US Soldiers Train for Jungle Warfare at Hawaii Rainforest
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The Army set up the course at a base some 30 miles west of Waikiki a few years ago.
It’s the Army’s first such school since it gave up its jungle training center in Panama in 1999 when the U.S. returned land there to the Panamanian government.
The Hawaii training grounds have a stream soldiers can practice crossing and cliffs for rappelling.
The 25th Infantry Division’s deputy commander says the Army set up the school as its footprint was shrinking in Iraq and Afghanistan after more than a decade of war in those countries.
Brig. Gen. Stephen Michael says soldiers must be able to fight in the tough environment of the Pacific.
Jungle Warfare
In this March 1, 2017 photo, instructor Staff Sgt. Shaun Thompson teaches soldiers from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team during jungle warfare training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army has set up a jungle training course amid a renewed focus on Asia and the Pacific after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
In this March 1, 2017 photo, instructor Staff Sgt. Shaun Thompson teaches soldiers from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team during jungle warfare training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army has set up a jungle training course amid a renewed focus on Asia and the Pacific after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
In this March 1, 2017, photo, soldiers from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team participate in jungle warfare training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army has set up a jungle training course amid a renewed focus on Asia and the Pacific after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
In this March 1, 2017, photo, soldiers from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team participate in jungle warfare training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army has set up a jungle training course amid a renewed focus on Asia and the Pacific after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
In this March 1, 2017, photo, a soldier from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team crosses a stream with a rope during jungle warfare training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army set up a jungle training course amid a renewed focus on Asia and the Pacific after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
In this March 1, 2017, photo, a soldier from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team crosses a stream with a rope during jungle warfare training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army set up a jungle training course amid a renewed focus on Asia and the Pacific after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
In this March 1, 2017, photo, soldiers from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team participate in jungle warfare training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army has set up a jungle training course amid a renewed focus on Asia and the Pacific after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
In this March 1, 2017, photo, soldiers from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team participate in jungle warfare training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army has set up a jungle training course amid a renewed focus on Asia and the Pacific after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Daniel Lin)
The Army set up the course at a base some 30 miles west of Waikiki a few years ago.
