World Armed Forces Pictures & Videos

bd popeye · Aug 28, 2009

Excellent photos once again Nem116!! Keep up the great picture posting!

Iraqi soldiers stand guard as women gather outside a mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, where mourners honored Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim during a two-day funeral procession Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Thousands poured into the streets of the Iraqi capital Friday amid tight security to pay their respects to the revered Shiite leader whose death the Iraqi prime minister said left a void in the country during a "delicate and sensitive period." Al-Hakim, who died Wednesday of lung cancer in Tehran, was a symbol for many of the re-emergence of Iraq's Shiite political majority after decades of oppression under Saddam Hussein's Sunni-led regime. He worked with Americans following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion even while maintaining his ties to Iran where he lived in exile for 20 years.

KATHMANDU, NEPAL - JANUARY 22: Nepali armed soldiers arrest a politcal activist as police continue their clamp down on any pro-democracy public gatherings or protests January 22, 2006 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Over 200 were arrested January 21 during violent clashes. King Gyanedra's royalist government ordered a curfew January 20, cutting phone lines and Internet access as well as arresting antigovernment activists while a ban on protests continues angering human rights organizations.

Germany's President Horst Koehler talks to soldiers during a training break at a combat training center in Letzlingen, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. The German soldiers prepare for their Afghanistan campaign as a Quick Reaction Force.

South Korean soldiers wear masks to prevent possible contagion of the H1N1 flu virus during a military drill in Yangju, north of Seoul August 26, 2009.

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers detain a activist during a clash between two armed groups in Karachi August 26, 2009. The groups clashed with each other in the Karachi area of Pak Colony over a land dispute, local media reported on Wednesday.

Guatemalan soldiers prepare to go out on a patrol inside the Laguna del Tigre national park in Waka Peru, Guatemala August 26, 2009. Almost a third of the park, which borders Mexico, remains untouched by humans as the government struggles to contain illegal logging, poaching and narcotic trafficking.

An Israeli soldier uses his rifle to indicate the direction as he tells a Palestinian boy to leave the scene following a knife attack attempt by a Palestinian man against an Israeli soldier at a nearby checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. The Palestinian man was shot and injured by soldiers at the checkpoint, Palestinians said.

bd popeye · Aug 29, 2009

Police officers stand guard in front of civil guard barracks after a car bomb exploded earlier in the day in the northern Spanish city of Burgos on July 29, 2009. The bomb injured around 50 people slightly in an attack authorities blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA. Police said 46 people, including 22 women and six children living in the barracks, were slightly injured, most suffering cuts and bruises. AFP PHOTO / CESAR MANSO (Photo credit should read CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images)

Riot police stand guard in front of the Colombian embassy to Argentina, in Buenos Aires, August 28, 2009. American presidents attacked plans for US bases in Colombia at a summit on Friday, and issued a statement warning "foreign military forces" against threatening national sovereignty. AFP PHOTO/Alejandro PAGNI (Photo credit should read ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP/Getty Images)

Police stand behind burnt pine tree branches left by protestors in front of the Greek Parliament building during a protest in Athens on August 28, 2009 to condemn the government's failure to stop a wildfire that destroyed one of the capital's last forests along with scores of homes. Around a thousand protesters -- most of them dressed in black -- gathered in front of the Greek parliament to express their outrage towards a scandal-hit administration that allowed a similar disaster in 2007. "Ashes, bribes, cars and cement -- those are the values of your civilisation," read one banner in the protest organised by bloggers. AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Thai soldiers stand guard to prevent a mass rally by supporters of ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in front of Government House in Bangkok on August 29, 2009. Supporters of fugitive Thaksin postponed their mass rally planned this weekend after the government mobilised thousands of security forces to control the protest. AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)

bd popeye · Aug 29, 2009

Sri Lankan navy boats take part in a commissioning ceremony of a military ship at Trincomalee naval base in eastern Sri Lanka August 28, 2009.

The gun turret of a Sri Lanka Navy vessel is seen in the foreground as a Dvora-class fast attack craft passes by near Trincomalee naval base in Trincomalee August 27, 2009.

A Colombian navy sailor walks alongside a patrol boat during a media visit to the navy base in Cartagena August 27, 2009. A Colombian Senate committee visited this base to inspect operations accompanied by
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Minister Gabriel Silva. Latam leaders will meet in Argentina on August 28 for a summit of the Unasur group, where governments are expected to discuss the U.S. plan to use Colombian military bases for anti-narcotics and counter-insurgency.

A Sri Lankan navy seaman stands guard before the start of a commissioning ceremony of a military ship at Trincomalee naval base in eastern Sri Lanka August 28, 2009.

Navy soldiers stand next to a speed boat a the Bolivar Navy base in Cartagena, on Colombia's northern Caribbean coast, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. The Bolivar base is one of the Colombian military facilities that will give U.S. forces greater access under a pending military agreement between the two countries.

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GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 27, 2009) The Italian Todaro-class submarine Scire (S 527) arrives at Naval Submarine Base New London for a port visit. Scire is on deployment and is preparing to participate in a Joint Task Force Exercise with the Harry S. Truman Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Myers/Released)

East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (R) walks beside soldiers carrying coffins containing the remains of Timorese fighters in the sub-district of Metinaro August 29, 2009. Authorities shifted the remains of the fighters, which were collected from a jungle, to the national hero cemetery on Saturday, as part of commemorations for the upcoming 10th anniversary of the nation's independence. The former Portuguese colony, invaded by Indonesia in 1975, won independence in the violence-marred vote organised by the
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on August 30, 1999. It became fully independent in 2002 after a period of U.N. Administration.

Soldiers stand guard at the Government House in Bangkok August 29, 2009. "Red shirt" supporters of ousted Thai premier
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have postponed Sunday's planned rally outside the office of Prime Minister
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because of a tight security law passed this week.

Officers carry the coffin of one of the five policemen who were killed in attack by gunmen, during the funeral at the police headquarters in Guadalajara August 29, 2009. The policemen were killed last Friday in an attack by gunmen in Santa Maria de Los Angeles town.

Israeli police officers are lined up against rising smoke from burning garbage in the conservative Jerusalem district of Mea Sharim on August 29, 2009 during a protest by ultra-Orthodox Jews over the opening of a parking lot during Sabbath. For ten weeks in a row, ultra-Orthodox Jews have been protesting against a decision by secular Mayor Nir Barkat to open the car park on the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest which runs from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown.

Policemen escort away fans of Montpellier who were seen throwing firecrackers during the French L1 football match Nice vs Montpellier, on August 29, 2009 at the Ray Stadium in Nice. The match was interrupted for 23 minutes and resumed after the eviction of fans by police from the section of the stadium where they were gathered.

bd popeye · Sep 1, 2009

OMON, riot police, officers detain a participant of so-called Dissenters' March, an unsanctioned protest of anti-Kremlin opposition, Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. (AP / Misha Japaridze)

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Russian riot police detain a participant of an opposition march in central Moscow, Russia 31 August 2009. About 20 people were arrested in Moscow shortly before the start of an unauthorized demonstration against the policies of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Among the protesters arrested was opposition politician Eduard Limonov, the Interfax news agency reported, citing official sources. (EPA / Yuri Kochetkov)

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - The RAF Parachute Regement deliver the match ball to the umpires during the Twenty20 International between England and Australia at Old Trafford on August 30, 2009 in Manchester, England. (Laurence Griffiths /Getty Images)

bd popeye · Sep 3, 2009

Malaysia's first submarine, "KD Tunku Abdul Rahman", arrives at a jetty in Port Klang outside Kuala Lumpur September 3, 2009. The French-made "KD Tunku Abdul Rahman", the first of the two Scorpene-class diesel-electric submarines ordered by the Malaysian Navy, made a port call on Thursday in Port Klang for a welcoming ceremony on its maiden voyage from Toulon in France to Sepanggar in east Malaysia. The "KD Tunku Abdul Rahman" was named after the Malaysian first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. (Reuters)

French-made Malaysia's first submarine reaches its Naval base in Port Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on September 3, 2009. Malaysia's first Scorpene-class diesel-electric submarine named after the country's first premier 'KD Tunku Abdul Rahman' inducted in Malaysia's Naval fleet at a ceremony attended by King Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin and Prime Minister Najib Razak. (Getty images)

The steel-hulled ARC Gloria, the official flagship of the Colombian Navy, departs Sydney for Tahiti on September 3, 2009, after a five-day goodwill visit. Purpose-built in 1968 as a sail-training ship in the Celeya shipyard in Spain, the Gloria is over 56 meters long - one of the biggest tall ships still afloat - with a full crew of 176. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD / AFP / Getty Images)

Nepalese police arrest a Tibetan protesting against a visiting Chinese delegation in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 2, 2009. The 17-member Chinese delegation includes politburo and central committee members of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Ten Tibetans, all male, were arrested by around 40 baton-wielding riot police as they slanted slogans like 'Long Live Free Tibet' and 'Down with Chinese Hegemony'. Nepal is home to around 20,000 exiled Tibetans who began arriving in large numbers in 1959 when the Dalai Lama fled Tibet after a failed uprising. The government in Kathmandu has come under increasing pressure from Beijing to suppress anti-China activity on its soil. (PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP / Getty Images)

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An armoured car arrives to Rocinha shack during a police raid in which scores of police agents took part in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 03 September 2009. The police operation in Rocinha, the largest favela in Brazil and built on a steep hillside overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro was to capture the chief of the drugs traffic, which forced to close the schools of the zone and to leave more than 2,000 children without classes. EPA/ANTONIO LACERDA

Riot police took up positions against protesters in a Sao Paulo, Brazil, slum Tuesday. Protests started after a 17-year-old girl was fatally shot by a stray bullet in a shootout between police and alleged car thieves. (Andre Penner/Associated Press)

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Artillery from the French battalion of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) take part in a joint land and sea military exercise with the Lebanese army on September 3, 2009 in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqura, near the border with Israel.

bd popeye · Sep 4, 2009

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Australian soldiers from the 4th Field Artillery Regiment firesd their 105mm L118 Hamel Gun during an Army fire power demonstration at Range Control, High Range on September 4, 2009 in Townsville, Australia. The demonstration, especially of the high range weapons, is intended to demonstrate the level and effect of firepower available to the soldiers of 3rd Brigade should they be deployed on operations requiring such.

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 04: An Australian infantry soldier carries the shoulder fired Javelin portable anti-tank weapon during an Army fire power demonstration at Range Control, High Range on September 4, 2009 in Townsville, Australia.

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 04: An Australian infantry soldier carries his 7.62mm Mag 58 machine gun during an Army fire power demonstration at Range Control, High Range on September 4, 2009 in Townsville, Australia.

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 04: An Australian infantry soldier carries his F88 Auststyer rifle with grenade launcher during an Army fire power demonstration at Range Control, High Range on September 4, 2009 in Townsville, Australia.

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 04: A soldier from an infantry section carries his 5.56mm minimi machine gun during an Army fire power demonstration at Range Control, High Range on September 4, 2009 in Townsville, Australia.

Republic of the Philippines boxing hero
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(R) autographs boxing gloves for Philippine military Chief of Staff Gen. Victor Ibrado (L) before a ceremony promoting him into Senior Master Sergeant of the reserve army officer at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City Metro Manila September 4, 2009.

Soldiers of Pakistani army patrol during a crackdown operation against militants in Pakistan's tribal region of Khyber on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. Government forces destroyed four militant bases and killed 40 insurgents, including two militant commanders on Wednesday

Soldiers of Pakistani army patrol during a crackdown operation against militants in Pakistan's tribal region of Khyber on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.

A German ISAF soldier sits on top his armored carrier after inspecting with his unit the site of a
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airstrike outside Kunduz, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. NATO jets blasted two fuel tankers hijacked by the
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in northern Afghanistan, setting off a huge fireball Friday that killed up to 90 people, Afghan officials said.

Iraqi soldiers secure the site of a bomb attack near Mussayab, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, September 4, 2009. At least four people were killed and 24 wounded near Mussayab when a bomb exploded at a Shi'ite Muslim Shrine as people were arriving at the mosque after breaking their daily
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fast, police said.

bd popeye · Sep 7, 2009

A Colombian police officer looks on during a demonstration of anti kidnapping and anti extortion techniques to around 100 fellow Brazilian officers at the police academy in Sibate, Colombia, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. (AP / William Fernando Martinez)

Colombian police officers perform during an anti-kidnapping and anti-extortion demonstration for Brazilian officers at the police academy in Sibate, near Bogota, September 5, 2009. (Reuters)

Brazilian police officers watch an anti-kidnapping and anti-extortion demonstration by Colombian officers at the police academy in Sibate, near Bogota, September 5, 2009. (Reuters)

Brazilian police officers watch an anti-kidnapping and anti-extortion demonstration by Colombian officers at the police academy in Sibate, near Bogota, September 5, 2009. (Reuters / John Vizcaino)

Iraqi soldiers of special operations forces perform a mock detention during a parade at Baghdad's Green Zone, September 6, 2009.

bd popeye · Sep 7, 2009

A few CF pix for our members from Canada.

Rest in peace!

RiP

Canadian soldiers carry the casket of Maj. Yannick Pepin, 36, and Cpl. Jean Francois Drouin, 31, who were both killed on Sunday by a roadside bomb, at Kandahar Air Field September 7, 2009. Pepin, the highest ranking member of the Canadian military to die in combat in Afghanistan, and Drouin were killed when a powerful roadside bomb flipped their armoured vehicle southwest of Kandahar on Sunday, bringing to 129 the number of Canadian soldiers who have died in the country since their mission began in 2002.

Wounded Canadian Sapper Alexandre Beaudin-D'Anjou (R) is comforted by Sapper Junior Lecours as the coffins of two of their comrades are carried during a repatriation ceremony at Kandahar Air Field September 7, 2009. Beaudin-D'Anjou and Lecours survived a roadside bomb attack that killed Maj. Yannick Pepin, 36, and Cpl. Jean Francois Drouin, 31, when the blast flipped their armoured vehicle southwest of Kandahar on Sunday, bringing to 129 the number of Canadian soldiers who have died in Afghanistan since their mission began in 2002. Pepin is the highest ranking member of the Canadian military to die in combat in Afghanistan.

Nem116 · Sep 8, 2009

Beat me to that post popeye!

Major (Maj) Yannick Pépin was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his armoured patrol vehicle in vicinity of Dand District, approximately 14 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City at around 12:00 p.m., Kandahar time, on 6 September 2009.

Maj Pépin was from the 5e Régiment du génie de combat based at Valcartier, Quebec and was serving as a member of the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group.

Corporal (Cpl) Jean-François Drouin was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his armoured patrol vehicle in the vicinity of Dand District, approximately 14 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City at around 12:00 p.m., Kandahar time, on 6 September 2009.

Cpl Drouin was from the 5e Régiment du génie de combat based at Valcartier, Quebec and was serving as a member of the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group.

bd popeye · Sep 8, 2009

Thanks for posting Nem116!

Rest in peace to the fallen CF soldiers..

A tragedy in the Republic of the Philippines.

photos from the Philippines of the capsized Superferry 9.

I rode on a older version of this ferry back in '77...

Survivors of Superferry 9 arrive at the port of Zamboanga on September 6, 2009 after being rescued at sea where the ferry they were travelling on sunk early morning. Five people have been confirmed killed and 63 remain unaccounted for after the ferry carrying over 900 people sank off the coast of the southern Philippines, the coastguard said. AFP PHOTO / Therence KOH (Photo credit should read THERENCE KOH/AFP/Getty Images)

Philippine navy vessels move closer to the stricken "SuperFerry 9" before it sank off Zamboanga del Norte in the southern Philippines, September 6, 2009. More than 800 people were plucked from the vessel on Sunday, but at least three were killed and 88 remained unaccounted for, the coastguard said.

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