U.S. Marine Corps Col. Scott D. Leonard, right, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Scott D. Leonard, right, commanding officer, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), shakes hands with Maj. Andrea Herwig, right, German Army, after she received her certificate for completing the MCMWTC Mountain Medicine Course at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 3, 2015. The 18 day course provides students with the knowledge and field skills needed to support their units in a winter wilderness combat environment by training them in mountaineering systems, rappelling, and casualty evacuation. U.S. Navy HM3 Chase Harmon, not shown, hospital corpsman, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), graduated as honor graduate of the course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelly L. Street, 2D MARDIV COMCAM/Released)