Type Military base Current
commander Current CO Year built 1951 | In use 1951–present Phone +1 760-932-1401 | |
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Address MWTC HC83, Bridgeport, CA 93517, United States Similar Leavitt Meadows Trailhead, Walker Burger, Coleville, Kennedy Meadows Resort, Andruss Motel | ||
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The Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) is a United States Marine Corps installation located in Pickel Meadows on California State Route 108 in the Toiyabe National Forest, 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Bridgeport, California. The training center exists to train units in complex compartmented terrain.
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- Mission
- History
- Operating Areas
- MWTC Installation Capabilities
- Formal Courses Training Programs Offered
- Pre Deployment Training Programs PTP
- Basic MWI
- Senior MWI
- Master MWI
- References
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Mission
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.
History
The Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) is one of the Corps most remote and isolated posts. The Center was established in 1951 as the Cold Weather Battalion with a mission of providing cold weather training for replacement personnel bound for Korea. After the Korean War, in 1963, the school was renamed the "Mountain Warfare Training Center" due to its expanded role. During the 1980s, the Training Center's focus was on training and preparing Marines and operational units for deployments on NATO's Northern flank, particularly Norway. Recently, with the Global War on Terrorism, the MWTC provides pre-deployment training in support of Operation Enduring Freedom—the war in Afghanistan.
Operating Areas
MWTC is located in what's known as Pickel Meadows of the Sierra Nevada mountains south of Lake Tahoe on 46,000 acres (190 km2) of mountainous terrain with elevations from 6,700 ft (2,000 m) – 11,000 ft. Other areas utilized by MWTC: Sweetwater Airstrip 6,835 ft (2,083 m), Mt Shasta 14,179 ft (4,322 m), the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) and Hawthorne Army Depot for live fire exercises. 38°21′24″N 119°30′59″W
MWTC Installation Capabilities
Formal Courses / Training Programs Offered
Many courses require successful completion of the Mountain Endurance Test on Training Day 1 which consists of a 5-mile ruck run with 50 lb pack in 75 min or less wearing the camouflage uniform and boots followed immediately by at least 10 pull ups and then directly into a 30-foot rope climb.