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

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

[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

 

 

[fatima]

Gotta love it.We found a old Willie Nelson long play at the thrift store and just had fun with it:)

[fatima]

Bump.

[fatima]

Wow.

[AZamericonnie]

So can we agree that “Stardust Memories” was an awsome CD? lol

[luvie]

:)

[luvie]

I think that’s an affirmative! :)

[fatima]

OK The Mayor gets a song:)
Lord I Lift Your Name On High
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COQ6cni_TG8

[fatima]

Nobody can match this.
Righteous Brothers-Unchained Melody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEshQf-tCJE&feature=related

[HiJinx]

We had quite the light show along the border tonight, but no rain here in town.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Must be a sight to behold.

As I walked out to my car about an hour ago, it had been raining and as soon as I got in, it started again. Sprinkling on my side of town.

We rarely have lightning where I can see it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))...busy with lessons again?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I’m with Luv...it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.

Thanks for the news, Seven.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the chopper.

fatima.....#50!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Seven Spanish Angels...one of my favorite songs.

Thanks, fatima.

[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?

[E.G.C.]

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

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

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Kathy! *HUGS* On the 6:45 Local into Washington - on time and rolling smoothly. Spent last night retrieving graphics from source code. Hope all is well with you! 
 
Lamh Foistenach Abu!

Posting from my BlackBerry mobile HQ.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our

military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

~ Today...Partly sunny.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph...
Becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.

~ Tonight... Mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...
Then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.

They're promising one day this week we'll get back into the 80s but....

Don't know about you
but on this end seems FR is pretty slow this morning.

Which means I don't know how long I'll be here.
Got lots of work to do
and can't wait around for FR to post.

But, you stay right where you are.
Don't touch that dial. And, remember – I’ll be watching!

The FR Canteen is

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee,
pancakes,
conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.