Sgt. Justin D. Head, animal packing course chief instructor, excercises his mustang, Hondo, shortly after grazing. The animal packing course is the only one of its kind in the department of defense and teaches Marines and other military personnel how to effectively and efficiently work with beast of burden to transport munitions, supplies and wounded personnel to and from areas inaccessible to mechanized and air transportation. The course, offered at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, teaches an introduction to animal packing, an anatomy of pack animals, animal packing techniques, casualty evacuation techniques, animal first aid and bivouac considerations. Photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler
I was going to say wouldn't mules be a bit more efficient for mountains (they are more sure-footed) but I checked and Wikipedia has a photo of this:
A photograph of a mule pack string operated by the Mountain Warfare Training Center, carrying weaponry in the Bishop Mule Days parade.the Marines Mountain Training Center is in California.
Author Cullen328 by Jim Heaphy
the US Army's 10th Mountain division is in Fort Drum New York
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