Friday, January 30, 2009

Today's Pics - Friday, 30th January 2009 (3)

A member of the Panamanian Police covers his face during the drugs burning in Panama City, Panama, 30 January 2009. The drugs were confiscated during different operations in the latest months.



DILI, Timor-Leste (Jan. 28, 2009) Gunnery Sgt. Alex Carlson explains the specifications and uses of the M14 designated marksman rifle to members of the Timor-Leste Defense Force (Navy) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82). Lassen arrived in Dili Jan. 26 on a scheduled port visit. Lassen is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brock A. Taylor/Released)



PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2009) Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) rehearse procedures during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise. Lake Champlain is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)


PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2009) Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) rehearse procedures during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise. Lake Champlain is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)



Soldiers with Alpha Company, 101st Division Special Troop Battalion, 101st Airborne Division rest at Afghanistan's Salang tunnel in the Hindu Kush mountain range, Friday. The A Co. "Slayer" Soldiers were checking on the security efforts for the tunnel. Earlier this month, an avalanche outside the south entrance of the tunnel killed at least 10 Afghans and trapping at least another 40.





An Iraqi soldier stands guard outside a polling center in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. Iraq began Friday sealing its borders, halting air traffic and ordering overnight curfews in some of its largest cities on the eve of its nationwide provincial elections


An Iraqi soldier secures a street a day before the provincial council elections in the western city of Ramadi,100 kms from Baghdad on January 30, 2009


A British soldier from a Military Transition Team (MiTT), joins a Iraqi Army patrol close to a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30 2009 in Basra, Iraq. While most British soldiers are being confined to their bases and all non-essential movements restricted during the elections, security in Iraq's second city is being increased with a curfew and total vehicle movement ban imposed from this evening in an attempt to ensure the elections run as smoothly as possible. Many areas in Iraq are preparing for provincial elections which are being closely watched as a way of evaluating how peaceful and stable the country now is. British forces are due to withdraw from Iraq later this year and the results will also determine how quickly the number of US troops serving in Iraq can be brought down too.





An Iraqi Army soldier gestures from the top of a Humvee parked outside a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq. Security in Iraq's second city is being increased with a curfew and total vehicle movement ban imposed from this evening in an attempt to ensure the elections run as smoothly as possible. Many areas in Iraq are preparing for provincial elections which are being closely watched as a way of evaluating how peaceful and stable the country now is. British forces are due to withdraw from Iraq later this year and the results will also determine how quickly the number of US troops serving in Iraq can be reduced.


British soldier from a Military Transition Team (MiTT), watches the street as he joins a Iraqi Army patrol close to a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30 2009 in Basra, Iraq.



A soldier in the Iraqi Army watches from the top of a Humvee parked outside a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30 2009 in Basra, Iraq

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