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Combat hunter tracks prey: 3rd Recon Marines learn techniques of a predator

The Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa Japan had to be one of my favorite deployments. Learning how to operate and survive in a jungle environment is vastly different than a desert or woodland environment. There are also threats native to the jungle that you must be aware of. I remember attending a […]

Photo of the day: Riflemen prepare for Scout Sniper Basic Course

OKINAWA, JAPAN Lance Cpl. Seth M. Richardson, a Carbondale, Illinois, native, prepares to fire an M40A5 sniper rifle Aug. 17 at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan. The M40A5 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle with a muzzle velocity of 2,550 feet per second and an effective firing range of up to 900 meters. […]

Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Gear

3rd Recon Marines learn Predator Techniques in the Combat Hunter Course

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, JAPAN A Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, looks for possible disturbances in the natural environment such as freshly broken sticks, flattened plants, footprints or skid marks to identify if someone has recently been through the area Jan. 28. During the combat hunter training, the Marines […]

More Marines are training to fight in the jungle

After years of fighting in deserts, more Marines are sharpening their jungle warfare skills — and the training is intensifying. As more Marines are tapped for missions in tropical locales like the Philippines, Honduras and Australia, the Corps has boosted the number of leathernecks that move through jungle training. Over the last two years, more […]

Marines to test new fast-drying tropical uniforms, boots in the Pacific

Marines in Japan will put new tropical uniforms and boots through the rigors this summer as they trudge through double-canopy jungles and murky waterways in peak humidity. As Marines’ deployments to tropical locales heat up, the Corps is on the hunt for lightweight, breathable boots and utes that dry quickly in rainy, humid climates. About 400 leathernecks from […]