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Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, practice their skiing techniques at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Bridgeport, Calif. The Marines began their pre-environmental training and basic mobility training during a 10-day field exercise on January 18, 2014. During the training evolution the Marines will learn skiing, snowshoeing, skijoring, limited cliff assault, endurance at elevation and long-range day and night movements. The Warlords and its attached units are undergoing training at MCMWTC to prepare for the upcoming bilateral NATO training exercise Cold Response, which will take place in March of 2014 in Norway.

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, practice their skiing techniques at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Bridgeport, Calif. The Marines began their pre-environmental training and basic mobility training during a 10-day field exercise on January 18, 2014. During the training evolution the Marines will learn skiing, snowshoeing, skijoring, limited cliff assault, endurance at elevation and long-range day and night movements. The Warlords and its attached units are undergoing training at MCMWTC to prepare for the upcoming bilateral NATO training exercise Cold Response, which will take place in March of 2014 in Norway.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, learn skijoring at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Bridgeport, Calif. Skijoring is skiing while being towed by animal or motorized vehicle. The Marines began their pre-environmental training and basic mobility training during a 10-day field exercise on January 18, 2014. During the training evolution the Marines will learn skiing, snowshoeing, skijoring, limited cliff assault, endurance at elevation and long-range day and night movements. The Warlords and its attached units are undergoing training at MCMWTC to prepare for the upcoming bilateral NATO training exercise Cold Response, which will take place in March of 2014 in Norway.

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, learn skijoring at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Bridgeport, Calif. Skijoring is skiing while being towed by animal or motorized vehicle. The Marines began their pre-environmental training and basic mobility training during a 10-day field exercise on January 18, 2014. During the training evolution the Marines will learn skiing, snowshoeing, skijoring, limited cliff assault, endurance at elevation and long-range day and night movements. The Warlords and its attached units are undergoing training at MCMWTC to prepare for the upcoming bilateral NATO training exercise Cold Response, which will take place in March of 2014 in Norway.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, learn skijoring at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Bridgeport, Calif. Skijoring is skiing while being towed by animal or motorized vehicle. The Marines began their pre-environmental training and basic mobility training during a 10-day field exercise on January 18, 2014. During the training evolution the Marines will learn skiing, snowshoeing, skijoring, limited cliff assault, endurance at elevation and long-range day and night movements. The Warlords and its attached units are undergoing training at MCMWTC to prepare for the upcoming bilateral NATO training exercise Cold Response, which will take place in March of 2014 in Norway.

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, learn skijoring at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Bridgeport, Calif. Skijoring is skiing while being towed by animal or motorized vehicle. The Marines began their pre-environmental training and basic mobility training during a 10-day field exercise on January 18, 2014. During the training evolution the Marines will learn skiing, snowshoeing, skijoring, limited cliff assault, endurance at elevation and long-range day and night movements. The Warlords and its attached units are undergoing training at MCMWTC to prepare for the upcoming bilateral NATO training exercise Cold Response, which will take place in March of 2014 in Norway.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Soldiers from the California National Guard evacuate a simulated casualty during Mountain Exercise cold weather training package. During the Mountain Exercise the Warlords of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division will learn the tools necessary to survive and fight in a mountainous and cold environment. The Warlords and its attached units are undergoing training at MCMWTC to prepare for the upcoming bilateral NATO training exercise Cold Response, which will take place in March of 2014 in Norway.

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Soldiers from the California National Guard evacuate a simulated casualty during Mountain Exercise cold weather training package. During the Mountain Exercise the Warlords of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division will learn the tools necessary to survive and fight in a mountainous and cold environment. The Warlords and its attached units are undergoing training at MCMWTC to prepare for the upcoming bilateral NATO training exercise Cold Response, which will take place in March of 2014 in Norway.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, waits to ascend the first of many hills during a grueling hike, with 90 pound packs, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, waits to ascend the first of many hills during a grueling hike, with 90 pound packs, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, set off on a grueling hike, with 90 pound packs, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, set off on a grueling hike, with 90 pound packs, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, filter water from a mountain stream during a hike at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.s

Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. – Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, filter water from a mountain stream during a hike at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.s

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, collects water from a mountain stream during a hike at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.

A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, collects water from a mountain stream during a hike at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Capt. David Kucirka, the intelligence officer for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, leads a group of Marines during a hike at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.

Capt. David Kucirka, the intelligence officer for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, leads a group of Marines during a hike at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. To gain an expeditionary mindset the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Ragnarok Co., 2nd Marine Logistics Company, conducted a 10-day field exercise, which consisted of long range day and night foot movement through extremely rugged terrain with drastic elevation changes and tested the Marines’ endurance.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, take part in a humorous skit showing why they believe the Marine Corps needs artillerymen, during the Saint Barbara celebration at the New Bern Convention Center, N.C., Jan. 16, 2014. The skit mocked the infantry, tank, communications, and air wing sections of the Marine Corps. It is an opportunity to get together and celebrate our heritage and history as an artillery community and have fun,” said Sgt. Maj. Dave Zhorne, the regimental sergeant major, from Tama, Iowa.

Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, take part in a humorous skit showing why they believe the Marine Corps needs artillerymen, during the Saint Barbara celebration at the New Bern Convention Center, N.C., Jan. 16, 2014. The skit mocked the infantry, tank, communications, and air wing sections of the Marine Corps. It is an opportunity to get together and celebrate our heritage and history as an artillery community and have fun,” said Sgt. Maj. Dave Zhorne, the regimental sergeant major, from Tama, Iowa.

Photo by Lance Col. Jose Mendez

The commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Col. Clifford J. Weinstein, presents the Fraternal Order of Saint Barbra award to those Marines who have dedicated their lives to going above and beyond what it means to be an artilleryman during the Saint Barbara celebration at the New Bern Convention Center, N.C., January 16, 2014.

The commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Col. Clifford J. Weinstein, presents the Fraternal Order of Saint Barbra award to those Marines who have dedicated their lives to going above and beyond what it means to be an artilleryman during the Saint Barbara celebration at the New Bern Convention Center, N.C., January 16, 2014.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Mendez

Retired Lt. Gen. Joseph Weber, the guest of honor, speaks to the artillerymen of 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, during the Saint Barbara celebration at the New Bern Convention Center, N.C., Jan. 16, 2014. During Weber’s 36-year career, he held every possible position an officer can hold in an artillery regiment.

Retired Lt. Gen. Joseph Weber, the guest of honor, speaks to the artillerymen of 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, during the Saint Barbara celebration at the New Bern Convention Center, N.C., Jan. 16, 2014. During Weber’s 36-year career, he held every possible position an officer can hold in an artillery regiment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Mendez

The commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Col. Clifford J. Weinstein, and the special guest of the Saint Barbara celebration, Retired Lt. Gen. Joseph Weber, wait to be introduced at the New Bern Convention Center, N.C., Jan. 16, 2014. During Weber’s 36-year career, he held every possible position an officer can hold in an artillery regiment.

The commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Col. Clifford J. Weinstein, and the special guest of the Saint Barbara celebration, Retired Lt. Gen. Joseph Weber, wait to be introduced at the New Bern Convention Center, N.C., Jan. 16, 2014. During Weber’s 36-year career, he held every possible position an officer can hold in an artillery regiment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Mendez

Lieutenant Col. Anthony J. Bango, the commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, thanks Marines, sailors, family and friends for their support and helping him achieve his goals during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan.9, 2014. “It is my goal to reset the battalion and have us refocus and train on the mission essential tasks of an LAR Bn. because now we are drawing down from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom,” said Bango a native of Harrisville, N.Y.

Lieutenant Col. Anthony J. Bango, the commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, thanks Marines, sailors, family and friends for their support and helping him achieve his goals during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan.9, 2014. “It is my goal to reset the battalion and have us refocus and train on the mission essential tasks of an LAR Bn. because now we are drawing down from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom,” said Bango a native of Harrisville, N.Y.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez

Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks to the oncoming and outgoing commanders of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 9, 2014. A change of command ceremony is a tradition that represents the transferring of command from one commanding officer to another.

Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks to the oncoming and outgoing commanders of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 9, 2014. A change of command ceremony is a tradition that represents the transferring of command from one commanding officer to another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez

Lieutenant Col. Patrick J. Keane (right) transfers duties as commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, to Lt. Col. Anthony J. Bango (left) during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 9, 2014.“Leaving this battalion is without question one the hardest things I have ever had to do. It is only made easier because I am handing it off to [Bango],” said Keane, a native of East Meadow, N.Y. “You are the right guy across every possible measure. I know this battalion will do extremely well under you.”

Lieutenant Col. Patrick J. Keane (right) transfers duties as commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, to Lt. Col. Anthony J. Bango (left) during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 9, 2014.“Leaving this battalion is without question one the hardest things I have ever had to do. It is only made easier because I am handing it off to [Bango],” said Keane, a native of East Meadow, N.Y. “You are the right guy across every possible measure. I know this battalion will do extremely well under you.”

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez

Lieutenant Col. Anthony J. Bango (left) and Lt. Col. Patrick J. Keane (right) stand at attention prior to changing command for the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 9, 2014. “Leaving this battalion is without question one the hardest things I have ever had to do. It is only made easier because I am handing it off to [Bango],” said Keane, a native of East Meadow, N.Y. “You are the right guy across every possible measure. I know this battalion will do extremely well under you.”

Lieutenant Col. Anthony J. Bango (left) and Lt. Col. Patrick J. Keane (right) stand at attention prior to changing command for the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 9, 2014. “Leaving this battalion is without question one the hardest things I have ever had to do. It is only made easier because I am handing it off to [Bango],” said Keane, a native of East Meadow, N.Y. “You are the right guy across every possible measure. I know this battalion will do extremely well under you.”

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Maj. Chritopher Murphy, the logistics officer for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and an Amherst, N.H. native, displays the first fiction novel he has written, 'Nashua,' Jan. 9, 2014. The book is a detective novel set in the town of Nashua, the town where Murphy grew up. Murphy was inspired to write a novel while he was a police officer prior to joining the Marine Corps.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Maj. Chritopher Murphy, the logistics officer for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and an Amherst, N.H. native, displays the first fiction novel he has written, 'Nashua,' Jan. 9, 2014. The book is a detective novel set in the town of Nashua, the town where Murphy grew up. Murphy was inspired to write a novel while he was a police officer prior to joining the Marine Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye

CAMP DWYER, AFGHANISTAN -- Maj. Chritopher Murphy, the logistics officer for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and an Amherst, N.H. native, stands in front of the Camp Dwyer sign while in Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2013. Murphy was inspired to write a detective novel while he was a police officer prior to joining the Marine Corps.

CAMP DWYER, AFGHANISTAN -- Maj. Chritopher Murphy, the logistics officer for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and an Amherst, N.H. native, stands in front of the Camp Dwyer sign while in Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2013. Murphy was inspired to write a detective novel while he was a police officer prior to joining the Marine Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Michael Dye

Corporal Joshua McKee, a Marine with Wounded Warrior Battalion, Wounded Warrior Regiment, and native of Lake Placid, Fla., received the Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device during his award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, Dec. 27. McKee received the medal with a combat distinguishing device for his efforts while serving with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Corporal Joshua McKee, a Marine with Wounded Warrior Battalion, Wounded Warrior Regiment, and native of Lake Placid, Fla., received the Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device during his award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, Dec. 27. McKee received the medal with a combat distinguishing device for his efforts while serving with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson