US Special Forces personnel travel showing an armed, Fast Attack Vehicle for use in desert theaters. These ruggedized buggies were formerly called Desert Patrol Vehicles (DPV) and have been used by US Navy Seals and the Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This German Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) is an armoured self-propelled gun manufactured by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). The platform uses a Leopard 2 tank chassis, features a 155 mm 52 caliber main gun manufactured by Rheinmetall and is capable of firing certain specialized rounds a distance of over 50 km.
Australian special forces troops from its Special Air Service (SAS) are shown here on a long range patrol operation in Iraq during the early stages of the country’s invasion and the Global War on Terror.
A US Special Forces Hummer/Humvee decked out for long range patrol or special forces operations in Iraq. This one is equipped with two (a heavy and medium) mounted machine guns.
The badge/patch of one of the most decorated combined arms combat division, the 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army. Includes the iconic horse, symbolizing its cavalry roots.
Russian made Dragunov sniper rifle (SVD). The Dragunov is a 7.62x54mmR gas operated semi-automatic sniper/marksman rifle used by the armed forces of dozens of countries.
A United States Marine Corp sniper looks through the scope of his M40A3 sniper rifle. The M40A3 is a customized version of the famous Remington 700 Short Action rifle with a .308 bolt face.
CENTCOM commander, General Tommy Franks meets with American special forces operators in Afghanistan, shortly after the United States began its war against the Taliban and Islamic terrorism in 2001.
US Army infantrymen fire a M198 155mm howitzer during the Iraq war. This towed howitzer used to form the backbone of American military’s artillery with the capability to fire multiple types of rounds and a maximum range of 30 km. This picture captures the very moment of the high velocity propellant gases coming out of the howitzer’s muzzle brake.
A pair of M1 Abrams main battle tanks are seen here performing combat maneuvers in what looks like a US military exercise.