3dayseh Tree

“3dayseh Tree” is the name of a Lebanese Armed Forces maneuvers carried out today, September 27, by the Lebanese Airborne (Moujawkal) Regiment in conjunction with the Lebanese Air Force. The military exercise was held in Wata elJoz/Kesserwan district, its objectives was the libartion of a supposed occupied village by hostile forces.

A full photo coverage of the event was made by EliteGroupLebanon:

Lebanese Airborne Regiment soldiers manning an M67 90mm Recoilless Rifle. (Elite Group Lebanon)

A Lebanese Army Airborne Regiment soldier firing with his M4 carbine. (Elite Group Lebanon)

A Lebanese Army M1151 of the Airborne (Moujawkal) Regiment armed with an Mk.19 Grenade Launcher. (Elite Group Lebanon)

Another Lebanese Army M1151 of the Airborne (Moujawkal) Regiment armed with an Mk.19 Grenade Launcher. (Elite Group Lebanon)

A Lebanese Army Military Police M998 of the Airborne (Moujawkal) Regiment during the maneuvers. (Elite Group Lebanon)

A Lebanese Army M998 of the Airborne (Moujawkal) Regiment armed with an M2 Browning Machine Gun. (Elite Group Lebanon)

A Lebanese Army Fiat Ducato Ambulance during the maneuvers.(Elite Group Lebanon)

Rumbling Wave

“Rumbling Wave” is the name of a Lebanese Armed Forces maneuver carried out by the Lebanese Navy on the shores of Jounieh/Maameltein on the 21st of September 2011. The drill was held in conjunction with units from the Air Force and some Army brigades and regiments, as well as units of the General Security, the Customs, the Directorate of road and maritime transport, the Civil Defense and the Lebanese Red Cross Foundation.

The exercise aims was the training for the interception of a supposed terrorist group proceeding in the cut off the main coastal highway and detaining hostages, the exercise also included a raid on suspect vessels in territorial waters.

The Lebanese Navy EDIC III ‘Sour’ & ‘Damour’ LCTs disembarking Lebanese Army M113 on the shores of Jounieh/Maameltein.

Photo Credits: Lebanese Army website.

More photos with the exclusive event coverage by Elite Group Lebanon:

Lebanese Army M113A2s of an Intervention regiment during the maneuver. (Elite Group Lebanon)

Lebanese Army M113A2s of an Intervention regiment disembarking from the EDIC-III. (Elite Group Lebanon)

The Lebanese Army sole M88A1 during the maneuver. (Elite Group Lebanon)

Lebanese Army M60A3s and M1008 of the 1st Armored Regiment during the maneuver. (Elite Group Lebanon)

Palestinian Armor (2): BRDM-2

A PLO BRDM-2 remnant abandoned in a dump yard next to the ItalCon camp in Beirut southern suburb in 1982.

A side view of the same PLO BRDM-2

 

Photo Credits: S. Arcilesi

Last Call

After 'Armageddon', 'Last Call' another Lebanese Army M198 still in it's US camouflage pattern, southern Lebanon, July 2011.

Halftrack in Lebanon

An SLA militia M5 based halftrack in southern Lebanon, early 1980s.

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A burned out Gaddafi's Libyan Army M113 in Misrata, March 2011.

Another view of the same M113.

Maghaweer M1151

A couple of photos of the newly delivered M1151 to the LAF. The photos are part of a full event coverage of the latest life-fire exercise held in the Aqoura region made by Elite Group Lebanon”s Samer Kassis.

A Lebanese Army M1151 of the Maghaweer Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. The vehicle is equipped with a GPK turret and an M113 ACAV gun shield. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A line up of Lebanese Army M1151 of the Commando (Maghaweer) Regiment getting ready for the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

Scale Modelling Day at Blast Models Paris: Emilien Pépin at work

Blast Models organized yesterday in its premises in Paris a scale modelling day animated by the famous contributor to SteelMasters magazine Emilien Pépin. The artist made a full painting techniques demo emphasizing on the weathering of vehicles and answering at the same time to a large quantity of questions asked by modelers gathered around him.

Here are some photos of the scale modelling day with the artist at work and some of his masterpieces:

 

More Emilien Pépin works can be found on his blog:  eldiablo-model.over-blog.com

The event was held by Blast Models:  http://www.blast-models.com

Live-Fire Exercise in Aqoura for the Maghaweer Regiment (1)

A live-fire exercise in the Aqoura region was set yesterday by the Commando (Maghaweer) Regiment in conjunction with other units such as the 6th Mechanized Brigade, the 2nd Artillery Regiment, the Anti-Tank Battalion, the Engineer Regiment and the Air Force.

Several vehicles and aircraft were used in that exercise among them the T-55, T-55 w/KMT, M113, M113 w/ZPU-2, M113 w/ZPU-4, M825, BM-21 on Ural and M35 trucks, M998, M998 Command, M292, VAB,  M1151, Gazelle and Huey helicopters.

Note that this exercise witnessed the first usage of the new M1151 HMMWV by the Maghaweer Regiment.

An overview of the Live-fire exercise held by the Lebanese Army in Aqoura.

Photo Source: Lebanese Army website

More Coverage photos to be posted later on

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Some interesting photos from Flickr:

A pre-revolution Egyptian army deployment on the Suez canal in November 2010. The vehicles seen are ZSU-23-4V Shilkas and a T-62 Model 62.

Photo Credits: Graff Spee

Close up of an Egyptian Army Cadillac Gage Commando Scout, Cairo Jan 29, 2011.

Photo Credits: John Razkalah

An Egyptian Army Military Police Walid APC in New Damietta, March 25 2011.

An Egyptian Army BRDM-2 in New Damietta, June 16, 2011.

Phato Credits: MS4d