This is why jungle training is worse than cold weather training
While training in cold weather sounds like torture, those who have undergone jungle training swear that it is worse than any other form. The two environments vary greatly, and each…
This is why jungle warfare training is more important now than ever
Jungle warfare is different and more challenging, not because of the wild animals but the environment. Most soldiers find jungle training as it is more intense and comes with different…
This is why the North Vietnamese were so deadly in jungle combat
Ground combat in the Vietnam War was a lot more than random ambushes in heavy jungle and the Air Force bombing the hell out of jungle canopies. At places like…
7 things you didn’t know about the Marine Jungle Warfare Training Center
Okinawa’s Camp Gonsalves, named after the World War II-era Medal of Honor recipient, Pfc. Harold Gonsalves, is home to the Marine Corps’ Jungle Warfare Training Center.
JWTC is 17,500 acres of dense tropical jungle. The instructors here…
Why Jungle Warfare School was called a ‘Green Hell’
The U.S. Army first started training troops in the jungles of Panama in 1916, just two years after the opening of the Panama Canal. Training began in earnest in the early 1940s as World War II in the Pacific necessitated the need for soldiers to be …
5 of the best jungle warfare training sites in the Marines
Marines are known for their versatility in combat — we even flex that fact in our hymn, boasting that “we’ve fought in every clime and place.” One thing’s for sure, no matter where the enemy is, Marines will find a way there to punch ’em in t…