Armored Vehicles in Action

Armored vehicles, including light armored and military trucks, maneuvering through diverse terrains during exercises and operational missions.

Afghan Army drives their HMMWV and HMMWV ambulance along the wadi ridge in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

DA-ST-88-04842. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle-25) with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) maneuvers around a Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

An LAV-1 light armored logistics vehicle, left, and an LAV-R light armored recovery vehicle are driven past Task Force Breach Alpha's position in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Afghan Army drives their HMMWV and HMMWV ambulance along the wadi ridge in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

040702-M-7514K-041. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030320-M-5150A-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

An M-270 armored vehicle-mounted rocket launcher (AVMRL), left, and an M-88 armored recovery vehicle assigned to the 2nd Armored Division sit in the desert near the Kuwaiti border during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

041001-F-2034C-018. Base: Samarra State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-87-07529. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Jordanian Armed Forces conduct vehicle maneuvers during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Badger Troop, 3-116 Cavalry Regiment perform a situational training exercise (STX) during Exercise Eager Lion 2022 in Jordan, Sept. 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct scout operations where the scout medic came to provide first aid at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 29, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies in joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. Andrew Greenwood)

Soldiers of the 1ST Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment drive an M-163 20mm Vulcan self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system to a refueling area during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

060410-A-6365W-078. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Gabe Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

030301-M-0367H-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AAV

U.S. Army soldiers Staff Sgt. Joaquin Murillo and Spc. Alex Chavez of Bravo Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment prepare to move to their objective during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 13, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

Soldiers with Company F, "Fierce Company," 52nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Division-Center, cross the border into Kuwait Aug. 16, symbolizing the end of their yearlong deployment and the departure of the last of the combat troops in Iraq.

030401-M-4419R-063. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

U.S. military personnel prepare to move out in a convoy of M-998 high-mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles during Operation Desert Storm. The vehicle in the foreground is towing an M-167 20mm Vulcan anti-aircraft gun. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

030208-M-5150A-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division refuel M1A2 Abrams during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 7, 2022.

An M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, advances onto the battlefield as a Mil Mi-17 Hip transport helicopter assigned to the Polish armed forces provides support from overhead during Defender Europe at Mielno Range, Poland, May 14, 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.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division fires a mounted M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during a live fire exercise during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 16th, 2022.

030412-M-2900S-044. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030317-M-4419R-001. Base: Camp Bear Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

011025-A-1581H-013. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

Diwaniyah, Iraq; April 1, 2003. US Marines fire M198 Howitzer artillery guns at Iraqi troop positions South of Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq.

Combat-ready Marines from Co. A, 1ST Bn., 8th Marines, disembark an LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle as they prepare to assault a hill during Operation CAX 1-2-82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2-82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970624-N-6999T-010. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST TANKS

Spc. Travis Botter with the 1037th Engineer Company, Arkansas Army National Guard, scans for opposing forces at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, June 10, 2021. The 1037th is at NTC supporting the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, during their rotation to build teamwork and maintain combat readiness for future missions. (Mississippi Army National Guard

Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Armys Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

A right front view of an Iraqi FROG-7 Free Rocket Over Ground (FROG) artillery rocket system Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) captured during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030423-M-3692C-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Fort Carson Army base, tank training

M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle in the desert

030331-M-0175R-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Baqubah, Iraq - Georgian Army light tank

030401-M-4419R-037. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Two US Army Charlie Team, TF 1-26 soldiers use hand signals to guide a US Army M88A1 Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) towing a Serbian Army YRP-765 Armored Personnel Carrier (a DAF manufactured APC for the Royal Netherlands Army), out of a walled enclosure, located at a weapon storage site in Karakaj, Bosnia-Herzegovina, found by US military forces during Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Karakaj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030331-M-0175R-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Namer armored personnel carriers of the Israel Defense Forces.

060223-A-6365W-076. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Ramegan State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

040702-M-2900S-004. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DA-ST-88-04825. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

British equipment and vehicles line the road as British forces visit Living Support Area 5 (LSA-5) for a briefing. They arrived at camp for a combined British forces and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines briefing as they prepare to carry out a battle plan for a possible war with Iraq during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Living Support Area 5 Country: Kuwait (KWT)

060124-F-7823A-043. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Biaj Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division transport a M109 Paladin using a M88 Hercules Recovery Vehicle during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 14, 2022

A soldier tests his skill with the tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided missile system (TOW).

Two F-4 Phantom II aircraft take off simultaneously during exercise TEAM SPIRIT '82. Members of the 3380th Security Police Squadron (foreground) defend the air field from the aggressor force. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, guide an M1A2 Abrams tank through the breach point while conducting a live-fire exercise during Decisive Action Rotation 19-03 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 23, 2019. Decisive Action Rotations at the NTC ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies.

A Marine Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) from the 3rd Light Armor Reconnaissance (LAR) fires its M242 Bushmaster 25mm Automatic chain gun and a mounted M240 7.62 machine gun down a live fire range during DEEP STRIKE 97. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Egyptian BMR-600 infantry fighting vehicle is positioned at a base camp during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A left rear view of an Iraqi FROG-7 Free Rocket Over Ground (FROG) artillery rocket system Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) captured during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030215-M-6538A-001. Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

War tank, Wadi Doum, Chad

060507-A-6365W-145. Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

American servicemen check over an Iraqi T-72 main battle tank that was captured during Operation Desert Storm before hooking it up to an M-88A1 armored recovery vehicle. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

050702-A-9144B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 1/11 ACR

030321-M-5150A-107. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Trooper Spc. Justine Saddi, an assistant gunner assigned to Killer Troop, Thunder Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment, brings more ammunition to his team during a live-fire exercise at a remote location of the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, May 27, 2022. The 3d CR and enabling units completed a month-long training exercise at NTC, certifying their ability to deploy to an austere environment and support American partners and allies in international conflicts.

030329-M-9124R-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey Adger, a transportation managment coordinator with 650th Motor Transportation Company, ground guides vehicles after the completion of the first leg of a convoy at a combat support center established in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during exercise Native Fury 22, Aug. 14, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the U.S. long-standing relationship with Saudi Armed Forces. The exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

Gurkhas patrol Afghanistan in a Land Rover

060105-A-5745M-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDE

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard pull security outside of Forward Operating Base Kalagush, in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan June 16, 2007.

U.S. Air Force Col. Britt Vanshur and Lt. Col. Dave Borden, the Air Reserve Component advisors assigned to the Ninth Air Force, talk to Reservists and Guardsmen assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 1, 2022. Vanshur and Borden visited PSAB, Aug. 1 - 2, to meet and interact with the Reservists and Guardsmen assigned to 378th Air Expeditionary Wing. ARCs mission is to represent Air Force Reserve Command and National Guard Bureau, advise deployed leaders on ARC issues and advocate for deployed Reservists and Guardsmen throughout AFCENTs area of responsibility.

970211-M-0023H-021. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Op-5, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030404-M-0715G-049. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

A U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle stages at Forward Operating Base Warrior in preparation for live-fire and maneuver exercises during the schedule of events phase, Rim of the Pacific 2012, July 18. The AAV is part of the ground combat element of Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 3, the main maneuver element of Combined Force Land Component Command comprising forces from 9 nations. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in 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.

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, sit in a defensive position in a light armored vehicle during Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 3-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, May 6, 2022. MWX is a force-on-force exercise that challenges the Division to fight at scale against a free-thinking adversary.

050412-A-6657B-014. Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 42 INFANTRY DIVISION

PK 7.62 mm general-purpose machine guns and RPK Kalashnikov rifles sit ready on a firing range in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

060318-N-8252B-024. Base: Musayyib State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030326-M-5455N-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041223-M-2353F-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM II Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030322-M-5753Q-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

South Korean troops fire an M167 20mm Vulcan anti-aircraft gun in the ground mode during a live-fire exercise at Nightmare Range. Base: Nightmare Range (POCHEON) Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030331-M-0175R-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Keeping an eye out for any potential threats, Pfc. Kenneth K. Best, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, mans his .50 caliber machine gun in the turret of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected all-terrain vehicle while on patrol in Khowst City on May 25, 2013.

971215-M-0000S-002. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040601-M-8096M-002. Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC)

A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command fires a shoulder-fired multi-purpoe assault weapon-disposable during live fire training on a base in Herat province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2012. Afghan National Security Forces have been taking the lead in security operations, with coalition forces as mentors, to bring security and stability to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

030321-M-9124R-096. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members of the 3rd Security Police Squadron and the Army's 25th Infantry Division (Light) stand near an M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as they prepare to set up an observation post near the base perimeter. U.S. Army troops that were in the Philippines for an exercise have been called upon to augment base security forces as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

STAFF SGT. John S. Butler, 4th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, uses a forklift to move a fuel pump and bladders from a K-loader to the ground during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030405-M-8539K-096. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-SC-93-05267. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Senior Airman Stephen Hanks and Geri, a patrol and explosive detector dog, both with the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, patrol the perimeter of Sather Air Base on Dec. 11, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq.

030323-M-9933D-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC)

040611-M-5753Q-003. Base: Anah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) stirs up a cloud of dust as it maneuvers during a live-fire exercise at the National Training Center. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030224-M-8539K-027. Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

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