Marines rush a simulated combat town during the mechanized assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans) - Marines rush a simulated combat town during the mechanized assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans)
M1A1 Main Battle Tanks with Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division align themselves in order to provide fire support for British Royal Marines with 42 Commando Group during Exercise Black Alligator 2015 aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 30, 2015. The exercise gave 1st Tanks an opportunity to hone and showcase their support capabilities, while building upon an already established relationship with the Royal Marines. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED) - M1A1 Main Battle Tanks with Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division align themselves in order to provide fire support for British Royal Marines with 42 Commando Group during Exercise Black Alligator 2015 aboard Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 30, 2015. The exercise gave 1st Tanks an opportunity to hone and showcase their support capabilities, while building upon an already established relationship with the Royal Marines. (U.S.Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED)
Corporal Joshua Boozer, an ammunition technician assigned to Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, sprints on a track aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Boozer participated and won the U.S. Marine Corps High Intensity Tactical Training Ultimate Tactical Athlete Championship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz) - Corporal Joshua Boozer, an ammunition technician assigned to Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, sprints on a track aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Boozer participated and won the U.S. Marine Corps High Intensity Tactical Training Ultimate Tactical Athlete Championship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz)
Marines of Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, prepare an M1A1 Abrams tank to receive fuel from a CH-53 Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 at Acorn Training Area, July 16, 2015. Each tank has the capability to hold 500 gallons of fuel. - Marines of Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, prepare an M1A1 Abrams tank to receive fuel from a CH-53 Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 at Acorn Training Area, July 16, 2015. Each tank has the capability to hold 500 gallons of fuel.
Clockwise from top left, 1st Lieutenant John Neail, tank commander, Cpl. Christian Bills, gunner, Lance Cpl. Robert Benaridez driver, Lance Cpl. Patrick Bellinger, loader, the crew for the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank named “Star Lord” participated in Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Desert Scimitar enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities and ensures 1st Marine Division units remain committed to consistently improving the quality of their training efforts and their resultant warfighting capabilities. - Clockwise from top left, 1st Lieutenant John Neail, tank commander, Cpl. Christian Bills, gunner, Lance Cpl. Robert Benaridez driver, Lance Cpl. Patrick Bellinger, loader, the crew for the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank named “Star Lord” participated in Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Desert Scimitar enables 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities and ensures 1st Marine Division units remain committed to consistently improving the quality of their training efforts and their resultant warfighting capabilities.
Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion, put their M1A1 abrams main battle tank into a defensive position during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 11, 2014. The training gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential combat skills needed in a battlefield environment. Desert Scimitar is an annual exercise that includes elements from the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focused on conventional operations and provided realistic training that prepared Marines for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released) - Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion, put their M1A1 abrams main battle tank into a defensive position during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 11, 2014. The training gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential combat skills needed in a battlefield environment. Desert Scimitar is an annual exercise that includes elements from the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The exercise focused on conventional operations and provided realistic training that prepared Marines for overseas operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)
Canadian Army Sapper Alexander Boucher, a section member serving with 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, takes cover inside a building while a M1A1 Abrams Tank provides cover during Exercise Dawn Blitz here, June 21, 2013. Canadian soldiers coordinated movements with Marines from 1st Tank Battalion to clear the mock village of enemy role players. Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational amphibious exercise off the Southern California coast that refocuses Navy and Marine Corps and coalition forces in their ability to conduct complex amphibious operations essential for global crisis response across the range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer) - Canadian Army Sapper Alexander Boucher, a section member serving with 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, takes cover inside a building while a M1A1 Abrams Tank provides cover during Exercise Dawn Blitz here, June 21, 2013. Canadian soldiers coordinated movements with Marines from 1st Tank Battalion to clear the mock village of enemy role players. Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational amphibious exercise off the Southern California coast that refocuses Navy and Marine Corps and coalition forces in their ability to conduct complex amphibious operations essential for global crisis response across the range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer)