Did the summer package there (Bridgeport) in 1988. Outstanding training for a month. Often humped or ran from the base camp up to 9494 ft, and back for training. Also did a timed 25 mile MCCRES (a combat ready evaluation) hump where they flew us (my unit trained with a weapons battalion) up and out into the mountains in CH-53’s and 46’s, and then we humped back down through the base camp and up towards 9494. Would have liked to do the winter package there also, but did that in Wisconsin instead. Hard work but good times.
Good evening DocH, thank you for joining us this evening, and THANK YOU for your service to our Country.
MWTC looks like a fantastic, and tough, place to be!
Thank you for your service DocH!
Hello DocH:
We lived northwest of Bridgeport in the backcountry, about 30 miles south of Mt. Shasta. Interesting territory. Did a lot of climbing. Lots of wild dog packs in that backcountry.
The idiot cityfolk would drive out to the bush and drop off Fluffy and Fido, thinking the dogs would have no trouble surviving. After all, dog biscuits and Purina grow on trees in CA. Naturally, the dogs went feral and packed up, so I had to walk around with a revolver strapped to my hip and also carried a 12 gauge. Sure did scare the stupid lost hippies, though, when they stumbled across me.
Now I’m your neighbor here in South Carolina. Nice weather we’re enjoying.
Semper Fi