Marines at Mountain Warfare Training Center HST

[usmclss0481]

Good to see the old unit in action! Semper Fi! - Sgt. Alexander

[RedPatcherUSMC]

usually you'd go to mwtc if your battalion or whatever level of command decides you should have the training; I'd figure mostly for those units getting ready to go to Afghanistan. This is my reserve unit doing our annual training there. You can request mwtc as a duty station, but that's another story...and I'm running out of room to explain it. Google it :)

[redsfan293]

How do you get to go to mountain warfare school? Do you volenteer or what?

[devildogg92]

agree wit anubis lmaoo!!

[AnubisEye009]

i love how the rotors are moving really slow (seemingly)

[killerNC17]

i was just out there for 4 days cuz of my ROTC class. OORAH!!!

[mrrocketgrunt]

any mule packers out there?

[monosol1]

What is keeping the dust from browning out the helicopter around the concrete landing pad?

[killerNC17]

@monosol1 its huge gigantic strip , like 5 or 6 c130s could roll down it , its not a little landing pad

[RedPatcherUSMC]

@monosol1 generally the worst part is the "downwash" where the rotor wash initially kicks everything up from off the ground, but honestly that's the worst part...then it's just more constant dust/sand/etc that's easier to deal with than giant gusts. to answer your question though, it's because of that temp runway that the dust doesn't cloud out the bird.

[Epson5000]

thats awesome with the propellers, they move so fast the camera can't pick it up full speed

[4jaimeavalos]

You should try hooking up on the rough seas on a metal ship. One touch of the chopper in flight and your dead ( the props build huge amounts of static electricity and you can actually see them glow at night). The beauty of this place could seduce you just as it did for John Miur, Teddy Roosevelt and many others including myself. You can volunteer for jobs like this but you most likely need to do some grunt time first to prove yourself worthy.

[RedPatcherUSMC]

@4jaimeavalos fun stuff huh

[usmcandrew16]

so does a marine just volunteer for this?

[killerNC17]

@usmcandrew16 this is the last part in a marine's training , 2 to 4 weeks at this place then straight to afghanistan

[multicam2000]

Thanks. Nice to see it again

[deathtrooper30]

I hated this place with a passion!

[RedPatcherUSMC]

@deathtrooper30 yut

[cumitran]

Uh...No...

[21ROYIK21]

Can you pick to be a Mountain Marine Permanently?

[david14011]

Who would want to do such a thing?