USAREUR-AF International Tank Challenge

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U.S. Army Europe and Africa, along with our NATO and Partner Allies, annually host a Tank Challenge. This training event is designed to give participating nations a dynamic and productive environment in which to foster military partnerships, form Soldier-level relationships, and share tactics, techniques and procedures.
 
The European International Tank Challenge was formerly known as the Strong Europe Tank Challenge. Images, video and stories that are older will appear under that name further down the timeline.


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Video by Spc. Matthew Keegan
2-505th PIR employ M249 and M4A1 during the 1st Sgt. Funk DRE
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Feb. 11, 2025 | 3:21
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, engage targets with the M249 light machine gun and M4A1 carbine during the 1st Sgt. Funk Deployment Readiness Exercise (DRE) on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Feb. 11, 2025. The 1st Sgt. Funk DRE is a battalion-level readiness assessment for select units to evaluate systems and gauge the readiness efficiency of a unit's ability to mobilize, prepare, and engage the enemy as part of the United States Immediate Response Force. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Matthew Keegan)
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