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Snow in camp bastion this week


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Royal Air Force Typhoons from 121 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) fly over RAF Akrotiri prior to their return to the UK.

Ai Crown Copyright 2013. Photographer: SAC Helen Rimmer

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Some cool gear on this guy.


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A member of 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Regiment stands watch in front of a barn during Exercise RAFALE BLANCHE in St Sylvestre, Quebec on February 3, 2014.





There are some big exercises going on at the moment around the globe so lots of quality pics should be following.

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BLACK SEA (NNS) -- The U.S. 6th Fleet flag ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), with 300 Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners onboard, arrived in the Black Sea Feb. 4 to conduct scheduled maritime security operations. USS Taylor (FFG 50) will arrive in the Black Sea today.

Both ships will perform routine operations in the Black Sea to establish and enhance cooperation, mutual training and interoperability with regional partner nations and allies.

Taylor, with a crew of approximately 200 Sailors, is currently on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

This is in support of US olyimpians in case they need evacuating in response to terrorist threat.

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U.S. Air Force airmen from the 576th Flight Test Squadron missile handling team install a cable raceway on an intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. The missile handling team transports and handles ICBMs and performs operational check-out actions of the flight destruct ordnance package on the Minuteman III boosters. (U.S. Air Force)


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Russian Satan 3 icbm

It's hard to believe that just this one missile could render the UK to dust in a few minutes...frightening.


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Currently 59 are pointed at the west as of today :s


Good clip in link... - view external link (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lw7oKhIu60&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8lw7oKhIu60)

[ozfan]

We have enough missiles to destroy the planet several times over. Which is important really. More important than health, environment and well, anything else.

Here's Britain's latest $300 million project. Can't think of anything better to spend the money on. If your homeless, hungry and sick this will bring great comfort. - view external link (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-06/taranis-drone-uk-mod-bae-systems-woomera-south-australia/5242636)

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It's crazy oz that's for sure no country is immune even the Australian budget for 2013-14 is $113 billion. :O

link... - view external link (http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2013/05/14/minister-for-defence-budget-2013-14-defence-budget-overview/)

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Very sad oz. Something needs to change.

[MissWinnie]

We have enough missiles to destroy the planet several times over. Which is important really. More important than health, environment and well, anything else.

Here's Britain's latest $300 million project. Can't think of anything better to spend the money on. If your homeless, hungry and sick this will bring great comfort.

Oz, I frequently get the impression that our government thinks it is the homeless, hungry, and sick who are the real waste of money ... :blue:

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Joint coalition security forces prepare to board a MH-47 Chinook Helicopter during an operation to capture a Taliban commander Jan. 18, 2014, in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael G. Herrero/ Released)

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Shiny new tanks for China :s


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[ozfan]

It does seem that way,eh win. If it wasn't for the church the government would have voluntary euthanasia for the 70+ That would free up the cash a bit.

AV those tanks are probably North Korean swapped for some rice. The size of the Aussie war fund was a surprise but we do have lots of shiny new toys on order and Tony Abbot is doing his best to piss off the Indonesians.

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HMAS Canberra almost ready..

link... - view external link (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xW37X8YAfZM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxW37X8YAfZM)

[ozfan]

Yep and Adelaide coming next week. Pretty much the complete warship. A lot of techno in the internal wet/dry dock. I like the heavy reference that the boats will do significant humanitarian work.

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Yes all military hardware when not in use for defence should be used for humanitarian purposes.

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China-donated military trucks are delivered to the Cambodian army in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 7, 2014. China on Friday delivered 26 military trucks and 30,000 military uniforms to Cambodia. (Xinhua/Sovannara)

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A weapons load crew team prepares to load a GBU-12 munition onto an F-15E Strike Eagle Feb. 4, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The crew from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, loaded the rounds in preparaation for live-drop training while participating in the combat exercise Red Flag 14-1. By providing realistic combat training in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment, Red Flag 14-1 provides pilots with real-time war scenarios and helps ground crews test their readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton/Released)

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A B-2 Spirit from the 13th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., touches down for landing after completing a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Feb. 4, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions, and deploys to Nellis in support of a??blue forcea?? operations. During Red Flag training missions, the B-2 Spirit aircrews practice infiltrating contested enemy airspace and destroying high value targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz)

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Private First Class Cristian Mejia, javelin gunner, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Raleigh, N.C., shoots a javelin missile during a live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 26, 2014. Bravo Co. is dedicated to helicopter operations during their upcoming combat deployment to Afghanistan. The Marines were transported to the range by CH-46 sea knight and CH-53E super sea stallion helicopters. After they landed, the Marines maneuvered through a simulated urban environment with unique shock-absorbent walls. This allowed for them to engage in realistic live-fire training.
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Bet you don't see this on the news today but today is the first day the European missile defence starts to be put in place

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The first of four US high-tech destroyers arrived in Spain Tuesday to form a key part of a ballistic missile shield for Europe which Russia says directly threatens its security.

The USS Donald Cook took up station in the southern port of Rota from where it will operate as an anti-missile platform and take part in other tasks such as maritime security and NATO deployments, a statement said.

"For the first time, a ship of the United States Navy equipped with the Aegis ballistic missile-defence system is permanently based in Europe" NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. "The arrival of the USS Donald Cook marks a step forward for NATO, for European security, and for transatlantic cooperation," Rasmussen said.

Three other Aegis destroyers will be deployed over the next two years as the missile shield takes form after NATO agreed its d

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In times of heightened threats this system will also be deployed







The Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) Radar tracks, discriminates, and assesses the flight characteristics ofA?ballistic missiles. The SBX provides an advanced capability to the overall BallisticA?Missile Defense SystemA?(BMDS). It greatly increases theA?Missile DefenseA?Agencya??s ability to conduct operational and realistic testing of its Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Element, while providing an operational capability to the Combatant Commands.

Overview

The SBX is a unique combination of an advanced X-band radar mounted on a mobile, ocean-going, semi-submersible platform that provides theA?Ballistic MissileA?Defense System (BMDS) with an extremely powerful and capable radar that can be positioned to cover any region of the globe.The vessel is based on a fifth-generation semi-submersible oil drilling platform. It is twin-hulled, self-propelled, and stable in high winds a

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Hellenic Army exercise "Atsalini Vrohi" (Steel Rain) from Artilery units with RM 70 and M270 MLRS took place in Evros region near Greek-Turkish borders

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New Russian Su-35S:




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China subs in port

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Israel close to developing star wars laser missile defence.

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Austin Fouts, back, and Capt. Matthew Smith, front, conduct a pre-flight inspection on a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 11, 2014. The B-52 is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry a variety of weapons including nuclear and precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Remember when they had windscreens and wipers. :D

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Like everything else in China they are churning out mass numbers of warships along with planes, subs, aircraft carriers, missiles and nukes...

why ??

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A rocket launcher is pictured in front of Caucasus Mountain, near residential houses next to the Olympic Park in the Adler district of Sochi, January 29, 2014. Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games from February 7 to February 23. (*******/Alexander Demianchuk)

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Like everything else in China they are churning out mass numbers of warships along with planes, subs, aircraft carriers, missiles and nukes...

why ??

I guess to keep a powerful presence and influence in SE Asia. China doesn't have much history of invading other countries and usually concentrate on defense, such as the great wall.

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Hundreds of Royal Marines have been learning to survive in the harsh winter climate of northern Norway as part of an annual exercise called

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Cetus 14. The Marines from 3 Commando Brigade – along with their attached Royal Naval personnel – are being taught how to survive, move around on skis and also fight in the difficult conditions.

They must ski across the mountains while carrying weapons and 70lb bergens, construct makeshift shelters from brushwood, and build fires to keep warm and cook their dinner.Food is usually chicken, which they must kill themselves, and vegetables which they are taught how to prepare with only basic equipment.

Images by PO(Phot) Sean Clee