18 intense military exercises that will break you
Nathan Johnson
Published
07/17/2015
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In Taiwan, in order to pass the final stage of a nine-week Amphibious Training Program, a trainee crawls along a 150-foot path of jagged coral and rocks on his belly. -
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In mainland China, paramilitary policeman face an intense regimen. Here, the policemen take part in a training session in muddy water. -
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Later in the training, the paramilitary police also have to crawl under fire obstacles ... -
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... and hone their hand-to-hand combat skills. -
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Training is sometimes aimed at pushing troops to their absolute limit: Here, paramilitary police in China train at holding their breaths underwater. -
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Meanwhile, in far northern China, soldiers train in temperatures as cold as -22 degrees Fahrenheit. -
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In South Korea, members of the country's Special Warfare Forces also train in icy conditions. -
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A Canadian soldier in Latvia takes part in ice-plunge training as part of NATO exercise Operation Atlantic Resolve. -
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During joint exercises, US and South Korean Marines train together in the South Korean mountains. -
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Here, a US soldier in the 10th Special Forces Group jumps off the ramp of a Chinook helicopter with his military working dog during an exercise. -
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Over in Japan, members of the Ground Self-Defense Forces practice holding onto a rope dangling from a cargo helicopter. -
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In Belarus, servicemen must pass through an extensive and difficult obstacle course before becoming members of the elite "Red Berets." -
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The Red Berets stage annual displays of skill where some troops head butt flaming concrete blocks. -
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Militaries around the world make use of endurance challenges. In Israel, soldiers from the Golani Brigade must complete a 43-mile march to finish advanced training. -
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Enemy forces in the region have clearly taken note: In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades train in anti-Israel military drills. -
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In Syria, members of the Kurdish YPG train on monkey bars and fire obstacles. -
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Like the YPG, Iraq's Shia militias are one of the major ground forces fighting ISIS. Here, members of a militia demonstrate close-quarter combat skills at a graduation ceremony. -
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Other Shia militias in Iraq require their members to take part in desert field-training exercises before graduation.
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