12/31/2013: U.S. Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (1/5), 1st Marine Division from Camp Pendleton, Calif. conduct a company extraction and insertion aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 (HMH-466), Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, San Diego, Calif.
The exercise was conducted at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) Bridgeport, California during Mountain Exercise (MTNEX) 6-13, Oct 18, 2013.
1/5 conducted battalion training and combined arms operations at MCMWTC Bridgeport, in order to continue pre-deployment training program (PTP) requirements in support of MTNEX 6-13.
Credit:3D Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera:10/18/13