Sergeant Nicholas Cordell (left), a topographic intelligence
Summary
Sergeant Nicholas Cordell (left), a topographic intelligence specialist assigned to Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, speaks with 1st Lt. Alexander Richmond (right), the officer in charge of the exercise, after completing a movement during phase one of Mountain Warfare Training Exercise 5-15 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015. Phase one of MTNEX required the Marines and Sailors to participate in hands-on instruction which gave them the necessary skills used to conduct the rest of the exercise and to survive the austere, mountainous environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins/Released)