British Army Jungle Warfare Training School
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| British Army Jungle Warfare Training School | |
|---|---|
Military training | |
| Role | Jungle warfare training |
| Headquarters | Medicina Lines, British Forces Brunei |
| Nickname(s) | Training Team Brunei (TTB)[1][2] |
The British Army Jungle Warfare Training School (JWTS) of the Jungle Warfare Division (JWD) is an overseas
military training establishment of the British Army, tasked with providing operational training in hot, tropical, and jungle warfare environments. It is part of British Forces Brunei (BFB), and the JWTS is headquartered at Medicina Lines (approximately 75 minute car journey from Brunei International Airport), near the Bruneian town Seria within Mukim Seria, Belait District, in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam;[3][4] whilst its actual training facility is located at Sittang Camp in the Tutong District.[2]
The courses run by JWD which train the
Royal Marines
are:
- Operational Tracking Instructors Course (OTIC)
- Jungle Warfare Instructors Course (JWIC)
The original Jungle Warfare School was at Kota Tinggi, Johor, in Malaya. This operated from 1948, to 1971; it originally trained British and Commonwealth troops, and latterly Asian forces.[5]
See also
References
- Daily Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group Limited. 16 February 2015. Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Location Overview – Brunei – Brunei HIVE" (PDF). Army.MoD.uk. HIVE information centres, British Army, Ministry of Defence. June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "British Military Garrison - Brunei". Army.MoD.uk. London, England: British Army. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008.
- ^ "The British Army in Brunei". Army.MoD.uk. British Army, Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- OL 814491M.
External links
- The British Army in Brunei — British Army official website
- Armed Forces website Archived 21 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
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