Research Catalog

Title

The U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, 1951-2001 / by Orlo K. Steele, Michael I. Moffett.

Author

Steele, Orlo K.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Marine Corps, History Division : [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.(distributor)], 2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Moffett, Michael I.
• United States. Marine Corps.
• Marine Corps University (U.S.). History Division.

Description

xii, 165 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports.; 29 cm.

Summary

From the Foreword: The following account represents a significant look at a half century of U.S. Marine Corps effort in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. This has been and is still the location of the Corps cold weather and mountain training facility. Over time the needs and demands for Marines and units prepared to operate under these conditions waxed and waned with the real world requirements of deployed forces. This was reflected in the realities of conflicts in the Korean Peninsula, the Cold War's northern and southern flanks, and in the current Global War in Terrorism fight in Afghanistan and elsewhere. While the future is often uncertain, this firm look at the past is useful to show how previous challenges have prompted creative and innovative responses. This is as much a story of evolution as an institution.--p. iii.

Series Statement

Marine Corps Base and Training Center History series

Uniform Title

Marine Corps base and training center history series.

Alternative Title

United States Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, 1951-2001

Subject

• United States. Marine Corps > Physical training
• Mountain warfare
• Winter warfare
• Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (Calif.)

Note

• Shipping list no.: 2012-0068-P.
• "PCN 106 0000 7600"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available in pdf format via the World Wide Web from tecom.usmc.mi website at http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/PDF_Files/Pubs/MWTC%201951-2001%20PDF.pdf (11MB).

Contents

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1: Sierra Nevada Range: -- Mountains -- Indians -- Colonizers and trappers -- Fremont and the lost cannon -- Emigrants and Argonauts -- Chapter 2: U S Marine Corps Cold Weather Experience And Doctrine Prior To 1950: -- Introduction -- Special duty in the Bering Sea -- Expedition to Iceland -- Between World War II and Korea -- Chapter 3: Marines Arrive: -- Korean War backdrop -- All personnel would be thoroughly indoctrinated -- Take what action is necessary to establish a suitable training site -- Activation of the Cold Weather Battalion -- Chapter 4: Cold Weather Battalion's First Year: -- We've got to get 'em tougher to survive -- Winter of 1951-1952 -- Chapter 5: Making Improvements, 1952-1956: -- Introduction -- Facilities -- Organization for training -- Cold-weather clothing equipment -- Command relationships -- Building a camp, 1952 -- Cease-fire in Korea -- Chapter 6: Expanding The Mission, 1957-1958: -- Introduction -- Changes to command relationships -- Organization for meeting the new training mission -- Evasion, escape, and survival course -- Mountain leadership course -- Unit training -- Chapter 7: Winners Never Quit, 1958-1961: Introduction -- Zum Gipfel -- 1960 Winter Olympic Games -- Change in the watch -- Chapter 8: Mountain Men, 1962-1965 -- Marines who proved a match for the mountains -- Shifts in the wind -- Chapter 9: In The Doldrums, 1966-1979: -- Vietnam War backdrop -- MWTC on the slippery slope -- Deactivation and caretaker status -- Use it or lose it! -- Reactivation of the Mountain Warfare Training Center -- Chapter 10: NATO's Northern Flank: A New Imperative, 1979-1983: -- Strategic background: from benign neglect to heightened awareness -- Costs and risks of the new initiative -- 1981: Year of decision -- Laying the foundation for improvements -- Chapter 11: Ascending New Heights, 1984-1990: -- Rebuilding MWTC and expanding its capabilities -- Improvements in cold-weather clothing and equipment -- Land prepositioning in Norway -- Picking up the pace in operations and modernization of the training center -- Reaching the high water mark -- Chapter 12: 1990s: A Post-Cold War World -- Introduction -- Continuing operations while dealing with future uncertainties -- Demonstrating MWTC value during peacetime -- Golden anniversary -- Epilogue -- Strategic backdrop -- Mountain Warfare Training Center shifts with the tides of war -- Debates over deployment -- Strategic vision for Mountain Warfare Training Center's second half-century -- Notes -- Appendix A: Lineage and honors, 1951-2001-- Appendix B: List of commanding officers, 1951 to present -- Appendix C: List of Sergeant Majors, 1958 to present -- Appendix D: Department of Agriculture and Navy Joint Policy -- Index.

Call Number

JFF 12-740

OCLC

768330850

Author

Steele, Orlo K.

Title

The U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, 1951-2001 / by Orlo K. Steele, Michael I. Moffett.

Imprint

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Marine Corps, History Division : [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.(distributor)], 2011.

Series

Marine Corps Base and Training Center History series

Marine Corps base and training center history series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats

Also available in pdf format via the World Wide Web from tecom.usmc.mi website at http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/PDF_Files/Pubs/MWTC%201951-2001%20PDF.pdf (11MB).

Connect to:

Online pdf

Added Author

Moffett, Michael I.

United States. Marine Corps.

Marine Corps University (U.S.). History Division.

Other Form:

Online version: Steele, Orlo K. U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, 1951-2001 (OCoLC)782936647

Gpo Item No.

0383-B

Sudoc No.

D 214.13:M 86/2

Research Call Number

JFF 12-740