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US Air Force commandos trained to rescue other troops are getting used to a 'way more difficult' environment in the Pacific
Stavros Atlamazoglou
Sun, June 19, 2022, 11:17 AM·5 min read
The US military is shifting its focus toward the Indo-Pacific region amid competition with China.
That shift means US troops are doing more training to deal with conditions specific to that region.
This spring, Air Force commandos trained in one of the region's toughest environments: the jungle.
Georgia-based Air Force special operators deployed to the Pacific this spring for jungle-warfare training.
Such training is nothing new for US troops, but this exercise comes as the US military is shifting its focus a potential conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific region — where US conventional and special-operations forces may find themselves up against a well-armed enemy in a dense, sweltering jungle.
https://news.yahoo.com/us-air-force-commandos-trained-151700760.html
