Readiness

Staff Sgt. Paul Middaugh, an instructor leader with Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, watches a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, prepare to rappel off a cliffside, during Mountain Exercise 3-18, at MWTC, Bridgeport, Calif., June 20, 2018. After completing Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 last year, 2nd Bn., 24th Marines 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)