How Army Infantry Soldiers Are Training For A Possible War With China | Boot Camp | Business Insider

How Army Infantry Soldiers Are Training For A Possible War With China | Boot Camp | Business Insider

As tension builds in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States Army trains warfighters to be ready for combat in the event of a military conflict with China.

After producing a documentary about the US Army's Jungle Operations Training Course on Oahu, Business Insider's chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan returned to Hawaii to embed with the Army's 25th Infantry Division in November 2023 for a two-week training exercise with over 5,000 participants, including members of foreign militaries like the Royal Thai Army and the New Zealand Defence Force.

The event, known as JPMRC, or Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, pits the Army's 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Bronco Brigade or Bluefor, against an opposing force, Opfor, played by another brigade of Army soldiers in a sprawling war-games exercise held across the Hawaiian islands.

Flanagan follows Bluefor's Charlie Company as it braces for battle with Opfor on the desolate, lava-rock-laden Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii. Charlie Company's ranking noncommissioned officer is 1st Sgt. Stewart Fletcher is an eccentric and seasoned combat veteran who now leads a new generation of soldiers who have yet to experience the reality of war.

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00:00:00 - "Why Are We Here?"
00:00:14 - GoPro Jungle Fight
00:00:41 - This Is JPMRC
00:01:41 - Col. Rob Shaw Intro
00:02:21 - The Army Invites Us Back To Hawaii
00:03:08 - Preparing For A Possible War With China
00:04:17 - Day Zero
00:04:53 - "Happy Halloween"
00:05:43 - Bronco Brigade Moves To Wheeler Army Airfield
00:06:08 - Fighting The Oahu Wildfire
00:06:24 - Late To The Fight
00:06:43 - Morales' Go-Pro Battle Footage
00:08:31 - Finding Fletcher
00:10:07 - Capt. Alastair Keys Intro
00:11:02 - Simulated Casualties
00:11:34 - "Militarized Laser Tag"
00:12:28 - JPMRC Budget
00:14:18 - History Of Joint-Training Exercises
00:14:33 - Royal Thai Army Arrives
00:17:06 - New Zealand Army Under Attack
00:18:49 - Charlie Rock Guards The TOC
00:19:45 - The German American Soldier
00:20:47 - Inside "Fortress Eagle" With Opfor
00:24:02 - Opfor Deploys A Surveillance Drone
00:25:24 - Charlie Rock Rests And Relaxes
00:25:45 - Shaw Explains The Lack Of Action
00:26:54 - Opfor Prepares To Attack
00:27:33 - Soldiers Switch To Night Vision
00:28:04 - Opfor Moves To Wheeler Airfield
00:28:23 - Opfor Night Attack
00:31:47 - Battle Aftermath
00:32:28 - Royal Thai Army Drone Training
00:34:37 - Bluefor Flies To The Big Island
00:35:06 - Delays And Miscommunication
00:36:35 - Mid-Rotation After-Action Review
00:38:13 - Charlie Rock Wakes Up On PTA
00:39:55 - Shaw On Tempo And Long Periods Of No Activity
00:40:49 - Opfor "Tank" Tour
00:41:43 - Comanche Company Drone Recon
00:43:02 - Comanche Company Moves To Battle Position
00:43:26 - Avoiding Friendly Fire
00:44:22 - "Just Keep The Boys Happy"
00:44:53 - Bluefor Vs. Opfor At South Range
00:45:59 - Opfor Tanks Battle Bluefor Gun Trucks
00:46:05 - "God Loves The Infantry"
00:46:56 - Zyns And Energy Drinks
00:47:31 - Opfor Prepares For Final Attack On PTA
00:48:56 - Charlie Rock's Battle Positions
00:49:44 - Live Ammunition Rounds Found
00:49:59 - "They Ain't Really Made To Sit Around And Wait"
00:50:13 - A New Generation Of Soldiers
00:50:29 - Fletcher's Combat Experience
00:51:50 - Third Platoon's Camouflage
00:52:38 - Lava-Rock Tour
00:53:51 - Fletcher's Impact On Charlie Rock
00:54:55 - A Passion For Skateboarding
00:55:34 - Fletcher's Future And Past
00:57:18 - Second Platoon Prepares For Opfor's Attack
00:58:05 - Spc. "Stay-Down"
00:58:33 - Night Falls On PTA
00:59:22 - Opfor Attacks Charlie Rock
01:02:20 - Fighting Over Candy
01:02:52 - Battle Aftermath
01:03:11 - A New Wildfire On PTA
01:04:01 - JPMRC Is Over
01:04:36 - Shaw's Performance Evaluation
01:05:08 - Update On Shaw And Keys
01:05:30 - Fletcher's Retirement Plan
01:06:13 - At The Skatepark With Fletcher
01:08:04 - Credits
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