World Armed Forces Pictures Thread

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South Korean Army's Blackhawk UH-60 helicopters fly in formation during a military exercise to prepare for possible aggression by North Korea at Eumseong, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. North Korea appears to have launched a uranium enrichment program as a new way of building atomic bombs soon after its 1994 deal with the U.S. to dismantle its existing plutonium nuclear weapons program, South Korea said Wednesday

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An Israeli border police officers confront Palestinians during scuffles between Palestinians and Jewish settlers near the West Bank settlement of Halamish January 8, 2010. An Israeli army spokesperson said that forces arrived in the area on Friday to separate the Palestinians and settlers who were throwing stones at each other

Macedonian soldiers, members of Leopard unit, wait to bid farewell to their family and friends at the army barracks in Tetovo, 40 km (25 miles) west of Skopje, January 8, 2010. A contingent of 149 Macedonian soldiers prepared to leave for Afghanistan, significantly increasing Macedonia's contribution to the NATO force in Afghanistan. Macedonia hopes the commitment will strengthen its bid to join the NATO alliance, local media reported.

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) reviews troops with Colonel Pierre Schill as he arrives at a military base in Vannes, western France, during a New Year's ceremony for the French army forces, January 8, 2010.

A priest attends the farewell ceremony of Peruvian soldiers for their mission in Haiti, at the General Army headquarters in Lima January 8, 2010. More than 200 Peruvian soldiers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) are going to help in security operations in the Caribbean country.

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An Afghan girl watches as French soldiers along with unseen members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) search house-to-house in Jalokhel in Kapisa province just after a TIC (Troups in Contact) with insurgents on January 5, 2010. France warned it could take time to free two kidnapped French journalists and three Afghan assistants, as their employer sent a news executive to Kabul to lobby for their release. The group went missing six days ago just 10 kilometres (six miles) from a French military base in eastern Afghanistan and despite French commanders mobilising hundreds of troops in a manhunt, they have still not been found. (JOEL SAGET / AFP / Getty Images)

Members of the Special Warfare Command scrub their bodies with snow during an annual severe winter season drill in Pyeongchang, about 180 km (113 miles) east of Seoul, January 8, 2010. Soldiers from the special forces participate annually in the training to improve combat abilities during the cold weather season.

South Korean special warfare forces participate during winter mountain training exercises on January 10, 2007 in PyeongChang, South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as Stalinst North Korea and pro-Western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict. (Chung Sung-Jun /GettyImages)

[Siddharth]

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damn, this boy do have some guts considering soldier's finger is on trigger not on safety. Shouldn't they discipline soldiers for pointing weapon at civilians like this. What if he pulls trigger by mistake?

[TerraN_EmpirE]

the french soldier must be a member of GIGN, as the standard issue french assault rifle is the Nexter Famas F1, FAMAS Infanterie or G2 and that is is a G36Kv with a aim point sight.
as for the South korean about too kill the camera man. his finger is resting on the trigger guard and the barrel of that K1 is full of snow.

[Nem116]

Australian and Afghan National Army soldiers work together to search the Mirabad Valley Region for weapons and Improvised Explosive Device components. A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan.

Corporal Matthew Kennedy, an Engineer with the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, discusses tasks with an Afghan National Army platoon commander. A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan.

Operational Mentor and Liaison Team Sergeant Peter Langbein, patrols in the Mirabad Valley Region with soldiers from the Afghan National Army. A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan.

Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force Engineers show an Afghan National Army soldier search techniques. A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan.

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Nem116 , I moved your British photos to;

British Military Pictures Thread

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[Nem116]

thanks popeye, i forgot there was a british pictures thread

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Gents a friendly note. I'm going on vacation/holiday until next Saturday the 16th starting this evening.. Feel free to post recent photos in my absence or anytime!

[Nem116]

Elements of the Canadian Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) deploy from Canadian Forces Base, 8 Wing Trenton.

Aboard this CC-130 Hercules are the military equipment and medical supplies needed for Canada’s DART team to respond immediately. The current situation is to help support the disaster caused by the earthquake, whose epicentre was within 16 kilometres of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 2 Air Movement Squadron (2 Air Mov Sqn), alongside members of 8 Air Movement Squadron (8 Air Mov Sqn), prepare the CC130 Hercules aircraft in support of this disaster. Canada deployed the DART out of 8 Wing Trenton at 11:00 hrs, January 13, 2010.

[Nem116]

A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan. Twenty-three caches have been found since the operation began on the 1st of January. The contents included Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components, rocket propelled grenades, mortars, home-made explosive and thousands of rounds of small arms ammunition.

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German Bundeswehr Soldiers participate in a military exercise during the visit of German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg during his visit of the Bundeswehr medical regiment on January 14, 2010 in Feldkirchen, Germany. Visiting several etaps of a circuit Guttenberg gets practical information about the medical service of the German army in the field.

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More German military pictures from the same exercise.

German Bundeswehr Soldiers participate in a military exercise during the visit of German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg during his visit of the Bundeswehr medical regiment on January 14, 2010 in Feldkirchen, Germany. Visiting several etaps of a circuit Guttenberg gets practical information about the medical service of the German army in the field.

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US Marines & Georgian soldiers participate in a cordon and search training scenario. The cordon and search training is one of the many parts of the initial stick training of the battalion’s mission rehearsal exercise, a two-week training evolution that will evaluate the Georgian’s combat readiness as they prepare for an upcoming deployment in support of International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan.
Date Photos Taken: 1/18/2010 5:30:00 AM
Unit: Marine Forces Europe
Photo ByLine: Sgt. Rocco DeFilippis

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Spanish soldiers look on during a visit of Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon to the Spanish military ship Castilla which is carrying Spanish troops that are leaving to Haiti to take part in a humanitarian aid mission from the naval base at Rota, southern Spain, January 22, 2010.

The French frigate FS Surcouf docks at the port city of Mombasa January 22, 2010. The ship made a port call as part of European Union Naval Force Somalia � Operation ATALANTA, a military operation that helps to deter, prevent and repress acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia.

A French naval personnel stands guard on the deck of the French frigate FS Surcouf in the port city of Mombasa January 22, 2010.