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Climb to Glory!

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Got some time to spare? If you are interested in Army history and the 10th Mountain, now some 80 years young, you are going to want to watch this.

Filmed in frigid upstate New York at Fort Drum and the majestic Colorado Rockies near Camp Hale, The High Ground follows soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division (LI) as they attempt to reconnect with their alpine roots by completing a mountain marathon eighty years in the making.

The film features footage of Army soldiers skiing, snowshoeing, climbing, rappelling, and glissading during 10th Mountain Division events, including the D-Series, the Hale to Vail Traverse, and Legacy Days.

Army University Films and the 10th MD partnered with the Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives, History Colorado, the National Ski Patrol (NSP), Vail Resorts, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and the Colorado Army National Guard to create this documentary.

USMC Jungle Warfare Course

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Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, 31st Seabee Readiness Group, conducted an eight-day jungle training evolution where they were taught basic infantry tactics such as patrolling techniques and setting up ambushes while in the jungle April 1-8 at the only Jungle Warfare Training Center in the Department of Defense. Produced by Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning.