US Flag Day, US Army Birthday. Post pictures of US

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:57 am

This Iâ€™d for US Army. But if you have ships of the US, aircraft of the US, please post.

Sgt. York

M60 A2

Blue Angels

My attempt at the Blue Angels

C-130

C-141

Reload trailers

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 2:13 am

M2A2 Bradley

M109

Bradley on German tank hauler.

Ambulance on M113, looks like itâ€™s been repainted after Desert Shield/Storm

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:31 am

M150

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:42 am

Nice pics, Chris! I just happen to be going through 2 footlockers full of pics that I've taken over the years (back in the day when we took pictures we got them back on paper!) I'm trying to organize them and scan them, but here are a few that I've gotten onto digits already. Nothin ** CENSORED **, but the Army usually isn't too ** CENSORED **!

I was in the National Guard way way way back in the day. These two M113s are my platoon up at Camp Roberts, CA (2nd Platoon / A Company / 4-160 Infantry). The tank is from 2-185 Armor. 40th Infantry Division

The Chorwon Valley in South Korea in 1998. I swear that country was either wet or frozen or both all year long!

Some FIST-Vs n the hill at GTA, Graffenwoehr, Germany, 2003. Those are my FIST teams from 1-26 Infantry.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:07 pm

Love that M88!

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:41 am

M88s are awesome! Funny story: Once as an FSO at Hohenfels my vehicle broke down so I grabbed my radio and jumped into an M88. We smashed through the forest trying to get into a position to call for fire. Never got into the right position, but the M88 driver had a lot of fun!

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:46 am

Logistics

USMC

Iron Dome

M2A2. ERA

Panthers prototypes ( Abrams hull, went with ABV)

M1A2 SEP V3

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:20 am

That is a GREAT story! Never heard of an M88 FISTV!

As the BMO in 3-32 Armor, I had two M88s. They were gassers. On any weekend when I checked the motor pool (which was EVERY weekend), I would find the crews of the M88s there, packs in the ground, flames shooting into the sky as they tweaked and tunes those engines to get every horse out of them they could. It was only natural that one night, as an alert was ended, the two of 'an lines up side by side, gunning engines. When I told the maintenance section over the radio that it was time to move, I, fortunately, was not at the front of the column, because the crews had decided to RACE home. And what was I, in a 1/4ton truck going to do to stop them? Sure wasn't gonna pass 'em. The radio waves blistered, I ASSURE you, but it was wind in the dust. Fortunately for us all, the bn cdr and xo closed earlier.

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:38 am

LOL that's a great story PG! You gotta love the maintenance guys! They work so many hours it's crazy!

Nice vehicles Chris! How did you make the camo net on the Marine tanks? It looks great!

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:42 am

Here are a couple non-standard US Army vehicles. Plate steel bolted onto standard HMMWVs.

This one was my ride:

These are some artillerymen turned into infantry and their hoopty guntruck:

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:40 am

The real kicker was the single lane through the railhead at the back of post, when the hind most vehicle swerved up over the elevated platform to pass. The other one never saw it coming until he got the hot exhaust blast in his face and five cases of beer flew away.