FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California ~ 26 MAY 2015

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California The Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) is a United States Marine Corps installation located in Pickle Meadows near Bridgeport, California. The training center exists to train units in complex compartmented terrain. The center occupies 46,000 acres of Toiyabe National Forrest under management of the U.S. Forrest Service. A letter of agreement between the Forrest Service an the Marine Corps permits the use of the area to train Marines in mountain and cold weather operations. The Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) is one of the Corps most remote and isolated post. The center was established in 1951 as a Cold Weather Battalion with a mission of providing cold weather training for replacement personnel bound for Korea. After the Korea conflict the name was changed to the Marine Corps Cold Weather Training Center. As a result of it’s expanded role it was renamed the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in 1963. MCMWTC operated on a full time basis until 1967 when it was placed in a caretaker status as a result of the Vietnam War. The training center was reactivated to a full-time command on May 19th 1976. The Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center, as a major subordinate element of Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, and with support from Marine Corps Installations - West, conducts unit and individual training courses to prepare USMC, Joint, and Allied Forces for operations in mountainous, high altitude, and cold weather environments in support of the Regional Combatant Commanders. Additionally, MWTC provides support to Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC); Training and Education Command; Marine Corps Systems Command; and other USMC and Department of Defense (DOD) agencies engaged in the development of warfighting doctrine and specialized equipment for use in mountain and cold weather operations. The center is cited at 6,762 feet, with elevations in the training areas ranging to just under 12,000 feet. During the winter season (October - April) snow accumulation can rear 6 to 8 feet. Further, severe storms can deposit as much as four feet in a 12 hour period. Annual temperatures range from -20 degrees to +90 degrees Fahrenheit. Learn More About Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Here! FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.  Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun! We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity. We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon. We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way. God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

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A little at first, two siblings for whom it was their first recital. Some of the kids had problems with the piano.

As if it had different keys than their piano at home.

Believe me...it didn’t!

It was a terrific recital though, and the Tuesday Tablet Toting Guy was MAGNIFICENT!

Go figure. LOL.

[morphing libertarian]

Thanx. My son was there for I think 3 weeks. He was the only one in his class who could ski. Got to set up camp on snow banks.

Then his best friend and gunny went for two years as a trainer after getting bronze star and 2 tours in Iran. I told him enjoy his vacation.

Thanx for the post.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, CC...thanks for the first hand information/contribution.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Mayor!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

rustyboots!!

[The Mayor]

Ready as I can be. Lots going on, needed a break.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Ms Feather...*hugs*...nice weather? Birdies?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, grunt03, and thank you for the first hand information/experiences.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[luvie]

Evenin’, Lauren! Thanks for a great road trip! Good to see the real you tonight! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

More and more Mom issues, but not a bad weekend. Even a little time for me and my own projects.

[Grateful2God]

Thank you for the road trip!

The center was established in 1951 as a Cold Weather Battalion with a mission of providing cold weather training for replacement personnel bound for Korea.

My Dad was in the Army during the Korean War. He said he never felt cold like that before or since...

Keep warm and safe! God bless you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Congratulations on a job well done!! ((HUGS))

And you must be doing something REALLY right if Tuesday Tablet Toting Guy was MAGNIFICENT!

You didn’t substitute a different piano keyboard?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, morphing libertarian....the only skier? That must have been interesting.

We thank your son for his service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Grateful...

We thank your Dad for his service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?