Force Talon, flies in a chase helicopter which provides security for a medical evacuation helicopter. The Talon MEDEVAC in Helmand is one of five army aero-medical units positioned around southern Afghanistan by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Pegasus.

A U.S. Army Black Hawk medical evacuation crew prepares for a mission over Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. The crew are with Task Force Talon, one of five army aero-medical units positioned around southern Afghanistan by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Pegasus.

U.S. Army Black Hawk Crew Chief Sgt. Brian Larsen, of Tampa, Fla. , mans his machine gun during a mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.

Police commandos carry a rocket launcher, among other weapons, after a car bomb explosion outside a restaurant in Peshawar on October 23, 2009. Officials said the car bomb wounded 15 people, two of them seriously.

Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram inspects the guard of honor during the 48th raising day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in New Delhi on October 23, 2009. The ITBP was originally formed on October 24, 1962 for the security of the 2,115-km Indo-Tibet border that runs between Karakoram Pass and Lipulkeh Pass, along the tri-junction of India, Nepal and China.

Judo and karate black belt holders employed by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force show their skills during the 48th raising day of the ITBP in New Delhi on October 23, 2009. The ITBP was originally formed on October 24, 1962 for the security of the 2,115-km Indo-Tibet border that runs between Karakoram Pass and Lipulkeh Pass, along the tri-junction of India, Nepal and China.

An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) contingent marches during the 48th raising day of the ITBP in New Delhi on October 23, 2009. The ITBP was originally formed on October 24, 1962 for the security of the 2,115-km Indo-Tibet border that runs between Karakoram Pass and Lipulkeh Pass, along the tri-junction of India, Nepal and China.

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A shopkeeper of a souvenir shop demonstrates playing cards with portraits of the leaders of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which fought both Nazi and Soviet forces in World War Two, in the centre of Lviv October 26, 2009. UPA was founded in October, 67 years ago.

HAZI MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 26: A member of the Afghanistan National Police hold their weapons before a meeting among Afghan Pashtun tribal elders to discuss American and Canadian military actions on their lands October 26, 2009 in the village of Hazi Madad in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. American and Canadian troops in the area have been trading blows with Taliban militant fighters in recent battles, but local tribal chiefs complain that civilians have been caught in the crossfire.

Israeli police officers walk during a patrol in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Hundreds of Israeli police patrolled Jerusalem's most volatile holy site on Monday, a day after fierce clashes with Palestinian protesters turned the hilltop compound into a battleground. The complex claimed by both Arabs and Jews was quiet Monday, but after weeks of sporadic violence around the site, police were on high alert.

An Afghan riot police man places a tear gas canister into his rifle during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Security forces in Kabul fired automatic rifles into the air for a second day Monday to contain hundreds of stone-throwing university students angered over the alleged desecration of a Muslim holy book, the Quran, by U.S. troops during an operation two weeks ago in Wardak province.

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Esported by the Military Police, members of the non-governmental organization 'Rio da Paz' (Rio of Peace) (L) demonstrate against violence along Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on October 24, 2009. More than 30 people have been killed in a wave of violence gripping Rio de Janeiro's slums since last Saturday. Dang!.. The violence has left parts of the city resembling a war zone, only weeks after Rio was awarded the 2016 Olympics following a slick campaign that downplayed security problems and portrayed a joyful city of beaches and Carnival. Rio, which will also host matches during the 2014 World Cup, beat out competition from Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid to become the first South American city to host the games

People carrying fire arms queue in front of a hall at a police station in the town of Winterthur north of Zurich October 24, 2009. Gun owners resident in Switzerland can hand in their unwanted arms or ammunitions, of military or civil origins, to the administration of the Canton of Zurich this Saturday.

An employee of the arsenal places a vintage percussion rifle in a box filled with other fire arms a police station in the town of Winterthur north of Zurich October 24, 2009.

Pakistani police officers search a house during a search operation to looks for suspects in an area on the outskirt of Lahore, Pakistan on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.

A Pakistani police officer stands guard beside the suspects detained for questioning during a search operation in an area on the outskirt of Lahore, Pakistan on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. Pakistan is battling a wave of violence by Islamic extremists in its towns and cities and in the lawless border area with Afghanistan in the northwest

A British park police officer poses with New England Patriots cheerleaders as British fans of Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots gathered to play a game of touch football at Richmond Park in London, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. Tampa Bay Buccaneers are to play New England Patriots in a NFL match on Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London.

A bomb explosion suspect Mehnaj Rashid holds her child as she is escorted by policewomen at a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. The court granted the police five days remand to question Rashid in an incident where attackers hurled a bomb at a ruling party lawmaker in the Bangladesh capital, wounding at least 15 people.

An Afghan soldier, left, salutes his commander at a check point in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. Taliban fighters warned Afghans not to take part in the war-wracked country's upcoming presidential runoff, threatening Saturday to launch a fresh wave of violence on polling day to stop them.

An Afghan soldier mans a machine gun atop of an armored vehicle as others check vehicles at a check point in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.

A Sri Lankan soldier searches for anti-personnel mines at Kathankulam village in Mannar, about 230 kilometers north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. 4,300 ethnic Tamils were sent home by the government to former rebel-held villages Thursday after spending months in overcrowded refugee camps. Resettlement Minister Rishard Badurdeen says the people resettled Thursday were among some 41,000 people cleared to be sent home in areas formerly controlled by the Tamil Tiger rebels.

Rescuers from Philippine Air Force prepare their inflatable boat as typhoon Lupit approaches Laoag, Ilocos Norte, northern Philippines, October 23, 2009. Typhoon Lupit, which means "fierce" in Filipino, weakened and slowed down as it moved closer to Northern Luzon.

Rescuers from Philippine Navy prepare as Typhoon Lupit nears Laoag, Ilocos Norte, northern Philippines October 23, 2009. Typhoon Lupit, which means "fierce" in Filipino,weakened and slowed down as it moved closer to Northern Luzon.

Policemen stand next to a rubber boat which will be deployed to provinces to be hit by Typhoon Lupit during a blessing ceremony at the police headquarters in Manila on October 21, 2009. The Philippines prepared for the onslaught of a powerful typhoon on October 21 as it struggled to recover from damage left by two deadly storms in the past month, officials said. The government weather station said Typhoon Lupit's advance had slowed, and it was now likely to hit the the north on Friday, a day later than forecast. Lupit will then cross the tip of the main island of Luzon before blowing out to the South China Sea over the weekend, it said

Filipino priests bless newly acquired rubber boats and other vehicles as part of the Philippine National Police disaster preparedness and anti-crime campaign at police headquarters in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Oct. 21, 2009.

Filipino troopers provide security as residents wait in line to receive relief goods in an eastern Manila suburb, Philippines on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. The World Health Organization said Thursday it will send an emergency response team to the Philippines to help contain a local outbreak of a flood-borne bacterial disease called Leptospiroses, which has killed at least 148 people of more than 1,800 patients whose homes were inundated by a storm last month.

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Some photos from preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

A CH-146 Griffon helicopter is flying over Vancouver during a familiarization flight in preparation for Exercises PEGASUS GUARDIAN 3 and SPARTAN RINGS.

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Emergency Response Team in Vancouver conducting a response to a simulated incident exercise during Exercises PEGASUS GUARDIAN 3 and SPARTAN RINGS.

From the Canadian Forces website:

In preparation for securing the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Exercises PEGASUS GUARDIAN 3 and SPARTAN RINGS are taking place in the Vancouver and Whistler area from October 19 to 23, 2009. These full-scale police and Canadian Forces exercises are focused on validating the readiness of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police-led V2010 Integrated Security Unit (ISU) and test communications, planning and interoperability among various law enforcement agencies and the Canadian Forces.

At the conclusion of PEGASUS GUARDIAN 3 and SPARTAN RINGS, the V2010 ISU and its security partners will prepare for the final Privy Council of Canada-led confirmation exercise. Exercise GOLD will be held from November 2 to 6, 2009.

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Nem116! Awesome photos! Post them if you got 'em gents!!

Indian army troops leave the area after a gun battle between themselves and Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants on October 26, 2009 in Keller , 70 km (44 miles) south of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir. Indian military reports state that at least three Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest militant outfit operating in Indian Administered Kashmir, including a most wanted senior commander were killed today during a gun battle.

An Indian army soldier with rocket projectile gun launcher (RPGL) gives cover to his colleagues as they leave the area after a gun battle between Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants and Indian troops on October 26, 2009 in Keller , 70 km (44 miles) south of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir.

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Australian Operational Mentor and Liaison Team leads an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol through Sorkh Lez in the Mirabad Valley, Southern Afghanistan.

Soldiers from Combat Team Alpha practice an air insertion rehersals near Tarin Kowt.

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Once again ..excellent photos Nem116!


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SAGAMI BAY, Japan (Oct. 21, 2009) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) leads ships during a rehearsal for the 2009 fleet review. More than 8,000 civilians toured selected ships and viewed the rehearsal. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dominique Pineiro/Released)

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SAGAMI BAY, Japan (Oct. 21, 2009) Two SH-60K Sea Hawk helicopters lift off from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) during a rehearsal for the 2009 fleet review. More than 8,000 civilians toured selected ships and viewed the rehearsal. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dominique Pineiro/Released)

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ANA, French and US forces during operation "Stairway" in the Afghanya valley Afghanistan

Task Force La Fayette HQ personnel airlifted to new base in Kapisa Afghanistan.

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French & ANA(Afghab National Army) soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard outside the Serena Hotel, after rockets attacks, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 28 October 2009. Two rockets were fired into Kabul, on October 28, one hit the main building for the Serena Hotel, Kabul's only five-star hotel, which is located near the presidential palace, while the other struck a park near the hotel, causing no casualties.

Units of the Lebanese navy and Italian UNIFIL marine during a joint military exercise on board the amphibious Navy Italian ship 'San Marco' at Naqoura Harbour southern Lebanon 26 October 2009. A Joint amphibious exercise conducted by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy was witnessed at Naqoura Harbour by UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Claudio Graziano, LAF Brigadier-General Maroun Khraish.

Cameramen and photographers protect themselves of the shooting during a clash between police officers and drugdealers at the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23 October 2009, in a continuation of violence reigning in the Brazilian city since 17 October, when a police helicopter was shot down by criminals

Japan Coast Guard staff investigate Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Kurama after a collision with a South Korean container at the Kammon Straits on October 28, 2009 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. Destroyer Kurama was on the way back to Sasebo Port after attending a fleet review.

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Members of the 3 RCR Battle Group and members of the Afghan National Army prepare to secure and search a series of compounds, looking for evidence of IED manufacture and insurgent activity.

The 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) based out of Petawawa, Ontario, is currently deployed as the Canadian Forces Battle Group.

A group of Canadian and Afghan soldiers await the signal to advance toward a compound of interest, looking for weapons and supply caches of the insurgency.

A soldier from the 3 RCR Battle group collects munitions and explosives components which will be brought to a central point, then documented and destroyed.

Soldiers from the 3 RCR Battle group collect munitions and explosives components which will be brought to a central point, then documented and destroyed.

Soldiers from the Canadian Forces Battle Group wait for orders during Op ARTASH in Southern Afghanistan.

A Canadian Forces soldier exits a compound during a foot patrol in Southern Afghanistan after completing a search of a bunker previously used to make Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s).

Soldiers from the Canadian Forces Battle Group relax outside their LAV III as they prepare to depart a forward observation base in Southern Afghanistan.

The POMLT (Police Operational Mentoring Liaison Team) operating in the northern end of Pashmul helps train the Afghan Uniformed Police in community policing and security, helping to stabilize local areas allowing reconstruction to continue.

Police Operational Mentoring Liaison Teams provide training, mentoring services and expert advice to the Afghan Uniformed Police and are made up of soldiers from combat arms units and military police.

The POMLT (Police Operational Mentoring Liaison Team) operating in the northern end of Pashmul helps train the Afghan Uniformed Police in community policing and security, helping to stabilize local areas allowing reconstruction to continue.

Sergeant Dave Gratto carefully searches a culvert on the road looking for IEDs. Culverts and other road fixtures are a favorite spot for insurgents to hide explosives.

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Maple Guardian 0802 was an exercise taking place from September to November of 2008 in order to train elements from Joint Task Force Afghanistan (Task Force 1-09 and 5-09) for their deployment to Afghanistan in the spring of 2009. Maple Guardian took place at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, and brought together the Roto 7 Battle Group drawn principally from Land Force Quebec Area (LFQA) and a Headquarters Group from Land Force Western Area (LFWA)

The Task Force made up of Francophone soldiers from Valcartier is training with a Headquarters group from Edmonton. EX MAPLE GUARDIAN is an opportunity for these two different cultures to train together before departing for Roto 7. Training in Wainwright is a crucial step for the soldiers who will be deployed to Afghanistan.

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Excellent photos of the CF Nem116!!


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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2009) A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) is launched from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Myoko (DDG 175) in a joint missile defense intercept test with the Missile Defense Agency in the Pacific Ocean. The SM-3 successfully intercepted a medium-range target that had been launched minutes earlier from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Myoko's crew detected and tracked the target, developed a fire control solution, then launched the SM-3. (U.S. Navy photos Courtesy of the Missile Defense Agency/Released)

Georgian servicemen take part in a joint US-Georgian military exercise “Immediate Response 2010“ at Vaziani military base outside Tiblisi, Georgia 30 October 2009. The training will run through 08 November 2009

A South Korean soldier holds his machine gun during an annual military exercise in Yeoju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. South Korea announced plans Friday to send troops to Afghanistan to protect its civilian aid workers, two years after withdrawing its forces following a fatal hostage crisis

Two unidentified members of the US military, left, leave Colombia's Ministry of Affairs headquarters in Bogota, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. In a private, low-key ceremony, the US ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield and three Colombian ministers signed a pact Friday to expand Washington's military's presence, a deal that Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has called a threat to the region's security.

Participating in the board-and-search operations during Exercise Deep Sabre II, the ASSeT (Accompanying Sea Security Team) is formed by members from the Republic of Singapore Navy (left) and Police Coast Guard (PCG).

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An Indian army soldier secures the area near to the site of a gun battle between Indian Army and rebel forces in Sopore, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Indian Army and paramilitary soldiers killed one suspected rebel and blew up two houses during the gun battle that began Saturday morning in Sopore town. The search operation is ongoing, an army spokesman said.

Indian soldiers take cover as a residential house is blown up by an improvised explosive device during a gun battle between Indian soldiers and suspected militants in Sopore, 48km (30 miles) north of Srinagar, October 31, 2009. A militant of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group was killed on Saturday and a residential house damaged in a gun battle with Indian soldiers in Kashmir that is still ongoing, a spokesman for the Indian army in Srinagar said.

US Army & Afghan soldiers on a joint foot patrol with Canadian and U.S troops in Arghandab district, Kandahar Province, October 31, 2009

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard on the arrival of Indian Sikh pilgrims at the Wagah Railway Station on October 31, 2009 to take part in 9-day long 541st birth anniversary celebrations of their spiritual leader Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. The first special train carrying 2000 Sikh pilgrims arrived at the Pakistan-India border town of Wagah to celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak to be held at Nankana Sahib some 85 kilometers from Lahore.

A former child soldier of the Tamil Tiger rebels prepares to leave a rehabilitation center to enroll in a school, in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. A group of 67 former child soldiers left a rehabilitation center in order to follow mainstream education in government run schools in Colombo, according to Lt. Col. Manjula Gunasinghe in charge of the camp.

An explosion as a result of a culmination of the 9th Iraqi Army Division and the 704th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team's partnership mission at Besmiyah Range Complex, just outside of Baghdad October 24, 2009. The 704th EODT helped their Iraqi counterparts destroy nearly 3,000 pounds of explosives collected over the past few months. Picture taken October 24, 2009.

Army soldiers and police officers stand guard as Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya's supporters gather outside congress in Tegucigalpa, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Deposed President Manuel Zelaya told The Associated Press on Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact will restore him to power in about a week.

An instructor supervises the military training of a cadet of a Cossack school in Krasnogvardeyskoye village, 120 km (75 miles) north of the southern Russia's city of Stavropol, October 31, 2009.

Palestinian militants from the Islamic Jihad stand guard during rally in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Tens of thousands of Islamic Jihad loyalists gathered in Gaza in a memorial to the militant group's founder. Holding plastic models of rockets and wearing masks and mock suicide bomber's vests, the members chanted "death to Israel", "Mohammed's army will be back to wipe off the Hebrew state."

Nepalese army personnel guard the presidential complex while preparing for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's welcome ceremony at the Nepalese President's Office in Kathmandu on October 30, 2009. President Mahinda Rajapakse has arrived in Nepal for a three-day official visit.

South Korean army tanks and armored vehicles participate in a river crossing operation, part of an annual military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea in Wonju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The defense exercise started Thursday, Oct. 29, at several locations throughout the nation until Nov. 6.

South Korean army's CH-47 helicopters carry equipment for a river-crossing operation during an annual military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea in Wonju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The defense exercise started Thursday, Oct. 29, at several locations throughout the nation until Nov. 6.

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 29, 2009) Members of an Australian boarding team disembark a rigid-hull inflatable boat and climb aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) during a Deep Sabre II training exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Seth Clarke/Released)