Joint Service Mountain Training Centre

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Joint Service Mountain Training Centre
HQ JSMTC
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Plas Llanfair in March 2007
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Location within Wales
General information
TypeMilitary training centre
AddressPlas Llanfair, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, LL61 6NY
Coordinates 53°13′05″N4°12′00″W / 53.218°N 4.2°W / 53.218; -4.2
Elevation20 m (66 ft)
Current tenantsBritish military forces
Completed1999
InauguratedApril 1999
ClientMinistry of Defence
OwnerMinistry of Defence

The Joint Service Mountain Training Centre (JSMTC) is the British military training centre for its armed forces that delivers adventurous training (AT).

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History

Adventurous training across all three British armed forces was made tri-service in 1999. The site opened in April 1999. An indoor climbing centre was added in July 2000.

Function

It supplies parts of the Armed Forces Adventurous Training Scheme (AFATS) for Joint Service Adventurous Training (JSAT). Since 2014, adventurous training instructors have been trained at the site (Joint Service Adventurous Training Instructors, or JSATI).

Structure

The site is situated around a half-mile west of the Britannia Bridge, off the A4080. Llanfairpwll railway station is nearby, to the west. A 400 kV transmission line crosses east–west, close by to the north. The Army Mountaineering Association is headquartered at the site.

Adventurous Training is the responsibility of the Adventurous Training Group (ATG).

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