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Military Vehicles and Exercises

Photographs of military equipment and personnel during exercises and operations, including trucks, tanks, and amphibious vehicles in action across various locations.

Army officer by missile banging truck with bucket

DM-ST-87-10896. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

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

LGEN William F. Kernan (right), Commander, XVIII Corps and Fort Bragg, North Carolina participates in gunnery training in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with the 1ST Battalion, 64th Armor during his visit to Fort Stewart. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-10549. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Marines drive forklifts over a causeway during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Iraqi T-72 main battle tank destroyed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Members of the Btry B. 2nd Bn., 116 Fld. Arty., 53rd inf. Bde., Florida Army National Guard, fire a 19-gun, M-101 105mm howitzer salute in honor of William H. Taft IV, deputy secretary of defense, during the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) activation ceremony. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of US Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 1 move down the Bassac River in a SEAL team assault boat (STAB) during operations along the river south of Saigon, South Vietnam, 11/1967. (Photo by JO1 J D Randall/US Navy/GG Vintage Images)

DF-ST-85-05189. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER/AUTUMN FORGE '83 Country: West Germany (FRG)

M-198 155mm howitzers are staged on the flight line at Dong Muong International Airport after being off loaded from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The C-5 delivered eight M-198's to the Thai military. Base: Bangkok Country: Thailand (THA)

Marines at an observation/sniper post of Company B, 1ST Battalion, 8th Regiment, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, scan hostile positions for the source of incoming fire. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Left front view, on display, Soviet ZPU-2 14.5mm Anti-aircraft Machine Guns. Country: Unknown

Two U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopters take off from the landing zone at a humanitarian services support base set up to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey(TUR)

DN-ST-89-05176. Country: Unknown

A view of an Iraqi T-55 main battle tank destroyed by the French 6th Light Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

030401-M-5150A-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-87-12643. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

970430-F-8748C-005. Base: Grand Forks State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ordnance Men Load 2000 Lb. Bombs On A Trailer At A Base Somewhere In England.

Members of a combat control team move across an open field on their way to a drop zone near Puerto Lempira. They are participating in the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TAR" (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TAR (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND)

DF-ST-85-13215. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Bellenhausen Country: West Germany (FRG)

A right front view of an M-48 Chaparral low-altitude self-propelled surface-to-air missile system on display on the flight line. Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A puff of black smoke billows from behind a white build at frame right. Approximately eight US Marines take cover to the left side of two M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) parked at the side of the road. One Marine mans the .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the top of the HMMWV closest to the camera. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Heavy equipment is parked in a supply holding area until needed during exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Berbera Country: Somalia (SOM)

M-16 rifles stand stacked on a causeway at a U.S. Marine beachfront encampment. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

050402-A-3240S-032. Base: Mamadia Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Marines in a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) escort a convoy of civilian workers delivering food near Baidoa during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

A CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters hovers above a Soviet ZU-23 anti aircraft gun prior to picking it up during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Puddles form around at still-dripping Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter as it rests on blocks on the Military Fleet Activities pier. The helicopter, which crashed 5.6 miles off the Okinawan coast during a night training mission, was recovered b. Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DA-SC-85-11318. Base: Victory Pond, Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 85th Division load an M-101 105mm Howitzer for a live fire exercise. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 19th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, land on the northeast bank after crossing the Hwachon River during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Hwachon Country: Korea

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Frederick Cox of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) mixes spilled concrete in a wheelbarrow during Operatorion Restore Hope relief efforts. The unit is using the concrete to pour a floor for the village school. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Wanlewein Country: Somalia (SOM)

Army paratroopers assist in the clean-up operations following a severe earthquake. Base: Tolmezzo Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-88-05636. Base: King Salmon State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-10318. Base: Kherson Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

DM-SD-00-01280. Subject Operation/Series: LAR-REQUALEX '98 Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Right side rear view as engineers from the Hungarian Contingent, place a decking section onto the skeleton of the Mabey and Johnson bridge. The section will be bolted onto the bridge enabling travel across the Bosnia River. Main supply routes for Stabilization Force (SFOR) Personnel, have to be in good condition to allow freedom of movement in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Many bridges are downgraded by Stabilization Force (SFOR), Engineers due to various safety reasons. A bridge in Doboj (Not shown), failed an inspection due to heavy traffic flow. The solution to the problem is the Mabey and Johnson Bridge. The project has been on going since September and is expected to be completed November 21,.... Complete Scene Caption: Right side rear view as engineers from the Hungarian Contingent, place a decking section onto the skeleton of the Mabey and Johnson bridge. The section will be bolted onto the bridge enabling travel across the Bosnia River. Main supply routes for Stabilization Force (SFOR)

DF-ST-86-12327. Base: Botolan Zambales Country: Philippines (PHL)

An M-151 1/4-ton light vehicle is off-loaded from the pre-positioning ship 2ND LT. JOHN P. BOBO (T-AK-3007) 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)

Kurdish refugees await dental and medical treatment at a field facility. The treatment is being administered as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in Northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Vietnam, Central Highlands, Kontum, Vietnam War. Siege Of Kontum In Central Highlands. 20092430Montagnard Soldiers In Base With Empty Shells From Heavy Artillery In The Foreground

Marines on a light armored vehicle from the 2nd Marine Regiment are returning to the port of Cap Haitien. Haitian civilians cheer as they approach the gate during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

An Iraqi BM-21a 122mm multiple rocket system destroyed in the Euphrates River Valley during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DA-ST-85-04867. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Manuel Rodriguez, a radio operator with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), guards the concertina wired perimeter for the US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) craft. The LCACs were uses during the simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, HI, during Operation RIMPAC 96. US Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Manuel Rodriguez, a radio operator with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), guards the concertina wired perimeter for the US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) craft. The LCACs were uses during the simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, HI, during Operation RIMPAC Ô96.

Front view, on display, Soviet T-80 Main Battle Tank. Country: Unknown

Local civilians and military personnel travel near the Turkey/Iraq border. The U.S. servicemen are in the area in support of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Two platoons of Marines march down a road outside the city. They are participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DM-SC-87-12214. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

655th Tactical Field Hospital Squadron members erect a mobile hospital during exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

US Marines fire a howitzer during Weapons Training Instruction at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

M-3 Tank in Practice Action, Fort Knox, Kentucky, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, June 1942

Sailors work in the Fleet Hospital Six laundry during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Awali Country: Bahrain(BHR)

1989 - An M-2A1 Bradley fighting vehicle fires a Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW 2) anti-tank missile..

A United States gun crew fire illumination rounds at Forward Operating Base Hadrian. The 1st Section Bravo Battery 1-9 Field Artillery from Fort Stewart, Ga., have been conducting intensive training and fire missions to support operations in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The gunners, based out of Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Deh Rawud district, are tasked with providing offensive support to Combined Team Uruzgan missions using M777 A2 Howitzers. The M777 A2 is a towed 155mm artillery piece that fires High Explosive, Illumination and GPS guided Excalibur rounds. Photography by: Captain Jesse Platz, 7 RAR Task Group

A view from a bunker position as atop Checkpoint 73 as Marines observe the surrounding area during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Infantrymen undergo "gas chamber" training at the Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from the 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion conduct a reconnaissance in LAV25 light armored vehicles. Country: Panama (PAN)

Bölkow BO-105C Helicopters from 299 Squadron on exercise in the area of 3GGW in Blomberg, West Germany.

DF-ST-87-04046. Base: Jonestown Country: Guyana (GUY)

DA-ST-87-08560. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Seward State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PUESTA EN PIE DE UN COLOSO- MOAI GIGANTES DE PIEDRA. Location: EXTERIOR. ISLA DE PASCUA. CHILE.

DF-ST-87-02463. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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A high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) is off-loaded from a utility landing craft (LCU 1663) onto a dock in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '94. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '94 Country: Egypt (EGY)

A view of the tail end of a Scud missile shot down by an MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missile outside of Riyadh during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Static photo of a Helicopter Transportable Tactical Vehicle (HTTV) being tested by the Marine Corps 2/7 Motor Transport Battalion, who used it as a supply vehicle during the exercise. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL KNIGHT '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5) fill sandbags as they build a bunker near their camp's perimeter. NMCB-5 is in northern Saudi Arabia to provide engineering support for coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A combat cameraman stands in front of a captured Chinese YW-750 armored ambulance and a line of Soviet T-55A main battle tanks. The armor was confiscated from Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A sailor handles a line on the vehicle cargo ship USNS POLLUX (T-AKR-290) during Team Spirit '89. Country: South Korea

Members of the 155th Transportation Company uses a winch to move pallets of 155mm shells during Lifeline Operations. Subject Operation/Series: LIFELINE Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Motor Detachment, Marine Corps New River Air Station, Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, May 1942

Demolished and abandoned Iraqi equipment lines a roadway in the Euphrates River Valley following an attack by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

A view from the forward deck of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) as her 16-inch guns are fired off the starboard side during a deployment off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

An M-151 light utility vehicle equipped with a TOW anti-tank weapon along a road during Exercise Kangaroo 4. The vehicle is assigned to the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit (31st MAU). Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO 4 Country: Australia (AUS)

DN-ST-89-10339. Base: Kherson Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Members of the 366th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, move a Toxic Free Area (TFA) Tent into place over its floor. They are deployed for an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment and allowing Air Force members to practice their jobs under wartime scenarios and conditions. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

DF-ST-86-10977. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Engineers lay a pontoon bridge across the Main River to enable Blue Force tracked vehicles to move to new positions during Reforger '82. Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

A convoy of South Korean M-35 2.5-ton cargo trucks crosses a ribbon bridge during the joint South Korean/U.S. Exercise Team Spirit '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '88 Country: South Korea

DN-SN-90-08130. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

990618-M-5696S-020. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

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DF-ST-89-00837. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Two members of a Navy mobile construction battalion push a water pump onto the forks of an M-4K rough terrain forklift as they prepare to evacuate their equipment from the path of a forest fire at Mataguay Boy Scout Reservation. Units of the Reserve Naval Construction Force have just completed an extensive overhaul of camp facilities, including a new water system that is being used to fight the fire. Base: Santa Ysabel State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A convoy of dump trucks move to the Wheel marshaling area at the Wright Army Airfield during SEDRE. Subject Operation/Series: SEA EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two Russian BTR 80 personnel carriers, commanded by LT Aleksei Terebov, Military Police, Platoon Leader, 1ST Battalion, Airborne Brigade, 76th Airborne Division, follow a high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) through Zvornic, Serbia, during a joint patrol between the Russian Brigade and B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1ST Armored Division, from Baumholder, Germany, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Local Serbians line the street to watch the military equipment as it passes. Two Russian BTR 80 personnel carriers, commanded by LT Aleksei Terebov, Military Police, Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion, Airborne Brigade, 76th Airborne Division, follow a high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) through Zvornic, Serbia, during a joint patrol between the Russian Brigade and B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, from Baumholder, Germany, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Local Serbians line the street to watch

A Marine waves to the crowd as he stands behind the Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during the National Victory Celebration parade. The day-long celebration is being held in honor of the coalition forces that liberated Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Major aircraft accident victims wait their turn to be carried to an ambulance bus. The "victims" are volunteers who are assisting in an Air Force mass medical emergency training exercise. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-85-09155. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Eighth Army in the Klagenfurt Area of Austria, May 1945 British military transport carrying supplies for the Eighth Army, passes the frontier station on the border between Italy and Austria. A British military policeman gives guidance to drivers as they pass through.

A military intelligence radio jammer field unit participates in the joint services Operation Gallant Crew '77. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT CREW '77 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lebanese soldiers patrol the city by jeep, during a multinational peacekeeping operation. The soldiers are working with Italian, French and U.S. forces, after a confrontation took place between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Subject Operation/Series: MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Marines from 4th Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, Calif., roll down a dirt road on their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during a day of training at Exercise Africa Lion 2012, April 13. Marines from 4th Tank Battalion, 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.

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