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Israeli Navy Commandos training for another flotilla that may try and break the siege on Gaza. Israel, 16/08/2010 -- Photos from Inside Israel's secret Navy commando unit F-13 which raided the free Gaza flotilla that left 9 members of the extreme muslim Turkish group the IHH dead and seven commandos seriously injured. Israel. 16/08/2010
Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, begin setting up tents which function as the brigade's command post in tactical environments during a command post training exercise, November 18, at Fort Drum, New York. This CPX is the second in a series of training events allowing the brigade staff to rehearse, execute and evaluate the collective training tasks essential to the brigade’s mission. Soldiers across the Commando brigade have spent months progressing from individual to collective mission essential tasks as they work toward brigade level certification at the Joint Readiness Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
42 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES L COMPANY ON PATROL IN NADI-E ALI NORTH, Forward Operational Base Folad, Afganistan, 1 May 2011.
Here 42 Commando Royal Marines can be seen in the kneeling prone position whilst on patroll between compounds in a small Afgan village.
Images taken by LA(Phot) Hillhouse. BRITISH CROWN COPYRIGHT©2010
1. Don't Make Me Come Down There, 2. The last thing I saw before the ER visit..., 3. Flickr For the Peeple, 4. 7:21.46 Up, up, and away with my Trader Joe's balloon..., 5. Newton and Pete, 6. That'd Be The Curtain On the Kitchen Door..., 7. Nutjob Reappears, 8. Chittering with her mouth full,
9. Boing!, 10. Is it behind the ship?, 11. Mousie Skeet, 12. That's My Boy., 13. Nutjob, 14. I Must Smite You, 15. Now it can be shown: Going For It!, 16. It does hold 25 pounds!,
17. Evolution of The Mousie, 18. Is the Portal in the Refrigerator?, 19. Run, Peeps! Run For Your Lives!, 20. 20,000 Peeps Under The Sea: Mission -Tokyo Bay, 21. Nutjob On The Prowl, 22. mmmmm. Tulips!, 23. Eyes On The Prize, 24. Pete Takes Poppy For a Walk,
25. Open-the-door-open-the-door-open-the-door...., 26. Help Cleaning My Pumpkins, 27. Whipped Cream Mohawk, 28. Orange Cats Magazine, 29. The Room Goes Silent..., 30. Commando Kat..., 31. Token Orange Cat Picture, 32. The Cat At The End of the Tunnel,
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49. Newton Gets His Teeth Brushed, 50. Ready To Kick Ass and Take Names, 51. Is The Portal on this shelf?, 52. Three Little Peeps From School!, 53. Oh, Was I Making The Pots Clank?, 54. 2012: Survivor: Easter Island, 55. Pete v. French Door Curtains, 56. Here comes Anta Claus! Here comes Anta Claus!,
57. The Impossible Dream (I Hope), 58. Foo Dog Guarding The Porch, 59. Is The Portal In With the Glassware?, 60. Most Faved of 2005
Created with fd's Flickr Toys. There's been so much activity on the pete+balloon shots, I was kind of curious to see if it had any explore impact.
Active trip 2010
This exercise will take place in the provinces of West and East Flanders, Hainaut and Namur, Belgium
The purpose of the exercise, in collaboration with French soldiers from 35 (RAP Parachute Infantry Regiment) and the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, is training in the procedures and techniques for Non-combatant Evacuation Operations ( NEO).
Nearly 1,000 military Belgians, mostly from the 2nd Battalion of Commandos Flawinne and 3 Battalion Paratroopers Tielen, and 150 French soldiers, supported by 4 C-130, will participate in ACTIVE TRIP. They will travel mainly by foot or by using light wheeled vehicles
Main Caption
Belgian airborne units are on alert, with 3 Parachute Battalion from Tielen and 2 Commandos from Flawinne, are about to help Belgian expatriates in the context of Exercise Active Trip.
Led by the Immediate Reaction Capability (IRC - Para-Commando Regiment), this exercise will also see the participation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The recent security crisis born of the earthquake in Haiti has highlighted the importance of coordination between the FPS Foreign Affairs and Defense during such a crisis. To gain experience in the field, a team composed of staff from both departments will participate actively in the consolidation of expatriates (about 450 civilians), reception and sorting of these before their evacuation by road or by air on board four C-130 Defence Belgian and a French C-160.
The Commando Memorial is a Category A listed monument in Lochaber dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II. It overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle and unveiled in 1952 by the Queen Mother. It was created by the sculptor Scott Sutherland who won a competition to design the memorial in 1949.
The monument consists of a cast bronze sculpture of three Commandos in characteristic dress complete with cap comforter, webbing and rifle, standing atop a stone plinth. "United we conquer" is inscribed around the top of the stone plinth, while the original plaque on the stone plinth reads: "In memory of the officers and men of the commandos who died in the Second World War 1939–1945. This country was their training ground”
A Garden of Remembrance, which was subsequently added to the site, is used by many surviving World War II Commandos as the designated final resting place for their ashes. It has also been used as a place where many families have scattered ashes and erected tributes to loved ones who belonged to contemporary Commando units and who have died in more recent conflicts such as the Falklands War or in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Assault on a beach
At the edge of a fjord near Porsangmoen, the 13th company of the 1st Parachute Battalion is preparing for an amphibious exercise with dinghies.
"We crossed the lake with the canoe and with all the company we take hold, from a small beach, a goal," Verstraeten told the lieutenant, platoon leader.
An engineering section after the 68th and Amphibious Support Company stands ready with two zodiacs and a lifeguard to ensure security during the exercise. Medical component is also on alert, should something go wrong.
After the safety briefing and the green light from the high command, the exercise begins. First a short introduction to rubber dinghies and a first year on the water. Then, maneuver tactics can really begin. The military is preparing. Of course not at the sight of the enemy; sections lie with their boats in the nearby bushes. Ten men can climb aboard a boat. But that does not include arming the military. There is not much room. When the order is given, the men pull the boats into the water. They take their places and begin to paddle. Even if the destination track is clearly visible, the distance of one kilometer is not to be underestimated. The men traveled in 30 minutes to get there one by one. Everybody goes to arms and, as quickly as possible, carries the canoe forward so that the following sections can be landed. The paratroopers first arrived hide and watch the beach for others who follow.
Speciality of the paratroopers, the amphibious exercises are not repeated if it. In an environment where the lakes and mountains after another, this provides the opportunity to train further with this type of mission.
All the Space Police Commandos released in the theme. The helmets are a nice, new idea, but they sit too much on top of the head and cover up the mouth. Also, I literally booed the Undercover Cruiser Commando when I realized he didn't come with air-tanks. Other than that, these guys are pretty nice.
Located in moorland beside the A82 trunk road, 1¼ miles (2 km) northwest of Spean Bridge, is the Commando Memorial. This 5.1m (17-foot) high memorial was designed by Scott Sutherland, of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (Dundee) and unveiled by HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002) on 12th September 1952. The three soldiers which comprise the memorial look out from their plinth over Leanachan Forest to the peaks of Aonach Mor and Ben Nevis. It commemorates the elite force known as the 'Commandos', which was set up in 1940 on the orders of Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) to harry the axis forces and regain the initiative on the part of Britain. The force trained in the area around this monument, with their Training Centre at Achnacarry, 4 miles (6 km) to the northwest.
The plinth of the memorial records the Commando's motto United We Conquer and a plaque states: "In Memory of the Officers and men of the Commandos who died in the Second World War 1939 - 1945. This Country was their Training Ground."
A further plaque was added to the memorial on the occasion of the Freedom of Lochaber being conferred on the Commando Association on the 18th November, 1993. The plaque reads as follows:
"The Commandos 1940-45
In the summer of 1940 when Britain's fortunes in World War II were at their lowest ebb and an enemy invasion was threatened, Winston Churchill boldly ordered the raising of an elite force to raid the enemy-held coastline of Europe and regain the initiative.
The new units, which initially consisted of volunteers from the regiments and corps of the British Army, were called 'Commandos'.
Within weeks they were in action in Europe later in the Middle East and the Far East. During the next five years they fought in every theatre of war with such success that the word 'Commando' became feared by the enemy - yet respected by friendly forces.
In 1942 the Commando Basic Training Centre was established in the Scottish Highlands at Achnacarry. There potential Commando soldiers (who by then came from not only the British Army but also the Royal marines and the Allied Armies) underwent their tough and purposeful training. Only those who successfully completed all the course were accepted and privileged to wear the famous Green Beret. This distinctive head-dress was acknowledged as the hallmark of the highest standards of military training, self-discipline, physical endurance, initiative, bravery and courage whilst under their simple motto United We Conquer a comradeship beyond literary description was born, fostered and flourished.
For their valour in action the Commandos earned thirty-eight battle honours and many awards including eight Victoria Crosses, but many made the supreme sacrifice, no fewer than 1,700 Commando soldiers lost their lives and others were seriously wounded. It was a record that prompted Winston Churchill to pay the following tribute to the Commandos: "We may feel sure that nothing of which we have any knowledge or record has ever been done by mortal men which surpasses their feats of arms. Truly we may say of them when shall their glory fade."
For some unknown reason I never had the Action Man commando set as a kid. Fixed that with ebay this year and this unshaven, greying (another great job from the good folk at Flocktastic) 40th anniversay Action Man gets to wear a vintage outfit (and extra bits) as he joins up with 1/6th Commando.
The Mortar Platoon
The conventional firing exercises are not enough of a mortar platoon at battalion of paratroopers from Diest. On June 6, 2010 in the afternoon, they prepared their stands with two mortars to improve their shooting trajectories. "We conduct the first rapid setting position," said 1st Sergeant Major Stefaan Van Winnendael responsible for shooting practice. We put ourselves in position with two trucks, we unload the parts, we align ourselves and we fire. We then reload everything as quickly as possible and we go, "The whole does not last more than five minutes. We continue next year with regular lights.
Generally, the mortars are working behind the attack line and can not see their target to the naked eye. "A forward observer sends us the lens position and calculate how we should place the mortar. The team commander gives the inclination of the cannon to the fencer, the tanker preparing a mortar shell and is in charge tube. The shell fired loudly and reached its goal after twenty seconds through the sky. The explosion was heard a few seconds later.
Soldiers adapt a little, the sights and shoot again. Although there are just two mortars in place, it can be a powerful weapon in a fight. "We support a company that usually is under fire and we follow his progress," said Chief Van Winnendael. When they need us they call us by radio and we are taking action. "
The danger is never far away.
1973 Jeep Commando - 304, Auto, Trac Loc , Warn 8274. Flipped it in a EC4WDA race near South Williamsport in the early 80's. Very capable off road vehicle.
Polish Army Special Forces Operators from the 1st Special Commando Regiment during Exercise Scorpio XI - 5th February 2012
Israeli Navy Commandos training for another flotilla that may try and break the siege on Gaza. Israel, 16/08/2010 -- Photos from Inside Israel's secret Navy commando unit F-13 which raided the free Gaza flotilla that left 9 members of the extreme muslim Turkish group the IHH dead and seven commandos seriously injured. Israel. 16/08/2010
Today I did a awesome modification to a BrickArms M4 Carbine: by cutting the barrel in half and cutting off the rail/handle, I created a "Commando", one of the assault rifles featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops, and it is definetly one of my Top 10 favorite Black Ops weapons. Plus, my favorite character, Frank Woods, is almost always seen wielding this gun, usually with an ACOG scope.
Israeli Navy Commandos training for another flotilla that may try and break the siege on Gaza. Israel, 16/08/2010 -- Photos from Inside Israel's secret Navy commando unit F-13 which raided the free Gaza flotilla that left 9 members of the extreme muslim Turkish group the IHH dead and seven commandos seriously injured. Israel. 16/08/2010
Members of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery marching through Plymouth to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
Royal Marine and Army Commandos practice amphibious beach landings on July 14, 2010, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. HMS Ark Royal, the nation's strike carrier, is leading an international task group during exercise Auriga 2010 a joint US-British amphibious exercise in Onslow Bay, off the coast of North Carolina. Exercise AURIGA is part of a series of training exercises that will build on the UK's ability to conduct small scale focused intervention operations anywhere in the world, delivering amphibious forces supported by air power from the Joint Harrier force.
Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, begin setting up tents which function as the brigade's command post in tactical environments during a command post training exercise, November 18, at Fort Drum, New York. This CPX is the second in a series of training events allowing the brigade staff to rehearse, execute and evaluate the collective training tasks essential to the brigade’s mission. Soldiers across the Commando brigade have spent months progressing from individual to collective mission essential tasks as they work toward brigade level certification at the Joint Readiness Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
Belgian Para-Commandos during a Mass Parachute Drop exercise using Belgian Air Force C130 transports in Portugal - 2012
Active trip 2010
This exercise will take place in the provinces of West and East Flanders, Hainaut and Namur, Belgium
The purpose of the exercise, in collaboration with French soldiers from 35 (RAP Parachute Infantry Regiment) and the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, is training in the procedures and techniques for Non-combatant Evacuation Operations ( NEO).
Nearly 1,000 military Belgians, mostly from the 2nd Battalion of Commandos Flawinne and 3 Battalion Paratroopers Tielen, and 150 French soldiers, supported by 4 C-130, will participate in ACTIVE TRIP. They will travel mainly by foot or by using light wheeled vehicles
Main Caption
Belgian airborne units are on alert, with 3 Parachute Battalion from Tielen and 2 Commandos from Flawinne, are about to help Belgian expatriates in the context of Exercise Active Trip.
Led by the Immediate Reaction Capability (IRC - Para-Commando Regiment), this exercise will also see the participation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The recent security crisis born of the earthquake in Haiti has highlighted the importance of coordination between the FPS Foreign Affairs and Defense during such a crisis. To gain experience in the field, a team composed of staff from both departments will participate actively in the consolidation of expatriates (about 450 civilians), reception and sorting of these before their evacuation by road or by air on board four C-130 Defence Belgian and a French C-160.
British service members with 30 Commando IX (Information Exploitation) Group, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, practice while moving through an open hallway during a training exercise at the Military Operations on Urban Terrain facility aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 1. This exercise helped the British Commandos to hone their close-combat skills and have practical, hands-on experience with room clearance techniques.
An Afghan National Army Commando sets security on top of a compound during an operation in Baraki Barak District, Logar Province, Jan. 8. Afghan National Army Commandos complement counterinsurgency efforts and enable conditions for improved security, governance and development. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kyle Wagoner/Released)
Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, begin setting up tents which function as the brigade's command post in tactical environments during a command post training exercise, November 18, at Fort Drum, New York. This CPX is the second in a series of training events allowing the brigade staff to rehearse, execute and evaluate the collective training tasks essential to the brigade’s mission. Soldiers across the Commando brigade have spent months progressing from individual to collective mission essential tasks as they work toward brigade level certification at the Joint Readiness Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
Active trip 2010
This exercise will take place in the provinces of West and East Flanders, Hainaut and Namur, Belgium
The purpose of the exercise, in collaboration with French soldiers from 35 (RAP Parachute Infantry Regiment) and the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, is training in the procedures and techniques for Non-combatant Evacuation Operations ( NEO).
Nearly 1,000 military Belgians, mostly from the 2nd Battalion of Commandos Flawinne and 3 Battalion Paratroopers Tielen, and 150 French soldiers, supported by 4 C-130, will participate in ACTIVE TRIP. They will travel mainly by foot or by using light wheeled vehicles
Main Caption
Belgian airborne units are on alert, with 3 Parachute Battalion from Tielen and 2 Commandos from Flawinne, are about to help Belgian expatriates in the context of Exercise Active Trip.
Led by the Immediate Reaction Capability (IRC - Para-Commando Regiment), this exercise will also see the participation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The recent security crisis born of the earthquake in Haiti has highlighted the importance of coordination between the FPS Foreign Affairs and Defense during such a crisis. To gain experience in the field, a team composed of staff from both departments will participate actively in the consolidation of expatriates (about 450 civilians), reception and sorting of these before their evacuation by road or by air on board four C-130 Defence Belgian and a French C-160.
Active trip 2010
This exercise will take place in the provinces of West and East Flanders, Hainaut and Namur, Belgium
The purpose of the exercise, in collaboration with French soldiers from 35 (RAP Parachute Infantry Regiment) and the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, is training in the procedures and techniques for Non-combatant Evacuation Operations ( NEO).
Nearly 1,000 military Belgians, mostly from the 2nd Battalion of Commandos Flawinne and 3 Battalion Paratroopers Tielen, and 150 French soldiers, supported by 4 C-130, will participate in ACTIVE TRIP. They will travel mainly by foot or by using light wheeled vehicles
Main Caption
Belgian airborne units are on alert, with 3 Parachute Battalion from Tielen and 2 Commandos from Flawinne, are about to help Belgian expatriates in the context of Exercise Active Trip.
Led by the Immediate Reaction Capability (IRC - Para-Commando Regiment), this exercise will also see the participation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The recent security crisis born of the earthquake in Haiti has highlighted the importance of coordination between the FPS Foreign Affairs and Defense during such a crisis. To gain experience in the field, a team composed of staff from both departments will participate actively in the consolidation of expatriates (about 450 civilians), reception and sorting of these before their evacuation by road or by air on board four C-130 Defence Belgian and a French C-160.
10212 – Imperial Shuttle™
Ages 16+. 2,503 pieces.
US $ 259.99 CA $ 309.99 UK £ 239.99 DE 259.99 €
The elegant Lambda-class Imperial Shuttle™ transports the Empire’s elite and the occasional secret strike team of Rebel commandos all across the galaxy. Now you can build this huge and iconic Star Wars™ vehicle in true minifigure scale for the first time ever! The Imperial Shuttle is authentically detailed with rotating double laser wing cannons and a four-seat cockpit. This Ultimate Collector’s model features an opening canopy, detachable landing gear, a stand for display in flight or landing modes, a labeled display plaque, and gear-driven folding wings with removable activation keys. Completed model measures 28" (71 cm) tall on stand and 22" (57 cm) wide with wings deployed. Includes 5 minifigures: Darth Vader™, Imperial Pilot, Imperial Officer, Stormtrooper and Luke Skywalker™.
•Includes 5 minifigures: Darth Vader™, Shuttle Pilot, Imperial Officer, Stormtrooper™ and Luke Skywalker™.
•Features rotating double laser wing cannons!
•Open the cockpit roof to access the interior and seat the minifigures inside!
•Wings fold up and down by turning 2 keys on rear of model!
•Model can be displayed on landing gear or landing gear can be removed to display in flying mode!
•Includes display stand, name plate and label sheet!
•Measures 28" (71 cm) tall on stand and 22" (57 cm) wide with wings deployed!
Active trip 2010
This exercise will take place in the provinces of West and East Flanders, Hainaut and Namur, Belgium
The purpose of the exercise, in collaboration with French soldiers from 35 (RAP Parachute Infantry Regiment) and the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, is training in the procedures and techniques for Non-combatant Evacuation Operations ( NEO).
Nearly 1,000 military Belgians, mostly from the 2nd Battalion of Commandos Flawinne and 3 Battalion Paratroopers Tielen, and 150 French soldiers, supported by 4 C-130, will participate in ACTIVE TRIP. They will travel mainly by foot or by using light wheeled vehicles
Main Caption
Belgian airborne units are on alert, with 3 Parachute Battalion from Tielen and 2 Commandos from Flawinne, are about to help Belgian expatriates in the context of Exercise Active Trip.
Led by the Immediate Reaction Capability (IRC - Para-Commando Regiment), this exercise will also see the participation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The recent security crisis born of the earthquake in Haiti has highlighted the importance of coordination between the FPS Foreign Affairs and Defense during such a crisis. To gain experience in the field, a team composed of staff from both departments will participate actively in the consolidation of expatriates (about 450 civilians), reception and sorting of these before their evacuation by road or by air on board four C-130 Defence Belgian and a French C-160.
A Rebel Commando is a Rebel Trooper trained for special forces operations. Rebel Commandos fought in the Battle of Endor. As well trained soldiers, Rebel Commandos were often used for scouting and demolition missions. The commandos on Endor were a special 12-man team with members from all seven Regiments of the Alliance Special Forces, they helped out Princess Leia, Chewbacca and Han Solo blow up the shield generator to the Death Star II.
Marine Jon Crookes keeping watch
Royal Marines from Charlie Company, 40 Commando Group have carried out an operation to clear improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a busy market street in the village of Pylae in the Sangin valley. Working in conjunction with colleagues from the Counter-IED Task Force, the marines put in place a cordon around the suspect street to prevent locals from endangering themselves during the clearance and to limit interference from insurgents.