From Italy during World War II to Korea in the 1950s and Afghanistan in the 2000s, mountaineering has long been a necessary skill for U.S. service members to operate in mountainous terrain. The Defense Department has a few schools that train students on mountaineering, but it's main training center is the Army Mountain Warfare School near Jericho, Vermont. Its instructors are the best of the best.
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