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Visit to the site of Freshkills Park, under construction atop a defunct landfill (July 16th, 2011)
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mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak ektachrome E100VS cross-processed in C41. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: lenstagger.
At checkpoint 4-26 in southern Lebanon, during UNIFIL Contingent 29 in 1992, a rare moment unfolds: a civilian taxi approaches from outside the Blue Line, seeking passage into the UN-controlled zone. The scene captures the delicate balance between routine and unpredictability in peacekeeping operations. The dusty road, the checkpoint infrastructure, and the presence of Norwegian UN soldiers reflect the complexity of maintaining stability in a region marked by tension and hope.
Fun Fact:
The Blue Line was established by the United Nations in 2000 to confirm Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. However, in 1992, during this photo, the line was more of a practical demarcation used by UNIFIL to monitor movement and maintain peace between conflicting sides.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Field Operations Unit. Sumas, Washington. Check out the homepage for the AJM STUDIOS Northwest Police Department! Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association. Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association Homepage. 2011.
United States Customs & Border Protection
Ford Explorer
Vehicle #L82095
Field Operations
Picture Date: 11/08/2010
This United States Customs & Border Protection Ford Explorer was spotted in Long Beach, California.
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Sergeant Christopher C. Rentelia, a cyber security specialist with 1st Marine Logistics Group, breaks the seal of his M-50 gas mask during a mask-clearing drill aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Friday, March 15, 2013. Marines completed the gas chamber exercise in order to increase their confidence operating in a contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kenneth Jasik/Released)
Dedicated to Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy Eugene Kostiuchenko who was tragically killed by a drunk driver. Kostiuchenko, 41, was killed on Oct. 28, 2014 when he was struck by a car on the 101 Freeway near Lewis Road in Camarillo, CA. Deputy Kostiuchenko had just finished a traffic stop and was returning to his vehicle when he was hit by the car.
With more than 60,000 employees, CBP is one of the world's largest law enforcement organizations and is charged with keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. while facilitating lawful international travel and trade.
As the world's first full-service border entity, CBP takes a comprehensive approach to border management and control, combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity.
The men and women of CBP are responsible for enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws and regulations. On a typical day, CBP welcomes nearly 1 million visitors, screens more than 67,000 cargo containers, arrests more than 1,100 individuals and seizes nearly 6 tons of illicit drugs.
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CBP provides security and facility operations at 328 ports of entry throughout the United States.
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From a preview walk of the third phase of the High Line (around the Hudson Yards, between 30th and 34th Streets), just before its completion in September 2014. A comparison to my previous visit, in October 2012, reveals the scope of the transformations by James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, et al. As well, one can see the interesting and occasionally quite successful steps taken along this stretch to exploit the greater width of the right-of-way, incorporating more of the original tracks and pseudo-original plantings and artifacts as a parallel course of look-but-don't-touch landscape. Along the way we also get some views of miscellaneous construction around the Hudson Yards. My quick-and-dirty remarks on the High Line project in general can be found here.
Thanks to the Friends of the High Line for the opportunity to take this tour.
Look at those fancy "non-steel" rims on that car! LOL - I'm use to seeing boring wheels on most government vehicles. They must have gotten a good deal on this sedan.
If you want to use this image, ask permission PRIOR to use. Don't be a thief - under most circumstances, I'm quite reasonable.
Copyright 2012 - Alan B.
With over 328 ports of entry throughout the United States & US Territories, there's rarely a dull moment for CBP Officers all over the world.
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From Port Hueneme in California, to the Port of Wilmington in Delaware, US Customs stretches across the country, and the world, with over 328 ports of entry throughout the United States & US Territories.
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CBP Officers work in a fast-paced environment at 328 ports of entry throughout the United States. They are responsible for border security, including counter-terrorism, customs, immigration, trade, and agriculture.
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San Ysidro: CBP San Diego Operations - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with CBP canine conducts vehicle check inspections in secondary at the San Ysidro border port of entry.
Photographer: Donna Burton
San Ysidro: CBP San Diego Operations - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer conducts vehicle check inspections at the San Ysidro border port of entry.
Photographer: Donna Burton
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Field Operations Unit. Sumas, Washington. Check out the homepage for the AJM STUDIOS Northwest Police Department! Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association. Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association Homepage. 2011.
San Ysidro: CBP San Diego Operations - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer conducts vehicle check inspections at the San Ysidro border port of entry.
Photographer: Donna Burton
The black and white photo is originally a BUFA image, however this scan was sourced from the IWM. Their caption to it reads: "Retreat from Verdun. Anti-tank gun in action. Hill 510. 1918"
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205279134
I have not yet been able to identify a Hill 510 near Verdun, however 27. Inf. Div. did serve north of Verdun near Flabas from 26 September 1918, which may fit the conditions in the photo. However, given the presence of wild flowers there is a chance it may be taken a little earlier in the late summer in Picardie (Australian sector).
The German language book T-Gewehr is Das Tangewehr Mauser M 1918, by Wolfgang Kern naturally includes this photo, supplying the caption "Originalbildunterschrift: "Tankabwehrposten Höhe 310" " (ie the photo appeared on a postcard of the period, on the reverse of which the caption states 'Anti-tank post, Hill 310'). This obviously differs from IWM's caption referring to Hill 510. The only reference I can find to a 'Hill 310' so far is west of Verdun, but it doesn't appear to have been in German hands when this T-Gewehr photo was taken (late summer or autumn 1918).
Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 124. (IR.124) and its parent division were given the highest rating by allied intelligence. A the time the T-Gewehr entered service in the summer of 1918 , the division was serving on the north bank of the Somme River, in terrain very similar to that seen in the photo above. This was the commanding high ground along which the Bray-Corbie road runs, which overlooked the fields south of the Somme.
By the time of Haig's August 8 Offensive the British 58th Division had taken over the section of the front the 27. Inf Div was defending, aided on it's right by the American 131st Infantry along the Somme. The Australians were now wholly on the southern side of the river supported by British artillery, tanks and cavalry, then further south the Canadians Corps with similar British support, then the French beyond them. The allied attack on the north side of the river however was not as successful as the big push on the southern side. This created a lot of problems for the Australian advance, with it's left flank exposed to accurate German artillery and machine gun fire (and no doubt T-Gewehren), especially given the commanding view they held over the southern side.
The problem the British and Americans experienced appears to be due to a number of factors. Firstly the terrain was very different to the southern side, being steeply undulating and containing small hidden woods and ravines, making the position of both enemy and friendly forces difficult to pinpoint and follow. This terrain matches the sort of landscape seen in the T-Gewehr photo above, as does the time of year (note the poppies on the parapet in full bloom at far right). Secondly, the morning of the attack was misty and visibility initially was poor. Thirdly the American unit was relatively inexperienced. And lastly and perhaps most significantly, one of the German units blocking their way were the much vaunted Württembergers of IR.124, along with the rest of its' parent 27. Infanterie-Division - as the allied assessment says above: "one of the the very best divisions in the German army".
With the assistance of Australian Artillery, the British and its' attached American regiment were able to advance, but not without difficulty and heavy losses (in the process American Corporal Jake Allex, Company H, 131st Infantry, 33d Division won the Medal of Honor at Chipilly Ridge, 9 August 1918). By late August there was a reshuffle northwards and the Australians were now on both sides of the Somme. On the northern side they were tasked with attacking Bray, then beyond it Suzanne. But Bray was by no means a simple task as, once again, the 27. Infanterie-Division was barring the way and indeed counterattacked on the 23 August, this time with the support of the relatively refreshed 25. (Hessian) Infanterie Division, another first rate unit.
Amongst a handful of other shattered divisions fighting in support were the sad remnants of the once proud 43. Reserve-Infanterie-Division. This once proud unit of the Prussian Garde Reserve from Berlin had been in action since 1914. It's R.I.R. 202. had borne most of the brunt in the Battle of Hamel some 6 weeks previously (were incidentally the first T-Gewehr had been captured). This division's manpower had then been further reduced in the fighting withdrawal along both banks of the Somme, such that by the time of the fighting at Bray and soon after at Suzanne it was but a mere shadow of itself (indeed it was the unit with the lowest strength in the German 2. Armee). Only days after the battle at Suzanne the 43.ID was broken up and its survivors reassigned. Meanwhile, the 25.ID and 27.ID were still able to soldier on, taking on re-enforcements from other mauled divisions which were being broken up as 43.ID had. Both 25.ID and 27.ID were indeed still holding the line when the Armistice took effect on 11 November - 25.ID near Valenciennes facing (I think) the Canadian 4th Division, while the 27.ID was at Tailley (NW of Verdun) facing the American 89th Division.
As for the Australians the vast majority had been pulled out of the front line a month before for an extended rest . This had been at the request of their Prime Minister, following their capture of Montbrehain by the Victorian 6th Brigade (noted also for its' victory at Mont St Quentin on September 1). The1st and 4th Divisions however were in the process of moving back into the line to relieve the British beyond Le Cateau when the Armistice took effect, but had been delayed by the retreating German's demolitions and delayed-action mines. In the process they were ironically spared any further losses, as by the time the reached the Le Cateau area the guns had fallen silent.
Sources:
C.E.W. Bean - Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, Volume VI.
Account of the 12th London Battalion, the 'Rangers Battalion' (a unit of British 58th Division) in August 1918, which also records circumstances of American 131st Infantry Regiment: www.archive.org/stream/rangershistorica00whee/rangershist...
Brief account of Cpl Jake Allex's Medal of Honor: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Allex
General Staff, AEF - Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty One Divisions of the German Army Which Participated in the War of 1914-1918: archive.org/details/historiesoftwohu02unit
Archives Canada references to Valenciennes: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/results/images?module...
US Army Medical Corps history reference to Tailly: history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/fieldoperations/chap...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Field Operations. Parkland, Washington. Check out the homepage for the AJM STUDIOS Northwest Police Department! Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association. Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association Homepage. 2012.
The High Line was built in the 1930s, as part of a massive public-private infrastructure project called the West Side Improvement. It lifted freight traffic 30 feet in the air, removing dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan's largest industrial district. No trains have run on the High Line since 1980. Friends of the High Line, a community-based non-profit group, formed in 1999 when the historic structure was under threat of demolition. Friends of the High Line works in partnership with the City of New York to preserve and maintain the structure as an elevated public park.
The project gained the City's support in 2002. The High Line south of 30th Street was donated to the City by CSX Transportation Inc. in 2005. The design team of landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, created the High Line's public landscape with guidance from a diverse community of High Line supporters. Construction on the park began in 2006. The first section, from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street, is projected to open in June 2009.
DESIGN TEAM:
James Corner Field Operations will oversee phase 2 of development (from 20th to 30th streets) which is scheduled to be completed Spring 2011:
Piet Oudolf: Planting Designer
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Robert Silman Associates: Structural Engineering/Historic Preservation
Buro Happold: Structural / MEP Engineering
www.burohappold.com/bh/home.aspx
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Ford Crown Victoria
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Picture Date: 11/08/2010
This marked Ford Crown Victoria is owned by the United States Customs & Border Protection and was spotted in Long Beach, California.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Anacortes, Washington. Check out the homepage for the AJM STUDIOS Northwest Police Department! Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association. Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association Homepage. 2012.
The High Line's planting & blooms lists by month:
thehighline.org/design/planting
The High Line was built in the 1930s, as part of a massive public-private infrastructure project called the West Side Improvement. It lifted freight traffic 30 feet in the air, removing dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan's largest industrial district. No trains have run on the High Line since 1980. Friends of the High Line, a community-based non-profit group, formed in 1999 when the historic structure was under threat of demolition. Friends of the High Line works in partnership with the City of New York to preserve and maintain the structure as an elevated public park.
The project gained the City's support in 2002. The High Line south of 30th Street was donated to the City by CSX Transportation Inc. in 2005. The design team of landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, created the High Line's public landscape with guidance from a diverse community of High Line supporters. Construction on the park began in 2006. The first section, from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street, is projected to open in June 2009.
DESIGN TEAM:
James Corner Field Operations will oversee phase 2 of development (from 20th to 30th streets) which is scheduled to be completed Spring 2011:
Piet Oudolf: Planting Designer
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Robert Silman Associates: Structural Engineering/Historic Preservation
Buro Happold: Structural / MEP Engineering
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From a preview walk of the third phase of the High Line (around the Hudson Yards, between 30th and 34th Streets), just before its completion in September 2014. A comparison to my previous visit, in October 2012, reveals the scope of the transformations by James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, et al. As well, one can see the interesting and occasionally quite successful steps taken along this stretch to exploit the greater width of the right-of-way, incorporating more of the original tracks and pseudo-original plantings and artifacts as a parallel course of look-but-don't-touch landscape. Along the way we also get some views of miscellaneous construction around the Hudson Yards. My quick-and-dirty remarks on the High Line project in general can be found here.
Thanks to the Friends of the High Line for the opportunity to take this tour.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Friday Harbor, Washington. Check out the homepage for the AJM STUDIOS Northwest Police Department! Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association. Visit the Northwest Law Enforcement Association Homepage. 2012.
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The High Line linear park | Manhattan | New York
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