1st Tanks on range 500...photos by Sgt Hector de Jesus

Marines with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine division, conduct tank gunnery engagements during Realistic Urban Training Exercise (RUTEX) at range 500 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 4, 2015. RUTEX provides Marines and Sailors of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) an opportunity to perform and practice their duties while deployed in an urban environment.