M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank is Unloaded in Rukla, Lithuania

Oct 25, 2015

Modified date: Oct 25, 2015

An M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank belonging to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, is unloaded in Rukla, Lithuania on October 24, 2015.

The tank arrives as Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division begin its second rotation in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 1st ABCT takes over as U.S. Army Europe’s regionally allocated force from the 173rd Airborne Brigade on October 26.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Behlin)

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