Kenny R. White, Marine veteran, native of San Diego, Calif., listens as Mathieu Brundige, tank crewman, 1st Tank Battalion, explains the functionalities of the M1A1 Abrams on the units tank ramp, Dec. 22, 2014. White served as a tank crewman for 17 years as a reservist in 4th Tank Battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Kenny R. White, Marine veteran, native of San Diego, Calif., listens as Mathieu Brundige, tank crewman, 1st Tank Battalion, explains the functionalities of the M1A1 Abrams on the units tank ramp, Dec. 22, 2014. White served as a tank crewman for 17 years as a reservist in 4th Tank Battalion. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)
Spectators watch as Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion compete in the 11th Annual Tank Gunnery Competition at Range 500, Feb. 20, 2014. The annual event has pitted the best of each battalion against each other in fierce competition since it began in 1996. - Spectators watch as Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Tank Battalion and 4th Tank Battalion compete in the 11th Annual Tank Gunnery Competition at Range 500, Feb. 20, 2014. The annual event has pitted the best of each battalion against each other in fierce competition since it began in 1996.
Robin Targon, mother of Lance Cpl. Eric Targon, Company D, 1st Tank Battalion, hugs her son’s friend, Cpl. Brandon Baber, at the units homecoming ceremony July 28, 2013. - Robin Targon, mother of Lance Cpl. Eric Targon, Company D, 1st Tank Battalion, hugs her son’s friend, Cpl. Brandon Baber, at the units homecoming ceremony July 28, 2013.
A Marine with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion moves alongside tanks manned by Australian Army soldiers at Range 200, June 25, 2013. - A Marine with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion moves alongside tanks manned by Australian Army soldiers at Range 200, June 25, 2013.