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Jungle Warfare Training Center

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3d marine division
Okinawa, Japan
 

Mission

Jungle Warfare Training Center conducts unit and individual training courses to prepare USMC, Joint, and Allied Forces for operations in austere jungle environments, and contributes to the development of jungle warfare doctrine and testing of specialized equipment for use in jungle operations.

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Jungle Endurance Course

A U.S. Marine navigates the endurance course during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa,...

02

Vertical Repel

A U.S. Marine rappels down a wall during a Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March...

03

Jungle Survival Skills

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Mayfield builds a fire during the Basic Jungle Skills course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp...

04

Jungle Leaders Course

U.S. Marines cross a rope bridge during Jungle Leaders Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, March 19, 2024. The Jungle...

Jungle Warfare Training Center Leaders

Director

Lieutenant Colonel John E. Rehberg II

Lieutenant Colonel Rehberg was born and raised in Livonia, Michigan where he attended Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan on a Football Scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administrative Management in 2008.  He attended Officer Candidate School in January 2010 and...

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