Air Force special operators are learning new tricks to fight in the tough Arctic environment
Christopher Woody, Business Insider
Sep 18, 2020 1:03 PM EDT
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As military activity in the Arctic increases, the U.S. Air Force expects to play major role, and its special operators are already adapting to the region's challenging conditions.
Air Force Special Operations Command is "several years into improving our operations in the high north," Lt. Gen. James Slife, head of the command, said at a press conference this week during the Air Force Association's annual conference.
U.S.-based operators are training in Alaska, and special operations airmen stationed in Europe are spending more time in the high north. "We have been actually putting a fair bit of time and effort into this," Slife said.
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