Ceylanpinar, Turkey
A Turkish soldier takes up position near the border to Syria in the Turkish border (via Reuters.com)
Ceylanpinar, Turkey
A Turkish soldier takes up position near the border to Syria in the Turkish border (via Reuters.com)
London, UK
Soldiers do a Usain Bolt impression as they wait to enter the Olympic Park (via Telegraph)
London, UK
Gunner Holly Robinson brushes down the ceremonial uniform of Bombadier Steven Coughlin before an inspection parade of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery at Wellington Barracks (via Reuters.com)
Inverness, UK
A poignant scene as Private Stephen Bainbridge, who lost both his legs in Afghanistan, welcomes home The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. The soldiers are returning from a six-month tour in Afghanistan (via guardian.co.uk)
St Petersburg, Russia
Soldiers practice their marching during Victory Day parade rehearsals on Dvortsovaya square (via guardian.co.uk)
Hounslow, UK
The Prince of Wales fires a paintball gun as he meets personnel from 1st Battalion The Welsh Guards during a visit to their barracks in to mark St David’s Day (via Telegraph)
Moscow, Russia
Honour guards march in step during the changing of the guards ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall (via Reuters.com)
Turkish Armed Forces seeking ‘physically perfect’ musicians
The Turkish Armed Forces is looking to hire “physically perfect” female cellists and violinists, daily Vatan has reported.
The applicants are expected to be younger than the age of 25, with a minimum height of 1.60 cm and a minimum weight of 48 kilos.
The applicants have to have “proper body structures” and be “firm and physically perfect,” the Armed Forces said. (via Hurriyet Daily)
Woudsend, Netherlands
The Dutch army is deployed to clear an alternative route over the Hegemer lake for the Eleven Cities Tour (Elfstedentocht) speed skating competition. The 200km race is held in the province of Friesland only when the ice along the entire course is 15cm thick. (via Telegraph)
London, UK
A member of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery holds a puppy as he prepares to leave St John’s Wood Barracks (via Reuters.com)
The Cathedral of the Annunciation in Moscow by marantzer on Flickr.
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