Marines stand at attention while Lt. Col. Thomas Gordon, 1st Tank Battalion commanding officer, and Gene Berbaum, the president of the Marine Corps Tankers Scholarship Foundation, award and congratulate them on receiving the Tanker of the Year awards during the unit’s birthday and Tanker of the Year award ceremony outside the battalion headquarters Oct. 31. - Marines stand at attention while Lt. Col. Thomas Gordon, 1st Tank Battalion commanding officer, and Gene Berbaum, the president of the Marine Corps Tankers Scholarship Foundation, award and congratulate them on receiving the Tanker of the Year awards during the unit’s birthday and Tanker of the Year award ceremony outside the battalion headquarters Oct. 31.
An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires a round down rage during tank and infantry integration training at Range 210 Oct. 23. Australian soldiers of Squadron A, 1st Armoured Regiment, joined the Marines in the training. - An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires a round down rage during tank and infantry integration training at Range 210 Oct. 23. Australian soldiers of Squadron A, 1st Armoured Regiment, joined the Marines in the training.
An M1A1 Main Battle Tank from 1st Tank Battalion's Company C, engages light armored targets with explosive anti-tank rounds during the battalion's bi-annual gunnery qualification at Range 500 Aug. 26. The Marines have been off of their tanks for more than a year after deploying to Iraq with a provisional mission of providing Main Supply Route security. - An M1A1 Main Battle Tank from 1st Tank Battalion's Company C, engages light armored targets with explosive anti-tank rounds during the battalion's bi-annual gunnery qualification at Range 500 Aug. 26. The Marines have been off of their tanks for more than a year after deploying to Iraq with a provisional mission of providing Main Supply Route security.