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Modern Military Tanks In Action

A collection of military tanks in various settings, showcasing different models like the M-60A1 and M1A1 Abrams during exercises and mock assaults.

M-3 tanks in action, Ft. Knox., Ky. - June 1942.
M-3 tanks in action, Ft. Knox., Ky. - June 1942.
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Destroyed military equipment of Russia during the war in Ukraine
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A Kuwaiti oil field set afire by retreating Iraqi troops burns in the distance beyond an abandoned Iraqi tank following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)
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A Leopard 1 fighter tank drives through a field during an exercise in West Germany. In the background cycling holiday makers over.
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A view of a mobile radar/communications site set up by members of the 611th Tactical Control Flight during exercise Central Enterprise "89. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAL ENTERPRISE '89 Base: Gruenstadt Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)
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A convoy of AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicles passes the camouflaged M-198 155mm howitzers of Btry. R, 5th Bn., 10th Marine Regt., during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '93. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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View of a part of the Janskerkhof in Utrecht where army vehicles are parked.
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Tanks on a meadow near Sögel Old tanks on a meadow near the city Meppen Copyright: xZoonar.com/ReemtxPetersx 10420211
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220730-N-LI768-1074MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) Republic of Korea Marines debark Korean amphibious assault vehicles at Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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DF-ST-85-13226. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '85 Base: Bellenhausen Country: West Germany (FRG)
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Ww2 Tank
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DN-ST-89-01474. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK Country: Norway (NOR)
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American P-47 fighter planes attacking German Jagdpanther tanks during World War II.
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DA-ST-85-13073. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)
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French soldiers assigned to the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, Multinational Field Artillery Brigade conduct CAESAR self-propelled howitzer live fire during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise desinged to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.
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German Jagdpanzer 38 (t), Hetzer light tank destroyer in the Bastogne War Museum devoted to the Second World War Two Battle of the Bulge in the Belgian Ardennes, Belgium, Europe
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Medical Vehicles of the 7th Brigade Royal Scots, 1ST United Kingdom Armored Division, are positioned north of the Saudi-Iraq border during Operation Desert Storm. In the foreground is a British FV-432 armored personnel carrier. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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Evacuation by José Luis Bardasano (1910-1979) Spanish artist. Dated 1938
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Guards Armoured Training Wing, Pirbright, Surrey, November 1943 A sergeant of the Coldstream Guards wearing earphones attached to a steel helmet standing beside a tank at the Guards Armoured Training Wing.
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Close up shot of the severely damaged front end of the 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1026 HMMWV Armament Carrier (basic armor and carrying a 7.62mm M60 Machine Gun) that struck and detonated a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Duplicate image, see also DA-SD-99-03194 or 960826-A-8791L-010). Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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A picture of a Polish wheeled machine gun used in the Wold War 2
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Vietnam, (Saigon), Ho Chi Minh City, War Remnants Museum, M107 175mm self propelled gun
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DA-ST-86-09465. Country: Unknown
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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, inspect a medical vehicle during an equipment download at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, July 7, 2022. 101st units will support V Corps' mission to reinforce NATO's eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nation's Allies and deter further Russian aggression.
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Tank with national flag, Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam.
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Tanks from the Second World War, near Kuhmo, Finland, Europe
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An HSA Flycatcher radar for the Bofors 40mm air target guns during an exercise.
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A right front view of a Soviet SA-9 Gaskin weapon system mounted on an amphibious vehicle. Country: Unknown
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DA-SC-86-08929. Base: Chipyomg-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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A US Marine Corps AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicle heads back to the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193) after carrying a squad of Colombian Marines to Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, for a beach assault during UNITAS XXV, an Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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Militairy tanks destructed in the desert at sunset
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-124 Mission Specialist Mike Fossum drives the M113 armored personnel carrier as part of emergency training. Behind him at left is Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff. At center is Battalion Chief George Hoggard providing supervision. Fossum and other crew members are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for a dress launch rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test. TCDT provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training. On the STS-124 mission, the crew will deliver and install the Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module and Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Discovery's launch is targeted for May 31.
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Destroyed military equipment of Russia during the war in Ukraine
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DF-ST-86-08116. Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)
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Combat-ready Marines of the 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade charge out of LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicles on Red Beach during the NATO exercise Northern Wedding. Base: Shetland Island Country: Scotland (SCT)
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The U.S. Army Audio-Visual Center television conducts interviews with soldiers on an armored personnel carrier during Exercise Reforger '82. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Base: Fort Riley State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39, STS-123 Commander Dominic Gorie practices driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier. Behind him are, from left, STS-123 Mission Specialists Mike Foreman and Garrett Reisman, astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard, STS-123 Pilot Gregory H. Johnson and STS-123 Mission Specialist Rick Linnehan. The crew members of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission will each practice driving the M-113 in turn as part of his training on emergency egress procedures. An M-113 will be available to transport the crew to safety in the event of a contingency on the pad before their launch. The STS-123 crew is at Kennedy for a full launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test or TCDT. Endeavour's seven astronauts arrived at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility in their T-38 training aircraft between 10:45 and 10:58 a.m. EST. The terminal countdown demonstration test provides astrona
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DA-SC-87-04686. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)
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DF-ST-85-04825. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '83 Base: Fulda Country: West Germany (FRG)