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US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1), moves to the front of the convoy north of An Nasareyah, Iraq on March 25, 2003, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... 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

Members of the 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, conduct a live fire exercise in Egypt using an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '94

Members of the 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, conduct ...

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

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 US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abram Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division rolls off a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) during an assault on Red Beach, for the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign during the Korean War, at Camp Pendleton, California (CA)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abram Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from the 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Giles M. Isham, USMC ... More

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from the 1ST Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, is loaded onto a railroad flat car at the rail marshalling area at Fort Stewart, Georgia

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

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

M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in line at Camp Coyote in northern Kuwait (KWT), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT K... More

Standing atop an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, address the 7th Marines Regimental Combat Team during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Camp Coyote, Kuwait

Standing atop an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), US Marine Corps (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ke... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from Bravo Company 2nd Tank Battalion, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejune, North Carolina (NC), prepare to fire a variety of crew served weapons on targets at the Udari Range complex during a bore sighting exercise in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from Bravo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udari Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT 5 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), atop an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), speaks to the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 5 at Camp Coyote in Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine STAFF Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) and Officers of Echo Company (CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), pose for a photo before crossing the Iraqi border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Behind them, are their M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV). (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine STAFF Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Bravo Company (CO), 2nd Tank (TK) Battalion (BN), Headquarters & Service (H&S) Platoon, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejune North Carolina (NC), stand for a photo before crossing the Iraqi border during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Behind them, are a AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) (left), M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) and a M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System) vehicle

The US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Bravo Company (CO), 2nd Tank (TK...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing USMC, M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) assigned to Delta/Company, and Charlie/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, with USMC AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters flying on the horizon minutes before crossing the line of departure (LOD) from Kuwait into 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 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... 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

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) personnel from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, wait at a refueling position after dark in the vicinity of Al Nassaria, along route Tampa in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) personnel fr...

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 US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, displays the number of kills it has, on its turret thermal panel during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charl...

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 US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, D/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 5th Marines, arrives in Northern Iraq, during a sandstorm. USMC personnel are in Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), assigned ...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), is loaded onto a Landing Craft Utility Vessel, from inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Three US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) form a line next to a USMC Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAVP7A1), during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Three US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) form ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Charlie/Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, set up a defensive position using two USMC M1A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT), on a road intersection in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Charlie/Company, 2nd Tank B...

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 Combi... More

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) move on route 27 toward An Nu' maniyah, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) move on route 27 toward An Nu' man...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... 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

Inside the well deck onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS NASSAU (LAH-4), USN and US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), watch as USMC M1A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) are loaded onto a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) craft, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Inside the well deck onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Inside the well deck onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS NASSAU (LAH-4), US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), and USN Sailors load M1A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) onto a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) craft, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Inside the well deck onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

At a forward-deployed location, a US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) stands watch during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At a forward-deployed location, a US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battl...

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

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, change a hub on their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) before an upcoming mission at Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, Samarra, Iraq, on Oct. 27, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Mackenzie State: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to... 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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) with Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, 7th Marines leaves a Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) outside of Kerbala, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) with Charl...

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

Members of the 1ST Cavalry Division drive an M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) through the desert during exercises at the National Training Center

Members of the 1ST Cavalry Division drive an M-1 Abrams Main Battle Ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Green Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Two U.S. Marine Corps M-60A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT), an M88 armored recovery vehicle and two M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are dispersed along a road following the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait as a result of Operation Desert Storm. Nearby are oil wells set ablaze by retreating Iraqi forces

Two U.S. Marine Corps M-60A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT), an M88 armored r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and two M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) of the 3rd Brigade, 1ST Armored Division, 7th Corps move across the desert in northern Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and two M998 High-Mobility Multipu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Reeve Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... 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

First Lieutenant (1LT) Ronnie Delfin finishes up mounting a 50 cal. weapon to the top of an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) at Camp Carroll, Republic of Korea, on Oct. 20, 1998. 1LT Delfin and other 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division soldiers are being issued weapons for their M1A1 MBT, M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and M113 Amored Personnel Carriers in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea

First Lieutenant (1LT) Ronnie Delfin finishes up mounting a 50 cal. we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SPC... 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

Tnk Compny emerges from the ocen s they begin to ssult the bech during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ t Red Bech, Cmp Pendleton, Cliforni. From left to right- M9 Armored Combt Erth mover (ACE); Abrms M1A1 Min Bttle Tnk (MBT) with M1 Mine Clering Blde System; AAVP-7A1 Amphibious Assult Vehicle. KERNEL BLITZ is bi-nnul Commnder-in-CHIEF Pcific (CINCPAC) fleet trining exercise (FLEETEX) focused on opertionl/tcticl trining of Commnder, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Mrine Expeditionry Forces (MEF) nd Commnder, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Mrine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhnce the trining of Silors nd Mrines in the complexities of brigde-size...

Tnk Compny emerges from the ocen s they begin to ssult the bech during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Tank Company emerges from the ocean as they begin to assault the beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ at Red Beach, Camp Pendleton... More

A Spanish Army M60A3 TTS Main Battle Tank (MBT) comes ashore at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

A Spanish Army M60A3 TTS Main Battle Tank (MBT) comes ashore at El Oma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rele... 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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, works to repair his M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) at Camp Coyote Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT K... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, re-pack their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), after conducting a Basic Issue Items (BII) check list at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT K... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from Bravo Company 2nd Tank Battalion, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejune, North Carolina (NC), fire a variety of crew served weapons on targets at the Udari Range complex during a bore sighting exercise in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from Bravo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udari Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT 5 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

In the Attack Position (AP) two US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and various other combat vehicles from the 1ST Tank Battalion, Charlie Company, wait in the in the Dispersal Area (DA) near the Iraqi border in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

In the Attack Position (AP) two US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Mai...

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 illustration by the US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing a USMC M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from D/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, with smoke rising from destroyed enemy positions and vehicles near Al Bassarah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to... 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 US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), is loaded onto a Landing Craft Utility Vessel, from inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Charlie Company M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT), High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and an assortment of other advancing transports cross the Tigris River along Highway 27 near An Nu'maniyah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Charlie Company M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (...

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 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 US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines patrols the streets of Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), from the ...

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

An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), on patrol outside the city of Qa dawi Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL ... More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing a USMC, M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, in position at the Martyrs Monument, near the Iran-Iraq War Memorial in Baghdad, 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: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

At a forward-deployed location, a US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) stands watch during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At a forward-deployed location, a US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battl...

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

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

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Alpha Company, 2-12 Cavalry assigned to 1-5 Cavalry, responds to an Anti- Iraqi Forces attack using it's main gun, doing a routine patrol in the An Najaf Cemetery, located in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Alpha Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley Brokop, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, prepare their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) for an upcoming mission on Oct. 27, 2004, at Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, Samarra, Iraq. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Mackenzie State: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Apache Troop, 2-5 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division, moves out to rejoin the fight after refueling during a combat operation in Fallujah Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Apache Troop, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Johancharles Van Boers, USA Rel... 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

Standing atop an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, address the 7th Marines Regimental Combat Team during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Camp Coyote, Kuwait

Standing atop an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), US Marine Corps (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ke... More

A Royal Army (British) Spartan Armoured (Armored) Personnel Carrier (APC), with IFOR markings, is parked in the 22nd Engineer Regiment and 1ST The Queen's Dragoon Guards convoy staging area on the dock in Spilt, Croatia. Behind the Spartan are three Royal Army (British) Challenger 1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT). The British are in Croatia to participate in 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

A Royal Army (British) Spartan Armoured (Armored) Personnel Carrier (A...

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

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from 1ST Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, prepare to assault through the breach at Red Beach during KERNEL BLITZ '97. 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

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from 1ST Tank Battalion, 1ST Marin...

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

Tnk Compny emerges from the ocen s they begin to ssult the bech during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ t Red Bech, Cmp Pendleton, Cliforni. From left to right- M9 Armored Combt Erth mover (ACE); Abrms M1A1 Min Bttle Tnk (MBT) with M1 Mine Clering Blde System; AAVP-7A1 Amphibious Assult Vehicle. KERNEL BLITZ is bi-nnul Commnder-in-CHIEF Pcific (CINCPAC) fleet trining exercise (FLEETEX) focused on opertionl/tcticl trining of Commnder, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Mrine Expeditionry Forces (MEF) nd Commnder, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Mrine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhnce the trining of Silors nd Mrines in the complexities of brigde-size...

Tnk Compny emerges from the ocen s they begin to ssult the bech during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Tank Company emerges from the ocean as they begin to assault the beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ at Red Beach, Camp Pendleton... 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

US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from the 1ST Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, secured to railroad flat cars at the rail marshalling area at Fort Stewart, Georgia

US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from the 1ST Battali...

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

USMC, M1A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) assigned to the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, CA prepare to fire at designated targets on the Egyptian firing range, at Mubarak Military City, as US, Spanish and Egyptian armed forces conduct amphibious assault operations during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

USMC, M1A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) assigned to the 1ST Tank Battalion,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release ... More

Armed US Army (USA) 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Soldiers wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, take cover behind an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), during training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA)

Armed US Army (USA) 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Soldi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Raymond A. Bar... More

Two US Navy (USN) 1610 CLASS: Utility Landing Craft offload M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and different vehicles from the US Marine Corps (USMC) 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), on to the beach, during a training exercise conducted in the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two US Navy (USN) 1610 CLASS: Utility Landing Craft offload M1A1 Abram...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jose M. Ducasse, a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) Loader, assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), practices engaging targets with his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle on the live fire range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jose M. Ducasse, a M1A1 Abrams M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 63rd Armor fires its main gun on the Falcon 4 range in the town of Ramnjane, Kosovo, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Ramnjane State: Kosovo Scene Camera Operator: SGT April Johnson, USA Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, perform the Basic Issue Items (BII) check list for their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released... More

A pair of M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A pair of M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait d...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, fires its 120mm main gun on the Udari Range in Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Udari Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Uber Saucedo, assigned to Delta/Company, 4th Tank Battalion, tightening bolts on the tracks of a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Uber Saucedo, assigned to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Leymonde Padilla, assigned to Charlie/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, performs general maintenance service on a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Leymonde Padilla, ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Statu... 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 Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from the 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, depart Camp Ripper, Kuwait, for the dispersion area (DA) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from the 1S...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, travel down a road as they prepare to meet the enemy near Safwan Hill, Iraq during the opening shots of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. 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) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charli...

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 US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, waits at a refueling position after dark in the vicinity of Al Nassaria, along route Tampa in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charl...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT), armor and support vehicles from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, move north along route Tampa in the vicinity of the Jalibah Airfield in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT), armor and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine II, USMC ... More

This US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), plus other armored and support vehicles from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, wait along route Tampa to be refueled before moving north in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

This US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), plus o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine II, USMC ... More

A view inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), resting atop their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), as they prepare for deployment to participate in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A view inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), is loaded onto a Landing Craft Utility Vessel, from inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan P. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A close up view of the fume extractor, on the barrel for the 120mm smooth bore gun of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), showing the words PROTEST THIS, painted on the side

A close up view of the fume extractor, on the barrel for the 120mm smo...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, scan the area for enemy personnel and vehicles after coming under mortar fire. USMC AH-1W Super Cobras from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-169 (HMLA-169), Vipers, Camp Pendleton, California, provide close air support for the Abrams at the intersection of Highway 1 and 27 in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. 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) personnel in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (M...

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 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) is ready to fire during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) is ready to fire during a firefi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers in order to fire during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers in order to fire durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

Advancing US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Charlie Company drive their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) along Highway 27 near An Nu'maniyah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Advancing US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Charlie Company drive ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Charlie Company M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT), High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and an assortment of other advancing transports along Highway 27 near An Nu'maniyah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Charlie Company M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (...

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

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 scuttled M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) rests in front of a Fedayeen camp just outside of Jaman Al Juburi, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A scuttled M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) rests in front of a Feda...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... 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

A U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) crew member from the 1ST Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, fuels his tank before a mission at Forward Operating Base MacKenzie, Samarra, Iraq, on Oct. 30, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

A U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) crew member from the 1S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Mckenzie State: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

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