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Inside Army Jungle School

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June 10, 2023
Hello, Insiders. As tensions with China build, the US Army is training soldiers for jungle warfare in Hawaii. In a new documentary, Graham Flanagan, Insider’s chief video correspondent, spent 12 days inside this training course — where soldiers learn to fight, move, and survive in the jungle. Eighty students began the course on day one. Only 51 would graduate. That’s today’s Big Story.

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THE BIG STORY

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In the first full-length documentary from our “Boot Camp” series, Graham Flanagan takes us inside the Army’s Jungle Operations Training course, where soldiers are trained for jungle warfare.

This is a stunning work of journalism from Insider’s Life video team. If you have time this weekend, the full-length video is an hour and 11 minutes long. We urge you to watch it.

If you’re tight on time, though, check out these shorter episodes of “Boot Camp”:
WATCH THE FULL DOC HERE
WEEKEND READS

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TAKE A LOOK

‘Brady Bunch’ home
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The home made famous in “The Brady Bunch” has hit the market. The property in Studio City, Los Angeles is listed at $5.5 million. And while the show was never shot inside the home, it’s been renovated to mirror “The Brady Bunch” set. See it here.
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This edition was compiled by Lisa Ryan and Hallam Bullock. Get in touch: insidertoday@insider.com.

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