Marines


MTX 4-23

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Mountain Training Exercise, 4-23
Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Ca.

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"Marines from 2nd Battalion 23d Marine Regiment will conduct mountain training exercises aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport allowing Marines to sustain warfighting functions while participating in realistic combat training in a mountainous environment. The purpose of MTX is to facilitate increased readiness and to challenge units’ ability to plan and perform."

 

MTX 4-23 PHOTO GALLERY
4th Marine Division Commanding General visits Marines at Exercise Heavy Metal 2013
Brig. Gen. James S. Hartsell, 4th Marine Division commanding general, tours the training area with Lt. Col. Charles Long, 6th Motor Transport Battalion inspector instructor, at Forward Observation Base Rhino during Exercise Heavy Metal 2013 here, June 19. Hartsell attended the exercise to oversee more than 2,000 of his Marines participating in the exercise. Heavy Metal 2013 is the second year the exercise has been offered as an outlet for Marines on Reserve duty to complete their annual training. The exercise brings together units from across the country to form a single task force. The training also includes counter-improvised-explosive-device convoy courses, combat life saving, and numerous firing ranges to name a few. Heavy Metal will conclude at the end of June.

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