Foto operative (REAL ACTION)

[.:Ombra:.]

puoi dire giuro! da scena cinematografica!

[Anelkiller]

meno male che "le protezioni non sono sufficienti"...
oltretutto sono tutti ragazzi giovanissimi... 20-24 anni.
tanto di cappello...

[Cpl. Jimenez]

questo marines ora se la ride, ma deve accendere un cero alla madonna grosso quanto una casa...

wow!!!!!!io ho un telino con un buco(ora c'è una toppa) proprio al centro come quello in foto.
chissà che il mio telino non fosse proprio quello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ihih

[Petro]

beh, si sa che la migliore protezione per un grunt è la bcp*

*botta di culo paurosa

un po' come quello che ad inizio conflitto in iraq venne salvato dal suo ipod (che fermò una pallottola che aveva superato la piastra)

[Petro]

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tank crewmen with battalion landing team 2/4, 11th marine expeditionary unit, get the chance nov. 21 to operate their vehicle for the first time since deploying to the western pacific and middle east in september. while embarked on ship, the tanks are positioned inches from each other making movement and maintenance difficult.

new mrap tackles the toughest terrain for meb-afghanistan

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the newest addition to marine expeditionary brigade-afghanistan’s motor pool, the mine resistant ambush protected – all terrain vehicle, arrived, nov. 16 at camp bastion in helmand province, afghanistan. the new vehicle provides crew members more survivability than its predecessor, the humvee.

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the mine resistant ambush protected – all terrain vehicle, right, offers more protection from roadside bombs as opposed to its predecessor, the humvee. the m-atv’s v-shaped hull is designed to redirect blasts away from its crew.

india co. marines stomp range 410a

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marines with company i, 3rd battalion, 7th marine regiment, stack up and wait as a breech is prepared at the combat center’s range 410a nov. 19. the company undertook platoon-level exercises as part of its pre deployment training process.

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lance cpl. christopher ryan maroney, a rifleman with company i, 3rd battalion, 7th marine regiment, watches as a smoke rises from the combat center’s range 410a nov. 19. the company culminated its platoon-level training at the range

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marines with company i, 3rd battalion, 7th marine regiment, wait to take an enemy position nov. 19, at the combat center’s range 410a. the company built up to platoon level training exercises at the range

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marines wait as a combat engineer attached to company i, 3rd battalion, 7th marine regiment, unravels a grappling hook before searching for land mines at the combat center’s range 410a nov. 19. the company assaulted a fortified position as part of its pre-deployment training.

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marines from company i, 3rd battalion, 7th marine regiment, lay down suppressive fire at the combat center’s range 410a nov. 19. the company did training to improve its platoons' abilities to move, shoot and communicate.

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cpl. carlos valencia, a squad leader with company i, 3rd battalion, 7th marine regiment, undoes a snag in his trousers on barbed wire at the combat center’s range 410a nov. 19. the company assaulted the range to improve their platoon skills in operating.

[Petro]

on july 2nd, 2009, four thousand us marines of the 2nd marine expeditionary brigade launched a major helicopter assault into a taliban stronghold in the helmand river valley in southern afghanistan in order to break a military stalemate with the insurgent group.

photos by danfung dennis

[Norse]

sbaglio o sono del documentario battle for hearts and minds. comunque molto belle.

[FnF]

@petro: quella storia dell'ipod era una buffonata,avevo letto da qualche aprte che in realtà l'ipod era in una tasca esterna all'iba..
cit.: "kevin garrad (3rd infantry division) was on a street patrol in iraq (tikrit i believe) and as he rounded the corner of a building an armed (ak-47) insurgent came from the other side. the two of them were within just a few feet of each other when they opened fire. the insurgent was killed and kevin was hit in the left chest where his ipod was in his jacket pocket. it slowed the bullet down enough that it did not completely penetrate his body armor. fortunately, kevin suffered no wound.".

[shadow77]

non si vede la foto

[Jarhead667]

non si vede la foto

eccola:


francamente non so quanto un ipod possa resistere ai colpi di un ak... però è sicuro che in parte ha aiutato ad assorbire il colpo.
questa è un pò la versione aggiornata della storia del soldato salvato dal suo zippo durante la guerra del vietnam.