Marine Corps Sgt. Devin M. Fairbanks, mountain warfare instructor, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), prepares his gear for an exercise taking place during an iteration of Winter Mountain Leaders Course at MCMWTC, Calif., Feb. 12, 2019. The purpose of the Winter Mountain Leaders Course is to train ground combat arms military occupational specialties in mountain warfare tactics, techniques and procedures to serve effectively as force multipliers to their units during combat operations in complex, compartmentalized, mountainous terrain.

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