UITC

USAREUR-AF International Tank Challenge

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.

For more imagery, videos and news visit our DVIDS feature page at: USARUER International Tank Challenge

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Video by Sgt. 1st Class Lisa Rodriguez Presley

New Model HETs Provide Added Safety, Cost Savings

143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)

Sept. 11, 2018 | 1:32

Keeping with their mission of sustaining the warfighter, the first theater sustainment command received the first two “golden” heavy equipment trucks, also known as HETS as they returned from Red River Army Depot to the Port of Shuaiba Kuwait, September 11.

Interview: CW5 Steven Dewey, 1st TSC Material Readiness Branch

Their arrival and transfer marks the end of a six-month reset process that’s cost-saving, and beneficial to warfighters. The complete refurbishing of the vehicles and new C - Kit armor provide soldiers with reliability and added protection from improvised explosive devices.
Extensive analysis went into the decision to reset the equipment. Looking at the cost to ship trucks from theater to the army depot versus maintaining them through local repairs, the decision was clear.

From Camp Arifjan Kuwait, I’m Sergeant First Class Lisa Rodriguez-Presley.