Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center

Command BriefNevada Joint Military Affairs Committee

August 2017

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Mission

The Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center conducts service-level MAGTF integrated exercises and supporting formal

schools, develops warfighting doctrine, supports RDT&E for specialized equipment for use in mountain warfare operations,

and maintains installation infrastructure and services in order to facilitate increased USMC readiness.

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• Doctrine– MCTP 12-10A/MCWP 3-35.1 Mountain Warfare Operations (MWO)– MCRP 12-10A.1/3-35.1A Small Unit Leaders Guide to MWO– MCRP 12-10A.2/3-35.1B Mountain Leader’s Guide to Winter Ops– MCRP 12-10A.3/3-35.1C Mountain Leader’s Guide to MWO– MCRP 12-10A.4/3-35.1D Cold Region Operations– MCRP 12-10A.5/3-35.1E Special Forces Use of Pack Animals– Mountain-General Intelligence Requirements Handbook (M-GIRH)

• Research, Development, Test & Evaluation– Mountainous & Cold Weather Clothing / Equipment

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Other Components to Mission

Executive OfficerLtCol Armold

Sergeant MajorSgtMaj Cagle

S-11stLt Van Heel

S-21stLt Soeller

S-3Maj Mann

S-4Maj Wlaschin

S-6Capt Bertram

S-7Mr. Rod Allen

S-8Capt Smith

Dir Installation/FacMr. Andy Oddo

Primary Staff

EnvironmentalMr. Brent Husung

ChaplainLT Morgan

CPLOMr. Doug Power

MCCSMr. Mike McClure

FROGySgt Silva

Military School LiaisonMrs. Jennifer Husung

Special Staff

Hq CoCapt Powers

Subordinate Commands

DeWert Medical ClinicLt Crowe

Tennant Commands

Commanding OfficerColonel Donnellan

MCMWTC Task Organization

Marine Officers: 17Marine Enlisted: 149Navy Officer: 4Navy Enlisted: 7British Royal Marine: 1Civilian: 96Total: 274

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Land Use

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Training Area

Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest• 52,340 acres in Summer• 61,976 acres in Winter• Land in the 16 Training Areas

owned and operated by USFS, California Fish and Wildlife and BLM, as well as some private inholdings

• 16 Live Fire Ranges– 9mm, .45cal, 5.56mm, 7.62mm, .50cal

• 59 LZs– Currently Osprey LZs are approved on a

case by case basis. • 7 DZs

“DoN/USMC Property - 346 acres (Base Camp)”

Commissary / MCX

Child Development Center

MILCON Project• Multi-Purpose BLDG˗ Formal Schools / MCX

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Base Camp and Military Housing

111 PPV Units

• Private Party Venture –Lincoln Military Housing─ 50 year lease ─ 111 Units─ 89% Occupancy─ 12% of Occupancy is

Civilian─ Collocated with

Commissary, MCX, and CDC

MCMWTC Facilities

• Mountain Exercise (MTX), is a Service Level Training Event, conducted per MCO 3500.11F, MAGTF-TP, to meet training standards in select Core/Core Plus METs focused on missions in a complex environment, specifically addressing the technical aspects of mountain and cold weather operations.

• MTX integrates each element of the MAGTF, consisting of a GCE with one infantry battalion, an LCE with a task organized Combat Logistics Detachment, ACE Assault Support detachment, and enabler units.

– Six exercises per year (4 summer, 2 winter)– Assessment of Core/Core Plus METs

• MCT 1.6.9 Conduct Mountain Warfare Operations• MCT 1.6.1 Conduct Offensive Operations• MCT 1.6.4 Conduct Defensive Operations

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Mountain Exercise

• Formal Schools • Summer Mountain Leader Course• Winter Mountain Leader Course• Mountain Survival Course

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Mountain Warfare Formal Schools• MTX Formal Schools

• Mountain Scout Sniper Course• Mountain Communications Course• Assault Climber Course• Scout Skier Course• Animal Packer Course• SOF Horsemanship Course• Mountain Medicine Course• Cold Weather Medicine Course

* Bold indicates TECOM funded

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MCMWTC Aviation Operations

• High Altitude Aviation Operations– 3rd MAW opportunities

• 3DMAW ISO MTX (2x Cold Wx)• NAWDC Mountain Flying Course• VMM “Out and In”

• No DOD Special Use Airspace– UAS and FW limitations– Safety concerns– MAGTF-TC formal request for a

MOA sent to MCI-W and TECOM

• Limited UAS Operations

• Simulated Close Air Support─ No CAS sourced for CY16

MTXs─ Previously provided by

contracted air from PMA-226

• Expeditionary Airfield (EAF)─ Hot fuel only─ No dedicated ARFF─ Hangar ─ ASOS

• 59 LZs and 7 DZs up to 11,200 feet MSL

• No Live Fire

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2017 Operations/Training• 50% Complete w/ 2017 Training

– 5000 Marines/Sailors/Soldiers/Airmen– Allied Forces: Canada, Czech Republic,

Germany, Norway, Poland, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom

• 2016/2017 Snowfall Challenges– Over the Snow Vehicle Transition – Late Snow Melt– Extended Mountain Sweep for

Garbage

• Cold Weather Units─ Developing capacity and readiness

metric for the Marine Corps─ Developing a Cold Weather Leader

Curriculum

• Instrumented Training─ First use of current gen small arms

simulation system Instrumented-Tactical Engagement Simulation System (ITESS) ISO Mountain Exercise.

• REQUIREMENTS (SEASONAL CYCLE)─ 57 Buildings / 373K Sq Ft─ 56 Miles of Road (3.5 paved /

53 unpaved)

• DEVELOPMENT (MILCON)─ Multipurpose Bldg ($14M) –

In Progress─ ELMR ($16M) – In Progress

• BUDGET (FY17)─ $2.6M

• Energy─ Improving Independence

─ Solar PV generation = (510 kW)─ Reverse meter during peak

sunlight ─ Future Focus is resilience

• Goals─ Master Plan

MCMWTC Facilities

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Environmental

• Environmental Surveys– Bi-State Sage Grouse

• Suitable habitat in our eastern training areas• No Leks present as of now

– Sierra Nevada Red Fox• Remote field camera capture of four individual foxes• Survey is ongoing

– Herpetological (Yosemite Toad/Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog)• New occupied habitat and individuals have been identified in Training Areas

• Environmental Assessment for Enhancement of Operations and Training– Comprised of Biological Opinion, Programmatic Agreement, and a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI)– Existing National Environmental Policy Act requirement not previously met between

MCMWTC and USFS– Will combine our five annual Special Use Permits into a single 40-year permit– Enables MCMWTC and USFS to focus on operational changes and updates vice

reanalysis of continuing practices

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Military School Liaison

• Cross-state Inter-district Transfer Requests– Base Housing zoned to California Eastern Sierra Unified School District

• ESUSD has limited resources for activities and special programs

– Due to costs/commute, Nevada Douglas County School District is generally not a housing option for MCMWTC personnel, particularly junior ranks

– MCMWTC will continue discussion w/ local districts and USMC Installations-West will continue discussion with California Dept of Education regarding policy and procedures to enable option transfer requests• Nevada Policy is permissive but requires MOU and transfer of funding• California Policy permissively addresses district transfers, but not Cross-state• Will pursue precedent MOU’s (e.g. California Alpine County Grades 9-12)

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Community Plans / Liaison

• Economic Drivers– 762 - jobs generated by MCMWTC payroll and spending.– $20 million - MCMWTC total annual payroll of active-duty

and civilian employees– $23 million - average amount spent on construction contracts

at MCMWTC annually

Questions?

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