esco@tank.uchicago.edu (ross paul weiner) (04/05/89)
From: "ross paul weiner" <esco@tank.uchicago.edu> In article <5328@cbnews.ATT.COM> you write: > >More interesting to you, maybe, is the National Guard Mountain >Battalion formed in Vermont (with a Company in New Hampshire). These >troops ARE real mountain troops, and do receive the specialized >training, tactics and equipment akin to the Gebirgstruppen. They also >run a Mountain Warfare School in Vermont, with two 2-week courses, >summer (climbing) and winter (skiing). The U.S. Army also maintains a >mountain school at Fort Greely, Alaska, and there is a Light Infantry There was an interesting article about the Vermont school in a recent issue of Army magazine. Also, I remember hearing that the Marines of all people run a mountaineering school in California. -- Ross P. Weiner Dandy Dirks Discount Disclaimers esco@tank.uchicago.edu "You can't sue me, I'm broke!"