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Posted: 9/10/2004 3:05:18 AM EDT

For my 1000th post I would like to award someone a bronze membership,
heres the deal, post military photos, on Friday next week I will pick the coolest one that I like ( hey it's my contest ) and award the poster a free bronze membership.
If anyone else wants to jump in and offer a free membership they are welcome to, they can just pick the one they like. Not to scientific but hey I like to keep it simple.

edit: not very many people seem to wanna play so I'm changing the rules to ANY COOL PIC,[/ does not have to be military.

Posted: 9/10/2004 3:29:13 AM EDT

[#1]

Posted: 9/10/2004 3:36:08 AM EDT

[#2]

Thats pretty cool , I like the bodies flying through the air, thats a nice touch.

Posted: 9/10/2004 3:41:27 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Thats pretty cool , I like the bodies flying through the air, thats a nice touch.

Taliban, as far as I know

Posted: 9/10/2004 3:47:21 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Thats pretty cool , I like the bodies flying through the air, thats a nice touch.

Taliban, as far as I know

Negative, that's a Russian vehicle hitting a Chechen land mine or road side bomb. Pic is several years old.

Posted: 9/10/2004 3:58:53 AM EDT

[#5]

Even if I don't win, I love this pic.

Posted: 9/10/2004 6:03:14 AM EDT

[#6]

BTT , for anyone interested.

Posted: 9/10/2004 6:09:46 AM EDT

[#7]

Posted: 9/10/2004 6:22:30 AM EDT

[#8]

No need to post anymore, olyarms has posted the clear winner right here.

Gotta love the flying bodies.

Posted: 9/10/2004 6:27:46 AM EDT

[#9]

I do not think this image is cool, but I do think it is important to remember those Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen that have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Semper Fi

Posted: 9/10/2004 6:42:30 AM EDT

[#10]

Posted: 9/10/2004 7:52:31 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

I love that pic. That is one hell of a pilot!

Posted: 9/10/2004 7:56:00 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:

img88.exs.cx/img88/4471/chinooklanding.jpg

I love that pic. That is one hell of a pilot!

I'm not 100% but I do believe that photo was determined to be a fake early last year.

Posted: 9/10/2004 8:24:06 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:

img88.exs.cx/img88/4471/chinooklanding.jpg]img88.exs.cx/img88/4471/chinooklanding.jpg

I love that pic. That is one hell of a pilot!

I'm not 100% but I do believe that photo was determined to be a fake early last year.

I think it was proven REAL, ive seen it in the military times also. Those guys have set down the SOF soldiers in a lot of far worse situations. This is just something minor for those guys to do. They're just lucky the house didnt cave in.

Posted: 9/10/2004 8:28:36 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Thats pretty cool , I like the bodies flying through the air, thats a nice touch.

Taliban, as far as I know

Negative, that's a Russian vehicle hitting a Chechen land mine or road side bomb. Pic is several years old.

Dam that sucks

Still a pretty cool looking photo I think.

Posted: 9/10/2004 8:34:56 AM EDT

[#15]

That picture is real,

www.snopes.com/photos/military/landing.asp

Posted: 9/10/2004 9:06:56 AM EDT

[#16]

^Read the caption^

Daytona955i,
She's a perty one

Posted: 9/10/2004 10:02:15 AM EDT

[#17]

A Japanese torpedo bomber blown out of the sky after a direct hit by 5 inch shell from the U.S. Aircraft Carrier YORKTOWN which it attempted to attack, off Kwajalein. December 4, 1943.

Posted: 9/10/2004 6:57:26 PM EDT

[#18]

Me with my tank in Bosnia, 1st Armored Division - July 1996

Posted: 9/12/2004 12:56:49 PM EDT

[#19]

BTT, in case the weekend crowd wants in.

Posted: 9/12/2004 1:00:07 PM EDT

[#20]

Posted: 9/12/2004 1:13:03 PM EDT

[#21]

on the caption on this pic, it was taken off the deck of the USS America CV 66
Cpt Snodgrass, was Pilot in Charge and was not grounded, it was a staged event.

"The Shot," USS America, 1989
Photo used courtesy of Dale Snodgrass

That shot off of the America is very widely used….most people seem to initially think it is either an edited photo, or a risky maneuver. What was it?

It's not risky at all with practice…it was my opening pass to a Tomcat tactical demonstration at sea. I started from the starboard rear quarter of the ship, at or slightly below flight deck level. Airspeed was at about 250 knots with the wings swept forward. I selected afterburner at about 1/2 mile behind and the aircraft accelerated to about 325-330 knots. As I approached the ship, I rolled into an 85 degree angle of bank and did a 2-3 g turn, finishing about 10- 20 degrees off of the ship's axis. It was a very dramatic and, in my opinion, a very cool way to start a carrier demo. The photo was taken by an Aviation Boson's Mate who worked the flight deck on the USS America. Just as an aside...the individual with his arms behind his back is Admiral Jay Johnson, the immediate past Chief of Naval Operations for the Navy.

Posted: 9/13/2004 4:59:44 AM EDT

[#22]

Keep em coming guys!

Posted: 9/13/2004 12:34:22 PM EDT

[#23]

3 days and only a handful of pictures , I guess not to many people are interested in a free membership.

Posted: 9/13/2004 1:06:42 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
3 days and only a handful of pictures , I guess not to many people are interested in a free membership.

bad timing, thats all

Posted: 9/13/2004 1:10:26 PM EDT

[#25]

Gunna post some pics! When I get home, dont pic a winner just yet!

- Gazzy!

Posted: 9/13/2004 8:20:19 PM EDT

[#26]

Not my pics but very kewl imho.

Posted: 9/13/2004 8:25:42 PM EDT

[#27]

Posted: 9/14/2004 9:54:15 AM EDT

[#28]

Posted: 9/14/2004 11:15:45 PM EDT

[#29]

BTT

Posted: 9/15/2004 12:57:32 PM EDT

[#30]

btt

Posted: 9/15/2004 11:34:52 PM EDT

[#31]

I'm going to pick someone for the free membership Friday so keep em comming.

Posted: 9/16/2004 1:19:22 AM EDT

[#32]

Inside a C-130

Phillipine Army Teaching Civvies to Shoot

KrinkFreak

Birth Control in Vietnam

Knifekill in Iraq

Iraqi Special Forces

Posted: 9/16/2004 1:57:43 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
on the caption on this pic, it was taken off the deck of the USS America CV 66
Cpt Snodgrass, was Pilot in Charge and was not grounded, it was a staged event.

"The Shot," USS America, 1989
Photo used courtesy of Dale Snodgrass

That shot off of the America is very widely used….most people seem to initially think it is either an edited photo, or a risky maneuver. What was it?

It's not risky at all with practice…it was my opening pass to a Tomcat tactical demonstration at sea. I started from the starboard rear quarter of the ship, at or slightly below flight deck level. Airspeed was at about 250 knots with the wings swept forward. I selected afterburner at about 1/2 mile behind and the aircraft accelerated to about 325-330 knots. As I approached the ship, I rolled into an 85 degree angle of bank and did a 2-3 g turn, finishing about 10- 20 degrees off of the ship's axis. It was a very dramatic and, in my opinion, a very cool way to start a carrier demo. The photo was taken by an Aviation Boson's Mate who worked the flight deck on the USS America. Just as an aside...the individual with his arms behind his back is Admiral Jay Johnson, the immediate past Chief of Naval Operations for the Navy.

I guess I would be expecting to see HARD LEFT RUDDER in the pic... However, dpmmn, your word covers it.

Now this pic: Well, ROCKS:

I will add:

and

Posted: 9/16/2004 2:29:40 AM EDT

[#34]

Posted: 9/16/2004 2:35:47 AM EDT

[#35]

US Soldiers executing SS Concentration Camp guards at Dachau.

Eugene Stoner, creater of the AR-15, and AR-10 platforms, standing next to Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov, creater of the AK-47 rifle.

British Soldiers in Sierra Leon.

A Glock 22C being fired.

A US Mechanized Unit Gunner.

A US Sniper serving in the Sandbox.

John F. Kennedy holding an early AR-15.

Original drawings of the Mauser Karbiner 98k rifles used by Germans during World War 2.

Kittyhawk, Corsair, Spitfire, and Mustang fighters flying in formation.

Rifles used in Iraq and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

An Iraqi terrorist being shot by a tracer round.

The same terrorist being hit again by a tracer round.

A CETME rifle after a few mags on a winter day.

A man in position to fire a 20mm Solothurn Rifle.

An F-15C flying over the Ocean.

The remains of a praries dog after an impact with a 5.56.

The interior of a WW2 German Half-track.

A US soldier in a convoy with Iraqi POW's.

Iraqi's surrender to a US Helicopter Crew.

A German Christmas Card from 1939.

Now for some funny stuff...

This thread has been Hijacked!

I hope that guy hasn't already paid!

An ARFCOM Specialty.

That kid sure had a quality upbringing...

Baghdad Bob telling his version of the truth.

Posted: 9/16/2004 2:44:28 AM EDT

[#36]

i am going to post a pic thurs night that will put fear in the hearts of liberals everywhere

Posted: 9/16/2004 2:50:53 AM EDT

[#37]

Now thats what I'm talking about, keep em comming!

Posted: 9/16/2004 2:57:35 AM EDT

[#38]

Edited to add more pictures...

ETA: Added even more!

Posted: 9/16/2004 11:16:22 PM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
i am going to post a pic thurs night that will put fear in the hearts of liberals everywhere

Where are they?

Posted: 9/17/2004 3:52:29 AM EDT

[#40]

Well its Friday , so the winner will be determined today, last chance to play!

Posted: 9/17/2004 6:45:23 AM EDT

[#41]

Well no one else is posting , so we have a winner; [ drum roll ] and the winner is,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Skammy

e-mail sent.

Posted: 9/19/2004 1:37:53 PM EDT

[#42]

Just wanted to pull this back up and thank jmoffatt very much for the membership

Thanks again

!

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