MTX 2022

Mountain Warfare Training Exercise (MTX) 2022

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC), Bridgeport, Calif.

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Mountain Warfare Training Exercise (MTX) 2022 sees 1st Battalion, 24th Marines (Reinforced) conducting Mountain Exercise 4-22 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., in order to sustain individual warfighting proficiency and improve, sustain, and evaluate company-level offensive and defensive tasks as well as battalion-level planning and command and control.

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3/14 Rains Fire During FIRE EX

An M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer fires rounds down range as smoke from the barrel, commonly referred to as the dragon’s breath, clears from the area at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., during exercise Twisted Sister, a live-fire exercise conducted by 3rd Battalion, 14 the Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Oct. 25, 2014. The howitzer is capable of providing accurate indirect fire at a distance of approximately 18 miles, with some variations reaching 25 miles. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick/Released)

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Photo by: Cpl. J. Gage Karwick | VIRIN: 141026-M-BC491-495.JPG

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