My understanding is that the 10th Mountain Division carries the <Mountain> designation for reasons related to its history rather than as a description of its contemporary capabilities and that the relevant Army and Marine Corps schools do primarily individual rather than unit training. Is the lack of a large unit dedicated to alpine warfare a calculated decision on the part of the DoD? Are there any small units optimized for mountain warfare? If my understanding of what the Special Forces do is correct I would assume there are SF teams for which this is true, though I understand that there might be some OPSEC concerns there.

Appreciated,
Matthew