Final Touches
May 19th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Soldiers with 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Ft. Myer, Va., finish preparing their uniforms before a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, May 18th, 2010. It can take up to six hours to get their uniforms ready from scratch for ceremonial duties.
E-muster
September 16th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Sailors muster on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, as she makes her way towards Norfolk after a six-week cruise on Thursday, September 9, 2010. This was the first – and longest – cruise for many of the ship’s company as the Big E has been in the yards for two years. The Enterprise will be the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned.
Indian Independence Day
August 17th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Sheila
Indian paramilitary soldiers march during Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, India, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. India obtained its independence on August 15, 1947 (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
At least the clothes smell clean
January 30th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Sgt. Michael Frink, HHT, 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, washes his blouse for the first time in a week at the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, Jan. 24. Human showers were much harder to come by. Some of the soldiers said they felt that the living conditions in Haiti were more austere than those in Kuwait or Afghanistan.
Out & In
October 7th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
On stage at the AUSA annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., on Monday, October 5, 2009.
Much Better Than Ghillie Suits, If You Ask Me
October 1st, 2009 | The Wires | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Rob found some pics in April of Iranian snipers on parade, so I’ll respond with this week’s parade gem… ashame the weapons don’t match:
Militiawomen receive inspection in a parade of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009 (Xinhua/Liu Dawei).
Ghillie’s Day Parade
April 20th, 2009 | The Wires | Posted by Rob Curtis
I came across this image while searching the wires for Frontline Photos candidates this morning. While the sight of these Iranian snipers parading in ghullie suits might give a toddler nightmares, I don’t think the notoriously inaccurate AK47s they are toting do much for their image as deadly marksmen. Arresting image from Behrouz Mehri via Getty, though.