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A Swiss Air Force F18 fighter jet performs during a flight demonstration over Axalp in the Bernese Oberland October 13, 2010.

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Defendant Saleh al-Shawish (C) is escorted to jail after hearing a verdict at a state security court in Sanaa October 18, 2010. The court on Monday sentenced al-Qaeda suspect Shawish, to death over attacks on police targets in Yemen.

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A police trooper holds a machinegun on a police vehicle outside a state security court in Sanaa October 18, 2010. Yemen sentenced to death al Qaeda bomb maker Saleh al-Shawish on Monday, who told the judge the "demise" of the country was in the hands of militants whose southern hideouts are being targeted by air raids.

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Police troopers ride patrol vehicle outside a state security court in Sanaa October 18, 2010. The court on Monday sentenced an al-Qaeda suspect, Saleh al-Shawish, to death over attacks on police targets in Yemen.

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An Afghan soldier peers from the turret of a military armored vehicle at Howz-e-Madad Forward Operating Base, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010.

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Anti riot policemen charge at demonstrators, on October 18 2010 in Lyon, during a demonstration by students to protest against France's government pensions reform. The student protests are part of nationwide action against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reforms that have brought millions onto the streets in recent weeks to protest.

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Riot policemen look at a burning garbage can during a student demonstration in Lyon, October 18, 2010, at the start of a second week of actions over an unpopular pension reform bill.

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Riot police officers surround a young woman during a students demonstration in Lyon, central France, Monday Oct. 18, 2010. French oil workers defied the government's demand Monday to get back to work and end scattered fuel shortages, stepping up their fight against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62. Youths and truckers escalated the protests.

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Riot policemen stand near a damaged car after rioting during a student demonstration in Lyon, October 18, 2010, at the start of a second week of actions over an unpopular pension reform bill.

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Policemen arrest a high school student, on October 18 2010 in Lyon, during a demonstration to protest against France's government pensions reform. The student protests are part of nationwide action against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reforms that have brought millions onto the streets in recent weeks to protest.

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Riot policemen arrest a youth during a student demonstration in Lyon, October 18, 2010, at the start of a second week of actions over an unpopular pension reform bill.

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French gendarmes evacuate striking workers who block the entrance of a fuel depot storage in Frontignan, south western France, to protest against French government's proposed pensions reforms on October 18, 2010.

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Soldiers patrol at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Sunday that France has received new warnings of a terror threat in Europe, "notably France," from Saudi intelligence services

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In another forum some have commented that this new kit looks heavy and cumbersome..What do you infantry experts think??

Updated German Infantryman of the Future program Infanterist der Zukunft beim Häuserkampf.©Bundeswehr/Rott

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A German Bundeswehr patrols high ground during a regular patrol on October 17, 2010 near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Germany has more than 4,500 military forces in Afghanistan as part of the US-led International Security Assistance Force.

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A group of Afghan Commandos, with 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, with Special Operations Task Force - South, wait to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before an operation to rid insurgents from PanjwaÕi District, Oct. 15, 2010, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel P. Shook/Special Operations Task Force - South

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US soldiers from 2nd Platoon Chaos Company 1-75 Cavalry 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division detonate an abandoned building to avoid it being used by the Taliban in the Siah Choi area of Zari district of Kandahar province, south of Afghanistan on October 23, 2010. More than 150,000 US and international troops are now in Afghanistan, with their number boosted by the 30,000 strong-surge strategy which US President Obama announced in 2009 and which is now reaching its peak.

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Private security contractors guard a part of a route as NATO supply trucks drive past in the province of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. Intense negotiations continued between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the international community over the Afghan government's Dec. 17 deadline for ridding the nation of private security guards

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A paramedic of German armed forces Bundeswehr rushes to reach a comrade acting as a wounded victim of an ambush during a training session attended by German President Christian Wulff at the Bundeswehr infantry training centre in Hammelburg, October 27, 2010.

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Paramedics of German armed forces Bundeswehr treat a comrade acting as a wounded victim of an ambush during a training session attended by German President Christian Wulff at the Bundeswehr infantry training centre in Hammelburg, October 27, 2010.

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Soldiers of German armed forces Bundeswehr rush to rescue a comrade acting as a wounded victim of an ambush during a training session attended by German President Christian Wulff at the Bundeswehr infantry training centre in Hammelburg, October 27, 2010.

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A G36 assault rifle is seen next to the bloody equipment of a paramedic of German armed forces Bundeswehr treating a comrade acting as a wounded victim of an ambush during a training session attended by German President Christian Wulff at the Bundeswehr infantry training centre in Hammelburg, October 27, 2010.

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A German armed forces Bundeswehr soldier waits for the visit of German President Christian Wulff at the Bundeswehr infantry training centre in Hammelburg, October 27, 2010.

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A soldier stands guard outside a mosque during the funeral of Sheikh Saqr al Qasimi in Ras Al Khaimah October 27, 2010. The ruler of the United Arab Emirates' fourth-largest emirate died on Wednesday, the Gulf state's news agency said, and will be succeeded by his crown prince son Sheikh Saud. Sheikh Saqr al Qasimi, believed to be in his late 90s, had ruled the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah for more than 60 years, dating back to before the UAE's inception in 1971.

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Latvian army squad commander Andris Bruveris (C) explains a task to his soldiers during the multinational military exercise "Sabre Strike 2011" in Adazi October 26, 2010. More than 1600 soldiers from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Norway and the U.S. are taking part in the exercise with prospects of participation in the ISAF operation in Afghanistan in the future.

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Latvian army soldiers secure a convoy during the multinational military exercise "Sabre Strike 2011" in Adazi October 26, 2010. More than 1600 soldiers from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Norway and the U.S. are taking part in the exercise with prospects of participation in the ISAF operation in Afghanistan in the future.

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An Afghan policeman shoots a rocket propelled grenade during a firefight against Taliban insurgents in the town of Nabuk in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, November 1, 2010.

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Afghan police recruits shoot at targets during a training session in Kabul October 17, 2010. Afghanistan's police and army is being watched keenly in Washington and Brussels as Western forces look to hand over security to Afghan troops, a transition U.S. President Barack Obama says will start from July 2011, when he plans to start pulling out some U.S. troops if Afghan forces are ready. Picture taken October 17, 2010.

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he probably stole it from a dead soldier

^^^^..or he got it on the black market.

The Singapore national anthem is played while their flag is lowered for the last time at Kiwi Base here Oct. 27, signifying the end of the Singapore Army’s mission. The Singapore troops have been part of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team for three years doing six-month rotations. The unit’s final contribution has been the oversight of the construction of a health clinic in Bamian, the capital of Bamyan province.
(Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter Ferrell, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)

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A soldier holds a Barret sniper rifle during a 60th anniversary celebration of the Philippine marines in Manila November 4, 2010. The police and the military are on heightened alert as the US issued warnings of an imminent terrorist attack in the capital.



Police commandos (supposedly on heightened state of alert) guard the outside of the US embassy in Manila on November 4, 2010. As the US and four of its allies issued warnings of an imminent terrorist attack in the capital, local military and police forces said that while security has been stepped up, no specific threat has been validated.

Coastguard commandos prepare to take part in a patrol excercise in the waters of Manila Bay on November 4, 2010. As the US and four of its allies issued warnings of an imminent terrorist attack in the capital, local military and police forces said that while security has been stepped up, no specific threat has been validated.

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Armed Yemeni police stand guard by closed UPS office Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, in San'a, Yemen. One of two mail bombs sent from Yemen last week was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was set to go off, the French interior minister said Thursday.

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Philippine coast guard anti-terrorist group are seen on a harbour patrol guarding vital installations along a bay in Manila November 4, 2010. The United States, Britain and Australia warned on November 3 of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks in the Philippines, with Australia saying there were reliable reports that attacks may be imminent in the capital Manila.

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The face of the Taliban...

A members of the Taliban voluntarily handed over their weapons and joined the government in Herat November 4, 2010. Twenty members of the Taliban left their group and joined the Afghan government in the western Herat province. The former members of the Taliban said that they wanted to return to a normal life.

After an amnesty launched by President Hamid Karzai in November 2004, hundreds of anti-government Taliban militants have since surrendered to the government.

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Thai soldiers move to reinforce the border after fighting broke out between Karen fighters and the Myanmar military on the Myanmar side of the border, at Mae Sot, in Thailand Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. The fighting erupted early on Monday in the border town of Myawaddy in Myanmar, forcing about 200 people to flee into Thailand.

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South Korean special police officers patrol with their weapons near the venue for the upcoming G20 summit meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. South Korea's military is on high alert and scores of police are fanning out across Seoul as the city prepares to host the Group of 20 summit this week

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Members of the Bersaglieri regiment or Marksmen regiment serving with the United Nation's (UNIFIL) forces in southern Lebanon play their brass instruments during a parade in Beirut's Parliament Square on November 6 2010, as shoppers and tourists look on. The light infantry unit created in 1836, is recognized by the distinctive wide brimmed hat decorated with black capercaillie feathers and worn as part of their dress uniform.

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Guinea's interim junta leader General Sekouba Konate's escort arrive at the Alpha Yaya military camp in Conakry on Septembre 15, 2010 for the latter's address. Guinea's interim junta leader General Sekouba Konate said on September 15 that the army would give its full support to the next president, days ahead of elections that have been marred by violence.'The army will be at the disposal of the one who is elected', Konate said to soldiers at a camp in the capital Conakry and interim Prime Minister Jean-Marie Dore, after a weekend of electoral violence left one dead and 50 injured.

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Guinea's interim Junta leader General Sekouba Konate (R) salutes as transitional Prime Minister Jean-Marie Dore (L) looks on at the Alpha Yaya military camp in Conakry on September 15, 2010. Guinea's interim junta leader General Sekouba Konate said that the army would give its full support to the next president, days ahead of elections that have been marred by violence

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A Lebanese special forces soldier, lies under an armored personnel carrier as he performs at the end of Beirut Marathon, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Nov. 7, 2010. Thousands of Lebanese and other nationalities participate in the Beirut Marathon which takes place every year in Beirut.

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US President Barack Obama inspects a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential palace in New Dehli on November 8, 2010. Obama hailed India as an established 'world power' as he received a 21-gun salute at a red carpet state welcome in the capital New Delhi.

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