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K-31 (Info here)
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1953 IHC Garand , 1953 Springfield Garand , 1942 Remington M1903 ,1916 Enfield No. 1 Mk III*
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Dear Santa !!!
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Recce Concentration Course River Crossing

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Hundreds gathered in Christchurch to honour the lives of Corporal Luke Tamatea, 31, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, 26, and Private Richard Harris, 21. The trio were killed by a roadside bomb in Bamiyan province a week ago.

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Haka is used throughout New Zealand by many, not only Māori, to demonstrate their collective thoughts. There is a haka for each of the Services, as well as the Defence Force. Units with the NZ Army have their own haka. This video shows the soldiers of 2/1 RNZIR Battalion performing their Unit haka, powerfully acknowledging the lives and feats of their fallen comrades as they come onto the Unit's parade ground. It is also an emotive farewell for they will leave via the waharoa (the carved entrance way) for the very last time.

Haka --sometimes termed a posture dance could also be described as a chant with actions. There are various forms of haka; some with weapons some without, some have set actions others may be 'free style.' Haka is used by Māori (indigenous people of New Zealand) for a myriad of reasons; to challenge or express defiance or contempt, to demonstrate approval or appreciation, to encourage or to discourage, to acknowledge feats and achievements, to welcome, to farewell, as an expression of pride, happiness or sorrow. There is almost no inappropriate occasion for haka; it is an outward display of inner thoughts and emotions. Within the context of an occasion it is abundantly clear which emotion is being expressed.

From the discussion on militaryphotos:

2/1kiwi said: This Haka is called Kura Takahi Puni, translates as We Are Ready.

Ngati Tumatauenga said: Cpl Luke Tamatea was a sniper of some repute. Having one of 2/1 RNZIR's snipers escort his hearse was another way for them to honour his memory.

gafkiwi said:Growing up most New Zealander's will have some form of Multi cultural education at school, where they will learn different Haka's and waiata's (songs) including "Ka mate" the haka performed by the All Blacks (National rugby team).
An NCO I had (big Maori fella) said, "Its not about being or trying to be "Maori" but means to adopting unified Warrior spirit for soldiers. Tumatauenga is the God of War in Maori mythology, and all soldiers are considered "Ngati Tumatauenga" part of his tribe regardless of race etc. Maori who join maintain their links with their own tribe but also are adopted by "Ngati Tumatauenga". On basic training all soldiers learn the NZ Army Haka. Once posted to their units they learn their unit Haka.
As with some of the other Kiwi's here, knew these guys and one was a good mate. When Luke Tamatea was laid to rest yesterday he recieved 4 Hakas, 1 from his Family when he left the Marae (Tribe home) another from school kids who lined the road as the whole procession passed (20mins long) and one from each the Bn's he served in.

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Awesome. RIP.

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Afghan and coalition forces providing security during an operation in Muhammad Aghah district, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 31, 2012. Afghan and coalition security force detained two suspected insurgents during an operation to arrest a Haqqani leader in Muhammad Aghah district, Logar province. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Mikki L. Sprenkle)
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Anchorage Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team officers train on the High-Angle Sniper Range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Anchorage Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team officers train on the High-Angle Sniper Range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Dyk, center, assigned to Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, provides orders to Soldiers during a firefight outside Combat Outpost Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan.
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KSK with confiscated ordnance
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Germans
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2nd Rangers somewhere in Normandy i believe...maybe Pointe Du Hoc?
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Rangers in Scotland
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The Polish Undersecretary of State for Defence Policy Robert Kupiecki visited the Special Forces Command and was given a display of weapons and equipment - 6th September 2012
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 706th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company, Task Force 4-25 organize ordnance for destruction at the demolition range at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2012. Soldiers disposed of ordnance and equipment deemed unusable.
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A Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires his M27 Carbine at a target during a fire-team rushing exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 8, 2012.
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brain J. Heberlie from Headquarters U.S. European Command and exercise director for Combined Endeavor 2012, commands a multinational formation during the exercise's opening ceremony, at the Joint Multinational Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6. Combined Endeavor is a multinational command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to build and enhance communications and network interoperability between 41 nations and international organizations. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Araceli Alarcon)
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Servicemembers from 41 nations take part in the opening ceremony for Combined Endeavor 2012, a multinational training exercise in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 6. Combined Endeavor 2012 is the world's largest annual multinational command, control, communications and computer interoperability training exercise. (Photo by Spc. Neil Stanfield)
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Recruit Platoon at their Passing out Parade in Cathal Brugha Barracks
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U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter is born !!!
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 7, 2012) Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Leombruno prepares to fire an M-16 rifle during a firing range practice on the flight deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group and is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chelsea Mandello/Released)
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Weird looking gun left behind after a shoot-out in Sinaloa Mexico (not just for show)
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An Afghan and coalition security force conduct room searches in which they detained eight suspected insurgents during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 15, 2012. (Department of Defense Photos by U.S. Army Spc Justin Young) Released
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Rangers from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment maintain their proficiency with the 84mm recoilless rifle, also known as the Carl Gustav, at a range in Afghanistan prior to a night combat operation, August 2012. (Army photo by Spc. Michael T. Mulderick)
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Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team (CAAT), Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a TOW missile system at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 12, 2012. This training is part of the 26th MEU's pre-deployment training program. BLT 3/2 is one of the three reinforcements of 26th MEU, which is slated to deploy in 2013.
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Marines assigned to combined anti-armor team (CAAT), Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 12, 2012.
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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Drew Parks, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, communicates with a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet supporting Operation Spartan Shield on Sept. 11, 2012, Southwest Asia.
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Staff Sgt. James Burton, 2nd Security Forces Squadron, fires an M-203 grenade launcher on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 10. Burton practiced firing the M-203 in preparation for the 2012 annual Global Strike Challenge.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
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A bullet disintegrates after hitting its target at the Bossier Parish Sheriff?s Office pistol range in Plain Dealing, La., Sept. 11.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)
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The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is seen underway in the Pacific Ocean Sept. 8, 2012. George Washington is the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group 5, the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group in the U.S. Navy.
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A Supermarine Spitfire parked next to F-35 AF-6 at the 461st Flight Test Squadron, Sept. 14. (Photo by Matthew Short/Lockheed Martin)
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BONN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Members of the GSG 9 anti-terrorism unit of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) demonstrate their capabilities at a media event on September 14, 2012 in Bonn, Germany. German police law enforcement officials will soon celebrate the 40th anniversary of the GSG 9.(Photo by Juergen Schwarz)
Old schooL GSG9
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An Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team fires his M4 carbine at insurgents during a firefight,Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
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Lance Cpl. Stephan DeJesus, a native of Clearwater, Fla., and rifleman with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M-16A4 service rifle during unknown distance marksmanship training as part of a three-week training package in Djibouti, Sep. 15, 2012.
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A sniper holds his gun in front of Rocinha slum during the inauguration of its Peacekeeping Unit Program (UPP) in Rio de Janeiro September 20, 2012. The occupation of Rocinha, a notorious hillside "favela" that overlooks some of Rio's swankiest areas, is a crucial part of the city's preparations to host soccer's World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics two years later. (Ricardo Moraes)
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First Polish radar Nysa-A.
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Radar altimeter Nysa-B
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Radar NUR-12 Edyta
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Excellent device, I know it very well from the time when I was in military service , one of them is located very close to Polish-Belarusian border and we could watch almost whole their territory.

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Cpl. Bobby Liverman, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, clears an area during Operation Southern Strike III in the village of Jandad Kalay, district of Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2012.
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U.S. Army Spc. Warren Feeley, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25 Infantry Division, looks through a fire control system inside a M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV)while engaging targets with .50-caliber Remote Weapons System Sept. 19, 2012.
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JAWOR ML (Libyan Model) code name Justyna (Justine)
from 80s
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Range 230 km.

NUR-11 code name Beata (Beatrice)
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Range 180km

Altimeter RW-31 code name Bożena
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Goedert and his military working dog Jacob appear during Operation Southern Strike III in the village of Jandad Kalay, Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2012. Goedert is from Alamogordo, N.M. He is stationed at Holoman Air Force Base.
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First Lt. Dillon Kareive, an officer with 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Task Force Arrowhead stares down his sights while providing security for Afghan National Army soldiers during operation Kalak Hode 5 in the Mizan district of southern Afghanistan Sept. 5, 2012.
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GRAND BARA DESERT, Djibouti (September 27, 2012) – A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter.
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British riot troops during a petrol bomb attack. Link

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U.S. Army Cpl. Sharon Glanville, a food service specialist assigned to Signal Company, Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, from Charlotte, Fla., participates in a military working dog demonstration, Sept. 29, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
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''Some dealer samples that we are getting rid of......'' (this is not me, but a dealer in the US)
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hello there are more of the same pictures all you have to do change in the web address :
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Major Dusty, 9th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper pilot, and TSgt Trevis, 49th Operations Group MQ-9 sensor operator (last names omitted due to operational security concerns) fly an MQ-9 Reaper from a ground control station on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 3. The Reaper is a multi-functional aircraft that supports both reconnaissance and combat roles. Holloman trains all Air Force MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released)
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This picture provided by www.redbullcontentpool.com shows pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria jumping out of the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on October 14, 2012.(Photo: AFP/Jay Nemeth)
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An F-22 Raptor, above, flies with a P-51 Mustang during the Miramar Air Show Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, in San Diego. Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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A Swiss Air Force F18 fighter jet releases flares during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland October 11, 2012.
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Col. Peter Ford, Adversary Tactics Group commander; retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager; and Capt. David Vincent, 65th Aggressor Squadron pilot, talk after Yeager's 65th anniversary commemoration flight landed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 14, 2012. Yeager flew in a 65th AGRS F-15D Eagle to mark his historic flight in the Bell X-1 rocket research plane. (U.S.Air Force photo by Lawrence Crespo)
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A Royal Navy gunner opens up on a target with a minigun during a night live firing serial.HMS Illustrious was taking part in Cougar, a three month deployment to the Mediterranean as part of the United Kingdom’s Response Force Task Group, exercising with key allies.Exercises included Corsican Lion to test the maritime element of the UK-French Joined Expeditionary Force, and Exercise Albanian Lion which provided superb faculties for the Lead commando group to train with Albanian forces, consolidating our relationship.
Photographer: LA(PHOT) Dean Nixon
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- A British Soldier with the 3rd Battalion, the Mercian Regiment, based in Fallingbostel, Germany, fires a M240B machine gun during live-fire training at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area before taking part in Saber Junction here Oct. 15. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Spc. Joshua Leonard.)
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Taiwanese army using artillery canon in firing drill in Pingdon coast line, southern Taiwan, Oct 16th, 2012
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Dutch Snipers from the 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade during Shooting Exercise Baumholder – 11th October 2012
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Slovenian army soldiers attached to U.S. Army Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment track an aircraft with a binoculars during a decisive action training environment, Saber Junction 2012, at the Joint Multinational Training Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 14, 2012.
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KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A howitzer section assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fire their M777 howitzer onto their designated target during a live-fire exercise at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2012.
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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II sits ready to fly at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 16, 2012.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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Estonian Soldiers on operations while serving with ISAF in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan, September 2012
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Thermo on the way home !!!!!
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Defence Forces Naval Service Fibua training in Fort Davis.

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Taken from the Aviation Forum

Nforce wrote: »

That was very...very, close:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4O8kaKMv_U

Fast forward to ~ :25 into the video to see things going pear shaped!

http://theaviationist.com/2012/10/19/close-call-e3/


A NATO E-3 Sentry almost hit the tail of the tanker and its flying boom during air-to-air refueling operations. Not only the close proximity of the two large planes was dangerous, but also the evasive maneuver the pilot performs to avoid collision: the AWACS (airborne early warning and control plane) pulls several negative G-forces to gain quick separation from the refueler.

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The areas I've circled are shapes from DPCU. It's not that distinctive really, you'd have to be paying close attention to distinguish this from Multicam.

The cut and extra pockets look pretty good though. Sorry I wasn't able to enlarge the photo.

NEW Australian-made MultiCam combat uniforms with a distinctly Australian design are on their way to Afghanistan.

Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare said local production of this uniform was under way and the first troops to wear them would be RAAF airfield defence guards and soldiers of the 7th Battalion (7RAR) set to deploy in the next few weeks.
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Mr Clare said Defence last year purchased a licence from Crye Precision to manufacture them in Australia and Crye developed a uniquely Australian version of the camouflage pattern with feedback from Australian troops in Afghanistan.
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The new uniform is produced by Pacific Brands WorkWear Group in West Footscray, Victoria. The camouflage fabric is produced by Bruck Textiles in Wangaratta.
Mr Clare said 3600 sets of the new uniforms had been ordered in a deal worth $780,000. A further 5500 uniforms will be ordered to equip soldiers deploying next year.

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/aust-troops-adopt-new-combat-uniform/story-e6frfku9-1226500976683

Hat Tip to SoldierSystemsDaily
And another update...

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A Marine with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks for enemy targets during a mechanized raid exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 16.
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A tank crew from the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires a 120-mm round from its main gun at a target for crew qualification during a Gunnery Table IV live-fire exercise at Clabber Creek Multiuse Range, here Oct. 18. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Johnathan Hoover, 2BCT, 1st Cav Div PAO)
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Bei der Informationslehrübung (ILÜ) 2012 zeigt das Heer sein Können. Die Lehrübung zeigt dass die Soldaten, Waffen und Fahrzeuge des Heeres kommenden Herausforderungn gewachsen sind.
Fotograf: ©Bundeswehr/Trotzki (translate )
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Hungarian soldiers in Afghanistan.
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U.S. soldiers of B Troop, 1st squadron of 4th US Cavalry Regiment, fire a 120 mm mortar shell during a mortar registration exercise at COP (Combat outpost) Sar Howza in Paktika province October 29, 2012. *******/Goran Tomasevic
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A U.S. soldier of B Troop, 1st squadron of 4th US Cavalry Regiment, observes the area with the scope of his rifle near COP (Combat outpost) Sar Howza in Paktika province October 29, 2012.
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