181109-M-EC058-0074 TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2018) Marines in an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank, attached to Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a patrol during a pre-deployment training exercise onboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 9, 2018. As the ground combat element for the 11th MEU, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is reinforced with a tank platoon, an assault amphibian platoon, a light armored reconnaissance company and an artillery battery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck/Released)