Tuesday, Sept 24 2024

Crewmembers Refueling an M1 Abrams Tank Photograph by Arthur

By A Mystery Man Writer

Crewmembers Refueling an M1 Abrams Tank is a photograph by Arthur Swartwout which was uploaded on March 5th, 2023. The photograph may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. All products are produced on-demand and shipped worldwide within 2 - 3 business days.
Photograph of tank crewmembers refueling an M1A1 Abrams tank.I served as an Armor officer in the United States Army for about five years. For most of that time, I was stationed in Germany, where I served with the Second Battlion, Sixty-Third Armor Regiment stationed at Rose Barracks near the town of Vilseck in northern Bavaria. I served for a year as a tank platoon leader in 2-63 Armor, both in Germany and in Iraq. While serving in that role in Germany, the M1 Abrams tank platoon I led conducted a gunnery rotation on ranges at the nearby (very nearby, right out the back gate of Rose Barracks) Grafenwoehr training area. Here's a picture of two crewmembers from the tank on which I served as tank commander refueling the tank at the end of a day of training. Tanks, especially M1 tanks, are thirsty beasts and our fuel trucks were never far away.2-63 Armor was part of the third brigade of the First Infantry Division, the famous Big Red One.I hope you like this picture of an M1 tank being refueled.