Joseph Ledbetter, heavy mobile equipment operator lead, uses a Caterpillar 988 tractor to move a divested M1A1 Abrams Tank into position for loading and shipping via rail to Anniston Army Depot, at railway operations on the Yermo Annex aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, Aug. 12. In line with the new Force Design 2030 released by Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, thousands of tanks will be divested and sold to the Army while the USMC realigns focus on smaller, lighter, more mobile equipment.
Date Taken: | 08.12.2020 |
Date Posted: | 09.02.2020 11:45 |
Photo ID: | 6337005 |
VIRIN: | 200812-M-DU308-012 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 14.36 MB |
Location: | MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 74 |
Downloads: | 10 |
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