Wobei sich mir die Frage stellt: Wie kommen die wieder weg? Das wird ein langer Abmarsch.

Und mir fällt auf dass die auch die Gesichter verpixeln.

wenn sie schon nicht mehr aus dem Flugzeug springen können, dann wenigstens übers Feld

Springen die Engländischen Fallschrimspringer denn nicht mehr aus Flugzeugen und tragen die Bezeichnung nur mehr aus Tradition? Wie zb afair bei den Amerikanern eine Airborne Einheit (afair die 101, oder bring ich da grad was komplett durcheinander )

Die Australieren lassen ihre SAS Soldaten ja auch nicht mehr aus dem Flugzeug springen?

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4126/257446...a_dd4c99f2_orig

Jemand eine Idee was sich unter dem Sichtfenster befinden könnte?

LUBAN, POLAND - APRIL 25: Members of the elite German national SEK police special forces and their Polish counterparts, the SPAP, demonstrate capabilities by foiling a staged border kidnapping during a presentation to the media on April 25, 2013 at Lesna near Luban, Poland. The two units have trained together in a project sponsored by the European Union to improve cross-border police anti-terrorism law enforcement. Getty Images

LUBAN, POLAND - APRIL 25: Members of the elite German national SEK police special forces and their Polish counterparts, the SPAP, demonstrate capabilities by foiling a staged border kidnapping during a presentation to the media on April 25, 2013 at Lesna near Luban, Poland. The two units have trained together in a project sponsored by the European Union to improve cross-border police anti-terrorism law enforcement. Getty Images

Hundreds of British and French troops show the Entente Cordiale is still alive and well as they take part in huge parachute exercise in Scotland
By Daily Mail Reporter
25 April 2013
Hundreds of British and French troops quite literally joined forces today as they took part in an international training exercise, practising parachute jumps and rapid landing in Scotland today.
About 1,300 soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army's rapid reaction force, and 300 troops from the French counterpart arrived by air in the West Freugh airfield near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway.
It is all part of practising their ‘theatre entry phase’ of Exercise Joint Warrior, a major military drill this month involving forces from the UK, US, France, Sweden, Germany, Italy and Holland.

Double drop: British soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, descend from the sky during joint exercise with French Airborne Forces in Stranraer, Scotland. Getty Images

As one: Exercise 'Joint Warrior' sees British and French airborne forces demonstrate their readiness to be deployed together on contingency operations, ranging from disaster relief to war fighting. Getty Images

Grounded: Exercise Joint Warrior is a a major military drill involving forces from the UK, US, France, Sweden, Germany, Italy and Holland. Getty Images

Super troopers: Nearly 13,000 military personnel from nine countries, including 5,250 from the UK, are expected to take part in the exercise. Getty Images

Sky high: About 1,300 Brits and and 300 French troops from arrived by air in the West Freugh airfield near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway. Getty Images

Just hanging: The exercise is a final training opportunity for the 2 PARA battlegroup ahead of taking on the Air Assault Task Force role from May. Getty Images

Big time: Exercise Joint Warrior is the largest military exercise in Europe planned this year. Getty Images

Finding their way: The Pathfinder Platoon during today's exercise in Stranraer, Scotland. Getty Images

Ready to go: A soldier from 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment unpacks his equipment after parachuting into the field where the exercise was held. Getty Images

In the field: Exercise Joint Warrior is held twice a year and aims to test how all sections of the British Army work together and with foreign allied forces. Getty Images

STRANRAER, SCOTLAND - APRIL 25: The Pathfinder Platoon during a British And French Airborne Forces joint exercise on April 25, 2013 in Stranraer, Scotland. Exercise 'Joint Warrior' sees British and French airborne forces demonstrate their readiness to be deployed together as the 'Intermediate Combined Joint Expeditionary Force' ( i-CJEF) on contingency operations, ranging from disaster relief to war fighting. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

STRANRAER, SCOTLAND - APRIL 25: Soldiers participate in a British And French Airborne Forces joint exercise on April 25, 2013 in Stranraer, Scotland. Exercise 'Joint Warrior' sees British and French airborne forces demonstrate their readiness to be deployed together as the 'Intermediate Combined Joint Expeditionary Force' ( i-CJEF) on contingency operations, ranging from disaster relief to war fighting. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

STRANRAER, SCOTLAND - APRIL 25: A member of 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) lands after parachuting from an aeroplane during a British And French Airborne Forces joint exercise on April 25, 2013 in Stranraer, Scotland. Exercise 'Joint Warrior' sees British and French airborne forces demonstrate their readiness to be deployed together as the 'Intermediate Combined Joint Expeditionary Force' ( i-CJEF) on contingency operations, ranging from disaster relief to war fighting. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

STRANRAER, SCOTLAND - APRIL 25: A soldier smiles during a British And French Airborne Forces joint exercise on April 25, 2013 in Stranraer, Scotland. Exercise 'Joint Warrior' sees British and French airborne forces demonstrate their readiness to be deployed together as the 'Intermediate Combined Joint Expeditionary Force' ( i-CJEF) on contingency operations, ranging from disaster relief to war fighting. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

STRANRAER, SCOTLAND - APRIL 25: The Pathfinder Platoon during a British And French Airborne Forces joint exercise on April 25, 2013 in Stranraer, Scotland. Exercise 'Joint Warrior' sees British and French airborne forces demonstrate their readiness to be deployed together as the 'Intermediate Combined Joint Expeditionary Force' ( i-CJEF) on contingency operations, ranging from disaster relief to war fighting. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

STRANRAER, SCOTLAND - APRIL 25: Soldiers participate in a British And French Airborne Forces joint exercise on April 25, 2013 in Stranraer, Scotland. Exercise 'Joint Warrior' sees British and French airborne forces demonstrate their readiness to be deployed together as the 'Intermediate Combined Joint Expeditionary Force' ( i-CJEF) on contingency operations, ranging from disaster relief to war fighting. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Soldiers of South Korea and the United States (R) stand guard in the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission Conference Building at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas, in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, April 23, 2013. North Korea demanded on Tuesday that it be recognised as a nuclear weapons state, rejecting a U.S. condition that it agree to give up its nuclear arms programme before talks can begin. After weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula, including North Korean threats of nuclear war, the North has in recent days begun to at least talk about dialogue in response to calls for talks from both the United States and South Korea. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

Genisten oefenen in het Belgische Brasschaat
2013 April 23. Genisten oefenen in het Belgische Brasschaat. Het doel van de oefening was het aanscherpen van de vaardigheden op het gebied van schieten in/om het water en het springen onder water. Hierbij werd dankbaar gebruik gemaakt van de ervaring en expertise van de Belgische collega’s. Oefendoelen: schieten met Glock van uit water, schieten vanuit kano en boot met Glock en diemaco, contactdrills en afbreken gevecht op en om het water, werken met springstoffen onder water, samenwerken met Belgische collega's. Foto's zijn gemaakt door kpl1 Zadrach Salampessy [AHH]

Des dragons dans la neige…
Le 3e escadron du 13e Régiment de dragons parachutistes s’est rendu à Arvidsjaur en Suède, du 12 au 23 mars 2013, afin d’effectuer un entraînement grand froid en collaboration avec le K4, le bataillon d’instruction en milieu extrême. Le 13e régiment de dragons parachutistes (13e RDP) est une formation interarmes spécialisée dans la recherche du renseignement par des moyens humains. Il appartient à la brigade des forces spéciales Terre (BFST). Système complet de renseignement, il assure la recherche, le traitement et la diffusion du renseignement. En temps de paix, il contribue à satisfaire les besoins en renseignement d’intérêt militaire. En temps de crise ou de guerre, il participe à la décision d’engagement des forces, puis à la conduite de la manœuvre aux échelons les plus élevés du commandement.

Armement en dotation au K4 (le bataillon suédois d’instruction en milieu extrême). Les fusils d'assaut disposent d'aides à la visée électronique (AIM point), d'une lampe torche et d'un pointeur laser - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre —Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Démonstration d'une progression avec tirs par des militaires suédois du K4 (bataillon suédois d’instruction en milieu extrême)à des équipiers du 13e RDP - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Démonstration d'une progression avec tirs par des militaires suédois du K4 (le bataillon suédois d’instruction en milieu extrême) à des équipiers du 13e RDP. L'exercice consiste à tirer sur des cibles fixes dans différentes positions tout en effectuant des mouvements tactiques. La difficulté est d'évoluer avec l'équipement et les skis - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Des équipiers du 13e RDP s'exercent aux techniques suédoises de progression à skis - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Matériel d'un équipier du 13e RDP en vue d'un raid de plusieurs jours. Le 3e escadron du 13e régiment de dragons parachutistes 13e RDP, est spécialisé dans le milieu montagne et grand froid - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Préparation et étude de carte par un équipier du 13e RDP en vue d'un raid de plusieurs jours. Le couteau au premier plan est fourni par l'armée suédoise pour l'exercice - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Départ d'une équipe de recherche du 13e RDP et de 2 militaires suédois pour un raid de plusieurs jours. Le soldat au premier plan est équipé d'un fusil d'assaut HK 416 - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Tir à l'HK416 par un équipier du 13e RDP. L'arme est équipée d'un pointeur laser, d'une aide à la visée EOTech et d'une lunette à grossissement X 3 - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre —Alexandru Aparaschivei Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Tube arrière lors d'une séance de tir pour une équipe de recherche du 13e RDP. La technique du tube arrière consiste à rompre le contact avec l'ennemi en assurant une permanence des feux - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Tir minimi par un équipier du 13e RDP. Le 3e escadron du 13e régiment de dragons Parachutistes, spécialisé montagne et grand froid, s'est rendu à Arvidsjaur, en Suède, du 12 au 23 mars 2013, afin d'effectuer un entrainement grand froid en collaboration avec le K4, le bataillon d'instruction en milieu extrême suédois - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Détail d'une cible suédoise sur un pas de tir où des équipiers du 13e RDP s'exercent - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Prise en main par un équipier du 13e RDP du canon sans recul antichar portatif de 84mm suédois M3 Carl Gustav (appelé en Suède Grg M48) lors d'une séance de tir - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Progression à skis pour une équipe de recherche du 13e RDP - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Progression à skis avec pulka pour une équipe de recherche du 13e RDP. La pulka est le traineau que tire le second équipier. Ce traineau permet de porter du matériel, évitant ainsi aux hommes d'être trop lourds sur la neige - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Une équipe de recherche du 13e RDP tombe en garde avant d'aborder un découvert lors d'une progression à skis. L'équipier est équipé d'un fusil d'assaut HK 416 équipé d'un pointeur laser, d'un EOTech et d'une lunette avec multplicateur de focale X3. En arrière-plan on aperçoit la pulka (traineau permettant de transporter du matériel afin d'alléger le soldat) - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Détail d'une chasuble d'un équipier du 13e RDP en tenue montagne et grand froid - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Confection d'une cache à la manière de l'armée suédoise pour une équipe de recherche du 3e escadron du 13e RDP. Une fois la cache réalisée ils n'en sortiront plus jusqu'à la fin de leur mission - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Un équipier du 13e RDP procède à l'envoi de données à l'intérieur d'une cache fabriquée à la manière de l'armée suédoise. À gauche on peut distinguer la Pulka (traineau) - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Un équipier du 13e RDP procède à l'envoi de données à l'intérieur d'une cache fabriquée à la manière de l'armée suédoise. Il envoie des images d'un objectif photographié depuis sa cache - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Des équipiers du 13e RDP préparent un feu lors d'un cours sur la survie en milieu grand froid. Pour démarrer le feux, ils isolent le foyer en disposant des branches de sapin sur le sol enneigé puis ils font un petit tas de lichen et d'écorce. L'étincelle est produite en frottant la lame d'un couteau sur une barre de magnésium - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Un instructeur du K4 (le bataillon suédois d’instruction en milieu extrême) allume un feu durant un cours sur la survie en milieu grand froid à des équipiers du 13e RDP - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — hier: Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Un équipier du 13e RDP attise les braises d'un feu lors d'un cours de base sur la survie en milieu grand froid - Crédits : Jérome Bardenet/SIRPA Terre — Arvidsjaur, Norrbottens Län.

Unidentified soldier of the First AIF
ID Number: P06003.001
Place made: Unknown
The photograph was probably taken in Australia, pre-embarkation, sometime between 1915 and 1918.
Featured in the Memorial's 2008 exhibition Icon and Archive, the identity of this striking-looking man is not known and the Memorial had a lot of responses from people with possible identifications, none of which have been him.

Father and son, 1916
ID Number: P05483.001
Maker: Eden Studios
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Studio portrait of 1626 Private (Pte) Walter Henry Chibnall, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, pictured with his son William Beresford (Billy) Chibnall. A miner of Beaufort Vic, Pte Chibnall enlisted on 15 March 1916 and embarked on HMAT Ascanius with the 1st Reinforcements on 27 May 1916. He was transferred to the 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery on 7 August 1916 where he was promoted to Corporal (Cpl) on 15 September 1917. He was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium, on 12 October 1917, aged 32, when he and a comrade were hit by a shell while taking shelter in a crater. He is commemorated on The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Serving with the number VX39948, Pte Billy Chibnall enlisted during the Second World War, serving with the 2/21st Battalion. He was taken prisoner of war and died, aged 30, on 20 February 1942 at Ambon.

Australian troops going into action, 25 April 1915
ID Number: G00907
Maker: Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) Bean
Gallipoli, Plugge's Plateau, 25 April 1915
Australian troops going into action across Plugge's Plateau after the landing on 25 April. Men in front may be seen kneeling in the scrub. The troops were under fire from the other side of Shrapnel Valley. This scene is from a Turkish trench overlooking the Anzac Cove beach.

G'day in Korea, 1951
ID Number: P01813.538
Maker: Robertson, Ian
Korea
Private (Pte) Chris Bell-Chambers, a member of the Sniper Section, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smiles and waves to a group of Korean children who have emerged from their hiding place after their village has been cleared of enemy forces. Snow lies on the ground and on the roofs of houses in the village. The rifle Pte Bell-Chambers is carrying on his shoulder is a .303 inch Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) No.1 MkIII*(HT).

One of these two soldiers is Private Simpson.
ID Number: HOBJ3243
Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made: Korea

Private Danny Matthews 1 RAR on the Kansas Line in Korea
Phillip Oliver Hobson (photographer)
Korea: 38th Parallel
3 December 1954
Ready in his fighting pit as the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australia Regiment manned its positions in the Kansas Line in Korea, is Private Danny Matthews of Goonellabah, Lismore, NSW. He is wearing his parka for protection against the icy wind blowing up from the slowly freezing Imjin River. After Private Matthews completed his National Service training, he joined the Regular Army sixteen months ago and has been in Korea for seven months.

National Service training at Wacol
Bruce Colin Reedman (photographer)
Wacol, Queensland
August 1958
A camouflaged bren gun trench taken during a trek by A Company, 11th National Service Training Battalion basic training at Wacol, Qld.

Gunner Ernie Widders writes a letter from Vietnam
John Alfred Ford (photographer)
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
May 1971
Gunner Ernie Widders of Armidale, NSW, takes time out during a break in operations in Phuoc Tuy Province, to write a letter. Gunner Widders, who was a shearer before being called up for National Service, is a member of C Company, 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment). The battalion has just completed its final operation in the war zone and will return to Australia later this month.

Tracker dogs, 1967
ID Number: CAM/67/0411/VN
Maker: Bryan Campbell
Place made: Vietnam: South Vietnam
Two black Labrador dogs which had a lot of sniffing to do during Operation Lismore that was completed by 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR). The dog handlers are 19983 Private (later Lance Corporal (L Cpl)) Thomas Douglas (Tom) Blackhurst of Swansea, NSW (left), with Justin and 43921 L Cpl Norman Leslie (Norm) Cameron of Kingston, SA, (right) with Cassius. The dogs were responsible for locating Viet Cong fighters and some enemy installations. L Cpl Blackhurst was killed in action on 17 April 1971 while serving with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. He was a radio operator, calling in helicopter of 9 Squadron RAAF for a medical evacuation. The helicopter crashed, killing L Cpl Blackhurst and 3170244 L Cpl John Francis Gillespie of 8 Field Ambulance, the medic on board.

Ranger Marksmanship Instructor’s Course, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Ranger leaders participated in a two week Ranger Marksmanship Instructor’s Course. The training consisted of M9 pistol firing drills and M4/SCAR marksmanship that included alternate firing positions, recoil management, barricade, and Close Quarters Marksmanship.

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fire M4 Carbines while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fires M4 Carbines and an M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistols while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fire M4 Carbines while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

I Believe I Can Fly
Master Sgt. Cory Paskavan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force platoon sergeant, reenlists at 10,000 feet above sea level during a parachute operation during Exercise Eagle Reslove over Qatar, April 26, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone/Released)

A Ranger from 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, scans for insurgent fighters during a combat operation in Paktiya Province, Afghanistan, April 17, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Codie M. Mendenhall)

die Farben passen einfach absolut nicht mehr (man könnte meinen Multicam ist auf eine frische Frühlingswiese hin ausgelegt)
ganz übel fand ich es bei den (ansonsten sehr interessanten) Bildern mit dem schweren Gerät aus Singapur in Bergen im GG-Bilderthread.
(Aber hey, diese Diskussion gab es ja auch beim Pressefoto des Jahres, ich bin also nicht der einzige, der das nicht mag)

Thompson 45 cal sub machine gun firing at MACV Recondo School - 1967
(Photo courtesy of Mark Miller)

MACV Recondo School - Firing Range Nha Trang RVN
(Photo courtesy of Mark Miller)

MACV Recondo School - 1967
(Photo courtesy of Mark Miller)

Force march - MACV Recondo School - 1967
(Photo courtesy of Mark Miller)

Preparing to rappel at Recondo School - 1967
(Photo courtesy of Mark Miller)

The 2012 Army Photographic Competition Awards

The overall winning image in the Army Photographic Competition 2012 shows British soldiers climbing on board an aircraft at the end of a joint mission with the Afghan army. The photo was taken by Sgt Mark Nesbit RLC.
Picture: Sgt Mark Nesbit RLC (Phot)/MoD/Crown Copyright

Runner-up photo by Cpl Wes Calder shows soldiers from the Brigade Reconnaissance Force protecting themselves as a US Marine Corp Sea Stallion lands in Afghanistan

Army Amateur Portfolio runner-up Captain M Claydon's photo 'Watching your arcs'

Pro Portfolio winner: Sgt Mark Nesbit RLC. A Squadron from the 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards (QDG - The Welsh Cavalry) form part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) with soldiers from 1 YORKS and have carried out a partnered operation with the Afghanistan National Security Forces from 3/215 Brigade in an area that was previously an insurgent stronghold. The Afghanistan Reconnaissance Company or Tolay, took the lead on a search and disrupt operation, which took place North East of Route Langholm in Helmand. Troops from the Brigade Advisory Group (BAG) 2 Rifles were along to monitor the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers and have been responsible for training and advising them over the past 5 months. The Bridgade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) were working with them for the first time in this type of operation, which saw soldiers pushing into a former insurgent stronghold to disrupt insurgent activity and speak to Local Nationals (LNs). The Officer Commanding BRF Major Justin Stenhouse QDG (35) from Sussex has been impressed with the ANSF troops.Picture: Sgt Mark Nesbit RLC/MoD/Crown Copyright via Getty Images

Army Operational Image (Pro) runner-up: The Brigade Reconnaissance Force finds a massive insurgent explosive storage site during an operation in the green zone.The soldiers, most of whom serve with the Light Dragoons headed out into the area of Shurkai in Helmand province under the cover of darkness in order to push deep into the territory and reach the suspect compounds before the enemy was even aware that they were on the ground. Whilst searching the compound the soldiers came across a bunker with a booby trapped door. Bomb disposal experts were called in to deactivate the Improvised Explosive Device and on further inspection of the bunker they found explosives and the parts to make many more. In total the troops found 30 pressure plates, five remote control devices, 20 kilos of homemade explosives, some rifles, RPG warheads, mortars and various component parts. The devices where then moved a safe distance away from civilian compounds and destroyed in a controlled explosion.Picture: Cpl Barry Lloyd RLC/MoD/Crown Copyright via Getty Images

Raid des parachutistes sur Lang Son, commandé par le lieutenant-colonel Ducourneau (opération Hirondelle)

Le 17 juillet 1953, vers 08h du matin, le lieutenant Rivier, médecin-chef du 6e BPC (Bataillon de Parachutistes Coloniaux) observe son unité en pleine phase de largage (au nord de Lang Son, le long de la Route Coloniale 4), lors de l'opération "Hirondelle". Cette opération a pour objectif de détruire les dépôts de matériels et d'armes, situés à proximité de la ville, devenue une plaque tournante de l'aide de la République Populaire de Chine au Viêt-minh depuis octobre 1950. ECPAD

Des parachutistes coloniaux d'une des deux CIP (Compagnie Indochinoise Parachutiste) du 6e BPC (Bataillon de Parachutistes Coloniaux) observent un largage au début de l'opération "Hirondelle". Un mortier de 60 mm est visible au premier plan, les identifiant comme membres d'une section d'appui. On distingue quelques foulards de couleur identifiant les CIP du 6e BPC : foulard jaune pour la 6e CIP (lieutenant Magnillat) ou blanc pour la 26e CIP (capitaine de Wilde). ECPAD

Au cours de la phase initiale de l'opération "Hirondelle", deux parachutistes coloniaux du 8e GCP (Groupement de Commandos Parachutistes), servant un fusil-mitrailleur de type 24/29, profitent du thé offert par un civil de Lang Son, tout en restant sur leur qui-vive. ECPAD

Lors de l'opération "Hirondelle", trois parachutistes coloniaux (dont le "meilleur piégeur du bataillon", au milieu) du 8e GCP (Groupement de Commandos Parachutistes) posent au pied d'un panneau indicateur à Lang Son. ECPAD

Au cours de l'opération "Hirondelle", un tireur au fusil-mitrailleur 24/29 du 8e GCP (Groupement de Commandos Parachutistes) consulte une affiche de propagande chinoise vantant la puissance de l'armée de la République Populaire de Chine, qui fournit une énorme assistance logistique au Viêt-minh (1 000 tonnes par mois pour l'année 1953, 4 000 tonnes par mois en 1954). ECPAD

Lors de l'opération "Hirondelle", un parachutiste du 8e GCP (Groupement de Commandos Parachutistes) servant un fusil-mitrailleur de type 24/29, est posté à l'angle d'un bâtiment près d' une affiche de propagande de la République Populaire de Chine . Son bataillon est chargé de prendre et tenir Lang Son et d'assister le 6e BPC (Bataillon de Parachutiste Coloniaux) pour trouver et détruire les dépôts du Viêt-minh aux calcaires de Ky Lua. ECPAD

Le commandant Bigeard, chef du 6e BPC (Bataillon de Parachutistes Coloniaux), au cours de l'opération "Hirondelle" visant à détruire un important stock d'armes et de matériels dans les grottes des calcaires de Ky Lua, à Lang Son (plaque tournante de l'aide logistique de la République Populaire de Chine au Viêt-minh depuis octobre 1950). ECPAD