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
4th Tanks send rounds down range on Camp Pendleton
Lance Cpl. Jesus Monroy, M1A1 tank crewman with Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, listens to communications in the driver seat of a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during his annual training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 19, 2016. Marines fired the tanks to adjust their battle sight to zero before the main event of their annual training. The main event includes 36 hours of offensive and defensive operations where 4th Tanks will be engaging with a notional enemy with a company of 14 tanks. This is the first time in over a decade tanks have fired main gun rounds on Camp Pendleton.

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Photo by: Cpl. Gabrielle Quire |  VIRIN: 160719-M-HX324-001.JPG