Readiness

Staff Sgt. James Fowler, an instructor with Mountain Warfare Training Center, gives a lesson to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, on different methods to safely traverse a stream, during Mountain Exercise 3-18, at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, Calif., June 21, 2018. After completing Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 last year, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion took part in MTX 3-18 to further develop small-unit leadership and build an understanding of the different climates and scenarios they could face in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)