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Updated in [July 27th, 2023]
The US Army is training soldiers for jungle warfare at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Eighty students begin the course on day one, but only 51 will make it to graduation. During the 12-day course, students learn to fight, move, and survive in the jungle, as well as rope systems, rappelling, survival skills, small-unit tactics, and land navigation. On day nine, students begin a three-day culminating exercise that incorporates the skills and lessons taught in the course. Those who successfully complete the course receive the Army’s coveted jungle tab. Business Insider's chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent 12 days inside the course, providing an inside look at the training and the impact of the US military's presence in the Asia-Pacific region.