One of the obstacles in the endurance course is climbing over rope netting and then crossing over balance beams. The endurance course is a 3.8 mile obstacle course through the jungle, which the students had to complete in order to pass the Basic Jungle Warfare Skills course. Alpha Company, from the Landing Force participating in the bilateral exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2010, went to the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, March 22 to April 2. They completed the Basic Jungle Warfare Skills course which included basic infantry skills, hasty repel classes, land navigation classes and patrolling in the jungle.
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