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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Construction Battalion Maintenance (Seabees) Unit 303, San Diego is working to reconstruct a crucial training avenue on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
The San Mateo Live-Fire Training Convoy Course is one of two in the Marine Corps. With the other course in Twentynine Palms, this road is a key element in preparing Marines for deployment.
More than 10 engagement sites are strategically placed along the route to optimize the Marines live-fire weapons training from mounted positions during a convoy.
“They [the training units] can perform dismount and security or mounted vehicle operations,” said Randall McCrumb, range maintenance director with Training Resources Management Division, Range Maintenance, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
One and a half mile of this five mile-long training course has a 6 percent grade, making it one of the steepest roads on base. Extreme erosion, due to heavy rain and excessive use, made the road increasingly perilous to navigate.
“It was to the point where you would be crawling over basketball-sized boulders,” said McCrumb. “It was a safety hazard.”
The Seabees put a work call out two years ago, inquiring about training opportunities on Camp Pendleton. Tate Road was chosen out of the four roads submitted because of its appalling condition.
“I’ve done a lot of road work and a lot of repair work, but this is probably one of the worst roads I’ve seen,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Feltes, equipment operator with Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303, San Diego. “It was a surprise to see it in that kind of condition.”
After bull-dozing the largest boulders out of the path, three-fourth inch gravel was put down to fill in the voids around the remaining boulders. Eight inches of base material made up of crushed concrete with fine gravel will be layered on top of the gravel.
“We’ve been under construction for about a month, and construction is at 65 percent complete,” said McCrumb.
This reconstruction is unique since a relationship has formed with the Seabees, who are helping to maintain this base and keep the training facilities operational.
“We are doing the best we can, so hopefully when we get done there won’t be many more issues,” said Feltes. “We appreciate the Marines for giving us a chance to help them out and hopefully the work that we do will benefit them in the long run.”
| Date Taken: | 05.17.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 05.17.2012 19:35 |
| Story ID: | 88589 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US |
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