Vietnam January 1970
4th Infantry Division M88 Recovery Vehicle in the Field. The M88 Recovery Vehicle is one of the largest armored recovery vehicles (ARV) currently in use by United States Armed Forces.
The M88's primary role is to repair or replace damaged parts in fighting vehicles while under fire, as well as extricate vehicles that have become bogged down or entangled. The main winch on the M88A2 is capable of a 70-ton, single line recovery, and a 140-ton 2:1 recovery when used with the 140 ton pulley. The A-frame boom of the A2 can lift 35 tons when used in conjunction with the spade down.
The spade can be used for light earth moving, and can be used to anchor the vehicle when using the main winch. The M88 employs an Auxiliary power unit (APU) to provide auxiliary electrical and hydraulic power when the main engine is not in operation. It can also be used to slave start other vehicles, provide power for the hydraulic impact wrench, as well as the means to refuel or de-fuel vehicles as required. The M88 series of vehicles can refuel M1 tanks from its own fuel tanks, but this is a last resort due to the possibility of clogging the AGT-1500s fuel filters. The fuel pump draws fuel from the bottom of the fuel cell, and with it, all of the sediment that has accumulated with time
The first McDonald's
Antietam battlefield. The pontoons you see are the very ones that Burnside hoped to get in November instead of December. See the full version to check out a First Michigan wagon at lower left and so much more! The little town of Berlin used to be at and above the location of the current MARC train parking area in Brunswick, MD. The tall, modern bridge was built just a few yards to the east (or left) of the old bridge, whose piers are visible spanning the Potomac at left. Virginia is on the horizon with the town of Lovettsville a few miles beyond