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The South Korean guided missile destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) left and the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) move into position during a photo exercise in the Sea of Japan Oct. 3 2013. The Antietam was part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group and was conducting exercises with the Republic of Korea Navy to strengthen maritime interoperability.

The South Korean guided missile destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) moves into position during a training exercise in the Sea of Japan Oct. 3 2013. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group was conducting exercises with the Republic of Korea Navy to strengthen maritime interoperability.

The South Korean guided missile destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) right and the destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH 975) move into position during a training exercise in the Sea of Japan Oct. 3 2013.

The PLAN Qingdao from China enters the Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

Indian Navy warshipl INS Sahyadri arrives in Sydney Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

Sailors stand on British Royal Navy ship HMS Daring as it arrives in Sydney Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

Royal New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS Te Mana arrives in Sydney Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

Royal New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS Te Mana (L) and British Royal Navy warship HMS Daring (R) arrive in Sydney Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

Sailors stand on Royal New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS Te Mana as it arrives in Sydney Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

Royal New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS Te Mana (R) and Indian Navy warship INS Sahyadri arrive in Sydney Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

HMAS Leeuwin enters the Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

British Royal Navy warship HMS Daring (R) Royal New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS Te Mana (C) and Indian Navy warship INS Sahyadri arrive in Sydney Harbour on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Sydney cruises past the Sydney Opera House on October 4 2013 in Sydney Australia. Over 50 ships will participate in the International Fleet Review at Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet arriving into Sydney. Prince Harry will take part in the fleet review during his two-day visit to Australia.

UH-1Y Huey helicopters wave off before landing at the forward armored refueling point while flying above the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Calif. Wednesday. As part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course 1-14 student pilots performed maneuvering drills during a close air support exercise.

Lance Cpl. Chris Eichelberger a Huey door gunner with a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 and a native of San Diego Calif. gets ready to throw a M16 smoke grenade out of UH-1Y Huey helicopter at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Calif. Wednesday. Smoke grenades are used as indicators to mark points of interest in the battlefield.

Lance Cpl. Chris Eichelberger a Huey door gunner with a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 and a native of San Diego Calif. unloads on a target at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Calif. Wednesday. Huey door gunners participated in the close-air support exercise as supporting gunners for the student pilot to be able to learn to communicate and coordinate with the two gunners on the helicopter.

Lance Cpl. Chris Eichelberger a Huey door gunner with a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 and a native of San Diego Calif. looks out of the UH-1Y Huey helicopter as four of them prepare to launch from the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Ariz. Wednesday. As part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course 1-14 student pilots learned close-air support maneuvers in coordination with other Huey helicopters.

A German Army joint terminal attack controller looks over a valley as he prepares to relay close-air support coordinates to a fellow JTAC during exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 at Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho Oct. 2 2013.

U.S. Marine Capt. Erich Lloyd 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company joint terminal attack controller and a German Air Force JTAC (identity withheld) work a close-air support mission during exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 at Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho Oct. 2 2013.

U.S. Marine radio operator from the 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company works a close-air support mission during exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 at Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho Oct. 2 2013.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Salome Sanchez 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company radio operator works a close-air support mission during exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 at Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho Oct. 2 2013.

U.S. Marine Corps joint terminal attack controllers work a close-air support mission from a Sailor Creek Range observation post during exercise Mountain Roundup 2013 at Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho Oct. 2 2013.

U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler R. Manning adjusts the aiming sight just following the shot of a 120mm mortar round with Pfc. Daniel A. Trawick during a 120mm mortar live fire exercise with Combined Task Force 1st Battalion 6th Field Artillery Regiment on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Spc. Gary S. Goodman (left) verifies correct mortar aiming site data while Spc. Joel Colon-Santos records the data prior to shooting a 120mm mortar during a 120mm mortar live fire exercise with Combined Task Force 1st Battalion 6th Field Artillery Regiment on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Spc. Joel Colon-Santos (right) prepares to fire a 120mm mortar round while being supervised by Sgt. Evan J. Oshel during a 120mm mortar live fire exercise with Combined Task Force 1st Battalion 6th Field Artillery Regiment on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak Afghanistan.

From left U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler R. Manning Pfc. Daniel A. Trawick and Spc. Jeancarlos A. McDonald enter correct data on the mortar aiming sight prior to shooting a 120mm mortar during a 120mm mortar live fire exercise with Combined Task Force 1st Battalion 6th Field Artillery Regiment on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak Afghanistan.

Pfc. Daniel A. Trawick a field artilleryman stands by to shoot a 120mm mortar round during a 120mm mortar live fire exercise with Combined Task Force 1st Battalion 6th Field Artillery Regiment on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak Afghanistan.

Hellenic Armed Forces Joint exercise "Parmenion 2013".Photos from its final phase in Evros Thrace and Lesvos island Eastern Aegean

All Photos from September and Released 3^rd October

A coalition force member scans the area during an operation in western Kandahar province Afghanistan Sep. 23 2013. Afghan and coalition security forces arrested a Taliban facilitator involved in high profile attack against Afghan and coalition forces.

Afghan and coalition force kneel during an operation in western Kandahar province Afghanistan Sep. 23 2013. Afghan and coalition security forces arrested a Taliban facilitator involved in high profile attack against Afghan and coalition forces.

Afghan and coalition force members investigate a site during an operation in western Kandahar province Afghanistan Sep. 23 2013. Afghan and coalition security forces arrested a Taliban facilitator involved in high profile attack against Afghan and coalition forces.

Coalition force members maintain security during an operation in Maiwand District Kandahar province Afghanistan Sept. 9 2013. The force detained a Taliban leader responsible for improvised explosive device and lethal aid facilitation.

A coalition force member kneels and scans his surroundings during an operation in Maiwand district Kandahar province Afghanistan Sep. 09 2013. The force detained a Taliban leader responsible for improvised explosive device and lethal aid facilitation.

Coalition force members scan their surroundings during an operation in Maiwand district Kandahar province Afghanistan Sep. 09 2013. The force detained a Taliban leader responsible for improvised explosive device and lethal aid facilitation.

A coalition force kneels during an operation in Maiwand District Kandahar province Afghanistan Sept. 9 2013. The force detained a Taliban leader responsible for improvised explosive device and lethal aid facilitation.

A coalition force member scan a sector of fire during an operation in Maiwand district Kandahar province Afghanistan Sep. 09 2013. The force detained a Taliban leader responsible for improvised explosive device and lethal aid facilitation.

A coalition force member prepares for movement during an operation in Maiwand district Kandahar province Afghanistan Sep. 09 2013. The force detained a Taliban leader responsible for improvised explosive device and lethal aid facilitation.

An Afghan soldier and coalition force members prepare for movement during an operation in Maiwand district Kandahar province Afghanistan Sep. 09 2013. The force detained a Taliban leader responsible for improvised explosive device and lethal aid facilitation.

Νice to see the minister actually giving some interest towards the troops and their work. Plus Avramopoulos looks good with his fly-jacket and Raybans

He looks like a member of the Airwolf team

Originally Posted by flanker7

He also look tacticool

with all these patches in his jacket(s)! But better that way than the typical bored ministers we used to.

North Atlantic Council Sea Day on the ITS Cavour south of Sardinia including Harrier Jets and helicopters taking off and landing as well as flight deck operations. 10.2.2013

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron flies above Bod� Main Air Station Norway Sept. 23 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall to multiple locations in Norway in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies which promoted continued interoperability between the United States Norway Sweden Finland United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron launches from Bod� Main Air Station Norway Sept. 24 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall England to multiple locations in Norway in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 is a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies that promotes continued interoperability between the United States Norway Sweden Finland the United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)

Two Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripens fly above Bod� Main Air Station Norway Sept. 24 2013 in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 is a combined exercise with NATO allies and regional partners designed to build upon international relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron launches from Bod� Main Air Station Norway Sept. 24 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall to multiple locations in Norway in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies which promoted continued interoperability between the United States Norway Sweden Finland United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron flies above Bod� Main Air Station Norway Sept. 24 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall to multiple locations in Norway in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies which promoted continued interoperability between the United States Norway Sweden Finland United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)

A Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 Falcon flies above Bod� Main Air Station Norway Sept. 24 2013. Norway was the host nation for the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO allies and regional partners designed to build upon international relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)

A Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 Falcon flies above Bod� Main Air Station Norway Sept. 24 2013. Norway is the host nation for the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013 it�s a combined exercise with NATO allies and regional partners designed to build upon international relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)

Two U.S. Air Force A-10C Tunderbolt II aircraft prepare to receive fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan Oct. 2 2013. The A-10s are deployed from Moody Air Force Base Ga. to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)

U.S. Air Force A-10C Tunderbolt II aircraft receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan Oct. 2 2013. The A-10 is deployed from Moody Air Force Base Ga. to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)

U.S. Air Force A-10C Tunderbolt II aircraft fires off a flair after refueling over Afghanistan Oct. 2 2013. The A-10 is deployed from Moody Air Force Base Ga. to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan Oct. 2 2013. The F-16 is deployed from 125th Fighter Squadron Oklahoma Air National Guard in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)

Soldiers from 1 Mechanized Brigade pose for a final group photograph in front of a Husky vehicle before they leave the very last remaining British Patrol Base PB2 in the Nahr-e Saraj district Helmand Province Afghanistan as it closes down and troops extract from the former key strategic location in the Green Zone which over the years has seen heavy fighting and will now be completely taken over by Afghan forces as part of the drawdown heading towards total withdrawl of UK forces in 2014.

Captain Chris Hallam 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artilliary makes final checks and straightens out the Union Flag aboard his Husky vehicle as he prepares to leave the very last remaining British Patrol Base PB2 in the Nahr-e Saraj district Helmand Province Afghanistan as it closes down and troops extract from the former key strategic location in the Green Zone which over the years has seen heavy fighting and will now be completely taken over by Afghan forces as part of the drawdown heading towards total withdrawl of UK forces in 2014.

An Afghan National Local walks behind a Combat Logistic Patrol (CLP) as it heads back to Camp Bastion for the very last time from British Patrol Base PB2 in the Nahr-e Saraj district Helmand Province Afghanistan as the base closes down and troops extract from the former key strategic location in the Green Zone which over the years has seen heavy fighting and will now be completely taken over by Afghan forces as part of the drawdown heading towards total withdrawl of UK forces in 2014.

Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet.