Marine Corps Sgt. Timothy Pope, a Marine Corps Cold Weather Infantry Kit (MCCWIK) instructor with Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, instructs the Marines of Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, on how to utilize a MCCWIK during exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2024 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2024. A MCCWIK is meant to reduce the load a Marine carries on their body by providing a transportation platform to move equipment. ARCTIC EDGE 2024 (AE24) is a Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise d
Marine Corps Sgt. Timothy Pope, a Marine Corps Cold Weather Infantry Kit (MCCWIK) instructor with Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, instructs the Marines of Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, on how to utilize a MCCWIK during exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2024 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2024. A MCCWIK is meant to reduce the load a Marine carries on their body by providing a transportation platform to move equipment. ARCTIC EDGE 2024 (AE24) is a Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the military’s capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the Arctic region. Marine Corps
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