U.S. Tanks Need To Be Repainted 'Woodland Green' To Blend In With The Forests Of Eastern Europe

The fleet of desert vehicles will be repainted to replace the sand-coloured camouflage that adorned tanks during fighting in the Middle East. Pictured: A military tank at the Coleman Barracks in Mennheim, Germany

Daily Mail: Sand-coloured US tanks stationed in Europe will be repainted green because of growing threat from Russia

* Fleet of desert tanks will be repainted to replace sand-coloured camouflage
* Move marks strategic shift after a decade of operations in the Middle East
* U.S. Army Europe commander said conversion was about unity in NATO
* U.S. and NATO have expanded military presence across eastern Europe

U.S. military tanks are being repainted to woodland green amid growing threats from Russia in Eastern Europe.

The fleet of desert vehicles will be repainted to replace the sand-coloured camouflage that adorned tanks during fighting in the Middle East.

The move marks a strategic shift in military posture after more than a decade of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

WNU Editor: Yup .... a sand-coloured camouflage U.S. tank would stick out in eastern Europe.