Military Pics

[02ducky]

DonnyCommo Thread got me thinking about an old thread that was lost during one of the crashes. Anyways it had member pics from thier time while serving. Trying to see if you military guys both former and active would be willing to share them again?

As always, thank you for your service.

[SideShow Bob]

I think Blaster Bob started that one, the one of him saddling his horse was cool.............

[Scanker19]

Most of mine have me in them. No one wants to see that nonsense.

[TEAMRICO]

This one time during Operation Desert Storm...........



My son hates to hear me start a sentence with that.
Now I need to go dig out some pics.

[StagLefty]

I think Blaster Bob started that one, the one of him saddling his T-rex was cool.............

FIFY

[brutal]

1981-1984,
Neidersachen Kaserne,
Dorverden-Barme, W. Germany

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[roberth]

Nice GSD and Dodge. :)

[DonnyCommo]

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Give you a little bit here.

Stationed at Ft. Carson in the 43D SB S6 and at the 534th signal company
Deployed to Kandahar Airfield from 2010-2011. I was a 25U aka signal systems specialist aka computer geek/ radio guy.

First pic is a jingle truck.

The Garand was my birthday/ Christmas/ New Years/ almost coming home present to myself. I found the Garand on gunbroker, emailed the guy, to him what it was for and where I was, what I did and so on. Left my dads number. 15 minutes later my dad was on the road with check in hand.
It's a 1953 Springfield all numbers matching. The gentleman received it after completing ROTC and then went on to become a LT in the Signal Corps. He loved that the rifle was going to me, who was part of the signal corps as well.http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/28/fc04b7c7893ccee15e58c28609198cf0.jpg
Me seeing my Garand for the first time.http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/28/e89a09c2a0ad616331b5f2e22596b710.jpg
Shooting said Garand
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My sign that my dad made. Town of castle rock wanted him to take it down. Words of endearment were exchanged and they left it alone.

Little bit of fun now.http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/28/b1a4d8b57beaea5fde08dc36f2d3970a.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/28/a0fdb462b6fd224785602e1c4304f3d6.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/28/fc76ea17e6a2731c64e27b736a18a36e.jpg
Yes transformers are a normal site.
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Get ready for some pics.


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I was NFAAF once. NFAAF stands for NFA as Fuck.

I caught shrapnel right down there from a mortar.
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[DonnyCommo]

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[BlasterBob]

I think Blaster Bob started that one, the one of him saddling his horse was cool.............

Well I still have the one photo of me sitting right next to General George Wasnington. I was there to operate one of the oars while we paddled across the Potomac. Boy, was it ever cold that day and my feet got wet. Gen Wash gave me a coin right after his fell short of reaching the opposite shore. L O L..

[BlasterBob]

Here I am working on an M2 carbine back in 1955 at Aberdeen Proving Grounds .http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/bobjan/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-10/13612191-7778-4365-A992-A4C707E31AA1_zpsvwtevcjw.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bobjan/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-10/13612191-7778-4365-A992-A4C707E31AA1_zpsvwtevcjw.jpg.html)

[jhood001]

Well I still have the one photo of me sitting right next to General George Wasnington. I was there to operate one of the oars while we paddled across the Potomac. Boy, was it ever cold that day and my feet got wet. Gen Wash gave me a coin right after his fell short of reaching the opposite shore. L O L..

HA!

[USMC88-93]

Look mom I can hit the broad side of a barn at 25 yards.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/USMC/img017.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/USMC/img017.jpg.html)

Were Oakleys approved Eye-Pro for AT-4's I rocked them anyways?
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A PSAGT vest missing a shoulder sure I'll take that one for the day.
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Mountain Warfare Training Center (Bridgeport CA) In the summer of course who the hell wants to dig snow caves in the winter.
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[USMC88-93]

I think Blaster Bob started that one, the one of him saddling his horse was cool.............

Hey they still issue those.
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[rbeau30]

Afghanistan Camp Mike Spann was my home for 8 months. Got to do a little bit of travelling. March - September 2008. Landed at DIA on September 11 2008. Didn't have a ride "home" so one of the Patriot Guard guys gave me a ride.

Me at Kabul IAP
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Helicopter Ride to Camp Spann
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The German Helo I rode. Gotta love the Iron Cross.
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Gunner at the airfield. Overwatch duties.
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Me driving a German "Wolf".

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My HMMWV and Commo gear backed to to the TOC in Konduz.
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Ohh, and gotta add the obligatory meat stand picture. Who needs refrigeration when it is 110+ degrees outside.
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[jerrymrc]

I have a couple.5992659927

[fly boy]

subscribing to this awesome thread.

[Mick-Boy]

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/128263-11-years-ago-today?highlight=pictures

Several guys posted pictures in this thread.[Beer]

[02ducky]

And my search skills suck.

Thanks, nice to see new pics as well.

[Martinjmpr]

Berlin, October of 1988, just a year before the wall came down. This is at the Soviet Memorial Gardens

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Fort Bliss, 1993, jumping with the 7th (I think?) RTB:

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Haiti, 1995, on top of the Citadelle, a Napoleon-era fort, the biggest fort in the Carribbean:

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Taszar Airbase, Hungary, about to escort a convoy into Croatia, 1998:

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Kabul, March 19 2003 (note the date - it's the same day the war in Iraq started.) We took a "morale trip" from Bagram to Kabul. Stopped at the "Queen's Palace" and were surprised by a group of kids so we gave them candy and water.

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[Joe_K]

I don't have any readily availible cool pics. This was my squad night of the 09' USMC Birthday Ball. I'm second from the right.

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[Joe_K]

Scratch that. The following pictures are of guys I served with on my one and only tour to OEF 2011 with 1/5 Bravo Company in Sangin Afghanistan.

My VC, Sgt. Ramirez, came out to play with us in Sangin as a combat replacement from 2/5, and yes that's a hook.
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Lcpl Richvalski of 1st Plt. In the green zone.
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1st squad on patrol looking for Taliban.

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Cpl Ramos on the MK 12, and Lcpl Sanders the best non 0331 Machine gunner you could ask for. 3rd Platoon "Brownhats"
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Cpl Trevino after taking a 7.62x54r slug to the gut MEDVACING himself since the Effing guys on the bird wouldn't get out for fear of the IED's
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On the bird.
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Doc "Big Show" Erfurth, a gentle giant. He'll of a guy.
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Doc Kong after plugging up Lcpl Dawers who ate a round to the top of his ESAPI and still managed to enter his chest and fracture his sternum.
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Lcpl Phillips at Lcpl Mendez-Hernandez memorial. We had way to many of those Damn things.
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Lcpl Espinosa after a mass cas. Fuck $15/hr minimum wage for burger flippers.
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Cpl Elliot at the memorial service for the 17 back at San Mateo.
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[Snowman78]

^ Wow, thank you for your service.

[Joe_K]

Compared to what the men above pictured, and many more before us did, my service doesn't amount to a pile of dog turds. I wouldn't have served with any other Battalion. Best Marines I ever met.

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[Mick-Boy]

Some damn good pictures man.

[nogaroheli]

Great pictures.

You guys have all my respect, thank you.

[USMC88-93]

Powerful picture.



Lcpl Espinosa after a mass cas. Fuck $15/hr minimum wage for burger flippers.
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[brutal]

I am humbled by my incomparably minimalistic sacrifice in the rear with the gear to what many of you have done. You guys are incredible.

[Joe_K]

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[TheGrey]

Berlin, October of 1988, just a year before the wall came down. This is at the Soviet Memorial Gardens

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Hey! I was there, too, from early 1989-1992. :) Small world.

[wctriumph]

Great pic's, thank for your service.

may God bless you and yours forever. Amen.

[Guylee]

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Looking real poopy on my first deployment.

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Pre-convoy selfie on my third. What can I say...I'm a product of my generation?

P.S. Noah that's the holster you sold me. As you can see it was put to good use.

[Martinjmpr]

Hey! I was there, too, from early 1989-1992. :) Small world.

Oh, I wasn't stationed in Berlin, I was there for what they called the BOT - Berlin Orientation Tour. It was awarded as a "morale booster" to soldiers and was basically a 4 day vacation to Berlin disguised as "professional development." It was a little mind blowing to go into East Berlin and to be told that the East German Polezei had no authority over us, could not detain us and we were not even supposed to acknowledge their existence. Even more mind blowing to be told that if we were detained or otherwise harassed we were to contact - no lie - the Soviet Military Police as they were the only ones who had legal jurisdiction in Berlin as far as the Allies were concerned. This is because unlike the rest of Germany, Berlin at that time was still administered by the 4 allied powers, US, UK, France and the USSR.

We saw a few groups of Russian soldiers and they were very friendly, especially the officers. They made a big show of smiling and waving and saying hello to us.

[SideShow Bob]

Finally found one my .mil pics to post up for you all. But back then, it was dot dash dot mil.
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[TheGrey]

Oh, I wasn't stationed in Berlin, I was there for what they called the BOT - Berlin Orientation Tour. It was awarded as a "morale booster" to soldiers and was basically a 4 day vacation to Berlin disguised as "professional development." It was a little mind blowing to go into East Berlin and to be told that the East German Polezei had no authority over us, could not detain us and we were not even supposed to acknowledge their existence. Even more mind blowing to be told that if we were detained or otherwise harassed we were to contact - no lie - the Soviet Military Police as they were the only ones who had legal jurisdiction in Berlin as far as the Allies were concerned. This is because unlike the rest of Germany, Berlin at that time was still administered by the 4 allied powers, US, UK, France and the USSR.

We saw a few groups of Russian soldiers and they were very friendly, especially the officers. They made a big show of smiling and waving and saying hello to us.

Yes! The differences between East Berlin and West Berlin were mind-boggling. We had to jump through many hoops to go visit the East side: we had to travel in groups, with an E5, and an E6, had to wear our blue uniform (USAF) but had to remove our nametags. The DM was 12 to 1, and it spent like Monopoly money. At the last portion of my tour, the Soviets actually had 5 soldiers stationed at Tempelhof. They all shared a Trabi, didn't look old enough to shave, and were desperate to make a good showing of themselves. When we drove through the Checkpoints from the East side, we would leave six-packs of Coke, candy, and our extra East Berlin DMs on the top of our vehicles for them. They were so young, and so hungry-looking.

The West German soldiers, on the other hand, refused to acknowledge female American soldiers and airmen. They wouldn't return salutes.

[TheGrey]

Finally found one my .mil pics to post up for you all. But back then, it was dot dash dot mil.
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I'm a little afraid of you now, Bob.

[Danimal]

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[brutal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds88udW9IUg

This is me in the navy.

Must be the guy on his knees. [LOL]

[BPTactical]

Powerful picture.

Incredibly powerful

[<MADDOG>]

Hey! I was there, too, from early 1989-1992. :) Small world.

As was I, 92-94, 5-502.

Me on the left at ISS live fire at Wildchicken. 93' I think?

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[Danimal]

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[Mick-Boy]

Shellbacking was not the most fun I've ever had...

[TheGrey]

As was I, 92-94, 5-502.

Me on the left at ISS live fire at Wildchicken. 93' I think?

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Sweet! There are many groups on Facebook of folks that were stationed in Berlin. It's a blast from the past.

[tmjohnson]

60619My youngest boy is the one on the right in Afghanistan. Right now he is on his third deployment

[Honey Badger282.8]

Cloud surfing.
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Waiting for pinky time to end for a GAU-17 shoot.
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My last flight on active duty, I was able to fly as copilot and get some stick time. Coolest thing I've ever done.
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American flag flown from a fastrope below a MH-60S because 'Merica.
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Starboard D
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MH-60S
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Aux tank seal blew on HH-60H in fuel pits while I was standing by the hose. I had to be driven back to the squadron since I was covered in JP-8.
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Fooling around back in the rag.
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[02ducky]

Great pics, thanks again for sharing and for serving our country!!

This is my olderst after during basic training, she is currently getting ready for a moc deployment and there has been chatter about her getting sent to Kuwait... not too pleased about it, but i am damned proud of her!

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[TheGrey]

Great pics, thanks again for sharing and for serving our country!!

This is my olderst after during basic training, she is currently getting ready for a moc deployment and there has been chatter about her getting sent to Kuwait... not too pleased about it, but i am damned proud of her!

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May she be safe and sound! I bet you are proud as punch. :)

[ChadAmberg]

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[Alpha2]

Now, for something completely different...

first, for Honeybadger...this is what it looked like in the old guard,
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Next up, yes those are radial engines. This bird was so old that it could be landed in the water, once, but was forbidden from taking off again.
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My radio position at Air Station SFRAN, yep, typewriter, Teletype, lots of other olde stuff. "Olde", like the reel to reel. Keep in mind, this is the same period when Tricky Dickie had a tape machine in the Oval Office. Ours didn't have "lapses" in the recordings, though.
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Finally, and this is "no $h!t", this is behind the previous pic console...I have no idea what it's function was. The station's E.T.'s were genius types, or totally incompetent. Never did figure that one out.
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[brutal]

Wife posted this up on Facebook today. Gotta be from 1980 I guess. I went in E-2 and made E-3 in AIT.

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[USMC88-93]

Damn once upon a time I was skinny and had hair.

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[crays]

Damn once upon a time I was skinny and had hair.

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She must have been very tired after that date night.



That was humor....dont kill me in my sleep.

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[Honey Badger282.8]

Now, for something completely different...

first, for Honeybadger...this is what it looked like in the old guard,
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Next up, yes those are radial engines. This bird was so old that it could be landed in the water, once, but was forbidden from taking off again.
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My radio position at Air Station SFRAN, yep, typewriter, Teletype, lots of other olde stuff. "Olde", like the reel to reel. Keep in mind, this is the same period when Tricky Dickie had a tape machine in the Oval Office. Ours didn't have "lapses" in the recordings, though.
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Finally, and this is "no $h!t", this is behind the previous pic console...I have no idea what it's function was. The station's E.T.'s were genius types, or totally incompetent. Never did figure that one out.
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Didn't see this until just now. I do love me some steam gauges. The helo with the blown aux tank seal didn't have a glass cockpit like the 60S.