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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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M-60 main battle tanks of Co. F, 40th Armor, Berlin Bde., undergo dry firing proficiency training at Tempelhof Central Airport

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: West Berlin

Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Scene Camera Operator: Thomas B. Farr

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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17/12/1980
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