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Three vehicles with both wheels and tank tread move through a field.

Ft. Knox Training

Three halftrack armored cars move in formation as soldiers in training at Fort Knox, Ky., practice new methods in the art of mechanized warfare in June 1942. Capable of rapid travel over difficult terrain, the versatile halftracks had many important uses for an army on the move.

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