Marine Corps Pfc. Matthew R. Malphurs, a low altitude air defense (LAAD) gunner with Alpha Battery, 2d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), recharges during a conditioning hike as part of Mountain Training Exercise (MTX) 1-18 on Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif. on Jan. 24, 2018. 2nd LAAD participated in MTX to increase the unit’s ability to rapidly respond, sustain itself, and to accomplish missions in a unique cold weather environment and mountainous terrain. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody J. Ohira)

---

Size: 3545px × 4963px
Photo credit: © AB Forces News Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2nd, aircraft, corps, hike, laad, marine, marines, maw, motivation, training, wing