Popular Science:

America’s M1A1 Abrams is a top-line battle tank–a 67-ton heavyweight that can best any other armored vehicle in the world. Designed in the 1970s and first introduced in the 80s, the tank was intended for an armored showdown on the plains of Europe. Instead, it first saw combat instead in Iraq in the first Gulf War, and has deployed to multiple Middle Eastern conflicts since. Operated by both the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps (as well as several foreign allies), Abrams tanks still deploy to Norway annually, where the Marines test them in winter war games.

The tanks, fearsome in battle, are less graceful than penguins when playing in the snow.

My father was in the Canadian Navy for 30+ years. I have great admiration for anyone who serves their country in the military. It’s hard, low paying and often ignored work. But, on days when soliders get to do stuff like this, it must be a lot of fun.