Marines assigned to Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, belay Marines while practicing rock climbing operations during phase two of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 10, 2015. The training covered maneuvering throughout mountainous terrain features by rope climbing and rappelling as well as surviving in the rugged environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/Released) - Marines assigned to Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, belay Marines while practicing rock climbing operations during phase two of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 10, 2015. The training covered maneuvering throughout mountainous terrain features by rope climbing and rappelling as well as surviving in the rugged environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/Released)
Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division are taught the proper method of fastening a Marine to a litter system during phase one of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 6, 2015. Phase one of MTNEX required the Marines and Sailors to participate in hands-on instruction which gave them the necessary skills used to conduct the rest of the exercise and to survive the austere, mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/Released) - Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division are taught the proper method of fastening a Marine to a litter system during phase one of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 6, 2015. Phase one of MTNEX required the Marines and Sailors to participate in hands-on instruction which gave them the necessary skills used to conduct the rest of the exercise and to survive the austere, mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/Released)