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Title: 8,000+ soldiers tested in large-scale combat in the Arctic
Post by: rangerrebew on February 27, 2024, 03:02:33 pm

8,000+ soldiers tested in large-scale combat in the Arctic
By Todd South
 Feb 26, 06:23 PM
 
More than 8,000 soldiers in Alaska recently concluded a large-scale exercise that included a 150-mile helicopter deep strike, flying a rocket launcher 500 miles to operate above the Arctic Circle and snowmobile hunter-killer teams armed with shoulder-fired rockets.

Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commander of the Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division, spoke with reporters Monday about the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training exercise that took place from Feb. 8 through Feb. 22 across the state.


It’s been three years since the Army started its Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center rotations in Alaska, and Eifler said this was the largest and most complex version of the training so far.

A Mongolian Armed Forces infantry company and 600 Canadian troops, 350 from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, 165 from the Royal Canadian Air Force and 100 from various support forces, participated alongside U.S. forces. Other partner nations such as Sweden, Finland and South Korea sent forces to work with staff sections of U.S. units.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/02/26/8000-soldiers-tested-in-large-scale-combat-in-the-arctic/

Title: Re: 8,000+ soldiers tested in large-scale combat in the Arctic
Post by: Timber Rattler on February 27, 2024, 03:09:06 pm

I'm curious about those Mongolian troops...bet they were tough as nails and immune to the cold.

Title: Re: 8,000+ soldiers tested in large-scale combat in the Arctic
Post by: rangerrebew on February 27, 2024, 03:31:37 pm

Quote from: Timber Rattler on February 27, 2024, 03:09:06 pm

I'm curious about those Mongolian troops...bet they were tough as nails and immune to the cold.

Unfortunately, they still use bows and arrows and ride horses. 000hehehehe

Title: Re: 8,000+ soldiers tested in large-scale combat in the Arctic
Post by: Timber Rattler on February 27, 2024, 03:52:24 pm

Dunno...they look badazz to me!   

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/The_Mongolian_Expeditionary_Task_Force_1_performs_a_drill_demonstration_during_Mongolian_Army_Day._%284443117634%29.jpg/1920px-The_Mongolian_Expeditionary_Task_Force_1_performs_a_drill_demonstration_during_Mongolian_Army_Day._%284443117634%29.jpg)

Title: Re: 8,000+ soldiers tested in large-scale combat in the Arctic
Post by: DefiantMassRINO on February 27, 2024, 04:44:18 pm

The Arctic may be a frontier where going native is more sustainable.

Arctic cold can prevent engines from starting.  Artic weather could prevent air support.

The Finns fought off the Soviets on cross country skis in 1939-1940.

Dog sled teams and ice boat teams should be considered.