Tanks Don’t Float

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Don’t worry…this isn’t an amphibious exercise gone FUBAR. It’s actually an effort by officials in Thailand to recycle old tanks and military vehicles by sinking them into the Gulf of Thailand to become artificial reefs.  The Thai government hopes that the old war machines will the serve as artificial reefs for coral to help rehabilitate the marine ecology of the region. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images)

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