U.S. Marine Capt. Mark Rothrock, left, the company

U.S. Marine Capt. Mark Rothrock, left, the company commander of Alpha Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Force Reserve, and 1st Sgt. Adam Casas, the company first sergeant of Alpha Co., 4th Tank Bn., 4th MarDiv, MARFORRES, stand at attention during the company’s deactivation ceremony in 41 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 18, 2020. Alpha Co., along with the rest of 4th Tank Bn., was activated in 1943 during World War II. Since then, the battalion has participated in every war the Marine Corps has fought in. Alpha Co. is the first of 4th Tanks’ six companies to deactivate. The Marine Corps is divesting its tank battalions following the commandant’s guidance in Force Design 2030. Casas is a native of Murrieta, California, and Rothrock is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)