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

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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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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[ConorMacNessa]

Sounds like a good night to sit close to the fire and have a nice drink!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[DocH]

Thank you.

MWTC provides some tough and very useful training for Marines, Corpsmen, and others. Tough, but fun and satisfying at the same time. When you are from the east coast like I am, it's fantastic to see, and be in, the real mountains out West.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[laurenmarlowe]

Looks like a stop we need to make on our Road Trip someday!

Gotta shut down, really gusty winds and a storm blowing in here.

Y’all have a great Tuesday!

*HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

[AZamericonnie]

Howdy M&M ans so good to see you!

Quite a bit cooler here today....even chilly this morning.

All is well your way? *Hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Doc - how ya doin'?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[SandRat]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, AZ, for the red, white, and blue tribute.

[SandRat]

Waiting Room -- A local teacher at the Khawr Az Zubayar primary school waits for Iraqi Soldiers to hand out school supplies to her students in the Az Zubayar District in Basra, Iraq, on March 17. U.S. Army photo.

[ConorMacNessa]

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE!

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It is purchased with the blood of Patriots!

[AZamericonnie]

And a very good evening to you Conor.

Working on supper & fixing Sonboy’s computer....it’s a glamorous life!:)

A good day for you? *Hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for your service DocH!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge. Thanks to you, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your parts in helping keep all of us free and safe.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and stay safe, lauren!!

[SandRat]

GOLESTAN GREETING - U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Daniel M. Yurkovich shakes hands with an Afghan after visiting his family’s home in Golestan, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2009. Yurkovich, assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, spends much of his time engaging the local populace to gain intelligence on insurgent activity in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian D. Jones