Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center

The Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center located near Bridgeport, Calif., trains service members to survive and fight in cold weather and mountainous environments across 46,000 acres of the Toiyabe National Forest.

[muldoun]

I was in pickle meadows as a young royal marine in 2004. Fantastic training area, always great to drill with our USMC colleagues. Remarkable place, great memories!

[theautisticpage]

I was the youngest instructor there at age 19 in 1989. We had a Color Sargent from British special forces as an advisor. Their mountain/cold weather training is outstanding.

[abcdwxyz]

Thank God for The United States Armed Forces, especially The United States Marine Corps!

[olga]

I passed through the Training Center on my way to Bridgeport in the summer. The pines don't grow much in here and the terrain looks gnarly. Winters must be so tough. My respect goes to these guys.

[markhiel]

I was there April 1977 till April 1978 Motor Transport good times. SEMPER FI OORAH.😎🇺🇸👍

[judsonbaker]

I was stationed in MMWTC Bridgeport in 1990 was there for 8 months. This was my last duty station and it is absolutely beautiful up in those mountains.

[andy_in_nh]

I was a Red Hat during the late 90s. Awesome assignment!

[hira]

I was there in 2000 as a New Zealand SAS soldier attached to the British SBS. Awesome time

[nicholai]

I've been up Sonora Pass, and that area has some of the most brutal terrain and weather that I have seen throughout this state.

[charlesburke]

It was the summer when my platoon went through Bridgeport. We had Jungle school at FT Sherman, Panama and Arctic warfare at Ft. Wainwright Alaska. We never had Sandbox training because the stupid sandbox wasn't a priority back then. Now it seems to be the US's only priority.

[bravelilspidey]

If only the 2 months of being there is as easy as this video looks. Whether summer or winter it's an awesome experience.

[aaldrikjager]

Im from the Netherlands did Summer and Winter mountain leader course at MCMWTC in 1999 awesome time

[brianpeterson]

Summer mtn leader course, still sucked but im so glad i did it.

[nfamus]

Semper Fi Devil Dogs! I was stationed here back in 99' -01'! It was a very beautiful location and place, but sucked if you didn't have transportation to get around or drive to the nearest cities. Other than that, made some really great friends and I keep in touch with most of my brothers and sisters to this day! ❤💛

[Trump-]

Been there many times when I was in the Boy Scouts we would train along side the Marines its only about an hour or so North of me on the 108 Sonora Pass

[sny]

My dad helped establish this base in the early 1950’s.

[dnvyqgm]

They should do this school in the mountains in Colorado.

[michaeldennis]

I trained there its high above see level 7000ft where as in Norway its sea level but same skills needed to train , skis still the best to travel long distances with heavy Marines

[rolla]

Hi! How many Marines going thru that Mountain Warfare course and how long it´s? Nice to see you guys train this skills because north europe it's very nasty place in winter time..

[Devil_Dawgk]

How come Marines aren’t using winter cammies?