Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center
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Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command
Bridgeport, California

Who we are

The Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC) conducts advanced individual training as the formal school for Mountain Warfare and Cold Weather Operations, develops warfighting doctrine, supports Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for specialized equipment, and conducts service level MAGTF integrated exercises in order to facilitate increased Marine Corps readiness.

As a Service Level Training Installation, the MCMWTC manages facilities, services and support to the operating force, permanent and tenant personnel and their families to ensure the readiness and mission accomplishment of this command.

 

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Special Operations Horsemanship Course

Members of SOCOM seen here saddling a mule pack animal as part of the Special Operations Horsemanship Course at the MCMWTC.

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We Are Here

Marines plotting route during long range movement.

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Casevac Training

Marines conducting Casevac drills during the Mountain Exercise.

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MV-22 Osprey

MV-22's of VMM-161 conduct winter flight operations in support of the Mountain Exercise.

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Animal Packers

Marines leads a mule pack animal during a long range movement as part of the Animal Packers Formal School.

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Staging

Marines & Sailors in staging formations for helicopter insertion during the final exercise of the Mountain Exercise.

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Fog of War

Lance Cpl. Dominique Sparacino sweeps through an area during Mountain Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in...

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Overwatch

Marines from Scout Snipers in overwatch during the Mountain Exercise.

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Helicopter Insertion

Marines depart USARNG CH-47 Chinook during helicopter insertion training during the Mountain Exercise.

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Winter Movement

Marines on movement during inclement weather

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Marine on Rappel

Marine conducting repelling operations at Leavitt Training Area as part of the the Mountain Exercise.

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Flight Ops

CH-53E's conducting flights up within the Military Operating Area..

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MCMWTC Post 1

Historical Guard Shack at Post 1 & the surrounding scenes of Pickel Meadows.

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Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center