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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
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell
Israeli Paratroopers from the Parachute Brigade during a field training exercise on the Golan Heights – 25th January 2012
Photo: Ofek Ron-Carmel
These spikes were laid out on a wall dividing "Tide Mills" from the Harbour at Newhaven in Sussex. They made up a small part of the Army defences used around the area during the Second World War
River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the second week of September 2012, tracking the on-going river bank alterations and excavation of the river bed.
River bed area further upstream of the La Vallee Apartment complex, adjacent to the permanent bridge allowing access to the Traveller site. This location is close to the point at which the river changes direction, running beneath the N11 dual-carriageway, and wending it's way back towards Powerscourt and Enniskerry village.
Gabions consist of steel ‘baskets’ filled with rock pieces. They are filled and then fixed together to provide protection and strength to the existing river bank. They allow ground water to flow through them which helps prevent waterlogging of the bank behind them. Existing examples of these can be seen (here) on the North bank to the rear of the La Vallee Apartments.
Long shallow versions of gabions, known as ‘mattresses’, are used to protect the edges of the river channel, particularly at bends in the river.
Often overlooked by many, there is a smaller Palmerston fort in the Solent, near Bembridge on the Isle of Wight
This is St. Helens Fort. Construction began in 1865 and was completed in 1878. It's much smaller than the other, circular, forts in the Solent.
Periodically (often in August), on one of the lowest tides of the year, there is a mass walk from St Helens beach out to the fort and back.
On this day the causeway appears from the sea upon which the original materials were carried out from the shore at St Helen's Old Church, where there was formerly a quarry. Access is from this point, but also along the spit from Bembridge.
Civil Defence is an organisation comprising almost entirely of volunteers. It’s prime role is to give aid and assistance in time of emergencies in support of the professional emergency services. Members attend classes in many disciplines, such as life saving skills, First Aid, Search and Rescue, Fire Fighting, Water Rescue, Radiation Monitoring, Radio Communications, and looking after the welfare of those evacuated during an emergency
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
QALANDYIA, WEST BANK - OCTOBER 9: Israeli border policemen move into position near to the separation barrier during clashes with Palestinians throwing rocks and bottles on October 6, 2009 in Qalandyia, south of Ramallah, West Bank. Israeli border police and army clashed with Palestinians for several hours as Palestinians prepare for a general strike on Friday to protest the continued strife surrounding a holy site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary.
Israeli 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
Israeli Soldiers from The Nitzan 636 special unit called "Chameleon" – the unit operates in the West Bank – seen during a training exercise – January 2012
Israeli soldiers tell a Palestinian vendor to close down his shop after scuffles in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010.
Israeli Defence Force Recruits for a Field intelligence unit during their basic training course - 2011
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
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
Longue-sur-mer is the only coastal defence battery on the Landing Beaches to have been designated a "Scheduled Monument".
A major construction in the Atlantic Wall, this battery had a command post and four bunkers, each with a 150mm gun permanently in place. Located in the middle of the assault sector and on top of a cliff overlooking the Channel, it played a strategic part in the Allied Landings of June 6th, 1944.
Israeli soldiers patrol along the border fence between the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and Syria next to the Druze village of Majdal Shams on May 20, 2011, as Israel boosted security in the Golan Heights, sending troops and police to the northern region and denying access to non-residents amid fears that protesters could repeat May 15 demonstrations that saw dozens breach a security fence and enter from Syria.
If you look to the top right of the picture the natural erosion has fashioned the rock and vegetation into what looks like profile of a Lion.
When wielding a camera instead of weapons of war it is much easier to capture the defences at Tantallon. The formidable outer earthen ramparts are quickly walked past on the level path that snakes in front of and through the earthworks so as to make good targets of the attackers. The current defenders Historic Environment Scotland guardian this structure and many others in Scotland. The helpful guides safely preserve the expansive ruin and provide the on site shop of many wonders. Nowadays Tantallon Castle is best very gently and very courteously approached rather than attacked. With a brief stop at the entrance and gift shop the potential of a great visit is easily unlocked. Tantallon has seen defence, aggression and now tourism. It is a superb historic and beautiful site to daunder around. The link below should provide access details including, price and opening hours.
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Tantallon Castle Near North Berwick, East Lothian, EH39 5PN
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www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/tantall...
Section of what I believe to be Boom Defence Chain, with 1943 shown on links preserved next to Portsmouth Dockyard in Queens Street
Section of what I believe to be Boom Defence Chain, with 1943 shown on links preserved next to Portsmouth Dockyard in Queens Street Portsmouth
Israeli Soldiers from the Nahal Brigade during a training exercise on the Golan Heights – May 2012
Photo: Uri Bareket
Israeli Defence Force Recruits for a Field intelligence unit during their basic training course - 2011
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
Israeli Soldiers from The Nitzan 636 special unit called "Chameleon" – the unit operates in the West Bank – seen during a training exercise – January 2012
Israeli Soldiers from The Nitzan 636 special unit called "Chameleon" – the unit operates in the West Bank – seen during a training exercise – January 2012
Soldiers from the Israeli Army Nahal Brigade during a large scale training exercise on the Golan, November 2010
Defence Boom: one of a collection of images shot at East Beach, Shoeburyness - home to the Shoebury Garrison, an MOD base and the Defence Boom built during WWII - history, character, decay, quiet galore. Oh, and lots of sea-worn glass and pieces of pottery to be found on the beach. Available as a 18"x12" limited edition signed print for £40.00
Defence Forces Triathlon took place in Lilliput Adventure Center in Mullingar on the banks of Lough Enell