Ha, ha. Well, they often carry the Diemaco c7 assault rifle. There was a bit of a lack of confidence in the standard issue SA80a1 rifle amongst some of our elite units. The C7 can also be fitted with a battle-proven grenade launcher (the M203), something the SA80a1 could not boast. The M203 gives small patrols the extra clout to fight their way out of trouble, making it ideal for the high risk missions.
It's strange they're using the A2 though. U.S. infantry units have long since upgraded to the A4 or completely scrapped the 16 in favor of the M4.
Ahhh, our old friend, the Pershing II. And that was obviously taken at the White Sands Missile Park, a place I am familiar with. It is where I had my avatar photo taken. This is another of me at the same Missile Park. This is the original PATRIOT Launcher. I had this taken since the day after it was taken, I reported in to Fort Bliss to begine training on this system. This is one I took at the Al Galial Observation Post, on the Soudi Arabia - Qatar border. That sand dune was actually laid across the road there in about 3 weeks time.
This is a photo taken in 1989 at RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England, when I was assigned to U.S. European Command aka EUCOM. After Saddam Hussein launched an invasion of Kuwait in early August, 1990... by mid-August 1990, while serving as part of a crew (co-pilot) on the same aircraft, I took part in a massive air and sealift operation which became an integral part of Operation Desert Shield The operation moved 525,000 personnel and all their equipment..from 120 locations to the deserts of the Middle East. The larger airlift elements consisted of 265 C-141 Starlifters, 85 C-5 Galaxies and activated parts of the civil air reserve fleet. 542,000 tons of cargo were airlifted. At one point an aircraft was landing every 7 minutes at Dharan AB in Saudi Arabia .. After fighting began and Operation Desert Shield moved into Operation Desert Storm, our Lear Jets carried copies of the daily ATO to fighter units in the field.... and photographic results of recon sorties. Never saw combat of course, but I was part of history...and I suppose like all history eventually it fades into oblivion and is forgotten...so forgive me waxing poetic on a war that has been largely forgotten. Gulf War I
Good pictures 'Nissi' One question for you.......has the German Leapold tank ever been involved in combat operations?
Germany doesn't use the Leopard in Afghanistan... . But we use the PzH2000 ( third tank ) and maybe next year the Puma ( second tank ) But Kanada is using the Leo in Afghanistan and some another countries too. Some soldiers from Kanada sent our Minister of Defence a letter that this tank is very good. The tank can drive over mines ... . ( u can see video's about the leo in afghanistan on youtube ) And the new Leopard 2A7+ is tested in a desert ( i don't know which, i forgott it xP )
