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Images of military personnel inspecting and operating various tactical vehicles in different terrains, including military trucks and Humvees.

Baqubah, Iraq - RG-31 Nyala armored vehicle

A Soldier with the 173rd Engineer Company of the Wisconsin National Guard operates military dump truck Oct. 14, 2022, to haul dirt to a troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis. Soldiers with the company hauled, spread, and compacted 1,077 tons of new gravel to resurface the Fort McCoy Central Receiving Shipping Point parking lot that also had new lighting installed as part of a troop project in 2022 as well. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works said the 173rd did excellent work on the project.

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training drive a military truck on the cantonment area Sept. 8. 2022, at the installation. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for instutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, (JGSDF), unload vehicles here March 17. JGSDF will prepare to head North in support of Operation Tomodachi.

970610-F-2210L-009. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON GUYANA Base: Beaumont State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Detroit, Michigan, USA, 15 January 2026, GM Defense displayed its Infantry Squad Vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show.

Aircraft rescue and firefighting Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, prepare to execute fire suppression techniques on a MV-22B Osprey Simulator during a downed aircraft training on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 31, 2022.Aircraft rescue and firefighter Marines train in fire suppression, rescue and emergency response, in order to respond efficiently to emergency situations involving aircraft. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.(U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir)

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

DF-ST-85-13217. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Bellenhausen Country: West Germany (FRG)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

U.S. Air Force Defenders with the 51st Security Forces Squadron patrol in tactical vehicles during Beverly Midnight 24-1 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 29, 2024. As the most forward deployed permanently based wing in the Air Force, the 51st Fighter Wing is charged with providing mission-ready Airmen to execute combat operations and receive follow-on forces.

A D.C. National Guardsman prepares a military vehicle for storm response as part of preparations for Hurricane Sandy.

040415-F-5281B-054. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

221007-N-LH674-1114 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 7, 2022) U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11 guide assist a child off a vehicle at the Humanitarian Assistance Village (HAV) exhibit during San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

221007-N-LH674-1114 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 7, 2022) U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11 guide assist a child off a vehicle at the Humanitarian Assistance Village (HAV) exhibit during San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

020409-A-9510S-005. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

Secured U.S. Army M1A3 Abrams Tanks, concealed by camo netting, are prepared on the Port of Agadir for departure to the Tifnit Customs Clearing site during the African Lion 22 exercise, June 4, 2022, Agadir, Morocco. The U.S. tanks were transported by both U.S. and Moroccan military transport vehicles from the port to their staging area in Tifnit, 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.

Airmen move assets into a storage area at Minot Air Force Base, N. D., May 18, 2022. The United States maintains a strong, credible strategic force that enhances the security and stability of our allies and partners.

Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) through the cantonment area Dec. 5, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019.

Training operations are shown April 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of hundreds of troops completing weekend training at the installation in early April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

DA-SC-87-05431. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown Aug. 4, 2022. During August 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps are part of the training at Fort McCoy. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, conduct railhead operations at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, August 4, 2022. The Soldiers are at Camp Shelby for Annual Training.

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.

Soldiers with the 384th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, pull security during a convoy and room clearing training exercise as part of Spartan Warrior III June 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Spartan Warrior III gave the 300th MP Brigade the opportunity to practice multiple levels of military police procedures across two weeks.

Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) through the cantonment area Dec. 5, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019.

U.S. Marines with 3d Transport Battalion conduct convoy recovery and refueling operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 8, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

DF-ST-86-11320. Subject Operation/Series: CROWN KNIGHT 85-05 Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Specialist Zachary DiProfio, a tactical node systems specialist, peels the tape from a vehicle which had the new "woodland" green color scheme applied. 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command is the first unit on Fort Hood to make the change.

Crews of an Egyptian ranger battalion parade in Jeep light vehicles in a demonstration for visiting dignitaries during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Service members at the installation for training drive a Humvee on the cantonment area June 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

The United Nations and Malaysian national flags stand out amidst the armored personnel carriers and other flags of the Malaysian Army. The Malaysians were conducting an awards ceremony marking their participation in Somalia. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Defenders assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron emergency services team practice assault vehicle drills at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 10, 2023. EST Airman are responsible for responding to situations involving U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, the 6th Air Refueling Wing and other tenant units.

Khabarovsk, Russia - May 9, 2019: Victory Day celebration. Victory in the World War II. Military equipment is on the streets waiting for the parade. Military equipment is on the streets waiting for the parade. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitriixRudx 13811772

Santa Claus, North Pole gift-giver, waves to the crowd as he is escorted onto base during the Wyvern Wonderland holiday event at Aviano Air Base, December 2, 2022. Wyvern Wonderland provided a host of events and activities to help families connect with each other and thrive during their time in Italy.

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.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 14, 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.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), remove an obstruction during a simulated foreign disaster relief mission on Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, North Carolina, during Realistic Urban Training (RUT), Jan. 19, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment July 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from railcars on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

Armoured transport vehicle GTK Boxer wheeled tank, medical version, Bundeswehr Day, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

National Guard troops secure Washington, DC on Inauguration Day, 2021.

Maintenance and Logistics Commands Atlantic - Property Inventory Team - Station Sabine - 26-HK-194-9. Hurricane Katrina

220914-N-PI330-1016 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 14, 2022) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Merrick Schmehil, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), acts as a ground guide for a MK-31 mobile tactical vehicle replacement on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 14, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

050902-A-7026C-039. Base: Quonset Point State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 115th & 119th MP Cos

Training operations for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown July 22, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy many in support of the exercise.

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Picayune, Miss. , Aug. 31, 2012 National Guard vehicles arrive in Picayune to help navigate high water as the Pearl River rises out of its' banks. Federal partners like the National Guard help local officials with rescue and evacuations. . Mississippi Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dawson Pierce, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Joseph Barber, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, prepare C-17 Globemaster IIIs for relocation prior to the arrival of Hurricane Ian at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 28, 2022. To effectively prepare the aircraft, base personnel worked together to ensure the C-17s were properly fueled and loaded with the necessary equipment.

Aerial view of vehicles and equipment at the cargo staging area at Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. The ship delivered trucks and cargo for the deployed military personnel in the country. U.S. military forces are in the country to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

U.S. Marines demonstrate how to operate a 7-ton truck at the Farmers Market on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 30, 2022. The Farmers Market was established to provide locally sourced produce to U.S. service members and their families. Events such as the Farmers Market strengthens local community relations by supporting local farmers and businesses.

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

Virginia National Guard Soldiers from Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct reconnaissance patrols in support of Hurricane Sandy operations Oct. 29, 2012 in Suffolk, Va. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 750 personnel on state active duty, and the Virginia Army Guard and Virginia Defense Force are staging throughout Virginia with personnel and equipment capable of performing high water transport, debris reduction and reconnaissance patrols. (Sgt. 1st Class A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

A Royal Army (British) Foden (6x6) Recovery Vehicle, with IFOR Markings, prepares to leave the road at a Royal Army (British) checkpoint in Split, Croatia, 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: Split Country: Croatia (HRV)

WW2 US army Hillman Light Utility Truck, military Hillman Tilly at World war Two militaria fair

U.S. Air Force Airmen and their families attend a car show at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 11, 2022. Eighty-eight cars, trucks, and motorcycles were displayed for the event where attendees had the opportunity to vote for their favorite vehicle.

Cuba, Sancti Spiritus Province, Trinidad, Museo Nacional de la Lucha Contra Bandidos, national museum of the fight against bandits, Cuban Army truck

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 M998 high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) leads a column of M939 5-ton trucks during a tactical maneuver exercise. The trucks are carrying soldiers of 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, from Fort Davis to the town of Coco Solo. Country: Panama (PAN)

Russell Vela, chief of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Commands Multi-Domain Technologies Division briefs Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, on the USASMDC SPECTRE transportable distributed aperture research system. Whiting visited USASMDC on Feb. 12 to meet team members and learn how their missions support Space Command. Army

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Novi, Michigan, Military contractors disiplay weapons for the U.S. Army at the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium (GVSETS) . Pratt Miller Defense displayed its Hydrogen Enabling Logistics Platform

080901-A-0559K-006 U.S. Army soldiers patrol the streets of New Orleans, La., in support of Hurricane Gustav relief efforts on Sept. 1, 2008. The troops deployed to help residents evacuate the area, to provide security before, during and after the hurricane's landfall and to conduct search and rescue missions in the area. The soldiers are assigned to the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, Director, left, Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team, re-enlists six Army Reserve Soldiers at the Chicago Auto Show on February 13, 2024, at McCormick Place. Norman additionally visited Chicago to meet with local military leaders and civilians and to participate in a briefing at the Army Enterprise Marketing Office. Army Reserve

Launcher MZKT-7930 missile complex quotIskanderquot on the Palace squa ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - MAY 05, 2016: Launcher MZKT-7930 missile complex quotIskanderquot on the Palace square during a rehearsal of the Victory Parade in St. Petersburg in May Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximxMitsunx 9265415

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team clear a road blocked by a fallen tree Oct. 10, 2016, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. More than 160 Virginia National Guard Soldiers started serving on state active duty Oct. 9 in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and assisted multiple localities in the Hampton Roads area with debris reduction, evacuating citizens seeking shelter and transporting law enforcement officers on route assessments to identify road hazards.

Military trucks with Peruvian flag. Combat Defense of Peru, concept. 3D rendering military trucks with Peruvian flag. Combat Defense of Peru, concept. 3D rendering copyright: xzoonar.com/natatravelx 23096427

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