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."

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Weapons Company conducts Water Survival Annual Training

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, conduct a four-minute water tread during water survival qualification as part of their annual training during Exercise Heavy Metal 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 11, 2014. As the Marines tread water, Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival swim nearby with life preservers, carefully monitoring the condition of the Marines as they complete the challenge. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J. Gage Karwick)

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Photo by: Cpl. J. Gage Karwick | VIRIN: 140811-M-BC491-062.JPG

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