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The M1A1 Abram is the Marine Corps principle battle tank. It provides armor-protected firepower to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and its operations.

Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, participate in Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 3-14, 2015. The tough, realistic live-fire training central to Steel Knight allows 1st Marine Division and participating elements to meet current and future real-world operational demands. Produced by Marine Cpl. Angel Serna. Includes soundbites from Lt. Col. Lee Rush, from Shortsville, N.Y., commanding officer, 1st Tank Battalion; 2nd Lt. Ryan Montgomery, from Cleveland, Ohio, platoon commander; and, Maj. Dick Steele, from St. Paul, Minn., operations officer, 1st Tank Battalion.

Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, participate in Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 3-14, 2015. The tough, realistic live-fire training central to Steel Knight allows 1st Marine Division and participating elements to meet current and future real-world operational demands.

Marines with Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, conduct attacks against mock enemy positions during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2015. The training gave Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential combat skills needed in a battlefield environment. The exercise focused on conventional operations and provided realistic training that prepared Marines for overseas operations.

Marines with Company A, 1st Tank Battalion conducted the Tank Mechanized Assault Course aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 2-3, 2014. The training helped the Marines improve their abilities to coordinate with supporting units and prepare to respond to any crisis around the world.