FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Marine Corps MWTC, California ~ 24 MAR 2009

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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, sever 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!

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[TASMANIANRED]

Sounds interesting.

Is your daughter a sports fan?

[TASMANIANRED]

Rules, you gotta have them or else anarchy reigns.

[TASMANIANRED]

I know the feeling.

[AZamericonnie]

Hope all goes well & you connect.

Take it easy Pappa....:)

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Perky, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

I miss him something crazy.

[mylife]

I miss mine the same way.

Hang on for a few minutes I am gonna post you the FUNNIEST damn story I have ever heard. Your Dad would approve.

It is called “The Mountain Car”

((((Tas))))

[mylife]

Heya go... I hope this has you in stitches, like it does me...

Pat MacManus~The Mountain Car

[luvie]

Very true, and the more the better when it comes to dads and their daughters dating! LOL!

[SandRat]

Big Time.

[AZamericonnie]

Thank yo for your service DanGalt!

[TASMANIANRED]

You are very sweet.

[TASMANIANRED]

Girls with real fathers fare so much better in the world.

[mylife]

I hope it makes you smile. ☺

[TASMANIANRED]

A sports fan and a non sports fan don’t make a great match.

[PERKY2004]

Good evening and hugs back at you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I just made it home.....I got an HP all-in-one printer. I have sworn off any paper trays where the paper stands up and pulls down to feed. My old one was having to be fed a sheet at a time, IF it would even take that. Last night it finally took the paper and stopped! So.....I’m hoping to be operational later tonight. d:o)

[luvie]

Absolutely! They know that they are loved and that they are
worth more than gold.

[swmobuffalo]

“special plans for a return celebration?”

I’d like to do a big red white and blue one! But son being the man he is WOULDN’T enjoy that. So we’re going to take him and his wife out to eat after they’re dismissed Wednesday.

Their choice of restaurant.

[swmobuffalo]

“How are you this fine evening?”

I’m good. Better than I’ve been in awhile. All due to my son coming home!