In first, US Marines attend Finland’s Exercise Arrow
By Daniel Cebul
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U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion fire M1A1 Abrams tanks during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area near Kankaanpaa, Finland, on May 16, 2018. This is the first year the Marine Corps is participating in this exercise and the first time the M1A1 Abrams tanks have been in Finland. (Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/U.S. Marine Corps)
Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion review the scheme of maneuver for a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow. (Sgt. Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps)
Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion fire a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on an M1A1 Abrams tank during Exercise Arrow 18. (Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/U.S. Marine Corps)
Exercise Arrow is an annual Finnish multinational exercise involving mechanized infantry, artillery and mortar field training in a live-fire exercise. (Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/U.S. Marine Corps)
Lance Cpl. Angel Delgado from Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion is a tank loader for this M1A1 tank during his participation in Exercise Arrow. (Sgt. Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps)
Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion fire an M1A1 Abrams tank during a low-light, live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow 18. (Sgt. Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps)
About Daniel Cebul
Daniel Cebul is an editorial fellow and general assignments writer for Defense News, C4ISRNET, Fifth Domain and Federal Times.
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