Friday, January 30, 2026

US Army Re-Starting Jungle Warfare Training in Panama

A US Army unit created to train Afghan forces will operate the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course (CJOTC) in Panama. Graduates of that 21-day course will receive the US Army's "Jungle" tab.

Outdated US Army Jungle Expert Patch

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"The activation of the Army Security Cooperation Group-South (ASCG-S) is yet another visible step in the Army and US military's ongoing effort to revitalize security in the western hemisphere and with the regional partners therein. The ASCG-S is excited to evolve into a premier jungle force capable of enabling training and readiness for and looking for units to train in this environment and individual soldiers seeking opportunities to enter the triple-canopy arena."

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"During the Global War on Terrorism" (GWOT), the US military put less of an emphasis on jungle warfare training. But last fall, conventional American troops returned to Panama for the first time in more than two decades to re-learn jungle survival and combat tactics.

The 21-day jungle warfare course is held at Aeronaval Base Cristobal Colon, a former US Army base that was transferred to the Panamanians in 1999."

The US military also trains in jungle warfare at the JOTC in the Philippines.

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Re-starting jungle warfare training in Panama is completely in line with Dummkopf Trumpf's intentions of turning the Western Hemisphere into an American backyard for oligarchs to exploit its natural resources (AKA the Donroe Doctrine"), all enforced by the US military and rightwing regimes loyal to Trumpf. For northern operations, the Trumpf junta can deploy two US Army infantry divisions, the 10th Mountain and the 11th Airborne ("Arctic Angels.")


#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-30 02:51 AM

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
--Boaz, probably

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-30 03:03 AM

Any MAGA want to stand up to this?

Of course not.

You've been Neocons since the beginning.

In the Elder Tongue: "Imperialists"; "Warmonger".

You faked peace to get Trump back into power.

Just like you faked prosperity.

I really wonder how you people live your lives?

Do you subsist on cardboard and parched corn?

Do you set out poisoned meat for your neighbor's pets?

Is it really true that you got to family reunions to find dayes?

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-30 08:53 AM

-Any MAGA want to stand up to this?

What's wrong with this?

I get it...nobody trusts Trump but specifically what's wrong with this?

#4 | Posted by eberly at 2026-01-30 08:58 AM

The last time we went to war in a jungle, dumbass... how'd that turn out?

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-30 07:24 PM

One of my friends still suffers from malaria he caught in Vietnam and another has a persistent jungle fungus that never went away. The VA gives him ~$86 per month to treat this disability and he's happy to receive that meager amount.

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-31 08:53 AM

More ABK.

#7 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-02-01 07:06 AM

"Always Be Killing" is right.

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-01 11:31 AM

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