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Military Tanks in Action

Dynamic scenes of military tanks, including M1A2 and M60 models, in various training exercises. Dusty environments with soldiers engaging in combat readiness activities.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the "Spartan Brigade," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, drives a modernized M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tank at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 7, 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.

DA-ST-86-00210. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '85 Base: Bonnland Country: West Germany (FRG)

041109-M-2789C-054. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fires the M242 Bushmaster main gun during a gunnery table VI iteration, Niinisalo, Finland, July 19, 2022. The 3/4th 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.

The Chinese built T-69 (Type II) main battle tank that sits in front of Cox Hall was dedicated to the enlisted Marines of The Basic School (TBS) during a memorial dedication for Sergeant Manuel A. Cox who died December 4, 1983 as the result of the Marine Barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon October 23, 1983. Subject Operation/Series: The Basic School's Memorial Dedication, June 7, 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970211-M-0023H-013. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Col. Stephen Capehart, the commander of 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division observes a Defender Europe 22 multinational dry fire exercise from his M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 16, 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.

Soldiers from the 75th Field Artillery Brigade; the 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment; and the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles onto rails in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Myette, executive officer of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), guides soldiers from the Swedish Armed Forces onto a Landing Craft, Air Cushion in Ravlunda, Sweden, Aug. 29, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

U.S. Marines with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pose for a photo while driving an Amphibious Combat Vehicle after the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

An M113A1 Armored Personnel Carrier, assigned to C Troop of the 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment drives to the live fire range for gunnery training at the Korea Training Center, Republic of Korea on Oct. 25, 1998. The center is manned throughout the year and various armored units rotate through training scenarios to meet yearly live gunnery training requirements. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Korea Training Center Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25)s from, Charlie Company 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) "War Pigs" from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) work together to pull out one of their fellow "War Pigs" after getting stuck during training at EDGED MALLET '02 in Kenya, Africa. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: EDGED MALLET '02 Base: Manda Bay Naval Base State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN)

NATO soldiers and military vehicles. International Military Training Saber Strike 2017", Adazi, Latvia, from 3 to 15 June 2017. US Army Europe-led annual International military�exercise Saber Strike Field Training Exercise�in Latvia.

981015-F-5789F-505. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Posco Port, Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND

High Mobility Multipurpose Vehicles (HMMWV) and M1082 American Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) trailers staged at a motor pool outside of the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California, August 4, 2022. Vehicles are staged in motor pools for maintenance and inspections before and after missions.

Dragoon troopers assigned to Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment along with Soldiers assigned to the Dutch 42nd Battle Group perform Preventive Maintenance and Services to their equipment while constructing a Regimental Tactical Operations Center during Allied Spirit I at Hohenfels Training Area located in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 20, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct multinational training as well as improving allied interoperability between U.S. and NATO forces.

A U.S. Army M1A3 Abrams Tanks from the 1-12 Cavalry Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division move to position to be secured for transportation at the Port of Agadir, June 3, 2022, Agadir, Morocco. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Abandoned Tank In Baghe Afghan, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

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

U.S., Czech Republic, and Turkish soldiers stand beside a Bradley Fire Support Vehicle during Exercise Dynamic Front 24 at Polatlı Training Area, Türkiye, Feb. 17, 2024. Exercise Dynamic Front 24 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed, 56th Artillery Command-led fires-centric exercise in Germany and Türkiye. Artillery Soldiers train in a joint-combined environment, focusing on fire interoperability, command, and control between multinational units and using Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities protocol systems. Army Reserve

Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles into a Boeing C-17 in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

DA-SC-87-07943. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

mage left: The astronauts took turns driving the M113 armored emergency vehicles during their visit to Kennedy. Several M113 are parked near the launch pad during countdowns, and astronauts can use them to quickly get away from the area in case something goes wrong. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter hovers over a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during a multinational 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.

060330-A-9930K-033. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Malipo Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: USFK

U.S. Marines rush out of an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle as they conduct a demonstration for their hosts during the 1991 West Africa Training Cruise. The Marines came to the Congo aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197). Subject Operation/Series: 1991 WEST AFRICA TRAINING CRUISE Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo(COG)

Engineers with the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle gunnery qualification on March 27, 2018, Orchard Combat Training Center, south of Boise, Idaho. Combat engineers with the 116th BEB trained through gunnery table XII, evaluating their ability to execute collective platoon-level tasks in a tactical live-fire environment; including integrating dismounted soldiers with their assigned BFV.

DA-SC-90-00072. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fire the M4A1 carbine from the M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams tank during the stress shoot portion of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 5, 2022. The Sullivan Cup requires mastery of individual tasks, technical and tactical competence, and the ability to demonstrate an array of maneuver, sustainment, and gunnery skills.

060302-A-3760M-044. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

Several M1 Abrams tanks of the Royal Saudi Land Force and the U.S. Armys 1st Combined Arms Battalion, stage before a live-fire event during Exercise Eager Lion 2022 in Jordan, Sept. 14, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

U.S. Army Spc. Ethan Acreman, a cavalry scout assigned to 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, looks out the top of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle at Fort Stewart Georgia, Feb. 15, 2024. In the event that the vehicle commander or gunner need to view their surroundings, hatches on top of the Bradley allow them to look outside. Army

Belgium Armed Forces soldiers maneuver Enhanced Forward Protection battle vehicles through the engagement area 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.

DF-ST-86-07788. Country: Egypt (EGY)

Demonstration of infantry soldiers fighting near MOWAG Piranha IIIC armoured fighting vehicle during open day of the Belgian army at Leopoldsburg, Belgium, Europe

a Soldier in A Boxer Armored Vehicle, Taken During an Exercise of the Bundeswehr 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, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany Germany

An M-88A1 armored recovery vehicle off-loads from a ribbon bridge during rapid response loading Exercise Agile Sword '86. Subject Operation/Series: AGILE SWORD '86 Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Finnish soldier assigned to Jaeger Brigade conducts an attack using a Finnish Sisu XA-180 armored personnel carrier during Ryske 22 at Rovajärvi Training Area, Finland, July 28, 2022. Ryske 22 is a combined, joint training exercise conducted by the United States, Finland, and Norway to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between partner nations. The 2nd BCT is part of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), under command and control of V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

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

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 M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, maneuver during a Defender Europe 22 multinational dry fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 16, 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.

The crew of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle wait among the pinon pine and scrub oak trees of one of the many training sites. Colorado's Front Range and storm clouds loom in the background. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tank moving in the field, M1A1 Abrams, Najaf Province, Iraq

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan practices driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of emergency exit training. Seen in the back, at left, are Commander Scott Kelly and Mission Specialists Tracy Caldwell and Alvin Drew. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. She and other crew members are at Kennedy for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. TCDT activities include the M-113 training, payload familiarization, emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The STS-118 payload aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour includes the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and is targeted for launch on Aug.7. NASA/George Shelton

Line of T-55 Tanks

At the battle area in Twin Bridges M2A1s (Bradley Fighting Vehicles) and M1A1s (Abrams Main Battle Tank) dead after being hit by MILES (Multiple Integrated Lazer Engagement System) upon entering the training field at Twin Bridges in the Republic of Korea Nov. 2, 1998. The M2A1s and the M1A1s 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)

A column of South Korean M-48 main battle tanks advances along a road during the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Country: South Korea

A U.S. Marine Corps AAV7A1 tracked vehicle with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABn), 2d Marine Division crushes a car during Gator Week on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 6, 2023. Gator Week is an annual field meet with physical team building events that increase unit cohesion and commemorates 2d AABns history.

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 19th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, aboard a South Korean army M-47 tank, prepare to confront Blue Forces during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Chipyong-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

Nexter Titus (Tactical Infantry Transport and Utility System), 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

A Light Armored Vehicle, attached to Lakota Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), disembarks a landing craft air-cushioned during Odyssey Encore, Volos, Greece, Jan. 8, 2024. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness sustainment exercise enhances the units operational capabilities as a crisis response force. 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.

Soldiers assigned to the NATO eFP Battle Group Latvia, stage their tanks during the Crystal Arrow distinguished visitors display to commemorate the 19th anniversary of Latvia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia becoming official members of NATO in Ādaži, Latvia, March 29, 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.

Nexter Titus (Tactical Infantry Transport and Utility System), 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

STAFF Sergeant Johnny Maldonado directs an M-270 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) along a path of plywood planks following its unloading from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The loading of the MLRS onto the plane represents the first time that such artillery equipment has been placed aboard a Starlifter. The MLRS is assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, XVIII Airborne Corps. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Heavy armor and High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), on patrol at the Joint Readiness Training Center. The HMMWVs are equipped with .50 caliber machine guns mounted on top. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A South Korean Marine squats by the open rear door of his AAVP-7 assault amphibian vehicle while a woman pulling a cart passes by during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: South Korea

020311-A-0030T-021. Base: Port Of Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-129 Mission Specialist Robert L. Satcher Jr., at right, takes his crew and instructor for a ride in an M113 armored personnel carrier during driving practice. Left of Satcher 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.

000227-M-0267C-001. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

An Iraqi M-1974 122mm self-propelled howitzer lies stranded in the desert after being deserted by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

West German Leopard 1 main battle tanks and Gepard twin 35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns stop on a road during Central Guardian, a phase of exercise Reforger '85. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAL GUARDIANREFORGER '85 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

050211-A-9866B-057. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST ARMORED DIVISION

030326-F-4350W-008. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Concept of war. Battle tank circulating through the destroyed city. ia generated

DETLING, KENT/UK - AUGUST 29 : Men in costume at the Military Odyssey in Detling Kent on August 29, 2010. Unidentified men

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, right, and Philippine Marines in a light armored vehicle, left, patrol during KAMANDAG at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. U.S. and Philippine Marines patrolled together while supporting a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Combat-ready Marines debark from two LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicles on Red Beach during a NATO exercise. The 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade is participating in the NATO exercise Northern Wedding. Base: Shetland Island Country: Scotland (SCT)

DN-ST-89-10684. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment ready their Strykers for a convoy at Niinisalo Training Area, Finland, May 8, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual, pre-planned, multinational exercise taking place in Finland, where visiting forces to include the U.S., U.K., Latvia, and Estonia, train together with the Finnish Defense Forces in high intensity force-on-force engagements and a live fire exercise with the purpose of increasing military readiness and developing interoperability among participating partner nations.

030201-M-5753Q-022. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at NASAs Kennedy Space Center, STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins takes her turn at driving an M-113, an armored personnel carrier that is used for speedy departure from the launch pad in an emergency. Standing behind her is Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut rescue team leader. On the left is KSC videographer Glen Benson. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight. It provides the crew of each mission an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. The test ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main engine cutoff. The crew also spends time undergoing emergency egress training exercises at the launch pad. STS-114 is the first Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station. The launch window extends July 13 through July 31.

Soldiers assigned to the 80th Movement Control Team, 330th Transportation Battalion, assisted the 598th Transportation Brigade with more than 640 pieces of equipment from the U.S. Armys 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, were off-loaded at the port facility located in Gdynia, Poland, December 3, 2022.

Leguan high-speed armoured bridge, 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, 08.04.2024

Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian troops are introduced to the amphibious assault vehicle at Landing Zone (LZ) Bluebird during their first day of field training. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

STS-132 TCDT - CREW M113 TRAINING

Soldiers with Reaper Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire a TOW missile during a range mission, Aug. 29, 2012 at Grafenwoehr training area. The Troopers prepared for an upcoming Training Mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-110 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa practices driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. Accompanying her are fellow crew members Mission Specialist Rex Walheim (far left) and Pilot Stephen Frink (second from left). In front is the trainer. TCDT includes emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight. Scheduled for launch April 4, the 11-day mission will feature Shuttle Atlantis docking with the International Space Station (ISS) and delivering the S0 truss, the centerpiece-segment of the primary truss structure that will eventually extend over 300 feet

Two LVTP7s (tracked landing vehicle, personnel) and an M60A1 main battle tank on maneuvers at Nightmare Range during a live-fire exercise for Operation BEAR HUNT '84. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Two Iraqi BMP-1 armored personnel carriers destroyed in the Euphrates River Valley during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

A Polish Army Leopard 2 tank is the first to cross the newly completed bridge over the River Kwisa at the Żagan Świętoszów Training Area in Poland during a ceremony there May 24, 2022. The bridge project is one of many training range improvements the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delivered in Poland in partnership with the Polish Army, the U.S. Armys 7th Army Training Command and others. These projects improve readiness and interoperability of U.S., host nation and allied forces.

DM-ST-86-08373. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard fuel their vehicles May 13 in Pabrade, Lithuania. The Soldiers are deployed to Lithuania in support of Defender Europe 22 and NATO exercise Flaming Thunder. The vehicles include: M109A6 Paladins, M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicles, M572 Armored Mortar Carriers and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvee).

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepare to transport a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank across the Vistula river during a wet-gap crossing operation part of Defender Europe 22 held at Dęblin, Poland, May 13, 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.

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 Fort Lewis, Wash. TF 123 is conducting an assault on two Infantry companies from a Republic of Korea armored brigade as part 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)

A member of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), speaks about the Army's successes of Desert Shield during Association of the United States Army's opening ceremony at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2022. This year's theme is Building the Army of 2030. AUSA's vision is to be recognized by the Army, Congress, industry partners and communities across the nation as the Armys premier association and the foremost supporter of the Total Army.

A civilian hay truck and an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle from the 1ST Armored Divsion at an Implementation Forces (IFOR) check point during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Brigade follow their convoy route past a church near Hohenfels Training Area during Dynamic Front 22 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 11, 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.

An M2A1 (Bradley Fighting Vehicle) convoys down the valley toward Twin Bridges training area in the Republic of Korea, Nov. 2, 1998. The M2A1 comes from the Task Force, 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division out of Fort Lewis, Wash. Upon arriving at the Twin Bridges training area TF 123 will conduct an assault on two Infantry companies from a Republic of Korea armored brigade as part 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)

DF-ST-87-07162. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Country: West Germany (FRG)

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