Named it they have: Check out Army’s new M1 Abrams tank Nine Line News Team February 20, 2020 Articles, In The Press, Nine Line News 875 To learn more about our mission, visit: www.ninelineapparel.com The new Disney+ streaming series, “The Mandalorian” has so permeated American culture that The U.S. Army has named an M1 Abrams tank after one of its characters. The Star Wars-inspired series debuted only in November of last year, but its first eight episodes have already generated a cult-like following, particularly for the “Child” which viewers and fans have dubbed “Baby Yoda” for its resemblance to the famed Jedi master. NBC News reports “The character has proven to be mightily adaptable, cropping up in memes involving Pope Francis, the “OK Boomer” catchphrase, the IKEA Monkey, the “Distracted Boyfriend” stock image, and Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” The other virtues of “The Mandalorian” have arguably been overshadowed by the sheer volume of internet content about Baby Yoda.” Per American Military News, the practice of naming U.S. Army vehicles isn’t new, but we’re pretty sure the Army hasn’t gone as “cute” in the past. Now Baby Yoda is part of The Force here on earth. This week the official U.S. Army Twitter account posted a picture of its Baby Yoda – an M1 Abrams tank. #MayTheForceBeWithYou!@3rd_Infantry M1 Abrams armored track vehicles are aligned and ready for inventory after loading operations concluded on the American Roll-On Roll-Off vessel, for #DefenderEurope 20 in Savannah, Ga. Photo by Pfc. Daniel Alkana#Ready2Fight pic.twitter.com/mx5EIVEEIH — U.S. Army (@USArmy) February 20, 2020 The character has inspired a ton of internet chatter regarding its age, identity and where it fits into the Star Wars universe and mythology. Here’s a crash course on Baby Yoda’s role on The Mandolorian. The Army has chosen other intriguing names for its vehcicles. For example, there’s Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, which belongs to the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. "If you smell what America's Tank Division is cooking!"Shoutout to the #IronSoldiers assigned to the @Blackhawk_SQDN for naming one of their tanks in homage to the @TheRock. Hopefully the "People's Champ" will see it and give you guys a shoutout and a retweet!#TuesdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/xMm2aKBArS — 1st Armored Division (@1stArmoredDiv) March 12, 2019 And Chuck Norris, an M1A2 Abrams tank kickin’ it for the 1st Cavalry Division. This afternoon, #IRONHORSE Troopers from 2-8 CAV had the honor to work with THE Chuck Norris. He came to Fort Hood to film a show that will feature the M1A2 Abrams tank. It was our pleasure to host this production. We’ll keep you posted when the episode will air! #LiveTheLegend pic.twitter.com/qAIKg2Is62 — 1st Cavalry Division (@1stCavalryDiv) May 15, 2019 Baby Yoda will take part in a loading/unloading exercise as part of the the DefenderEurope 20 military exercise in Poland. https://twitter.com/balt_security/status/1229806437158748162 Kick butt, it will. Nine Line is an American Clothing Company with American made Apparel and Accessories- Veteran Owned and Operated
