 Marines blasted their way through the desert in 70-ton monsters during Exercise Desert Cemetery 2014 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms, California. The exercise focused on convince and provided realistic training that prepared the Marines for overseas operations. It ensured the Marines with first tank battalion maintained the basic principles of tank warfare. We're really just looking to get back into that, the conventional mode of fighting the last 10 years of war we've been fighting counterinsurgency and kind of get away from the basic doctrine of how we wage our combined arms fight. Exercise like this can help bring us back to the basics. The training gave the Marines the opportunity to refine and rehearse essential combat skills needed in a battlefield environment. The tank crewmen often spend more than half a day inside the vehicle during training and are able to build camaraderie between each other to keep the tank operating smoothly and effectively. Being able to be out here, you get really close not only to your own crew but to the crews around you whether it be your section or your platoon or a company in its own. Being in the fight is definitely something that will bring a brotherhood. The Marines with first tanks showed their explosive prowess as they blasted through Desert Cemetery. They continued to perfect their craft, keep timely and accurate fire on target and protect their fellow Marines on the battlefield. Reporting from Camp Pendleton, California, I'm Corporal Christopher Moore.