FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- Soldiers of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment participated in the Senior Instructor Trainer Course at the Advanced Gunnery Training Simulator on Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 9-13., ...

The US Army's tank proficiency has fallen after two decades of counterinsurgency warfare. "Many crews struggle with the basics of tank gunnery," an armor expert wrote. The Army is refocusing on ...

An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank assigned to 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, fires its 120mm main ...

The Polish army’s push to incorporate American-made Abrams tanks into its fighting formation will take a step forward this month, when a Polish crew for the first time takes aim at targets in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jay Tenison’s last ride started on Reddit, of all places. “I’m dying from stage IV stomach cancer. My wish is to do tank gunnery ...

LAMPASAS — Former U.S. Army tank gunner Keith Callis remembers heading into combat during the 1990-91 Desert Storm campaign to push Iraq out of Kuwait after the late Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded ...

Anyone who reads Task & Purpose knows: we adore a good tank name. Sure, we love our friends and families, but not as much as tanks with names like Dropped as a Baby, ASVAB Waiver, and Come And Take It ...

For tankers, naming their tank — and stenciling it on the barrel — is a rite of passage, earned by hundreds of hours of training and teamwork. Though traditions vary, in most cases tanker crews have ...

The US Army may have the best tanks in the world. But it has a problem: its tank gunners are rusty. "A gap exists today between the capabilities of tank weapon systems and the ability of crews to ...