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An M551 Sheridan light tank modified to resemble a Soviet T72 tank participates in an exercise at the National Training Center. The tank is operated by the 177th Armored Brigade in their role as an opposing force

M551 Sheridan light tanks modified to resemble a Soviet T72 tanks participate in an exercise at the National Training Center. The tanks are operated by the 177th Armored Brigade in their role as an opposing force

M-551 Sheridan light tanks modified to resemble Soviet BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicles move through the desert during an exercise at the National Training Center. The tanks are operated by the 177th Armored Brigade in their role as an opposing force

An M551 Sheridan light tank modified to resemble a Soviet T-72 tank participates in an exercise at the National Training Center. The tank is operated by the 177th Armored Brigade in their role as an opposing force

An M551 Sheridan tank, modified to resemble a Soviet BMP1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle, rolls through the desert during Operation SPEARHEAD. The modification enhances the 177th Armored Brigade's role as an opposing force during exercises at the National Training Center

M551 Sheridan tanks modified to look like Soviet BMP1 mechanized combat infantry vehicles maneuver in the desert during an exercise at the National Training Center. The tanks are used by the 177th Armored Brigade in their role as an opposing force

M551 Sheridan tanks modified to look like Soviet BMP1 mechanized combat infantry vehicles maneuver in the desert during an exercise at the National Training Center. The tanks are used by the 177th Armored Brigade in their role as an opposing force

A M551 Sheridan light tank modified to resemble a Soviet T55 main battle tank. The tank is used by the 177th Armored Brigade in their role as an opposing force during exercises at the National Training Center

An M551 Sheridan light tank modified to resemble a Soviet T72 tank participates in an exercise at the National Training Center. The tank is used by the 177th Armored Brigade in their roles as an opposing force

Members of the 177th Armored Brigade roll through the desert in an M551 Sheridan light tank modified to resemble a Soviet T72 tank during an exercise at the National Training Center. The brigade uses the tank in their role as an opposing force

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label_outline Explore M 551 Sheridan Light Tank, Soviet T, Sheridan Light Tank

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson (standing left) and Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (standing right) play the role of perpetrators who have taken a hostage during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC Special Reaction Team (SRT) could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

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