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One last check from the soldiers commander and now it is finally time to celebrate.
At the end of the gruesome eight month training that recruits of the IDF’s Paratroopers Brigade have to complete their final challenge. Before the recruits will be fully fledged soldiers of the Paratrooper’s Brigade they have to finish their ‘Masa Kumta’, which translates to ‘Beret March’. This is an all night 90km march in full gear, through any kind of weather, at the end of which young Paratroopers receive their red berets. This signifies the end of their training and full admission to the active forces of the Paratrooper’s Brigade.
Photos:Israel Defence Force
This is a world war two defence bunker, taken at Lyme Green, near Macclesfield, Cheshire. These were built in the second world war, and were placed in various locations, they are very rare now, as most have been demolished
GOLAN HEIGHTS, ISRAEL - JANUARY 22: Israeli army alpine soldiers ski near their outpost during an exercise on January 22, 2012 on Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights, Israel. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Six Day War.
Israeli Troops Train at Golan Heights
Israeli troops take part in a military exercise with armored vehicles on June 12, 2013 near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A first group of Peacekeepers of the United Nations Austrians Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has moved today from Syria into Israel, as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks.
Last month, soldiers from the Elite Egot Unit took on their final test- after more than a year of training; they conducted a week of exercise in which they put all of their studying into action.
During this week, the soldiers demonstrated their abilities in camouflage, fighting in urban warfare style and much more.
The Egoz Reconnaissance Unit is an elite Special Forces unit of the IDF that specializes in guerrilla warfare. The Egoz Battalion is part of the Northern Command's Golani Brigade.
Welcome Home Parade: 1 March 2014 Darwin, Northern Territory.
More than 250 Australian Defence Force members, predominantly Army personnel, will be officially welcomed home by family, friends and the Darwin community.
The following roads will be affected by the parade from 10.00am until 11.00am.
The Esplanade between Herbert Street and Daly Street
Knuckey Street between The Esplanade and Cavenagh Street
Cavenagh Street between Edmonds Street and Bennett Street
The members represent the final contingent of Australian Defence Force personnel to return from operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, following the completion of Australia’s mission in the region. The contingent returned to Australia in December 2013 and will be officially welcomed home following an extended break over the Christmas and New Year period.
Personnel marching in the parade represent elements of Combined Team – Uruzgan Four and Five, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment Task Group, Force Support Unit – Seven, Force Communication Unit – Eight and Nine, the Logistics Training Advisory Team and Artillery Training and Advisory Team – Two.
The Australian Defence Force maintains a continued presence in Afghanistan, with approximately 400 members remaining to provide ongoing training and advisory support for the Afghan National Security Forces.
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Experts of Camouflage
The main principle of camouflage is the idea of blending in with your environment, which is usually achieved with camouflage clothing. Until recently, most units in the IDF were not aware of the power and effectiveness of utilizing nature itself as a disguise.
The Second Lebanon War pointed out certain weaknesses in the use of complicated disguises, since in those days they were mostly used by special units. Therefore, two years ago the IDF Anti-Terror School stepped up to the challenge and founded a department to teach all IDF combat units the art of camouflage.
At the beginning it was hard to draw the fighter’s attention to the subject,” says section commander, Sgt Albert Arklov, “but today we are swamped by the unit’s demands. There is a completely different awareness now.”
Soldiers participating in the three-week course learn everything about the optimal exploitation of nature; how to turn trees and stones in the battlefield into hiding spots, how to spot the perfect tree and how to pay attention to the most minute detail. Every minor mistake in creating a camouflaged position can lead to discovery. The size of the wood, its shape and even the direction in which the leafs project–all of these are crucial factors to creating successful camouflage.
After the trainees gathered half a forest to create their camouflaged position, they now have to apply their elaborate war-paint to their faces, hands, neck and chest. This, too, requires a lot of expertise.
Most of the instructors were in elite units themselves before they became teachers in the Anti-Terror School.
“At the end of the course the students are supposed to leave here with all the necessary knowledge to be the authority in camouflage of their units,” explains Sergeant Noam Polombo. “So we have to know how it’s like in the field, just like them. To train a fighter you need to know what it means to be a fighter.”
“If soldiers did not know to apply what they learned here, their combat level would fall dramatically. Camouflage is a critical skill in combat, which is a huge advantage on the ground. It is the recipe for victory.”
Source: Bamahane
Recent storms have uncovered these anti-invasion defences at Felixstowe beach, including some very rusty barbed wire.
IDF Desert Reconnaissance Battalion at the Urban Warfare Center
Last week, the Desert Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a drill in the Urban Warfare Training Center, simulating fighting in populated cities. The drill was conducted to assure maximum efficiency while fighting in urban centers by focusing solely on hostile targets.
The Desert Reconnaissance Battalion, also known as "the natural detectives" is comprised almost entirely of Bedouins whom, though exempt from service, volunteered to serve in the IDF. These soldiers use their unique abilities to track down infiltrators and other threats in the vast Israeli desert. April 2, 2012
Photographed by Cpl. Gal Asuach, IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israeli paratroopers take their positions during a military exercise in the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war, November 25, 2009. Israel annexed the Golan in 1981 in a move not recognised internationally. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL MILITARY)
Now that the recruits have arrived at their destination, they can finally get some much deserved rest and get cleaned up for the ceremony that is soon to follow.
At the end of the gruesome eight month training that recruits of the IDF’s Paratroopers Brigade have to complete their final challenge. Before the recruits will be fully fledged soldiers of the Paratrooper’s Brigade they have to finish their ‘Masa Kumta’, which translates to ‘Beret March’. This is an all night 90km march in full gear, through any kind of weather, at the end of which young Paratroopers receive their red berets. This signifies the end of their training and full admission to the active forces of the Paratrooper’s Brigade.
Photos:Israel Defence Force
Haruv Battalion Drill - Kfir Brigade
Israeli Soldiers from the Haruv Battalion of the Kfir Brigade - The battalion drill took place at a training base in southern Israel – 10th September 2012
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the first week of March 2014.
After a long and wet Winter, small-scale activity was to be seen along the river banks. Very quickly the guys here ran into an old problem -- machinery bogging down along the top of this slope/bank, requiring them to reinforce the access path with dry soil.
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Israeli Troops Train at Golan Heights
Israeli troops take part in a military exercise with armored vehicles on June 12, 2013 near the border with Syria, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. A first group of Peacekeepers of the United Nations Austrians Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has moved today from Syria into Israel, as their disengagement is expected to be completed within weeks.
The Dynamic Defence Display, a combined land, air and sea performance by the Singapore Armed Forces during the National Day Parade 2017 Preview 2
Israeli soldiers from the Alpine Unit walk in the snow during a demonstration of their skills for the media on Mount Hermon, near the Israel-Syria border January 22, 2012. The Golan Heights form a strategic plateau between Israel and Syria of about 1, 200 square kilometers (460 square miles). Israel captured it in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1981 in a move not recognized internationally.
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the month of November 2013. Throughout the various areas, all project work had now ceased.
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Blackrock Castle is described as castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km [I suspect that it is closer to 6 km] from the centre of Cork city on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland. Originally developed as a coastal defence fortification in the 16th century to protect upper Cork Harbour and port, the site now houses an observatory, visitor centre and restaurant.
I have visited Cork every year since 2006 and almost ever visit it rained thus limiting the scope of my exploration of the city and nearby. This year I took a gamble and visited in September rather than May or June and this time I was luck because the weather was beautiful on the second day. I had decided that I would visit the Blackrock area of the city and initially I had planned to walk there but when I was passing the bus station I decided that it would make more sense to get a bus to Blackrock Castle and walk back to the City centre. I got on the 202A bus as the driver told me that he would leave me within walking distance of the castle. After a while I was beginning to get a bit worried because the bus had travelled a long way and there was no sign of the castle. We arrived at a shopping centre [I believe that it was Mahon Point Shopping Centre] and then the driver told me to transfer the the bus in front, a 202, and to explain to the driver that I needed to get to Blackrock Castle. The driver of the 202 brought me to Ferney Road at St. Luke's Home and when I asked the frequency of the return service he told me once every two hours and that struck me as being odd as my understanding was that the 202 was a frequent bus service [once every ten minutes during the day]. Note: not all 202 buses visit the stop at Saint Lukes and according to the timetable there is one per hour.
Anyway I was at Saint Lukes Home which was very close to the Castle. When I arrived at the castle I had a cup of coffee and scone and when I asked the waiter if it was practical to walk to the city centre he told me that it would take about thirty minutes [tip: when in Ireland assume that half-a-hour actually means an hour]. I took the riverside route and making a guess I would say that you would need to allow at least ninety minutes to walk from the Castle to the City Centre.
To be honest, I did not find the castle to be of great interest but I did not investigate the castle's observatory which houses an interactive astronomy center and has exhibits including a "tour of the universe" and a radio telescope that beams messages composed by school groups towards nearby stars.
IDF Desert Reconnaissance Battalion at the Urban Warfare Center
Last week, the Desert Reconnaissance Battalion conducted a drill in the Urban Warfare Training Center, simulating fighting in populated cities. The drill was conducted to assure maximum efficiency while fighting in urban centers by focusing solely on hostile targets.
The Desert Reconnaissance Battalion, also known as "the natural detectives" is comprised almost entirely of Bedouins whom, though exempt from service, volunteered to serve in the IDF. These soldiers use their unique abilities to track down infiltrators and other threats in the vast Israeli desert. April 2, 2012
Photographed by Cpl. Gal Asuach, IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Was rather surprised to see this boy in a kilt, when the day was rather cold,
brave to be wandering around in the cold without proper defences - better
him than me! Apparently, they were in a wedding party, and out of deference
to the groom, had dressed in traditional wear.
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Nahal's Special Forces Conduct Firing Drill
Nahal's Special Forces conducted a firing drill in southern Israel with a range of different weapons. The firing course was part of their advanced training where they learn to specialize in a certain firearm.
December 4, 2012
Photo by Zev Marmorstein, IDF Spokesperson's Unit