A Marine holds security during a route clearance drill as a part of Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 13, 2015. The Marine is with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. During route clearance Marines use a variety of vehicles to search for improvised explosive devices, mines and other dangerous obstructions. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise, which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic environment to develop skill sets necessary to maintain a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. - A Marine holds security during a route clearance drill as a part of Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 13, 2015. The Marine is with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. During route clearance Marines use a variety of vehicles to search for improvised explosive devices, mines and other dangerous obstructions. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise, which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic environment to develop skill sets necessary to maintain a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force.
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The last tanks assigned to 1st Tank Battalion (1st Tank Bn.), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) depart Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 6, 2020 as part of Force Design 2030. Tanks are being divested from the Marine Corps in an effort to accelerate modernization and realign capabilities, units and personnel to higher priority areas. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jay Corroccia and Master Gunnery Sgt. Manuel Herrera, Operations Chief, 1st Tank Bn, 1stMarDiv speak on behalf of the last departing tanks from 1st Tank Bn. (U.S. Marine Corps audio by Sgt. Mason Roy)
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