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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Marine World War II veteran's remains returned

Retired Col. Elwin B. Hart presents the flag to Pfc. Elmer L. Mathies’ sister Mary Jo during a memorial service held for Mathies in Hereford, Texas, May 28, 2016. Hart was Mathies’ platoon sergeant during his service in World War II. Mathies was killed in action during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. His remains were found and recovered on the island in 2015 by the nonprofit organization History Flight, which is dedicated to preserving and honoring World War II, Vietnam and Gulf War combat veterans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Ramirez/ Released)

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Tags: Tarawa, World War II, 4th MLG, Pfc. Elmer Mathies, CLR 4, Marine Forces Reserve. MARFORRES

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Ryan Ramirez | VIRIN: 160528-M-CK972-004.JPG

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