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Mom and Dad bought these for me at Savers for $10. Very nice, never worn. The blister on my ankle shows that they still need to be broken in
No es una buena toma pero es la mejor que pude conseguir mientras asistía como espectador privilegiado de ese espectacular combate por el territorio entre estos dos milanos.
Taken in May 1979.
Back in the days of the Combat Zone, Boston's "adult entertainment" district. A parking lot across the street from the Silver Slipper.
Créé en 2002 le projet fête médiévale a vu le jour en 2003 pour une première édition les 6 et 7 Septembre. Le succès remporté par ce premier essai nous conforte dans l'idée de poursuivre le projet et, en 2018, Folleville verra apparaître la 16ème édition des Médiévales.
A l'origine de ce projet une équipe de bénévoles motivés par un projet nouveau pour le Val de Noye et, aujourd'hui, pour le Territoire Avre, Luce, Noye : le Médiéval. Durant 14 ans le nombre de bénévoles va croître. Au nombre de 60 en 2003 on dénombre aujourd'hui pas moins de 300 bénévoles pour la préparation et la réalisation de cet évènement.
L'association met tout en œuvre pour satisfaire le public : par la qualité de l'accueil, l'organisation, la variété des animations, la richesse et la couleur des décors et des costumes. C'est pourquoi le site de Folleville s'inscrit désormais dans le chapitre des événements médiévaux de qualité.
Combat Team composed of T72M MBTs, T90S MBTs (possibly) and BMP2 IFVs forming up for an training assault on an enemy held position
02 January 2006
Tech. Sgt. Ted Hofknecht watches for insurgent activity from the side door of a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan. Hofknecht was honored at the Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs awards dinner Nov. 7, 2011, in Washington, D.C., receiving the JINSA Grateful Nation Award. Hofknecht, from Crossville, Tenn., was attached to an elite Army Green Beret unit supporting NATO International Security Assistance Force objectives in Afghanistan from September 2010 to February 2011. Hofknecht is assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron.
RAF MILDENHALL, England - "First There," a motto combat controllers bellow during their two-year training pipeline, and later affirm in blood, sweat and sacrifice on the most forward-deployed and dangerous battlefields as they pave the way for other forces to follow.
As a member of the most highly trained special operations force in the U.S. military, Tech. Sgt. Ted Hofknecht, 321st Special Tactics Squadron, upheld the meaning of that motto in three notable combat engagements in remote areas of Afghanistan, and was honored at the Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs awards dinner in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7.
Hofknecht and five other service members were selected by the top uniformed officers in the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S. Special Operations Command to represent their respective service at the dinner, and earned the JINSA Grateful Nation Award.
The JINSA Grateful Nation Award was established in 2003 and only six service members are recognized with that award annually for superior conduct in the War on Terrorism.
Hofknecht was attached to an elite Army Green Beret unit tasked with providing foreign internal defense to NATO International Security Assistance Force Service members operating in Afghanistan, and distinguished himself as a joint terminal attack controller from September 2010 through February 2011.
"Our main mission was to mentor traditional coalition soldiers, who in turn advised the Afghan National Security Forces and local police," said Hofknecht, a 28-year-old combat controller, or CCT, from Crossville, Tenn.
In the mountainous terrain of eastern Afghanistan, Hofknecht utilized airpower and soldiering skills in two notable troops-in-contact situations, where his efforts were vital in neutralizing insurgent attacks.
On numerous occasions, the controller repelled point-blank enemy attacks with his M4 rifle, controlled close-air support, directed medical evacuations and personally saved the lives of four coalition soldiers.
For his actions during the six-month deployment, Hofknecht was awarded a bronze star medal. He also earned a bronze star with valor for heroism during a major battle Dec. 7, 2010.
A tale of heroism:
Starting like most other days, Hofknecht awoke to snow falling upon the makeshift buildings at his combat outpost, high in the mountains above the Tagab Valley in Kapisa province, Afghanistan.
It was an utterly serene December morning, he said. But, that was all about to change.
Hofknecht and a combined team of coalition and ANSF soldiers geared up for a patrol toward an insurgent-infested village, where they hoped to establish new observation posts at a location key to disrupt regional Taliban activity and impede their gateway to Kabul.
The CCT's job was to control air assets and provide CAS for coalition efforts.
"The village our team headed toward was at the foot of a steep mountain that joined two valleys," said Hofknecht, a 10-year Air Force veteran. "To establish an OP on that mountain would give the coalition overwatch of the entire area. The Taliban knew how important that mountain was and were prepared to do whatever it took to maintain control over it."
As the combined force approached their target area, they split into separate teams. Their team leaders, consisting of three ISAF officers and an Afghan leader took one team toward a flank on the mountain. Meanwhile, one assault team sought to secure the village and the other prepared for a frontal assault of the mountain.
Hofknecht was on the team securing the village and his squad quickly came under contact as insurgents assaulted the coalition forces with small-arms and machine gun fire.
As Hofknecht's team returned fire on the insurgents near them, the officers' team struck an improvised explosive device on the ridge of the mountain. An outnumbering insurgent force then ambushed them.
"The enemy was about 150 meters away and we were in heavy vegetation, which took away some of our tactical advantage when using CAS," said Hofknecht, who was engaged in a fierce firefight while directing CAS to his comrades' location, who were suffering a brutal assault after already suffering casualties in the IED blast.
The situation began to look a bit brighter as two U.S. Army helicopters acknowledged they were in route.
However, that brightness soon faded.
"We ended up getting a pair of Kiowa helicopters, but one had a broken gun switch and couldn't expend any ordnance," said Hofknecht.
Knowing the team that hit the IED was in bad shape and had casualties needing aeromedical evacuation, Hofknecht and his team hastily maneuvered through an ongoing brutal enemy ambush to assist the casualties.
"The broken Kiowa expended its rockets and then had to return to a nearby [forward operating base] and attempted to fix their weapon systems," said Hofknecht. "We kept fighting with what weapons we had."
When Hofknecht arrived on the mountain ridge, he found one ISAF captain dead, the Afghan leader and other members of the element wounded. Reacting quickly, Hofknecht and a fellow Green Beret carried the Afghan leader about a kilometer and began to load him and other casualties into one remaining operational vehicle, and prepared to get them to an aeromedical evacuation site.
The primary landing zone (LZ) was under intense fire so the casualties had to be moved to an alternate LZ, which was a short drive away.
Splitting into two teams, Hofknecht sped off toward the LZ while the remaining forces fought on to secure the mountain.
As the small convoy pushed toward the LZ, a team of Taliban set up a trap.
"We left with only my Green Beret buddy, myself, the wounded and dead, and had no working crew-serve weapon on board, so pretty much had two M4s to defend ourselves with," said Hofknecht. "At first we had a small Afghan security detail but they soon had to return to the fight which left just the two of us to get our casualties to that LZ."
All of a sudden, a hail of rounds began hitting the truck. When Hofknecht looked back, he found a coordinated ambush about 25 meters from his position.
The broken Kiowa flew overhead to provide air support for the casualties, saw the ambush happening from above and responded.
"I looked up and saw the Kiowa above us, and the co-pilot was hanging out of the side of the helicopter engaging the enemy with his M4," said Hofknecht. "It was a sight I'll never forget."
As his team crested a ridge top, Hofknecht said he could see sparkles from across the entire valley where hundreds of insurgents were firing at the circling Kiowa.
"It was intense. They would intermittently fire at our CAS, then shift fire to us, then back to the helicopter," said Hofknecht. "It went back and forth like that for a long time, but our CAS never budged. They kept taking a brunt of the incoming fire and helping suppress our ambush."
The five-hour battle ended with coalition and insurgent casualties, but the Taliban suffered far more losses than the combined coalition and ANSF team, said Hofknecht.
"It was all sketchy at that time, but we fought our best with what we had," said Hofknecht. "We put pressure on the Taliban and got our jobs done."
Hofknecht was involved in two more significant TICs during his deployment and, at one point, was attacked at point-blank range in an alley with no cover.
"I was pretty much forced to move forward and try to close on the shooter while returning fire with no cover," said Hofknecht. "My training is the only thing that kept me alive at that point, because my mind had already checked out, it seemed."
For Hofknecht, losing some of his close friends during different firefights elsewhere in Afghanistan stays with him daily and has forever changed his life.
Before joining the ranks of the elite CCT, Hofknecht spent the first six years of his Air Force career as a mechanic, which was challenging but didn't afford him the opportunity to deploy to the front lines, he said. With an unrelenting yearning to be "first there," the controller can't wait for his next combat tour.
"Being a CCT and the mixed missions we embark on really intrigues me," said Hofknecht. "I'm honored by the JINSA Award and bronze stars, but I don't do what I do for medals or awards. My fellow controllers are my family, my brothers. I wouldn't choose any other way to live."
Pas ma période préférée, ni des uns ni des autres, mais c'était l'occasion.
Côté Beatles, je dirais post-68, période 'white album'. L'album du début de la fin, enregistré sans Geoff Emerick qui, si je soubiens bien, finira par jetter l'éponge en cours de route, et sans Georges Martin. Après Rubber soul, Revolver et Sergeant Pepper's, ils voulaient retrouver les sensations d'avant, quand ils enregistraient en jouant ensemble, comme un groupe. Et à écouter les Esher demos qui figurent dans cette réjouissante réédition, ils étaient pas loin d'y arriver. A quel moment c'est partie en couille pendant l'enregistrement ?... Tout le monde répondra 'quand Yoko s'est pointée' mais déjà McCartney regarde ailleurs.
Au final, ça reste l'album qui n'est pas mon préféré, loin de là, mais les Esher demos à elles seules valent l'achat de cette madeleine presque proustienne.
Côté Clash, c'est la période Combat Rock. Déjà Topper Headon n'est plus là et Strummer, avec sa coupe iroquois sans doute en réaction à la mode des coupes 'mulet', n'est plus très loin de virer Mick Jones pour déviationnisme politique, esthétisme contre-révolutionnaire et sans doute d'autre crimes inexpiables. On est loin de London Calling. Chef d’œuvre par inadvertance, accidentel, grâce à Guy Stevens dont les Clash n'eurent de cesse de minimiser l'influence ?... et pourtant, quand j'écoute ce qu'ils ont fait avant, après London Calling... je retourne fissa écouter ce double, d'un bout à l'autre, et où à chaque écoute, je ne trouve rien, mais rien, à jeter. Et dont tout le monde veut encadrer la pochette, comme une icône post-punk, alors que leur musique, au moins à cette époque, fin 78-début 79, était plus un hommage à la musique US. I'm so bored with the USA, qu'ils chantaient et les voilà en route pour faire une tournée des stades américains.
Par ailleurs, je suis très déçu du 'tirage' Magnum. Papier d'un grammage inférieur aux impressions que j'obtiens en standard chez Dupif. Et, une désagréable teinte magenta qui apparaît sous éclairage éléctrique. De ce point de vue le tirage YK est irréprochable.
Identification: Combat Medic
Role: First Aid & Supplies
Affiliation: Rebublic
Species: Clone
Gender: Male
Weapon: DL-22 blaster pistol
Custom elements:
• Helmet (painted)
• Gear (from action figure)
Lance Cpl. Christian J. Hernandez (left) and Lance Cpl. Giovonni Mejia fire the M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer Jan. 31 to support units engaged in the mechanized assault course at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. “Fighting with combined arms is on of the most important parts of the (Marine Air-Ground Task Force),” said Lt. Col. Neil J. Owens. Giovonni, a Dallas, Texas native and Hernandez, a Buford, Georgia, native are both cannoneers with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for ITX 2-15, as part of the ground combat element for SPMAGTF-4. Owens, a Medford, Massechusetts, native, is the commanding officer for 3rd Bn., 12th Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Hester/ Released)
No tags fit 8-8.5 flawless condition want to trade for retro Jordan's or foams (not weathermans) and I can add if needed!
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Jiyhouh Ly, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, EOD Mobile Unit 12, reenlists under water during a training dive with the Jordanian Royal Navy for Exercise Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan designed to strengthen military-to- military relationships between the U.S., Jordan and other international partners. This year's iteration is comprised of about 7,200 military personnel from more than 20 nations that will respond to scenarios involving border security, command and control, cyber defense and battlespace management. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin L. Simmons)
France, Var, Cote d'Azur, L'Almanarre (Hyères), Windsurfer.
The little bay formed by the west coast of the Presqu'il de Giens and the mainland is one of the choiciest wind surf spots of Europe. Beacause of the form of the bay and of course the Mistral.
The bay is 5 - 10 m deep. At some distance from the beach the bottom rises fast and the incoming surfers have to make a sharp turn and/or brake...or at least try to do so.
Best viewed: LARGE.
The international military-technical forum ARMY 2019.
Международный военно-технический форум АРМИЯ 2019.
Les Combats, 115x215 cm, acrylics and spray-paint on canvas (framed). Collaboration with This is Opium. 2014
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter bflown by Soldiers in Company C, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, hoists up two of its crew members during a training exercise in Southwest Asia April 4. During medevacs a hoist can be used to evacuate injured troops when there is terrain preventing the helicopter from landing. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Ian M. Kummer, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)
Sherman du 12e régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique (RCA), ici le 29 et 28 font partie du 2e peloton de combat, du 2e Escadron de la 2è DB du général Leclerc.
Le 29 "Maurienne" est un Sherman M4A2 du Brigadier Chef Martin il sera détruit le 3/01/45.
Derrière le 28 "Tarentaise" est un Sherman M4A2 (420706) du Maréchal des Logis Bizard, il sera détruit le 12/08/44.
Derrière les Sherman une colonne de chars légers M3A3 et à gauche des camions camouflés.
Plus d'infos ici:
2db.forumactif.com/t1794-m3a3-vendomois?highlight=vendomois
La 2è DB française débarque à Saint Martin de Varreville le 1 août 1944, le général Leclerc est salué sur la plage par le Maj. Gen. Walton H. Walker, commandant du XX US Corps de la 3rd Army US de Patton. Elle est affectée au V Corps US du Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow de la 3rd Army US.
Le 2 août, la 2è DB traverse La Haye du Puits (nombreuses photos) et se regroupe sur les communes de Mobecq et Vesly ; qu'elle quitte le 6 août pour son premier combat le 7 au sud d'Avranches.
Sans en avoir la preuve nous estimons que cette photo a été prise dans ces cantonnements entre le 2 et le 6 août 1944.
Référence pages 164 et 165 du livre La guerre des Haies et la Bataille de La Haye du Puits, Eté 1944, les Américains libèrent le Cotentin de Michel Pinel, 2004.
Chez Allison Collection:
www.flickr.com/search/?w=58897785@N00&q=77.09.246
Voir film NARA 111-ADC-2052 en 3:44
This ballet is "Combat". Choreography by Willim Dollar, music by Raffaello de Banfield, performed by Nora Esteves and Aldo Lotufo at Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro. The picture shows the moment that the warrior kills a enemy soldier that is her great love. Original pic in B&W film.
U.S. Marine Critical Skills Operators from United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command conduct combat marksmanship training to prepare for Exercise Combined Resolve II at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 15, 2014. The exercise is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise at the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, including more than 4,000 participants from 13 allied and partner countries including special operations forces from the U.S., Bulgaria and Croatia interoperability training during the exercise to promote security and stability among NATO and European partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/Released)
Joe North, Lockheed Martin vice president of Littoral Ship Systems, discusses the innovative technologies aboard the LCS 5 Milwaukee during the ship's christening ceremony on Dec. 18, 2013, in Marinette, Wisc.
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