M1A1 Abrams

Members of the 1st Armored Division drive an M-1A Abrams tank through the Taunus Mountains north of Frankfurt during exercise Ready Crucible, Feb. 11, 2005. The exercise was the first full 'off-installation' movement of American armored vehicles on German roads and farmland since the REFORGER exercises of the 1980s. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner)

M1A1 Abrams

Soldiers with U.S. Army Europe's 1st Armored Division drive a M-1A1 Abrams tank through a German town north of Frankfurt Feb. 11, 2005, during Exercise Ready Crucible. Division and V Corps conducted the tactical convoy and small-unit exercise across several communities in the Friedberg, Germany area. Ready Crucible was the largest "off-installation" USAREUR exercise since the REFORGER series of exercises. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner)

Leopard 2

A German army Leopard 2 main battle tank secures a position during a movement to the range here Dec. 8 during the Iron Panzer combined live fire exercise. The exercise, which runs Dec. 5-9, pairs Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe’s 3rd squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment with the German 104th Panzer Battalion in a combined live fire exercise designed to enhance coordination between the U.S. and German armies. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado)

Leopard 2

A German army Leopard 2 main battle tank secures a position during a movement to the range here Dec. 8 during the Iron Panzer combined live fire exercise. The exercise, which runs Dec. 5-9, pairs Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe’s 3rd squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment with the German 104th Panzer Battalion in a combined live fire exercise designed to enhance coordination between the U.S. and German armies. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado)

M1128 Stryker

An M 1128 Stryker mobile gun system crewman engages targets with a machine gun here Dec. 8 during the Iron Panzer combined live fire exercise. The exercise, which runs Dec. 5-9, pairs Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe’s 3rd squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment with the German 104th Panzer Battalion in a combined live fire exercise designed to enhance coordination between the U.S. and German armies. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado)

M 1128 Stryker

An M 1128 Stryker mobile gun system crewman engages targets with a machine gun here Dec. 8 during the Iron Panzer combined live fire exercise. The exercise, which runs Dec. 5-9, pairs Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe’s 3rd squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment with the German 104th Panzer Battalion in a combined live fire exercise designed to enhance coordination between the U.S. and German armies. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado)

M1128 Stryker

An M 1128 Stryker mobile gun system moves to its firing position here Dec. 8 during the Iron Panzer combined live fire exercise.The exercise, which runs Dec. 5-9, pairs Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe’s 3rd squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment with the German 104th Panzer Battalion in a combined live fire exercise designed to enhance coordination between the U.S. and German armies. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado)

M1128 Stryker

An M 1128 Stryker mobile gun system prepares to engage targets here Dec. 8 during the Iron Panzer combined live fire exercise.The exercise, which runs Dec. 5-9, pairs Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe’s 3rd squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment with the German 104th Panzer Battalion in a combined live fire exercise designed to enhance coordination between the U.S. and German armies. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado)

Panhard

Armoured vehicles of the Force Commander Reserve pass through a Lebanese Armed Forces checkpoint near Ghanduriya village in Sector West of the Area of Operations, 13 January 2011. (Photo: Unifil)

Panhard

Armoured vehicles from the Force Commander Reserve on patrol in the town of Jwayya on the roads between Tyr to Tibnin, 13 January 2011. (Photo: Unifil)