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Staff Sgt. Jacob Sprenger and Pfc. Dewayne White, from Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, provide security at a checkpoint near the village of Hawijah, Iraq, where days earlier, one of their vehicles was hit by a roadside bomb. This photo appeared on www.army.mil. January 23, 2006 by Spc. Timothy Kingston


A soldier stands behind a military vehicle as 420 Iraqi prisoners are released on Thursday in Baghdad. Among the 420 detainees were five women. They all were freed after an Iraqi board reviewed their cases. Akram Saleh / Getty Images


Cpl. Jonathan E. Knight, a member of the Security Augmentation Force with Marine Forces Pacific, fires a few rounds from an M1014 combat shotgun to familiarize himself with the weapon before running the room-breaching course at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, on Jan. 18. Lance Cpl. R. Drew Hendricks / U.S. Marine Corps


U.S. Marine Sergeant Brian Toblin, from Jacksonville, Florida, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), shoots the lock off a door during a search of property near the western Iraq town of Hit January 25, 2006. The Marines are conducting Operation Koa Canyon, a sweep through towns and villages along the Euphrates River in search of munitions and insurgents. Picture taken January 25, 2006. REUTERS/Bob Strong


U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) scan the shoreline as they travel in a small craft on the Euphrates River near the western Iraq town of Hit January 24, 2006. The Marines are presently conducting Operation Koa Canyon, a sweep through towns and villages along the Euphrates River in search of munitions and insurgents. Picture taken January 24, 2006. REUTERS/Bob Strong


An Iraqi soldier stands guard on top of a military vehicle as 420 Iraqi prisoners are released from detention on Thursday in Baghdad.  Akram Saleh / Getty Images


Iraqi soldiers investigate the scene of a suicide bomber's attack on an Iraqi police patrol in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Wednesday. The attack wounded three policemen and one civilian. Karim Kadim AP Photo


Iraqi soldiers secure a bus station where prisoners are brought after they are released from Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad January 26, 2006. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)


An armed Iraqi policeman guards the scene of a suicide bomber's attack on an Iraqi police patrol in Tahrir Square, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006. The attack wounded three policemen and one civilian. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)


A British soldier from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force patrols atop a military vehicle on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan January 26, 2006. Afghanistan is seeking a firm commitment of international military help until its fledgling security forces can do the job. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood


A British soldier from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force patrols on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan January 26, 2006. Afghanistan is seeking a firm commitment of international military help until its fledgling security forces can do the job. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood


A British soldier mans a machine gun atop a military vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan September 30, 2005. Britain announced 3,300 new troops for Afghanistan on Thursday, saying that would bring its total there to 5,700 after it takes over command of a NATO mission there in May. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)


Israeli soldiers fire their guns during a training session in the Golan Heights north of Israel January 24, 2006. ISRAEL OUT REUTERS/Haim Azoulay


An Israeli soldier stands at a barricade as a poster for upcoming Palestinian elections from the late Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement is seen in the Old City of the West Bank town of Hebron, Tuesday, Jan 24, 2006. Opinion polls have shown Fatah and Hamas in a close race ahead of Wednesday's election and both sides have said they might form a coalition government. Candidates were banned from campaigning Tuesday for a cooling-off period before the election. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)


Israeli soldiers walk near the Tomb of the Patriarch, a shrine holy to both Jews and Muslims, in the divided West Bank town of Hebron. Israel was shocked to the core over the landslide Palestinian electoral victory for Hamas, a group that has killed hundreds of Israelis and advocates the destruction of the Jewish state.(AFP/Hazem Bader)


Israeli soldiers ask a Palestinian man to walk away in the West Bank city of Hebron January 25, 2006. Hamas said the militant Islamic group would retain its weapons and its commitment to the destruction of Israel after a Palestinian election on Wednesday in which it is slated to win parliamentary seats for the first time. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen


Palestinian men wait to cross a checkpoint guarded by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron January 25, 2006. Hamas said the militant Islamic group would retain its weapons and its commitment to the destruction of Israel after a Palestinian election on Wednesday in which it is slated to win parliamentary seats for the first time. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen


Newly elected member of the Palestinian parliament, Hamas candidate Umm Nidal Farhat, at her home between her armed sons, Wissam(L) and Mu'men(R), members of the Ezzedin al-Qassam Brigade, in Gaza City. Umm Nidal a 56-year-ol mother of 10, had three sons killed by Israeli troops during the last five-year Palestinian uprising.(AFP/Patrick Baz)


A Pakistani police officers stands guard in the stadium on the fifth and final day of Pakistan's second test cricket match against India in Faisalabad January 25, 2006. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed


An Indian soldier guards the room where suspected commander of militant group of Hizbul Mujahideen, Wasim Malik alias Abu Hamza, was kept at an army base in Khanabal, about 51 kilometers (32 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006. Indian soldiers captured Malik who evaded arrest for 12 years, an official said Wednesday, but the alleged militant denied playing a role in at least one deadly bomb blast. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)


Indian commandoes stand guard during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi January 26, 2006. India celebrated its 57th Republic Day on Thursday under heavy security. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore


A soldier stands guard in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. India was on high alert Thursday for its Republic Day celebrations that are targeted each year by Muslim, communist and ethnic rebels, as New Delhi hosted Saudi Arabia's king at the main military parade. In the foreground is the Indian national flag. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)


A Tamil Tiger policeman keeps guard at a helipad as he waits for the arrival of Norwegian Minister of International Development and special peace envoy Erik Solheim in rebel held Kilinochchi, northern Sri Lanka, January 25, 2006. (Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/Reuters)


A Nepali army personnel stands guard along the empty road of Babar Mahal in Kathmandu January 26, 2006. Baton-wielding riot police guarded key government buildings and patrolled deserted streets across Nepal, as a nationwide strike began on Thursday against municipal elections and King Gyanendra. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar


A Nepali army personnel escorts a ceremonial contingent of the Nepali army in Kathmandu January 26, 2006. Baton-wielding riot police guarded key government buildings and patrolled deserted streets across Nepal, as a nationwide strike began on Thursday against municipal elections and King Gyanendra. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar


A Thai soldier guards the Baan Lahan primary school as Muslim students walk past in Narathiwat, 1,200 km (750 miles) south of Bangkok January 25, 2006. The Baan Lahan school reopened on Monday after a month of class suspension due to fears of teachers who were held hostage by their pupils and parents in December. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang


A Thai soldier offers a handshake to a Muslim student at Baan Lahan primary school in Narathiwat, 1,200 km (750 miles) south of Bangkok January 25, 2006. The Baan Lahan school reopened on Monday after a month of class suspension due to fears of teachers who were held hostage by their pupils and parents in December. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang


Philippine Muslim rebels raise their guns during an assembly at the main base of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines June 4, 2005. Hundreds of people have fled a remote village in Maguindanao province on Mindanao after some 200 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front occupied the area following two days of fighting, a rebel spokesman and army officials said on Thursday. REUTERS/Erik de Castro


A South Korean soldier aims his rifle during a landing operation in Pohang, some 231 miles southeast of Seoul March 21, 2005. The United States is ready to move as fast as the South Korean government sees possible in order to allow Seoul to take command of its troops from the U.S. military in the event of war, a senior U.S. general said on Thursday. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won


In this photo released by Mexico's Federal Agency of Investigation, or AFI, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2006 two federal police hold former soldier Raul Osiel Marroquin, 29, after he was arrested in Mexico City for killing gay men. (AP Photo/AFI-HO)


A Mexican special forces soldier stands guard during a raid on a property suspected of being linked to money laundering activities of a drug trafficking cartel in Mexico City January 25, 2006. Mexican law enforcement officials said the raid was part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the financial network of the Colombian Valle del Norte cartel. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar


A Mexican special forces soldier blocks traffic as a property nearby is raided on suspicion of being linked to money laundering activities of a drug trafficking cartel in Mexico City January 25, 2006. Mexican law enforcement officials said the raid was part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the financial network of the cartel, which laundered money for the Colombian Valle del Norte cartel. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar


Mexican special forces soldiers stand guard during a raid on a property suspected of being linked to money laundering activities of a drugs trafficking cartel in Mexico City January 25, 2006. Mexican law enforcement officials said the raid was part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the financial network of the cartel, which laundered money for the Colombian Valle del Norte cartel. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar


A Mexican special forces soldier blocks traffic as a property nearby is being raided on suspicion of being linked to money laundering activities of a drugs trafficking cartel in Mexico City January 25, 2006. Mexican law enforcement officials said the raid was part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the financial network of the cartel, which laundered money for the Colombian Valle del Norte cartel. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar


Mexican special forces soldiers stand guard during a raid on a property suspected of being linked to money laundering activities of a drugs trafficking cartel in Mexico City January 25, 2006. Mexican law enforcement officials said the raid was part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the financial network of the cartel, which laundered money for the Colombian Valle del Norte cartel. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar


Members of the Mexican Federal Police walk along the Mexican side of the Rio Grande River near Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006. Mexico insisted Wednesday that the men in military-style uniforms who crossed the Rio Grande River and confronted Texas law officers with guns drawn earlier this week were drug smugglers, not soldiers. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)


A Brazilian soldier from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) is posted at the corner of a street in Port au Prince in 2004. The United States sees no need to send troops to Haiti for peacekeeping duties ahead of elections scheduled in two weeks, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.(AFP/File/Thony Belizaire)

Thanks Lumpy, great photos as always

Oops !!  By allah I have farted !!

Thanks again.

Thanks again, Lumpy.

C Co 2 Bn 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment on that HMMWV.

Is that an FAL that Federale has?

ETA:  Thanks, Lumpy

Thanks!

Must be some new kind of room-clearing technique I've never heard of....

 thanks lumpy196

Thanks....

Quoted: Oops !!  By allah I have farted !! www.armytimes.com/content/editorial/editart/012606front2.JPG

Quoted: us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060124/i/r2787109801.jpg?x=380&y=252&sig=eDDfuAwmUk1IkWi.nd33fg-- Must be some new kind of room-clearing technique I've never heard of....

It's called "kill them all"

Thanks Lumpy!!!

Thanks Lumpy.  

Also, that pistol that the Iraqi police officer is holding behind his back... is that a Glock of some sort?  Perhaps a Glock 19?

"Oh!!!! You Got owned!!!!

Always worth the wait.

Quoted: Philippine Muslim rebels raise their guns during an assembly at the main base of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines June 4, 2005. Hundreds of people have fled a remote village in Maguindanao province on Mindanao after some 200 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front occupied the area following two days of fighting, a rebel spokesman and army officials said on Thursday. REUTERS/Erik de Castro

Never thought I'd see some MILF's I didn't like!  



Great pics, Lumpy  !  

WHOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!

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Thanks Lumpy.

Quoted: "Oh!!!! You Got owned!!!! www.armytimes.com/content/editorial/editart/012606front2.JPG

damn.. thats funny,,,

Quoted: us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060124/i/r2787109801.jpg?x=380&y=252&sig=eDDfuAwmUk1IkWi.nd33fg-- Must be some new kind of room-clearing technique I've never heard of....

naw...   didnt the gali<sp> have a bottle opener on it.. ?

well these have cigerate lighters on em..

Lots o Mexicanos with guns - quite scary.

its the new an imporved pancho villa !!!

Of all the pics I have seen of AKs in Iraq, I don't recall seeing many milled receiver guns.



Anyone know what it is? Chinese? Bulgarian?

Sweet. Thanks again.

Quoted: Thanks Lumpy.   Also, that pistol that the Iraqi police officer is holding behind his back... is that a Glock of some sort?  Perhaps a Glock 19?

Yep. G19 with the old Meprolite "factory" night sights.

Do they have BFAs attached or something? Because that's quite the muzzle flash.





Thanks again Lumpy, you're the man!

Quoted: Of all the pics I have seen of AKs in Iraq, I don't recall seeing many milled receiver guns. img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/glocker199/2006_01_26t090343_316x450_us_iraq_w.jpg Anyone know what it is? Chinese? Bulgarian?

Maybe they got their factory back up and running? They used to make thier own but I think those were stamped.

Great pics again Lumpy!!!!!!



Thanks

Quoted: Quoted: Of all the pics I have seen of AKs in Iraq, I don't recall seeing many milled receiver guns. img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/glocker199/2006_01_26t090343_316x450_us_iraq_w.jpg Anyone know what it is? Chinese? Bulgarian? Maybe they got their factory back up and running? They used to make thier own but I think those were stamped.

The Iraqis were purchased a large quantity of black plastic stocked milled Bulgarian AKs.

Visit the dark side of the board once in a while

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As always, great stuff Lump.......

Early morning BTT.

Great issue, L-196!

I especially like the first one in BIG ASS HI RES

and a few thoughts:

Releasing 450 Iraqi prisoners will raise the # of targets for our soldiers by a factor of 450

Shotties make great master-keys

Circling a bombed out hulk that used to be a car...is not investigating

Iraqi's have very cool AKs

Glock made out in this Iraqi thing

We could learn a thing or two from the IDF on urban war fighting

It is laughable when your newly elected political candidate poses with armed security thugs in a basement

Filipino's better take heed, there is gathering threat to your way of life.


And cool guns are everywhere!

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