Some Images of Soldiers...

Ive collected photos throught the years, thought might share some intersting ones...

Dutch KCT with modified Jungle pattern uniform


A British soldier (can't remember what Regiment) undergoing BATUS-note modded trops




Not sure of this, tho name says Britparasteyr, some claim hes a Kiwi



US Navy SEAL with DPCU hat


Japanese 1st Airborne Brigade


Brits in Afghanistan with trops






Trops in Ex Grand Prix



173rd Airborne in Afghanistan


Well patched USSF soldier



Brits with MTP shorts




Aussies attached to 16AAB


Singaporeans in ODs


Ex Grand Prix


Icelandic soldier in Afghanistan


SOCOM soldiers with DPCUs...


My particular favourites

hi henry,

thanks for the photos, very cool.

Are the icelandic army wearing Norwegian uniforms? Or those are actually norwegian soldiers?

I have always understood that Iceland didn't maintain a standing army. From what I can gather, they are members of the Crisis Response Unit, a peacekeeping force maintained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And they are indeed wearing Norwegian uniforms.





From Wikipedia, regarding the status of the ICRU:

Wikipedia wrote:Despite being equipped and trained as a military force, some Icelandic politicians commonly maintain that the ICRU is a civilian unit. This opinion is based on the fact that no law explicitly states that the unit is a military force. The legal status of the ICRU can thus be compared to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, even though Icelandic law holds no legal obstructions to forming of military units.

hey danilo, yes the soldier in the photo belongs to iceland....Camo_fiend hit it spot on,the quote that came with the photo claims that as well.

i once had a full library of the icelandic soldiers in afghanistan, but it has been lost in time...

lammasulyon wrote:
Not sure of this, tho name says Britparasteyr, some claim hes a Kiwi

I don't think he is a Kiwi. He's got the tab fastening of a Brit pouch at the rear of his borrowed Australian webbing and he's modified a DPM Mk.6 helmet cover to fit over an Aust-issue Kevlar helmet. Looks like he might be on a short-term attachment to Australia.

Thanks too much for the info mate...how regular does attachement happen?

just some updates
Royal Marine during jungle training..very mean looking indeed


Before its disbandment, this guys belonged to the Pathfinder Platoon of the 5 Air Assault Brigade



1st Bn, Royal Irish Regiment



Royal Irish Regiment mascot Brian Boru



Leathernecks and Bootnecks during an excercise



Aussies attached to 16 AAB artillery gunners



11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade of the Netherlands during training (not exactly sure where)





Trops!

From a personal website, i believe they are Royal Marines..could be mistaken



Welsh Guards in Belize



Gurkhas in Canada



Royal Marines



2 Para, Sierra Leone



This one is interesting, taken from a personal website, these blokes are of the Australian SASR



Parachute Regiment, Task Force Harvest



2 Para watching a Rugby Match, Afghanistan



British soldier, unsure of unit



Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (RNZIR)



Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Harold Williams of MPS Squadron Two talks to British Royal Marine Maj. Peter Carr (left) British representative on Diego Garcia, and Royal Marine Warrant Officer Martin Broughton, Royal Marine Regiment Diego Garcia. Williams explained how Obregon’s stern ramp is deployed to unload cargo.

Very funky way of wearing those CS95s, indeed!

With reference to that picture just above here of the RM Major, that is the first example of CS95 DPM Shorts ever being worn, I knew they existed but have never seen an example.

lammasulyon wrote:

I know a Marine who was at this exact training exercise with these same Royal Marines. I recognised the Marine with sunglasses in the background, as he was in my friend's photos of the exercise as well. Small world, eh?

filupe wrote:

lammasulyon wrote:
Not sure of this, tho name says Britparasteyr, some claim hes a Kiwi

I don't think he is a Kiwi. He's got the tab fastening of a Brit pouch at the rear of his borrowed Australian webbing and he's modified a DPM Mk.6 helmet cover to fit over an Aust-issue Kevlar helmet. Looks like he might be on a short-term attachment to Australia.

Or New Zealand Army soldier

sobota wrote:With reference to that picture just above here of the RM Major, that is the first example of CS95 DPM Shorts ever being worn, I knew they existed but have never seen an example.

yea thats true mate, very hard to understand as he'd coulda gone with OG shorts like the fella next to him...

he does get a point for wearing matching shorts tho

whats the brit forces rule on shorts...

Camo_fiend wrote:

lammasulyon wrote:

I know a Marine who was at this exact training exercise with these same Royal Marines. I recognised the Marine with sunglasses in the background, as he was in my friend's photos of the exercise as well. Small world, eh?

heheh its nice to find people you know in these situations makes you feel popular

wats the exersise called anyway

lammasulyon wrote:

sobota wrote:With reference to that picture just above here of the RM Major, that is the first example of CS95 DPM Shorts ever being worn, I knew they existed but have never seen an example.

yea thats true mate, very hard to understand as he'd coulda gone with OG shorts like the fella next to him...

he does get a point for wearing matching shorts tho

whats the brit forces rule on shorts...

To be completly honest I havent a doddle, however I can inform you that, to my knowledge, each regiment has their own specific dress regulations, so I will imagine it will depend on those, however dress regs are subject to change by the commanding officer at any time, but he has guidlines to go by. This however is only an educated guess? I'd be more than happy to be corrected by anyone who knows different.

lammasulyon wrote:heheh its nice to find people you know in these situations makes you feel popular

wats the exersise called anyway

I'm not sure what the exercise was called, sorry.

filupe wrote:

lammasulyon wrote:
Not sure of this, tho name says Britparasteyr, some claim hes a Kiwi

I don't think he is a Kiwi. He's got the tab fastening of a Brit pouch at the rear of his borrowed Australian webbing and he's modified a DPM Mk.6 helmet cover to fit over an Aust-issue Kevlar helmet. Looks like he might be on a short-term attachment to Australia.

I can assure you he definately is a Brit para, I remember this picture from years ago he was attached to 3 RAR (para) for K95

This pic was taken just after landing in the drop zone (Bing Bong) during exercise K95.
Kangaroo 95 (K95) Was at the time the largest military exercise held in Australia since ww2

thanks for the info mate...would love to see more photos of K95...from what i read its something massive ( 64 million dollars and 4 million square meters, 17000 soldiers)

KSK Sniper



Royal Hong Kong Regiment



Headgear of Various British Regiments,Left to Right, starting from the top row:

The Rifles
Royal Logistic Corps
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (5 SCOTS)
Royal Artillery
Foot Guards
King's Royal Hussars
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Royal Irish Regiment
Royal Highland Fusilliers (2 SCOTS)
Royal Tank Regiment
Yorkshire Regiment
Parachute Regiment
Royal Military Police



more to come

Fantastic reference photo's mate, very cool

The gunner HA6875 in the unknown unit with the crazy beard going on, is interesting looks like he's wearing a US Goretex Jacket and Oz camo cover on his lid ,interesting mix and match appeal!!!

Of course all the ref pics of the RMC, are superb, as they are the best trained and most professional commando elite troops on the planet...opened a can of worms there me thinks

Easy Gee wrote:Fantastic reference photo's mate, very cool

The gunner HA6875 in the unknown unit with the crazy beard going on, is interesting looks like he's wearing a US Goretex Jacket and Oz camo cover on his lid ,interesting mix and match appeal!!!

Of course all the ref pics of the RMC, are superb, as they are the best trained and most professional commando elite troops on the planet...opened a can of worms there me thinks

spot on with the gunner.. i do beleive he is a pathfinder for the 16 Air assault bde, hence the non issue gear

RMCs sure are well trained and tough, but remember it all goes down to mr prime minister and his gang that decide what they do

The modified trops and the very bright ones in the first post are made by dragon supplies & drop zone and are modern day remakes and bought modified.

lammasulyon wrote:
US Navy SEAL with DPCU hat

Looks like a commercial DPCU boonie, probably made by Combat Clothing in Southport, Queensland. Ventilation was not by eyelets by rather by a single sewn buttonhole on each side of the hat. I used to have one of these hats, and wore it 'til it fell apart ... should have kept it for a SEAL impression!

filupe , are they the large sombrero ones or the ones all diggers are craving for, the short low angled ones??
im trying to find one no luck

They were in between - similar to a US Vietnam era boonie. Looks like they still sell them but as the narrow brim bush hat.

Still my choice for bush headwear.

the photo in the website seems to have the long brimmed type, have a photo of the narroew ones? seem interested in it

btw how are the land 125 hats???

bravo_2_zero wrote:The modified trops and the very bright ones in the first post are made by dragon supplies & drop zone and are modern day remakes and bought modified.

sure? the colours look more like actual issue trops, dragon have more bright brown almost red