16 Oct 2009
One of these guys appears to stand out in, well, in just about every way:
n a true show of partnership, a U.S. Paratrooper along with Egyptian and Pakistani soldiers prepare to enter a room during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at the Mubarak Military City, Egypt, during Operation Bright Star 2009/10. The training was part of the overall exercise designed to build partnerships and military cooperation between the 11 countries involved in the exercise. Photo by Sgt. Ty Stafford
Story: 82nd Airborne Division Helps Train Troops Coalition Forces in Egypt
Also see:
Bright Star Abrams
Bright Star Ospreys
October 16th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
It looks like they don’t trust the Pakistani.
October 16th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
So *that’s* where all the old 6-color desert BDUs went. Huh.
A fmr Marine told me about a Bright Star he was on once. The Egyptians were very hungry, and eager to eat what the Marines shared from their MREs.
Like pork patties.
October 16th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Note the complete lack of field gear on the non-US troops. Forget the fancy holo-sights and laser pointers: where do they keep water and extra ammo??
Also, notice the effectiveness of the ACU’s in this particular environment.
Oh, and just for grins and giggles, tail-end-charlie has his finger on the trigger.
October 17th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Does the pakistani have a *fake* rifle?
October 19th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Actually, you guys have all missed the glaring thing in this picture! it’s a hell of a lot more simple. You know who stands out the most???
The Yank! He has a REAL RIFLE!!!!
If you look closely at the other ones, they are using rubber rifles (basically the M4 is a rubber rifle with a steel barrel – same thing with the 2 Egyptians…I’m in the Canadian infantry and we use those rubber rifles for mockups sometimes…surprisingly they’re heavier than the real thing!) I wouldn’t expect most people to get that….
October 22nd, 2009 at 4:32 am
I thought the guns looked a bit funny but couldn’t put my finger on it.