• US officials have reportedly said that the Royal Australian Airforce could get involved in Syria and
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[IMG]http://9news.static9.net.au/~/media/images/2014/august/27/270814.ashx?w=718[/IMG] [QUOTE] Australian warplanes could be involved in new international military action in Syria and Iraq, US officials have reportedly said. The New York Times has reported Obama administration officials saying the US president is close to a decision on authorising further airstrikes, particularly against Islamic State forces laying siege to the northern Iraqi town of Amerli. Barack Obama said in a speech earlier this week the US was building a coalition to take the fight to the "barbaric terrorists". The officials said they expected that Britain and Australia would be willing to join the United States in an air campaign. Experts suggest any air campaign would likely involve RAAF Super Hornets either escorting other aircraft or attacking ground targets. A Defence Department spokesman told AAP that Australia was not currently participating in Iraq air strikes, but would do what it could to prevent a humanitarian disaster. "The government is continuing to consult with our friends and partners including the government of Iraq, about what help might be given," the spokesman said. "However, no decision has been made so far committing Australian forces to join air strikes targeting ISIL forces either in Iraq or Syria." Mr Obama met with the secretaries of state and defence overnight, but a White House spokesman said he had yet to authorise further military force. The White House spokesman told reporters the situation in Iraq and Syria would require the involvement of Western allies. Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters on Tuesday that Australia stood ready to provide more humanitarian support and was continuing to talk about what could be done to provide "peace and safety" in northern Iraq. The US has begun surveillance flights over Syria to collect information on possible Islamic State targets for airstrikes, potentially in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in northern Iraq have been pledged weapons and ammunition from Albania, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy and Britain. The Kurds have also lobbied Australia for support. Read more at [url]http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/08/27/16/20/us-officials-suggest-raaf-iraq-role#2gsWEiKsSx1coGic.99[/url][/QUOTE]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ZpaV4y0.jpg[/img] Really? I thought the "Australia kangaroo hehehe" shit was a joke.
Yeah cunt!
[QUOTE=Explosions;45814605][img]http://i.imgur.com/ZpaV4y0.jpg[/img] Really? I thought the "Australia kangaroo hehehe" shit was a joke.[/QUOTE] Well they use a bird for the badge [IMG]http://www.airforce.gov.au/imgs/RAAFBadget.png[/IMG] BUT HEY LET'S SLAP IT ON A MODIFIED AUSTRALIAN FLAG [IMG]http://www.airforce.gov.au/imgs/RAAF_ENSIGN.jpg[/IMG] [editline]27th August 2014[/editline] just noticed they actually had to fuck with the southern cross just to fit the kangaroo in
[QUOTE=Explosions;45814605]Really? I thought the "Australia kangaroo hehehe" shit was a joke.[/QUOTE] Are you insulting our awesome roundel? New Zealand's one is pretty cool too: [img]https://blazes66.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/600px-rnzaf_roundel-svg.png[/img]
[QUOTE=DogGunn;45814642]Are you insulting our awesome roundel? New Zealand's one is pretty cool too: [img]https://blazes66.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/600px-rnzaf_roundel-svg.png[/img][/QUOTE] I expected it to be a man fornicating with a sheep.
Canada uses a leaf [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/RCAF-Roundel.svg/300px-RCAF-Roundel.svg.png[/img] All ex-British countries have a cool roundel, except for Britain themselves [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/RAF_roundel.svg/600px-RAF_roundel.svg.png[/t] Literally a target for people to aim at [editline]27th August 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=download;45814669]I expected it to be a man fornicating with a sheep.[/QUOTE] Your thinking of the Welsh air force
It warms my heart to see that tradition in aircraft roundels and flags are kept. Anywho, good on the RAAF for wanting to pitch in.
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45814677] All ex-British countries have a cool roundel, except for Britain themselves [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/RAF_roundel.svg/600px-RAF_roundel.svg.png[/t] [/QUOTE] Actually, it's meant to be a nipple. It's meant to give the lads morale by reminding them of the Honorable and Pure British Tits™ back home.
Im pretty okay with this. Shows support for our allies, mostly safe for our pilots, and allows us to fuck up ISIS.
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;45814691]Actually, it's meant to be a nipple. It's meant to give the lads morale by reminding them of the Honorable and Pure British Tits™ back home.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bepFjDTyXvc/TswD7gS9eAI/AAAAAAAAABA/1z83CeNuO_s/s1600/RedLionChav.jpg[/IMG] "I hope this war ends soon so I can go back to boning the village bicycle"
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45814677]Canada uses a leaf [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/RCAF-Roundel.svg/300px-RCAF-Roundel.svg.png[/img] All ex-British countries have a cool roundel, except for Britain themselves [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/RAF_roundel.svg/600px-RAF_roundel.svg.png[/t] Literally a target for people to aim at [editline]27th August 2014[/editline] Your thinking of the Welsh air force[/QUOTE] I really like the Swedish roundel [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flygvapnet-Lowvis_roundel.svg/75px-Flygvapnet-Lowvis_roundel.svg.png[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flygvapnet_roundel.svg/75px-Flygvapnet_roundel.svg.png[/img] [editline]27th August 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=The Aussie;45814718]Im pretty okay with this. Shows support for our allies, mostly safe for our pilots, and allows us to fuck up ISIS.[/QUOTE] I'm honestly wondering how long it's going to take to cut the head of ISIS off. I'm sure task force black will speed things up a bit, though.
at least the kangaroo is more interesting than Australia's WWII roundel: [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Roundel_of_Australia_1942.svg/300px-Roundel_of_Australia_1942.svg.png[/t]
[t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/English_Electric_Lightning_at_Norwich_Aviation_Mus_28Aug07.JPG/250px-English_Electric_Lightning_at_Norwich_Aviation_Mus_28Aug07.JPG[/t] Let's...put some palm trees on it. And swords! Fuck yeah!
[QUOTE=lope;45814846]at least the kangaroo is more interesting than Australia's WWII roundel: [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Roundel_of_Australia_1942.svg/300px-Roundel_of_Australia_1942.svg.png[/t][/QUOTE] It's the diabetes symbol [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Blue_circle_for_diabetes.svg/240px-Blue_circle_for_diabetes.svg.png[/img]
[QUOTE=lope;45814846]at least the kangaroo is more interesting than Australia's WWII roundel: [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Roundel_of_Australia_1942.svg/300px-Roundel_of_Australia_1942.svg.png[/t][/QUOTE] It's better than Finland's WWII roundel... [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Finland_roundel_WW2_border.svg/1024px-Finland_roundel_WW2_border.svg.png[/t]
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;45814677] Your thinking of the Welsh air force[/QUOTE] I thought it was a dragon fornicating with a sheep.
[QUOTE=lope;45814846]at least the kangaroo is more interesting than Australia's WWII roundel: [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Roundel_of_Australia_1942.svg/300px-Roundel_of_Australia_1942.svg.png[/t][/QUOTE] IIRC they did this because it used to have the red dot in it like the British roundel but they were worried that people on the ground might mistake it for a Japanese roundel because of the red dot.
[QUOTE=l337k1ll4;45815837]It's better than Finland's WWII roundel... [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Finland_roundel_WW2_border.svg/1024px-Finland_roundel_WW2_border.svg.png[/t][/QUOTE] That was their roundel from 1918 to 1945. Their chief of staff still has a swastika as his emblem. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Suomen_ilmavoimien_esikunta.svg/220px-Suomen_ilmavoimien_esikunta.svg.png[/img] Can you spot the swastika? [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Suomen_Ilmavoimien_tunnus.svg/140px-Suomen_Ilmavoimien_tunnus.svg.png[/img]
Wow they used an eagle U.S should invade and get their eagle back
[t]http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Markings/USAF_1947-Present_LoViz.png[/t]\ [t]http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130329051622/logopedia/images/8/8f/Texaco_logo.svg[/t] ???
Double posted.
part of me wishes we still had the blue swastika because hot damn does that look badass. too bad nazis ruined the symbol completely imagine swastikas on F-18s
Load up the spider-filled bombs
[QUOTE=Joazzz;45816082]part of me wishes we still had the blue swastika because hot damn does that look badass. too bad nazis ruined the symbol completely imagine swastikas on F-18s[/QUOTE] They're entirely different tho The nazi one is rotated by like 45 degrees They ruined a lot of things actually. You can't deny that the nazis had some pretty cool uniforms and shit
[QUOTE=Saturn V;45816154]They're entirely different tho The nazi one is rotated by like 45 degrees[/QUOTE]well they did have this version [img]http://joanisvaldotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/nazi_parade.jpg[/img] plus to the general public they're one and the same
[QUOTE=Explosions;45814605][img]http://i.imgur.com/ZpaV4y0.jpg[/img] Really? I thought the "Australia kangaroo hehehe" shit was a joke.[/QUOTE] you know outside internet forums the kangaroo is actually one of our most important national icons, right?
Just find a big base of ISIS, and air drop all of Australia's Creatures. That ought to do the job.
[QUOTE=Saturn V;45816154]They're entirely different tho The nazi one is rotated by like 45 degrees They ruined a lot of things actually. You can't deny that the nazis had some pretty cool uniforms and shit[/QUOTE] The swastika rotated by 45 degrees is still a swastika, I take it you mean flipped :v:
[QUOTE=Saturn V;45816154]They're entirely different tho The nazi one is rotated by like 45 degrees They ruined a lot of things actually. You can't deny that the nazis had some pretty cool uniforms and shit[/QUOTE] Don't worry the New Jersey State Police realized that awhile ago. [t]http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/phillyburbs.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/79/67922ac6-bd44-59a6-a6e7-46f69441e17b/520cb70e313c7.preview-300.jpg[/t] [t]http://media.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/photo/2012/04/state-policejpg-7e6efe6e669b989e.jpg[/t] [t]http://www.njsp.org/news/images/pr030113_group1_l.jpg[/t] [t]http://www.warriorswatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/gentry_oberman_resent.jpg[/t] [t]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/jd5398bb4f.jpg[/t] [editline]27th August 2014[/editline] i love my state
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