World Armed Forces Pictures & Videos

Last week, the Caracal Battalion conducted a concluding exercise in Southern Israel, testing the cadets' abilities and knowledge in the field. April 10, 2012

The Caracal Battalion was created to accommodate women seeking to join a combat unit and fight alongside men. In 2004, the unit was recognized as an official battalion.

Dutch Soldiers from the elite 12 Infantry Battalion, 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade, during a raid on Fort Crevecoeur during Exercise Falcon Prepare – 18[SUP]th[/SUP] April 2012


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Lithuanian Soldiers from the Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion during a field training exercise – The soldiers had been tasked to been tasked to infiltrate troops into hostile territory via Helicopter then to carry out a ambush and observation tasks and helping to build on their training in Patrolling,Observations Skills and Small unit tactics – 16[SUP]th[/SUP] and 17[SUP]th[/SUP] April 2012


Photos: Lieut. G. Chiune

Polish Special Operations during a combined operations with Elements from the Afghan Civil Order Police (ANCOP) stop and search vehicles for weapons and suspected Taliban fighters – 20[SUP]th[/SUP] April 2012

































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Policemen of Special Operations Battalion (BOPE), patrol a street during an operation to install the Peacekeeping Unit (UPP) in Fazendinha slum at the Alemao slums complex in Rio de Janeiro April 18, 2012.




Policemen of Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) patrol a street as a boy rides his bicycle during an operation to install the Peacekeeping Unit (UPP) in Fazendinha slum at the Alemao slums complex in Rio de Janeiro April 18, 2012.




Policemen of Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) patrol during an operation to install the Peacekeeping Unit (UPP) in Fazendinha slum at the Alemao slums complex in Rio de Janeiro April 18, 2012.




A sniper of the Special Operations Battalion (BOPE), gestures as he takes position during an operation to install the Peacekeeping Unit (UPP) in Fazendinha slum at the Alemao slums complex in Rio de Janeiro April 18, 2012.




Snipers from the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE) secures the area during the inauguration of a new Peacemaker Police Unit (UPP) in the Fazendinha slum in the Alemao slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday April 18, 2012.




Policemen of Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) arrive before an operation to install the Peacekeeping Unit (UPP) in Fazendinha slum at the Alemao slums complex in Rio de Janeiro April 18, 2012.


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The Ugandan "hunting squad" pushes through the thick jungle of central Africa in search of the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony. The 58-man special operations group, codenamed 77-kilo, is at the forefront of a reinvigorated international drive to close the net on the sadistic Kony and the remnants of his depleted LRA rebel group.

For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters between Ugandan troops and Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that the Kony hunters worry about other things when they walk the jungle: armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a widely-ranging fly that torments their ears during day.




Ugandan soldiers, who are tracking down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fugitive leaders, walk in a forest bordering Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near river Chinko April 19, 2012.




Ugandan soldiers, who tracking down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fugitive leaders, walk at a forest bordering Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near river Chinko April 19, 2012.




Ugandan soldiers, who are tracking down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fugitive leaders, walk at a forest bordering Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near river Chinko April 19, 2012




Ugandan soldiers, who are tracking down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fugitive leaders, pose with a dead snake in a forest bordering Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near the river Chinko April 19, 2012




2012 Ugandan soldiers hunting for fugitive warlord Joseph Kony deep in the Central African Republic jungle patrol the area.




In this photo of Thursday April 19, 2012 Ugandan soldiers hunting for Joseph Kony walk through the jungle near River Vovodo, Central African Republic .




Ugandan soldiers, who are tracking down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fugitive leaders, walk at a forest bordering Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near river Chinko April 18, 2012.




Ugandan soldiers, who are tracking down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fugitive leaders, walk at a forest bordering Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, near river Chinko April 18, 2012.




In this photo of Friday April 20, 2012 Ugandan soldiers working as technicians request a military helicopter to bring them water deep inside the Central African Republic jungle.


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The Bundeswehr is hosting 'Military Contacts 2012', a five-day event during which it is presenting weapons systems and other capabilities at several military bases in Germany to representatives of OSCE member states.




An Eurocopter Tiger military attack helicopter of the Army of the German Bundeswehr takes off for a demonstration for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




An Eurocopter Tiger military attack helicopter of the Army of the German Bundeswehr takes off for a demonstration for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




An Eurocopter Tiger military attack helicopter of the Army of the German Bundeswehr takes off for a demonstration for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




An Eurocopter Tiger military attack helicopter of the Army of the German Bundeswehr takes off for a demonstration for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




A Boxer armoured personnel carrier of the Bundeswehr German armed forces participates in military presentation for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




A Boxer armoured personnel carrier of the Bundeswehr German armed forces participates in military presentation for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




A Boxer armoured personnel carrier of the Bundeswehr German armed forces participates in military presentation for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




A Boxer armoured personnel carrier of the Bundeswehr German armed forces participates in military presentation for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




A Boxer armoured personnel carrier of the Bundeswehr German armed forces participates in military presentation for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




A Boxer armoured personnel carrier of the Bundeswehr German armed forces participates in military presentation for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.




A Boxer armoured personnel carrier of the Bundeswehr German armed forces participates in military presentation for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.





Boxer armoured personnel carriers of the Bundeswehr German armed forces participates in military presentation for Representatives of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) at the military training ground on April 25, 2012 in Putlos, Germany.


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Dutch Soldiers from the Elite 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade during an Air Assault Operation near Grave en Heumen as part of Exercise Falcon Prepare – 25[SUP]th[/SUP] 2012

Photos: Daan Brinkman.

Irish Soldiers serving with the 106[SUP]th[/SUP] Infantry Battalion during a Mission Readiness Exercise prior to their deployment to the Lebanon in May with UNIFIL – 26[SUP]th[/SUP] April 2012



























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