For personal assistance, contact your Relocation Assistance Program at your installation.
Major Commands
The only command aboard the Base is the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, however the tenant activities aboard the base are the Resident Officer in Charge of Construction (ROICC) office and DeWert Naval Hospital Branch Medical Clinic.
Mission
MWTC conducts formal schools for individuals and battalion training in summer and winter mountain operations. The training emphasizes development of both individual and unit mountain skills with primary emphasis on enhancing overall combat capability, in support of warfighting in mountainous environment. Marines at the Center are also involved in testing cold weather clothing, equipment, human performance, rough terrain vehicles, and developing doctrine and concepts to enhance our Corps' ability to fight and win in mountain and cold weather environments.
The population assigned to the Training Center is approximately 250 active duty members, and approximately 30 civilians. The off base housing consists of 110 housing units.
The telephone information number to obtain command listing and phone numbers to the various facilities aboard the MCMWTC is 760-932-1400 DSN: 839-1400.
All official activities aboard the Training Center have an area code and prefix of 760-932-xxxx unless otherwise noted. Off base, local activities have an area code of (760) or (530).
History
The Marine Corps 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 Conflict, the name was changed to the "Marine Corps Cold Weather Training Center." As a result of its expanded role, the Center was renamed "Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center" in 1963. During the 1980's the Training Centers 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 MWTC provides pre-deployment training in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Today, MWTC is the premier institute for training in mountain and cold weather warfare, conducting training for individuals and units from the U. S. Marine Corps, other U. S. Armed Forces, and International allies.
Location:
MWTC is located on California Highway 108 ( 4 miles off of Hwy 395) at Pickel Meadow. The Center is 21 miles Northwest of Bridgeport, California and 100 miles south of Reno, Nevada, on 46,000 acres of the Toiyabe National Forest.
Family housing is located 26 north of the Center in Coleville, California. Gardnerville, Nevada is an additional 30 miles north of housing, where most of your shopping will be done.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: The Relocation Assistance Program is located in Bldg 4084. Relocation assistance provides welcome aboard packages, maps and numerous other resources for those relocating to the area. For information on newcomers' orientation, contact the Career Retention Specialist or the section you will be working in directly at 760-932-1425.
The Pickel Post a newsletter and is published monthly and is distributed to housing and other key locations throughout the base. The Pickel Post provides the Training Center with important military news and useful advertising information.
Mailing Address
Commanding Officer
Marine Corps Mountain WarfareTraining Center
HC 83 Box 1
Bridgeport California 93517-9802
Phone: (760) 932-1400 Fax: 760 932-1430 DSN: 839-1431