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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in Mountain Training Exercise 5-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Aug. 9-Sept. 5, 2023. MTX gives Marines the opportunity to hone their combat and survival skills in an austere mountain environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Juan Torres)

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, carry out Mountain Training Exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Oct. 4, 2022. During MTX, the Marines learned various skills to become more proficient in combat and survival in an austere mountain environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Skyler M. Harris)

U.S. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division participate in Mountain Training Exercise 2-17, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., March 1, 2017. MCMWTC is one of the Marine Corps’ most secluded posts, comprised of approximately 46,000 acres of terrain with elevations ranging from 5,000 to 11,000 feet. 1st Combat Engineer Battalion conducted scenario-driven training that encompassed mobility, counter-mobility and survivability operations in a mountainous, snow-covered environment that challenged 1st CEB to generate combat engineering solutions to infantry driven tasks.

U.S Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division participate in Mountain Training Exercise 2-17 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 24-27, 2017. 1st CEB conducted scenario-driven training that encompassed mobility, counter-mobility and survivability operations in a mountainous, snow-covered environment that challenged 1st CEB to generate combat engineering solutions to infantry driven tasks. Marines from 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 2nd battalion, 11th Marine Regiment and 1st Reconnaissance Battalion also accompanied 1st CEB for this iteration of MTX. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Carlos Lopez)

Marines with 3rd Battalion 4th Marine Regiment conduct Mountain Warfare Training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Oct. 22, 2016. The month long exercise hones the Marines skills in traversing the mountainous terrain of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force train with Republic of Korea Marines at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Pohang, Republic of Korea, October 10-12, 2016. The training is designed to enhance warfare skills in a mountainous terrain. Bilateral training between the U.S. and partner nations strengthens interoperability and advances objectives that ensure regional stability and security.

Teaser for mountain training conducted by Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment at Marine Corps Community Services Big Bear Recreation Center, Big Bear Lake, Calif., Sept, 6-11, 2016.

Marines with 3rd Battalion 4th Marine Regiment Conducts mountain terrain training at Marine Corps Community Services Big Bear Recreation Center, Big Bear Lake, Calif., Sept. 10, 2016. This training was to prepare the Marines for a battalion level exercise at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California.

Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 1st Marine Logistics Group, test their operational capacity and capabilities as a logistics and support unit during Mountain Exercise 6-15 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California. During their final exercise CLB-11 challenged their Marines with live-action scenarios such as patrolling, improvised explosive device detection and mass casualty simulations to be better prepared for their upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.