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2nd Lt. Anthony Aguilar, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, hones his shooting skills at a range in Mosul, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil. by Staff Sgt. James Harper Jr November 21, 2005


By the laser : An US soldier checks the laser sight of his rifle prior to departing his base for a night patrol in central Baghdad. (AFP/Mauricio Lima)


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Marines from Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, engage in a rooftop firefight, Nov. 7, during Operation Steel Curtain.Photo by: Cpl. Micah Snead  www.usmc.mil


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CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq - Waynesberg, Pa., native Lance Cpl. Steven L. Phillips stands with his shotgun and Mk-152 Shoulder Mounted Antitank Weapon read to advance if called. Behind him in support is Albany, N.Y., native Lance Cpl. Paul J. Kolkhorst. Both Marines are antitank assaultmen and participated in Operation Steel Curtain with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team - 2. Photo by: Sgt. Jerad W. Alexander 11/20/2005 www.usmc.mil


U.S. Air Force personnel guard a F-16 aircraft during the Dubai Air Show 2005, in Dubai, UAE, Monday, Nov. 21, 2005. (AP Photo/Aziz Shah)


An armed U.S. sailor stands guard near the United States Navy amphibious warfare ship USS Carter Hall in the Italian port of Civitavecchia, 70 km (44 miles) north of Rome, November 21, 2005. The navy says the visit is to help strengthen ties between the United States and Italy, and give a chance for the ship's 350 sailors and 300 marines to sightsee. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito


A British soldier secures a neighborhood in the Iraqi southern city of Basra. One British soldier was killed and four were wounded by a roadside bomb attack in the centre of Basra.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani)


A British soldier secures the area in front of a British patrol which was attacked by a roadside bomb in the southern city of Basra, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005. Two British soldiers were injured, police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)


An Iraqi soldier secures the area in front of a British patrol which was attacked by a roadside bomb in the southern city of Basra, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005. A British soldier was killed and four others were injured in a roadside bomb attack in southern Iraq Sunday, the Ministry of Defense said.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)


Hezbollah fighters carry their weapons as they walk at Halta village south of Lebanon, Monday Nov. 21, 2005. Hezbollah guerrillas fired mortars and rockets at Israeli troops in a disputed border area Monday, triggering an Israeli airstrike and artillery shelling of suspected guerrilla hideouts, the first clash between the two sides in five months.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)


Israeli soldiers on patrol along a section of the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel, Monday Nov. 21, 2005. Hezbollah guerrillas fired mortars and rockets at Israeli troops in a disputed border area Monday, triggering Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling of suspected guerrilla hideouts, the first clash between the two sides in five months. (AP Photo)


A Pakistani policeman (left) stands guard as England batsman Marcus Trescothick (centre) and Ian Bell (right) wave to their teammates after a gas cylinder explosion at The Iqbal stadium in Faisalabad on Monday.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)


An Indian policeman stands guard next to the plastic-sheet covered ground of M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in the southern Indian city of Chennai November 21, 2005 on the eve of the third one-day international between India and South Africa. Heavy rains on Monday threatened the third-one day international in the city, as South Africa and India stand level 1-1 in the five one-day Internationals series against India. REUTERS/Babu


A Somali gunman carries a Russian-made long range machinegun in the port-town of Merca, 26 October 2005, 100 kilometers (65 miles) south of Mogadishu, as he guards a vessel, the MV Herol, from pirates while it offloads food aid. The United States and international maritime authorities have boosted already dire piracy warnings for vessels off the coast of lawless Somalia following a surge in attempted hijackings.(AFP/File/Ali Musa)


An Ethiopian soldier monitors the Eritrean border from the town of Zala Anbesa. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has blamed soaring border tensions with arch-rival Ethiopia on a political 'crisis' in Addis Ababa which is stoking fears of a new war to divert attention from problems at home.(AFP/File/Marco Longari)


A U.N. soldier from Nigeria stands guard at the Gabriel Tucker bridge in Monrovia November 21, 2005. The National Elections Commission, which began its investigations into possible electoral fraud on November 16, 2005, is expected to announce its findings by the end of this week. REUTERS/Luc Gnago


An unidentified Rwandan rebel carries a machine gun some 20 kilometers from the town of Masisi, Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, Nov. 4, 2005. The Rwandans shopping in a Congolese market say they want to live peacefully alongside Congolese villagers, but Congolese can't ignore the Kalashnikovs they carry, their history of taking part in the genocide in their homeland a decade ago before fleeing to Congo, and a record of looting and rape in their haven.(AP Photo/Anjan Sundaram)


Filipino soldiers patrol along the perimeter of the captured rebel headquarters in the hinterland town of Panamao in Jolo island, southern Philippines February 16, 2005. Philippine troops killed 10 communist guerrillas and arrested 15 in a raid on a rebel meeting in a rice field on the central island of Leyte, the army said on Monday. (Stringer/Reuters)


AFP/File - Sun Nov 20, 1:34 AM ET Philippine troops. Communist rebels have killed 10 security personnel and wounded more than 20 people in separate attacks in the Philippines(AFP/File/Jay Directo)


An armed police officer stands guard outside a shopping centre in Jakarta, November 19, 2005. (Crack Palinggi/Reuters)


A policewoman armed with Heckler and Koch G36, a Tazer gun and a Glock 17 pistol stands guard November 20, 2005 near to the scene of the shooting of policewoman Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford. Mother of three Beshenivsky, aged 38 years, was shot dead and colleague Teresa Milburn, aged 37 years, was seriously injured by armed robbers on Friday when the two officers were called to a travel agency after an alarm was set off at around 3.30 p.m. REUTERS/Russell Boyce


Armed police patrol outside the national Court in Madrid Monday Nov. 21, 2005. Fifty six people went on trial Monday on charges of directing the logistical side of the Basque separatist group ETA's battle for an independent homeland, raising funds, forging passports and helping commandos communicate with one another. The trial is the largest ever in terms of the number of defendants to go before the National Court. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)


An attorney general's office handout photo shows Ricardo Garcia Urquiza in police custody at an undisclosed location in Mexico. (HO/PGR/Reuters)




Police SWAT team members walk through the parking lot of the Tacoma Mall, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, in Tacoma Wash., where an armed man too hostages shortly after noon. No shots were fired when the man was taken down shortly before 4 p.m. by SWAT team members, said Mark Fulghum, a spokesman for Tacoma Police. The hostages were released safely, Fulghum said. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Awesome as always Lumpy.

Great pics

Thanks

Taffy

thanks lumpy

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An Indian policeman stands guard next to the plastic-sheet covered ground of M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in the southern Indian city of Chennai November 21, 2005 on the eve of the third one-day international between India and South Africa. Heavy rains on Monday threatened the third-one day international in the city, as South Africa and India stand level 1-1 in the five one-day Internationals series against India. REUTERS/Babu






He shot the dog!!!!!!!!

good photos lumpy.

Why are these guys wearing a Navy/Marine type cover?  They didn't wear them while i was in.

Quoted: BIG ASS HI RES 2nd Lt. Anthony Aguilar, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, hones his shooting skills at a range in Mosul, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil. by Staff Sgt. James Harper Jr November 21, 2005

Must be nice to get an M4, even more so to get railed handguards. We can't get either
Kudos to Lumpy

Hey, anybody want to arrange for an ARFCOM cruise?

We could stop and pick up some full-auto stuff from Somalia and then go pirate hunting . . . say $3000 a ticket, bring your own ammo?

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Thanks Lumpy!

Apparently everyone else knows, because I don't... what's he carrying?

The stock/receive look like a Sig, and the handguards look like an AR carbine.

ETA: The first picture is now my desktop.

Great lineup as always! Thanks!

Quoted: Quoted: www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/medium/CSA-2005-11-21-100940.jpg BIG ASS HI RES 2nd Lt. Anthony Aguilar, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, hones his shooting skills at a range in Mosul, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil. by Staff Sgt. James Harper Jr November 21, 2005 Must be nice to get an M4, even more so to get railed handguards. We can't get either Kudos to Lumpy

Guess I'm lucky being in the 101st

goo

Quoted: us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051121/2005_11_21t052457_450x305_us_indonesia_islam.jpg?x=380&y=257&sig=GPuy9lWq1EkJgWnGO8SD4A-- Apparently everyone else knows, because I don't... what's he carrying? The stock/receive look like a Sig, and the handguards look like an AR carbine. ETA: The first picture is now my desktop.

Pindad of Sinapore builds the FNC under license in a modified form as the SS1 V-Series.  He appears to have the V5 Carbine.

Quoted: us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20051121/capt.are10311211212.united_arab_emirates_dubai_air_show_are103.jpg?x=380&y=266&sig=xlwipk.qk6GuuNdBHUBnoQ-- Why are these guys wearing a Navy/Marine type cover?  They didn't wear them while i was in.

The one in the middle is a chick right?

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So, they do it in other countries too....

I thought just american cops did that

Great pics as always. Thanks for sharing.

Quoted: Quoted: www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/medium/CSA-2005-11-21-100940.jpg BIG ASS HI RES 2nd Lt. Anthony Aguilar, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, hones his shooting skills at a range in Mosul, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil. by Staff Sgt. James Harper Jr November 21, 2005 Must be nice to get an M4, even more so to get railed handguards. We can't get either Kudos to Lumpy

EOtech.  Sweet.

Quoted: Quoted: us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20051121/i/r1987334953.jpg?x=380&y=231&sig=sv6drBrkO_C8RTZDl_WTZg-- So, they do it in other countries too.... I thought just american cops did that

I was thinking the same thing

Thanks Lumpy!

great pics ...thanks!!

Wow. Some great pics. Excellent job.

Thanks Lumpy!

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20051121/i/r1987334953.jpg?x=380&y=231&sig=sv6drBrkO_C8RTZDl_WTZg-- So, they do it in other countries too.... I thought just american cops did that I was thinking the same thing Thanks Lumpy!

Im glad ONE person got it.

oh no, not a cqt in combat - the optics section will have a heart attack.

Who the hell is STILL giving aid to the Somali's. They would be alot friendlier if they were starving.

Quoted: goo Quoted: us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051121/2005_11_21t052457_450x305_us_indonesia_islam.jpg?x=380&y=257&sig=GPuy9lWq1EkJgWnGO8SD4A-- Apparently everyone else knows, because I don't... what's he carrying? The stock/receive look like a Sig, and the handguards look like an AR carbine. ETA: The first picture is now my desktop. Pindad of Sinapore builds the FNC under license in a modified form as the SS1 V-Series.  He appears to have the V5 Carbine. www.pindad.co.id/product/prodmil_1/weapon/ss1-v5.gif

Wow, impressive knowledge. Thanks for the info.

Awesome thread. Thank you for these, Lumpy.

Thank you sir.

First pic is my new wallpaper (future EOthingy convert )

Thanks Lumpy - another good one!

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