A M1A1 Abrams battle tank from Tank platoon Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discharges a 120mm round towards a tank hull during a live-fire range in Djibouti, Africa, March 30. Marine tank crewmen engaged various targets alongside the French 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade as part of a joint exercise. The 24th MEU is currently serves as the theatre reserve force for Central Command during its seven month deployment aboard Nassau Amphibious Ready Group vessels.
| Date Taken: | 03.30.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 04.07.2010 02:47 |
| Photo ID: | 266571 |
| VIRIN: | 100330-M-6001S-018 |
| Resolution: | 3147x1967 |
| Size: | 2.69 MB |
| Location: | DJIBOUTI, DJ |
| Web Views: | 358 |
| Downloads: | 89 |
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