Special forces personnel (from left to right) from Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Croatia, Ukraine, Poland and Sweden - during the joint military exercises in Croatia:
These guys mean business: Special Military Unit from India -
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Nazi soldiers look a bit clueless in this picture:
Extreme Off-Roading:
Oh no. Please, don't -
The Ultimate Texas Chainsaw Massacre Bayonet Weapon: well, yes, this is indeed a chainsaw bayonet strapped to the AR-15 rifle:
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These boots were made for walking: minefield sandals and metal detectors -
Another mine detector: Russian police has a sort of R2-D2 at their disposal -
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This one is fittingly called Wall-E:
Customized Hummer with a great hill-climbing ability in the snow:
You gotta do what you gotta do: when the cannon needs cleaning -
...when the sheep needs transporting:
A spade gun:
A couch:
Have some rusted military equipment? Turn it into a kids' playground:
Extreme view from the inside:
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Colorful Military Personnel from All Over the World
The Peruvian Army:
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China, or Korea? -
The guy on top is looking at you... Pakistan military formation:
Some seriously-minded personalities from Somali and Sudan:
Military in Africa: note the wooden DIY rifle (left picture) -
Dancing with Kalashnikoff: a military unit from Gaza -
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Military Pastime and Hobbies
Energy drinks? -
Chinese Military Choir:
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Time to rest - aboard Russian military vessel "Novorossiisk":
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Time for a picnic - and a smoke:
Making the Eiffel Tower (left) and an entirely different sort of tower (on the right):
The right kind of attention:
And now this... actually very sad picture, and really poignant: a Russian soldier tries a melody on a piano left behind in a ruined Grozny park -
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The End of the "Tank Bling"
We wrote about Pink Tanks before, but this time - the poor blinged-out pink monster has been sawed in half and partly buried:
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This is actually the monument to Soviet WW2 Army in Prague (a part of the old Soviet T-34 tank). Interesting thoughts come to mind...
Who knew? - apparently, Soviet spies came very close to taking out Hitler... if only Adolf would not turn around at this very moment:
Magneto makes his move:
What's this with throwing rifles in the air? -
More emotional discharge:
... and a total embarrassment:
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Police Riding in Style
We saw some totally weird and tricked-out police cars in the previous parts of our series - including some pretty powerful "Ferrari" and "Lamborghini". There are many more to show, however - it seems that every big city (at least in China) has some incredible police cars to be proud of:
Size does not matter:
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Some very well equipped Japanese rescue vehicle:
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Making do with less... this patrol car still does its duty:
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And now, have a good look at the beautiful vintage Mercury Montego, 1970 - lovely forms, powerful presence:
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Russian riot police vehicle "Vityaz" is capable of interesting moves:
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If your country (East Germany in this case) can not provide you with Jeeps, modify your "plastic" miniature Trabant:
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Interactions with police... can be hilarious sometimes (but mostly, they're not)
This boy's first conflict with the law:
"What did I do wrong, officer?" - "Here, let me explain..." -
Granny with binoculars? Well, maybe she'll spot trouble before the riot police will:
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Come to daddy -
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Military Training All Over the World
New Zealand Army's Maiori Battalion in Egypt - more info:
Russian, Korean and Chinese armies train their soldier in a truly ambitious way... See more extreme exercises on this page(scroll down).
Winter brings its own "no pain - no gain" exercise variety:
Snow is not really necessary:
Some serious jumping is required from these women (my guess is, this is the Iranian Military):
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Men with the Golden Guns
This shiny gold arsenal was confiscated from the Mexican drug lords:
Here is the price list for a Kalashnikov Rifle (a worthy weapon in every respect) - in sheep and goats:
Shooting from AK-47 rifle can be problematic sometimes:
What actually happened here, is that this guy was lucky not to get injured: one of the bullets was replaced with an explosive on purpose (by people who sold it to him).
Just whatever you do, don't let a monkey sleep on your gun:
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