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Marine Simon Tootell (left), a reconnaissance operator, and Cpl. Antony Dyer, a reconnaissance commander and sniper, both with 30 Commando IX (Information Exploitation) Group, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, practice room-clearing techniques 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 in a facility not readily available in the United Kingdom.
Image shows members of Lima Company, 42 Commando RM conducting Section Attack Drills as part of their training package during Exercise Black Alligator.
The Sections consisted of eight man teams as they assaulted an uphill gradient with moving targets using live fire. The range itself was 1000 metres in length with various obstacles enroute such as trenchs and barbed wire.
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Filename: 01_00091842
TITLE: Curtiss, C-46F, Commando
CORPORATION NAME: Curtiss
DESIGNATION: C-46F
OFFICIAL NICKNAME: Commando
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: USA, Comemmorative Air Force's ""China Doll"" (44-78663, N53594) seen at Brown Field, San Diego circa 1987.
REPOSITORY: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
42 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES K COY IN NAHR-E SARAJ SOUTH
K Coy of 42 Commando Royal Marines deployed to Nahre-e Saraj South, Afganistan in April 2011 and were working independantly to 42 Commando Royal Marines who are based in Nadi-e Ali North. Images taken by LA(Phot) Hillhouse BRITISH CROWN COPYRIGHT©2010
30 Commando Support Squadron - the Brigade Reconnaissance Force for Herrick 14.
30 Commando Royal Marines are embarked on their first operational tour since WW2.
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.
Omar's brother Karim Khadr, 19, in wheelchair, attends rally in the company of his mother, grandmother, sister and supporters. Karim was paralyzed from the waist down at age 14, the result of injuries sustained in the gun battle which claimed the life of his father in Afghanistan.
Rally to bring Omar Khadr, who since age 15 has been held in Guantanamo Bay, back to Canada. Omar, 21, is the only Western national and Canadian remaining in custody at the facility, and unless repatriated to Canada, will be the first child soldier to be tried for war crimes since the end of WW11. Allegations of torture while in custody have recently surfaced, and human rights groups are demanding that he be regarded as a child soldier and treated accordingly. Reports however that the Khadr family has connections with terrorists have denied him any widespread public support.
Khadr Rally in front of US consulate, University Ave., Toronto, where the Canada Life sign always looms ironically in the background of any protest... approx. 300 people, July 26, 2008.
Khadr Rally in front of US consulate, University Ave., Toronto, approx. 300 people in support of efforts to repatriate Omar Khadr, who is being held in Guantanamo Bay.
President Obama has recently announced he is closing Guantanamo Bay within 1 year. Prime Minister Harper is rejecting the call from the opposition and concerned Canadian citizens to repatriate Khadr back to Canada.
Canadian Omar Khadr has been held at Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba since the age of 15, accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. Prosecutors cannot produce a witness who saw Khadr throw the grenade which killed a US medic, Sgt Christopher Speer, but the Pentagon claims he was the only "al-Qaeda fighter" left alive who could have thrown it. This was contradicted by the testimony of a U.S. soldier who witnessed the battle, and has made a sworn statement that two al-Qaeda fighters were alive after the fatal grenade attack. US F-18 Hornets had dropped two 500 lb. Mark 82 bombs bombs on the compound prior the raid by US ground forces. Khadr was wounded when captured by US forces, who were surprised to find anyone alive.
According to reports, they found "Khadr crouched on his knees facing away from the action and wounded by shrapnel that had just permanently blinded his left eye, and shot him twice in the back."
For full report with credits, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khadr
Omar Khadr 'innocent' in death of U.S. soldier
STAR EXCLUSIVE: Classified photos show Toronto-born Omar Khadr lying buried and hurt in a trench during a firefight in Afghanistan that killed a U.S. commando. His lawyers say that proves he couldn't have thrown the lethal grenade
By Michelle Shephard National Security Reporter
Published On Wed Oct 28 2009
www.thestar.com/specialsections/omarkhadr/article/717885-...
Prime Minister Harper is rejecting the call from the opposition and concerned Canadian citizens to repatriate Khadr back to Canada.
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/21/khadr-adjournment.html?...
The Khadr family- Omar Khadr: Coming of age in a Guantanamo Bay jail cell
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/01/13/f-omar-khadr.html
Letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Omar Khadr
from Human Rights Watch
Human Rights First
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
Amnesty International
www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/02/01/letter-canadian-prime-mini...
'You don't care about me,' Omar Khadr sobs in interview tapes
www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/07/15/khadr-tapes.html
ACTION REQUESTED
1. EMAIL Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs) Deepak Obhrai, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, and Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day expressing your concerns on Omar Khadr.
To: Harper.S@parl.gc.ca, Emerson.D@parl.gc.ca, Obhrai.D@parl.gc.ca, Nicholson.R@parl.gc.ca, Day.S@parl.gc.ca
Please c.c. opposition party leaders and foreign affairs critics at:
c.c. DionS@parl.gc.ca, Layton.J@parl.gc.ca, Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca, Rae.B@parl.gc.ca, Dewar.P@parl.gc.ca, CreteP@parl.gc.ca
Also, please c.c. CAIR-CAN at:
c.c. infoATcaircan.ca
2. CALL the offices of Prime Minister Steven Harper, Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs) Deepak Obhrai, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, and Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day expressing your concerns on Omar Khadr.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper – tel. (613) 992-4211
Minister of Foreign Affairs David Emerson – tel. (613) 943-0267
Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs) Deepak Obhrai – tel. 613) 947-4566
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson – tel. (613) 995-1547
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day – tel. (613) 995-1702
Model: IWI Galil Ace 23 Light Machine Gun
Caliber: 5.56x45/.223
Firing modes: Safe, full-auto burst & single-shot
Country of origin: Israel
Anybody hoping for this gun?
Inspired by Johnny Matrix's Finnish Valmet M78/83 in the 1985 movie Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
& next time, i'll make this in 7.62x39.
Afghan Commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak clear a room during close quarters combat training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 14, 2013. The commandos, along with their coalition force mentors review these techniques to increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin Tuck/Released)
An Afghan National Army (ANA) Commando Engineer, 2nd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak (SOK) scans an area of interest for improvised explosive devices during the clearance of Perozi village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. The 3rd SOK conducted the clearance to disrupt insurgent control and prevent further improvised explosive device emplacement and small arms attacks. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/ Released)
42 Commando Royal Marines are put through their paces during the final stages of pre-deployment training on Stanta Ranges in Norfolk - Here marines from M Coy can be seen reacting under fire from the enemy during a patrol in a combat town training village.
42 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES L COMPANY ON PATROL IN NADI-E ALI NORTH, Forward Operational Base Folad, Afganistan, 1 May 2011.
Images taken by LA(Phot) Hillhouse. BRITISH CROWN COPYRIGHT©2010
Model: IWI Galil Ace 32 Light Machine Gun
Caliber: 7.62x39
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
Firing modes: Safe (S), full auto burst (A), single-shot (R)
Country of origin: Israel
Anybody hoping for this gun?
Inspired by Johnny Matrix's Finnish Valmet M78/83 in the 1985 movie Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The area around Spean Bridge and Achnacarry is where the Second World War Commando troops underwent extensive training prior to fighting in Europe.
The Commando Memorial was erected in 1952. It commemorates those commandos who fell during the Second World War.
RC-1138, also known as 'Delta-38' and "Boss", was a clone commando in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars and Imperial commando of the Imperial Army. He was nicknamed "Boss" by his fellow clones, and was the sergeant of Delta Squad.
Commandos set their sights on close-combat training
Royal Marines of 40 Commando honed their day and night-fighting skills with a week of intense training in mock towns in Kent. The Norton Manor-based commandos practised close quarters battle on special ranges at Lydd and Hythe, trying out an enhanced rifle sight to improve their already-impressive marksmanship.
Royal Marines of 40 Commando stand guard at the façade of a house on the ranges at Lydd and Hythe in Kent as Exercise Hawk – a week of close-combat training – draws to a close.
The commandos decamped from their base at Norton Manor in Somerset to the two training areas on the Channel.
The ranges at Lydd, about five miles west of Dungeness, have been used by troops for more than 150 years, while those at Hythe, a dozen miles to the east, are two centuries old and are dominated by a couple of Martello towers and Grand Redoubt, built to keep Napoleon at bay.
Some 200 years later, the ranges are in use almost daily – and have been adapted to meet the demands of today’s Armed Forces, with a mock modern-day housing estate, complete with roads, roundabouts and cars, built at both, while the Lydd ranges are strewn with wrecked old armoured vehicles.
40 Commando made full use of their week in Kent, from the annual combat marksmanship test to compound clearance and defending forward operating bases.
There was also the opportunity for the Royals to let loose with heavy weapons and each company carried out nighttime live firing.
And for the first time 40 tested the new ELCAN sight – there’s a small red cross for the aiming point – which is easier to use and better in the dark than the existing sights; troops still need to understand its capability, how to mount it on SA80 rifles and how to zero it – all of which was done in Kent.
For close quarters battle (also known as close combat or, in old parlance, hand-to-hand fighting), a separate sight is fitted on top of the ELCAN sight to allow the commandos to rapidly engage their targets.
As well as live firing, the Norton Manor men also used ‘simunition’ – simulated ammunition, which possesses the dynamics of the real thing, minus the lethality – to add an extra layer of realism to Exercise Hawk.
“40 Commando had plenty of time to practise close quarters skills and the simunition added a realistic dimension to the training,” explained Lt Dougal Loadman.
Filename: 01_00091839
TITLE: Curtiss, C-46F, Commando
CORPORATION NAME: Curtiss
DESIGNATION: C-46F
OFFICIAL NICKNAME: Commando
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: USA, Comemmorative Air Force's ""China Doll"" (44-78663, N53594) seen at Brown Field, San Diego circa 1987.
REPOSITORY: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
The “Pando Commando” glows in night vision from a festive jack-o’-lantern display, October 27, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. The skiing panda, or “Pando Commando,” has recently gained popularity across the “Commando” brigade, or 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI). The informal insignia originates from the Pando Valley near Camp Hale, Colorado, where the 10th Light Division (Alpine) was activated in 1943. When the unit was re-designated as the 10th Mountain Division (LI) in 1944, the Pando Commando remained as an unofficial logo and a piece of the division’s history. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
Today 8th August, PB (Patrol Base) Paylae was collapsed as part of the hand over to the Americans. Royal Marines of 40 Commando and ANA (Afghan National Army), returned to FOB (Forward Operating Base) Jackson, Sangin.
Pictured are images of Charlie Company providing protection so the quads can bringing back stores and equipment back to FOB Jackson.
Pictured is a patrol by PMT (Police Mentoring Troop) from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Jackson, Sangin.
Members of the patrol were carrying small wind up power radios, to give out to locals as a gift to them.
Routine ground domination patrols to provide security for the local people are conducted every day in Afghanistan. There is nothing extraordinary about these patrols but they are absolutely critical to the success of the mission. The Royal Marines of the 40 Commando, working in Sangin, carry out patrols like these to ensure the provision of security to the area and give the local people confidence in the ISAF mission.
This particular patrol left from Forward Operating Base Jackson in Sangin and headed to the outskirts of the District Centre. Once there, the Marines patrolled around compounds using the narrow network of alleyways. They proactively interact and engage with the people, getting to know them and gaining a better understanding of the local area and the needs of the people. This friendly approach helps to identify any issues that the locals have; issues that ISAF or the stability and reconstruction teams will point out to the District Governor so that they can be resolved.
From here the patrol moved through the adjacent fields and countryside, heading towards the Southern Checkpoint.
Sgt Sully O’Sullivan, 34, the troop Sgt who led the patrol said:
“Since the harvest has finished, moving through the fields is preferable to moving through the high walled areas, where you feel channelled. The presence of locals is also a good sign, especially when there are children around; apart from always being pleased to see you it means that the insurgents are less likely to attack.”
The Sothern Checkpoint is manned and run by the Afghan National Police. The patrol dropped into the checkpoint for a well-earned break and to get a de-brief from the Afghan Police Officers on any incidents or problems that had incurred during the day.
After a 20 minute chat, the patrol moved off in the direction of the Sangin Bazaar. They slowly patrolled through the stalls, interacting with shopkeepers, children and customers alike. After 3 hours and covering a distance of 3-4 km with no incidents, the patrol headed back to Forward Operating Base Jackson to rest up before their next patrol.
UK Forces are deployed to Afghanistan in support of the UN authorised, NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission and as part of the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). UK operations in Afghanistan are being conducted under the name Operation HERRICK.
Curtiss Wright C-46A "Commando" Transport aircraft.
It is "Steam locomotive of the sky " in Japan. It took an active part from the 1950's to the 1970's.
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日本では「空のデゴイチ」。1950年代から1970年代にかけて活躍していました。
アメリカでは「コマンドー」の愛称で親しまれていたそうです。
An Afghan National Army (ANA) Commandos, 2nd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak (SOK) stands at the entrance of a compound during the clearance of Perozi village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. The 3rd SOK conducted the clearance to disrupt insurgent control and prevent further improvised explosive device emplacement and small arms attacks. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/ Released)
Featuring the Beret and Bandolier.
The new BrickForge products are debuting at BrickWorld and will be for sale on the BrickForge website shortly thereafter.
CURT SWAN
Superboy 115
Curt Swan (American, 1920-1996): was drafted into the army in 1940, where he spent World War II working on the G.I. magazine, Stars and Stripes. After returning to civilian life in 1945 he began working for DC Comics. After a stint on Boy Commandos he began to just pencil pages, leaving the inking to others. He drew many different features including "Tommy Tomorrow" and "Gangbusters", but slowly began gravitating towards the Superman line of books including Superboy, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and the "Legion of Super-Heroes" feature in Adventure Comics. He drew the daily newspaper comic strip Superman from the late 1950s until its demise in 1964. Swan became the artist most associated with Superman during the Silver Age of comic books, producing hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s. With his frequent inker Murphy Anderson, the pair's collaborative artwork came to be called "Swanderson" by the fans. A mannered, subdued stylist, he brought Superman his smoothest, most polished look and set the mold of DC's corporate image and licensing for years. After DC's 1985 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths and with the impending 1986 revision of Superman by writer and artist John Byrne, Swan was released from his duties on the Superman comics. His swan song on Superman was the non-canonical 1986 story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?," written by Alan Moore. After this, Swan continued to do occasional minor projects for DC, including an Aquaman limited series and special in 1989, and various returns on illustrating Superman .
Curt Swan (born February 17, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died June 16, 1996) was an American comic book artist, best known for his work on the Superman comics.
Drafted into the army in 1940, he spent World War II working on the G.I. magazine, Stars and Stripes. After returning to civilian life in 1945 he began working for DC Comics. After a stint on Boy Commandos he began to just pencil pages, leaving the inking to others.
He drew many different features including Tommy Tomorrow and Gangbusters, but slowly began gravitating towards the Superman line of books including Superboy, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and the Legion of Super-Heroes in Adventure Comics. He drew the daily newspaper comic strip Superman from the late 1950s until its demise in 1964.
Swan became the artist most associated with Superman during the Silver Age of comic books, producing hundreds of covers and stories from the 1950s through the 1980s. With his frequent inker Murphy Anderson,.After DC's 1985 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths and with the impending 1986 revision of Superman by writer and artist John Byrne, Swan was released from his duties on the Superman comics. His swan song on Superman was the noncanonical 1986 story Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, a critically acclaimed story written by Alan Moore. After this, Swan continued to do an occasional minor project for DC.
Categories:American comics artists | Eisner Award winners | Superman artist
Curt Swan: A Life in Comics by Eddy Zeno
The elegant artwork of Curt Swan (1920-1996) defined the look of Superman for over 30 years. His amazing skills of storytelling, draftsmanship, and design brought a realism and sense of wonder to The Man of Steel's adventures, making them the best-selling comic books of their day. Filled with iconic and previously unseen artwork, this fascinating biography traces the artist's career from the beginning on features like "Gangbusters" to his widespread regard as the Dean of American comics and, later, his frustrations with an industry that viewed his dignified work as unfashionable. Fascinating one-on-one interviews with Curt Swan's family members as well as comics legends Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson, and dozens more paint a portrait of the artist as elegant as the artist's work itself.
About the Author
A lifelong comics fan who has written for magazines such as Comic Book Marketplace, Eddy Zeno enjoyed a close correspondence with Curt Swan for over 10 years. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.
Filename: 01_00091837
TITLE: Curtiss, C-46F, Commando
CORPORATION NAME: Curtiss
DESIGNATION: C-46F
OFFICIAL NICKNAME: Commando
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: USA, Comemmorative Air Force's ""China Doll"" (44-78663, N53594) seen at Brown Field, San Diego circa 1987.
REPOSITORY: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
a Curtiss C-46 Commando, photographed from another of the type being flown by my dad, probably in 1945 over India or China
Exercise Black Alligator
Images captured show Royal Marines from M Company 42 Commando making a helicopter insertion into the Mojave Dessert. The troops were flown in by Merlin helicopter during the initial stages of the week long final exercise of Black Alligator. 27th November 2012
MOD Crown Copyright2012
Greek Amphibious Commandos during a training exercise demonstrating some of their weapons and equipment
Afghan Commandos from 2nd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak clear a room during close quarters combat training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 14, 2013. The commandos, along with their coalition force mentors review these techniques to increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin Tuck/Released)
Filename: 01_00091843
TITLE: Curtiss, C-46F, Commando
CORPORATION NAME: Curtiss
DESIGNATION: C-46F
OFFICIAL NICKNAME: Commando
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: USA, Comemmorative Air Force's ""China Doll"" (44-78663, N53594) seen at Brown Field, San Diego circa 1987.
REPOSITORY: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Royal Marine Commandos are pictured during a Green Ops exercise conducted over a two day period in various areas around Woodbury Common and Tregantle Ranges in Devon.
Photographer: POA(Phot) Sean Clee
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.