Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) Vehicles (2): The PSP vehicles.

A set of classical photos of vehicles used during the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) by the Progressive Socialist Party armed militia:

A PSP armed militia M825 in Sanayeh district, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M825, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M825, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M825 during a military parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Land Rover Series III LWB, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Land Rover Series III LWB, Beirut.

A PSP armed militia Land Rover Series III SWB, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Toyota Land Cruiser BJ45, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Jeep CJ8, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Jeep CJ5 and a Dodge truck technical w/ZU-23-2, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Chevrolet C20 technical w/ZPU-4 during a military Parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Dodge RAM technical w/ZU-23-2 during a military Parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia BTR-60PB during a military Parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia BTR-60PB, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia BM-21 during a military Parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

PSP armed militia BM-21s during a military Parade, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M35A2 cargo truck, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia ZiL-131 during a training session, Chouf District, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia 57mm ZiS-2 AT gun, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia ZSU-23-4 Shilka, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M113 w/ZPU-2, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M113 w/ZU-23-2, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M113 w/ZU-23-2, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia T-55 MBT, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia T-55 MBT, 1980s.

PSP armed militia T-55 MBTs, 1980s.

PSP armed militia T-55 MBTs, 1980s.

PSP armed militia T-55 MBTs, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia T-55 MBT, 1980s.

Photos gathered By Mathieu Morant and Bassel AbiChahine

Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) Vehicles (1): The LF vehicles.

A set of classical photos of vehicles used during the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) by the Lebanese Forces armed militia:

A Keohwa M-5GA1 w/m40 recoilless rifle of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Keohwa M-5GA1 w/m40 recoilless rifle of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Keohwa M-5GA1 w/m40 recoilless rifle of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M606A2 w/m40 recoilless rifle of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Keohwa M-5GA1 w/MILAN ATGM of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Land Rover Series III LWB of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Land Rover Series III LWB of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M151A2 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M151A2 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M325 patrol w/Type 63 MRL of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M325 Patrol w/ZPU-2 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An Unimog 406 w/ZPU-4 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An Unimog 406 w/ZPU-4 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An Unimog 406 w/ZPU-4 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

Faun L912/21-MUN trucks of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M3 Half-track of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

M5 120mm mortar Half-tracks of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M3 90mm DEFA Half-track of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A BTR-152 w/ZU-23-2 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A BTR-152 recovery vehicle of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113A1 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113A1 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

M113A1 APCs of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

M113A1 APCs of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113A1 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113A1 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

M113A1 APCs of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113A1 w/M40 106mm recoilless rifle of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113A1 w/ZU-23-2 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An M113A1 w/MILAN ATGM of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 and an M113 APC of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Sherman M50 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

Sherman M50 tanks of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A AML-90 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-54-3 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-54A of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-54A of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-54A of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-54A of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-54A of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-54A of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

What appears to be a Tiran-54 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Tiran-54 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

Tiran-54 and T-54 tanksof the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Tiran-54 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Tiran-54 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Tiran-54 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Tiran-54 of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A Tiran-54 and a T-54A of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

Tiran-54 and T-55 tanks of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

Tiran-54 and T-55 tanks of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

Tiran-54 and T-55 tanks of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

Tiran-54 and T-55 tanks of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

T-54 and T-55 tanks of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-55 tank of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A T-55 tank of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A VT-55A tank of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A 130mm M-46 gun of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A 122mm M-30 howitzer of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

A 155mm Modele 50 howitzer of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

An APRA-40 MRLS of the Lebanese Forces armed militia.

More photos can be found on this link

Season’s Greetings from EGL

ELITE GROUP LEBANON grants us with a set of photos of one of the best live exercise held in 2011 by the Lebanese Army Commandos (Maghaweer) Regiment in the Aqoura region on early September.

Those photos came with a message from Elite Group Lebanon/Samer Kassis:

“Dear visitors of Military in the Middle East ,thank you for your support,  wish you you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and I promise you that we will post many many good photos in 2012

Samer Kassis”

A Lebanese Army M825 of the Maghaweer Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Air Force SA.342L Gazelle during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Air Force UH-1H during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Army M825 of the Maghaweer Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Army M292 Expansible Van Truck of the Maghaweer Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Army M1038 of the Maghaweer Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

Samer Kassis next to Lebanese Army T-55s of the 6th Mechanized Brigade during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Army BM-21 on M809 series truckof the 2nd Artillery Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Army BM-21 on Ural-375Dof the 2nd Artillery Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

Lebanese Army M113 w/ZPU-4 vehicles of the Maghaweer Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Army VAB APCs of the Maghaweer Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

A Lebanese Army T-55 tanks of the 6th Mechanized Brigade during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

Mleeta Memorial (2): The Weaponry

This second part is dedicated to the weapons used by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon in its war against the IDF and represented at the Mleeta Memorial:

The M2 Browning Machine Gun.

The KPV-14.5 heavy machine gun.

The ZPU-1 anti-aircraft gun.

The 23 mm 2A14 Automatic Anti-Aircraft Gun.

The ZU-23-2 Anti-Aircraft Gun.

The Chinese made Type 55 37mm anti-aircraft gun.

The S60/Type-59 57mm anti-aircraft gun.

The 9K32 Strela-2 man-portable SAM.

The The SPG-9 Kopye 73mm Recoiless Gun.

The Chinese made Type 56 75mm Recoilless Anti-Tank Gun.

The B-10 82mm recoilless rifle.

The M67 90mm recoilless rifle.

The 9K11 Malyutka wire-guided anti-tank missile.

The 9K111 Fagot wire-guided anti-tank missile.

The 9M133 Kornet anti-tank missile.

The BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile.

The RPG-29 rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

The M29 81mm mortar.

The Chinese made Type 56 160mm Mortar.

A Kawasaki KDX 250 and an RPG-7.

An M825 armed with M40 106mm recoilless rifle. This type of vehicle was used during the Lebanese Civil War in the 1989 clashes between Hezbollah and AMAL militias.

A ZPU-2 mounted on a Toyota Land Cruiser.

A "Grad" 122 mm multiple rocket launcher mounted on a Toyota Land Cruiser.

MUTT In Lebanon (4): the M151 with various operators

A NLP 'Noumoor Al A7rar" militia M151A1 with M40 recoilless rifle in 1976 at the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War.

A South Lebanese Army militia M151A2 next to the "Good Fence" in the late 1970s or early 1980s.

A UNIFIL FIJI BATT M151A2 in southern Lebanon during the early 1980s

An unidifined IDF or SLA M151A2 in Beirut in 1982.(via Mathieu).

 

A convoy of IDF M151A2 Shmira moving into Lebanon at the Israeli-Lebanese borders in 1982.(HUA)

An AMAL militia M151A2 in 1984.

Another AMAL militia M151A2 in 1985.(Via Mathieu)

A Lebanese Forces militia M825 in the mid 1980s.

An IDF M151A2 Shmira in southern Lebanon in 1988.

An Ex-SLA militia M151A2 left as trophy in a yard, Southern Suburbs of Beirut, 2001.

Another view of the same Ex-SLA militia M151A2 left as trophy in a yard, Southern Suburbs of Beirut, 2001.

 

More M151 MUTTs in Lebanon can be seen in Samer Kassis book “30 years of military vehicles in Lebanon”

 

MUTT In Lebanon (3): the M151 in the Lebanese Armed Forces (3)

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of an intervention Regiment, Beirut, 2007.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of an intervention Regiment, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, December 2009.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 hardtop of an intervention Regiment, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, January 2010.

 

A Lebanese Army M151A2 hardtop in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, January 2010.

Lebanese Army M151A2s of an intervention Regiment between the M113s and an M35 truck, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, March 2010.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 hardtop of the 1rst Mechanized Brigade, Sidon, March 2010. This vehicle have side doors missing.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of the 12th Mechanized Brigade with an overheating engine, April 2010.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 in Beirut, 2010.

Lebanese Army M151A2s of an intervention Regiment between an M998 and an M35 truck, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, October 2010.

 

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of the 4th Intervention Regiment, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, April 2011.

 

Another Lebanese Army M151A2 of the 4th Intervention Regiment, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, April 2011.

 

A rarely seen Lebanese Army M718 in the streets of Sidon, April 2011. This M718 appears to be used like a normal utility vehicle and not anymor as an ambulance. Nevertheless most Lebanese Army M718s are still used as field Ambulance.

 

MUTT In Lebanon (2): the M151 in the Lebanese Armed Forces (2)

A Lebanese Army M151A1 of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade, southern Lebanon, October 2005.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 in Beirut downtown, December 2006.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of the 12th Mechanized Brigade with locally added protection frame, Beirut, 2006.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 with Hardtop, Sidon, Feb 2007.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 in downtown Beirut, Feb. 2007.

A stunning photo of a Lebanese Army M825 of the Maghaweer Regiment during the battle of Nahr El Bared, August 2007.

 

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of the 12th Mechanized Brigade with protection frame, Feb. 2009.

Lebanese Army M151A2s of an intervention Regiment with protection frame, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, June 2009.

 

Lebanese Army M151A2s of an intervention Regiment, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, July 2009.

Lebanese Army M151A2s of an intervention Regiment with protection frame, St Gilles Fortress, Tripoli, Lebanon, August 2009.

A Lebanese Army M151A1 , southern Lebanon, October 2009.

Lebanese Army M151A2s with MILAN ATGM during the Military Parade of November 2009.

MUTT In Lebanon (1): the M151 in the Lebanese Armed Forces (1)

The Lebanese Armed Forces began using the Ford M151 MUTT in the beginning of the 1970s replacing the widely used Willys M38. Six main Variants were originally delivered, the M151A1, the M151A1C, the M151A2, the M151A2 TOW, the M825 and the M718. Other variants exists and were locally modified.

Lebanese Army M151A1C with an M40 106mm recoilless rifle during the 1972 military parade.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 in Beirut Seaport in 1982 during the MNF deployment.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of the Military Police during the 1995 military parade.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of a Mechanized Brigade during the 1995 military parade.

Lebanese Army M151A2 TOW of the Support Brigade during the 1995 military parade.

Lebanese Army Communication M151A2s of the Support Brigade during the 1995 military parade.

Another view of a Lebanese Army M151A2 of the Support Brigade during the 1995 military parade. The soldier in the foreground belongs to the Anti-terrorism regiment.

A line up ofLebanese Army M151A2 TOW of the Support Brigade seen at the military parade in 2000.

A broken down Lebanese Army M151A2 TOW of the Support Brigade pushed by soldier at the military parade in 2000.

A Lebanese Army M151A2 of an Intervention Regiment in Beirut , 2003

A Line up of the Lebanese Army M151A2 TOW of the Support Brigade, November 2004.

A Line up of Lebanese Army Intervention Regiment vehicles with an M151A2 in the foreground, Beirut 2005.

LAF 1996

A Lebanese Army M151 MUTT and an M113A2, Beirut, 1996.

 

Photo Credits: Librelola/Flickr

Barracks to Barracks 2011

For the 3rd consecutive year, The Lebanese Army Commandos (Maghaweer)Regiment organized on the 24th of July the Barracks to Barracks race. It consisted of a 36km team mountain trail race over mountain terrain. The race started from the AlSoukhour barracks in Laklouk and ended at the Youssef Rahm barracks in the Cedars.

Of course our tireless photographer Joe Bejjani didn’t miss the oportunity to cover the whole event and delivers us stunning photos of the military vehicle present at this race with some shot of vehicles making their first public appearence.

Courtesy from Elite Group Lebanon:

Lebanese Army Land Rover Defender 90 & 110 Station wagon of an Intervention Regiment.

Lebanese Army Maghaweer Regiment vehicles lined up. We can notice from right to left:A Ford Ranger Ambulance, Nissan Urvan Ambulance, An M1035 Ambulance and a locally modified M1038 Command vehicle.

Lebanese Army M998 and Land Rover Defender 110 Station Wagon of the Maghaweer Regiment.

Danish Soldier of the UNIFIL DANCON participating in the Barracks to Barracks event.

Lebanese Army M998 and Land Rover Defender 110 Station Wagon.

A Lebanese Army Land Rover Defender 110 Pickup of the Maghaweer Regiment.

A Lebanese Army Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75P of the 5th Mechanized Brigade. This was an ex-UNIFIL vehicle.

A UNIFIL Nissan Patrol during the event.

Lebanese Army M998 and Land Rover Defender 110 Station Wagon of the Maghaweer Regiment.

Lebanese Army M151A2 and M35A2 of the Maghaweer Regiment.

A Lebanese Army Polaris Ranger 500.

General Chamel Roukoz, commander of the Maghaweer Regiment.

A Lebanese Army M292 Expansible Van Truck of the Maghaweer Regiment.

A rear view of the Lebanese Army M292 Expansible Van Truck of the Maghaweer Regiment.

Lebanese Army M998s and M35 of the Maghaweer Regiment.

The first public photo of the only Lebanese Army Gaz 3308 Sadko bread transport truck.

Photo Credits: Elite Group Lebanon