U.S. Marines with H&S Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, rappel down a cliff during a training event at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., July 22, 2022, for Mountain Training Exercise 4-22. MTX 4-22 allowed reserve Marines to participate in mountain warfare operations for realistic combat training in order to facilitate increased readiness for the Marine Forces Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan L. Gonzalez)

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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Relief and appointment ceremony

Col. Derrick R. Heyl, commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks to guests during Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Rowan’s relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Feb. 28, 2018. Heyl relinquished Rowan of his duties as sergeant major and appointed Sgt. Maj. Benny R. Benton as the new sergeant major of Headquarters Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez/ Released)

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Tags: MarForRes, usmc, United States Marine Corps, relief and appointment, Headquarters Battalion, Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez, Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Rowan, Col. Derrick R. Heyl, Sgt. Maj. Benny R. Benton, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez | VIRIN: 180228-M-BM567-014.JPG

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