The M48 Patton tank, which is owned by US Army Central (USARCENT), was transported from Shaw Air Force Base to Fort Knox's Logistic Readiness Center for a preservation project in late September.

To keep up with its adversary’s new T-54/T-55 medium tanks, the U.S. began work on its own XM60 prototype. Although the M60 was derived from the M48 Patton, the latter MBT series was only ...