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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Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Montford Point Marine

William J. Brashear (left), a Montford Point Marine, receives the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony held at Mount Era Baptist Church in Morgan City, La., Nov. 15, 2014. The Congressional Gold Medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor and is awarded by Congress for distinguished achievement. On Nov. 23, 2011, President Barrack Obama signed into legislation a law that awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to all Montford Point Marines who were the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps.

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Tags: MarForRes, usmc, MPMA, Congressional Gold Medal, Montford Point Marine, William J. Brashear, Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Gabrielle Quire | VIRIN: 141115-M-HX324-003.JPG

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