1/4 Happy 245th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! Though not an actual part of our collection (it's USMC property), we assist in taking care of this special M60A1 RISE Passive Main Battle Tank.
2/4 This tank was the personal mount of Lieutenant Colonel "Buster" Diggs, commander of the 3rd Tank Battalion, U.S.M.C., during Operation Desert Storm. While the older M60A1 lacked thermal sights and had a 105mm M68 main gun compared to the newer M1A1's 120mm M256 main gun...
3/4 ...the Marine M60's performed just as well against Soviet-built T-72s. Of the 210 Marine M60A1s involved in the 100-hours offensive, none were lost to enemy fire. Today, "Buster" guards the headquarters of the U. S. Marine Corps Detachment, Fort Benning.
4/4 With the USMC divesting of all of its tank units, the National Museum of the Marine Corps is working with the Armor & Cavalry Collection to allow "Buster" to stay at Fort Benning. A space for "Buster" in our new building is already marked out.
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