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 Nathaniel R. Jones

Nathaniel Jones is from El Paso, Texas. He attended grade school in the area until attending college at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2001. He completed Officer Candidate School over the summer in 2005 and graduated school in December 2006 with a major in government and...

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