RILEY XANTEN II

U.S. Marines with, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 2d Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Combat Logistics Battalion 453, celebrate their Warrior’s Night during the Final Exercise of Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 23, 2023. The Warrior’s Night concluded the 72-hour mountaineering event that simulated operational conditions in a mountainous environment. The training included gorge crossing, military rope installations, rock climbing, rappelling, evacuation techniques, and small unit tactics. MCMWTC continues to serve as the preeminent military mountaineering and cold weather training command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)