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
Gone but never forgotten
Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, held a memorial ceremony Sept. 18, 2016, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., to honor two fallen pilots from their unit. Maj. Erik A. Boyce and Maj. Jason Grogan were killed July 6, 2016 when the Bell 525 helicopter they were piloting crashed near Arlington, Texas. Grogan and Boyce were both assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Detachment A, at NAS JRB New Orleans at the time of their deaths.