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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.

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 73 armored personnel carrier rolls down a road past Marines of Marine Air Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), 1ST Marine Aircraft Wing (1ST MAW). The Marines are at Camp Fuji for field training and battle skills testing. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

040702-M-7514K-045. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An M109 self-propelled howitzer of the Israel Defense Forces

An M2 Bradley taking on a water hole while advancing to opposing forces (OpFor). Subject Operation/Series: VICTORY FOCUS Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 4TH Battalion, 17TH Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, engages enemy elements utilizing an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from an M1130 Stryker Command Vehicle during Decisive Action Rotation 19-01 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 1, 2018. Decisive Action Rotations at the NTC ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies.

Members of the first class of the Tactical Air Control System Field Operations Course erect a double darnell tent during an exercise taught by members of the 868th Tactical Missile Training Group. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-13326. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG '85 Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Three US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Headquarter (HQTRS) Company, Regimental Combat Team 5th Marines (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), provide security, with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, at an unscheduled stop for their convoy enroute to the Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

M-60 main battle tanks participate in a combined arms live fire demonstration during the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Wadi Natrun Country: Egypt (EGY)

Tank and army in action beach landing operations during Army day at Shanghumugom beach Trivandrum Kerala Copyright: xPxKarunakaran/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, participate in a combined arms live fire exercise during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center near Cincu, Romania, August 6. Saber Guardian 2016 is a multinational military exercise involving approximately 2,800 military personnel from ten nations including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the U.S. The objectives of this exercise are to build multinational, regional and joint partnership capacity by enhancing military relationships, exchanging professional experiences, and improving interoperability between the land forces from the participating countries.

DA-SC-87-03704. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041112-A-1067B-050. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

030216-M-4419R-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

An armored target used to evaluate Cluster Bomb Unit bomblet dispersion, pattern, and effectiveness sits on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), Nevada, Sept. 13, 2022. The NTTR mission is to create, operate, and maintain live and synthetic environments and integrate partners to optimize warfighter capabilities.

030224-M-0367H-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division dismantle the main barrel of an M1A2 Abrams tank as part of their annual maintenance at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 11, 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, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, utilize an M1A2 Abrams tank to fire on simulated targets during a live fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Feb. 16, 2023. The 4th Infantry Division and their supporting units are proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

A right side view of an Iraqi ZSU-23-4 self-propelled 23mm anti-aircraft gun system damaged during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DA-SC-90-00094. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020629-M-9902V-002. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a reduced range practice rocket from a 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.

960821-A-6783B-005. Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank crosses an improved ribbon bridge during a gap crossing as part of Remagen Ready, at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 26, 2022. The event represented the early stages of the formation of a Gap Crossing Training Center on post.

German infantry - soldiers of World War II on the battlefield. unrecognizable persons. Aquino Tank Weekend - historical military show. Oshawa Canada

U.S. Soldiers with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division stage an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to begin vehicle and personnel chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear decontamination training with soldiers from the 4th Chemical Regiment of the Polish army at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 10, 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.

Iraqi vehicles ready to be transported out of the country include a T-72 main battle tank and a ASU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, captured during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stage their vehicles for a group photo during Defender Europe 2022, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 26, 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.

Marines from the 1ST Marine Division, 3rd Amphibious Armored Vehicle Battalion, act as opposing forces (OPFOR) in their former Soviet block Multi Purpose Tracked Vehicle. The MT-LB broke down on Red Beach during this major amphibious exercise that took place in Southern California. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment prepare to conduct movement operations during Exercise Eager Lion in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 6, 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.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Taylor S. Mathis, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, identifies a target during live-fire training at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 31, 2022. The training enhanced the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership.

020630-M-9902V-002. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

A Polish army Leopard 2A tank pulls security at a tactical assembly area before the start of a multinational force-on-force exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 14, 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. Soldiers and NATO allies complete a historic wet-gap crossing operation as part of Defender Europe 22 held at Nowogród, Poland, May 19, 2022. Defender Europe 2022 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.

020117-M-9368G-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

An Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1) from CLNCs 2nd AAV Battalion climbs through thick road mud at Fort AP Hill, Virginia. Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to the 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 26, 2022. Defender Europe and its accompanying and linked exercises demonstrate our commitment to the collective defense and regional security of Europe and strengthen relationships by providing a joint, multinational environment to prepare allies and partners to train as they fight.

Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, fire a tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided, or TOW, missile from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the Fort Riley Training Area May 18. The days training consisted of Soldiers firing both the TOW missile and a Javelin missile as a part of familiarization training.

One of the M-109 155mm self-propelled howitzers used by the 2nd Marine Division during Operation CAX 1-2-82, held 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)

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion,503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire a .50 caliber machine gun from a M1151 HMMWV during exercise Rock Harvest at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, attach chains to a Light Armored Vehicle to simulate preperations for Helicopter Support Team operations during a Company Field Exercise at Tactical Landing Zone Condor on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 27, 2024. Air Distribution Company conducted the field exercise to evaluate their Marines' combat effectiveness in a safe and controlled environment to better prepare the unit for future operations. Marine Corps

The Oberlausitz military training area opened its Tor tor to thousands of visitors for the Open Day at the Oberlausitz military training area to give them an insight behind the scenes of the Bundeswehr in Saxony. The soldiers presented a wide range of large and small equipment and gave an impressive demonstration of what they are capable of. Dynamic demonstration by the armoured infantry with the Marder infantry fighting vehicle, open day at the Oberlausitz military training area, Weißkeißel, Saxony, Germany, Europe

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, cleans tracks of an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during maintenance at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 31, 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, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

DA-ST-88-04059. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M1 Abrams main battle tank provides security during the Combined Arms Company field exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 16, 2015. The CAC is a newly formed armor element supporting the Black Sea Rotational Force.

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4th ABCT) assess their surroundings during infantry platoon situational exercises at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 6, 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; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

Soldiers from B Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment fire 120mm mortars from their Stryker MCV-B during crew certification.

A soldier of the 24th Infantry Division (mechanized) moves toward the open rear hatch of an M-163 Vulcan self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which consists of an M-168 20mm Vulcan cannon with radar fire control mounted on a modified M-113 armored personnel carrier. In the background is a National Training Center opposing forces (OpFor) M-551 Sheridan light tank modified to resemble a Soviet T-72 main battle tank. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Iraqi MT-LB armored personnel carrier damaged in the Euphrates River Valley during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Euphrates River Valley Country: Iraq(IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers in the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, attached to the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, provide M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles for support to Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) eastern Syria Nov. 10, 2019. The mechanized infantry troops partner with Syrian Democratic Forces to defeat ISIS remnants and protect critical infrastructure in eastern Syria.

081307-A-1862S-001Firing teams Gunny” and Storm” from the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fire a M109A6 Paladin, a Self-Propelled Howitzer, into the Diyala River Valley in support of Operation Lightning Hammer, which was just underway when the rounds were launched late into the night, Aug. 13.

U.S. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the German army conduct a rehearsal at a range before a live-fire exercise at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, May 13, 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. M1 Abrams tanks assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conduct vehicle movements 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.

DM-ST-88-07817. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, positions M1A2 Abrams tanks prior to a live fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Feb. 16, 2023. The 4th Infantry Division and their supporting units are proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Soldiers of 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery fire rounds from the M109A6 Paladin to validate upgrades to the unit's howitzers, Jan. 9, 2021, on Camp Ripley. (Minnesota National Guard

A M2 Bradley crewmember from 4th Squadron, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division drives his vehicle to the Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) constructed by the 11th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division (ROK-US Combined Division), Republic of Korea, May 18, 2022; the 11th Engineer Battalion and 4th Squadron, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division worked together to construct an IRB to allow the crossing by M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradly Infantry fighting Vehicles. Soldiers from across the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Ready First, 1st Armored Division (the current 2nd Infantry Division (ROK-US Combined Division) rotational brigade) as well as other units from 2ID participated in the Warrior Ready Strike training exercise to increase their proficiency, learn about operating in the Republic of Korea, and re-affirm the commitment to the ROK-US Alliance.

French AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicles move across the desert as part of a display of Allied armor during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

000228-M-0267C-007. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) conduct a convoy during Exercise Dragoon Ready 23 (DR 23) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 21, 2023. DR 23 is a Regimental Training Exercise involving approximately 3,245 U.S. Soldiers and Allied nations that engages and stresses all Warfighting Functions for 2CR.

Middle East, Israel, Golan Heights, old rusting tank and acres of farm land

Spotterday for the Day of the German Armed Forces at Bueckeburg Army Airfield. International Helicopter Training Centre, Bueckeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division stage in preparation for a multinational force-on-force exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 14, 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 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.

040916-M-0706S-005. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2ND BCT

010625-A-6788L-003. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

Spectators check out a tank 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 photos by Pfc. Lee, Hee Won and Pfc. Park, Joon Hyeok)

A T-55 Tank

Belgium Armed Forces soldiers engage the enemy during a dynamic display during Exercise Iron Wolf 22 at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, Oct. 26, 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.

U.S. Soldiers in Alpha Company, 4-118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, in the South Carolina National Guard, prepare for tank maneuver training while supporting in the U.S.Central Command area of responsibility, March 8, 2020.

030326-M-4419R-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

German soldiers assigned to the 93 Armored Demonstration Battalion, 9th Panzerlehr Brigade, 1st Panzer Division, drive a Leopard 2A6 tank onto the range during a combined arms live fire exercise in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, April 3, 2023. The 4th Infantry Divisions mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

Leopard 2 A4 of the Norwegian Telemark Battalion, photographed as part of a Bundeswehr exercise with forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the 'Wettiner Schwert' exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 8 April 2024

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment (HIMARS), 18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C., fire a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System at Fort Greely, Alaska, Oct. 19, 2018, during Red Flag-Alaska 19-1. Their unit was tasked to provide long-range artillery support during RF-A, allowing the unit to showcase its capabilities and develop relationships with other services. Some capabilities of the M142 HIMARS include long-range lethality, the ability to be loaded unto an aircraft and flown anywhere location in the world, and extreme range precision to reduce collateral damage.

U.S Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Curtis, assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares to begin a multinational ambulance exchange point training during Defender 22 at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 26, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe; the exercise demonstrates the ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Alpha Battery 1/11, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), watch the rounds fly as they fire an M198 155mm Towed Howitzer in training area "D", during a live fire maneuver in support of Exercise Iron Magic, in the United Arab Emirates. Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Taylor Easley, a master gunner with 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, takes future U.S. Army recruit Alexander Petrie, to the turret seat of a Bradley fighting vehicle. 1ID hosted the recruits tour in support of U.S. Army recruiting efforts.

GHOST troopers assigned to 2-7 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their gunneryery 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.

Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Oregon National Guard fires their M777 155mm Howitzer at Yakima Training Center, Wash., on July 13, 2022. During the training, scheduled from July 10-22, 2-218 FA prioritized basic artillery skills using firing tables to hone their unit's ability to engage and destroy targets at a distance with live rounds.

030331-M-5150A-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepare an M1A2 Abrams tank for downloading and staging during Defender Europe 2022 at Kaunas, Lithuania, May 27, 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.

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Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2nd Armored Division, stand beside their camouflaged M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles after a company team attack exercise by M-1 Abrams tanks and M-2s at the Shell Point training area. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) 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.

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The Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Poland, Mariusz Blaszczak, gives his remarks during a live fire demonstration and static display held at Nowa Deba, Poland, April 12, 2023. The 4th Infantry Division's mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent in order to build readiness, increase our operability, and reinforce our steadfast and loyal commitment to our Allies and partners, which make up an integral part of the Ivy Team.

Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire M777A2 Lightweight Howitzers aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 11, 2012, during Exercise Steel Knight. Steel Knight is a combined arms exercise conducted by 1st Marine Division Marines and sailors from all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force.

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