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    GODS OF THE HILLS: THE U.S. ARMY MOUNTAIN WARFARE SCHOOL

    Gods of the Hills: the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School

    Gods of the Hills: the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School    

    The U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School is a U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command school operated by the Vermont Army National Guard at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vermont. The school teaches basic, advanced and specialty mountain warfare courses to U.S. and foreign service members.

    3 Featured Videos

    Army Mountain Warfare School Instructor Rescues Family Members

    Army Mountain Warfare School Instructor...
    02.17.22 | SFC Zach Sheely | NGB
    Staff Sgt. John Hampson, an instructor at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School, Jericho, Vermont, recounts his actions to rescue family members...
    Making Mountaineers at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School

    Making Mountaineers at the U.S. Army...
    02.16.22 | SFC Zach Sheely | NGB
    Students of the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School's Basic Military Mountaineer Course learn the fundamentals of military mountaineering in January...
    The Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course

    The Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare...
    12.16.21 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    Members of the Vermont National Guard's Army Mountain Warfare School traveled to Djibouti, in east Africa, to teach military mountaineering skills...

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    Beyond the Basics

    Beyond the Basics
    01.27.22 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    Students at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School’s Advanced Military Mountaineer Course drag mountaineering equipment on sleds as they leave...
    Legacies of Excellence

    Legacies of Excellence
    01.25.22 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    Sgt. 1st Class Nick Ash, an instructor at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School, observes a student using a locator beacon to find a simulated...
    Beyond the Basics

    Beyond the Basics
    01.25.22 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    A student at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School’s Advanced Military Mountaineer Course uses a probe to find a simulated casualty during...
    Beyond the Basics

    Beyond the Basics
    01.25.22 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    A student at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School’s Advanced Military Mountaineer Course uses a locator beacon to find a simulated casualty...
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    4 Featured Stories

    Gods of the Hills

    Gods of the Hills
    01.27.22 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – Each service member who enters the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School passes under a placard with an...
    Humble Beginnings

    Humble Beginnings
    01.26.22 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – The U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School dates back to April 5, 1983, when it was established in a mobile...
    Beyond the Basics

    Beyond the Basics
    01.25.22 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – The education that the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School doesn’t end at the Basic Military Mountaineer...
    Legacies of Excellence

    Legacies of Excellence
    01.24.22 | SFC Whitney Hughes | NGB
    CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. – Service members from French desert commandos to U.S. Special Forces? operators have sung the praises of...
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