U.S., Canadian soldiers train in interior Alaska
Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press 6:27 p.m. EDT August 4, 2016
Arctic Anvil 2016
(Photo: U.S. Army Alaska)
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Soldiers from U.S. and Canada have spent much of the last few weeks engaging in war games in expansive interior Alaska, with Iowa National Guard personnel playing the role of the enemy.
Arctic Anvil, which ended this week for about 5,000 soldiers and support personnel, was the largest training held in Alaska in the last 15 or so years, said Brig. Gen. Martin Frank, a member of the Canadian Army and the deputy commanding general for U.S. Army Alaska. He is the first foreign officer to serve on the U.S. Army Alaska staff.
Among those training were 140 soldiers from the Third Canadian Division, a light armored vehicle company, Frank said.
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2016/08/04/us-canadian-soldiers-train-interior-alaska/88204036/
