MTX 4-23

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

Norfolk based helicopter squadron gets feet wet in desert

Captain Ian Gough, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, rides as a passenger in a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter before his flying time during an area familiarization flight as part of Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 here June 7, 2014. The flight was the first flight operation conducted during the two-week exercise and the first time the squadron’s pilots had flown in a desert environment since last year’s ITX. ITX is the largest Marine Corps Reserve training exercise with more than 4,000 Marines and sailors participating from units across the United States. The exercise focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms during global contingencies.

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Tags: CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Cpl. Codey Underwood | VIRIN: 140607-M-FF989-023.JPG

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