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Armored Vehicles in Operation

Diverse armored military vehicles depicted in training exercises, highlighting their robust designs and functionality in simulated attack scenarios.

Tank exposed outside the Military Museum. American tank. Belgrade, Serbia.

A U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) crew, aboard an AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle, from the 3rd Marine Combat Support Company, prepares for a simulated attack. Members of the U.S and Australian Forces are joining together to take part in exercise Crocodile '99 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Shoalwater Bay Training Area State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Part of the undercarriage of tracked military equipment, close-up Part of the undercarriage of tracked military equipment, close-up Copyright: xZoonar.com/aarrowsx 8479331

M-60A1 tanks from the 2nd Marine Division are demonstrated to the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference during their visit to the base. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tracked 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

Tank exposed outside the Military Museum. American tank. Belgrade, Serbia.

Russian tank at the Soviet Memorial, Berlin, Germany, Europe

A medium-weight combat tank type RAM II.

An M-110E1 8-inch self-propelled howitzer on maneuvers during Exercise Reforger '82. Base: Fort Riley State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

military tank on city street in Kyiv Ukraine military tank on the city street in Kyiv war in Ukraine Copyright: xZoonar.com/SofiiaxPotaninax 21893271

DN-ST-87-00344. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, offloads an Abrams M1A2 SEPV3 Main Battle Tank. The arrival of these tanks in Poland will help the 3ABCT produce combat-credible forces alongside NATO allies.

Tank as part of the Soviet memorial in Berlin's Tiergarten district. The memorial was erected in 1945 to honour the soldiers of the Red Army who died in the Second World War

DD-ST-85-01279. Country: Unknown

Part of the undercarriage of tracked military equipment, close-up Part of the undercarriage of tracked military equipment, close-up Copyright: xZoonar.com/aarrowsx 8479460

A medium-weight combat tank type RAM II during an exercise.

Russian howitzer isolated on white

Soldiers simulate the point blank firing of a jeep's anti-tank missile launcher at an M-60 aggressor forces tank during field training. The soldiers are assigned to the Army Air National Guard, involved in exercise Sentry Castle '81. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY CASTLE '81 Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scale model of Great britain tank

A damaged Iraqi T-55 main battle tank sits at the foot of a hill after being abandoned during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A foreign-built T-72 main battle tank, captured from Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm, stands on display at the Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA, Kentucky, Fort Knox: Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, M, 48 Patton Tank (1950s)

Leopard 2 A4 des norwegischen Telemark Battalion, aufgenommen im Rahmen einer Uebung der Bundeswehr mit Streitkraeften aus Norwegen und der Tschechischen Republik bei der Uebung Wettiner Schwert im Rahmen der Quadriga 2024 in der Uebungsstadt Schnoeggersburg, 08.04.2024. Schnoeggersburg Deutschland *** Leopard 2 A4 of the Norwegian Telemark Battalion, taken during an exercise of the German Armed Forces with forces from Norway and the Czech Republic during the exercise Wettiner Schwert as part of the Quadriga 2024 in the training town Schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 Schnoeggersburg Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerxphotothek.dex

Marines man an LAV-25 assault vehicle. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

This area at the port of Cap Haitien is utilized as the special Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Command and Control area of operation. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

Old tank in autumn nature

Kyrgyzstan, Soviet era armored vehicle and war memorial near Lake Issyk Kul

Anti-aircraft gun Anti-aircraft gun mounted on a railway platform Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 5988308

Russian howitzer isolated on white

LAV-25 light armored vehicles are offloaded from an air cushioned landing vehicle (LCAC) during Cobra Gold '90, a combined Thai/U.S. exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 State: Rayong Province Country: Thailand (THA)

An armored jaw against air goals (PRTL) ready to firing at shooting range the bone hole in Den Helder.

A 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft practices air-to-ground attack maneuvers during a Strategic Air Command Exercise Busy Brewer. Subject Operation/Series: BUSY BREWER Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DD-ST-85-01229. Country: Unknown

An M-60A1 tank is driven off an LCM-8 mechanized landing craft 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)

Smoke and flames pours out of several open hatches of a confiscated Serbian Army T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT), parked in the field artillery area of Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, after C-4 explosive charges, rigged by a US Army TF 1-26 EOD unit, were detonated inside the tank to destroy it during Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which 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 GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A Soviet 2S7 203mm self-propelled gun. Country: Unknown

Security policeman aboard an armored vehicle participate in exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

soviet tank t 72 front view soviet tank t 72 front view close up Copyright: xZoonar.com/mrivsergx 18666151

DM-ST-87-01594. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

French Cavalry Officers School. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

DM-SN-89-01577. Country: Unknown

A Norwegian Leopard 1 main battle tank moves through the snow during exercise Cold Winter '87. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER '87 Country: Norway (NOR)

Towed 203-mm howitzer B-4 arr. 1931

An M-60A1 tank crew from the Artillery Demonstration Unit gives support to Marine officer candidates who are training in combat tactics. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Old tank with gun tower old tank with gun tower copyright: xzoonar.com/DR.XNORBERBERTXLANGEX 14208914

France, Normandie, Calvados,, Bessin, Graye-sur-Mer. Juno Beach

Scale model of russian tank

Two soldiers assigned to C Troop of the 4th Squadron 7th Cavalry Regiment relax atop their M1A1 Abrams tank after a long day of maneuvers and 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)

DM-SN-88-07914. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT Base: Uncheon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Crewmen of an M110 203 mm self-propelled howitzer man their positions. Country: Unknown

England, Yorkshire, Malton, Eden Camp Military Museum

8 inch Howitzer of the Cold War

A U.S. Army M551 Sheridan tanks maneuvers through a narrow German village street while participating in REFORGER '82, the multi-national military training exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Tank exposed outside the Military Museum. German tank. Belgrade. Republic of Serbia.

A left side view of a Soviet BMP armored personnel carrier. (Substandard image). Country: Unknown

A T54/55 tank moves down a road in the area of Broko, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Broko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Chuck Bies, battalion commander of the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stages an M1A2 Abrams tank before a multinational live-fire exercise as part of Defender 22 at Mielno Range, Poland, May 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 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.

6"Covenanters" In Action -- A demonstration by an armoured division was held recently in the Northern Command when the new "Conenanters" took part. The Mark 5 cruiser tanks ("covenanters") ready to set out on exercise. October 21, 1941. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

An M-110 203mm self-propelled howitzer is parked on the flight line prior being loaded aboard a YC-15 aircraft during a heavy loading test. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DEU, Germany: The historical slides from the times 80-90s events and persons from politics, culture, working life, medicine a.o. Iserlohn. British soldiers, 80s

A Soviet ASU-85 self-propelled anti-tank gun is unloaded from an An-12 Cub aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

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)

United Nations tanks at the Belgian compound in Kismayo. The UN forces are in Somalia in support of Operation CONTINUE HOPE. Front view of a T-72 main battle tank with UN markings. Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPE Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM)

A US MAG-16 helicopter evacuates STARLITE casualties, while a Marine M-48 tank stands guard. The Marine on the left carries a M-79 grenade launcher.

Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery vehicle (CRARRV), REME museum, MOD Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, UK

Old tank with gun tower old tank with gun tower copyright: xzoonar.com/DR.XNORBERBERTXLANGEX 14429179

Marines unload an AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicles and construction equipment from the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC. EUGENE A. OBREGON (T-AK-3005) 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)

Museum of armored vehicles under the open sky and under sheds in Kubinka near Moscow. Kubinka, Russia - June 12, 2011: Museum of armored vehicles under the open sky and under sheds in Kubinka near Moscow. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryixBogdanovx 21596098

Tank exposed outside the Military Museum. German tank. Belgrade, Serbia.

A crane lifts an M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank from the Ready Reserve Force freighter ship CAPE MENDOCINO (T-AK-5064) at a pier in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A U.S. Army M-60-A3 main battle tanks on maneuvers during the NATO-sponsored Autumn Forge exercises. Subject Operation/Series: AUTUMN FORGE Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

DM-ST-89-07599. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970316-A-1972C-024. Complete Scene Caption: The initial blast of the thermite hand grenades placed in the turret, engine, transmission, and barrel of the T55 Russian tank are being ignited, all at once, by remote using a hand held blasting machine used by the Explosive Ordnance Detachment team on Camp Dobol, Bosnia, during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Soviet tank and photo of the uprising of 17 June 1953 in East Berlin, House of History, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

A crawler vehicle M-577A1 (Nickname: "Bakkerskar") for command and commanding. A removable aggregate is in front. The hoist tree for this is flat on the roof. A large tent could still be confirmed at the rear of the vehicle.

U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, offloads a Tank. The arrival of these tanks in Poland will help the 3ABCT produce combat-credible forces alongside NATO allies.

Bergen. Field parade of the Bundeswehr on the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Bundeswehr on 13. 11. 1985

Museum of armored vehicles under the open sky and under sheds in Kubinka near Moscow. Kubinka, Russia - June 12, 2011: Museum of armored vehicles under the open sky and under sheds in Kubinka near Moscow. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryixBogdanovx 14067996

A left front view of a Soviet SA-8 tactical air defense system. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-05173. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '83 Country: West Germany (FRG)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-105 Commander Scott Horowitz is behind the wheel of the M-113 armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training at the pad. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown and familiarization with the payload. Other STS-105 crew members taking part are Pilot Rick Sturckow and Mission Specialists Daniel Barry and Patrick Forrester; and the Expedition Three crew, Commander Frank Culbertson, and cosmonauts Vladimir Nikolaevich Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin. Mission STS-105 will be transporting the Expedition Three crew, several payloads and scientific experiments to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The current Expedition Two crew members on the Station will return to Earth on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is scheduled no earlier than Aug. 9, 2001

Members of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) prepare an M-1 Abrams Tank for DEPEX 96 at the staging area. Subject Operation/Series: DEPEX 96 Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Iraqi T-55 main battle tank destroyed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Tank Silhouettes A collection of tank silhouettes representing military power and warfare. These dark, minimalist shapes evoke themes of defense, firepower, and strategic units. Suitable for concepts related to armed forces and conflict. Copyright: xvadimmmusx

M48 tank from the U.S. Army, Hue, Provinz Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam, Asia

Under the watchful eye of Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, STS-95 crew members participate in training on the M-113, a small armored personnel carrier, that is part of emergency egress training. Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr. (front right) drives, with Mission Specialists Pedro Duque of Spain (left) and Stephen K. Robinson (right) as passengers. Duque represents the European Space Agency (ESA). The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The STS-95 crew is at KSC to participate in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which also includes mission familiarization activities and a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. The other members on the mission are Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown, Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski; and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, representing the National Space Development Agency of Jap

Cuba, Havana, Old Havana. SAU-100 Soviet tank destroyer at Revolution Museum.

Destroyed military equipment of Russia during the war in Ukraine

DN-ST-88-05813. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION Country: Turkey (TUR)

Tank cemetery near Bucha

An M-1 Abrams tank assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, West Germany, moves out during Carbine Fortress, part of Exercise REFORGER '82. The tank is on the defensive with the "Friendly Forces.". Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Base: Wertheim Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

Normandy, France WWII Museum w/ tank

A member of Combat Construction Plt., Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 39th Engineer Bn., uses an MLT-6CH 3-ton forklift to move a load of boards. The soldier, based at Ft. Devens, Mass., is working with his unit to construct a playground as a community action project. Base: Lincoln State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The driver of an LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) from Company B, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, looks from his hatch during a patrol between Rodman Naval Station and Howard Air Force Base. The patrol, consisting of ten LAVs and an M-998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), was forced to change its route when a crowd of supporters of GEN. Manuel Noriega blocked the road through the town of La Chorrera. State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

The main tanks of German Army during WWII; the light Panzer II, the medium Panzer II and the Pz 38.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Sept. 2, 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.

The field parade, a weapons display by all units of the Bundeswehr and NATO on 22 March 1972 in Wunstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

An M-2 Bradley is driven onto the rail at the marshaling area during SEDRE. Subject Operation/Series: SEA EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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