California (09 Jan. 2012) U.S. Navy SEALs conduct training on land and in water. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Martin L. Carey)


FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska (June 15, 2009) Members of a West Coast-based U.S. Navy SEAL team participate in infiltration and exfiltration training during a Northern Edge 2009 training exercise. An Army aviation unit transported the SEALs in CH-47D Chinook helicopters, performing two-wheel landings atop mountainous terrain in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Rholes)


U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from 103rd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, and West Coast-based U.S. Navy SEALs leap from the ramp of an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft during free-fall parachute training over Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 21, 2011. The pararescuemen and SEALs parachuted from an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft over Marine Corps Base Hawaii to fulfill specialty-based sustainment training requirements. They were joined by U.S. Marines from 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division.


A U.S. special operations forces team member talks to villagers during a foot patrol in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. The purpose of the foot patrol was to interact with villagers about the welfare of their village and to meet with village elders.


A U.S. Navy SEAL stands guard on board a gas and oil platform during training near Long Beach, Calif., July 28, 2011. The SEALs trained to hone their various maritime operations skills. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Henderson)


A west coast member of a U.S. Navy SEAL joint terminal attack controller team works to set up a communication radio for calling aviation fire support with Army 1st Lt. Matthew Lawson of the 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment's Fire Support Team, from the Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, July 20, 2011, at Gowen Field, Idaho. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cory Grogan)


U.S. Navy special warfare operators assigned to the Leap Frogs, the Navy’s parachute demonstration team, hold onto the ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft before a training jump above Turner Field at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., July 2, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michelle Turner)

A U.S. Marine with a Marine special operations team walks through a field near a security position for Afghan National Army Special Forces soldiers helping Afghan Local Police officers build a checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau)


U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command, and commander, Unites States Marine Corps Forces Europe, addresses U.S. Marines with Special Operations Task Force West, Marine Corps Special Operations Command, during a visit to Forward Operating Base Puzeh, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2011. Lt. Gen. Hejlik, along with other U.S. Marine Corps general officers, traveled to conduct a battlefield circulation and visit deployed service members throughout Regional Command (Southwest) for the Christmas holiday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans)


Coalition special operations forces members stand next to Sportsman XP 850 all-terrain vehicles while providing security during a two-day presence patrol in Sar-e Takht village, Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2012. Special operations forces personnel work with Afghan commandos assigned to the 9th Kandak to protect local communities and eradicate insurgent activity in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally)


A coalition special operations forces member looks into a compound during an 8th Commando Kandak-led operation in Doan-e Ulya Village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition SOF to conduct operations throughout Uruzgan and Zabul provinces.


An International Security Assistance Force command contingent tours Village Stabilization Platform Hyderabad, a new International Security Assistance Force outpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 2, 2011. From right, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lewis Craparotta, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division (Forward); U.S. Marine Corps Major Gen. John A. Toolan, commander of Regional Command (Southwest); U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Austin Miller, commander of Combined Forces Special Operations Component Afghanistan; and U.S. Army Capt. Kite Faulkner, commanding officer of Operational Detachment Alpha 3331. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Williams)


Afghan commandos and coalition soldiers return to Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan after an air assault mission, Sept. 28.








U.S. Soldiers prepare to board an Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012, during exercise Emerald Warrior 2012. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Ritter)

Operators best friend...

CHUGACH MOUNTAINS, Alaska — A 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Mountaineer climbs out of Worthington Glacier during the United States Army SF Command (A) Master Mountaineer course. (U.S. Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dennis Oglesby)


Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld looks over some of the communications equipment of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Carson, Colo., on Oct. 7, 2003. Rumsfeld is visiting area commands prior to hosting the 2003 NATO informal defense ministers’ meeting in Colorado Springs on October 8th and 9th. (DoD photo Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force)

SECDEF Rumsfeld's visit to JSOC in November 2001

A U.S. Navy SEAL explains tactical observation equipment to Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld during his visit to Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Nov. 21, 2001. Rumsfeld is visiting Pope and Fort Bragg to receive briefings and demonstrations on the capabilities of U.S. Special Operations Forces made up of Army Rangers and Special Forces, Navy SEAL teams and Air Force Combat Control Teams. (DoD photo by Helene C. Stikkel)


A U.S. Army Ranger shows Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld his weapon at a special operations forces display at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 21. (Photo by Spc. Jon Creese, U.S. Army)


Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld meets a special operations soldier during a visit to Fort Bragg, N.C. (Photo by Spc. Jon Creese, U.S. Army)


Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks to U.S. Air Force combat controllers at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. (Photo by Spc. Jon Creese, U.S. Army)


Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld shakes hands with a U.S. Army Ranger during his tour at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Nov. 21, 2001. (DoD photo by Helene C. Stikkel)




Members of U.S. Army Special Forces ODA 924 , “Rob” and “Walt,” search a storage shed of a compound suspected of being an al-Qaida safe house, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, on the outskirts of Khost, 145 kms. (90 miles) southeast of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)


Maj. Randy Watts, U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment B-Team, third from right, directs plans of attack with U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers as they view satellite images, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at the Chapman air base in the town of Khost, 130 kms ( 80 miles) from the capital Kabul. U.S. Army Special Forces were first to enter villages in Southeastern Afghanistan during Operation Mountain Sweep. More than 2,000 troops took part in the operation. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)


U.S. Army Special Forces ODA team leader “Geoff Bruce” calls in details of his strike at a home compound in Narizah, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, 140 kms. (86 miles) east of the capital Kabul. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)


Members of U.S. Army Special Forces ODA 924, “Rob” and “Walt”, explain through their interpreter, center, that they need the owner of the home compound, left, to hand over any weapons he may have hidden in the home, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, on the outskirts of Khost, 145 kms. (90 miles) southeast of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul. The compound was a suspected al-Qaida safe house. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)


Members of the Afghan Military Force (AMF) and "Rob" of U.S. Army Special Forces ODA 924, secure the perimeter of a suspected al-Qaida safe house, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, on the outskirts of Khost, 145 kms. (90 miles) southeast of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)


An Afghan villager explains what armaments the local village has to U.S. Army Special Forces Captain “Geoff” during a search, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, in Narizah, Aug. 22, 2002, 140 kms. (86 miles) east of the capital Kabul. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)


Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) discuss plans as detainees sit during a search in Narizah, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, 140 kms. (86 miles) east of the capital Kabul. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Those early OEF photos are incredibly interesting.  Thanks vsvo.

What's up with the midget in that one group photo?

Team terp/mascot.

I want a Motorhead combat shirt.


spf

Thanks, RTUtah. I find them compelling as well.

A member of coalition special operations forces interacts with village children during a patrol in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 26. Coalition special operations forces partnered with Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police conduct village clearing operations in Khakrez to disrupt insurgent safe havens and promote security in the area.


Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army and U.S. special operations forces meet with Afghan locals to discuss current insurgent activity during a village assessment in the Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 19. The Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army and coalition forces work together to routinely monitor local villages for insurgent activity, ensuring the safety of the local Afghan population.


Members of coalition special operations forces meet with Afghan Local Police and Afghan National Army to discuss village stability in the Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 19. The ALP, ANA and coalition forces work together to routinely monitor local villages for insurgent activity, ensuring the safety of the local Afghan population.


U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brad Moses looks out the window of his helicopter while flying south of Kabul. Moses commands all U.S. Army Green Beret teams in eastern Afghanistan. The teams are attempting to shore up security before American forces withdraw.  (Photo by David Gilkey for NPR)


U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Colby, and his Afghan counterpart, Captain Abdul Monir Jabar Khal, stop to talk with a young boy in the Miri Bazaar, which until recently was closed on orders of the Taliban. U.S. special forces operatives can't be identified by their full names under military guidelines.  (Photo by Carmen Gentile for USA TODAY)


A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier watches as the Afghan local police and villagers respond to the arrest of some local men.  (Photo by Carmen Gentile for USA TODAY)


A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier in Andar District, Afghanistan peers through his scope while scanning for would-be Taliban attackers at a checkpoint manned by local police.  (Photo by Carmen Gentile for USA TODAY)


U.S. and Afghan Special Forces patrol in a remote village in the Andar District, where Taliban fighters have infiltrated and often attack a local checkpoint.  (Photo by Carmen Gentile for USA TODAY)

Question, is there any special reason for the identical left hand placement or is it just coincidence?

Coincidence.

Looks like the CPT is hitting a PTT. Afghan commando may just be used to mirroring his battle buddy

Probably because that is where their Silynx C4OPS headset controls are located.

SF CPT has a headset with wire. The C4OPS has a wíreless earpiece.

I still think it's coinicidental and they are not hitting a PTT button or something.

Maybe coincidence, maybe I have the gear wrong, who knows.

Dai-uy looks like he's leaning into his mic a little.



 

One is hitting the PTT, the other is covering the speaker on his mic to prevent feedback.

Indeed.
Haven't heard the term dai-uy in ages....

Old school but I'm up on my Vietnam-era lingo.



 

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier places a new uniform item in the duffel bag of an Afghan National Army recruit at the Afghan National Army training site in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 14, 2002. Approximately 150 U.S. Special Forces soldiers are deployed to Kabul to equip and train recruits of the new Afghan National Army in training cycles of approximately 10 weeks in duration. The training will emphasize basic soldier skills at the beginning of each training cycle and then progress to more complex tasks as skills are mastered. Collective training at the squad, platoon, company and battalion level will follow individual training. (DoD photo by Sgt. Kevin P. Bell, U.S. Army)


A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and Iraqi soldier post security during an operation in as-Sadiyah, Sept. 5, 2008, in search of a suspected al-Qaeda financier and facilitator.


A U.S. Army Special Forces Master Mountaineering Course instructor (right) teaches students to assess a snow pack in order to determine the likelihood of an avalanche during a training exercise Feb. 21 at Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Co. (Photo by Dave Chace, SWCS Public Affairs Office)


A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier from Special Operations Task Force-East watches Afghan Commandos from 2nd Commando Kandak while patrolling a village in Dand Patan district during an operation. The three-day operation was conducted to reinforce the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan presence in remote villages along the Afghanistan and Pakistan border in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Nov. 30.


Sgt. 1st Class Nickolas Maney, of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, learns the art of surviving in the South African bush from a South African Special Forces instructor. (Photo by Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa)


U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for extraction from their objective during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 30, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock)


U.S. Navy SEALs search for al-Qaida and Taliban while conducting a Sensitive Site Exploitation mission in the Jaji Mountains, Jan. 12, 2002. Navy Special Operations Forces are conducting missions in Afghanistan in support Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Turner)


U.S. Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) discover a cache of munitions and weapons while conducting a Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE) mission in the Jaji mountains, Feb. 12, 2002. Navy Special Operations Forces are conducting missions in Afghanistan in support Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Turner)

In this May 12, 2010 file photo, a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier fires a Russian-made "Dushka" heavy machine gun off a Malian army truck in Kati, Mali, during a joint training exercise with a unit of elite Malian troops in the Sahara Desert near the town of Gao in northeastern Mali.  (AP PHOTO by ALFRED DE MONTESQUIOU)


U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Todd Thompson (C) from California speaks with Col. Reynato Padua (R) of the Philippine Scout Rangers as Master Sgt. Lonnie Baker of Montana keeps watch February 20, 2002 at the Scout Rangers camp in Isabela on the southern Philippine island of Basilan. U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers have been attached to different units of the Philippine military to train Filipino soldiers in counter-terrorism in their fight against the Islamic extremist group Abu Sayyaf. (Photo by David Greedy for Getty Images)


A U.S. Special Operations Forces service member along with 3rd Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide or Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) soldiers demonstrate the proper way to pass hallways and intersections during Close Quarter Battle training during Exercise Silent Warrior 2013 in Bamenda, Cameroon Jan. 17, 2013. The purpose of Silent Warrior 2013 is to exercise combined forces to strengthen security and military-to-military relationships through the improved interoperability of Special Operations Forces. (Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Larry W. Carpenter Jr.)


A U.S. Special Operations Forces service member guides two 3rd Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide or Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) soldiers toward the target while on the live fire range during Exercise Silent Warrior 2013 In Bamenda, Cameroon Jan. 19, 2013. The instructor taught the BIR soldiers safe range operations while honing their ability to shoot above, around and under objects from different shooting stances. Silent Warrior 2013 provides a venue to build relationships between U.S. Special Operations Forces and Cameroon’s BIR. (Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Larry W. Carpenter Jr.)


A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier instructs South Sudanese commandos on how to quickly exit a helicopter at a U.S.-run base in Nzara, South Sudan. (Photo by Rajiv Chandrasekaran for The Washington Post via Getty Images)


A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier checks the rifle of a South Sudanese commando at Nzara, South Sudan. The September assault on the camp last month was the first time U.S. Special Operations advisers have provided in-the-field support to African forces searching for Kony’s rebels in the Congo. (Photo by Rajiv Chandrasekaran for The Washington Post via Getty Images)


A U.S. Army Special Forces warrant officer with Special Operations Task Force - South, shakes hands with an Afghan worker outside the Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud Shrine in northern Khakrez District, Feb. 24, 2011, in Kandahar Province. The warrant officer was joined by U.S. Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and Afghan Brig. Gen. Khan Mohammed Khan with the Ministry of Interior, as well as other U.S. servicemembers and representatives from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel P. Shook.)


U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andre Murnane of the Maryland National Guard is all smiles in Grenada, Miss., after being the first National Guard Special Forces soldier to jump with a prosthetic, Aug. 1, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. David Leiva)

Love the HDR look utilized by the Army photographers in these recent photos.

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan leaps over a creek while pursuing insurgents with Afghan National Security Forces in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2014. ANSF engaged the insurgents after being fired upon while en route to their original objective and cleared the village in which the harassing fire originated, forcing insurgents to retreat. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. David Devich)

Edward Gnehm, center, U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, speaks to soldiers and reporters at the embassy following the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait as a result of Operation Desert Storm.




Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment conduct air assault operations with U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Jan. 23, 2014, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. The use of Virginia Guard aviation assets added realism to the training conducted by the Special Forces soldiers, who are preparing for an upcoming overseas deployment. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)


U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers don their parachutes and other jump gear aboard a Royal Air Force C-130K Hercules aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2012. The troops conducted a high altitude-low opening jump over the base as part of Emerald Warrior 2012. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Bruch)

Holy crap, those rear rotor blades are SO close to those steps.

U.S. Marines of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion practice boarding and searching ships. Marines train for Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) at the highest level. This type of interdiction involves a non-compliant ship, underway, and opposed.


ABOARD USS FORT WORTH (Oct. 2, 2013) – U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion from Camp Pendelton, Calif., prepare to arrive aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) Oct. 2 aboard combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) through the ship’s aft-facing tail gate. The operation was a “proof of concept” to determine the feasibility of launching and recovering CRRCs, often used by MARSOC and other Special Forces units. Fort Worth is the second ship of the Freedom variant of LCS. (U.S. Navy photo)


A coalition forces member drives an internally transportable vehicle, light strike variant during a patrol with Afghan National Army Special Forces to escort a district governor in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 14, 2013. Afghan National Security Forces have been taking the lead in security operations to bring security and stability to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau)



Airmen with a U.S. Air Force special operations weather team carry their raft onto a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter March 7, 2012, near Hurlburt Field, Fla., during Emerald Warrior 2012. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)

Better pic of that rifle.  

Just too much cool in that pic.

 

Wow - thanks!

Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force Master Sgt. Park Nam Kyoo, left, together with U.S. Army Master Sgt. Steven Drouillard, center, and Sgt. 1st Class Brad Norcutt, right, both with 39th Special Forces Detachment at Yongsan, ROK, pose for a photograph after parachute demonstration at the 2008 Gunsan Air show at Gunsan, ROK, Oct. 5, 2008. Over 250,000 people attended the two-day event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)



U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers, attached with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, practice shooting weak side marksmanship at a range in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 01, 2013. The SF members practice their marksmanship to keep sharp while conducting operations with the Afghan Commandos and Afghan National Army special forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez)


U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, attached with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, practices advance rifle marksmanship at a range in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 01, 2013. The SF members practice their marksmanship to keep sharp while conducting operations with the Afghan Commandos and Afghan National Army special forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez)



U.S. Special Forces dog handler, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, conducts training with his multi-use military working dog, Tank, in the Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 29, 2013. Tank has been trained to detect the scent of improvised explosive devices (IED's) and has been successful in finding them while conducting operations with the 6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK). (U.S.Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez)


An Afghan National Army (ANA) Commando, 2nd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak (SOK) watches as an U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Detachment soldier inspects an old ordnance shell found during the clearance of Perozi village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. The 3rd SOK with the support of US Soldiers conducted the clearance to disrupt insurgent control and prevent further improvised explosive device emplacement and small arms attacks. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores)

"Joy Stealers" ODA patch?


U.S. Coalition Forces, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Forces-Afghanistan, pull overwatch as an element of Afghan Commandos with 3rd Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK), clear a compound during an operation in the Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2013. On that mission, the Commandos searched compounds believed to contain Taliban members and equipment used to set up improvised explosive devices (IED's). (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez)


A U.S. Coalition Forces member, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, pulls security on a door as an Afghan National Army special forces member preps to breach a compound during an operation in the Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2013. On that mission, the ANASF searched compounds believed to contain Taliban members and equipment used to set up improvised explosive devices (IED's). (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez)


A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, returns fire during a firefight during an operation with the Afghan Commandos, 6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK), in the Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2013. The Commandos and U.S. Coalition Forces were in search of Taliban members or insurgents who had ties to the Taliban. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez)


U.S. Coalition Forces, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, return fire during a firefight during an operation with the Afghan Commandos, 6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK), in the Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2013. The Commandos and U.S. Coalition Forces were in search of Taliban members or insurgents who had ties to the Taliban. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez)

Randall Made Knife?


Norm Hooten


OSS submersible canoes

Why are the magazines blocked out in this pic?



 

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) provide security at the Military Academy located near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.


An Afghan and Coalition Security force member protects a small child during an operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May. 7, 2010. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jeff Collet)


Afghan and coalition forces board a CH-47 helicopter after conducting an operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Mar. 8,2010. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jeff Collet)


Members of an Afghan and coalition security force search the Musa Kehl district for a Taliban facilitator responsible for the movement of supplies and equipment to a Haqqani senior leader in Miram Shah, Pakistan. Khost province, Afghanistan, Jun. 2, 2011. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Fitzgerald)




An Afghan and coalition security force conduct room searches in which they detained eight suspected insurgents during an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2012. (Department of Defense Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Justin Young)


From left to right: U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Rob Weel, Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Faiz Mohammad Wafa, U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Fernando Lujan, discuss the state of Afghan Special Forces on Nov. 24, 2013, during Rice’s visit to Camp Commando near Kabul, Afghanistan. Weel and Lujan are mentors to the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command. Wafa is the command’s senior-enlisted advisor. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Michael J. Carden)



Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox is briefed by U.S. Navy Master Chief Paul Baden as she tours SEAL Beach at the Navy Special Warfare Center in San Diego, Ca., Feb. 10, 2014. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett)

They probably have writing on them identifying in some manner who they belong to. Possibly they have something else taped to them, but that might be stupid. Just like the truck has writing on it, and the box in the background. It won't tell you who they are by itself, but it's one more thing that can be used.


Personally, at that point I would just not release the picture into the public domain, but that's just me.

One thing I've noticed from most of the SEA photos is the guys using BAR mag carriers. Just looking at the old style first aid packet carriers fastened underneath both front BAR pouches. Wonder is that is what he carried the small grenades in?

 

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), jumps from a C-130H Hercules airplane into the Atlantic Ocean during an airborne water jump in Key West, Fla., Dec. 7, 2013. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Craig Norton, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment)


A soldier attending the Advanced Tactical Infiltration Course at the Military Freefall School conducts wind-tunnel training in full combat gear during the initial days of the course.


A coalition security force member provides rooftop security during an operation in Kwost province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2010. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jeff Collet)

Some more of Task Force K-Bar






During practice recovery July 11, 1969, Navy UDT swimmers (wearing orange and standing on flotation collar) finish attaching the flotation collar around a dummy capsule, with USS Hornet in background. (Photo by Milt Putnam, HS-4)


Standing in the helicopter’s hatch, Navy UDT swimmer LT Clancy Hatleberg gets set to jump into the water. (Photo by Milt Putnam, HS-4)


Looking on as Navy UDT swimmer LT Clancy Hatleberg closes the capsule’s hatch, astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong (center) and “Buzz” Aldrin, sit in their life raft. (Photo by Milt Putnam, HS-4)


U.S. Navy SEAL John Wolfram, center, was supposed to lasso a high-tech bucking bronco and attach an underwater parachute - called a sea anchor - to stop the drifting capsule. (Photo by John Wolfram)


U.S. Navy SEALs Wes Chesser, left, and John Wolfram, right, take a break after securing the spacecraft.


Wolfram, left, and Clency Hatleberg, right, raised a few eyebrows when they flashed a peace sign at the height of the Vietnam War, but faced no repercussions from their superiors.

What is with the plastic around the optic

I would guess that, since it looks like he's on a helo, it's to keep any debris away from the ocular lens while still allowing some light through.

Thanks!

He's got flowers on his wet suit.

Can people please stop putting 50 picture in one post? It almost makes the page unreadable. Especially on a phone.

Oh, don't need the captions for each pic either.

I like the captions. They provide a lot of context.

Captions are ok, but the ton of pictures per post makes it hard even on an iPad.

I hate to see so many pictures in a pic thread

Semper Fi, MSgt. Torian.

















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