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Best Captions Contest #44

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The Winners:

No, I've never done this before, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.- nefly

Private Smith was secretly thankful for all the hours he had spent as a boy playing "Operation Game".- Navy Mom

Alright, here's the drill. "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Loser lights that little "thingy" in the back. Everyone run like hell.- //Chief(ret) kvb//

Honorable Mentions (in order of receipt:)

If bombs came with spellcheckers, it wouldn't take four sailors five hours to figure out how to spell "al-Qaida"- USAF Ace

"Hold on to your turbans, its going to be a bumpy ride!" -US Navy- USAF Ace

"If you can read this, you are two close." -US Navy- USAF Ace

"Look on the bright side, you'll soon have plenty of space to park your SUV." -US Navy- USAF Ace

"So I hear you like bombs, we have plenty of bombs!" -US Navy- USAF Ace

"We bomb'a Osama" -US Navy- USAF Ace

"This is what napalm smells like in the morning" -US Navy- USAF Ace

What's the prognosis doctor???- Michael H. Standart

I wonder what this wire does...- John S. Black

"Do you see that button there? Don't touch it"- ben giem

I tricked up my first Estes rocket 5 years ago in High School, why? - PaulJFalk

"Do you really think that we can get away with putting a paper clip in this thing?"- ben giem

The book says to use a 10mm wrench. What the hell is a mm?- Stevie Raves On

Hold on guys, here it comes. I think it's a boy.- Tony Campo

Did he say to pull the red or green one?- Doe

Are you sure your contact is in here?- slider

Man!!! Just how many Navy mechanics DOES it take to screw in a lightbulb????- Lt_1117USMC

Alright, who stuck their chewing gum in here?!- Osprey65

Hey guys. My helmet fell in there. Must get it out, cant afford to pay for it.- yllib72

"We haven't got all day! Hurry with your message, Jones, it doesn't have to be in nice handwriting." - Ineffective Mosquito

All for one and one for all- dmkcap

How do you spell Osama ? I know how to spell the nasty words ok,.... but Osama ???#*#@&- Big Guy

"Awww guys, look at the cute little missile, its so adorable, I think it looks like the...let me touch it!!!"- Quincy Mason

SNAKE EYES AGAIN!- THE BEV

No, I'm not from EOD. But, I slept at a Holiday Inn last night.- Lifer

"Ah! I see it! It's bin Laden!" "It is not! It's General Shelton!" "I say it's am F-14." "No way, it's one heck of a sexy AT-4!" "Dang these hidden picture things..."- Almost_There

Red wire or blue wire, red wire or blue wire... Dang. Ok, any bets on blue?!- WingsOfBlue

"Are you sure this is how we trigger this thing?"- Cecilki

Yeh, I got it. Osama's grid coordinates are.......- Retired Eagle

The firing pin goes there, no it goes here, no it goes over here, no it goes........- Johnny D. Johnson

Look! I tell ya. It's ALWAYS the red wire.- The Universal Curmudgeon

NO! NO! Do I have to call you "Chewie"! That ones goes there! This one goes here!- Daniel Novak R

Do I cut the red wire or the green one?- Bob the Nailer

From: Santa Claus...to: Osama Bin Laden Merry Christmas!- Bob the Nailer

bin led, no, ben lidd, no bin ladden- Bear

Dear Lord.... Grant this, your' Bomb of Bombs the Megatonage to destroy and good guidence to seek out those who would foolishly attempt to harm our Great land. - Rimfire

(spelling) "YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CANT HIDE"- Asstchief48

Petty Officer Jack writes "To Osama, With Love, The Navy"- cuffdaddy

"The fuse lines connected to the detonator, the detonator is connected to..."- XGEP

Where do you put the friggin batteries?- Danger

00:06, 00:05, 00:04, "Hey Bleschmidt, what do you think it's counting down to?"... 00:03, 00:02, 00:01, "???????"- Emma Jean

Is the "B" in bin Laden capitalized or not?- Armysapper

It's a smart bomb, right? So how do I enter Osama Bin Ladin as the target on this tiny keypad?-

So now bin Laden want's an engraved message? Okay...- Pappy

Uh, guys I think it's the blue wire with the red stripe, not the red wire with the blue stripe!- afwife5288

TO: Osama Bin Laden FROM: The Untied States of America Subject: Good morning this is your wake up call- Brownie

ARE YOU SURE THIS IS OUR CLASS?- Bones

Red wire, blue wire, red wire, blue wire? Eniee meenie minie moe, Catch a tiger my his toe.......- CJY761

OK guys my entire head is glowing a brighter red than my shirt---if we don't figure out how to arm this sucker soon, I am gonna explode- Navy Mom

Osama, If you are having trouble reading this, take a step closer.- bolloxx

Where's the figamajig that belongs in here?- Skipper

Seen here the delta pit crew making last minute ajustments to their entry in the next flight deck missile race.- Oilcan

After running low on ammunition, Seaman Jones and his pals rig up the boat's septic tank for launch.- Semper Fi Falco

Hey, I know it's not knitting. But how else do we get an Afghan?- Cap

"What's that your writin Bill? To Ben Laden with love???" hmmm- longhunter

Are you sure that your contacts fell into the firing pin assembly?- George Malsam

OK guys, they gave us the mission but not the funding AGAIN so we all need to cut open our MRE heaters and pour the powder in here...- Cecile Galt

Hey Frank, Where's Waldo.....Right here- Dunnny33

Are you sure there are only 2 instructions? It says right here "1) Arm the bomb. 2) Deliver it to Osama"- bolloxx

I know we were told these packages were all going special delivery. But you'll have to use regular mail to send this letter to your girlfriend.- bolloxx

SEE I TOLD YOU THE THINGAMAGIG WAS HOOKED TO THE WHATAMACALLIT- BANKMAN

B-I-N L-A-D...- DeeJay

I told you we couldnt write "Fag" on the bomb- USMC-Bob

To disarm! Do I cut the red wire or black wire?- Goose

"Three x's, I win"- sethla

Hey, make sure you spell "hijack" correctly this time!- Snake-Eyes

Her labor pains are only one minute apart.- Smokey

Hmmm...does anyone know what A-R-M-E-D means?- USAF9

Where did they hide the remote? - Evil Twin

Just a lil early Christmas present Osama Bin Laden......- RECRUIT

"Attach to bottom of plane." was the inscription the sgt. read aloud while thinking to himself "what the hell is a plane?"- Beep

Now, if I cross these two wires here, we should be able to get HBO.- ffhammer

(From Star Trek VI) "Key please, doctor; time is short."- LCpl Hart

"Made in China...."- SGT96B

Hee Hee Who Hee Hee Who... "That's it, breath, okay, it's almost out! Congratulations!! It's baby firecracker!"- Brittni

(Tee hee, snicker snicker) What should we write? From America with Love Osama?- Devil Dogg

Dear Osama, Even though you have been naughty, I didn't want you to be empty handed this Christmas. Enjoy! Love, Santa Claus- Simpleton

I'm going to make sure Bin laden knows who hit him. I hope he can read.- Bluejay

Red or Green?- Teil Plont

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