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bd popeye · Mar 27, 2009

Sorry about the missing photos gents! But the Photo hosting site I used previously is now defunct.

Canadian door gunners from the NATO-led coalition force, takes position in a Chinook helicopter as they fly over a neighborhood in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, March 27, 2009. Helicopters are a prime asset to move NATO-led coalition troops and supplies in the war-plagued country because convoys by road are often blown up by improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

bd popeye · Mar 30, 2009

Military helicopters are seen landing nearby a police training centre after it was attacked by militants in Lahore on March 30, 2009. Pakistani security forces took control of a police academy in Lahore on Monday after militants rampaged through the complex, killing at least eight cadets and wounding scores before holing up inside for hours.

Pakistani security personnel rush to a police training school on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009.

A police boat patrols in front of the ExCel centre in east London, on March 30, 2009 ahead of the upcoming G20 summit on the global financial crisis. As world leaders jet into London this week, armies of placard-wielding protestors are preparing to take to the streets -- and they have been training to make sure their voices are clearly heard. In response, some 2,500 police will be deployed for the G20 summit, and even more will protect and escort leaders from the meeting venue in east London's docklands to receptions at Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street offices and to visit Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

LAHORE, PAKISTAN - MARCH 30: Pakistan security forces talk amongst themselves during a siege by terrorists at the Manawan police training school on March 30, 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan.

Paramilitary soldiers arrive to a police training centre after it was attacked by militants in Lahore on March 30, 2009. Pakistani security forces took control of a police academy in Lahore on Monday after militants rampaged through the complex, killing at least eight cadets and wounding scores before holing up inside for hours.

Police officials detain a suspected militant from the site of a shooting at a police training centre in Lahore on March 30, 2009. Pakistani security forces took control of a police academy in Lahore on Monday after militants rampaged through the complex, killing at least eight cadets and wounding scores before holing up inside for hours.

A policeman looks to aim at militants at a police training centre in Lahore March 30, 2009. Militants holed up in the police training centre in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday after storming the building, with estimates of the dead ranging up to 20. Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said 52 police were wounded in the attack but gave no word on the number killed, while Geo News television channel said the toll was 20.

Members of Landless Rural Workers Movement and largest labour union, CUT, are escorted by mounted riot police during a demonstration next to Central Bank in Brasilia March 30, 2009. Members of the two organisations gathered all over the country to push for better wages, employment, land reform, protection of investments in social policies and to protest against dismissal from employment.

Pakistani police officers carry their injured colleague to an armored car in the compound of a police training school on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009. Pakistani soldiers and other security forces surrounded the police academy where heavily armed gunmen were holed up after storming the compound in a brazen attack that killed 11 officers and trapped others inside.

Rescue officials carry an injured policeman from a police training centre after it was attacked by militants in Lahore on March 30, 2009. Pakistani security forces took control of a police academy in Lahore on Monday after militants rampaged through the complex, killing at least eight cadets and wounding scores before holing up inside for hours.

Pakistani police forces react after the recapture of a police training school from gunmen on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009. A group of gunmen attacked a police academy and rampaged through it for hours Monday, throwing grenades, seizing hostages and killing at least 11 officers before being overpowered by Pakistani security forces in armored vehicles and helicopters, authorities said.

An Israeli soldier confronts a Palestinian demonstrator at a protest marking Land Day in the West Bank village of Jayyus near Qalqilya, Monday, March 30, 2009. The march marked the 33rd anniversary of "Land Day" which commemorates the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel by the Israeli army and police on March 30, 1976 during protests over Israeli confiscations of Arab land.

Iraqi soldiers set up a checkpoint on a street during a military operation in Baghdad's al-Fadhil district March 30, 2009. Iraqi security forces swept through an area of Baghdad on Sunday and detained several people after Sunni patrolmen angry at their leader's arrest clashed with police and troops in a battle that killed three people.

bd popeye · Apr 3, 2009

A Semser 122-mm truck-mounted howitzer fires during an artillery drill at the Aisha-Bibi range in southern Kazakhstan April 3, 2009. Kazakhstan's army tested the new artillery system made locally in cooperation with Israel's Soltam Systems.

A member of the so-called 'clowns army' cleans the helmet of a French riot policeman with a feather duster, after police stopped the bus carrying some 50 clowns of the fun-army from going to downtown Strasbourg to protest against a two-day NATO summit April 3, 2009. NATO leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama meet in Strasborg, France and the German town of Baden-Baden and Kehl for a two-day summit to mark the 60th anniversary of the military alliance.

A youth dressed as a clown kneels in front of a French riot police as anti-NATO demonstrators protest in the southern suburbs of Strasbourg April 3, 2009. Police clashed with disaffected youths near Strasbourg ahead of a NATO summit on Friday, after street battles the day before prompted a lock-down of the French city.

A riot police officer throws a tear gas canister towards a barricade set up by Anti-NATO activists, during clashes near the so-called anti-NATO village in the Neuhoff district of Strasbourg, eastern France, Friday April 3, 2009, during NATO's 60th-anniversary summit.

Disarmed members of the Sahwa anti-Qaeda militia man a checkpoint in Baghdad's Fadel district on April 02, 2009. The US army was due on April 2 to mark the handover to Iraqi control of the last former anti-Qaeda fighters credited with bringing calm to strife-riden areas nationwide at the height of the insurgency.

German riot police confront anti-NATO demonstrators in Baden-Baden, April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.

Thai soldiers stand guard in the disputed border area with Cambodia of Preah Vihear temple, in Si Sa Ket province April 3, 2009. One Thai soldier was killed and seven others wounded on Friday in fighting with Cambodian troops near the disputed Hindu temple on their border, a Thai general said.

Thai soldiers walk along a road in the disputed border area with Cambodia of Preah Vihear temple, in Si Sa Ket province April 3, 2009.

bd popeye · Apr 4, 2009

Riot police stand guard as flames engulf a building next to the Europa bridge during anti-NATO protests in Strasbourg on April 4, 2009. Anti-NATO protesters set the building alight after they were refused passage to the German side of the bridge.

German riot police watch as a building burns next to the Europa bridge during anti-NATO protests in Strasbourg on April 4, 2009. Anti-NATO protesters set the building alight after they were refused passage to the German side of the bridge.

Demonstrators face riot police during an anti-NATO demonstration near Porte du Rhine in Strasbourg April 4, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.

Police enters the lobby of a hotel near the French-German border in Strasbourg, France, Saturday, April 4, 2009, with was destroyed and set afire by anti-NATO activists within an anti-NATO protest, during NATO's 60th-anniversary summit. Police fired tear gas and flash bombs Saturday at protesters throwing Molotov cocktails and rocks less than 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the gathering of world leaders for NATO's 60th-anniversary summit.

bd popeye · Apr 4, 2009

An injured protester is help by French riot police after being arrested during an anti-
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demonstration in Strasbourg April 4, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.

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protestors march towards a police road block during a rally against the NATO summit in Strasbourg, April 4, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.

Riot police scuffle with protestors during an anti-Nato protest in Istanbul on April 4, 2009.

A riot police officer throws a stun grenade towards anti-
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activists, during clashes near the German border at the Vauban bridge, east of Strasbourg, France, Saturday April 4, 2009, during NATO's 60th-anniversary summit.

German riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest in Berlin, April 4, 2009. Around 500 people took part in the demonstration to set a sign against a party meeting of Germany's far-right NPD at the city hall of the German capital's Reinickendorf distric

bd popeye · Apr 4, 2009

Italian paratroopers from Folgore brigade arriving in Afghanistan.

German police helicopter over Baden-Baden 04.03.2009.

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Afghan national army Commandos with the 207th Kandak are on a routine patrol through the city of Shindand, Herat province on April 2, 2009.The ANA patrols in the area have made it a safe place for Afghans to live.
(Photo by Spc. Joseph A. Wilson : U.S. Forces Afghanistan)

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An Afghan Commando mans his 240 machine gun as his convoy drives through the city of Shindand. Afghan national army Commandos with the 207th Kandak are on a routine patrol through the city of Shindand, Herat province on April 2, 2009.The ANA patrols in the area have made it a safe place for Afghans to live.
(Photo by Spc. Joseph A. Wilson : U.S. Forces Afghanistan)

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Soldiers in Company B, 6th Regional Commando Battalion, Iraqi Special Operations Forces, clear the shoot house during a training exercise recently in Basrah, Iraq. The 6th RCB uses the shoot house as a training aid for close quarters combat. They conduct daily training events to keep Soldiers performing at the highest level and be successful in protecting the citizens of the second largest city in Iraq.
(Photo by Spc. William Hatton : Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula)

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Soldiers in Company B, 6th Regional Commando Battalion, Iraqi Special Operations Forces, prepare to clear a room during a training exercise in Basrah, Iraq, recently. The 6th RCB uses the shoot house as a training aid for close quarters combat. They conduct daily training events to keep Soldiers performing at the highest level and remain proficient in protecting the citizens of Iraq’s second largest city.
(Photo by Spc. William Hatton : Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula)

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A Soldier in B Company, 6th Regional Commando Battalion, Iraqi Special Operations Forces, looks through his sight during training exercises recently in Basrah, Iraq. The 6th RCB uses the shoot house as a training aid for close-quarters combat. They conduct daily training events to keep Soldiers performing at the highest level to succeed in protecting the citizens of Basrah.
(Photo by Spc. William Hatton : Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula)

bd popeye · Apr 5, 2009

Rescuers carry a victim of a bomb blast in a Shi'ite religious centre to a local hospital in Chakwal, about 100 km (60 miles) south of Islamabad, April 5, 2009. A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of minority Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan on Sunday killing 22 people a day after a deadly suicide attack in the capital, police said.

Policewoman Bushra Kadhem, briefs other policewomen at the Iraqi National Police headquarters in Baghdad March 30, 2009. Kadhem, 41, became one of Iraq's first policewomen in 2005, joining at a time when an insurgency raged and militants made a point of targeting recruits in the fledgling security forces. Being at the wrong checkpoint at the wrong time meant death. Picture taken March 30, 2009.

Policewoman Kumait Abdullah eats lunch with her males colleagues at mess hall of the Iraqi National Police headquarters in Baghdad March 30, 2009. The handful of women who joined the police force in early years after the U.S. led invasion have grown steadily, reaching 3,100 now out of 480,000 police. In the elite National Police, there are only 120 police women against 45,000 men. Picture taken March 30, 2009.

A policeman displays munitions which were found during a raid, at the police headquarters in Baghdad April 5, 2009. Police found a weapon cache during a raid conducted in Baghdad's Doura district on Sunday, police said.

A Costa Rican police officer inspects the damages caused by gunfire in the car used by AFP photographer Yuri Cortez and local photographer Carlos Aviles during the covering of the second wedding of Brazilian supermodel
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on April 4, 2009 in Santa Teresa, some 120 km north of San Jose. One of the bodyguards of the newlyweds shot on Saturday against the photojournalists, who miraculously escaped unscathed. , Costa Rica.

French police investigators carry a plastic bag with text reading 'Danger! Radioactive material' from the site of the burnt out Ibis hotel near the French-German border in Strasbourg April 5, 2009. Anti-
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protesters set blaze to a hotel and other buildings near the river Rhine on Saturday and riot police fired volleys of teargas to try to control an upsurge of violence on the fringes of a NATO summit.

A police officer inspects the burnt remains of a hotel that caught fire the day before during violent clashes between anti-
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protesters and riot police is pictured in Strasbourg on April 5, 2009.

Dubai special counter-terrorism police cadets mock an urban hostage rescue mission during a graduation ceremony in Dubai on April 05, 2009. The threat of terrorism is part evryday life in the Middle East but crime in Dubai remains at a medium level.

South Korean protesters struggle with police officers during a rally against North Korea's rocket launch near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 5 , 2009. North Korea fired a rocket over Japan on Sunday, defying Washington, Tokyo and others who suspect the launch was cover for a test of its long-range missile technology. The letters on the portrait read " Intercept".

bd popeye · Apr 6, 2009

52nd Division, Mobile Battalion ROK Army.

They are Yong Ho (Dragon & Tiger) Unit but they call themselves "Moles". They protect the underground of Seoul where electricity, VSDL, cable, water, gas, etc lines lies 32.8 km long.

jwangyue · Apr 8, 2009

If they fought in primarily underground situations, would such heave shield and relative long barrel carbines be ideal arms? Something like SMGs or short barrel carbines work better in these extremely tight quarters.

You can see how awkward it is in the 12th picture.

bd popeye · Apr 8, 2009

I think those pics are perhaps a photo opportunity. Publicity shot in other words. I'm not sure whereas I do not research the photos. Your guess is as good as mine.

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In this photo made off APTN footage, Kim Yong Nam, third left, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, and other leading officials of the party and state stand on the rostrum overlooking Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, where tens of thousands of North Koreans attend a mass rally Wednesday, April 8, 2009 to celebrate the April 5th launch of the country's rocket. AP Photo

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In this photo made off APTN footage, tens of thousands of North Koreans attend a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, April 8, 2009 to celebrate the April 5th launch of the country's rocket. AP Photo

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A North Korean soldier looks at the South side at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone dividing two Koreas on April 8, 2009. North Korea warned of "strong steps" if the United Nations censures its rocket launch, hours after releasing triumphal footage of what Pyongyang describes as a peaceful space programme. ***** Images

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(L-R) Brigadier General Andrzej Przekwas from Poland, Major General Jean-Jacques Joss from Switzerland and Major General Christer Lidstrom from Sweden talk as a North Korean soldier (top) stands guard before a meeting of the Neutral Nation Supervisory Commission (NNSC) at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone dividing two Koreas on April 8, 2009. North Korea warned of "strong steps" if the United Nations censures its rocket launch, hours after releasing triumphal footage of what Pyongyang describes as a peaceful space programme. ***** Images

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A South Korean soldier stands guard near the South side of the border in the village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea in the village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea in the demilitarized zone on April 7, 2009 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Members of Neutral Nation Supervisory Commission (NNSC) held a meeting at the United Nation Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) today, the first such meeting since the North launched a mult-stage rocket out over the Pacific Ocean April 5. ***** Images

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A South Korean soldier stands guard near the South side of the border in the village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea in the village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea in the demilitarized zone on April 7, 2009 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Members of Neutral Nation Supervisory Commission (NNSC) held a meeting at the United Nation Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) today, the first such meeting since the North launched a mult-stage rocket out over the Pacific Ocean April 5. ***** Images

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South Korean soldiers stands guard near the South side of the border in the village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea in the village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea in the demilitarized zone on April 7, 2009 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Members of Neutral Nation Supervisory Commission (NNSC) held a meeting at the United Nation Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) today, the first such meeting since the North launched a mult-stage rocket out over the Pacific Ocean April 5. ***** Images

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South Korean soldiers stands guard near the South side of the border in the village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea in the village of Panmunjom between South and North Korea in the demilitarized zone on April 7, 2009 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Members of Neutral Nation Supervisory Commission (NNSC) held a meeting at the United Nation Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) today, the first such meeting since the North launched a mult-stage rocket out over the Pacific Ocean April 5.

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