[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^^ I'm impressed how you always nail the focus on the eye, Ed. Takes a steady hand, no doubt.

Thanks Mark! Steady hand and some luck. I have plenty of throwaways too

[Terry989]

Happy Goose in between California rains.

[allachie9]

Today marked a special day in the life of our local RAF (Royal Air Force) base. For the past 24 years the base has been home to squadrons of Tornado GR4 fast jets. The last squadron of Tornados, XV (R) Sqn. had its final flypast today. XV(R) Sqn is being disbanded after 102 years and the aircraft are being relocated down to England.

Here's a shot of the final flypast, the weather was awful with dark, low cloud and persistent rain. However the guys flying these aircraft got their formation just perfect.

15 Sqn - Final Farewell to Lossiemouth by Alan Butterfield, on Flickr

We already have their replacements stationed here, several squadrons of the newer, faster and noisier Typhoon Eurofighters.
The base is also soon to become home to a squadron of Boeing P8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol aircraft. Both Boeing and the UK government are investing heavily in this project.

[Itsed65]

Great shot considering the weather Alan. I actually flew in to Lossiemouth back in the 90's in a C-130 during one of our Mildenhall rotations.

[Itsed65]

Winter Afternoon at the Coast by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Nothern Harrier #82 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^^Another beauty, Ed. Very nice.

[Arsonism]

Some more Breckenridge mountainsides



2278 by Shane

[Josh (PA)]

The business end of a couple of Porshces:

Porsche Carrera GT Engine Bay by Josh, on Flickr

[Josh (PA)]

Porsche 918 Engine Bay by Josh, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Love that 918 exhaust!

[Itsed65]

Rainy day at the beach a while back

Rough Surf by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Arsonism]

Originally Posted by Weebl

At first I thought what kind of animal has a backend like that, kind of gross. A full 45 seconds later I realized it was a can.
Nice.
You are lucky in Texas, I am just about hosed in CA.

Originally Posted by dcstep

I still haven't figured it out.

Originally Posted by Weebl

Dave, that is the whole purpose of Shanes photo. You can't see what it is that you are looking at.

Sniper from the unfortunate end. The art of the crawl.

Somehow I missed these, but Dave Weebl is correct, it is indeed a junior sniper attempt to "stalk" onto a truck to ID a target indicating that he has shot and killed his prey without having been detected. It is an exercise that combines all aspects of the sniper's kit: marksmanship, reconnaissance, and stealth. Through this field craft, we are evaluated on how well we can perform our duties as snipers. As a consolation, here's a shot of the truck that he was looking at from around 250 meters away.


2313 by Shane,


In addition to a side shot of the same sniper's position (I know I'm breaking the one image per post rules, forgive me forum gods)


2324 by Shane

[jmg]

El Dorado 2 by JMG, on Flickr

[StillSpoolin]

Friends little civic.


Winter Rolling by Andrew, on Flickr

[Weebl]

Shane,
When I see those, I kind of laugh. The guys doing the watch always have water,chairs and shade. lol

[Antetokounmpo]

United We Stand by Bryan Kendall, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

First time I have ever seen an osprey pull out one of these

Today's Catch: Halibut by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^^Good eatin' right there.

[Josh (PA)]

Ferrari F40 by Josh, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

First time I have ever seen an osprey pull out one of these

There's the proof that they do, indeed, bottom-fish.

Great shot.

[dcstep]

We just spent a long weekend with family, in Slidell, LA. We went on a "swamp tour", where I saw this great egret catch a small fish, then take off:

Great Egret Takes Off by David Stephens, on Flickr