World Armed Forces Pictures & Videos

South Korean soldiers check their rifles before they conduct a military drill near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea in Yanggu, about 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Seoul, May 24, 2010 during a photo opportunity. (Reuters)

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South Korean soldiers shout slogans before they conduct a military drill near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea in Yanggu, about 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Seoul, May 24, 2010 during a photo opportunity. (Reuters)

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South Korean soldiers conduct a military drill near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea in Yanggu, about 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Seoul, May 24, 2010 during a photo opportunity. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Monday North Korea would pay the price for sinking a South Korean naval ship and that the South would invoke its right to defend itself if Pyongyang waged aggression again. (Reuters)

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A U.N. Peacekeeper stands near an armoured vehicle in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel May 23, 2010. Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. (Reuters)

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An Israeli vehicle patrols the border with Lebanon, as a Hezbollah flag is seen on the border fence near Kfarkila village in south Lebanon May 23, 2010. Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. (Reuters)

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An Israeli soldier holds his camera as he patrols the border with Lebanon in front of Kfarkila village in south Lebanon May 23, 2010. Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. (Reuters)

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An Israeli tank is transported to the northern town of Avivim near the border with Lebanon May 23, 2010. Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. (Reuters)

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HERAT,Afghanistan(May 21,20109)-HERAT,Afghanistan(May 21,20109)-The instructor and his dog specialist in locating explosives in action.

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HERAT,Afghanistan(May 21,20109)-Counter IED team preparing the material to carry out a mission.

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HERAT,Afghanistan(May 21,20109)-The robot against IED,handled by the operator.

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HERAT,Afghanistan(May 21,20109)-The robot against IED, recognizing an explosive device.

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HERAT,Afghanistan(May 21,20109)-The camera of the robot counter IED, sending the images to the remote operator.

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HERAT,Afghanistan(May 21,20109)-Italian IED specialist removing an explosive device.

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Canadian Forces personnel manoeuvre through Northern Manitoba during a navigation exercise on the Advanced Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) course.


The Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aero medical Training (CFSSAT) at 17 Wing, Winnipeg, provides initial and continuation training for all CF aircrew in the event of a downed aircraft in hostile territory. CFSSAT conducts survival, evasion, resistance, escape (SERE) courses both basic and advanced, at Springer Lake, MB. The purpose of this vital training is to instill confidence in CF aircrew through escape and evasion strategies, life saving survival skills, and navigation training.

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 26: Protesters scuffle with police officers as they try to burn a North Korean flag during a anti-North Korea rally on May 26, 2010 in

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, South Korea. North Korea declared to cut all the ties with the South as a punishment for blaming for the sinking of a South Korean warship.

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naval police ride boats during an exercise in preparation for the arrival of the Freedom Flotilla at the Gaza Seaport May 26, 2010. The Freedom Flotilla is an international civilian effort to deliver aid by sea and raise awareness of the situation in Gaza.

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A sharia police officer escorts women caught wearing tight pants during a street raid in Arongan Lambalek district in

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's West Aceh province May 26, 2010. West Aceh province is the only district in Indonesia which prohibits women from wearing outfits deemed 'un-Islamic'. The local government has prepared 16,000 skirts to distribute to women wearing prohibited outfits.

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Paramilitary police officers stand guard at North Korea's pavilion at the

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site Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in

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,

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.

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An officer with South Korea's special police force mans an armored vehicle near the U.S. Embassy, in

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, South Korea, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. North Korea threatened Wednesday to block all cross-border traffic and blow up any South Korean loudspeakers blasting propaganda northward after a six-year hiatus, as tensions soared over the sinking of a South Korean warship.

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A soldier stands guard near the site of a bomb attack near a

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car showroom in Yala province, 1,100 km (680 miles) south of

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May 26, 2010. Two bombs exploded in quick succession in

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's restive Muslim south on Wednesday killing two people and wounding at least 28, police said.

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An Israeli soldier wearing protective gear tends to a mock victim during a drill simulating a chemical attack at a hospital in the northern city of

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May 26, 2010. The drill is part of a nationwide drill to prepare the public and the authorities for emergency situations.

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South Korean Army tanks cross a river during their river-crossing exercise in preparation against possible North Korean hostilities on the Bukhan river in Hwacheon, about 20 km (12 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, northeast of

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, May 31, 2010.

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Israeli border police officers take position towards Palestinian youths who are throwing stones in protest of

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's interception of a convoy of

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-bound aid ships, in

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's Old City May 31, 2010. Israeli marines stormed a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza on Monday and 10 pro-Palestinian activists were killed, triggering a profound diplomatic crisis.

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An Israeli border police officer takes down a Turkish flag put up by demonstrators, during a protest against

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's interception of

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-bound ships. at Qalandiya checkpoint near the

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city of Ramallah May 31, 2010

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An Israeli armed naval boat sails into the port of Ashdod in the Mediterranean Sea, southern

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, Monday, May 31, 2010. The Israeli military says more than 10 pro-Palestinian activists have been killed after attacking naval commandos who were halting an aid flotilla heading toward the blockaded

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. The army says dozens of people were wounded, both soldiers and activists, and it is evacuating the casualties from the Mediterranean by helicopter.

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Israeli medics carry an injured soldier on a stretcher towards the sea so he can pray, after he arrived by army helicopter to the Rambam hospital in the northern Israeli city of

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, Monday, May 31, 2010.

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Riot police surround pro-Palestinian Turks protesting against

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, at the entrance of Israeli ambassador's residence in

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, Turkey, Monday, May 31, 2010. The Israeli military says more than 10 pro-Palestinian activists have been killed after attacking naval commandos who were halting an aid flotilla heading toward the blockaded

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. The army says the soldiers were attacked with knives and clubs as they boarded the six vessels Monday.

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A man walks past an army convoy after a shooting incident in Dahr al-Ain village in the northern Lebanese province of Kora May 29, 2010. A backer of a Christian Lebanese faction shot dead two people who belonged to a rival Christian party in the village on Friday, security sources said, two days before scheduled municipal elections in the region.

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A policeman inspects his wounded comrade who lies in a hospital after a bomb attack occurred in

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, 250 km (155 miles) north of

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May 31, 2010. A roadside bomb, targeting a police troop, killed a policeman and wounded four others in central Kirkuk, police said.

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. Iranian police scuffle with demonstrators outside the

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headquarters building in Tehran during a protest against the Israeli attack on ships carrying aid to

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May 31, 2010.

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A protester against radical anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society jostles with police officers outside the

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District Court May 31, 2010. New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune is on trial in Japan facing charges of boarding a Japanese whaling ship and injuring a crew member.

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French troops in riot gear, part of the

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mission, walk during a violent protest in the divided town of Mitrovica, May 30, 2010. NATO peacekeeping troops and police have intervened on Sunday to separate thousands of ethnic Albanians and local Serbs in Mitrovica during protests against Serb local elections.

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Philippine soldiers form up a commemoration service marking US

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honouring the fallen soldiers during

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at the

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American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio, Manila on May 30, 2010.

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US Ambassador to the

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Harry Thomas (R) offers a wreath to honour soldiers who fell during

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during a service to mark US

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at the

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American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio, Manila on May 30, 2010. At least 17,000 graves lay in the memorial park that pays tribute to US and Philippines soldiers that fought side by side during World War II.

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US Ambassador to the

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Harry Thomas (R) shakes hands with a Philippine war veteran during a service to mark US

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and honour soldiers who fell during

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at the

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American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio, Manila on May 30, 2010.

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U.S. Ambassador to the

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Harry Thomas Jr. (R) greets US veterans before

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ceremonies in the American Cemetery and Memorial located in Taguig City, Metro

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May 30, 2010.

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A Philippine soldier blows his bugle along the halls displaying engraved names of soldiers fallen during the

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at the commemoration of US

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at the

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American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio, Manila on May 30, 2010.

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GULF OF ADEN (May 24, 2010) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) load into a rigid-hull inflatable boat to investigate a suspicious dhow. San Jacinto is deployed as part of Combined Task Force 151 supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 26, 2010) A Spanish navy visit, board, search and seizure team member provides cover for his team while conducting a boarding exercise aboard the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during exercise Phoenix Express 2010. Phoenix Express is a two-week exercise designed to strengthen maritime partnerships and enhance stability in the region through increased interoperability and cooperation among partners from Africa, Europe, and the U.S. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Felicito Rustique/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 27, 2010) A Spanish navy visit, board, search and seizure team member stands guard over a detained crewmember aboard the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during exercise Phoenix Express 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Felicito Rustique/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 27, 2010) Portuguese navy visit, board, search and seizure team members climb down a ladder into a ridged-hull inflatable boat after completing an inspection aboard the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during the at-sea portion of exercise Phoenix Express 2010. Phoenix Express is a two-week exercise designed to strengthen maritime partnership and enhance stability in the region through increased interoperability and cooperation among partners from Africa, Europe and the U.S. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy C. Pan/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 27, 2010) A Portuguese navy visit, board, search and seizure team in a rigid-hull inflatable boat leaves the Portuguese navy frigate NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F-333) to conduct an inspection of the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during exercise Phoenix Express 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy C. Pan/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 27, 2010) A Portuguese navy member of a visit, board, search and seizure team secures a cargo entrance while other members conduct the inspection aboard the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during the at-sea portion of exercise Phoenix Express 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy C. Pan/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 27, 2010) A Portuguese navy member of a visit, board, search and seizure team provides security while other members conduct an inspection aboard the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during the at-sea portion of exercise Phoenix Express 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy C. Pan/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 27, 2010) Portuguese navy visit, board, search and seizure team members await instruction after boarding the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during exercise Phoenix Express 2010.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Felicito Rustique/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 28, 2010) Italian navy visit, board, search and seizure team members secure the flight deck after fast-roping onto the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during exercise Phoenix Express 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Felicito Rustique/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 28, 2010) An Italian navy visit, board, search and seizure team returns to the Italian navy offshore patrol vessel ITS Comandante Foscari (P-493) after completing inspections aboard the Military Sealift Command container and roll-on/roll-off ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016) during the at sea portion of exercise Phoenix Express 2010.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy C. Pan/Released)

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A South Korean soldier fires M67 90mm recoilless rifle during exercise.

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War museum in Seoul, South Korea added a new exhibit. An imitation of Chamsuri class patrol boat PKM357 which was sunken by North Korean attack in 2002.

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Soldiers of ROKA 76th div are firing an M114A2 155mm howitzer.

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Police officers use trained dogs to check the field ahead of a training session of the Mexican football team on June 5, 2010 at the Waterstone College in Johannesburg. The 2010 World Cup will take place in South Africa from June 11 to July 11, the first time on African soil for the biggest and most prestigious competition in sport.

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