The Marine Corps eliminated its M1 Abrams tanks because they were too heavy for practical use in the Pacific—but a lighter ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Califs -- On the 1st Tank Battalion ramp, a special moment is being shared. A man walks carefully, but assuredly ascends the ramp. He’s moving toward a tank. When he arrives ...

Maj. Adam Link won't miss the smell of the inside of a tank after a days-long mission with a four-man crew. But the bond and the closeness Marines formed during those hours together inside the ...

The 1st Tank Battalion at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California, was the latest to retire its tanks on Friday. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has ...

It wasn't until 1941 that the USMC formed its 1st Tank Battalion. Then in 2020, the Marine Corps announced a monstrous overhaul for itself that would require a 10-year transition period ...

WASHINGTON — The Army’s 761st Tank Battalion, known as the Black Panthers, was the first Black tank unit to fight in combat in World War II and will be the subject of a documentary to air ...

On April 28, 1918, the 1st Light Tank Battalion was organized at Bourg, France, with Lieutenant Colonel George S. Patton, Jr., in command. Patton had been the first soldier assigned to the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Army has reactivated its 1st Tank Battalion, 61 years after it was deactivated due to lack of funds. The unit will be composed of newly acquired and upcoming ...