Breaking through the Canopy at JWTC
2 Feb 2022 | Staff Sgt. J. R. Heins 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
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Thick vegetation, nearly vertical slopes and a constant battle with the unknown are just some of the many obstacles faced by students going through the Jungle Warfare Training Center’s reconnaissance and surveillance course.
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, attended Okinawa’s JWTC for a 10-day course from Jan. 4-14, aiming to sharpen their mission capabilities in contested areas. This course is a small look into a larger initiative from the Marine Corps’ Stand-in Force concept, which emphasizes lethality and survivability in austere environments.
“This course is designed to break the Marines out of their comfort zone, and create a mindset that will make them successful in a Pacific jungle environment,” said Staff Sgt. Matt Kearney, the Reconnaissance and Surveillance Chief Instructor. “The course caters to any ground reconnaissance assets. Effectively employing them to provide the ground force commander with situational awareness to make decisions.”
https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/2920714/breaking-through-the-canopy-at-jwtc/
