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Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion watch from the turrets of their M-60A1 main battle tanks as the battalion conducts live-fire training during Operation Desert Shield.

Empty shell casings lay in the sand beside an M-60A1 main battle tank from the 1ST Tank Battalion as the battalion conducts live-fire training during Operation Desert Shield.

Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion wait aboard their M-60A1 main battle tanks for firing to resume while taking part in live-fire training during Operation Desert Shield.

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Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion wait on and around their M-60A1 main battle tanks prior to the start of live-fire training during Operation Desert Shield.

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A Marine from the 1ST Tank Battalion stands in the commander's cupola on the turret of an M-60A1 main battle tank while taking part in live-fire training during Operation Desert Shield. The tank is equipped with an M-9 bulldozer kit.

A Marine from the 3rd Tank Battalion holds up a 105mm round for an M-60A1 main battle tank during a class on boresighting at a live-fire range during Operation Desert Shield.

An M-60A1 main battle tank from the 1ST Tank Battalion fires a round from its main gun as the battalion conducts live-fire training during Operation Desert Shield.

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD

Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Scene Camera Operator: SGT. D. E. Renner

Release Status: Released to Public

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11/09/1990
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