Operation Urban Thunder at 29 Palms.

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -Members of Animal Company 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment ready the Amphibious Assault Vehicles for their march to their objective in their culminating exercise for Operation Urban Thunder in the Blacktop training area May 17, 2011. , Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu, 5/17/2011 2:13 AM

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -Lieutenant Col. Timothy Barrick, the commanding officer of 1st Tank Battalion stands by and awaits orders to advance about his M1 Abrams, the “ Game Changer”, in Operation Urban Thunder in a Combat Center training area May 17, 2011. , Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu, 5/17/2011 2:36 AM

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -An M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle sets off its mine clearing line charge as part of Operation Urban Thunder May 17, 2011., Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu, 5/17/2011 7:58 AM

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -Members of Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire their M777 howitzer down range in a call for fire exercise in Regimental Combat Team-7’s Operation Urban Thunder throughout Combat Center’s training areas May 17, 2011., Lance Cpl. D. J. Wu, 5/17/2011 3:33 AM