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Armored Personnel and Training Exercises

Photos of armored vehicles and soldiers during training exercises, illustrating military preparedness and international cooperation.

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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, show Polish soldiers how to perform checks on an M1A2 Abrams tank at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 1, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

The Idaho Army National Guards Mortar Platoon, HHC, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion sharpen their skills preparing for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

A British Westland Sea King Helicopter transports a jeep.

A powerful symbol of lethality, an Abrams tank assigned to the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, maneuvers across the range at the Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland on January 22, 2024. The soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment have undertaken a myriad of training exercises, ranging from Abrams and Bradley Gunnery to an upcoming Platoon Life Fire Exercise.

DF-ST-90-02870. Subject Operation/Series: NIMROD DANCER Country: Panama (PAN)

Bravo Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, conducted a fires mission at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 24. 2022. The event took place during Northern Strike 22-1 (Winter Strike), a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise held Jan. 21-30 with participants from several U.S. states and partner forces at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros)

Infantry Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company Fighting Aces, of 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, perform checks on the vehicles after the gunnery Table VI qualification on the Bradley Fighting Vehicles at Konotop Range, Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, January 22, 2022. After a qualification, crews identify, diagnose and fix any malfunctions discovered during the event. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Rivera)

Right side rear view, medium shot of a US Army M109A2 Howitzer as it's silhoutted against a clear blue Colorado sky. The Howitzer is taking a high angle shot on a range at Fort Carson, Colorado, June 22nd, 1999. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cannon crew members with Bulldog Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment load and operate a M777A2 at training grounds in Grafenwoehr, Germany April 21, 2022. 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area provides the highest quality ranges, maneuver areas, training assistance and support to U.S., Joint and Multinational commands enabling them to safely achieve and sustain live-fire qualification gunnery standards and to hone their skills to win in any operating environment.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2-82 Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their artillery table 6 certifications. Training like this ensures unit readiness in order to strengthen the partnership with NATO allies and regional security partners.

GREYWOLF Troopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their gunnery table V certifications, Dec. 3, 2022. This training strengthens the partnership with NATO allies and improves the brigade's readiness.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mhel Barde, a County Ventura, California native and a section chief with 2d Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment load a reduced range practice rocket M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April. 4, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tests the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-dominated scenario.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division stage an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle in preparation for a gunnery table VI iteration at Niinisalo, Finland, July 19, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a platoon live fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 1, 2022. The exercise demonstrated the squadron's use of the newly fielded Integrated Tactical Network (ITN).

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team prepare Stryker armored vehicles for a convoy to Fort Indiantown Gap for drill weekend exercises, Feb. 3, 2023. The Soldiers navigated their vehicles through snow-covered roads, high winds and 7-degree temperatures, with the journey lasting over eight hours but offering valuable time in the vehicles.

010607-A-5975H-018. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, pose for a group photo atop of two Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement trucks assigned to Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway in Trondheim, Norway, June 20, 2022. Reserve Marines with CLB-453 performed their annual training period by traveling to Norway to conduct preventative maintenance on the vehicles and equipment that is currently prepositioned with the Maritime Prepositioning Program-Norway.

A U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), operates a Light Armored Vehicle during Intelligence Interoperability (Intel Interop) at Stone Bay, North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2022. The 26th MEU conducted Intel Interop to enhance understanding of multi-disciplinary intelligence functions across the Navy-Marine Corps enterprise. Intel Interop is part of the larger Marine Air-Ground Task Force Interoperability course, an intermediate-level pre-deployment training program event, facilitated by Expeditionary Operations Training Group.

Slovenian troops operate M-84 main battle tanks during Exercise Allied Spirit 22 at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25. The exercise comprises over 5000 Soldiers from 15 nations and is designed to enable integration of the U.S. military and its allies in a competitive combat training environment. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Alun Thomas, 201st Theater Public Affairs Support Element)

Spectators check out a maneuver demonstration at the Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo in Gyeryong, South Korea, Oct. 8. Eighth Army Soldiers, civilians and family members were invited to the expos family day. The exposition features static displays of ROK military equipment from all branches along with Eighth Army military vehicles. The Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo is aimed at exhibiting various aspects relating to military culture and to serve as an educational forum. The expo runs through Oct. 23.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Cutthroat Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (3-4 ABCT) maneuver the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a platoon live-fire exercise at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 13, 2022. The 3-4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Danish soldiers assigned to the 1st Artillery Battalion conduct live fire mission operations using a Piranha V with CARDOM 10 (120mm Recoil Mortar System) during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

020415-A-1526R-044. Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Abhishek Shrestha, assigned to the 86th Operations Group, communicates with the crew of a C-130J during the final practical exercise of a Landing Zone Safety Officers (LZSO) training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 15, 2024. LZSO training ensures airfield operations personnel are adequately prepared to meet mission needs anytime, anyplace with little to no infrastructure. Army

060404-A-5168K-005. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-124 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff drives the M113 armored personnel carrier as part of emergency training. Behind him Commander Mark Kelly. At center is Battalion Chief George Hoggard providing supervision. Chamitoff and other crew members are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for a dress launch rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test. TCDT provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training. On the STS-124 mission, the crew will deliver and install the Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module and Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Discovery's launch is targeted for May 31.

NEW JERSEY (Nov 3, 2012) Seabees from Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2 land on the New Jersey shoreline aboard an amphibious transport carrying construction vehicles. USS Wasp (LHD 1), USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) are positioned in New York City harbor to provide relief support to areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.

060302-A-3733B-006. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

DM-ST-87-10892. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

Army 1st Lt. John Dupre, a tank commander with the North Carolina Army National Guards C Company, 1st Battalion, 252nd Armored Regiment, directs his crews fire from the hatch of their M1A1 Abrams tank while engaging targets on the range during the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning, Ga., Monday, May 2, 2016. The Sullivan Cup tests tank crews from throughout the Army on everything from gunnery to mounted land navigation, maintenance and combat casualty care in a variety of physically and mentally challenges setting to determine the Armys best tank crew.

U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) land at Freshwater Beach during amphibious assault landing operations. Members of the U.S and Australian Forces are joining together to take part in exercise Crocodile '99 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Shoalwater Bay Training Area State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fire during a multinational live fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 27, Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

A US Marine Corps LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) comes ashore on Tinian Island from a 1600 Class (1630) Utility Landing Craft (LCU), Operation TANDEM THRUST '99. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST '99 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

U.S. Army Col. Brian E. McCarthy, commander of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division speaks during the transfer of authority ceremony of U.S. Army operations in support of Atlantic Resolve between the 1/1st ABCT and 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Zagan, Poland, June 23, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training conduct training operations on Sept. 12, 2022, at the installation. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

Army Reserve Sgt. Chris Forsch, left, watches as Staff Sgt. Mike Chernyak, both engineers with the 412th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, build a fighting position at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 26, 2022, as part of Warrior Exercise 78-22-02. Training on these skills allows these Soldiers to improve skills they will need if they deploy to a combat zone. (Army Reserve photo by Zach Mott, 88th Readiness Division)

040416-M-8316T-004. Base: Marine Corps Base, Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120728-N-RI884-488WAIMANALO, Hawaii (July 28, 2012) Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) disembark Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 24 at Bellows Air Force Station during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012. LCAC-24 is assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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Members of the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, use their M1038 High- Mobility Medium Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (left) and M923 5-Ton truck as observation platforms, taking advantage of the vehicles' height to extend the range of the soldier's visual observation, while awaiting an anticipated attack during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field training exercise held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California. Attached to the helmet and upper body is the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear to simulate combat. When hit by a laser emiter a .... Complete Scene Caption: Members of the 114th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, use their M1038 High- Mobility Medium Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (left) and M923 5-Ton truck as observation platforms, taking advantage of the vehicles' height to extend the range of the soldier's visual

U.S. Army Spc. Christina L. Richardson, a cannon crewmember assigned to Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment smiles while conducting live fire mission operations using an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams asssigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fire during a multinational Defender Europe live fire exercise, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division assemble communication hardware on a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Marine Aviation Support Activity 22.1 in Luzon, Philippines, June 8, 2022. MASA 22 is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at increasing interoperability and improving aviation-related capabilities in support of U.S.-Philippine mutual defense.

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from the 1ST Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, is loaded onto a railroad flat car at the rail marshalling area at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aftermath - Debris - 26-HK-31-1. Army trucks hauling large tree trunks from LA Bayou State Park. Hurricane Katrina

Republic of Korea military equipment was on display at the Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo in Gyeryong, South Korea, Oct. 8. Eighth Army Soldiers, civilians and family members were invited to the expos family day. The exposition features static displays of ROK military equipment from all branches along with Eighth Army military vehicles. The Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo is aimed at exhibiting various aspects relating to military culture and to serve as an educational forum. The expo runs through Oct. 23.

U.S. Soldiers inside a Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Company conduct security for their Tactical Operations Center as part of Combined Resolve 17 in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 2, 2022. Combined Resolve is a U.S. Army exercise consisting of 5,600 service members, Allies and partners from more than 10 countries, and is designed to assess units' abilities to conduct combat operations effectively in a multi-domain battlespace.

A US Army, Sergeant (SGT)from the 9th Engineering Battalion (Combat),1ST Infantry Division, Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, takes a break on top of his vehicle, observing over a M2 HB (Heavy Barrel).50 caliber heavy machine gun in the town of Celici, BIH. Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 18 December 1996. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Celici Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jenkins (top), armed with an M60 machine gun, and US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Vaden (inside) from the 4th Security Forces Squadron provide security support from a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) for the Strategic Rir Command during an Operational Readines Exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110615-N-NW827-070CHABANKA, Ukraine (June 15, 2011) Ukrainian armored personnel carriers arrive ashore during an amphibious beach landing demonstration as part of exercise Sea Breeze 2011. Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea, June 6-18. The exercise is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies.

Marines on WPT Hill, fire 105 Howitzers during honors at the closing ceremonies of COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98, a partnership for Peace Exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-07163. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Country: West Germany (FRG)

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abram tanks assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4th ABCT) prepare to go to the range to conduct the zeroing phase before Defender 22 at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, April 25, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

020201-M-9902V-005. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

A mobile air defense system became stuck in a field because of ice, snow and water holes. This occurred during rotation 97-3 at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-86-09454. Country: Unknown

A view of a continuous wave acquisition radar station in use during exercise BRIM FROST '83. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '83 Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) is arrested at a checkpoint. In the background a land Rover 109 and in the foreground a machine gun .50 on a ground diffse.

The 149th CBRN Company (Homeland Response) conducts Decon operations 27 July 2022 at Camp Roberts, CA.Operational Decon sustains operations, reduces the contact hazard, and limits the spread of contamination to eliminate the necessity or reduce the duration of wearing MOPP gear.

960829-M-7232C-002. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army National Guard officer candidates disembark a CH-47 Chinook during Phase III of Officer Candidate School on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 18, 2022. During Phase III, candidates from 22 states will receive their final leadership evaluations from the qualified instructors of 2nd Battalion, 205th Regimental Training Institute, Washington Army National Guard, before receiving their commissions.

Air Defenders from 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery conducted a culminating Field Training Exercise with both their legacy Avenger and new Maneuver Short Range Air Defense systems at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany October 17-21, 2022. This FTX provided an opportunity for each platoon to react to mock contact, movement and maneuver techniques. During the exercise Air Defenders also conducted extraction of a stuck vehicle, calling up a 9-line medical evacuation request, evacuating personnel by air, navigation in low visibility conditions, and responding to enemy fire.

Visitors looking at parade of WW2 military armoured vehicles at World War Two militaria fair

A member of the13th Marine Expenditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, armed with an M-16A2 rifle, secures the perimeter and the Light Armored Vehicles seen behind him with other members of his unit during exercise RIMPAC 98. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030202-M-1852W-006. Base: East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA) Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division fire an M777 howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.2 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 31, 2022. ARTP is an exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade unpackages a HMMWV and M119 105 mm howitzer following a heavy airdrop into the Joint Multinational Readiness Center during Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 8, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade unpackages a HMMWV and M119 105 mm howitzer following a heavy airdrop into the Joint Multinational Readiness Center during Saber Junction 22 in Hohenfels, Germany, Sep. 8, 2022. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, drive a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank on an Improved Ribbon Bridge across the Narew River in preparation for the upcoming Defender Europe exercise at Lomza, Poland, May 18, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

An M578 light armored recovery vehicle crosses a stream during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT 84. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT 84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Francisco, a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun during Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.2 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

A convoy of M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) is parked in a column on the side of a road in a wooded area. The lead M998 has a Marine crewman with an M60 machine gun and an M151 TOW anti-tank weapon. A small group of Marines converse in area. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A0725-96-C0186-5. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton inspects an light armored vehicle (LAV) during his visit to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF). State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A front view of a soldier from 2nd Infantry Division, Orange team, as he aims a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire guided missile system (TOW). Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '91 Base: Inchon Country: South Korea

010912-F-1845T-005. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy heads down the road driving the M-113, part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, keeps in voice communication with her as he rides on top. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiters payload bay. STS-92 is scheduled to launch Oct. 5 at 9:30 p.m. EDT on the fifth flight to the International Space Station. It will carry two elements of the Space Station, the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 and the third Pressurized Mating Adapter. The mission is also the 100th flight in the Shuttle program

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, enter LAV-25 light armored vehicles during well deck operations aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the East China Sea, July 30, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division decontaminate vehicles during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear mass casualty decontamination drill in support of Artillery Relocation Training Program 22.1 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hijudai Training Area, Japan, April 25, 2022. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires.

Washington National Guard Soldiers with the 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team and 96th Troop Command conduct M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (M3 MAAWS) live-fire training during a new weapons fielding event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 17, 2024. The live-fire exercise gives Soldiers an opportunity to familiarize themselves with new weapon systems being introduced to the 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team and 96th Troop Command.

An Army Ground Mobility Vehicle (AGMV) is lowered to the ground by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during exercise Immediate Response 19 at Military Training Area Eugen Kvaternik, Croatia, May 18, 2019. This is the first operational use of the new vehicle, designed to be more agile and mobile than other types of vehicles commonly used by the U.S. Military.

DF-ST-88-10286. Base: Judicalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

GEN. William G. T. Tuttle, commander, Army Materiel Command, converses with members of Battery A, 6th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery, after a firing of the M-119 105mm howitzer. Base: Fort Ord State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment fire a salvo of 11 shots to recognize the reflagging of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division at Pershing Parade Field, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 6, 2022. The activation returns the historic 11th Airborne Division to an active Army role, focusing on operations in extreme cold weather and mountainous high-altitude environments.

020511-F-9877S-056. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Army Soldier Sgt. Armondo Ortiz assigned to Charlie Battery, 5-4 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, preparing to change to another tactical location during during training exercise Allied Spirit in Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, January 25, 2022.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

Reporters observe U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, moving to the firing line during a live fire accuracy screening test in preparation for upcoming Defender 22 training exercises, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 11, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

Soldiers fire an anti-tank missile launcher mounted on a jeep during exercise Sentry Castle '81. The crew is assigned to the Army Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY CASTLE '81 Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030804-F-1342R-002. Country: Unknown

A Latvian soldier waves to the crowd as the vehicle drives down the parade route at Oskaras Kalpaka Square at Saldus, Latvia during the Restoration of Independence day celebration, May 4, 2022. The stone is there to commemorate the liberation of Saldus, the first Latvian town liberated by Colonel Oskars Kalpaks' battalion on March 10, 1919. Latvia's Day of the Restoration of Independence marks the date in 1990 that the Supreme Council in Latvia adopted the Declaration on the Restoration of Independence, initiating the transition from Soviet rule to complete renewal of independence in the Baltic state. The date is commemorated with a military parade featuring its NATO allies.

A ribbon bridge is assembled by members of the 1457th Engineer Battalion during Reforger training exercises at the 7th Army Training Command. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Grafenwohr Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

1st Air Cavalry Brigade demonstrates air assault interoperability with the British 16th Air Assault Brigade Combat Team during Exercise Swift Response, Krivolak Military Training Center, North Macedonia, May 12, 2022. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

NATO soldiers. International Military Training Saber Strike 2017", Adazi, Latvia, from 3 to 15 June 2017. US Army Europe-led annual International military�exercise Saber Strike Field Training Exercise�in Latvia.

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