Marines


MTX 4-23

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

ABOUT 

"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
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Lance Cpl. John Slager (right) and Lance Cpl. Eric Dragon (left), scout snipers with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, finish their qualifications on the range during a fire support coordination exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. Along with completing their qualifications the Marines worked with Company B, 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (8-229 AV), 11th Aviation Command (Theater), a U.S. Army Blackhawk crew, to hone their skills in casualty evacuations and insertion exercises into enemy lines.

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