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Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

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01/01/1942
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Dalecarlia Reservoir. Tanks filtration, Dalecarlia Reservoir II

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Top-notch performance of our big bombers is made a matter of certainty by the ground crews of the Air Force. A soldier-mechanic at Langley Field, Virginia makes an engine adjustment on a mighty YB-17 bomber under the critical eye of a sergeant

Washington, D.C. A new mobile canteen, recently received by the District of Columbia Red Cross, serving the armed forces around the district. Mrs. Harold Hoskins and her three assistants are feeding transient pilots and crews at a nearby Army airport

Australia in the war. American tanks, furnished under lend-lease, contribute to building up of Australia's armored forces. These are medium tanks lined up on the range ready for practice

One of our new battleships of the land: a mighty M-4 tank that will disturb a lot of Axis plans. In the welded hulls of these massive machines is armament that ensures tremendous firepower in the hands of tough, resourceful "tankers." Location: Fort Knox, Kentucky

The air raid protective services. No city functions properly if its supply of gas, water, and electricity is blocked or its telephone wires are out of order. Utilities repair crews are on hand to "shoot trouble" in any of these services, should bomb damage cause any breaks

Fort Knox. Halftrac crews. The crews of halftrac armored cars, in training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, are hardy, able men. The Fort Knox school for men of the armored services is teaching many American soldiers how to use mechanized striking equipment to best advantage. Its graduates are now on many of our far-flung battle lines, ready to meet the Axis on more than even terms

Testing M-4 tanks. A battleship of the land, one of America's mighty M-4 tanks tops the ridge of a test hill as trial runs are made at an Eastern manufacturing plant

Fort Knox. M-3 tank crews. The crew of an M-3 tank at Fort Knox, Kentucky, learn all the ways of causing trouble for the Axis with a 75mm gun, a 37mm gun and four machine guns. The Fort Knox school for tank crews has graduated many men who are now ready to meet the enemy on our far-flung battle lines and on more than equal terms

Australia in the war. A member of an Australian tank crew awaits the signal for further attack from the hatch of a camouflaged American tank. This picture was made during the action at Buna

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