Airborne Maneuver in Tabarja, Lebanon August 28

Lebanese Army Airborne (Moujawkal) Regiment on maneuver in Tabarja, Lebanon on Saturday 28th of August.

Another exclusive courtesy from Elite Group Lebanon.

An M113A2 ACAV of the Moujawkal regiment on Tabarja shore

An M998 of the Airborne Regiment

A Lebanese Air Force UH-1H during the maneuver

Airborne troops on maneuver

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a French UNIFIL soldier dies in a road accident, two injured.

On  August 24, in the morning, three French soldiers of UNIFIL were victims of a traffic accident near the village of Burj Qallaouay as they were going on patrol mission. One of them died. Two other soldiers were injured, one in serious condition, were evacuated to the civilian hospital in Saida.

At 6:40 local time, the VAB of the 40th Regiment left the road and overturned. A medical team of UNIFIL was immediately dispatched. An investigation of the Military Police is underway, the causes of this accident are not yet known.

Source: Ministère de la Defense

Newest UNIFIL delivery to the Lebanese Army

Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series vehicles

Newly transferred Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series and Toyota 4runner vehicles along with an M1008 of the Military Police and a Land Rover 110 of the LAF and UNIFIL Toyota Land Cruiser 120 Series

A Hyundai Tucson II handed by the ROKBATT to the LAF in Tyre barracks. Note the Emblematic Charioteer of the barracks in the background.

Credits: Lebanese Army website / Dalati & Nohra

39 vehicles were transferred from the UNIFIL to the LAF today. It follows a process which began last april with the donation of 24 vehicles mainly Toyota 4runner, Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series and Chevy Ambulance vehicles. This time the type of vehicle delivered are as follow: Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series, Toyota 4runner vehicles and Hyundai Tucson II gifted by the Korean battalion.

Photos of the Day

A Lebanese Army M113A2 of the 2nd Intervention Brigade in Beirut in August 2010

Source: Flickr   Credits: lkopuz

A Belgian Marine SA-316B Alouette III next to Lebanese Air Force UH-1H at Beirut AFB in 2008. Beirut hosted Alouette IIIs for many years while in lebanese service.

Source: Flickr   Credits: sinleengine