Armored Tank Operations

Tanks maneuvering through diverse landscapes, showcasing military exercises and operations in desert terrains and training scenarios.

U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion provide security in an M1A1 Abrams tank in Iraq

U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion provide security in an M1A1 Abrams tank in Iraq

An M1A1 Abrams tank breaches a berm in the desert during maneuvers outside the Tactical Assembly Area Liberty.EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION VIGILANT WARRIOR Base: Udayri Range Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Merkava Mark 4 main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces.

GOTLAND, Sweden (June 8, 2022) Swedish mechanized infantry participate in BALTOPS 22. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (Swedish Armed Forces photo by Joel Thungren)

A Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a combat logistics patrol at a live-fire range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, during Exercise Eager Mace 13, Nov. 11. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are participating in the bilateral training exercise with the Kuwait Armed Forces to expand levels of cooperation, enhance mutual maritime capabilities and promote long-term regional stability and interoperability between U.S. forces and regional partners. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

030303-M-5150A-051. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

The Idaho Army National Guards 148th Field Artillery Regiment during live fire field operations on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

Czech Army 2K12 Kub (NATO designation SA-6 Gainful) surface-to-air missile.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lester Colon, assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, rides in an M109A7 Paladin to a staging area after conducting live fire drills during Exercise Dynamic Front 24 at Polatlı Training Area, Türkiye, Feb. 18, 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

Members of the Idaho Army National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted air medical evacuation and casualty treatment, along with members of Detachment 1, Company Golf, 1st of the 168th General Support Aviation Battalion at the Orchard Combat Training Center, May 17.

US Army elements of the 10th Engineering Battalion are preparing to move up to the engaging area with M113 Armored Personnel Carriers; during ASCIET (All Service Combat Identification Evaluation Test) training at the US Army Training Support Center, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army M1 Abrams tank crew from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment prepares to conduct perimeter defense exercises during Exercise Eager Lion in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 6, 2022. Eager Lion is a two-week multinational military exercise that builds joint nation compatibility between U.S. and partner nations, and also enhances joint readiness and interoperability.

030331-M-7371B-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030331-M-7371B-003

020919-A-9112S-008. Base: Friedberg Local Training Area State: Hessen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAREUR

020325-N-5148Y-048. Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Twin Bridges Training Ground Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC

A combat support company moves down a road as a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter flies overhead at low level during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Turciosrivera, a light armored vehicle crewman assigned to Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a vehicle movement during exercise EFES 2022, Turkey, May 29, 2022. EFES22 is an international Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between the U.S., Turkey, and allied nations.

011025-A-3085H-001. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

A right front view of a BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle that was captured from Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Two M-60A3 main battle tanks and an M-113 armored personnel carrier of the 1ST Battalion, 108th Armor, 48th Brigade, Georgia National Guard, move out to attack "enemy" positions during an exercise. The unit is preparing for its annual training exercises to be held this year at Fort Irwin, California. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

Army Sgt. Derrick Heinrich with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team prepares to move his Bradley Fighting Vehicle into attack position in support of an air assault exercise during Exercise Saber Guardian at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center in Cincu, Romania July 31, 2016. Saber Guardian is a multinational military exercise involving approximately 2,800 military personnel from nine nations including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the U.S. The objectives of this exercise are to build multinational, regional and joint partnership capacity by enhancing military relationships, exchanging professional experiences, and improving interoperability between the land forces from the participating countries.

Merkava Mark 4 main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces.

An M109A6 Paladin rolls through desert terrain during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 14, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

U.S. Army Spc. Davey Bowden, and U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Knapp, both assigned to 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, drive an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier ambulance during medical trauma lanes training at Skwierzyna, Poland, August 10, 2022. The 3/4 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.

A pair of LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle-25) with Marines from Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

051229-A-7359K-064. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Mchenry State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

030331-M-7371B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030331-M-7371B-001

United States Marine Corps LAV-25 during a combat operation, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

An Idaho Army National Guard tank crew from B Company begins gunnery qualifications. The Idaho Army National Guard's 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion was in the field on the Orchard Combat Training Center in the final days of March. The soldiers of B Company, 2-166th CAB are in the final phases of preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, travel along a dirt road aboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040311-F-2828D-005. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Kicking up a bit of a dust cloud, two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle-25) with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol. The M242 25mm chain gun mounted in the turret clearly visable. Also with its 7.62 mm Machine gun manned by a Marine. The LAVs are near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

060219-A-7603W-039. Subject Operation/Series: VAULTED RAMPART Base: Grafenwoehr State: Bayern Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

041112-A-1067B-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

An M-992 field artillery ammunition support vehicle (FAASV) is driven down a road during the testing of an anti-mine system. Base: Fort Huachuca State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030401-M-4419R-038. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

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.

030131-M-5150A-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: HO 7th Marines

Abrams Tanks from A Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard conduct exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in final exercise before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

DA-SC-84-04255. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Approximately 80 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, along with counterparts from several states to include California, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin are training with the Royal Moroccan Army in the northern Sahara Desert as part of African Lion 22. Idahos battalion, from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team and headquartered in Pocatello, left the United States June 18 for the two-week exercise overseas with the international partner. Idaho Soldiers spent the first week preparing for the combined arms live-fire multinational mission that is the primary focus of the second week and conducted annual crew certification on the M109A6 Howitzer. During the exercise, the battalion provided ground support with preparatory and destructive fires, as well as obscuration using white smoke fires. At the end of the two-week exercise, the Idaho National Guard and the four counterpart states will conduct the combined arms live-fire mu

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Collin Baker, an anti-tank missileman with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets security during an extraction in Kin Blue, Okinawa, Aug. 21, 2022. The combined anti-armor team provides blocking and isolation as well as anti-armor capabilities to line companies. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion,503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire a .50 caliber machine gun from a M1151 HMMWV during exercise Rock Harvest at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

A U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, scans for targets during the multinational training exercise, Vigilant Fox, held at Niinisalo, Finland, July 26, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - An amphibious assault vehicle from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, lands on a beach here Feb. 28 during a bilateral training exercise with various Marine units from Southern California and more than 180 soldiers of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force.

A Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) pod loaded onto a Self-Propelled Loader Launcher (SPLL) for a live fire exercise by the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1ST Infantry Division. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A M-109 Howitzer of Bravo Battery, 2d Battalion, 3d Field Artillery Regiment, fires a live round in a training exercise at Glamoc Range. Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Army personnel man an M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank camouflaged with netting during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Abrams Tanks from A Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard conduct exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in final exercise before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the indigenous Afghan Mujahideen and foreign 'Arab-Afghan' volunteers. The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Egypt, China and other nations. The Afghan war became a proxy war in the broader context of the late Cold War. The initial Soviet deployment of the 40th Army in Afghanistan began on December 24, 1979 under Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev. The final troop withdrawal started on May 15, 1988, and ended on February 15, 1989 under the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 4th Infantry Division, approach the firing line during a Bradley Fighting Vehicle gunnery at Niinisalo, Finland, July 19, 2022. This exercise is the first Bradley gunnery conducted in Finland. The 3rd ABCT and the Pori Brigade of the Finnish Army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

070215-A-1985S-002. Base: Camp Rustamiyah State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division communicates by radio while mounted on an M1A2 Abrams tank during Defender Europe training at Mielno Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 14, 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.

U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles assigned to "Chaos" Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, get in line prior to conducting a gunnery table VI at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, July 27, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

British soldiers assigned to B Squadron QRH regroup following an exercise for Exercise Arrow 22 in Niinisalo Training Area, May 5, 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.

Arriving at their base camp, soldiers from the 148th field Artillery Regiment spent the morning loading ammunition and preparing for firing exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

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

An AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicle of Company C, 1ST Amtrac Battalion moves along a road during amphibious Exercise Kernel Potlatch 86-1. The vehicle is attached to the 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment for the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL POTLATCH 86-1 Base: Naval Station, Adak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030321-M-3138H-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Merkava III main battle tanks in the Negev Desert, Israel.

Baqubah, Iraq - M1 Abrams tanks at Camp Warhorse

Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Regiment, conduct preventive maintenance checks and services on M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzers May 11 at Pabradė Training Center, Lithuania. The Paladins are part of a 900-piece forward Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area issue of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade to the Army National Guard unit for DEFENDER-Europe 22.

060302-A-3760M-023. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, looks for simulated enemy troops as part of the multinational training exercise, Vigilant Fox, held at Niinisalo, Finland, July 26, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT, and Finish and British army units trained in Finland to further strengthen the relations and interoperability between the nations.

A U.S. Army team of Troopers assigned to Thunder Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, fire off a 60mm mortar during a live-fire exercise at a remote location of the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, May 27, 2022. The 3d CR and enabling units completed a month-long training exercise at NTC, certifying their ability to deploy to an austere environment and support American partners and allies in international conflicts.

030324-M-5753Q-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-86-07573. Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)

Staff Sgt. Julian Gaitor, an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle commander, and Spc. Tyler McGinnis, a Bradley gunner, both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, ground guides their vehicle after firing on a range as part of Table VI during the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 3, 2022. The Sullivan Cup highlights and validates training and education required to employ the latest advancements of Armor modernization in support of Armored Brigade Combat Teams and Cavalry formations.

Abrams Tanks from A Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard conduct exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in final exercise before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

An M109 self-propelled howitzer of the Israel Defense Forces

DF-ST-90-10859. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY '89 Country: Denmark (DNK)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (Sept. 2, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Cordero, a gunner with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security during an Evacuation Control Center exercise. A force in readiness, the 13th MEU trains to rapidly respond to crises across all domains. Marines and Sailors of the 13th MEU are embarked aboard the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducting integrated training operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

A U.S. Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicle with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division advances its position during an Annual Field Exercise (AFX) at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 5, 2024. AFX incorporates a range of realistic urban warfare training created to challenge the unit's combat capabilities in an urban environment in both offensive and defensive operations. Marine Corps

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry regiment, move their M1 Abrams tank into a defensible position during a simulated battle at Network Integration Exercise 13.2 near Dona Ana, N.M., Tuesday

DA-SC-87-03718. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recreation in motion of the German super-heavy tank Panzer VIII Maus.

A NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group vehicle provides direct fire as part of a live-fire demonstration at the closing event for Exercise Silver Arrow 2022 at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Sept. 29, 2022. Multiple NATO allies are proudly working alongside 1st Infantry Division and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

030408-M-2195C-024. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The charred remains of an Iraqi T-55 main battle tank sits on the Iraqi-Kuwait border, destroyed by Coalition armor heading into Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraqi-Kuwait Border

An Idaho Army National Guard tank crew from B Company begins running the gunnery qualifications course.The Idaho Army National Guard's 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion was in the field on the Orchard Combat Training Center in the final days of March. The soldiers of B Company, 2-166th CAB are in the final phases of preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) drive their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle-25) towards the US-manned gate at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background on the airbase parking ramp are two Army CH-47 Chinooks. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Marines with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fire an M2 machine gun on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 2, 2022. 2d AABn trained with remote weapon stations in a live-fire environment to increase capabilities to effectively to reliably support ship-to-shore movements and mechanized operations.

More than 50 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 returned to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan after completing an independent convoy to Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan March 5. We are the first wing support squadron to execute and complete an independent convoy,” said Sgt. Maj. Michael Mack, the squadron sergeant major.

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment throws a grenade to stop opposing forces dismounted troops as a turret gunner clears the back blast area before firing a BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank missile at opposing forces vehicle at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 13, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, a

A M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, provides overwatch during a proof of concept exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, April 29, 2022. The exercise was a part of Southern Strike 2022, a special operations-centric exercise that promotes interoperability between special forces, conventional ground forces, and air assets in order to ensure the U.S. military stays relevant and ready to respond to a peer-to-peer, large-scale combat operation.

DA-ST-88-04826. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) firing a round of ammunition. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines wait for the command to advance after rushing out of a Republic of Korea Marine amphibious assault vehicle March 31, 2014, during Ssang Yong 2014 at Dokseok-ri beach in Pohang, Republic of Korea. Ssang Yong 14 exercise is the combined capability of ROK and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces. The U.S. Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assigned to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Orzysz, Poland - Cpl. Jason Cain (left) along with Staff Sgt. Shawn Troxtel (right), Soldiers of the 98th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Washington Army National Guard, man a Reconnaissance Stryker during the last training day of exercise Thunderbolt Focus 2022, April 27. U.S. Soldiers among others from allied nations worked together in dynamic teams against tactics, techniques, and procedures used by enemy forces that allowed the Battle Groups to practice, refine, and validate all warfighting, interoperability and control skills.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Badger Troop, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment move through their objective while conducting a react to contact battle drill during Exercise Eager Lion 2022 in Jordan, Sept. 8, 2022. Eager Lion is a two-week multinational military exercise that builds joint nation compatibility between U.S. and partner nations, and also enhances joint readiness and interoperability.

030318-M-9124R-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030208-M-5150A-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030409-M-9124R-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A British army Challenger 2 tank moves to a staging area following a multinational Defender Europe situational exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 25, 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.

Memorial Site and the Armored Corps Museum in Latrun, Israel

Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, ride in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank to their objective during Exercise Gold Eagle 2013 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 14, 2013. The exercise is an annual, reciprocal, company-level military exchange between the Australian Army and the Marine Corps. This exchange allows the enhancement of military-to-military relations and combat skills.

020905-A-4385T-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Korean soldiers move out in camouflaged M-113 armored personnel carriers and M-48 main battle tanks, during the joint South Korean/US Exercise Team Spirit '84. Subject Operation/Series: Team Spirit '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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