Photo by Ashley Calingo | Marine Corps Systems Command | 01.01.1991
Master Sgt. Tommy “TJ” Pittman repairs an Assault Amphibious Vehicle in 1991. He, along with several other team members from the Advanced Amphibious Assault program office, were deployed to Saudi Arabia to upgrade AAVs during Operation Desert Shield. Pittman served the amphibious assault community for nearly 50 years, first as an enlisted amphibious vehicle operator for 24 years, then as a......