BLACK RAPIDS TRAINING SITE, Alaska – from the snow-kissed mountains to the icy rumblings of melting glaciers, Marines from 2nd Platoon Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., along with instructors from Army Alaska’s Northern Warfare Training Center conducted military alpine operations at Black Rapids Training Site and Gulkana Glacier July 18, 2015. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Callahan, USARAK Public Affairs) Marines Sharpen Mountaineering Skills in Alaska by #PACOM

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