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
End of Duty: a LCpl. Smarr Story
The Navy and Marine Corps Medal and citation are posthumously awarded to Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Smarr, a Reserve Marine killed in the line of duty while serving as a police officer for the Americus Police Department in Americus, Ga., Dec. 7, 2018. The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism by the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)