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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Families of Detroit Montford Point Marines presented with Congressional Gold Medals by 1/24

Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, Inspector-Instructor sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, reads the citation for the Congressional Gold Medal presented to the family of Montford Point Marine Mr. James Neal, Oct. 23, 2015 at Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Mich. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress for distinguished achievement. The President of the United States, President Barack Obama signed into law, the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines on Nov. 23, 2011. This award recognizes Montford Point Marines' contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, when approximately 20,000 African American recruits were trained at a segregated base called Camp Montford Point.

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Tags: 4th Marine Division, 1949, congress, Congressional Gold Medal, 24th Marine Regiment, Montford Point Marine, Mr. James Neal, Inspector-Instructor, 1/24. Harper University Hospital, civilian honor, distinguished achievement, The President of the United States, President Barack Obama, 1942, African American recruits, segregated base, Camp Montford Point, 1st Battalion, Marine Corps

Photo by: Gunnery Sgt. David Flores | VIRIN: 151023-M-IU921-105.JPG

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