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Here's what's in the Defense Department's new Arctic strategy
By ERICA MARTINSON | The Alaska Dispatch News (Tribune News Service) | Published: February 3, 2017
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department has released an updated Arctic Strategy that goes beyond prior, photo-filled versions of the plan, identifying shortfalls for the military in the northern stretches of Alaska.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, has pushed for an upgrade to the Arctic strategy, and included a requirement in a fiscal year 2016 Defense authorization bill.
"After nearly two years of advocacy and bipartisan efforts, I am pleased that we finally have a much more serious military strategy for the Arctic region," Sullivan said on the document's official release.
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/here-s-what-s-in-the-defense-department-s-new-arctic-strategy-1.452269