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Part of the remains of the Shoeburyness MOD defences on the Thames, built in WW2. The pier stretched to the deep water channel and an anti-submarine net was extended across the remainder of the river. Dismantled after the war, this is all that remains of the defence alongside the MOD firing range at Shoeburyness.
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BOOM DEFENCE. OCTOBER 1941, ROSYTH.
Men who are used to handling fishing gear in peacetime are particularly suited to boom defence in wartime. These ratings man boom defence vessels which lay mooring cables for pontoon defences..
Laying out moorings from a Boom Defence Vessel.
© IWM A 6052
Estonian Soldiers during their final mission readiness exercise in the vicinity of ̃ before deploying to Iraq as part of ESTGUARD-4, which is part of the NATO Iraq Mission.
Photos: Estonian Defence Force
the groyne sea defences are a natural draw for long exposure work when you live near the coast.
Pls view 'L'
On the north side of Cramond Island are these WWII searchlight buildings. Dalgety Bay is directly across the Forth.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/cramondisland/in...
Other photos from otherForth defensive sites here : flic.kr/s/aHskQpG9QK
The Planetary Defence Buggy is an agile vehicle able to provide aerial defence capabilities.
Note: This build is directly based on LEGO set 6831
Margaret Mahy playground on a walk around the city to catch up on the rebuild August 29, 2017 Christchurch New Zealand.
News on the Christchurch rebuild:
www.otakaroltd.co.nz/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh-TLl-yK2gIVVQ4rC...
i.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/75357812/Mul...
Israeli Soldiers from the Caracal Battalion during their basic training – 2012
The Caracal Battalion is an infantry combat battalion of the Israel Defense Forces, composed of both male and female soldiers, of both Jewish and Arab descent.[It is named after the Caracal, a small cat whose sexes appear the same. As of 2009, approximately 70% of the battalion was female.It is part of the 512th "Sagi" Brigade of Israel's Southern territorial command.
Prior to Caracal's formation in 2000, women had been prevented from serving in direct combat positions with the IDF. The unit has since been tasked with patrolling the Israeli-Egyptian border. It took part in Israel's unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2005.
The unit badge, adopted in 2009, incorporates the Sagi Brigade badge, with the addition of the Caracal cat.
New recruits in the Caracal Battalion, are issued the Israeli-made Tavor assault rifle. Battalion members partake in a four-month basic training period that includes physical training at the Givati Brigade training base.
Soldiers specialize in various weapons including machine guns, advanced weaponry, grenades, and mortars.
All female soldiers who join the battalion are required to sign up for a third year of military service, the same as their male counterparts. The men are drawn from Nahal garinim, or have volunteered.
The Ministry of Defence badge on a computer chip.
Britain will build a dedicated capability to counter-attack in cyberspace and, if necessary, to strike in cyberspace.
As part of MOD’s full-spectrum military capability, the Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, has announced that the department is set to recruit hundreds of computer experts as cyber reservists to help defend the UK’s national security, working at the cutting-edge of the nation’s cyber defences.
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Photographer: Chris Roberts
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