Friday, December 09, 2011

Tanks complete final exercise before deployment

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif., -Lance Cpl. Eli Gutierrez, loader with 1st platoon, Co. A, 1st Tank Battalion, looks out the main hatch of his team’s tank during a patrol exercise in the Combat Center’s training area Dec. 1, 2011. The tankers faced record winds and freezing temperatures during their five-day training operation.
, Cpl. Sarah Dietz, 12/1/2011 7:07 AM

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif., -Marines with Co. A, 1st Tank Battalion, roll through the Combat Center training area during a patrol training exercise Dec. 1, 2011. This field exercise is the last time the company will be in the field training before they deploy to Afghanistan., Cpl. Sarah Dietz, 12/1/2011 7:43 AM

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif., - (Left) Lance Cpl. Clint Lathrop, tank mechanic and M88 recovery vehicle driver, and Lance Cpl Aaron Hullet, tank driver with first platoon, look into the mechanical problems of a tank Dec. 1, ,2011, during a field exercise.
, Cpl. Sarah Dietz, 12/1/2011 11:27 AM