NAVMC 3500.70B — Mountain Warfare Operations Training And Readiness Manual

NAVMC 3500.70B governs training standards, regulations, and policies for Marines and Navy personnel in mountain and cold weather operations.

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  • Publication number: NAVMC 3500.70B
  • Title: MOUNTAIN WARFARE OPERATIONS TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL
  • Date: 4 Nov 2016
  • Proponent: 03000 Operations & Readiness
  • Status: Current

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NAVMC 3500.70B contains individual and collective training requirements for mountain warfare operations. It identifies minimum performance standards, event conditions, performance steps, prerequisites, support requirements, and sustainment intervals.

Applies to: This manual is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.

Topics covered

  • Mountain warfare operations
  • Cold weather operations
  • Mission-essential tasks
  • Cliff assault events
  • Avalanche rescue
  • Pack animal operations
  • Rope and obstacle movement
  • Ski operations

Questions and answers

What assessment do commanders conduct for mountain warfare training?

Per reference (b), commanders will conduct an internal assessment of the unit’s ability to execute its mission and develop long-, mid-, and shortrange training plans to sustain proficiency and correct deficiencies. (paragraph 3)

What must mountain warfare training plans include?

Training plans will incorporate these events to standardize training and provide objective assessment of progress toward attaining combat readiness. (paragraph 3)

What training records must commanders keep?

Commanders will keep records at the unit and individual levels to record training achievements, identify training gaps and document objective assessments of readiness associated with training Marines and assigned Navy personnel. (paragraph 3)

What planning is required for actions on a cliff assault objective?

Actions on the objective may include proofing lanes, cliff sketch, and cliff report, requiring the leader to account for time requirements in planning. (paragraph 5)

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