U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy Corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division conduct a dry fire exercise during the annual Division Rifle Squad Competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, March 10, 2024. The DRSC is a 72-hour competition that fosters the warrior spirit through competition to determine the most combat-effective squad within the 4th MARDIV. The awarded infantry squad will advance to compete in the 2024 service-wide Rifle Squad Competition in Quantico, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonah White)

2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment and 4th LAR hosted and conduct the MFR West Multi-role Anti-Armor Antipersonnel Weapons System (MAAWS) New Equipment Training (NET) aboard Camp Pendleton, CA. During this training, the Marines from 23d Marine Regiment, 4th LAR, 4th CEB, and 4th Recon conducted one day of classroom instruction and practical application on how to inspect, boresight, load, engage targets, unload, and trouble-shoot the MAAWS system. After completing the classroom portion the students conducted a day and night fire static range using 7.62 tracer trainers, Training Practice, Smoke, and Illumination rounds.

2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment and 4th LAR hosted and conduct the MFR West Multi-role Anti-Armor Antipersonnel Weapons System (MAAWS) New Equipment Training (NET) aboard Camp Pendleton, CA. During this training, the Marines from 23d Marine Regiment, 4th LAR, 4th CEB, and 4th Recon conducted one day of classroom instruction and practical application on how to inspect, boresight, load, engage targets, unload, and trouble-shoot the MAAWS system. After completing the classroom portion the students conducted a day and night fire static range using 7.62 tracer trainers, Training Practice, Smoke, and Illumination rounds.

2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment and 4th LAR hosted and conduct the MFR West Multi-role Anti-Armor Antipersonnel Weapons System (MAAWS) New Equipment Training (NET) aboard Camp Pendleton, CA. During this training, the Marines from 23d Marine Regiment, 4th LAR, 4th CEB, and 4th Recon conducted one day of classroom instruction and practical application on how to inspect, boresight, load, engage targets, unload, and trouble-shoot the MAAWS system. After completing the classroom portion the students conducted a day and night fire static range using 7.62 tracer trainers, Training Practice, Smoke, and Illumination rounds.

2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment and 4th LAR hosted and conduct the MFR West Multi-role Anti-Armor Antipersonnel Weapons System (MAAWS) New Equipment Training (NET) aboard Camp Pendleton, CA. During this training, the Marines from 23d Marine Regiment, 4th LAR, 4th CEB, and 4th Recon conducted one day of classroom instruction and practical application on how to inspect, boresight, load, engage targets, unload, and trouble-shoot the MAAWS system. After completing the classroom portion the students conducted a day and night fire static range using 7.62 tracer trainers, Training Practice, Smoke, and Illumination rounds.

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, execute a conditioning hike during Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 13, 2023. Marines begin MTX by conducting conditioning hikes to acclimate to their environment in preparation for increasingly difficult training that will prepare them for the challenges of operating in a mountainous environment. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve conduct Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 25, 2023. Marines participate in MTX to focus on mission essential tasks such as assault climbing, animal packing and small unit movements, to strengthen expeditionary high-altitude warfare tactics in a mountainous environment. MTX trains elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force across the warfighting functions in preparation for operations in mountainous environments, enhancing 2/23’s readiness and lethality. (U.S Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jonathan L. Gonzalez) The Music within the following video production is copyright material used under license with HookSounds contract dated 1 Dec. 2023.

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, execute a conditioning hike during Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 13, 2023. Marines begin MTX by conducting conditioning hikes to acclimate to their environment in preparation for increasingly difficult training that will prepare them for the challenges of operating in a mountainous environment. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, execute a conditioning hike during Mountain Training Exercise 4-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, June 13, 2023. Marines begin MTX by conducting conditioning hikes to acclimate to their environment in preparation for increasingly difficult training that will prepare them for the challenges of operating in a mountainous environment. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)