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The rear of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) showing the external drum fuel-tank. The Challenger is visiting Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The rear of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) showing the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

SSGT David Duncan (US Army), TF 1-26 EOD, inspects the interior of a confiscated Serbian Army T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT), parked in the field artillery area of Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, prior to placing C-4 explosive charges to destroy the tank 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

SSGT David Duncan (US Army), TF 1-26 EOD, inspects the interior of a c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons ... More

Thick smoke pours out of the barrel, the open tureet hatches, the open engine cowling cover of a confiscated Serbian Army T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT), parked in the field artillery area of Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, after a US Army TF 1-26 EOD unit rigged Thermite grenades in the tank's barrel, turret, engine, and transmission and then detonated them simultaneously in order 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

Thick smoke pours out of the barrel, the open tureet hatches, the open...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons ... More

A Abrams M1-A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is loaded aboard a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC), from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5), DET BRAVO, for transport to USS COMSTOCK (LSD 45) at White Beach, Camp Pendleton, California. The USS COMSTOCK is participating in Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on erational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault...

A Abrams M1-A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is loaded aboard a Landing Craft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Abrams M1-A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is loaded aboard a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC), from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5),... More

An Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from 1ST Tank Battalion 1ST Marine Division clears a path at Camp Pendleton's Red Beach on D-day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. In background an AAV-7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle lays down smoke to obscure the enemy's view. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

An Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from 1ST Tank Battalion 1ST Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

From behind a Marine M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), a Marine AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) 7A1 launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops...

From behind a Marine M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), a Marine AAV ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: From behind a Marine M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), a Marine AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) 7A1 launches a Mine Clearing ... More

US Marines get a tour of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) that visited Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines get a tour of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

Close-up of the serial number: USMC 578677, of a destroyed Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion near Sayyid Abd, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Close-up of the serial number: USMC 578677, of a destroyed Abrams M1A1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing an Iraqi T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT), at Main Camp Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eric Robertson (left), Combat Service Support Group-1 (CSSG-1), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Twentynine Palms, California (CA), and USMC LCPL Tim Butler (right), 1ST Tank Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), both M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) mechanics, repair a mine plow for an M1A1 MBT at Camp Fox, Kuwait. The tank will ship to a port in Kuwait to load onto a Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS). US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eric Robertson (left), Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Fox State: Al Jahrah Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) delivers a US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine M1A2 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) onto shore during a Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX) held aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC). The CAPEX provides realistic training for all personnel and ranges from helicopter insertion of troops to amphibious assaults, urban warfare, hostage situation dealings and demonstrations on rapid bridge construction

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) delivers a US Marines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Camp Lejeune S... More

US Army (USA) Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from the 1ST Armored Division (1AD), drives through the Tuanus Mountains near Bad Camberg, Germany (DEU), during Exercise READY CRUCIBLE. A convoy training exercise

US Army (USA) Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from the 1ST Armored ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST ARMORED DIVISION Scene Camera Operator: CIV Richard Bumgardner, USA Release Status:... More

Charlie Company, 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion, South

Charlie Company, 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion, South

Charlie Company, 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, conducts gunnery exercises on the ranges of Fort Stewart, Ga., April 14, 2014, as part of their annual training. Annual trai... More

An Egyptian Army M60A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) takes part in a live fire exercise during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '94

An Egyptian Army M60A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) takes part in a live fir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '94 Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey T. Brady, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Thick smoke and intense flames surround 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

Thick smoke and intense flames surround a confiscated Serbian Army T-5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons ... More

First Lieutenant Eric Hurley directs Lance Corporal John Fleming in the onloading of an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from CHARLEY Company, 1ST TANKS, onboard Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1617 in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

First Lieutenant Eric Hurley directs Lance Corporal John Fleming in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marines aboard a camouflaged Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) prepare to patrol on D-Day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ, largely taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton, is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marines aboard a camouflaged Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) prepar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) drops off Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) on to Red Beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '99 held at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) drops off Abrams M1A1 Main Battle T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Maj... More

A Republic of Korea (ROK) K2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers along a dirt road at the Twin Bridges Training Grounds during combined Exercises Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). RSOI is an annual combined/Joint Command Post Exercise held by Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea and US Forces Commanders to train and evaluate command capabilities to receive US forces from bases outside of Korea. Foal Eagle is a Counter Infiltration Field Training Exercise. 2002 marks the first time that the two major exercises have been conducted simultaneously

A Republic of Korea (ROK) K2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers along a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Twin Bridges Training Grounds Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, observe an abandoned Iraqi T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) near Az Zubayr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

An unidentified civilian vehicle approaches an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), 1ST Marine Division (MD), at an intersection near the town of Sayyid Abd, taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An unidentified civilian vehicle approaches an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Company (SOC), fire their M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) gun at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team 1ST Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Robert K Blankenship, USMC Release Status: Releas... More

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine K-1 Main Battle Tank prepares to disembark a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) at Malipo Beach, Korea during a joint US/ROK Marine Amphibious Landing on March 30, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Christopher Kaufmann) (Released)

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine K-1 Main Battle Tank prepares to disemb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Malipo Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: USFK Scene Camera Operator: SGT Christop... More

German Soldiers from the 2nd Company Multinational

German Soldiers from the 2nd Company Multinational

German Soldiers from the 2nd Company Multinational Engineer Battalion of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) by river-crossing training on the river Rena with amphibious ferry vehicles M3. Crossing ... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ed Rios, left, and Cpl. Anthony Weber,

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ed Rios, left, and Cpl. Anthony Weber,

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ed Rios, left, and Cpl. Anthony Weber, tank crew Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, scrub rust and other debris off of a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank in the well deck of the Wasp-... More

Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) 31 approaches the beach for off load of an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) 31 approaches the beach for off lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Lance Corporal Aaron Costa maneuvers his Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank of Charley Company, 1ST Tanks to board a Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Landing Craft Unit-1 (LCU-1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Lance Corporal Aaron Costa maneuvers his Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A US Army M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) looks for Opposition Forces (OPFOR) during ASCIET (All Service Combat Identification Evaluation Test) training; held at the US Army's Training and Support Center, Fort Stewart, Georgia

A US Army M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) looks for Opposition Forces (OPF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Republic of Korea (ROK) K1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers on the Twin Bridges Training Grounds during combined Exercises Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). RSOI is an annual combined/Joint Command Post Exercise held by Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea and US Forces Commanders to train and evaluate command capabilities to receive US forces from bases outside of Korea. Foal Eagle is a Counter Infiltration Field Training Exercise. 2002 marks the first time that the two major exercises have been conducted simultaneously

A Republic of Korea (ROK) K1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers on the T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Twin Bridges Training Ground Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC Sc... More

A Republic of Korea (ROK) K1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers on a dirt road at the Twin Bridges Training Grounds during combined Exercises Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). RSOI is an annual combined/Joint Command Post Exercise held by Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea and US Forces Commanders to train and evaluate command capabilities to receive US forces from bases outside of Korea. Foal Eagle is a Counter Infiltration Field Training Exercise. 2002 marks the first time that the two major exercises have been conducted simultaneously

A Republic of Korea (ROK) K1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers on a d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Twin Bridges Training Ground Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC Sc... More

United States Marine Corps (USMC) First Platoon (1PN) Delta Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) clean the bore of a 120mm gun barrel on an M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) during Exercise Image Nautilus 2003

United States Marine Corps (USMC) First Platoon (1PN) Delta Company, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Bryan Rose, Driver, M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) Abrams, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas (KS), waits to move his tank into storage. The Abrams Tanks and support equipment are stored as part of the RECEPTION STAGING ONWARD MOVEMENT and INTEGRATION (RSO&I) Exercise at Osan Air Base (AB), Korea. RSO&I is an annual command post exercise that tests the ability to receive forces onto the peninsula, process them, and move them into position

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Bryan Rose, Driver, M1A1 M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RSO&I Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael R. Winters, USAF Release Stat... More

A destroyed US Military M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) sits along Route 1, in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A destroyed US Military M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) sits along Route 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A destroyed Iraqi T-55 Main Battle Tank sits along a roadside during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A destroyed Iraqi T-55 Main Battle Tank sits along a roadside during O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), and personnel from A Company (CO), Task Force 1ST Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment (1-35 Armor), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Armored Division (AD), pose for a photo under the "Hands of Victory" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Hands of Victory monument built at the end of the Iran-Iraq war marks the entrance to a large parade ground in central Baghdad. The hand and arm are modeled after former dictator Saddam Husseins own and surrounded with thousands of Iranian helmets taken from the battlefield. The swords made for the guns of dead Iraqi soldiers, melted and recast into the 24-ton blades

US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), and personnel from A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), A Company (CO), Task Force 1ST Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment (1-35 Armor), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Armored Division (AD), commanded by (USA) Captain (CPT) William T. Cundy, patrols through Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), A Company (CO), Ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Soldiers, 57th Cavalry Battalion (BN), 26th Division, sit in the open turrets of the a K1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) as they maneuver it in order to load it onto a railcar at Camp Casey, Gyeonggi-do Province, ROK, in preparation for a Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration (RSO&I) field training exercise

Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Soldiers, 57th Cavalry Battalion (BN), 26...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Casey, Tonduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Christopher Kaufmann, USA Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

An M88A2 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle from Kilo

An M88A2 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle from Kilo

An M88A2 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle from Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembarks from a Landing Craft, Air Cushion vessel in th... More

An M60A2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers into position on the firing range during a firepower demonstration for President Carter

An M60A2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers into position on the firing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dennis Fisher, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

A member of the 1ST Armored Cavalry throws a grenade at an M60 Main Battle tank during exercise Doughboy City. The exercise is designed to provide practice fighting in urban areas

A member of the 1ST Armored Cavalry throws a grenade at an M60 Main Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DOUGHBOY CITY Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC 5 James A. Allen Release St... More

An M1A1 Main Battle Tank from 2d Tank Battalion crosses the Intracoastal Waterway via bridging provided by Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2d Force Service Support Group

An M1A1 Main Battle Tank from 2d Tank Battalion crosses the Intracoast...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: ... More

Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) loaded with Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), approaches the beach secured by Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV-7A1) during the D-Day assault for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) loaded with Abrams M1A1 Main Battle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Marines drive an Arams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) to the beach on D-Day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The two Air Intake Towers on the left and Exhaust Plenum and Exhaust Tower on the rear of the M1A1 allows the tank to move through high water. KERNEL BLITZ, largely taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton, is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marines drive an Arams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) to the beach on D-D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A US Army M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) fires it main gun during a live fire demonstration at Hunter Army Airfield, GA. A US Army AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter is flying in the background

A US Army M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) fires it main gun during a live ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Mich... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocate a Mitsubishi Type 74 Main Battle Tank for a static display during the opening ceremonies welcoming US Marines as they prepare for a live fire exercise at Ojojihara Maneuvering Training Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. In coordination with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, 12th Marines from Camp Hansen Okinawa Japan, and 11th Marines India Battery from 29 Palms, California, will conduct live-fire training to sharpen their mission readiness and firing skills with the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocate a Mitsubishi Type...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojihara Training Area State: Miyagi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chance W. Haworth, Usmc Release Status: Released to Publi... More

US Marines get a tour of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) that visited Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines get a tour of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

A destroyed Iraqi T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) sits inside a dirt revetment in a field in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A destroyed Iraqi T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) sits inside a dirt revet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

The remains of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A2 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) in the median of Route 1 during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The remains of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A2 Abrams MBT (Main Battle T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C... More

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, an abandoned, Russian made, Iraqi T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) along the Main Supply Route (MSR) shows little signs of battle damage

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, an abandoned, Russian made, Iraqi T-72...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), A Company (CO), Task Force 1ST Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment (1-35 Armor), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Armored Division (AD), commanded by (USA) Captain (CPT) William T. Cundy, patrols through Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), A Company (CO), Ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Combined Resolve VII, US Army Photo

Combined Resolve VII, US Army Photo

U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division look down range in a M1A2 Sepv2 Abrams Main Battle Tank with AH-64 Apache helicopters assigned... More

German main battle tanks Leopard 2 have to be prepared

German main battle tanks Leopard 2 have to be prepared

German main battle tanks Leopard 2 have to be prepared fort he next mission inside the assembly area oft he German battle group around the area of an old sawmill in the Norwegian town of Drevsjo. NATO exercise ... More

Backed by an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), Sergeant Brian Barnhart from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company secures the beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. He is armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle with an attached M203 40mm Grenade Launcher. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Backed by an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), Sergeant Brian Barnha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A MK-154 Mine Clearance Launcher mounted in a AAVP-7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle lines up behind a Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) with a mine plow at a breech site minefield obstacle on Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, during rehearsals for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '99. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

A MK-154 Mine Clearance Launcher mounted in a AAVP-7A1 Amphibious Assa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

A Republic of Korea Forces Type 88 K1 Main Battle Tank unloads from Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1627, along with U. S. Soldiers from Okinawa, Japan. The combined amphibious beach assault at Tak San Ri Beach near Pohang, is in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October 25th to November 3rd. About 25,000 U.S. troops will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates U.S. and South Korean military cooperation

A Republic of Korea Forces Type 88 K1 Main Battle Tank unloads from La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Tak San Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James E. Lotz, USAF Release St... More

A British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) visits Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) visits Camp Coyote durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

US Marines get a tour of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) that visited Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines get a tour of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

No longer a danger, a destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) sits next to the Tigris River bridge along Highway 27 near An Nu'maniyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

No longer a danger, a destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MB...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A hand-sketched graphite illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo of a USMC M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned to D/Company, 1ST Tanks Battalion, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A hand-sketched graphite illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to A/Company, 10th Engineers Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) remove live ammunition from a destroyed Iraqi T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) located outside of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to A/Company, 10th Engineers Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Derek Gaines, USA Release Statu... More

U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, move down range in an M1A2 Sepv2 Abrams Main Battle Tank during exercise Combined Resolve VII at ... More

U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry

U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry

U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fire a M1A2 Sepv2 Abrams Main Battle Tank during exercise Combined Resolve VII at the 7th Arm... More

US Army First Lieutenant Rob McCarthy, of the 9th Engineer Battalion, attempts to extinguish flames produced by an initial blast, that started to burn the row wheels of a T55 Main-Battle Tank (MBT) following it's destruction on Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 15 March 1997

US Army First Lieutenant Rob McCarthy, of the 9th Engineer Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUJARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons, USA Release ... More

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

Smoke and flames pours out of several open hatches of a confiscated Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons ... More

Thick smoke surround 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

Thick smoke surround a confiscated Serbian Army T-55 Main Battle Tank ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons ... More

Members of the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) Army, 2nd Guard Brigade, fire a 12.7mm machine gun, which is mounted on a T-55 Main Battle Tank, during a three-day exercise. The HVO Army was granted use of the Barbara Range in Glamoc, Bosnia and Herzegovina for first time in 18 months to provide training for their troops. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-99-01497 or search 980110-F-7866P-502)

Members of the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) Army, 2nd Guard Brigade,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Glamoc Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kim Price Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter provides some Air Support as an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (left) opens a path with its M1 Mine Clearing Blade System. Behind the M1A1 and landing on the beach are AAV-7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicles while a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) provides cover for the ground troops (far right) as they take the beach in a simulated amphibious assault landing during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '99 aboard Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious...

AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter provides some Air Support as an Abrams M1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter provides some Air Support as an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (left) opens a path with its M1 ... More

Heavy concrete barriers block access to the entrance of the 354th Fighter Squadron area and their Soviet T-72 MBT (Main Battle Tank). Personnel at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base are carrying out necessary procedures to ensure the safety and security of the installation and its personnel, in compliance with National Command Authority directives

Heavy concrete barriers block access to the entrance of the 354th Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: S... More

A British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) visits Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) visits Camp Coyote durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

No longer a danger, a destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) sits along Highway 6, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

No longer a danger, a destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MB...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC ... More

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), and personnel from A Company (CO), Task Force 1ST Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment (1-35 Armor), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Armored Division (AD), patrol through Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), and personnel from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NA Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

U.S. Army Soldiers, Alpha Troop, 1ST Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment (1-4 CAV), 1ST Infantry Division (ID), guarding an intersection in their M1A1 Main Battle Tank during Operation Duluyiah Sunrise on Oct. 18, 2004, at Forward Operating Base McKenzie, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Operation Duluyian Sunrise is a joint operation between the 1-4 CAV and the Iraqi Ministry of Interior Special Police for the apprehension of key black list personnel organizing anti-iraq forces carrying out attacks against Coalition Forces in and around the Ad Duluyiah area. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers, Alpha Troop, 1ST Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment (1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Mackenzie State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Charlie Company, 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion, South

Charlie Company, 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion, South

Charlie Company, 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, conducts gunnery exercises on the ranges of Fort Stewart, Ga., April 14, 2014, as part of their annual training. Annual trai... More

Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,

Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,

Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, arrive at the Tactical Assembly Area in Humvees and begin to setup security before nightfall during their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation aboard Fo... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (with plow attachment), of 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), 1ST Marine Division (MD), positioned at intersection near Sayyid Abd, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (with plow a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

Smoke and flames pours out of the open turret and hull 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

Smoke and flames pours out of the open turret and hull hatches of a co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons ... More

US Army First Lieutenant McCarthy, of the 9th Engineer Battalion, followed by STAFF Sergeant Duncan, USA, Explosive Ordnance Detachment, walk toward a T55 Main-Battle Tank (MBT) to assess the damages of the initial blast, Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 15 March 1997

US Army First Lieutenant McCarthy, of the 9th Engineer Battalion, foll...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons, USA Release S... More

Lance Corporal Rahsaan Green directs the onload of an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from CHARLEY Company, 1ST TANKS onboard Landing Craft Unit (LCU) 1617 in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Lance Corporal Rahsaan Green directs the onload of an Abrams M1A1 Main...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marines on an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) drive off of Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1651 on D-Day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ, largely taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton, is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marines on an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) drive off of Landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

1ST Lieutenant Mark Bolz attached to Charley Company 1ST Tanks mans the M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun of his Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) during the beach assault of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97 at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

1ST Lieutenant Mark Bolz attached to Charley Company 1ST Tanks mans th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

An Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is backloaded onto the Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS), MV Bobo (T-AK 3008) by a Marine from the Offload Preparation Party (OPP) during Exercise DYNAMIC MIX '98. DYNAMIC MIX is a combined exercise comprising air, land, maritime, and amphibious operations throughout the Turkey southern region to improve command and control procedures

An Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is backloaded onto the Maritime ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Michael A. Lujan, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

Malaysia Army General Hashim Bin Hussein, CHIEF of Army, helps to bore sight a US Army M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), at the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor divisions motorpool at Fort Stewart, GA

Malaysia Army General Hashim Bin Hussein, CHIEF of Army, helps to bore...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michael Lemke... More

A Republic of Korea (ROK) tank Commander mans the 12.7mm K6 roof mounted machine gun atop his K2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from a concealed position during combined Exercises Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2002 (RSOI/FE 02). The gun is equipped with a blank firing device and Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear. RSOI is an annual combined/Joint Command Post Exercise held by Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea and US Forces Commanders to train and evaluate command capabilities to receive US forces from bases outside of Korea. Foal Eagle is a Counter Infiltration Field Training Exercise. 2002 marks the first time that the two major...

A Republic of Korea (ROK) tank Commander mans the 12.7mm K6 roof mount...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Republic of Korea (ROK) tank Commander mans the 12.7mm K6 roof mounted machine gun atop his K2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from a c... More

A destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) north of the An Nu'maniyah bridge on Highway 27, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) north of the An N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

An unidentified civilian vehicle approaches an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), 1ST Marine Division (MD), at an intersection near the town of Sayyid Abd, taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An unidentified civilian vehicle approaches an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

A US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to B/Company, 2-211th Aviation Regiment refuels at the Asadabad, Landing Zone, during a mission to pick up ballots for the first-ever democratic national presidential election, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. An Afghanistan National Army (ANA) T-62 Main Battle Tank (MBT) and crew are visible in the background

A US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to B/Company, 2-211th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Asadabad State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: 1LT Patricia A. Sinnett, USA ... More

Night vision view of U.S. Army Soldiers, Alpha Troop, 1ST Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment (1-4 CAV), 1ST Infantry Division (ID), guarding an intersection in their M1A1 Main Battle Tank during Operation Duluyiah Sunrise on Oct. 18, 2004, at Forward Operating Base McKenzie, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Operation Duluyian Sunrise is a joint operation between the 1-4 CAV and the Iraqi Ministry of Interior Special Police for the apprehension of key black list personnel organizing anti-iraq forces carrying out attacks against Coalition Forces in and around the Ad Duluyiah area. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

Night vision view of U.S. Army Soldiers, Alpha Troop, 1ST Squadron, 4t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Mackenzie State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines man the turrent of a K-1 Main Battle Tank as it prepares to disembark a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) at Malipo Beach, Korea during a joint US/ROK Marine Amphibious Landing on March 30, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Christopher Kaufmann) (Released)

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines man the turrent of a K-1 Main Battle T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Malipo Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: USFK Scene Camera Operator: SGT Christop... More

Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,

Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,

Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, operate their M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank in a snow-covered field during a battalion-level attack as a part of the unit’s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evalu... More

161124-N-LR795-133 WATERS NEAR TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA

161124-N-LR795-133 WATERS NEAR TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA

161124-N-LR795-133 WATERS NEAR TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA (Nov. 24, 2016) Sri Lanka Navy members learn about the M1A1 Main Battle Tank during a tour aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) a... More

An M-60 Main Battle tank from the 1ST Armored Cavalry moves through a simulated town during exercise Doughboy City. The exercise is designed to provide practice fighting in urban areas

An M-60 Main Battle tank from the 1ST Armored Cavalry moves through a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DOUGHBOY CITY Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC 5 James A. Allen Release St... More

An Egyptian Army M60A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) conducts training during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '94

An Egyptian Army M60A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) conducts training during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '94 Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey T. Brady, USA Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A Royal Army (British) Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), the command tank of the 1ST Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry), with IFOR markings drives forward on the loading ramp of the VLADIMIR VASLYAEV, a Russian Commercial RO-RO Container (Gearless) ship, onto the dock at the harbor in Split, Croatia, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor 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. (Exact Date Shot Unknown)

A Royal Army (British) Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank (MBT), the comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Split Country: Croatia (HRV) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brian Gavin, USA Release Status: Released to Pu... More

SSGT David Duncan (US Army), TF 1-26 EOD, inspects the interior of a confiscated Serbian Army T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT), parked in the field artillery area of Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, prior to placing C-4 explosive charges to destroy the tank 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

SSGT David Duncan (US Army), TF 1-26 EOD, inspects the interior of a c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons ... More

Marine Amphibian Assault Vehicles (AAV-7A1) make their way down Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, on D-day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is seen in background. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marine Amphibian Assault Vehicles (AAV-7A1) make their way down Red Be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A Marine checks coordinates on his map prior to moving a camouflaged Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) on D-Day during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ, largely taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton, is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

A Marine checks coordinates on his map prior to moving a camouflaged A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

A US Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1627 prepares to land and unload Republic of Korea Forces and cargo, along with U. S. soldiers from Okinawa, Japan. The tank coming off the ramp of the LCU is a Korean made Type 88 K1 Main Battle Tank with a 105mm M68 rifled tank gun. The combined amphibious beach assault at Tak San Ri Beach near Pohang, is in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October 25th to November 3rd. About 25,000 U.S. troops will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the ...

A US Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1627 prepares to land and unload...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1627 prepares to land and unload Republic of Korea Forces and cargo, along with U. S. sol... More

The business end of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT), the 120 mm rifled main gun. The Challenger is visiting Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The business end of a British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT), the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

A British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) visits Camp Coyote during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A British Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) visits Camp Coyote durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

Still in flames, a destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) north of the An Nu'maniyah bridge on Highway 27, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Still in flames, a destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

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