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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), helped escort M1A1 Abrams tanks of 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), to northern Helmand province, Feb. 2.
“We supported the tanks by escorting them in our combat logistics patrol. We brought them to the fight in northern Helmand,” said Sgt. Curtis L. Minnis, platoon sergeant, 5th Platoon, Bravo Company, CLB-8, 1st MLG (FWD).
The tanks will be used as another tool in waging counterinsurgency operations. Their increased maneuverability and precision firepower, in addition to superior optics, will give coalition forces an added advantage against the Taliban.
The escort mission was one of the first missions for the Marines with 1st Tank Battalion.
“I enjoyed working with the CLB,” said 2nd Lt. Elliott L. Simpson, platoon commander, 3rd Platoon, Delta Co., 1st Tank Battalion, 1st MarDiv (FWD). “I’m glad this platoon’s first mission was with the CLB. The CLB did very well, and it was good that we did our first missions together.”
The tanks will assist Marines in securing northern Helmand to make it safer for both coalition forces and civilians.
“I feel great about being with the first Marine tanks in Afghanistan,” said Simpson. “The platoon and I are very lucky to have the chance to set the bar for all future tank units operating in Afghanistan.”
| Date Taken: | 02.02.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.11.2011 06:33 |
| Story ID: | 65228 |
| Location: | HELMAND PROVINCE, AF |
| Web Views: | 416 |
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