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U.S. Tanks, Armored Vehicles Arrive In Europe In Answer To Russian Saber Rattling

Friday, January 6th, 2017

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U.S. Tanks, Armored Vehicles Arrive In Europe In Answer To Russian Saber Rattling

M1 Abrams tanks roll off a ship in Bremerhaven, Germany on Jan. 6. (Army photo)

Hundreds of U.S. combat vehicles on Friday began offloading onto the docks of Bremerhaven, Germany, where they will meet about 4,000 troops headed to Europe for a nine-month rotational deployment as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.The vehicles – 87 M1 Abrams tanks, 144 Bradley Fighting Vehicles – and other equipment, belong to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colo. The brigade also shipped 419 Humvees in several variants and 18 Paladin mobile gun…

Congress

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Budget

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Congress

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Space

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