IRT Camp Carter 21

Innovative Readiness Training, Camp Carter - 21

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

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Heavy Equipment Operators and other Engineer support Marines will work with repair and maintain the Camp Carter camping site, which is owned and operated by the local YMCA chapter. Both MAW and MLG units are supporting with separate rotations.

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Kevlar Helmet Return Ceremony

Cpl. Nicholas DeSantis-Austin, center, team leader with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, stands amongst his peers after his Kevlar Helmet Return ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga., June 9, 2019. On Aug. 4, 2018, during the execution of Operation Gladius Nolay, aboard the Afghan Army Camp Nolay in Sangin District, Afghanistan, DeSantis-Austin was struck in the helmet by enemy sniper fire while providing security on a rooftop post. Afterwards, he received the prestigious Purple Heart award and Combat Action Ribbon for his heroic actions. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Daniel R. Betancourt Jr.)

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Photo by: Cpl. Daniel Betancourt | VIRIN: 190608-M-WU117-834.JPG

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