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Army Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, left, with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and Army Capt. Robert Killian, with the Colorado Army National Guard, cool down after negotiating an obstacle course during the Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Friedlein and Killian competed against 53 teams in the grueling three-day competition, hoping to take home top honors like they did last year when they were named the Army’s Best Rangers. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Erich B. Smith)
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Army vs. Abilene Christian University at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York Oct. 3, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Ellington Ward)
Local villagers watch as Australian Engineers and Infantry soldiers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force conduct a search for insurgent weapons caches in the Baluchi Valley region of Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
Mid Caption: Combat Team Patrols targeting insurgent caches.
Combat Team Tusk, the Force Protection element from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, regularly conduct patrols throughout the Battle Group’s Area of Operations. Many of the patrols are targeted in areas identified to be likely to house weapons caches.
The discovery and removal of these weapons and Improvised Explosive Devices, deny the insurgents the chance to utilise them against our soldiers, their Afghan counterparts and the local national population, thereby removing the threat these people pose and allowing the local population to continue their lives in a safer and more prosperous environment.
Combat Team Tusk has had a high success rate in their mission to deny the insurgent weapons and explosive devices.
After three years, the Canadian Army Ball was back for 2023. Featuring the performances from the Band of the Governor General's Foot Guards, The Cameron Highlander's of Ottawa Pipes and Drums, and the RCMP Highland Dancers. It was great to resume this celebration of camaraderie, tradition, and institutional pride.
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Après trois ans d’absence, le Bal de l’Armée canadienne était de retour pour 2023. Au programme, des prestations de la Musique des Governor General's Foot Guards, du Corps de cornemuses du Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa et de la troupe de danseurs écossais de la GRC. C’était agréable de reprendre part à cette célébration de camaraderie, de tradition et de fierté institutionnelle.
A Georgian army soldier of Bravo Company, 12th Light Infantry Battalion pulls security during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 8, 2012. MREs are designed to prepare units for deployment to the Afghanistan theatre of operations to conduct counterinsurgency, stability, and transportation operations in support of NATO International Security Assistance Force.
Australian Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment conduct a dawn raid on a suspected insurgent position at the Tully Training Area on July 17 during Exercise Hamel 2014.
Exercise Hamel 2014 (7 July – 1 August 2014) is the Australian Army’s annual Foundation War-fighting exercise designed to assess and certify both the 6th Combat Support Brigade and 3rd Brigade with their assigned Force Elements as having the necessary skills to conduct future operations.
Around 5,000 personnel are taking part in the 25-day exercise, including troops from the New Zealand Defence Force, United States Army and United States Marine Corps along with members from across the wider Australian Defence Force.
Exercise Hamel 2014 is currently being conducted throughout the Atherton Tablelands and various Defence Training Areas in North Queensland. The Australian Army’s mission is to provide the Australian Government with a ready, relevant and agile land force.
Soldiers walk to board a helicopter in Guerima, in the eastern province of Vichada, eastern plains of Colombia, on March 9, 2011 to patrol the area where 22 of 23 Colombian contractors were abducted while doing exploratory work in the remote jungle region of the Canadian oil company Talisman. A kidnapped oil worker who managed to escape his Colombian captors provided vital information that helped the military close in on the site where nearly two dozen fellow hostages were being held by FARC rebels in a rare mass kidnapping, officials said Tuesday.
U.S. Army Sgt. Blake Johnson from Honolulu, prepares himself to practice his swimming technique at the Aquatics Training Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, March 1, 2016. More than 100 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and veterans are at Fort Bliss to train and compete in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, and wheelchair basketball. Army Trails, March 6-10, are conducted by the Department of Defense Warrior Games 2016 Army Team, Approximately 250 athletes, representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces will compete in the DoD Warrior Games June 14-22 at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adasia Ortiz/Released)
Image shows: A soldier from Somme Company looking through the sight of the brand new sharp shooter rifle, during a patrol...Soldiers serving with Somme Company, the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment have spearheaded an operation by the Combined Force Nad-e-Ali Battlegroup to clear the town of Sayedebad in southern Afghanistan. The operation is called Op TOR SHEZADA (Operation Black Prince in Pastu) after the 4th Mechanized Brigade Black Rat Tactical Recognition Flash. ....Inserting by Chinook helicopter under the cover of darkness, the 1LANCS soldiers along with forces from 21 Engineer Regiment, the Counter-IED Taskforce, the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) and soldiers from the Afghan National Army landed close to the town before moving in to clear compounds and establish patrol bases in the region.
British Soldiers serving with 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh as part of 12 Mechanized Brigade, during a Foot Patrol in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan – 4th June 2012
Photos: Cpl Paul Morrison, Army Photographer ©MOD/Crown Copyright 2012
British Soldiers from D Company The Royal Welsh Mastiff Group conduct a foot patrol in Helmand, Southern Afghanistan – May 2012
Photos: Cpl Paul Morrison Army Photographer
©MOD / Crown Copyright, 2012.
Army Chief of Staff GEN George W. Casey, Jr., speaks at the "Army Wives" Screening
© U.S. Army Photo by Janet L. Davis
U.S. Army Soldiers from the Marietta-based 116th Army Band, Georgia Army National Guard, performs during the Georgia Army National Guard change of command ceremony at Clay National Guard, Marietta, Ga. on Oct. 9, 2020. The incoming commander, Brig. Gen. Dwayne Wilson assumes command from the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Randall Simmons. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tori Miller.)
SPC Heaslip of the Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Unit and Vice President Joe Biden at the "Army Wives" Screening
© U.S. Army Photo by Janet L. Davis
Low resolution clip taken from very old video footage.
In 1983, Port Parham, in South Australia, faced a turning point.
Between the proposed Department of defence extension and the proposed airport at Two Wells, Port Parham and it's residents were about to become extinct.
A battle begun that ran for almost 4 years. 6 elderly residents passed away during the battle and in the last year, it looked like the future of the area for public use, was clouded.
The Army had created the "Department of defence, Proposed extension of the proof and experimental establishment, Pt , Draft environmental impact statement"
The Department of defence needed to test larger guns. The current area was the army firing range, Gun testing range and munitions testing area.
They needed to expand to test the new (At the time) 155 mm Howitzer. They needed to test it up to 6 times a year and needed 30 kms extra area (The range is 40 kms).
The Army faced three options.
Option 1 was to acquire land all the way up to Pt Prime (All the way from Sandy Point). This included Port Parham (Inhabited), Webb Beach(Inhabited) and Thompson Beach
(Uninhabited). Pt Prime being a previous shelling range and not a very nice beach). That leaves no real beaches north of Adelaide.
They did consider relocating all buildings and people to Pt Prime/Thompson's beach. Thompson's beach had no houses or infrastructure yet.
This plan would have been end to private land development planned at Thompson's.
This plan would include $5.5 million to acquire 5000 ha of land.
Option 2, move the firing range further north and fire into the existing area.
Option 3, close and relocate the firing range.
The preferred option for the Army was option 1. This meant they would compulsory acquire the land, lease it back for 10 years and close the beach. You cold see the beach but not
access it for the rolled up security barbed wire and armed men on hovercrafts. This was deemed to be in the national interest and a matter of "National Security. It was highlighted that
the Pt Wakefield range was the only lace in Australia where they can test the ammunition like this.
The army had been testing munitions in the mud flats since 1929 and it is littered with dangerous unexploded ammunition. They also test destroyer 5" navel shells and it is impossible
to recover all the shells. The Army has had access to the sea and airspace North of Pt Prime since the 2nd world war. (For all types of Weapons testing).
The army fired at high tide and retrieved munitions at low tide and then inspected them.
The area of Pt Parham was allocated to the army in 1937 for defence purposes. From 1978 government allowed freehold land and local council had been approving building permits.
The area North was not considered to have any restrictions except a building height restriction of 15 feet. The army approved many dwellings over this height since 1978.
The current proof range has been in use since about 1944. It is currently Sandy point to about 2 Kms north of Pt Parham. It is looked after by the Keswick Barracks which is a barracks
of the Australian Army in Keswick
As option 1 was pushed into the public space, it lead to all kinds of protests. During these, the gun on Pt Wakefield road was turned into a tent, defaced and graffiti.
This started the fight for land and homes. This plan would kill Pt Parham. Some of the current residents had been there since the depression. Some of them had settled in the area to
retire. There were 100's of full time residents and thousands of shack owners and other visitors that frequented the area.
The residents don't want to have the Army contaminate Pt Parham for all time, like they have where they are at the moment. They have already admitted that they will never be able to
clear the current mudflats of dangerous unexploded material. The residents also feared nuclear testing.
In July 1983 a document was released that outlined the process to compulsory acquire land. This is when the battled heated up. There were many meetings in the old social club (Grain
store - Webbs Carbonate of lime), at Collins Corner and beside the old shade house on the esplanade. There was a 13 point protest plan developed and issues were found in the
environmental impact study. Many people from Pt Parham and Webb beach attended the meetings, as did many holiday makers from across Australia.
People started to paint their fences and roof's with slogans.
"Army go home"
"P*ss off Army"
"Use a pond"
"Move the gun"
"St Kilda Next?"
"Sorry My Beazly, not for sale"
"We have enough shells"
"Only Beach north of Adelaide"
"People before Guns"
"I don't trust them"
"Not for Sale"
Hat's, stickers, shirts and beer cools came out with the slogans
"Save the crabbers and the gulf"
"Save the crabbers from the army shells"
I still have my yellow hat somewhere with the "Save the crabbers and the gulf" on the front. It is likely a rarity these days.
ABC, Channel 7 and 10 frequented the beach to have interviews with the residents and fly over the site in their helicopters.
Kevin Collins (member of Action Committee), Ian Featherstone (Chairman - Parham Action committee) and Leon Broster (Chairman Mallala council) appeared regularly on the news to
show that they were against the plans.
Local member John Meyer(?) and Lands minister Mr Abbot were against it but it was a federal issue and they could do nothing.
Len Web was interviewed. He had lived at Port Parham all his life and ran the shell grit plant. Shell grit is not widely available and sought after for poultry.
Col. Phillip Cooper and Major Andrew (Andy) Renolds came to Port Parham meetings to try and explain why this needed to happen. Barry Tompson of the
"Pt Wakefield friends of the proof range" wanted it to go ahead as he did not want Port Wakefield to die. He did not want the proof range to move.
Kim Beazley, the Federal defence minister, wanted to wait on the environmental study before making a decision. Premier John Bannon was against this.
After the battle, Kim Beazley compromised. In the end 2900 ha was acquired including 16 farms and 2 houses inland.
Pt Parham gave up 2 kms of land and coast (It was the army's anyway) and Port Parham has thrived ever since.
I still have access to the old footage.
The Estonian Army provide force protection to the Royal Engineers whilst they repair a culvert just outside of Check Point (CP) Brekna. This will aid the flow of water and traffic into, and around the area for the local population.
The Estonian Company 12 (Est Coy 12) have been working in partnership with the British Forces since the conflict in Afghanistan began. Although only a company size of men and women are in theatre at anyone time, their work is invaluable.
The Estonian Army, mainly based from Patrol Base (PB) Wahid, cover the majority of Nad-e-Ali (South) and man several check points (CP) across the area too.
They provide force protection for British troops on the ground, and assist with engineering tasks in the area.
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Photo credit to read - Sergeant Steve Blake RLC (Phot)
Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, approach a Chinook CH-47D US Army helicopter during Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE 1101 in Wainwright, Alberta, on October 22, 2011.
Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE 1101 (Ex MR1101) was conducted from October 1 to 28, 2011, in the training areas at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.
Ex MR1101 is a military training activity that focuses on combined arms teams. The exercise has a mandate to provide high-level training to nearly 400 troops. The troops are supported by more than 900 vehicles. This makes the exercise the largest in the history of the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre.
Nå er det snart vinter! Som en oppvarming på snø og vintertjeneste gir vi dere et gjensyn med disse fantastiske bildene av 4. gardekompani i felt. Bildene er tatt på Hengsvann for et halvt år siden, av vår nå dimitterte fotograf Thor Håkon Ulstad.
Kenya Defence Force (KDF) soldiers patrol Tabda village, 80 km from the Kenya-Somalia border, February 20. 2012. Kenyan troops rolled tanks and troops across its arid frontier into lawless Somalia, in another campaign to stamp out a rag-tag militia of Islamist rebels that has stoked terror throughout the region with threats of strikes.
Soldiers begin to move forward after getting out of the Griffon. Soldiers from the Defence and Security Platoon (D &S) practice helicopter load and unload drills on the Griffon helicopter. 427 Squadron provided the Griffon's for the exercise. The D&S Pl is made up of soldiers from The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment.
Soldiers from 38 Canadian Brigade are training in Winnipeg on Exercise Charging Bison 06 from 30 April to 6 May. The purpose of Exercise Charging Bison 06 is to expose 38 CBG soldiers to the intricacies of conducting operations in an urban environment such as they may encounter if they are deployed on operations outside of Canada. Specifically, 38 CBG needs to train its soldiers on how to interact with a local civilian population while, at the same time, remaining focused on a military mission.
38 CBG consists of Reserve soldiers from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northern Ontario. Approximately 630 soldiers from 38 CBG, 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group from Northern Manitoba and Minnesota National Guard soldiers from 14 Infantry Division also took part in Exercise Charging Bison.
Unarmed combat training - required. Photographer: Shane Wilkinson; Crown Copyright
Close Protection Unit pack punch during training
Part of the Royal Military Police, the CPU deliver provost support, such as bodyguarding, for the Ministry of Defence and other government departments. Their training is progressive and demanding, and they're armed with a variety of weapons not normally seen on the parade square. "Forget the glory hunting; bodyguarding is not like the movies. For me, it's doing a professional job."
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APG theater lovers enjoyed a classic whodunit full of twists, turns and hilarious one-liners during the APG Drama Club presentation of “CLUE,” at the APG North (Aberdeen) recreation center April 28. Directed by Trisha Devine, the play’s cast included Stephen Perno of the Army Test and Evaluation Command, ATEC as the butler “Wadsworth”, “who escorts them through an evening of multiple murders, finger-pointing and laughable mayhem. Also featured is “Mr. Boddy,” played by Charlie Burgos-Lopez of the Army Research Laboratory, or ARL; Randy Conlon a retired lieutenant colonel and current intelligence analyst with the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, or ECBC, as “Col. Mustard;” retired 1st Sgt. Kevin Vienneau as “Mr. Green;” Stan Huelet of ECBC as “Professor Plum;” Dawn Valdivia of the Public Health Center (Provisional) as “Mrs. Peacock;” Spc. Stacy Dobson of the 20th CBRNE Command as “The Singing Telegram Girl;” Tracy Nicolucci, a contractor with the Joint Program Manager for Medical Countermeasures Systems, as the cook, “Mrs. Ho;” Jonce Hamm, a program manager with ManTech International Corporation as “The Cop;” Tami Woodruff as “Mrs. Scarlet;” Vani Joseph as “Mrs. White,” Emily Woodruff, an Aberdeen High School senior, as the maid, “Yvette;” Evan Snyder, an Aberdeen High School junior and the son of Command Sgt. Maj. James Snyer, as “The Motorist;” Stanton Zacker as the “Evangelist/Chef;” and Capt. Robert Allen of the APG Garrison as “the man in black.”
Exercise ASKARI STROM 5
1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (The Vikings) deploy to Kenya in preparation for operations in Afghanistan and Mali in 2015.
MOD/Copyright 2014
Australian Army soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, engage a target with a 40mm grenade during a ‘battle’ for the main defensive position in Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, during the 7th Brigade combined-arms training activity.
Estonian Army Recruits during their final exercise before graduating from Basic training – 11th September 2012
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jamal R. Jenkins and Staff Sgt. Michael D. Vu with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, speak at the Khowst prison, Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 16, 2013. Easy Company provided security for law enforcement personnel as they in processed the prisoners into the biometric identification system. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Porter/Released)
The Army Chief of Staff’s inaugural Army Profession Symposium at West Point, New York, July 30. Senior Leadership from all across the Army gathered to develop a shared vision, reinforce guidance, and generate dialogue on living the Army ethic.
(Photos by: John Pellino/ DPTMS VI)
Soldater fra Royal Netherlands Army under øvelsen Noble Ledger 2014 / Soldiers from Royal Netherlands Army during exercise Noble Ledger in Norway 2014
members of the 10th Essex the Birmingham Pals youngsters of the Air Training Corps the 116th Imperial German Army and Alte Amee - Old Army - who travelled over from Germany - pose together at the end of a long august bank holiday weekend at Detling Kent
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Soldiers of the New Yorik Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation stand in front of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter withy members of the New York National Guard's 442nd Military Police Company before heading out on a mission in Puerto Rico as part of the Hurricane Maria response. The battalion has deployed four UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 60 Soldiers to assist in recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Maria. ( Photo courtesy 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation Facebook)
After three years, the Canadian Army Ball was back for 2023. Featuring the performances from the Band of the Governor General's Foot Guards, The Cameron Highlander's of Ottawa Pipes and Drums, and the RCMP Highland Dancers. It was great to resume this celebration of camaraderie, tradition, and institutional pride.
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Après trois ans d’absence, le Bal de l’Armée canadienne était de retour pour 2023. Au programme, des prestations de la Musique des Governor General's Foot Guards, du Corps de cornemuses du Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa et de la troupe de danseurs écossais de la GRC. C’était agréable de reprendre part à cette célébration de camaraderie, de tradition et de fierté institutionnelle.