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Amsterdam, 5 februari 2016 / Amsterdam 5th of Februari.
Minister van Defensie Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert en Frederica Mogherini tijdens de persconferentie in het Europagebouw.
Dutch minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Frederica Mogherini during the press conference in Amsterdam.
Israeli Defence Force Soldiers, during the Military Campaign in Gaza – Operation Cast Lead in January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region.
Israel Defence Force officer cadets from the Geffen Battalion at Training Base 1 during a field training exercise - storming straight into thorny bushes and dense vegetation, preparing them for the anything they may encounter in the next conflict – January 2012
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Soldiers from the Israeli Army Nahal Brigade during a large scale training exercise on the Golan, November 2010
Paris' business downtown core.... in any other city that would be downtown and the centre of the city... not here. Other than the giant Grande Arche which is somewhere in the middle of all that it is just a plain of business district with high-rises...... *yawn*
As part of Defence Expo 2018 Exhibition at Thiruvidanthai, an Airshow took place on 14042018. Photos taken are presented here
Israeli Paratroopers from Battalion 202 Parachute Brigade during internal security operation in Nablus after information that a group of terrorist fighters were attempting to infiltrate the local area– December 2011
Photo: Ofek Ron-Carmel
Israeli troops patrol along the border between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights early Monday, June 6, 2011. Israeli troops are bracing for more border violence after a day of deadly clashes with pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to surge into the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria. Several dozen demonstrators were camped out on the Syrian side of the border overnight, but the Israeli military says all is quiet early Monday.
Israeli Defence Force Soldiers, during the Military Campaign in Gaza – Operation Cast Lead in January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region.
Israeli Defence Force Soldiers, during the Military Campaign in Gaza – Operation Cast Lead in January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region.
WW2 Bomb decoy bunker & night shelter, Fobbing, Essex. This place should be better cared for. There were still Shell Oil operations nearby until 2012.
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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.
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Israeli Defence Force Soldiers, during the Military Campaign in Gaza – Operation Cast Lead in January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region.
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Israeli Defence Force Soldiers, during the Military Campaign in Gaza – Operation Cast Lead in January 2009 - The IDF launched the offensive in Gaza in an attempt to take control of Hamas Qassam rocket launch sites in the region.
After taking the city of carentan the 101st airborne built up their defences for a counter-attack.then the 17th SS PzG Division counter-attacked the 101st Airborne on June 13. Initially successful, its attack was thrown back by Combat Command A (CCA) of the U.S. 2nd Armored Division.
Inspired by "band of brothers" and the counter-attack on carentan level in company of heroes..
Israeli Soldiers from the Givati Brigade training
The Givati Brigade (Hebrew: חֲטִיבַת גִּבְעָתִי‎‎, literally "Hill Brigade" or "Highland Brigade" in English) is an infantry brigade of the Israel Defense Forces, and serves as its amphibious force. Givati soldiers are designated by purple berets. The Brigade's symbol is the fox, alluding to Shualei Shimshon (שועלי שמשון, lit. Samson's Foxes), a unit in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Israeli Soldiers from the Givati Brigade, during a week long live-fire field training exercise ‘’Givati’s War Week’’ – October 10th 2011
Photos: Shay Levy
Israeli Soldiers from the Givati Brigade Reconnaissance Battalion during a room clearing training exercise using simulated weapons in the Negev Desert - 2010
Israeli Soldiers from Battalion 601 of the Corps of Engineers on the Lebanese border
Photos: Ben Avraham
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
The battle goes on between
The fixed intractable land
And the fluid insatiable sea
Solidity versus mobility
Action versus inaction
Soft sand versus wave-weight
Alpinist Unit Winter of 2012
Every year during the winter season, the combat soldiers of the Alpine Unit are dispatched to Mount Hermon, after having been trained to operate under extreme weather conditions. January 22, 2012.
The Alpine Unit is comprised of reserve soldiers that served in elite units during their regular service and who take part in intensive training days in Judea and Samaria and the northern border, particularly Mt. Hermon.
The unit carries out regional defense tactics, shooting while skiing at high speeds, snowmobiling, and riding Sno-Cats.
All of the reservists who serve in the Alpine unit are volunteers. The unit is highly selective and challenging to join.
The album features pictures of the reservists running drills in Mt. Hermon. The pictures include soldiers practicing skiing, climbing, shooting, tracking, and rehearsing rescue drills in conditions of heavy snow.
Photos by Cpl. Timna Segenreich , IDF Spokesperson Unit.
Israeli soldiers storm a mock-up of a Syrian village during a combined forces drill at Shizafon base, near the southern city of Eilat January 31, 2012.
Photo by Uriel Sinai
Israeli Soldiers from a number of Different Infantry Brigades training with the TOW Anti-Tank Missile System – 3rd October 2011
Israeli Soldiers from the Caracal battalion prior to the start of a field training exercise 15th December 2011
Photos: Israel Defence Force
Israeli Soldiers from the NAHAL Infantry Brigade during the Beret March at the end of their Basic Training, 9th September 2011
Air Ministry Pattern Type 11008/41 Battle Headquarters which could be used by the Station Commander in a secure location to co-ordinate the Defence of the Airfield in the event of a Land or Aerial Attack. The Battle Headquarters Type 11008/41 is the principal type it is constructed mostly below ground to conceal and protect, it comprises of several small brick-built rooms some with small openings for passing information between the Plotting Room and the Communication Rooms, access is via a Protected Entry. There is an above-ground Observation Post (cupola) with all-around 360° Viewing Slits and a Bomb-Proof Concrete Cap. The Escape Hatch, reached via a short ladder emerges beside the Cupola.
Post World War Two the Airfield was purchased by Bernard Matthews Ltd, who constructed turkey sheds on the Runways, this has has helped to preserved large sections of the runways. A small Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Facility is based in Buildings to the south side of the airfield, and uses the southern Perimeter Track and adjacent grass area for flying operations.
Surviving Buildings on the site include the Control Tower and a Dome Trainer Building used for the instruction of Ground-to-Air Anti-Aircraft Gunnery. ''Langham Dome'' which sits on the edge of the former Airfield, is one of only six remaining Training Domes in the United Kingdom and was built in 1942. Films of Enemy Planes were projected onto its walls for Target Practice. The Structure has been restored and a Museum installed following grants from English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Control Tower :- flic.kr/p/RyaMYi
Dome Trainer :- During restoration flic.kr/p/RyaFk8 and after restoration flic.kr/p/2hCRkva
Airfield Memorial :- flic.kr/p/TbiqGm
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Latvian JTAC’s during a recent exercise held at the request of the Baltic States, combined with the NATO Air Policing Operation - This was the fourth exercise to properly prepare the Air Controllers for service on international operations, as well as increase the capabilities of the armed forces - 8th October 2012
Photos: Gatis Dieziņš (Rekrutēšanas un jaunsardzes centrs)
Israel - Yahalom Unit Exercise
Special unit of the Corps of Engineers, Yahalom, held a demonstration exercise at the urban warfare facility – 4th March 2012
Yahalom unit is the most elite unit of the Engineering Corps and one of the IDF's elite units. This is the professional body that provides a solution for operational purposes in sabotage, bomb disposal, dealing with the threat of tunnels and the like.
Photos: Ftian Ibrahim - IDF Spokesman Unit