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Austrian, French, German, and U.S. tank platoons tour and inspect each other’s tanks before the opening ceremony of the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, held at 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, June 3, 2018. U.S. Army Europe and the German Army co-host the third Strong Europe Tank Challenge at Grafenwoehr Training Area, June 3 – 8, 2018. The Strong Europe Tank Challenge is an annual training event designed to give participating nations a dynamic, productive and fun environment in which to foster military partnerships, form Soldier-level relationships, and share tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Army Photo by Lacey Justinger, 7th Army Training Command)

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