The support platoon regularly drives 5-ton trucks on roads designed for the local compact cars. When roads are slick, there is no room for error. An M113 armored personnel carrier of Operation Able Sentry's quick-reaction force moves out during a training exercise. Photo by Sgt. Luckily, no one was hurt and the vehicle was recovered.
Dogs roam the uninhabited land between Macedonian villages and the OPs.
Large, growling dogs chase the Humvees and 5-tons as they travel the country roads. Children and livestock also become obstacles. The kids come from everywhere and swarm the vehicles. We have to be careful we don't accidentally hit any of them. Shepherds herding flocks and ranchers running cattle are other obstacles the convoys encounter.