Jungle Warfare Exercise 3d Marine Division

Jungle Warfare Exercise U. S. Marines with 3rd Marine Division put their littoral combat skills to the test conducting realistic forceonforce training during Jungle Warfare Exercise, 2428 May. The exercise pitted two reinforced infantry companies against each other, one from 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, the other from 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, simulating a realistic fight across multiple domains against a thinking, adapting, peerlevel adversary in distributed jungle and littoral environments. Marines from both units spent countless hours sharpening their skills in the harsh mountains of Okinawa, moving themselves and their equipment miles over the jagged and thicklyforested peaks, and through steep and viscously muddy draws in the landscape. This exercise demonstrates that III MEF is ready right now to fight against a thinking enemy in defense of an island, incorporating littoral maneuver across domains, said Col. Matthew Tracy, commanding officer of 4th Marines and seasoned combat veteran with experien