Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines — and Coasties, too — test arctic war-fighting skills in Alaska exercise
By: Todd South   2 days ago
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Marines and soldiers trucked and stomped through snow drifts, practicing basic patrolling and survival skills, while sailors, Coast Guardsmen and airmen planned air and maritime defense for the nation’s northernmost state during an exercise this month.
Arctic Edge included 1,500 service members from 20 units, and it aimed to get service members from each branch working in the cold, demanding arctic environment across more than 1.5 million available acres, said Air Force Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, head of U.S. Northern Command’s Alaskan Command.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/03/16/soldiers-sailors-airmen-marines-and-coasties-too-test-arctic-warfighting-skills-in-alaska-exercise/
