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U.S. Marines with B Company, 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV), participate in a deactivation ceremony of B Company, 2d Tank Battalion on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 13, 2020. The company served 2d MARDIV for nearly 80 years and was deactivated in response to future redesign of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Aaron Douds)

Marines with Detachment 4, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division take part in a ceremony commemorating their deactivation at Lafayette, La., on Aug. 2, 2020. 4th Tanks has served in every war the Marine Corps has fought in since its inception in 1943. The Marine Corps is divesting its tank battalions following the commandant’s guidance in Force Design 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. J'Vonnta Taylor)

U.S. Marines with 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division, host a ceremony to sendoff the last Tanks in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 31, 2020. After 78 years of service, 2d Tank Battalion will be deactivated in accordance to the future redesign of the Marine Corps.

A deactivation video message for Marine Wing Support Group 37, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 13, 2020. The official deactivation was conducted on July 17, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Leilani Cervantes)