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Cadet Captain William Goodwin assumes command of the Cadet Basic Training Regiment, 20 July. His first official act as Commander of Task Force Zilinski was New Cadet Visitation Day.
(Photos by: John Pellino/ DPTMS VI)
New computer is running like a charm... i7 870 Processer.
Processing a batch of HDR photos with PhotoMatix.
I noticed that only 4GB of my 8GB is usable. Need to figure out why.
A Ranger and his working dog from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, practice Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction (FRIES) out of an MH-60 from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Michael Spoor)
170508-N-N0901-002 GULF OF TADJOURA, Djibouti (May 08, 2017) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class David Hanaumi, assigned to Task Force SPARTA, participates in a simulated fouled diver emergency drill as part of supervisor qualification training in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti, May 8, 2017. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class John Morfogen/Released)
The task at our photography club recently was to capture bubbles ... and I would say that a majority of us found it's not as easy as it sounds ! Here's my feeble effort.
I did like the colours of the bubble and it reminded me of a planet ... it looked a little boring on its own, so I added a 'sun' and some 'stars' ! The black 'background' is a length of a velvet type material.
Topaz 'Clarity' and 'Star FX' was used.
A soldier is interviewed by a member of the media during a training exercise in Kenya.
Exercise Askari Thunder is a Collective Training Competence (CTC) level 3 battle group (BG) training event based in Kenya. It is set in a Joint Task Force deployment scenario in austere and expeditionary conditions lasting for up to 30 days.
2 Scots BG have deployed on Exercise Askari Thunder to achieve CTC level 3. In support of the exercise HQ 1 Mechanized Brigade staff and attached personnel were deployed to provide the HICON and EXCON from the 18th March-30th March 2012.
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Staff Sgt. Daniel Butts, with the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, trains with a SPECTRE Virtual Reality Trainer during a counter-unmanned aerial system (CUAS) course at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Course instructor Chief Warrant Officer 2 Anthony Meneely stands behind him. (Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney)
An officer of the Specialist Search Unit of Greater Manchester Police’s Tactical Aid Unit conducts a security search of one of the harder to reach areas of the Manchester Central Convention Centre prior to a major political conference.
The unit, which is equipped with a wide range of specialist equipment, can provide officers to plan and conduct searches and other tasks in hazardous environments. These may range from areas considered dangerous due to height such as radio masts, crags, tall buildings or close to any unprotected edge. They can also advise on access into confined areas, whether a flooded cellar, silo, pit, culvert or other location that would present significant danger to other officers.
Officers of the unit also coordinate searches of major crime scenes and large scale searches for missing persons amongst a wide range of other duties.
For information about the work of Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
Rangers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, board an Air Force C-17 Globe Master and prepare for Airborne Operations during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, 4 April 2013. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. Connor Mendez)
Army Brigadier General John Adonie, the Director of Joint Staff, for the New York National Guard, visits the Soldiers and Airmen staffing the headquarters for Operation COVID-19 Joint Task Force 3 at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. on April 28, 2020. Andonie spoke to the Soldiers and Airmen to recognize their work. The New York National Guard has stood up six geographic task forces to conduct COVID-19-related missons and funnel forces to New York City as part of the response. Joint Task Force 3 is handling missons in the Albany, N.Y. region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jamie Spaulding)
Cadet Captain William Goodwin assumes command of the Cadet Basic Training Regiment, 20 July. His first official act as Commander of Task Force Zilinski was New Cadet Visitation Day.
(Photos by: John Pellino/ DPTMS VI)
Task Force (TF)-51 from the Norwegian Army Special Operations Command training Afghan TF-24 from Crises Response Unit in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A soldier serving with U.S. Army Task Force 24 guides another Soldier operating a Kalmar Rough Terrain Cargo Handler vehicle off of the Army vessel Landing Craft Utility 2006 at a pier in Tan-Tan, Morocco, May 4. The soldiers are participating in a joint U.S. and Moroccan exercise called African Lion 2011.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dustin Roberts
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In the desert of the African coast, dark and dreary clouds loomed in the sky. With the weather unpredictable, Soldiers were making use of their time in training.
Soldiers with the 331st Transportation Company and 1098th Medium Boat Company, out of Fort Eustis, Va., took part in survival, escape and evasion training to improve their skills and combat efficiency during exercise African Lion 2011 at Cap Draa, Morocco, May 5.
Exercise African Lion 11 is a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Africa Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa-conducted, joint and bi-lateral exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco and the U.S. that involves more than 2,000 U.S. service members, consisting of elements from the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force, training alongside approximately 900 members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. The exercise takes place from April 25 to June 18.
The Soldiers participating in the exercise formed an element titled Task Force 24.
“Survival skills are good for all Soldiers in the Army to know,” said Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Almaas, the training instructor and Juneau, Alaska, native with TF 24. “If you are ever stuck out in the desert, this is good training to have.”
Almaas demonstrated to Soldiers techniques to purify urine into drinking water, find true north, determine edible foods and benefits of eating certain animals, and starting fires.
The Soldiers became more inventive by learning unorthodox methods to start fires such as using household accelerants and items for ignition. Soldiers were shown how insect repellants and hand sanitizers are flammable and can be ignited by using pieces of glass, personal glasses, and flint in order to survive.
Almass said the survival training gives Soldiers one-on-one experience in advanced and reliable techniques they would normally have to learn from a more advanced military course. He said this knowledge is potentially lifesaving and invaluable for each and every Soldier partaking.
The training was serious, yet some Soldiers like Staff Sgt. James Brogan from Boston, with the 331 Transportation Company, Modular Causeway, tried to make the training fun while keeping its effectiveness. Brogan kept his group of Soldiers motivated by calling them “Brogans Team Elite” and by comically giving them constructive criticism when correcting their errors instead of the usual military seriousness.
Survival is the most basic instinct of anyone, but the knowledge needed to survive without modern commodities can only be gained by proper training.
“We’ve tried to harness the power of fire since the dawn of man,” said Brogan, “and today we have.”
Task Force Aviation (TF AVN) and S.C. Army National Guard (SCARNG) Soldiers provide airborne support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during Operation Guardian Support in proximity of the southwest border [with Mexico], McAllen, Rio Grande valley, TX. July 26-30 2018. TF AVN includes National Guard personnel and equipment from South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, with a total of ten (10) LUH-72A Lakota helicopters operating on the Texas-Mexico border, in support of DHS/Customs and Border Protection law enforcement and security operations. Specifically, the SCARNG deployed to Texas a Command and Control (C2) element and equipment from HHC and A Co., 2-151st Security and Support Aviation Battalion (SSAB), 59th Aviation Troop Command (59ATC). (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine)
In 2010/2011, Langston & Tasker purchased foru double deckers, all Volvo Olympians. Odd man out in the four is P751 SWC, new to Dublin Bus as RV355 and more recently with Souls of Olney. It was seen in Buckingham on 21st March, 2014.
Task Force Phoenix Soldiers had long journeys to the locations they will be operating out of during their deployment to the Middle East. Here they get a little help from the U.S. Air Force. First Lt. Christopher Tinklenberg, from B Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), tries to get some rest in an Air Force C-130 cargo plane en route to his duty station in the Middle East. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class William Pace)
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2013 World Police and Fire Games Dragon Munster Event at the Titanic Slipway in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast City Centre. The event see firefighting crews from different countries working as teams to complete tasks based on old firefighting technics.
An Australian team takes part in the event.
BLM Alaska Forester Eric Geisler has a task that doesn’t have to do with trees. He has to figure out how much native seed is needed for revegetation or restoration projects statewide over the next five years. That’s about how long it takes to go from initial seed collection to processing, production, and storage for the necessary quantities.
BLM Alaska’s Seeds of Success partners with several others to collect and promote the use of Native Seeds. The tree main partners are the Alaska Plant Materials Center, Alaska natural Heritage Program and the Chicago Botanical Garden Conservation Land Management Intern programs.
The interns hired by Chicago Botanical Garden serve a five month term where they learn Alaska species and collect seeds and along with herbarium specimens. The interns work under the direction of the Alaska Natural Heritage program that helps BLM make decisions on where to collect seeds each year and which species to target. While the emphasis is always on species for revegetation or workhorse species, the Natural Heritage program and the interns collect as many other species as are available from the sites they visit throughout the summer. These collections are then sent to the Alaska Plant Materials Center for processing. Alaska’s Seeds of Success program collects seeds from over 50 geographically distinct plant varieties each year.
Geisler says the Alaska Plant Materials Center, based in the agricultural suburbs of Palmer, cleans, tests, stores, and refreshes Seeds of Success stocks. The Center staffers increase seed quantities by planting collected seeds in either box gardens or fields to get enough seeds to meet projected needs. For the past few years, they’ve also provided native seed packets for BLM Alaska to hand out at the Alaska Sportsman Show and other events. The packets include messaging encouraging the use of native seeds rather than introducing potentially invasive species to Alaska.
These seeds also become available for long-term storage, research, federal contractors, and other federal agencies involved with the BLM’s Seeds of Success program. The program goal is to have sufficient quantity of each variety for planned revegetation projects.
Geisler visits the Alaska Plant Materials Center at least twice a year. The Center can be an interesting place to tour. Manager Brianne Blackburn, seed program manager Lyubomir Mahlev, and summer Seeds of Success interns can explain unique equipment such as the seed extractor, cleaners and filters, testers, and discuss breeding techniques. They also can point out the box gardens, cultivated fields, seed storage areas, and show what a “plug” is and how they plant them. Curious about what invasive weeds are showing up in Alaska? They are knowledgeable about that, too, and can show samples.
The Seeds of Success program began when Congress created the Native Plant Materials Development Program in 2001. The program helps ensure a stable and economical supply of genetically appropriate native plant materials for use in restoration and rehabilitation efforts on public lands as well as preserving the genetic diversity through long term storage at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado. BLM administers the program and promotes cooperation among agencies. Geisler is always thinking ahead about seed needs and how to promote the program.
Geisler hopes contracting specialists and program managers will plan ahead and remember to use the Seeds of Success program rather than importing seeds from outside of Alaska. It’s another way to fight invasive plant species and ensure a stable and economic supply of native plant materials. In plant lingo, that’s an “SOS.”
Pictured here, Columbine flowers at the Alaska Plant Materials Center gardens. Photo by Kim Mincer, BLM Alaska.
I promised Steve (misterpexies57) some low-loader progress a while back, to be honest there hasn't been much to show really.
Until now, shown here are some of the 16 new wheel bearing's, 16 new brake shoe pull-back springs, and 4 new push-rod springs I've had to have made, and 4 relined shoes.
This trailer was in pretty good condition to say it's 60 years old, unfortunately water ingress has knackered all the wheel bearings, corrosion has also made the big compression springs fall to pieces as well, the shoe pull-back springs are out of shape and have to be replaced.
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By Troy Darr
Public Affairs Officer
Joint Task Force-East
NOVO SELO, Bulgaria — U.S. and Bulgarian military personnel joined together for two symbolic ceremonies Sept. 27 and 28 as exercise Lion Strike came to an end.
First, Joint Task Force-East celebrated the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a humanitarian project at a kindergarten in Mokren, Bulgaria. Eleven U.S. Navy personnel from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, otherwise known as SeaBees, finished an extensive renovation of the school during the exercise.
The children from the school, along with parents, teachers, school director, local officials and U.S. and Bulgarian military personnel, crowded the small courtyard during the ceremony.
"We say in the United States that the children are our future," said Army Lt. Col. Bruce Sones, commanding officer for JTF-E "Lion Strike".
"We hope through the efforts of those involved in this project that the improved environment created for teaching the children will contribute to the children's development as they grow and become leaders in your society."
The school director, Margarita Nicolova, thanked the SeaBees and then presented them with a picture painted by the children, a CD of Bulgarian folk music, a photo of the children and a glass vial filled with Bulgarian soil.
Of the soil, she said, "Wherever you go, you know you'll have a piece of Bulgaria with you."
The school children then sang several songs for the audience and the ribbon was cut. But, there was another surprise for the children, a HMMWV full of gifts. All of the soldiers, sailors and airmen participating in the exercise had contributed money to buy much-needed school supplies and educational toys for the school.
"We will maintain what you have done, and promise to continue with improvements," said Emil Enchev, mayor of Mokren. "Hopefully we will continue working together in the future."
The next day, all JTF-E "Lion Strike" participants, both U.S. and Bulgarian, came together again, this time to commemorate the end of the exercise during the closing ceremony.
During the ceremony Sones and Col. Biser Kalinov, chief of Training, Bulgarian Land Forces, presented certificates of achievement to 14 U.S. Soldiers and 16 Bulgarian soldiers for their efforts during the exercise.
"During this training, we had the opportunity to gain military experience from the leading force in NATO - the United States Military, and to show that while representing a small army, the Bulgarian officers, Non-commissioned officers and soldiers are honorable partners and excellent professionals," said Kalinov, who spoke first during the ceremony.
He was followed by Sones, who echoed Kalinov's feelings.
"This closing ceremony does not mark the end of a training opportunity or a farewell to relationships fostered," said Sones.
"In our minds, it marks the hopeful commencement of future training opportunities to be conducted between our nations."
"We can truly say the professionalism and generosity of the Bulgarian Land Forces is unrivaled," he continued.
"We know the strong relationship between the United States and Bulgaria, as demonstrated during this exercise, will continue to grow, and we look forward to training and serving with you in the years to come."
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue tours the Hunger Task Force Farm vegetable farm, which administers USDA commodity programs and services area food pantries and food banks in and around Franklin, WI, on Aug. 3, 2017.
According to the Hunger Task Force Farm, the Farm grows fresh fruits and vegetables for the express purpose of feeding the hungry, creating a reliable source of healthy food for our network. Every pound of produce is delivered free of charge. All the Wisconsin staples are grown, including corn, peppers, green beans, asparagus, apples, pears and cantaloupe—over 30 varieties of fruits and vegetables in all. The Farm produces more than 750,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables every year. All delivered free to the hungry in Milwaukee. Secretary Perdue begins a five-state RV tour today. This “Back to Our Roots” Tour, will gather input on the 2018 Farm Bill and increasing rural prosperity, at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, in West Allis, near Milwaukee, MN, on Aug. 3, 2017. Along the way, Perdue will meet with farmers, ranchers, foresters, producers, students, governors, Members of Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees, and other stakeholders. This is the first of two RV tours the secretary will undertake this summer. “The ‘Back to our Roots’ Farm Bill and rural prosperity RV listening tour will allow us to hear directly from people in agriculture across the country, as well as our consumers – they are the ones on the front lines of American agriculture and they know best what the current issues are,” Perdue said. “USDA will be intimately involved as Congress deliberates and formulates the 2018 Farm Bill. We are committed to making the resources and the research available so that Congress can make good facts-based, data-driven decisions. It’s important to look at past practices to see what has worked and what has not worked, so that we create a farm bill for the future that will be embraced by American agriculture in 2018.” This first RV Tour will feature stops in five states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. For social media purposes, Secretary Perdue’s Twitter account (@SecretarySonny) will be using the hashtag #BackToOurRoots. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Corporal Nicholas Stone, Water, Fuel and Environmental Technician, checks the hose drawing water from the Sylvia Grinnell River during Operation LENTUS in Iqaluit, Nunavut on November 8, 2021.
Photo by: Master Corporal Jax Kennedy, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le caporal Nicholas Stone, technicien en eau, produits pétroliers et environnement, vérifie le boyau utilisé pour puiser l’eau de la rivière Sylvia Grinnell, au cours de l’opération LENTUS, à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, le 8 novembre 2021.
Photo : Caporal chef Jax Kennedy, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), Forces armées canadiennes
UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force Greek frigate Kountouriotis F-462 performs search-and-rescue, fire-on-board, live-fire and other drill exercises in international waters off the Port of Beirut, 26 November, 2021. Photo by Pasqual GORRIZ/UN
The US Marshals Service, Omaha Police Department and numerous other state and local agencies arrested 208 suspects on felony warrants during Operation Triple Beam, 75 of which were gang members. 101 illegal firearms were taken off the streets, $443,256.60 worth of Illegal narcotics and $11,202.35 in cash were seized during these arrests.
110 gang members were apprehended during the three month long operation. 17 different gangs had members that were taken into custody. 60 gang members were arrested that had a firearm seized during their arrest. 17 gang members were arrested that had illegal drugs seized during their arrest. Of the 268 total arrests, 139 were violent offenders, 86 had possession of a firearm that had been involved in a violent crime, 8 had possession of a firearm that was stolen, 3 had possession of a firearm that had been involved in a Robbery and 8 had possession of a firearm that had been involved in an Assault.
According to Data Omaha, there were a total of 9 firearm related Homicides during the combined months of June, July and August of 2015 in the Omaha Metro Area. During the combined months of June, July and August 2016, there were a total of 3 firearm related Homicides (as of August 19th).
The three month long operation was conducted from June 1st to September 1st. The joint operation led by the US Marshals included the US Marshals Metro Fugitive Task Force, the Omaha Police Department Gang Unit, Nebraska State Adult and Juvenile Probation, ATF and the Lincoln Police Dept. Gang Unit, targeted gang members, violent offenders, Sex Offenders and gang member associates. The primary focus for the operation was the Omaha Metro Area and the City of Lincoln.
The operation was named Triple Beam which is a commonly used phrase that stands for the three main targets of the Operation which are Firearms, Illegal Drugs and Gang Members, in that order. The plan was for the USMS, the OPD Gang Units and the Lincoln PD Gang Unit, to conduct targeted enforcement. Operations were primarily developed from intelligence gathering, sources, fugitive investigations, Adult and Juvenile Probation investigations.
Photo By: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling pins Sgt. 1st Class Angel Castro, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment career counselor, with the Army Achievement Medal during the SETAF-AF Retention Award Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 23, 2021. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Rohling, recognized individual units and career counselors who met and exceeded objectives, demonstrated excellence and made exceptional achievements in their career field. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Meleesa Gutierrez.)8
Soldiers assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, carry a military training manikin away from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a medical evacuation rehearsal at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Nov. 3, 2022. Task Force Orion has been deployed in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine mission since August 2022 to ensure the combat effectiveness of Ukrainian military personnel training on systems and equipment issued under the United States’ Presidential Drawdown Authority. (U.S. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Sivayavirojna)
A friend of mine is engaged in refurbishing, renewing a former home of hers. Throwing out the old and bringing in the new with a flourish. I visited for a while yesterday...wandering through the old farm house, trying to document the works in progress. It's a bit daunting to realize the amount of work to be done, but then at the same time it's overwhelming to take in what she has accomplished already.
And as you can see, she's adept at multi-tasking.
:)
Wicomico County Task Force Honda Pilot on a traffic stop backed up by a Salisbury Police Dept Chevrolet Caprice on Business Route 50 near Booth Street in Salisbury, Maryland.
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