Let's see how much interest we get in this thread...
Indonesian Army carry the coffin of Kevin Alexander Soetjipto a victim of the AirAsia flight QZ8501 after he was handed over to his family at the police hospital on January 2 2015 in Surabaya Indonesia. A massive recovery operation has begun following confirmation from Indonesian officials that remains and debris found in waters off Borneo are from the missing AirAsia plane. Flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore with 162 people on board lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Oscar Siagian/***** Images)
Lebanese army soldiers and policemen carry the coffin of Lebanon's former prime minister Omar Karami during his funeral in Tripoli northern Lebanon January 2 2015. Lebanon's former prime minister Karami has died aged 80 after an illness.
A woman walks with children as they look at a site hit by what activists say was a missile fired last night by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Bayyada neighbourhood January 2 2015
A U.S. soldier from Dragon Troop of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment fires a Javelin missile system during their first training exercise of the new year near operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan January 1 2015.
An injured passenger is being carried on a stretcher as he and some 40 of the survivors of the Norman Atlantic ferry fire finally stepped ashore in the port of Taranto Italy Wednesday Dec. 31 2014. They arrived by one of the cargo ships that took aboard passengers from the flaming smoke-shrouded ferry in the first hours after the blaze down in the car deck sent people shaken out of their sleep to scrambling for their lives and take shelter -- in freezing cold pelted by rain and buffeted by gale-force wind on the top uncovered deck. (AP Photo/Cosimo Calabrese)
A man (C) and his daughter (2nd L) both rescued from the Norman Atlantic ferry disembark from a Greek Airforce C-130 military cargo aircraft at the Elefsina military airport near Athens December 29 2014
Smoke billows from the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea Monday Dec. 29 2014. Fighting high winds and stormy seas helicopter rescue crews on Monday evacuated the last of hundreds of people trapped aboard a Greek ferry that caught fire off Albania.(AP Photo/Italian Navy ho)
Rescuers assist a passenger of the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea in Bari harbor southern Italy Monday Dec. 29 2014. A ferry carrying nearly 500 people caught fire off the Greek island of Corfu early Sunday trapping passengers on the top decks as gale-force winds and choppy seas hampered the evacuation. Greek and Italian rescue helicopters and vessels struggled to reach the stricken ferry with nearby merchant ships lining up to form a wall against the raging gusts. (AP Photo/Luigi Mistrulli)
In this image released by the Italian Navy passengers of the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea are rescued from the Italian Navy ship San Giorgio Monday Dec. 29 2014
A person is lifted on an Italian Navy helicopter as the car ferry Norman Atlantic burns in waters off Greece December 28 2014 in this handout video grab of the Italian Marina Militare. Italian and Greek helicopter crews prepared to work through the night to airlift passengers in pairs off a burning ferry adrift in the Adriatic Sea battling darkness and bad weather that hampered rescue efforts by other ships throughout Sunday.
Supporters and opponents of Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny clash during unsanctioned protest in Manezhnaya Square in Moscow Russia Tuesday Dec. 30 2014. The unsanctioned protest came hours after Alexei Navalny was found guilty of fraud and given a suspended sentence. Navalny who has been under house arrest since February is accused of breaking the terms of his house arrest to attend the rally and was detained by police as he approached the site of the protest. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Police officers detain protesters during an unsanctioned protest in Moscow Russia Tuesday Dec. 30 2014.
Policemen block supporters of Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny during a rally in protest against court verdict next to a festive decoration at Manezhnaya Square in Moscow December 30 2014. A Russian court gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence on Tuesday for embezzling money but jailed his brother for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent.
Indian policemen arrive to rehearse for the Republic Day parade amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi January 2 2015. India will celebrate its annual Republic Day on January 26.
Burned Afghan National Army trucks wait to be demolished on the massive Bagram Air Field in the Parwan province of Afghanistan January 2 2015. The base is being shrunk by demolishing large swaths of housing in order to hold roughly 13000 foreign troops mostly Americans who will remain in the country under a new two-year mission named "Resolute Support" to train Afghan troops.
The Norman Atlantic ferry is being towed into the port of Brindisi Italy Friday Jan. 2 2015. The blaze that broke out Sunday and torched the ferry has killed at least 11 people and authorities prepared to search it for possible more dead. Italy says 477 people were rescued most by helicopters that plucked survivors off the top deck in gale-force winds and carried them to nearby boats. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Local residents dressed as Father Frost an equivalent of Santa Claus and his granddaughter Snegurochka (Snow-Maiden) walk with servicemen as they visit check points of the Ukrainian army and self-defence units to congratulate the military with the coming of a New Year near Lysychansk Luhansk region January 2 2015.
Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian protester during clashes following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus January 2 2015
BAHRAIN (Dec. 19 2014) Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 Det. 1 conducts search and rescue training alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maui (WPB 1304). HSC-26 is a forward deployed naval force asset attached to Commander Task Force (CTF) 53 to provide combat logistics and search and rescue capability throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joan E. Jennings/Released)
BAHRAIN (Dec. 19 2014) Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 Det. 1 conducts a vertical onboard delivery with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maui (WPB 1304). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joan E. Jennings/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 31 2014) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 makes one of the final arrested recoveries of 2014 on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the area supporting maritime security operations strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 31 2014) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 makes the final launch of 2014 from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)
YOKOSUKA Japan (Jan. 1 2015) Fireworks erupt above the Yokosuka skyline during a New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Cavagnaro/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 28 2014) Visit board search and seizure team members from the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) talk with fisherman during approach assist and visit operations. Mitscher is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony R. Martinez/Released)
CHANGI NAVAL BASE Singapore (Dec. 29 2014) The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) gets underway. Sampson leaves Singapore after a scheduled port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)
CHANGI NAVAL BASE Singapore (Dec. 29 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) shifts colors upon its arrival to Singapore. Fort Worth is on a 16-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of the Asia-Pacific rebalance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 27 2014) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 enters the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Fort McHenry part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Austin/Released)
VIRGINIA BEACH Va. (Dec. 28 2014) The joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV-1) departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Spearhead is deploying to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security efforts and to help build partnerships in the Gulf of New Guinea and off the coast of West Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Desmond Parks/Released)
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Dec. 26 2014) Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) prepare the ship's forecastle for an eastbound transit of the Strait of Gibraltar. Fort McHenry part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Austin/Released)
VALENCIA Spain (Dec. 29 2014) The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) pulls into the port of Valencia Spain. Fort McHenry part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Austin/Released)
RED SEA (Dec. 23 2014) The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires its MK-45 5-inch 54/62 caliber gun during a live-fire exercise. Dewey is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Vazquez/Released)
ROTA Spain (Dec. 26 2014) Sailors raise the "Navy Jack" as the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) pulls into Naval Station Rota Spain. The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis/Released)
Ford Ranger ? What a waste !
Indonesian police stand on the deck of the National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) ship during a search operation for the victims of AirAsia flight QZ 8501 at Java Sea Indonesia Saturday Jan. 3 2015.
Members of the National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) stand on KN SAR Purworejo ship during a search operation for the victims of AirAsia flight QZ 8501 on the Java Sea Indonesia Saturday Jan. 3 2015. Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of the ill-fated jetliner after sonar equipment detected large objects on the ocean floor one week after the plane went down in stormy weather. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesian crew members scan the surface of the sea during the search for wreckage from AirAsia flight QZ8501 on January 1 2015 (AFP Photo/Bagus Indahono)
In this Thursday Jan. 1 2015 file photo Indonesian police carry parts of a plane found floating on the water near the site where AirAsia Flight 8501 disappeared at Kumai port in Pangkalan Bun Thursday Jan. 1 2015. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim File)
Russian rescuers unload gears from their Beriev Be-200 amphibious aircraft upon arrival to reinforce a search operation for the victims and the wreckage of the ill-fated AirAsia Flight 8501 at Pangkalan Bun Airport Indonesia Saturday Jan. 3 2015.
Members of the National Search and Rescue Agency carry coffins containing bodies of the victims aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 to transfer to Surabaya at the airport in Pangkalan Bun Indonesia Saturday Jan. 3 2015. Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of the flight after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor a full week after the plane went down in stormy weather. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Indonesian military personnel sit with a coffin containing the body of a victim of AirAsia Flight 8501 in an ambulance upon arrival at Juanda Naval Airbase in Surabaya East Java Indonesia Saturday Jan. 3 2015.(AP Photo/Trisnadi)
Palestinian Fatah movement fighters parade during a rally marking the 50th anniversary of the movement's creation in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 31 2014 (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani )
Police patrols the Norman Atlantic ferry after it was towed into the port of Brindisi southern Italy Saturday Jan. 3 2015. Wearing gas masks against the smoke Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday and retrieved a data recorder they hope will help them discover what caused a deadly blaze. Some parts of the ferry are still burning making difficoult the search for any more bodies in the maritime disaster that has already killed 11 people. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officers carry the coffin of their colleague who was killed in a India Pakistan cross border firing in Jammu India Thursday Jan. 1 2015.
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers pay homage to their colleague who was killed in a India Pakistan cross border firing in Jammu India Thursday Jan. 1 2015. Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire Wednesday near the cease-fire line that divides the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir leaving two dead on the Pakistani side and one on the Indian side officials said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers shout slogans in the memory of their colleague who was killed in a India Pakistan cross border firing during his funeral in Jammu India Thursday Jan. 1 2015
Icelander military ship Landhelgisgaeslan escorts the Ezadeen ship with some 500 Syrian would be immigrants at Corigliano harbour on January 2 2015 (AFP Photo/Alfonso Di Vincenzo)
Russian rescuers unload gear from their Beriev Be-200 amphibious aircraft upon arrival to reinforce a search operation for the victims and the wreckage of the ill-fated AirAsia Flight 8501 at Pangkalan Bun Airport Indonesia Saturday Jan. 3 2015. Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of the flight after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor a full week after the plane went down in stormy weather. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Corigliano Calabro (Italy) 01/03/2015.- A man carrying a child receives supply goods after disembarking from the cargo ship 'Ezadeen' following the vessel's arrival in the southern Italian port of Corigliano Italy 03 January 2015 morning. About 450 refugees arrived late 02 January in the southern Italian port town on board the ship that had been abandoned by human traffickers in the Mediterranean Sea. The refugees mostly from Syria were aboard the nearly 50-year-old freighter that was designed for livestock transport under the flag of Sierra Leone. Many suffered from hypothermia. (Italia Siria)
Corigliano Calabro (Italy) 01.03.2015.- Italian police looks at migrants aboard the cargo ship 'Ezadeen' after the vessel arrived in the southern Italian port of Corigliano Italy 03 January 2015 morning.
Indonesia Navy helicopters airlifting the bodies of the victims on board the ill-fated AirAsia Flight 8501 arrive at the airport in Pangkalan Bun Indonesia Saturday Jan. 3 2015.
Great pics gents -- thank you. Happy New Year!
RL
U.S. Navy personnel from the USS Sampson(DDG 102) unload a body from a helicopter as National Search and Rescue Agency personnel and Indonesian policemen receive it upon arrival at the airport in Pangkalan Bun Indonesia on Friday Jan. 2 2015. Dozens of bodies have now been pulled from the Java Sea where an AirAsia flight crashed on Dec. 28 2014.
Side note: How do they hoist a dead body into a helicopter? Must be very traumatic for the rescue swimmer?
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for posting gents! Great photos.
Side note: How do they hoist a dead body into a helicopter? Must be very traumatic for the rescue swimmer?
CAMP PENDLETON Calif. (Dec. 8 2014) Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 navigate to the forward operating base while on patrol during Block Training 2014. Block Training is a combination of classroom instruction and practical hands-on field demonstrations meant to build unit cohesion and hone war-fighting skills in a tactical environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Eric Chan/Released)
CAMP PENDLETON Calif. (Dec. 6 2014) Sailors attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 form a defensive line while on patrol during Block Training 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Eric Chan/Released)
CAMP PENDLETON Calif. (Dec. 7 2014) Command Master Chief Douglas Heiner from Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 dons his M50 gas mask during a simulated gas attack while taking part in Khaki Field Training Exercise (FTX) 2014. Khaki FTX is a combination of classroom instruction and practical hands-on field demonstrations meant to build unit cohesion and hone war-fighting skills in a tactical environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Eric Chan/Released)
Turkish-Syrian Border
Two lucky Turkish Army soldiers (who are doing their military service as a border troop at the Syrian-Turkish border) met their families during the night watch
Palestinian security forces patrol the Rafah area in the southern Gaza ***** on the border with Egypt on Jan 3 2015. Gaza emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that Palestinian Zaki Houbi 17 was killed Friday by Egyptian soldiers at the border between the Gaza ***** and Egypt. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar)
Pakistani rangers guard along the Pakistan-India border area of Wagah in eastern Pakistan's Lahore on Jan. 3 2015. Pakistan army said that Indian forces shelled its border areas and killed a 13-year-old girl on Saturday. (Xinhua/Sajjad)
A Pakistani ranger talks on wireless as he guards along the Pakistan-India border area of Wagah in eastern Pakistan's Lahore on Jan. 3 2015.
Indonesian Air Force prepares to conduct search operation of AirAsia flight QZ8501 at Java Sea in Indonesia Jan. 3 2015. Rescuers have discovered two big objects considered to be parts of the crashed AirAsia plane at seabed in Indonesian waters rescuer said here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)
Indonesian Air Force personnel conduct search operation of AirAsia flight QZ8501 on Navy's CN-235 transport plane at Java Sea in Indonesia Jan. 3 2015
An Indonesian warship KRI Banda Aceh is seen during the search operation of AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Navy's CN-235 transport plane at Java Sea in Indonesia Jan. 3 2015. Rescuers have discovered two big objects considered to be parts of the crashed AirAsia plane at seabed in Indonesian waters rescuer said here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)
Two Taliban men stand handcuffed after being captured with weapons during an operation by Afghan policemen in Nangarhar province eastern Afghanistan on Jan. 3 2015. (Xinhua/Tahir Safi)
Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian protester during a protest against the Israeli check points at the Israeli Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus Jan. 1 2015. (Xinhua/Nidal Eshtayeh)
A protester hurls back a tear-gas canister shot by Israeli soldiers during a protest against the expanding of Jewish settlements in Kufr Qadoom Village near the West Bank city of Nablus Jan. 2 2015. (Xinhua/Ayman Nobani)
Chinese peacekeeping police riot squad holds a flag-raising ceremony welcoming the new year in Greenville Liberia Jan. 1 2015. (Xinhua/Yang Qiankun)
This is a sketch of China's self-developed amphibious aircraft AG600. The first major part of AG600 the fuselage mid-section was completed at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company in Xi'an capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province Dec. 29 2014. The AG600 a multi-use amphibious aircraft is expected to be used for forest firefighting and marine rescue missions. (Xinhua)
Photo taken on Dec. 29 2014 shows the fuselage mid-section of China's self-developed amphibious aircraft AG600 at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company in Xi'an capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Hua)
note: the old uniform was very similar.
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