Desert Operations and Armored Vehicles

Military vehicles, including Abrams and Merkava tanks, navigating desert terrains. Depicts soldiers participating in operations, showcasing tactical maneuvers.

Merkava Mark 4 main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces.

030401-M-4419R-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

A Marine waves from the commander's hatch of an M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank as it passes through an abandoned Iraqi position during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030220-M-4419R-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Merkava Mark 4 main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces.

M109A6 155mm Howitzer Crews of the 1st Battalion-125th Field Artillery move into position for a battalion fire mission Sunday during training at Camp Ripley.

030404-M-4419R-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

An M-109 155 mm self-propelled howitzer participates in desert maneuvers during the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

970414-M-5630S-001. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-88-06930. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK / BRIGHT STAR Base: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR)

040813-A-6748E-007. Base: Forward Operating Base Omaha State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Abrams Tanks from A Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard conduct exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in final exercise before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

Arriving at their base camp, soldiers from the 148th field Artillery Regiment spent the morning loading ammunition and preparing for firing exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

Zaragoza April 8, 2014 maneuvers of the Guadarrama XII Armored Brigade in San Gregorio photo Fabián Simón archdc.

M-48A5 main battle tank in use during the joint South Korea/US Exercise Team Spirit '84. Subject Operation/Series: Team Spirit '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Emily Alvarado, a tank commander assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, evaluates her Soldiers as part of a gunnery skills test held at Pabrade, Lithuania, July 19, 2022.

Members of the Coalition forces drive a T-72 main battle tank along a channel cleared of mines during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A Kuwaiti M-84 main battle tank lays a smoke screen during a capabilities demonstration at a Kuwaiti outpost during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, conduct a live fire training exercise May 1, 2021, at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The training consisted of artillery firing tables and direct fire lanes during their annual training. The unit is required to successfully accomplish all tables in order to be fully mission capable and ready to deploy.

U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, test fire their Bradley Fighting Vehicle for the first time since arriving in Poland. Bore-sighting and zeroing these weapon systems adds to the lethality and combat readiness of the brigade.

U.S. Army Spc. Montarius McIntyre, an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle driver assigned to Blackfoot Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, climbs down after performing preventative maintenance checks and services before a qualification gunnery at Trzebień, Poland, July 27, 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.

GHOST troopers assigned to 2-7 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their gunnery table 5 certifications, Sept. 22, 2022. This training ensures the units readiness in order to provide combat-credible forces in partnership with NATO Allies and regional security partners.

030224-M-0367H-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tanks

Tanks Abrams in Latvia. International Military Training Saber Strike 2017", Adazi, Latvia. US Army Europe-led annual International military�exercise Saber Strike Field Training Exercise�in Latvia.

030321-M-5150A-147. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A self-propelled howitzer 2000 during exercise GRIFFIN STORM in Pabrade. Pabrade, 13.02.2013., Pabrade, Lithuania, Europe

030131-M-5150A-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: HO 7th Marines

010401-A-9846J-001. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team of the Idaho Army National Guard fields an array of diverse units within its structure. As a cavalry unit the brigade features cavalry scout units throughout its organization. Cavalry Scouts engage the enemy with anti-armor weapons and scout vehicles in the field, track and report enemy movement and activities, and will direct the employment of various weapon systems onto the enemy. Their specialized skills enable them to assist with observation and listening posts, perform and help with navigation, and help secure and transport ammunition. The Cavalry Scout leads, serves, or assists as a member of a scout crew, squad, section, platoon or troop in reconnaissance, security, and other combat operations.During annual training 2022, cavalry scout soldiers and their vehicles gathered on the Orchard Combat Training Center for gunnery qualifications as a group, before departing and returning to their parent unit. Cavalry Scouts from the brigade will soon

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas Leagon, (center rear), USMC, tank commander, Sergeant (SGT) Santon Vannozzi, USMC, (right), Lance Corporal (LCPL) Richard Velasquez, USMC, (left), and LCPL Francisco Martinez, USMC, Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion (TK BN), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Twentynine Palms, California, on the turret of "Tommy boy" an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Camp Coyote, Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030303-M-5150A-072. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

M4 Sherman - World War II tank on the battlefield. Aquino Tank Weekend - historical military show 07.28.2024 - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

A light armored vehicle fires its 25mm Bushmaster chain gun.

DN-ST-90-01233. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL POTLATCH 86-1 Base: Naval Station, Adak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030224-M-5150A-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A U.S. Army Soldier drives a Bradley Fighting Vehicle over a mobile bridge near Al Awad, Iraq, July 17, 2007, in preparation for an assault in the village. The bridge was placed by Soldiers from Sapper Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment.

Alcalá de Guadaria (Seville), 06/17/2020. The Secretary of State for Defense, Ángel Olivares, visits the Santa Bárbara Blindados factory to learn about the progress of the VCR 8x8 Dragon demonstrators. Photo: JM Serrano. ARCHSEV.

Namer armored personnel carriers of the Israel Defense Forces.

A landing vehicle, tracked, personnel (LVTP-7) from Assault Amphibious Vehicle Company, 3rd Tank Battalion, crosses over a small mound during training. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division stage their M1A2 Abrams tanks before conducting a live-fire accuracy screening test as part of Defender 22 at Konotop Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 9, 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. Army Soldiers from Badger Troop, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a training exercise using an M1 Abrams tank during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 8, 2022. Eager Lion is a two-week multinational military exercise that builds joint nation compatibility between U.S. and partner nations, and also enhances joint readiness and interoperability.

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.

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) searches the area for Iraqis acting in a suspicious manner during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040909-F-2034C-011. Base: Balad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

"Daimler Benz Panzer III" - World War II German tank on the battlefield. Aquino Tank Weekend - historical military show 07.28.2024 - Oshawa, Canada

U.S. Soldiers assigned 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division conduct maintenance during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 12, 2022.

030322-M-4419R-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

970419-M-5630S-003. Complete Scene Caption: Light Armored Vehicle-25's (LAV-25's) from Alpha Company, 2nd L.A.R. (Light Armored Reconnaisance) Battalion standby for an attack on Range 400 during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). Subject Operation/Series: CAX 5-97 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1979 - A left front view of the XM-1 Abrams tank, which will replace the M-60 series, during a demonstration on the test range.

051001-F-2828D-075. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030325-M-4779G-073. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Abrams Tanks from A Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard conduct exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in final exercise before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

Zaragoza, 03/13/2023. San Gregorio Training Center. Presentation to the media of training Ukrainian soldiers in the use of Leopard 2A4 battle tanks. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

981019-A-6207H-533. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A M2A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, assigned to the "Spartan Brigade," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, pulls security during a training exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 1, 2023. The Spartan Brigade, the Armys most modernized brigade, completed its rotation NTC 23-05, making it not only the best equipped but most lethal unit in Americas arsenal as the Army moves toward building the Army of 2030.

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Troop, 1-150th Cavalry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, conduct a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFX) in the vicinity of Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 20, 2019. The unit is mobilized to support Operation Spartan Shield in the Middle East with units from the North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Ohio Army National Guard.

DN-ST-87-02903. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Norway (NOR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (3-1ABCT), operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), maneuver an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a live fire exercise rehearsal at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Nov. 18, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1 ID, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

North Carolina National Guard 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers, a M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle and a M88A1 Hercules Recovery Vehicle into position on the gun line at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California, July 4, 2019. The ABCT Soldiers deployed for Operation Hickory Sting to the NTC for the best, most current combat training available in the U.S. Army preparing them for deployment overseas later this fall.

U.S Army troopers assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fire the M1A2 SEPV3 Main Battle Tanks as part of gunnery qualification, Sept. 22, 2022, on Mielno Tank Range, Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. Training like this ensures the units readiness in order to provide combat-credible forces in support of NATO allies and regional security partners.

Army 1st Lt. John Dupre, left, and Army Sgt. Curtis Bowen, both with the North Carolina Army National Guards C Company, 1st Battalion, 252nd Armored Regiment, listen as other members of their crew call out information to them during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care event in 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.

An Israel Defense Force Merkava Mark II main battle tank demonstrates urban warfare techniques.

A formidable lineup of Bradley Fighting Vehicles, part of the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, patiently awaits their turn to unleash firepower on a range at the Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland on January 20, 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.

A U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicle stands ready prior to a live-fire training exercise during Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2008 at the Rodriguez Live Fire Range in South Korea Feb. 24, 2008. The annual joint exercise between U.S. forces and Republic of Korea forces provides training to enhance interoperability and combat readiness.

DA-ST-86-00212. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '85 Base: Bonnland Country: West Germany (FRG)

The M1A2 SEP V2 Main Battle Tank crew assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, engages in boresight operation during preliminaries at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 2, 2022. The Sullivan Cup highlights and validates training education required to employ the latest advancements of Armor modernization in support of Armored Brigade Combat Teams and Cavalry formations.

Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion prepare their vehicles and equipment for annual training exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

020529-N-5362A-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

DA-ST-87-12926. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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.

Pandur II 8x8 der tschechischen Armee, aufgenommen im Rahmen einer Uebung der Bundeswehr mit Streitkraeften aus Norwegen und der Tschechischen Republik bei der Uebung Wettiner Schwert im Rahmen der Quadriga 2024 in der Uebungsstadt Schnoeggersburg, 08.04.2024. Schnoeggersburg Deutschland *** Pandur II 8x8 of the Czech Army, taken during an exercise of the German Armed Forces with armed forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the Wettiner Schwert exercise as part of the Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerxphotothek.dex

Hellenic Marines with the 32nd Marine Brigade fire an M109-A3 GE A1, during the 26th MEU(SOC) Exercise named Odyssey Encore, Litochorro, Greece, Jan. 13, 2024. The 26th MEU(SOC) readiness sustainment exercise enhances the units operational capabilities as an expeditionary crisis response force and provides an opportunity for the 26MEU(SOC) to conduct advanced integrated expeditionary operations and live-fire training with both the 32nd Marine Brigade and the 24th Armored Brigade in Greece. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests.

DA-ST-86-09447. Country: Unknown

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment, conduct armored assault movements with their M1 Abrams tank 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.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment throws a grenade to stop opposing forces dismounted troops as a turret gunner clears the back blast area before firing a BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank missile at opposing forces vehicle at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 13, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 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. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, a

A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank moves across the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, clear and elevate their weapon systems during a cease fire during gunnery table V, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 7, 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.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Fortune, a platoon sergeant assigned to Blackfoot Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, guides an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to prepare for a qualification gunnery at Trzebień, Poland, July 27, 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.

Tanks work out the setting of a smoke screen at the training ground Heavy combat vehicles tanks drive around the butts and put up a smoke screen Copyright: xZoonar.com/VladimirxBlinovx 21363258

Left side, rear view of a M2A2 Bradley Armored Fighting Vehicle as troops from Alpha Company, 1ST of the 9th Cavalry, 1ST Cavalry Division come out of the vehicle while conducting "Headhunters" Infantry Tactics Procedures training (HITP) at Fort Hood, Texas' Owl Creek assault course on May 19th, 1999. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-85-09199. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Belgium Armed Forces soldiers maneuver an Enhanced Forward Presence vehicle during a dynamic display during Exercise Iron Wolf 22 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 25, 2022. Belgium proudly works alongside 1st Infantry Division, NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

DA-ST-86-09469. Country: Unknown

041231M-3988H-005. Base: Ar Rutbah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division perform recovery operations using a M88 Recovery Vehicle during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 12, 2022.

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

030507-F-7203T-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030401-M-4419R-066. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

030315-A-XXXXX-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp New Jersey Country: Kuwait (KWT)

An M-60 main battle tank moves down a road during a field training exercise. Country: Unknown

An amphibious assault vehicle with Company B, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, hits the beach during a mechanized raid here, Feb. 11. The U.S. Marines, alongside the Royal Thai Marines, suppressed and eliminated enemy role players which and secured the area. Cobra Gold 2012 demonstrates the resolve of the U.S. and participating nations to increase interoperability and promote security and peace throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the nations force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

An Iraqi T-55 main battle tank is towed from its beachfront emplacement by Allied forces who reclaimed the region during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Tanks work out the setting of a smoke screen at the training ground Heavy combat vehicles tanks drive around the butts and put up a smoke screen Copyright: xZoonar.com/VladimirxBlinovx 21363064

Military tank on the move

An M109 Paladin howitzer of Battery B, 2d Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Mississippi National Guard, conducts live fire at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, June 14, 2021. The 2-114th are a part of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, training to remain a combat-ready force. (Mississippi National Guard

030409-M-2195C-008. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-85-10489. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Idaho Army National Guards 148th Field Artillery Regiment during live fire field operations on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to G Company, 429th Support Battalion, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, join together with elements of the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM), French Forces in Djibouti during a joint training exchange at the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, Jan. 25, 2022. The engagement offered the Soldiers an opportunity to observe operational techniques from their French counterparts, including, conducting logistical resupply, vehicle maintenance and fueling operations in a field training environment.

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