New Arctic Tab comes with a Ranger Tab spin to show importance of cold-weather fighting
Kyle Rempfer
The old rectangular-shaped tab was redesigned in November 2019 and now sports the familiar rainbow arc of similar tabs, U.S. Army Alaska said.
The Army upgraded the design of its Arctic Tab and issued new guidance for wearing the accoutrement as the Defense Department increasingly looks to bolster its cold-weather warfare capabilities.
While the move may seem small, it comes during a time of increased competition for resources in the Arctic region with Russian, and even China. As sea ice increasingly recedes, new economic opportunities emerge, but so does competition.
The Arctic Tab was originally worn below a soldier’s unit patch and could only be worn while assigned to Army Alaska, a subordinate command to Army Pacific and the ground force defending much of the U.S. territorial claims near the Arctic region.
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