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More proof spring has arrived! Rose buds forming in my garden on a climber. Had to focus on the web, with wind blowing and no DOF it was so bloody tricky. This was the best I could get after about 20 attempts.
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The 641st Regional Support Group, an Army Reserve logistics and transportation brigade based in St. Petersburg, Fla., conducted a Best Warrior Competition and Officer Challenge Jan. 24 at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.
Both competitions took place during the final full day of Operation Responsive Sentinel, a sustainment training and disaster relief field exercise comprising approximately 20 units and 900 Soldiers. Resolve Sentinel's operational and tactical missions at Port Canaveral, Patrick AFB and the Air Force's Malabar Transmitter Annex offered numerous opportunities for the troops to apply their military and civilian skills to plan, organize and execute objectives on land and sea.
The Best Warrior Competition featured six enlisted Soldiers representing several companies and battalions attached to the 641st RSG. The half-dozen men and women faced off in a various warrior-oriented tasks ranging from a written exam and sergeants major interview board to a ruck march and a rifle and pistol qualification round.
The top two competitors will represent the 641st RSG in the 143d Sustainment Command
(Expeditionary)'s Best Warrior Competition planned for March 9-13 at Camp Blanding, Fla.
While specialists and sergeants shot, sang, ran and marched their way to the finish line, scores of junior officers formed at Patrick AFB's Education and Training Center to test their strength, dexterity, memory and morale in the 641st RSG's officer challenge. Teams of five officers competed at six unique
stations spread along a six-mile route. The challenge began with map reading and rank recognition events, continued with casualty evacuation scenario and a ethical dilemma, and concluded with a physical challenge and rifle marksmanship.
Photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
Soldiers from the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion have been supporting Exercise ARRCADE FUSION at RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall, UK, during November 2014.
The soldiers have travelled from their base in Vicenza, Italy, as the US Army Europe contribution to the exercise. Whilst on exercise the soldiers will play the part of infantry units, reacting to, and providing feed back for, the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps headquarters during the ARRCs main exercise of the year. The exercise also provides the 173rd with valuable training in a multinational joint operations environment.
Exercise ARRCADE FUSION 14 sees Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) tested whilst it commands two divisional and one brigade headquarters from across Europe and North America. The exercise swells the 450-strong headquarters to close to 1000 personnel and is designed to ensure the Innsworth-based NATO headquarters is ready for any potential short-notice call-up it may receive in 2015.
Participating in this exercise are units and troops from ARRC Partner Nations Czech Republic, Canada, Italy, the United States, as well as personnel from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and others – all-in-all totaling some 2000 military and civilian personnel.
Additionally, FUSION will present the headquarters with an opportunity to further develop training the ARRC’s capability as a NATO Force Structure Joint Task Force Headquarters.
An operational concept conceived by NATO, the JTF builds a land-centric headquarters, like the ARRC, into an element capable of commanding an entire military theatre of operations. For ARRC, this means adding both air and maritime personnel to its structure so that it can command air, land, and sea troops. To this end, military personnel from NATO Air and Naval forces will train with the ARRC and its many subordinate units for this exercise.
NATO has tasked the ARRC to train this way because in 2015 the HQ will be one of the first NATO JTF’s held by NATO for short-notice, rapid recall tasking.
(NATO photo/WO2 Ian Houlding GBR Army)
Singing Belle being deboxed. She has been removed from the inner box. The plastic supports have been removed from her. She is lying down, with the Try Me wire sticking out of her back.
I got the new Singing Belle 16 inch doll from my local Disney Store on Thursday August 4, 2016. She is also available online from the US Disney Store website.
She is a very pretty doll and has a nice outfit, but has a rather silly feature of a spinning and light up skirt. The Mrs. Potts figure sings 25 seconds of 'Beauty and the Beast' (10 seconds in Try Me mode). The two features are linked together. You press a button at the top of Mrs. Potts' lid, and brush her against the lower arm of Belle. That starts both the singing by Mrs. Potts and the spinning and light show of Belle's skirt. The skirt is permanently attached to a rotating ring at Belle's waist. The ring is flush with the waist of the doll, so it doesn't protrude and is not noticeable under her outfit when at rest. She has fully articulated legs (including ankle joints, a first for a 16 inch Disney Store singing doll), and fully articulated arms (except that her right arm doesn't have an elbow joint), and ball jointed neck. She has nicely styled hair, a prominent widow's peak and top bun. Her dress is decorated with gold glitter, which does shed quite a bit. Her skirt is separate from her bodice. The bodice is removable, but not the skirt. The skirt, since it rotates 360 degrees, is fully decorated all around, which is a first for a singing Belle doll. She is wearing yellow flats, as is usual. There is a half height stand in the box, which can be used as a makeshift stand after deboxing her. But she isn't too stable in it unless you tie her legs to the top of the stand as she was when packaged. Her skirt is very stiff and floor length, so she can actually free stand, but is a bit wobbly as her leg joints aren't that stiff.
There are Try Me wires that go from the hinge of the box to Mrs. Potts and Belle. The singing and spinning features are activated for about 10 seconds in Try Me mode if you open the front lid far enough. The outer box opens on the side to expose the wires, which can be disconnected from the box. Then they also have to be unplugged from Mrs. Potts and Belle to enable the full length singing and twirling. I was disappointed that the feature stops after only 25 seconds, which is about the length of the songs of the 11'' singing dolls. I would have liked it to last 45 seconds, as with the Singing Rapunzel 16 inch doll.
Belle Deluxe Interactive Doll with Singing Mrs. Potts Figure - 16''
$49.95
Item No. 6002040901450P
US Disney Store
Purchased in store 2016-08-04
Maya, one of Rachel's best friends and a team mate of hers in gymnastics for years, stops by the poll to support Rachel at this weeks swim meet.
In April, 1996, volunteer visitors from Arbroath/Carnoustie Victim Support received accreditation certificates on completion of Stage I and Stage II training. In the picture were, from left, back - Chief Inspector Bill Stephen, Heather Rogers, Sheriff Norrie Stein, Kay Small and Chief Superintendent Stewart Davidson: seated - Trish Anderson, Frances Andrews, Bob McPherson, Maureen Morrison and Dan Powell.
I made this mainly because many have been losing the will to do things. Not just photography or editing in photo shop. I absolutely love these two things so I'm going to support anyone who does these things. Someone has to keep the movements and feelings and creativity alive!
The following photos and text are originally from a post I made here in 2005.
There are lots of magnets made to look like looped pieces of ribbon that are fastened to motor vehicles here in Houston. By far the most common magnetic ribbon-emulating object is yellow and reads "Support Our Troops".
Eldar Falcon Heavy Support ship in Biel-Tan colours. To add with the other Eldar models allready shown on my flickr page. It is going well I think!
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Autor: archiv Sil podpory Armády České republiky
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Author: Czech Army Support Forces archives
Information about the object images is included in the description of the same name set.
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Autor: archiv Sil podpory Armády České republiky
Informace o objektu fotografie čtěte v popisu stejnojmenného setu.
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Author: Czech Army Support Forces archives
Information about the object images is included in the description of the same name set.
copyright: © FSUBF. All rights reserved. Please do not use this image, or any images from my photostream, without my permission.
BC is providing more than $1.2 million to develop training and resources aligned with in-demand occupations in a range of sectors for post-secondary students with disabilities.
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MONUSCO supports visit of the North Kivu Min. of Interior & delegation to Walikale. They took part in a territorial security meeting and met community members including women and youth groups. Photo: MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan
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Licking lips in delight? Do you see it too?
Although the petals look waxy... they are silky soft. The more they open the more silky they become.
Also the paler the petals get...
As you know, I don't talk to flowers, they talk to me and I gladly listen!
"READY TO BLOOM and regale you with my beauty"?
The Peony is indigenous to China, but was imported to Japan so early it is difficult to be certain when the transplantation occurred. It is a perennial plant with single flowers of white, red or pink which are born in late spring.
The peony was originally introduced as medicine. In fact, its ancient Japanese name "Ebisugusuri" literally means ‘medicine from China’. However, due to its beautiful and now mostly double blooms, in time, many decorative varieties were developed. In Japanese society, it was seen both as a medicine and a source of beauty.
For years I 'experimented' in the studio, to get that Flemish painter's light? Well, I was born in Flanders, it must be in my blood? LOL.
Giving my flowers SOUL? My Soul Flowers on youtube and Studio Flowers 2011
Why not take a few minutes, click on the links, sit back and relax, enjoy the beauty, you'll feel replenished?
Lead and enjoy a good life, do and say things that enrich... and do not forget to tell the people close to you, how much you love them!
With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)
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The Tour d'Afrique 2011 support crew passing through Milnerton en route to the Green Point Eco Park.
Young boy playing with a coloured hoop. Games for children were organized by the Red Cross as part of a psychological support programme for people affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on 12 January.
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Un niño juega con un aro de colores. La Cruz Roja organizó juegos para niños en el marco de un programa de apoyo psicológico para la población afectada por el devastador terremoto que Haití sufrió el 12 de enero.
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Un garçon joue avec un cerceau. La Croix-Rouge a organisé des jeux pour les enfants dans le cadre d?un programme de soutien psychologique destiné aux rescapés du violent tremblement de terre qui a frappé Haïti le 12 janvier.
Copyright: IFRC
A small stone acting as a buttress, supporting chunks of dry stone wall.
A choice of two versions, tonemapped or straight processing.
Amtrak's Afternoon Hiawatha came blasting south under the UP Milwaukee Sub in Glenview with a tired Cabbage Car in the lead. With the impending delivery of the new Talgo sets, this unremarked chapter of Rail Passenger trains will soon close. Will we miss the F40-Cabbages once they no longer run here?
Tread mount sub-assemblies are welded to the standard rectangular steel tube stringer. A laser cut cap is then welded to the tube stringer covering the structural welds. It is simultaneously used as a jig in fabrication of the stinger.
Stair designed and fabricated by Caliper Studio with and for Abelow Sherman Architects. Installation by Bluestone Construction.
This artistic provocation seeks to estimate the orders of magnitude of critical ecosystem services fundamental to all planetary life processes. It is common to use economic metaphors, which entail specific understandings of value, to describe our relationships with society, the world, and the biosphere. Today’s prevailing economic conventions are unable to recognize the intrinsic value of the ecosystems on which all life depends. In cultures overdetermined by concepts from economics, we are left without adequate discursive instruments to socially or politically address the importance of ecosystem contribution to life on Earth. This experiment consists of 1 square meter of wheat, cultivated in a closed environment. Critical inputs such as water, light, heat, and nutrients are measured, monitored, and displayed for the public. This procedure makes palpable the immense scale of ecosystem contributions and provides a speculative reference for a reckoning of the undervalued and over exploited “work of the biosphere.”
Credit: Life Support System, artwork and photo: DISNOVATION.ORG
The 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion received Maryland’s “Outstanding Unit” award by Military Officers Association of America during a ceremony on Feb. 24, in Havre de Grace, Md. The unit successfully accomplished its wartime mission with supreme professionalism and skill which significantly contributed to the combat operations in Afghanistan.
“This is our way of recognizing units in the community whether they are active, guard or reserve,” said Maj. John Whitman USAF (Ret), president of the Maryland counsel of chapters of MOAA. “This unit had an outstanding service record in a combat environment.”
In May of 2011, the 1297th CSSB deployed to Afghanistan to provide sustainment support on an area basis to U.S. and specified Coalition Forces in Regional Command-South (RC-S) for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 2011-2012, by enabling further operational reach to disrupt insurgent forces, secure population areas, build national security capability, and support the growth of governance and development in order
to build a stable Afghanistan.
“I accept this award on behalf to the Soldiers and NCOs of the 1297th, you made it happen,” said Lt. Col. Charles M. Blomquist, commander of the 1297th. “I am new to command. I have just taken over from Lt. Col. Weedon Gallagher and I wish he could have been here today, I know he is proud of all you accomplished during your deployment.”
The 1297th CSSB sustained the synchronization of all commodities flowing into and out of Kandahar Airfield (KAF) in support of all combat arms units throughout the RC-S, RC- RS-W regions. The 1297th CSSB provided superior sustainment support to over 70 units. The 1297th CSSB managed seven subordinate units from the active and reserve components.
The 1297th CSSB executed over 500 successful Combat Logistics Patrols (CLP), traveling over 500,000 tactical miles which translates to 3,500 drive hours. These movements required the 1297th CSSB to schedule and supervise the upload, haul, and delivery of over 40,000 customer supplies worth $70 million to various points within RC-S. The 1297th CSSB's management skills enabled the successful transportation of these supplies with minimal damage and without a single loss of life.
Within 10 short months the battalion improved jurisdiction wide CLP operations by incorporating sustainment operations as well as demand-based CLP missions. In the process, they reduced the average size of each convoy from 5O to 25 vehicles and increased the frequency of deliveries to their customer units from 10 days to 7 days. This concept was defined by National Afghan Trucking-centric planning which contributed to the counterinsurgency by employing more Afghan drivers and helping build the
local economy.
The 1297th CSSB maintained constant operational responsibility for the largest multi-class Supply Support Activity (SSA) in Afghanistan in support of OEF. Responsibility and oversight included the receipt, storage and issue of 12,000 lines on the Authorized Stockage List (ASL), valued at nearly $55 million. The SSA ensured over $175 million worth of equipment retrograded out of theater. In addition, the 1297th CSSB's Central Issue Facility (CIF) managed 2,300 lines of uniforms and other Class II valued
at over $26.1 million. The CIF provided superb customer service to 15 BCTs
consisting of over 400 supply accounts and 27,000 customers. The CIF
processed 215,000 transactions valued at over $70 million. The 1297th CSSB's CIF also developed a training program for the ANA partnership that will be used as a model for future partnership training programs contributing to stabilizing Afghanistan.
Another critical and important element of the 1297th CSSB's mission and contribution to the war effort was the planning, development, execution and oversight of contracted initiatives to include massive infrastructure projects on KAF. Some of these contracts provided the local Afghan population with jobs, helping to empower them and rebuild their nation after decades of war. Soldiers from the 1297th CSSB performed duties for
31 contracts totaling in excess of $39 million.
In addition to providing heavy lift support throughout RC-S, the battalion partnered with the ANA 205th Kandak and trained them on logistical operations. The battalion's efforts were instrumental in developing ANA logistical independence. The battalion partnered with the 205th on seven convoys traveling to remote ANA bases located all over RC-S. These convoys successfully delivered over 450 supply trucks containing all different classes of supply and 200 pieces of rolling stock without taking any casualties. The training focused on training the trainer, leaving the ANA NCOs with a valuable internal training capability and causing them to take leadership roles within their formations. The
training model used by the 1297th CSSB was distributed to other units within RC-S and then further to other RCs within Afghanistan.
MOAA is the nation's largest and most influential association of military officers. It is an independent, nonprofit, politically nonpartisan organization.
Any cyclists out there riding or following this year’s sold-out Cycle Oregon? Taking one of the best rides in America through the backroads of Oregon?
Even if you're not, the BLM is live blogging from Cycle Oregon all week.
Nearly 500 miles of daily updates + photos from the road at bit.ly/Qf1yzR
See you on the road!
photo by Maria Thi Mai/BLM/20112
A police community support officers of Greater Manchester Police engraves an owner’s post code onto a bicycle's frame. Security marking in this way helps to deter thieves and reunite recovered property with its rightful owner.
This is one of the many forms of security marking property employed by Greater Manchester Police.
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