The soldiers were methodical as they went through their gear and prepared to venture into the jungle Tuesday. They had just arrived by helicopter at the Army’s jungle warfare school in Wahiawa known as the Lightning Academy after conducting a beach landing by boat and launching a simulated raid at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows.
For members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion s Bravo Company out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, training in Hawaii proved to be a humbling experience.