The Awesome Military Photo Thread

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Pfc. Sebastian Rodriguez, machine gunner, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, fires an M240 machine gun during a night squad-attack exercise, here, May 22. MRF-D Marines used machine gunners, snipers and rifleman to suppress a simulated squad-sized enemy attack.Sgt. Sarah Fiocco

 

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A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft prepares to refuel an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft from the 124th Operations Support Flight over Utah Feb. 23, 2012.

 

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Marines with Battery N, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, fire an M777 A2 howitzer during a series of integrated firing exercises at the Combat Center's Quakenbush Training Area April 26, 2013.

 

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An RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle system prepares for the first autonomous landing aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Nashville (LPD 13) Jan. 17, 2006.

 

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Two SR-71 Blackbirds and their crew in full suit on the tarmac

 

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M1A1 Firing

 

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F-22 Raptor popping flares

 

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(October 26th, 2007) - Navy Divers and Special Operators from Seal Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDV-2) and Naval Special Warfare Logistics Support conduct Lock Out Training with the USS Hawaii (SSN 776) for material certification. Material certification allows operators to perform real-world operations anytime, anywhere.

 

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March 20, 2008. A (Merkava Mk.3) tank during a training day held in the Golan Heights for the 188th Armored Brigade. The goal of the day was to test the level of the brigade's combat fitness.

 

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French soldiers fire their LLR 81mm mortar while in Mali during the ongoing war with Islamic extremists.

 

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Saab J35Oe MkII Draken

 

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Polish MBT PT-91Ex "Twardy"

 

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Capt. Christopher Prout with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing shoots an AIM-7 Sparrow missile from an F/ A-18C Hornet near Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, on May 16, 2013.

 

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A member of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment fires a M72 LAW at insurgents, 28 October 2010

 

[abingdonboy]

My latest vid:

 

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Operation Bright Star


Operation Bright Star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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Capt. Christopher Prout with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing shoots an AIM-7 Sparrow missile from an F/ A-18C Hornet near Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, on May 16, 2013.

And here is the video-


Cockpit View: F/A-18C Hornet Fires AIM-7 Sparrow Missile | AiirSource - YouTube

 

[W.G.Ewald]

I never saw a flash from a main gun like that on the firing range, even at night if I am not badly snakebitten.

Maybe the film or digital camera responds over a wider light spectrum?

 

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Otokar unveiled TulPar, Ural and Cobra-2 Armoured Vehicles

Cobra-2

 

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Ural