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

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~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

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Still at work entering direct deposit info for about 30 folks. Then take homework with me when I leave.

Today has been rough...chock full of an odd assortment of stuff.

[SandRat]

lol

[fatima]

Thank you The Mayor.((((Hugs))))

[fatima]

Hi CMN (((((Hugs)))))
The City of New Orleans - Willie Nelson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJMVj04lfyo

[AZamericonnie]

{{{{{fatima}}}}}

I love some Willie Nelson! *hugs*

Willie Nelson - Moonlight in Vermont

[AZamericonnie]

I’ll bet she’s having a rough time.

Oh I hope not!

But sure sounds like your evening is such!

Is it just me or does it seem that everytime you all get one system about "bugged" out they change it again?

[fatima]

Hiya Left:)((((Hugs)))))

wilie nelson blue skies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECL1h133Dps&feature=related

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, HJ...((HUGS)),,,it for sure gets cold at that altitude. A thunderstorm without shelter...BRRRRRR! And lightning would not be fun either.

How are your monsoons doing?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I hope you came aboard anyway....I’m way behind trying to get enough done so I can go home. *HUGS*

[AZamericonnie]

Willie Nelson - Sunny Side of the Street

[fatima]

Hi Beautiful (((((Hugs)))))
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7vaYOIKWYY

[AZamericonnie]

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

[AZamericonnie]

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

[luvie]

My favorite....,

Willie Nelson~Unchained Melody

[AZamericonnie]

Oh...shooooot, double post!

Well....listen to it twice if ya like! LOL

[fatima]

Hi Publius (((((Hugs))))))
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard...Pancho and Lefty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxzJAF1BxP4&feature=related

[The Mayor]

(Free Hugs Today:))

((((Hugs))))

: )

[Kathy in Alaska]

Has to be emotional to leave your grandkids after a month or so with them.

“They”, upstairs, cannot resist messing with what works and telling us how we should be doing things. “They” have no clue. *sigh* I really DO NOT like this system. My concerns from day 1 that we were allowed to talk have STILL not been taken care of....they, of course, think things are going swimmingly. They are WRONG!!

[fatima]

Hehehehehhe.(((((Hugs)))))

[fatima]

Bump.