Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest
Military Photo Thread [READ FIRST POST BEFORE POSTING]
Comments
-
German soldiers engage simulated enemy insurgents during Bold Quest 2011 at Camp Atterbury Join Maneuver Training Center Sept. 15. Bold Quest is a coalition combat assessment exercise to test the interoperability of target identification systems of member nations to reduce friendly fire incidents.
Norwegian soldiers engage simulated enemy insurgents during Bold Quest 2011 at Camp Atterbury Join Maneuver Training Center Sept. 15. Bold Quest is a coalition combat assessment exercise to test the interoperability of target identification systems of member nations to reduce friendly fire incidents.
Marines from 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment train on assault operations using the V-22 Osprey Sept. 19 at Fort Pickett. More than 900 Marines and sailors are taking part in the Deployment for Training Exercise Sept. 6-23. The battalion is scheduled to attach to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as its Battalion Landing Team a few days after the training is complete.
Soldiers attending the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Mountaineering Program conduct Senior Course Level II training near Fort Carson, Colorado after completing the Basic Course (Level III) where team members learned 15 basic tasks, including navigating in mountainous terrain, rope commands, transportation of a casualty on an improvised litter and rappelling techniques. During (Level II) the Soldiers are expected to know and pass a hands-on test on the basic fundamentals of rock climbing throughout the course.
Among the 17 tasks in the Senior Course they must be proficient at constructing a belay point, rappelling point and setting up rescue systems should they need to assist a stranded climber.The Soldiers were also taught basic animal care of pack animals and procedures on properly loading and securing heavy equipment and weapons onto mules by wranglers at a working ranch at lake George,Colo.
Throughout the training Soldiers recovered weapons caches from the top of mountains and abandoned mine shafts using a variety of rope techniques.In Oct, 2011,the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School will hold an activation ceremony officially turning the Mountaineering Program over to, A Company,2nd Battalion,1st Special Warfare Training Group (A) Fort Bragg,North Carolina.
some good pics here of Female Marines in Afghanistan0 -
German soldiers of Charlie Platoon, Force Protection Company engage insurgents north-west of Kunduz.On their way back to the camp an IED suddenly explodes and destroys an up-armoured "Wolf" G-Wagon. Under smoke cover the infantrymen recover the wounded passengers.
more info here
An Afghan boy salutes as he sits with a German Army soldier during a long term patrol near Char Darah, outside Kunduz, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.
Prinsjesdag 2011 (English: Prince's Day) is the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives in the Ridderzaal or Hall of Knights in The Hague.
Romanian special operations forces clear the deck of ROS Midia (LSNS 283) during a demonstration for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011, in Romania. Jackal Stone is an annual multinational special operations exercise designed to promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces, build functional capacity and enhance readiness. This year nine nations are participating in various locations in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine.
U.S. and Norwegian special warfare boat operators keep the rigid hull inflatable boats steady and close to ROS Midia (LSNS 283) so U.S., Norwegian and Ukrainian special operation forces can disembark the Romanian naval vessel during the demonstration at the Romanian Naval Port in Constanta, Romania, for distinguished visitors on the opening day of Exercise Jackal Stone 2011, on Sept. 17, 2011.
Capt. Markus Shawnee (left), commander for Bravo Company, 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, plans the next tactical movement after taking cover from rocket attacks and small-arms fire in a village while two soldiers scan the area for enemies Sept. 13.
U.S. Army Spc. Antonio Gambill, Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Platoon pulls security after clearing a compound during an air assault mission during Operation Enduring Freedom, Panjwaii, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2011.
Hi-Res0 -
-
-
-
-
-
Yerevan hosted a grandiose military parade dedicated to 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. The festive Republic Square gathered huge masses, greeting marching soldiers of Armenian, Artsakh and Russian armies. Armenia. 21st September 2011
Hungarian troops in Afghanistan.
Armenian special Orthodox operations clergymen walk during a military parade marking the 20th anniversary of Armenia's Independence Day in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011.0 -
-
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2011) Ensign Jennifer Rubin fires a 9mm handgun during small arms qualifications aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Halsey is underway conducting operations off the coast of Southern California.
"Adequate Response 2011" exercise in Ukraine.0 -
Advertisement
-
Lance Cpl. Matthew D. Khamsihong, a motor transport operator with III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, fires the MK19 while using a new optic system Aug. 14. The system is designed to increase the weapon’s accuracy.
A military vehicle carrying Iranian Zoobin fart bomb (L) and Sagheb missile under pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and Late Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011
A military vehicle carrying the Sejil surface-to-surface missile.
Chief of the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, General Hasan Firouzabadi, center, delivers a speech, as Revolutionary Guard commander Mohammad Ali Jafari, right, and army commander Ataollah Salehi.
Iranian Army
Iranian Arab members of the Basiji militia.
Revolutionary Guards.0 -
Soldiers from 20 peacekeeping units take part in charity event in Monrovia, Liberia.
U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Marshall, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team security force from Grennville, R.I., scans his area during a visit to the Dahla Dam Sept. 20. The PRT SECFOR supplied security during a dam assessment with the Canadian International Development Agency Sept 21.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, attend a three week-long Assault Climbers training at the Marine Corps’ Mountain Warfare Training Center in Northern California, Sept. 22. This is the first non Special Forces unit to attend this physically challenging exercise.0 -
-
-
-
-
U.S. soldier SPC Andrew Carson (R) aims an M14 enhanced battle rifle (EBR) as comrade PFC Jeremy Strabbing looks through a binocular during target practice at Combat Outpost (COP) Pirtle King in Ghaziabad district in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan September 24, 2011.
A bird flies away after perching on a Mk19 40mm automatic grenade launcher mounted on an armoured vehicle inside the U.S. military's Combat Outpost (COP) Pirtle King in Ghaziabad distric, Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan September 25, 2011.
U.S. soldier SPC Joseph Mikos from Task Force "No Fear" Alpha Co 2-27 Infantry "The Wolfhounds" leans on a weapon as he keeps watch inside a bunker of Combat Outpost (COP) Pirtle King in Ghaziabad district in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, September 24, 2011.0 -
A policeman holds his rifle as he charges an investor during clashes around the stock exchange in Dhaka September 19, 2011.
Canadian Snipers survey enemy activity at an Observation Post before an assault during Exercise Tireur Accompli.
After acquiring their target a Canadian sniper fires the .50 caliber sniper rifle during Exercise Tireur Accompli.
Staff Sgt. BIll Cenna, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, briefs Staff Sgt. Jason Ruiz, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, on his patient's status during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 21. The training focused on quick-care-under-fire and also gave training to Baker Company, 3rd Platoon, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), on how to react when pararescuemen arrive.
First Lt. Aaron Hunter (left), 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Tech. Sgt. Brandon Stuemke, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, assess the scene upon arrival during training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Sept. 21.
Lance Cpl. Timothy Jackson, a team leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, reloads his weapon during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011.0 -
U.S. soldiers from Task Force "No Fear", Alpha Company, 2-27 Infantry "The Wolfhounds", fire a 120mm mortar at a Taliban position from Combat Outpost (COP) Pirtle King in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan September 26, 2011.
U.S. soldier PFC Troy Hayden from Task Force "No Fear" .0 -
Advertisement
-
-
A soldier stands guard as students leave their school for home in Thailand's Yala province, about 1,084 km (674 miles) south of Bangkok September 29, 2011.
A Chilean marine scans his sector of fire as night falls aboard a Chilean naval vessel during a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure exercise Sept 27 in Vina Del Mar, Chile.
Atkins Charles, a US army soldier from te HHB 3-7 Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Bct 25th ID, holds a bullet as he scans the eyes of an Afghan man with an Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) during a mission in Turkham Nangarhar bordering Pakistan on September 28, 2011.
A Tiger attack helicopter of the German Bundeswehr armed forces takes part in a demonstration for visitors prior to military exercises on September 28, 2011 near Munster, Germany.
A Wiesel combat vehicle of the German Bundeswehr armed forces takes part in a demonstration for visitors prior to military exercises on September 28, 2011 near Munster, Germany.
Tolbert Brandon (L) a US army soldier from te HHB 3-7 Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Bct 25th ID, scans the eyes of an Afghan man with an Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) during a mission in Turkham Nangarhar bordering Pakistan on September 28, 2011.0 -
A South Korean AH-1S Cobra helicopter fires rockets during a joint military exercise with the US on the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 30 kms south of the border with North Korea on September 30, 2011. South Korea's military held the joint live-fire drill involving tanks, artillery and jet fighters to commemorate the 63th Korea Armed Forces Day.0 -
Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, Combined Joint Task Force-1 and Regional Command-East Deputy Commanding General – Maneuver, and soldiers from Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, look down at Wanat village from a hilltop vantage point Sept. 22.
HiRes
A pararescueman's (PJ) body armor sits on the floor in a briefing room as a briefing is given before a rappelling training course on Hurlburt Field, Fla. PJ's are capable of deploying anywhere in the world at any time via air, land, or sea to perform life saving missions. Their motto "That Others May Live" reaffirms the PJ's commitment to saving lives and self-sacrifice.
hiRes
HiRes
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aaron Switzer, 21st Special Tactics Squadron joint terminal attack controllers, from Pope Field, N.C., uses a radio to communicate with A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a close air support training mission Sept. 23, 2011, at the Nevada Test and Training Range.0 -
A Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 Texan II drops a 500-pound GBU-12 laser-guided bomb over the Barry M. Goldwater Range September 28.
Alpha Co, 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry, Task Force "Cacti" during a joint U.S.-Afghan military patrol in Serkey valley in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan October 1, 20110 -
Low-altitude air-defense gunner Lance Cpl. Joseph Longo fires a stinger weapon system at an un-manned aerial vehicle here Oct. 1. He serves with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November. Longo hails from Chino Hills, Calif.
Soldier Jose Calzada from US army HHB 3-7 Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Bct 25th ID stands guard in a street during a mission as Afghan women walk by, in Turkham Nangarhar, bordering Pakistan, on October 2, 2011.0 -
Advertisement
-
A crew member for Fat Albert, a Marine KC-130J Hercules aircraft with the Navy’s Blue Angels, holds onto the ceiling while experiencing “zero-gravity” during Fat Albert’s take off at the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show aboard MCAS Miramar, Oct. 1.
Lt. Col. Michael McCurry, commander of the 6-17 CAV, stands next to his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior on the CAV’s new air strip on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2011.
Australian medic Sergeant David Ross during a mission with the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Uruzgan, southern Afghanistan.
Private Lee Attwood (Adelaide, SA)0 -
The F-35B Lightning 11 prepares to vertically land for the first time at sea on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1)
The F-35B is the Marine Corps Joint Strike Force variant, designed for short takeoff and vertical landing on Navy amphibious ships. The purpose of F-35B sea trials on USS Wasp (LHD-1) is to test F-35B systems and ship's support functions.0 -
-
-
-
Advertisement
-
Teams competing at the 2011 International Sniper Competition, moving onto a stand.
A member of the Defence Forces at the ISC.
The Defence Forces sniper pair came second overall, losing by 30 points to a sniper pair from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group. It's the DF's best result to date at the ISC.0 -
A member of Special Operations Forces’ Cultural Support Team discusses ordering procedures with clinic workers at the district center pharmacy in the Maruf district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, Sept. 27. The CST is an all-female soldier team who serve as enablers supporting U.S. Army Special Operations Forces by engaging the female populations in areas when such contact may be deemed culturally inappropriate if performed by a male service member.
A security personnel waits behind a car during a manhunt in Sunnyvale, California October 5, 2011. A disgruntled worker opened fire on Wednesday at a Northern California cement plant and quarry, killing two people and injuring six, police said.
Police officers search a suburban street during a manhunt in Sunnyvale, California, October 5, 20110 -
A Special Operations Task Group (SOTG), consisting of elements of the Korps Commando Troepen and 11 Air Manoeuvre Brigade, during a six spectacular action freeing 'hostages' from the Prince Bernhard Hoeve Zuidlaren – 5th October 2011.
U.S. military officer CPT Padraic Heiliger from Alpha Co, 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry, Task Force "Cacti" lifts a boy while on patrol in a village near Combat Outpost Penich in Khas Kunar district in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan October 7, 2011.0 -
PRT Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle protected by SECFOR - Oct. 5th, 2011.
French police special forces (GIPN) take part in an exercise during the Security Day in Nice, southeastern France, October 8, 2011.
Collection of 360 view of swedish soldiers everyday life in Afghanistan:
( Link )0 -
-
DRESDEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 11: An ISAF jeep of the German Bundeswehr damaged in an IED attack in Afghanistan stands on display in an exhibit of military-inspired toys at the new Bundeswehr Military History Museum (Militaerhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr, or MHM) during a press day on October 11, 2011 in Dresden, Germany. The museum, redesigned by star architect Daniel Libeskind, traces Germany military history from 1300 to the present, including during the Nazi period and the Cold War, and also examines the influence of the military on popular culture. The museum will open to the public on October.0 -
A U.S. special operations forces team member fires at an enemy sniper position during a clearing operation in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2011. SOF team members and Afghan commandos conducted the operation in order to disrupt insurgent activity in the area.
Australian soldier Private Jeffrey Mears, Mentoring Task Force – Three, commences a patrol through the streets of Saghaytu during an Afghan National Army coordinated clearance of the Khod Valley, southern Afghanistan.
An Australian sniper from Mentoring Task Force – Three looks through the scope of his rifle from an overwatch position near the town of Saghaytu during an Afghan National Army coordinated clearance of the Khod Valley, southern Afghanistan.0 -
-
Staff Sgt. Christopher Rance, Continental Color Guard, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), looks for a target through his weapons scope, Oct. 6, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Rance and his partner, Cpl. Christopher Stevens, Continental Color Guard, will be the first team of snipers from The Old Guard to compete in a sniper competition, Oct. 14-16, in Elk Garden, W.Va.0 -
HiRes
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departs San Francisco after participating in San Francisco Fleet Week. San Francisco Fleet Week 2011 was a five-day event, which highlighted the equipment, technology and operational capabilities of the military's sea services and their history in the San Francisco area.
Polish soldier in Afghanistan with Beryl wz. 96C assault rifle and GPBO-40 grenade launcher.
0 -
Advertisement
-
-
Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, fire an M982 Excalibur round from an M777 howitzer during a recent fire support mission. The artillerymen spend hours each day running through dry-fire training drills to keep their skills sharp in preparation for requests for fire support.
Australian soldiers Private Damien Kent (front), Private Gareth Wade (left) and Private Nathan Connaughton (right) from Mentoring Task Force – Three during a clearance patrol of the Mirabad Valley, Afghanistan, with soldiers from the Afghan National Army.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Deana Porter, center, speaks to the director of social affairs in Mehtar Lam district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Oct. 8, 2011.
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, FORT IRWIN, Calif. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers from C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry enter a mock village here Oct. 9 during training.0 -
US medic Joshua Nash reacts after stopping treatment on a fatally wounded soldier from the ANA (Afghan National Army) during a Medevac flight, in a helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder, en route to Kandahar Hospital Hero on August 19, 2011. The soldier was shot in the chest and died after arriving in the hospital.
This photo was posted elsewhere about a month ago, but I thought it deserved to be seen here too.0 -
1st Lt. Ryan Tahbo, commander of with Mobile Assault Platoon 4, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and native of Parker, Ariz., scans for insurgent activity while on patrol in the southern portion of the Washir district, Helmand province, Oct. 4.
Cpl. Marcus Yeakel, an anti-tank missleman with Mobile Assault Platoon 4, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and a native of Lyons, Kan.
Cpl. Mackenzie Richards, a military working dog handler with Mobile Assault Platoon 4, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, and native of Providence, R.I., walks with John, an explosives detection dog while on patrol in the southern portion of the Washir district, Helmand province, Oct. 2.
Australian soldier Private James Bond, Mentoring Task Force – Three, during a clearance patrol of the Mirabad Valley, Afghanistan, with soldiers from the Afghan National Army.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron adjusts in his cockpit before takeoff, Oct. 5, 2011, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Crew chiefs with the 77th FS launched several F-16s to help pilots prepare for real world missions.0 -
President McAleese, pins medal to an Irish UN peacekeeper soldier, right, at their base in the southern village of Tebnine, Lebanon, on Saturday Oct. 15, 2011. McAlees arrived in Lebanon on Friday on a three days visit to meet with Lebanese officials and to check the Irish soldiers serving with UN peacekeeping unit in south Lebanon.
President McAleese, right, receives Irish UN peacekeeper soldiers, upon her arrival to their base in the southern village of Tebnine, Lebanon, on Saturday Oct. 15, 2011.
President McAleese, center, lays a wreath on the tomb of the unkown soldier at the base of the Irish UN peacekeeper soldiers.0 -
-
A soldier assigned to the 380th Engineer Support Company, leads a truck to scoop dirt off the side of the road, here, Sept. 23. This ongoing operation serves as a measure of protection for U.S. Forces as they transport personnel and thousands of pieces of equipment out of Iraq as part of the drawdown.
Weapons are displayed on the stand of French company Cybergun, on October 18, 2011 in Paris during the France's Milipol global security trade fair. Milipol Paris 2011, welcoming more than 1,000 exhibiting companies from 43 countries, runs until October 21.
US firm 'CAA tactical'.
A mannequin wearing a full conflict equipment is displayed on the stand of US company Magnum.
Iraqi Army M1A1 Abrams tanks, purchased from the U.S. , maneuver during a live fire exercise outside Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. With the U.S. military scheduled to leave Iraq by the end of the year, the Iraqi security forces will be solely responsible for providing security for the country.
A U.S. Air Force pararesuceman inspects his gear prior to executing a search and rescue mission during exercise Angel Thunder at Hannagan Meadows, Az. on Oct. 11, 2011.
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Lovett, team leader attached to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, transmits a security update to his squad leader during a shura, Mizan, Afghanistan, Oct. 17, 2011.
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 55th Rescue Squadron Davis Monthan AFB., go over mission plans while on alert for a humanitarian relief mission during Angel Thunder 2011 at Davis Monthan AFB., on Oct. 11, 2011.
0 -
In this Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 photo provided by the Presidential Press Service, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, right, and Chief of Staff Gen. Necdet Ozel.
The Germans !
Australian soldier Private Glen Collins, Mentoring Task Force – Three, keeps watch during a patrol of the Mirabad Valley, Afghanistan, with soldiers from the Afghan National Army.
An Australian soldier from Mentoring Task Force – Three looks through the scope of his HK417 rifle during a patrol in the town of Saghaytu, southern Afghanistan.
A Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) soldier returns from a night patrol.0 -
-
Advertisement
-
Advertisement