These conditions can be quite
challenging at times frightening . I
think the marines were able to learn
some of those challenges as they went .
And you could definitely see throughout
the group's improvement and the
strength that they were building ,
working in these conditions and
understanding what it would take to not
only survive but thrive in a combat
scenario . In this type of situation .
We got to see just exactly how similar
the Chilean Marines and ourselves
actually conduct training . It really
showed how quickly our forces were to
kind of combine in training and like
learn each other and understand and
quickly be able to actually get a
training plan going that was able to
accomplish multiple objectives at once .
Warren Tree in this region is it put
the marines in the cold weather
environment . But I think another big
thing was just to go ahead and try to
build that good relationship with the
Chilean Marines to show them that we
are a capable fighting force that we
are . Something that they want to be a
part of .
My favorite part of the training was
definitely having the Chileans with us ,
they were with us there . The whole
time , I saw another perspective that I
really never saw of working with a
Foreign Force ,
take a unit up that high with an ascent ,
climb that mountain to about 4000 ft to
a total of 6000 ft and take small units
up there . It was a very unique
experience never gotten to do in the
Marine Corps , especially considering
the severe weather conditions that we
faced on the mountain to be able to see
that and see the marines achievement on
their face . After completing something
so challenging was extremely rewarding .