British Military Pictures & Videos

BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: A British soldier from a Military Transition Team (MiTT), joins a Iraqi Army patrol close to a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30 2009 in Basra, Iraq. While most British soldiers are being confined to their bases and all non-essential movements restricted during the elections, security in Iraq's second city is being increased with a curfew and total vehicle movement ban imposed from this evening in an attempt to ensure the elections run as smoothly as possible. Many areas in Iraq are preparing for provincial elections which are being closely watched as a way of evaluating how peaceful and stable the country now is. British forces are due to withdraw from Iraq later this year and the results will also determine how quickly the number of US troops serving in Iraq can be brought down too.

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BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: A British soldier from a Military Transition Team (MiTT), watches the street as he joins a Iraqi Army patrol close to a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30 2009 in Basra, Iraq

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BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 29: A British Soldier patrols along a street decorated with election posters for the forthcoming polls on January 29, 2009 in Basra, Iraq

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BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 29: British soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment Sgt Maj Jim Leech (R) and Major 'Grin' Grinonneau (L), part of a Military Transition Team (MiTT), try sweets in a shop as they join a Iraqi Army patrol on the streets on January 29, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.

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BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 29: British soldier LCpl Roy Gale helps cut Private Jeremy Alexander's hair as they rest in their accommodation at the 50 Brigade MiTT (British Military Transition Team) at the Iraqi naval base in the Al Maqil district on January 29, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.

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BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 29: A British Soldier patrols along a street decorated with election posters for the forthcoming polls on January 29, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.

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WATLINGTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: The coffin of William Stone from Berkshire, one of Britain's last veterans of the First World War who died aged 108, is carried into the churchyard of St Leonard's Church for his funeral service on January 29, 2009 in Watlington, Oxfordshire, England. William also known as Bill Stone was one of the three remaining British veterans of the First World War and took part in the 90th anniversary of the Great War Armistice in London in November 2008. He joined the Royal Navy on his 18th birthday and saw 27 years of Service including both First and Second World Wars. He passed away at his care home on January 10, 2009.

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GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 23, 2009) The visit board search and seizure team assigned to the Royal Navy frigate HMS Portland (F79) fast ropes onto the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG) 72. Mahan is assigned to Combined Task Forcer (CTF) 151, a multinational task force that conducts counter-piracy operations in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, established to create a lawful maritime order and develop security in the maritime environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (January 23, 2009) An Lynx helicopter from the British Royal Navy lifts off from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG) 72. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton/Released)

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Osprey helicopter? Ok, I can understand they might get confused over the Lynx's name but surely they know what an Osprey looks like!

Mr T said:

Osprey helicopter? Ok, I can understand they might get confused over the Lynx's name but surely they know what an Osprey looks like!

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LOL..I missed that one myself...I'll fix that caption Mr T!

^^Photoshopped?? Look at the size of his head.

British police officers confront and detain pro-Tibet protesters outside the Chinese Embassy, shortly after Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's arrival, London, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. British police detained several pro-Tibet protesters during a visit to the Chinese Embassy in London by the Chinese Premier

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BASRA, IRAQ: British soldiers from 5 Rifles, a infantry battalion who are currently on tour in Iraq, give out gifts to local children as part counter insurgency patrol on Leaf Island, an area south of Basra, on February 2, 2009 in Iraq. (Photo: Matt Cardy)

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BASRA, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 02: A soldier in 5 Rifles, an infantry battalion who are currently on tour in Iraq, chats to local children ashe takes part in a counter insurgency patrol on Leaf Island, an area south of Basra, on February 2, 2009 in Iraq.

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BASRA, IRAQ: A soldier in 5 Rifles, an infantry battalion who are currently on tour in Iraq, takes part in a counter insurgency patrol on Leaf Island, an area south of Basra, on February 2, 2009 in Iraq. British Forces are looking to leave Iraq later this year and the recent peaceful elections has been seen by many as a indicator of just how secure and stable the country has become.

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BASRA, IRAQ: British soldiers work out at the gym at the spartan and small FOB Oxford (a forward operating base) used for counter insurgency patrols on Leaf Island an area south of Basra, on February 2, 2009 in Iraq.

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BASRA, IRAQ - British soldiers from 5 Rifles, a infantry battalion who are currently on tour in Iraq, check fishing boats as part of a counter insurgency patrol on Leaf Island, an area south of Basra, on February 2, 2009 in Iraq. British Forces are looking to leave Iraq later this year and the recent peaceful elections has been seen by many as a indicator of just how secure and stable the country has become. (Photo: Matt Cardy)

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BASRA, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 07: A British soldier with the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, looks at the mobile phone belonging to a soldier in the Iraqi Army as they conduct a joint foot patrol at the Al Harthah market on February 7 2009 in Basra, Iraq. Living alongside the Iraqi Army a number of Military Transition Teams (MiTTs) from the British Army's 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) have been concentrating their efforts on training and mentoring the Iraqi Army's 14th Division in a number of locations across Basra Province. The Brigade is likely to lead the drawdown of British troops, who are widely expected to leave Iraq by the summer.

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BASRA, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 07:British soldiers with the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, conduct a joint foot patrol with soldiers from the Iraqi Army at the Al Harthah market on February 7 2009 in Basra, Iraq.

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BASRA, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 07: A British soldiers with the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, has something to eat inside the operations tent following a joint foot patrol with soldiers from the Iraqi Army inside their base at Camp Stables on February 7 2009 in Basra, Iraq.

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What do you gents that live in the UK think of these murders?

..May they Rest in Peace!

Police Forensic officers examine the scene at the Massereene army barracks in Antrim, west of Belfast, Northern Ireland Sunday, March, 8, 2009 after two British soldiers were shot to death and four other people wounded in a drive-by ambush that politicians blamed on IRA dissidents. Suspected IRA dissidents who opened fire on British soldiers and pizza delivery men outside an army base shot their victims again as they lay wounded on the ground, police said Sunday. Two soldiers died and four other people, including two men delivering pizzas, remained hospitalized with serious wounds following Saturday night's attack at the entrance to Massereene army barracks in Antrim, west of Belfast.

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Security at the entrance to the Massereene army barracks in Antrim, west of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunday, March, 8, 2009 after two British soldiers were shot to death and four other people wounded in a drive-by ambush Saturday that politicians blamed on IRA dissidents.

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A man leaves flowers near Massereene army barracks, in Antrim, west of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunday, March, 8, 2009.

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In a word, sickening. I grew up in the era of IRA Atrocities, and remember being taught at infants and junior school (ie up to the age of 11) about if you see a package or luggage left unattended, to report it to someone in authority. Children that age shouldn't have to think about such things. The Republicans have achieved just about everything they could have reasonably hope to gain, and if they cannot submit to the democratic process then there is no place for them in either the UK or the Republic of Ireland. The 'dissident' groups still at large are just bloodthirsty animals, who previously hid behind political motivations but are now shown for what they really are. I am not taking sides as to the politics of the province, and I believe peace is something that could only be achieved internally as opposed to being imposed from outside, and to a large extent this has been done. It's high time those who claim to represent the people of Ulster whatever their political leaning began to rein in the 'men of violence' instead of making feeble excuses for them whilst condemming the victims of violence, be they in uniform or civilians.

Rest in Peace to all the fallen young men..

An undated handout photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on March 9, 2009 shows Cengiz Azimkar who was shot dead on March 8 in an attack that killed two British soldiers in Northern Ireland.

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An undated handout photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on March 9, 2009 shows Mark Quinsey (C) with his mother Pamela and sister Jaime. Quinsey was one of two British soldiers killed in an attack on March 8 in Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited troops in Northern Ireland on Monday after a republican splinter group killed two British soldiers in the worst attack in the province in a decade.

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British soldiers, seen, at Massereene British Army Base, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Monday, March, 9, 2009. Security has been stepped up in the area following the recent attack by Irish Republican Army dissidents which left two British soldiers dead and four people injured.

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Brigadier George Norton pays his respects outside Massereene British Army Base, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Monday, March, 9, 2009. British Prime Gordon Brown was in Northern Ireland Monday to meet with soldiers, police and political leaders following the first deadly attack on security forces there in 12 years. Brown planned to meet with troops at the Massereene army barracks in Antrim, west of Belfast, where two soldiers were shot dead on Saturday night, and hold talks with First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.

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Floral tributes and a message of condolence lay on the ground outside Massereene British Army Base, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Monday, March, 9, 2009.

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Brigadier George Norton addresses journalists outside the Massareene Barracks in Antrim, northern Ireland March 9, 2009.

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