British marines ‘ambush’ American troops on Hawaii

Royal Marines from 40 and 47 Commando have recently completed a five-week deployment to the Pacific islands, where they engaged in jungle warfare training exercises.

These exercises, which took place over 7,000 miles from home, included patrolling, reconnaissance missions, and ambushes, as the Marines honed and refreshed their techniques for jungle warfare.

In addition to the jungle training, 47 Commando, based in Plymouth, also conducted amphibious training exercises. These included familiarisation with the USMC’s small raiding craft and reconnaissance training in Kaneohe Bay, both during the day and at night.

According to the Ministry of Defence:

“Under the cover of darkness Royal Marines carried out ambushes in the rainforests of Hawaiian paradise island Oahu during intensive jungle exercises with the US Marine Corps. Marines from 40 and 47 Commando have spent five weeks more than 7,000 miles from home operating in the Pacific island’s dense wilderness – patrolling, covertly carrying out reconnaissance missions and ambushing the ‘enemy’ as they refined and refreshed techniques for jungle warfare.”

The jungle training mission began at Camp Pendleton, a major US Marine Corps base in California, where the troops received lectures and shared techniques and experiences before embarking on their deployment. The troops then traveled west to Oahu, where they engaged in shooting and movement drills, as well as demonstrations on abseiling, to prepare them for their jungle operation.

During the first few days in the jungle, the troops engaged in a variety of training exercises, including patrolling, navigation, break contact drills, and ambush exercises. For some of the 40 Commando Marines, this was their first experience operating in this type of environment.

“Once information was gathered, the teams combined to ambush their ‘enemy’ along the track they’d been observing.”

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