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What NGLO don't know: Jungle Warfare Training Center

Waking up at 4:30 in the morning (or zero-four-thirty, as it's known in the military) isn't an especially new sensation for me coming from a ship.Everything that came afterward, however, is not only new, but completely unexpected.The Marine Corps has a base on the northern part of the island called Camp Gonsalves where the Marines go through the

Welcome to the jungle: BLT 3/1 adapts to the Asia-Pacific region

Amidst the hot and damp jungles of Okinawa, a platoon of Marines must decide whether to hold their position or patrol through thick vegetation and unbeaten paths to find the enemy.Over 100 Marines and sailors from Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted patrol-base operations, Aug.

3/1 Marines join 31st MEU

The Marines of Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, passed on their responsibility July 13 to the Marines of 3rd Bn., 1st Marines, who took over as the MEU's ground combat element.The Marines of BLT 2nd Bn., 4th Marines, who arrived on Okinawa in January, returned to Camp Pendleton, Calif.