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

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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, 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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[Kathy in Alaska]

I’m covering all my stuff at work right now. I’m last out so must unplug the big copiers and cover them. Little trash bags for my monitor and keyboard and CPU. I’m off to finish my chores and head for home.

[SandRat]

Got Googles to protect your eyes as well?

[ConorMacNessa]

Sounds excellent! Never had gator, but I've enjoyed frog's legs on occasion.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SandRat]

You're eatin high on the bayou.

[AZamericonnie]

Safe travels....happy shopping & get some SLEEP!:)

[DocH]

Outstanding, and you?

[luvie]

Thank you for all your reminders of how our military heroes
keep ALL of us safer at home and around the world...sometimes
at the risk and loss of their own lives. God bless and keep them!

[ConorMacNessa]

Doing great, thanks.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

Great thread (((Lauren)))! Thanks...and welcome back!

That’s a tough life those guys (and galz) lead! I admire them
but wouldn’t want to be them! LOL!

God bless all our heroes!

[DocH]

Thank you.

Of course, I salute all those Marines and other warriors that served before, during, and after my 13 years in the Corps.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, LUV - nice to see you again!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[AZamericonnie]

Oh yes we were Sandy. We only go there a couple of times a year but my goodness I do enjoy it. Best dirty rice around...:)

[SandRat]

I know I've mentioned that DC had a Beaux, well... got this from her on the 17th of March. "I don't know if Mom told you this when you got home from work, but when I arrived back at my apartment, my Beaux had left me a note welcoming me back home and saying just how much he missed me this weekend." (The weekend of 14 March.)

"I know you do that for Mom and have said countless times that that's how it should be, so I just wanted to make you aware that I found a good one. lol"

[ConorMacNessa]

I'm going to have to sign off for tonite - gnite to all and be well!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SandRat]

Now you just being mean.... drool.....

[AZamericonnie]

Iffin ya ever get a chance try some gator Conor. It’s really delish! It’s firm but not overly...light & not gamey.

[AZamericonnie]

Sweet dreams when moonbeans find you Conor & rest well dear! *Hugs*

[SandRat]

100?

[SandRat]

100?

[SandRat]

100?