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TO prepare its Soldiers for missions in the type of challenging terrain found in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Army often relies on the specialized training offered at the Army Mountain […]

This article presents information on the U.S. Army's Army Mountain Warfare School (AMWS) in Jericho, Vermont. The school provides special trainings and prepare soldiers to operate and conduct missions successfully in such challenge terrains as the rugged peaks of Afghanistan and the crags of Kazakhstan. The mission of the AMWS is to train soldiers in the specialized skills needed to operate in mountainous terrain, regardless of the weather or time of day or night. The school is very important because the U.S. Army has global missions.

Focuses on the Green-to-Gold college program for soldiers in the United States. Opportunities offered by the program; How to qualify for the program; Remarks from several beneficiaries of the program.