Image of the Day: Alaskan Snowblower Fix

Pic of the Day – Latvian Ex Winter 2011

Latvian soldiers take part in exercise “Winter 2011" aimed at improving individual soldiers skills in cold weather conditions.

Picture of the Day: Swedish National Guard

Swedish home guard soldier from Västerbotten Group establishes radio contact on final exercise.

MilitaryPhotos.net: Icebreaker Picture Thread

Over at militaryphotos.net there is an interesting thread featuring icebreakers from all over the circumpolar world.

Click here to check out the thread: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?184625-Ice-Breakers/

Photo of the Day: Irish & Swedish Soldiers Train Together

Irish Soldiers during the recent training exercise in Sweden involving Irish and Swedish troops who form the Nordic Battle Group which will be on Stand-by from 01 Jan 2011 for 6 months. The exercise was to test the Battle Groups operational capabilities prior to the Stand-by period commencing. The Irish form the ISTAR element which provides intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance capabilities to the Battle Group.

See the rest of the photos HERE

Pictures of the Day

A schoolboy (R) learns how to roll up a "portyanki" or cloth leg covering during a 24-hour training session at a military division in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, November 3, 2010. Six schoolboys, who had been detained by police for minor crimes, and four members of a teenage military-patriotic club took part in a 24-hour trial to experience the life of a Russian Army soldier.

Soldiers from Apache Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division coach Indian Army soldiers during small arms training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as part of the bilateral training exercise Yudh Abhyas 2010. U.S. Army Alaska soldiers assisted Indian soldiers Nov. 2 in qualifying with M-4 carbine rifles in preparation for exercise missions. (Photo by: Spc. Ashley M. Armstrong)

Pictures of the Day: Aeroflot Overshoot

 

Source: Aircraft-Planet.com