Volkssturm und britische Home Guard

Volkssturm und britische Home Guard

Hab ich das richtig erkannt und der Soldat ganz links trägt einen Luftschutzhelm?

Soldiers conduct military freefall training in Yuma, Ariz.
Special-operations students attending the Military Freefall Jumpmaster Course take an exam on planning high-altitude, high-opening airborne operations April 5 at the Military Freefall School at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Special-operations personnel attending the Advanced Tactical Infilitration Course prepare to conduct a high-altitude, high-opening airborne operation the morning of April 6 at the Military Freefall School at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force special-operations personnel attending the Military Freefall Jumpmaster Course conduct jumpmaster personnel inspections of military freefall equipment April 5 at the Military Freefall School at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Special-operations personnel attending the Advanced Tactical Infilitration Course prepare to conduct a high-altitude, high-opening airborne operation the morning of April 6 at the Military Freefall School at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Advanced Tactical Infilitration Course goes beyond standard military freefall operations
Soldiers attending the Advanced Tactical Infiltration Course at the Military Freefall School prepare to conduct a high-altitude, high-opening airborne operation March 9 over Yuma, Ariz.

A special-operations Soldier attending the Advanced Tactical Infiltration Course at the Military Freefall School exits an aircraft to conduct a high-altitude, high-opening airborne operation with a full combat load March 10 in Yuma, Ariz.

A cadre member assigned to the Advanced Tactical Infiltration Course at the Military Freefall School exits an aircraft in order to conduct a high-altitude, high-opening airborne operation Nov. 2, 2010 into the ocean off the coast of Key West, Fla.

A Military Freefall Parachutist Course student (front) deploys his parachute during a high-altitude, low-opening airborne operation at the Military Freefall School at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. Behind him, a parachutist course instructor stays close-by to ensure the student's safety throughout the free fall.

Cadre members assigned to the Military Freefall School conduct a high-altitude, low-opening airborne operation the morning of April 7 alongside Military Freefall Parachutist students at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Military Freefall Parachutist Course students conduct their first high-altitude, low-opening airborne operation at the Military Freefall School in Yuma, Ariz.

Cadre members assigned to the Military Freefall School conduct a high-altitude, low-opening airborne operation the morning of April 7 alongside Military Freefall Parachutist students at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.

Military Freefall Parachutist Course students conduct their first high-altitude, low-opening airborne operation at the Military Freefall School in Yuma, Ariz.

Mal ne Frage wenn die mit Atemmaske Springen.
Sind die nicht recht dünn angezogen? auf ner Höhe wo die Luft so dünn is, das man das braucht is es doch gehwöhnlich auch recht frisch, oder?

auf ner Höhe wo die Luft so dünn is

Auf 3000 Meter brauch man aber keine Atemmaske.
Die "lohnt" sich ja erst wenns einiges höher aufwärts geht und da is es dann auch überall kalt oder nicht?

Auf 3000 Meter brauch man aber keine Atemmaske.
Die "lohnt" sich ja erst wenns einiges höher aufwärts geht und da is es dann auch überall kalt oder nicht?

British Army soldiers with the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, wait inside the belly of a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron CH-53D Sea Stallion prior to takeoff during a troop extraction mission in support of operations, in southwestern Afghanistan, April 27. Coalition troops traveled to the Helmand River valley to interact with the local populace and counteract the insurgent presence there.

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Navy Seaman Daniel Freeman provides security as his squad exits a V-22 Osprey during Operation Black Dawn here, May 17. Freeman is a corpsman in 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company. Along with his squad, the Woodstock, Ga., native conducted security patrols and vehicle checks in the desert of Eastern Garmsir for 24-hours. During the operation, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment's focused on pinpointing trouble areas and narcotic smuggling lanes in Garmsir. The battalion supports Regimental Combat Team 1, the Marine ground combat element in Southern Helmand province. The mission of the RCT is to partner with Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations to secure the Afghan people, defeat insurgent forces, and enable Afghanistan to assume security responsibilities in the region. Ultimately, the partnered forces promote the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance.
Regimental Combat Team 1
Photo by Cpl. Colby Brown
Date Taken: 05.17.2011

Einigen wir uns schlicht und einfach auf leichte Infanterie

Visit by the NATO Secretary General to Norway
Army Summit 09 demonstration by Norwegian Special Forces

U.S. Army soldiers of Charlie Company 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade pull security while the Khwazha Bana Village is searched at Afghanistan, May 9, 2011.

A U.S. Army soldier of Charlie Company 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade works alongside fellow Afghan Army comrades during patrols and searches for homemade explosives in Khwazha Bana Village, Loi Cariz, Afghanistan, May 9, 2011.

Two Special Operations Group soldiers farewell Sergeant Brett Wood as he departs Tarin Kot airfield. Australian Army soldier Sergeant Brett Wood, MG was farewelled from Afghanistan in a memorial service and ramp ceremony at Multi National Base Tarin Kot. SGT Wood was killed in action on 23 May 2011 during a partnered Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) and Afghan National Police operation. After the memorial service, Sergeant Wood’s casket was placed onto a Long Range Patrol Vehicle (LRPV) by members of his platoon and led through an honour guard from the Task Group before his journey home.

Wounded Ranger to be awarded Medal of Honor

E-7 from 75th Ranger Regiment is 2nd living recipient since Afghanistan, Iraq wars began
Staff report
Posted : Tuesday May 31, 2011 18:26:25 EDT


Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry lost his right hand and suffered other wounds after throwing a grenade away from his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.

An Army Ranger who lost his right hand and suffered shrapnel wounds after throwing a grenade away from his fellow soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor July 12, the White House announced Tuesday.

Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry will be the second living Medal of Honor recipient from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Petry, like Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, who received the nation’s highest award for valor in November, will be honored for actions while serving in Afghanistan.

Petry, 31, will be recognized for his actions during combat operations May 26, 2008, in Paktya, Afghanistan.

“It's very humbling to know that the guys thought that much of me and my actions that day, to nominate me for that,” Petry said when he learned he had been nominated for the medal, according to an Army news story.

In 2008, Petry was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

On May 26, 2008, the soldiers were conducting a rare daytime raid to capture a high-value target, according to the Army.

Petry was to place himself with the platoon headquarters in the target building once it was secured and serve as the senior noncommissioned officer at the site for the remainder of the operation, according to the Army.

When he learned that one of the assault squads needed help clearing their assigned building, Petry told the platoon leader that he was moving to that squad to provide additional supervision and guidance. After the squad cleared the residential portion of the building, Petry took Pfc. Lucas Robinson to clear the outer courtyard.

At least three enemy fighters, positioned at opposite ends of the courtyard, were waiting for them.

When Petry and Robinson entered the courtyard and crossed an open area, an enemy fighter opened fire. A bullet went through both of Petry’s legs. Robinson was hit in his side plate by another round.

Petry led Robinson to cover behind a chicken coop while the enemy continued to fire. Petry reported that they had made contact and that he and Robinson were wounded.

Sgt. Daniel Higgins, a team leader at the building, moved to the outer courtyard to help his fellow Rangers.

As Higgins evaluated the two wounded soldiers, an enemy fighter threw a grenade that landed about 10 meters away from the three soldiers. The explosion knocked them to the ground and wounded Higgins and Robinson. Two more Rangers, Staff Sgt. James Roberts and Spc. Christopher Gathercole, entered the courtyard and moved to help.

The enemy threw yet another grenade. This time, it landed just a few feet from Higgins and Robinson.

Petry, despite his own wounds and with complete disregard for his own safety, moved toward the grenade, grabbed it and threw it away from his fellow Rangers, according to the Army.

The grenade detonated as Petry released it to throw it back at the enemy. His right hand was catastrophically amputated.

Petry remained calm and even placed a tourniquet on his own arm and reported his injury over the radio.

Meanwhile, Roberts began engaging the enemy with small arms fire and a grenade. He suppressed the enemy behind the chicken coop but another enemy fighter on the east end of the courtyard began firing and fatally wounded Gathercole.

Higgins and Robinson returned fire, killing the enemy, according to the Army.

Petry, who is from Santa Fe, N.M., is the ninth service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The first seven were awarded posthumously.

Spc. Ross McGinnis, Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor and Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham were honored posthumously for their actions in Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Robert Miller, Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti and Navy Lt. Michael Murphy were honored posthumously for their actions in Afghanistan.

Petry, who joined the Army in September 1999, is currently assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment and attached to Special Operations Command. He serves at Joint Base Lewis-McChord as a liaison for the SOCOM Care Coalition, where he tracks and monitors injured Rangers returning from combat operations to the initial place of care to home station care.

He has deployed eight times since Sept. 11, 2001 — twice to Iraq and six times to Afghanistan.

Quelle: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/05/ap-l...f-honor-053111/

Exercice des forces spéciales de la marine nationale
Les commandos Kieffer et Trepel, forces spéciales de la marine nationale, lors d'un exercice de lutte contre le terrorisme maritime. Après s'être emparé d'un bateau suspecté de contenir à son bord une présence terroriste, les commandos investissent un ilôt, refuge de terroristes.
Crédit : JJ Chatard/DICoD

Die Sérsveit ríkislögreglustjóra (,Spezialeinheit des nationalen Polizeikommandeurs‘), informelle Bezeichnung Víkingasveitin (,Wikingereinheit‘), ist eine polizeiliche Spezialeinheit zur Bewältigung von Krisensituation. Die Einheit orientiert sich an der deutschen GSG9 und dem britischen Special Air Service und setzt sich aus speziell ausgebildeten Angehörigen der Polizei zusammen. Zum Aufgabenspektrum gehören die nationale Sicherheit, Antiterroreinsätze, die Sicherheit von Staatsgästen sowie die Unterstützung der Polizei, soweit letzteres erforderlich ist. Die „Wikinger“ gliedern sich in fünf Züge, die auf verschiedene Aufgaben spezialisiert sind:
Einsatz und Entschärfung von Sprengstoffen
Bootszug zum Einsatz auf und unter dem Wasser
ein Scharfschützenzug zur gezielten Ausschaltung von Feinden und zur Aufklärung
ein Team zum nachrichtendienstlichen Einsatz
eine Fallschirmjägereinheit zur Sicherung von Häfen, für Überraschungsangriffe und Geiselbefreiungen aus Flugzeugen

Mitglieder dieser Einheit waren im Rahmen der NATO bereits auf dem Balkan und in Afghanistan aktiv. Ursprünglich unterstand die Einheit dem Polizeichef von Reykjavík, im Jahr 2004 wurde der Oberbefehl jedoch per Gesetz auf den Nationalen Polizeikommandeur übertragen.

Die Bilder über die isländische Polizeieinheit sind die grössten die ich von denen finden konnte.
Es sind wohl nur sehr wenige Bilder über diese Einheit in Umlauf.

SGT Neil Spackman, kitted out with body armour, helmet and rifle, on patrol in the area of Tarin Kot, Uruzgan as part of winter operations. Sergeant Neil Spackman is the last ‘Nasho,’ or National Servicemen, to have served with the Special Forces in Afghanistan. He has recently returned home from a deployment with the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) in Afghanistan, mentoring security forces and conducting population centric operations in enemy territory.

SGT Neil Spackman stands in front of a Bushmaster in Tarin Kot during his winter deployment to Afghanistan.

Generals of the Imperial Iranian Navy posing for a picture. General Rassai standing in the Middle

His Imperial Majesty and the IIN

His Imperial Majesty

This is a 1934-36 Persian Contract gun manufactured by Mauser for the Shah of Iran. This piece is a 8 inch (200mm) 9mm Parabellum which by serial number places it in the 2nd lot of pistols to leave Mauser in June 1936 for the Persian Military Contract. (535)

A coalition special operations forces member scans an area for insurgent activity as an AH-64 Apache provides air support during an operation to destabilize insurgent drug trade near Kajaki village, Afghanistan, June 2. During the operation, more than 1,000 pounds of black tar opium were destroyed by the Afghan led force.

Special Operations Task Group member kneels in the snow of the Uruzgan mountains scouting locations ahead. A prominent insurgent commander has been detained during combined operations between Afghan and Australian forces. The detention on the 16th of February occurred when Mentoring Task Force – Two (MTF – 2) personnel and their Afghan partners interdicted an insurgent shura (meeting). The operation was conducted based on intelligence provided by the Special Operations Task group (SOTG). Afghan National Security Forces and MTF – 2 conducted a cordon and search operation in the area linking the Baluchi and Chora Valleys and detained a number of persons of interest. SOTG transferred the detainees to the Initial Screening Area at Tarin Kot. Once processed one of the detainees was identified an insurgent commander from the Baluchi IED cell, which is responsible for a number of Afghan and coalition casualtie

A Special Operations Task Group member scans a valley during winter operations in Uruzgan.

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

Küstenwache von Somaliland. Scheint ja ein ziemlich armseeliges Häuflein zu sein. Mich wundert vor allem die Bekleidung des Herrn ganz rechts bzw. die Kappe seines Nebenmanns. Für mich sieht das Muster aus wie eine Mischung aus Woodland und Sträflingskleidung oder nem Schlafanzug.