Military Armor and Vehicles

Images of armored military vehicles and tanks in action, highlighting their role in operations. The visuals convey strength and readiness in various terrains and exercises.

Close-up of an M3 Bradley tank

Boxer armoured transport vehicle, photographed as part of a Bundeswehr exercise with armed 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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-129 Commander Charles O. Hobaugh, at right, takes his crew and instructor for a ride in an M113 armored personnel carrier during driving practice. Left of Hobaugh is the instructor, Battalion Chief George Hoggard.The M113 is kept at the foot of the launch pad in case an emergency egress from the vicinity of the pad is needed. The crew members of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission are at Kennedy for training related to their launch dress rehearsal, the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. Launch of Atlantis on its STS-129 mission to the International Space Station is targeted for Nov. 16.

Soldiers from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment conduct an emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE) at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.

Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, oversees STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt as he the practices driving the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training. Behind Hoggard and Wilcutt are Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu and Pilot Scott D. Altman. They and the rest of the crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. 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-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition On

The Idaho Army National Guard's 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion was in the field on the Orchard Combat Training Center in the final days of March. The soldiers of B Company, 2-166th CAB are in the final phases of preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

A NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group vehicle provides direct fire as part of a live-fire demonstration at the closing event for Exercise Silver Arrow 2022 at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Sept. 29, 2022. Multiple NATO allies are proudly working alongside 1st Infantry Division and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's 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

060116-A-6365W-116. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

commander in the turret of a tank figure commander at Soviet tank T-72 model side rear view Copyright: xZoonar.com/mrivsergx 10447562

Military Tank isolated Military Tank isolated on White Background Copyright: xZoonar.com/Mr.xKidsadaxManchindax 10416525

Closeup of military tank with camouflage paint on display in public park near Nonsan, South Korea on overcast day

031220-F-9871C-036. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A U.S. Army officer discusses the M-1 Abrams main battle tank with Peruvian dignitaries visiting the U.S. Army Armor Center as GEN Frederick J. Brown, stands by in the background. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Old tanks stand near museum

MOWAG Piranha IIIC armoured fighting vehicle demonstration during open day of the Belgian army at Leopoldsburg, Belgium, Europe

Firing unit of the Flakpanzer Gepard anti-aircraft tank of the German Army.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Battalion Chief David Seymour provides supervision while space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 crew members participate in M113 armored personnel carrier training at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Driving the M113 is Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus while Commander Chris Ferguson looks on. An M113 is kept at the foot of the launch pad in case an emergency exit from the launch pad is needed and every shuttle crew is trained on driving the vehicle before launch. The STS-135 crew is at Kennedy to participate in a launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Atlantis and its crew are targeted to lift off July 8, taking with them the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites and return a failed ammonia pump mo

DA-ST-85-10011. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Kimpo State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Military or army tank Military or army tank on the city street Copyright: xZoonar.com/LiiaxGalimzianovax 12099084

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Mission Specialist Laurel Clark (in yellow cap) is instructed on the operation of an M113 armored personnel carrier during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, a standard part of launch preparations. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown July 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines get a tour of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) that visited Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Mechanics work in the engine compartment of an M-109A1 155mm self-propelled howitzer, left, during the joint U.S./Egyptian exercise Bright Star '85. The M-578 light armored recovery vehicle at right was used to remove the howitzer's engine. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Country: Egypt (EGY)

Brown Military tank isolated on white background

220713-N-XG173-1074 Waimanalo, Hawaii (July 13, 2022) Republic of Korea Marines with 1st Assault Amphibian Vehicle Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct amphibious assault vehicle training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A remote controlled vehicle used to inspect improvised explosive devices.

The 3rd Battalion 14th USMC HQ were on AFP 08 on the Fort Dix Range Complex competing a Howitzer Live Fire exercise. (Images are provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

An amphibious assault vehicle from 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion transports Marines through the obstacle barrier during the assault on Red Beach. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-1 Abrams main battle tank assigned to the 1ST Plt., Troop E, 2nd Bn., 6th Cav., lays down a smoke screen while on maneuvers at the U.S. Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Children playing on top of a tank, world war monument, Westkapelle, Zeeland, The Netherlands, Europe

M8 Greyhound light armoured car of the Forces francaises libres, FFL at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Normandy, France, during World War II, Europe

The Leclerc Monument and the M8 Greyhound light armoured car of the Forces francaises libres, FFL from the Second World War at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Normandy, France, Europe

BAKU - 26 June 2011 - Miliatary Parade in Baku, Azerbaijan on Army Day

Spc. Blake Morengo, M1A2 Abrams driver for the 1st Combined Arms, 163rd Cavalry Regiment prepares to his tank for weighing and inspection during an emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE) at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 3, 2022. EDREs are essential to the Army mission of being anywhere at any time and joint inspections ensure the readiness of deploying units for mission success.

Two M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles assigned to the 2-9 Infantry, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea (ROK), sit atop a partially assembled pontoon bridge built by the 50th Engineers, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, ROK, as they cross the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in today's exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Australia, Canberra, Australian War Memorial Museum, Iraq war-era, Australian 6x6 Long Range Patrol Vehicle, the One Fitty

England,Devon,Bovington,The Tank Museum

110815-N-PB383-001PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2011) Amphibious assault vehicles prepare to depart the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, along with Marines embarked from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting pre-deployment work-ups as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

The 3rd Battalion 14th USMC HQ were on AFP 08 on the Fort Dix Range Complex competing a Howitzer Live Fire exercise. (Images are provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

Berlin, Germany. Soviet War Memorial for fallen Russian and Soviet Union soldiers of the Second World War, Strasse des 17. Juni street in the Tiergarten Park

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Kolasheski, commanding general of V Corps, gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the Abrams Tank Training Academy at Biedrusko, Poland, Aug. 10, 2022. The Abrams Tank Training Academy was established to teach Polish tank crewmen on operations, tactics and maintenance of the M1 Abrams tanks, bringing the U.S. and Poland closer as allies.

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.

American M4 Sherman tank in front of the Musee du Debarquement Utah Beach, World War Two museum at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Europe

Side view of beige military vehicle, white background

Gepard 1 A2 anti-aircraft gun tank, military vehicle, Military History Museum of the German Armed Forces, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

The first M1A1 (Abrams Main Battle Tank) arrives at the Twin Bridges training area in the Republic of Korea Nov. 2, 1998. The M1A1 comes from the Task Force 1ST Battalion 23rd Infantry Division out of Ft. Lewis, Wash. TF 123 is conducting an assault on two Infantry companies from a Republic of Korea armored brigade in participation of Foal Eagle '98. A combined exercise involving the Republic of Korea Army and the United States Armed Forces. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Tongduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Vehicles, including an M-48A5 main battle tank, move along a mountain road during the joint South Korea/US Exercise Team Spirit '84. Subject Operation/Series: Team Spirit '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Tank memorial, war memorial, Westkapelle, Walcheren peninsula, Zeeland, Netherlands, English Sherman tank, Zeeland

On the Princess Irenekamp (1963-2006) the Armor Infantry Row Training Center (Piroc) was once established. Princess Irenekamp, Strijpsebaan 11, Veldhoven

Armoured personnel carrier; T-55 tank; Twin anti-aircraft self-managed cannon. Soviet

Marines from 4th Tank Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif., clean their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, April 10 after a day of training during Exercise Africa Lion 2012. AL-12 is a U.S. African Command-sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led exercise involving various types of training including command post, live-fire and maneuvering, peace keeping operations, an intelligence capacity building seminar, aerial refueling/low-level flight training, as well as medical and dental assistance projects. The annual exercise is designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation's military tactics, techniques and procedures.

Soviet soldier on tank and a banner reading "All the best, Sendal" during the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Stendal, East Germany/GDR, Europe

030514-M-9902V-004. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

Tank detailed silhouette. Vector EPS 10. Tank vector silhouette

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Mission Specialist Joseph Acaba practices driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier used for emergency escape, if needed, from Launch Pad 39A. Next to him in front is astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard. Behind are Mission Specialists Richard Arnold and Steve Swanson. The crew members are at Kennedy for prelaunch preparation known as terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. The training provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown. The crew of space shuttle Discovery is targeted to launch on the STS-119 mission Feb. 12. During Discovery's 14-day mission, the crew will install the S6 truss segment and solar arrays to the starboard side of the International Space Station, completing the station's truss, or backbone.

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A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 3, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

War memorial and bombed building, Karlovac, Croatia (Large format sizes available)

Heavy military tank with a gun tower of heavy military tank with gun tower

A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 3, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

DA-ST-85-04870. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Twin rocket launcher; Installation with anti-tank guided missiles. 1980

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

Soldiers from NATO enhanced forward presence (eFP) Latvia watch as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Miguel Miranda and 1st Lt. Benjamin Baumgartner, AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter pilots assigned to Alpha Assassins Company, 1-3rd Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, takeoff following completion of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion family day at Adazi Military Base, Latvia on April 29, 2022. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe that works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater

Soviet soldier on tank and a banner reading "All the best, Sendal" during the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Stendal, East Germany/GDR, Europe

BAKU - 26 June 2011 - Miliatary Parade in Baku, Azerbaijan on Army Day

Combat vehicles on the Russian Federation map. Military defence of Russia concept, 3D rendering Combat vehicles on the Russian Federation map. Military defence of Russia concept, 3D rendering Copyright: xZoonar.com/alexlmxx 23056764

Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville), 09/10/2023. The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, visits the Santa Bárbara Sistemas factory to review the VCZAP Castor and VCR 8x8 Dragon for the Army. Photo: Raúl Doblado. ARCHSEV.

DA-SC-85-12817. Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Combat vehicles on Icelandic map. Military defense concept for Iceland, 3D rendering combat vehicles on Icelandic map. Military defense concept for Iceland, 3D rendering copyright: xzoonar.com/alexlmxx 23116268

War relics in the Imjingak area at the high security border between South and North Korea, Panmunjom, South Korea

An Iraqi ZSU-23-4 self-propelled 23mm anti-aircraft gun system sits near a highway sign after being abandoned during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Havanna Vieja, old city, revolutionary museum, tank, Cuba, Havanna

A left side view of a tracked transporter/launcher carrying three Soviet SA-6 Gainful low-altitude weapon systems. Country: Unknown

Infographic about the Soviet armored vehicle T-34, crucial during World War II, and other tanks of the Red Army, such as the T-18, the KV-1, the KV-2 and the T-72A. Adobe InDesign (.indd); 5078x3188.

Girl placing flowers in gun barrel of tank

502nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland demonstrate their equipment and methods of bomb disposals during the Air Force Day at the Alamo at Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Tx, April 4, 2022. Texas, April 4, 202. The Air Force Day at the Alamo consists of demonstrations and performances by Air Force units, including the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, military working dogs, and the Drum and Bugle Corps from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Second World War Two Sherman tank as WW2 monument near Juno Beach at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

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