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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol to a further checkpoint at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, on February 17, 2021. Marines used Marine Warfighting Exercise to strengthen their skills and tactics for fighting a near peer adversary. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew R. Bray) - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, patrol to a further checkpoint at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, on February 17, 2021. Marines used Marine Warfighting Exercise to strengthen their skills and tactics for fighting a near peer adversary. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew R. Bray)

Marines in the fight during Service Level Training at the Combat Center

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, California – Marines and sailors from around the Marine Corps participated in Service Level Training Exercise 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, throughout January and February 2021.

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The Mountain View Fire burns through Walker, California - The Mountain View Fire burns through Walker, California, Nov. 17, 2020. U.S. Marines from the Mountain Warfare Training Center and the local firefighting agency battled the fire to mitigate damage to Walker. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Proffitt)

Mountain Marines Help Community Fight the Mountain View Fire

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (Dec. 23, 2020) - Six U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., saved the lives of dozens of families from a fire in Walker, California, Nov. 17, 2020.

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Secretary of the Navy Visits Bridgeport Marine Base

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer visited the MCMWTC to tour the training area, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.

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Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, set up security at Sonora Pass during Mountain Training Exercise 2-15 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, March 23, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Santamaria/Released) - Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, set up security at Sonora Pass during Mountain Training Exercise 2-15 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, March 23, 2015. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Santamaria/Released)

'Lava Dogs' prepare for 'every clime and place'

Gusts of up to 30 mph blew through the rolling hills and valleys of the Sierra Mountains as 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment traversed treacherous terrain to gain a superior position over the enemy. Marines traveled over creeks, up steep inclines and through snow banks at elevations of up to 10,000 feet. The environment tested their resolve and tactics as they hunted opposition forces.

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A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman 2nd class builds a survival shelter. The midshipman trained at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif. and was taught survival and tactical skills in a mountainous environment, July 15. The 10-day training period was part of annual summer training for 155 midshipmen. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Matthew Comer) - A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps midshipman 2nd class builds a survival shelter. The midshipman trained at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif. and was taught survival and tactical skills in a mountainous environment, July 15. The 10-day training period was part of annual summer training for 155 midshipmen. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Matthew Comer)

Midshipmen ascend to new heights at Mountain Warfare Training Center

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Marine-option and U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen began summer training at the U. S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, July 12. The 155 NROTC Midshipmen from 62 colleges and universities and 23 Naval Academy midshipmen were scheduled to train for 10 days in the Sierra Nevada Mountain

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Staff Sgt. Michael Euler, mountain warfare instructor, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, dismounts a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter alongside a team of instructors at approximately 11,000 feet above sea level to begin a 6-kilometer long-range movement to Landing zone Red Tail as part of the Red Hat Refresher Course, May 5, 2014. The insertion began the hike which included several checkpoints that had to be located and signaled from the route. - Staff Sgt. Michael Euler, mountain warfare instructor, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, dismounts a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter alongside a team of instructors at approximately 11,000 feet above sea level to begin a 6-kilometer long-range movement to Landing zone Red Tail as part of the Red Hat Refresher Course, May 5, 2014. The insertion began the hike which included several checkpoints that had to be located and signaled from the route.

Mountain warfare instructors hone their skills

A team of Marines dismount from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter into a landing zone that sits at approximately 11,000 feet above sea level. The team was faced with high gusts of wind, rocky terrain, and the strain higher altitudes can have on the body as they progressed down the mountainside. The group overcame the natural obstacles and pushed through to each checkpoint. Though trekking two kilometers to their first checkpoint, the team still had a long day ahead of them.

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