Military Tanks and Equipment

Historic and operational military tanks, including Churchill and T-72 tanks, highlighting their roles in various conflicts and training exercises.

M-14 Rifle M60 Tank

Second World War Two Churchill tank at Juno Beach, Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

M-14 Rifle M60 Tank

Military tank in a field, Iraqui T-72 Main Battle Tank

Line of T-55 Tanks

Polish soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Artillery Brigade carry out a fire mission with their AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers as part of exercise Dynamic Front 22 (DF 22) at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 18, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

Tanks At Museum Of Playa Giron, Dedicated To The War With America In The Bay Of Pigs, Cuba

An IFOR mared US Army M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), with one crewmember standing up through the open turret hatch, is parked on the road at a US Army controlled checkpoint in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Tank exposed outside the Military Museum. American tank. Belgrade. Republic of Serbia.

An Armored Crew from the 82nd Airborne Division, driving a M551 Sheridan light tank disguised as opposing forces, takes time out at a nearby trail during their rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Germany, Sogel, Patton Tank Cemetery in a field

An M-551A1 Sheridan tank from the 3rd Bn., 73rd Armor, 82nd Abn. Div., moves out after being offloaded from a convoy vehicle. President Ronald Reagan mobilized U.S. exercise task force Dragon/Golden Pheasant, consisting of both the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Light Infantry Division, to help discourage Nicaraguan forces from entering Honduras. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON/GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Jamastran Country: Honduras (HND)

Kuwaiti T-72 main battle tanks, made in Yugoslavia, are stored at a Saudi base during Operation Desert Shield until they can be returned after the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi forces. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DA-ST-86-09458. Country: Unknown

An Iraqi M-1974 122mm self-propelled howitzer abandoned during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

An M-551 Sheridan light tank modified to resemble a Soviet BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle moves along a dirt road during an exercise at the National Training Center. The vehicle is used by the 177th Armored Brigade in their role as an opposing force. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

a destroyed tank outdoors a destroyed tank outdoors Copyright: xZoonar.com/TAx 22042944

Military Tank

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.

U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, offloads an Abrams M1A2 SEPV3 Main Battle Tank. The arrival of these tanks in Poland will help the 3ABCT produce combat-credible forces alongside NATO allies.

Two military tanks parked for exhibition in nature with blue sky and white clouds

Forward view of an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank at the U.S. Army Armor Center, USAARMC. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russian howitzer isolated on white

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

M-3 tanks in action, Ft. Knox, Ky. - June 1942.

- Soldiers of 1st Bn., 15th FA Regt., put steel downrange during IronFocus II, hitting targets with pin-point accuracy at a rate that showedthe ability of the unit.

Battle tank LEOPARD 2 from the front, Bundeswehr Day, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

A Norwegian Leopard 1A1A1 main battle tank moves out as part of the opposing force during exercise Teamwork '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '88 Country: Norway (NOR)

Museum copy of the tank. Armored Technique Monument Military Hill Museum

An M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank deployed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

SHERMAN TANK

Russian howitzer isolated on white

Three French Army Giat (155mm AUF1) Self-propelled Guns, 40th Regiment d' Artillerie, with IFOR markings are parked at Hekon base, near Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. One crewmember is standing on the ground looking at the vehicle in the foreground. Operation Joint Endeavor 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 ENDEAVOR Base: Hekon Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scale model of Great britain tank. focused on turret

1960s SINGLE SOLDIER TANK COMMANDER SCANNING HORIZON FROM TURRET OF VIETNAM ERA DIESEL POWERED M60A1 HEAVY TANK DURING MANEUVERS - m7737 HAR001 HARS FREEDOM WIDE ANGLE HORIZON HEAD AND SHOULDERS ADVENTURE PROTECTION STRENGTH STRATEGY COURAGE LEADERSHIP POWERFUL OF AUTHORITY OCCUPATIONS UNIFORMS TURRET CONCEPTUAL SCANNING DIESEL SCANS COMMANDER POWERED ARMORED BLACK AND WHITE DURING ERA HAR001 MANEUVERS OLD FASHIONED

120206-N-VG904-213 CAMP LEJUENE, N.C. (Feb. 6, 2012) Marines off-load an armored tank from a lading craft air cushion onto the beach during the amphibious assault phase of Bold Alligator 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of seabasing. This exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. #BA12

Sgt. Clay Robano assigned to Charlie Company Fighting Aces," of 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, operates as commander of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle as the crew drives to their lane on the range at Konotop Range, Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, January 22, 2022. There are three main positions within a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, commander, driver, and gunner. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tara Fajardo Arteaga)

A M1A1 Abrams Tank is tied down to a flat bed rail car at the Camp Carroll Rail Head in Korea, on Oct. 26, 1998. Alpha Company 1ST Battalion, 33rd Armored Regiment is a participant in a railhead exercise that will move the 33rd Armored Regiment's equipment to Camp Casey in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a field training exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An abandoned Iraqi ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

The famous T-55 tank of Iraqi armed forces View of the famous T-55 tank of Iraqi armed forces Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonardoxBrigantix 9345464

Retro photo of an old Sherman tank High resolution photo in best quality Copyright: xZoonar.com/KasperxNymannx 6018690

A front view of an M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of Co. A, 1ST Bn., 41st Inf. (Mech.), 2nd Armored Division. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine AAV-7 Armored Personnel Carrier Maneuvers Down a Dirt Road

DA-ST-88-04822. An M60 main battle tank maneuvers through the desert during an exercise at the National Training Center.

IKV 91 IKV 91 Tank Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxMalesx 7305994

M60 Tank General Patton Museum California, USA

DF-ST-85-13335. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAL GUARDIAN / REFORGER '85 Base: Colbe Country: West Germany (FRG)

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen)WWII tank abandoned in the forest. Panzerwrack (M47 Patton Tank).

An LAV-25 light armored vehicle with an experimental turret installed during testing. The turret is equipped with a GAU-13/A 30mm lightweight gun and an FIM-92A Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 6-9 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division attended a ceremony and participated in a static display alongside the Drawsko Pomorskie Forestry Service to celebrate their 60-year anniversary. Participating in events like these strengthen the partnership between U.S. forces and the local population during the unit's deployment here in Poland.

Calgary, Alberta - January 30, 2022: View of an old Soviet T-34 at the Calgary Military Museum.

DA-ST-86-00218. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '85 Base: Bonnland Country: West Germany (FRG)

An M-1 Abrams main battle tank moves across the desert during exercise Bright Star '89. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '89 Country: Egypt (EGY)

Vietnam, DMZ Area. Quang Tri Province, Khe Sanh, Former Khe Sanh US Combat Base, museum, exterior display of US Army tank

US Army First Lieutenant McCarthy, of the 9th Engineer Battalion, followed by STAFF Sergeant Duncan, USA, Explosive Ordnance Detachment, walk toward a T55 Main-Battle Tank (MBT) to assess the damages of the initial blast, Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 15 March 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Marines from 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1ST Marine Division drive a soviet BRDM to a training area on base to be used as part of the opposition forces. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vietnam, DMZ Area. Quang Tri Province, Soviet PT-76 tank, memorial to Battle at Lang Vey between North Vietnamese forces and US Special Forces, Green Berets

Two South Korean M-48 tanks advance down a road during the joint South Korean/U.S. Exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: South Korea

DD-ST-85-01306. Country: Unknown

Anti-aircraft gun mounted on a railway platform

Soviet BTR-60 armored personnel carriers seized by U.S. military personnel during Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DA-ST-88-04817. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US camp, Point Alpha, memorial and meeting place on the road between Geisa (Thuringia) and Rasdorf (Hesse), Germany, Europe

Panzer tank and soldiers during World War II. Originally used for training purposes, these tanks were eventually seen in action.

981013-M-4326L-002. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

The main gun of an Army M-48 tank is fired against the "enemy" during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Polish Leopard 2PL main battle tank advances onto the battlefield while M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradley fighting vehicles wait their turn at the start of a field training exercise as part of 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.

DM-ST-88-08131. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

A U.S. Army M-109(SP) Howitzer moves from the railhead to the staging area in Zupanja, Croatia during Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Zupanja Country: Croatia (HRV)

Soviet self-propelled artillery cannon Soviet self-propelled artillery cannon on the tank chassis side view Copyright: xZoonar.com/mrivsergx 18870643

Belgium , 1917 - North of France, Belgium - Paul Castelnau (photographic section of the armies) - (September 1-5) (French - Belgique). Rear-front, painted decor, cannon, painting, bombing, artillery, rail transport, army, First World War, Art, Transport, Society, Belgium, near Hofstade, room of 320 near Hofstade

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard, at left, STS-126 Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough takes his turn driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission crew is at Kennedy for pre-launch 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. On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the stations Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14.

American soldiers reads in the shade under a US Marine tank in Beirut, Lebanon. The US intervention in Lebanon's was the first application of the Eisenhower Doctrine, which protected regimes threatened by international communism. July 1958.

Two Soldiers in Military Tank, Washington, D.C.

DD-ST-85-01283. Country: Unknown

English Sherman tank, war memorial, Westkapelle, Zeeland, Holland, the Netherlands

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault drives 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 is Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata, who represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. 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 back

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3-4 ABCT) operationally controlled by the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID), attaches tow hooks to Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 3 tank during the Abrams Logistical Summit at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Oct. 27, 2022. The 3-1 ABCT is proudly working alongside 1 ID, other NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

DA-ST-88-04846. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two French Army Giat 155mm GCT (155mm AUF1) Self-propelled Guns, 40th Regiment d' Artillerie, with IFOR markings are parked at Hekon Base, near Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Three crewmembers are seated or standing on or around the turret of the vehicle in the foreground and one crewmember is inspecting the vehicle in the background. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implemention force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Hekon Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Second World War collectors on M4 Sherman battle tank during parade at the open day of the Belgian army at Leopoldsburg, Belgium, Europe

A Marine M-60 tank begins moving up onto a floating bridge from a dirt road. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A French Army 17th Engineering Regiment Aardvark Joint Services Flail Unit (JSFU) is used to clear a possible mine field in Butmir, Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor 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 ENDEAVOR Base: Butmir Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Marines aboard an M60 tank come ashore from a utility landing craft (LCU). The Marines are participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

1970s - A right rear view of a Soviet-built ZSU-23-4 quad 23mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. A radar scanner is mounted on the turret.

American Sherman tank from World War II, Marckolsheim, Alsace, France, Europe

View of a military tank with a camouflage pattern sits prominently on a cobblestone surface near an old brick building, Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Sherman tank on a dyke near Westkapelle, memorial to the liberation of Walcheren by Allied troops during WWII, Zeeland, Netherlands, Europe

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Expedition Three crew Commander Frank Culbertson is behind the wheel of the M-113 armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training at the pad. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown and familiarization with the payload. The STS-105 crew members taking part are Commander Scott Horowitz, Pilot Rick Sturckow, and Mission Specialists Daniel Barry and Patrick Forrester; and the other Expedition Three crew members: cosmonauts Vladimir Nikolaevich Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin. Mission STS-105 will be transporting the Expedition Three crew, several payloads and scientific experiments to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The current Expedition Two crew members on the Station will return to Earth on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is scheduled no earlier than Aug. 9, 2001

A British Challenger main battle tank moves into a base camp along with other Allied armor during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

Side view of German tank Konigstiger King Tiger 213 in La Gleize, Stoumont, Belgium Stoumont, Belgium - July 18 2021: German Tiger II tank Konigstiger - King Tiger left by Kampfgruppe Peiper 1st SS Panzer Regiment during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 in La Gleize - side view Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxVanxAerschotx 22356093

Bueffel armoured recovery 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

Russian tank at the Soviet Memorial, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Visit from Prince Bernhard on the open day in the airbase Deelen, also his 60th birthday. Static show from Army equipment. M109.

A 12.7mm machine gun mounted on a T-55 Main Battle Tank. The Croatian Defense Council (HVO) Army was granted use of Barbara Range in Glamoc, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the first time in 18 months to allow their troops time to practice firing artillery. During the three day exercise, the HVO Army fired the main guns of the T-55 and 122mm Howitzer D-30J field artillery pieces (not shown). (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-99-01498 or search 980110-F-7866P-514). Base: Glamoc Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Bergen. Field parade of the Bundeswehr on the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Bundeswehr on 13. 11. 1985

Two German heavy tank destroyers equipped with the 88mm Pak 43 gun.

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.

An M60 tank rolls off the vehicle cargo/rapid-response ship USNS ALGOL (T-AKR 287) during Exercise REFORGER '84. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '84 Base: Antwerp Country: Belgium (BEL)

Tanks are washed at the Tank Wash facilities that were completed in June, 1982. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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