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    Navigating the Frozen Frontier: Standardizing Ice Bridge Operations for Military Maneuvers [Image 1 of 3]

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    A nighttime scene showing three individuals dressed in dark winter clothing standing on a snow-covered surface, with one person wearing a headlamp. They appear to be operating an ice auger, likely drilling into a frozen body of water or snow-covered ground. A yellow construction vehicle, possibly a front-end loader or backhoe, is illuminated in the background to the left.

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    09.16.2026

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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center   

    Snow removal from ice cover, Gwenn Lake, Anchorage Alaska. Ice bridges crossings play a pivotal role in mission success, but they also carry significant challenges. The proper siting, design, monitoring, and operation of ice bridges are essential to reducing potential environmental impacts and mitigating severe risks to both personnel and heavy military equipment.(Photo by Jenna Williams, CRREL.)

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    Date Taken: 09.16.2026
    Date Posted: 09.17.2026 17:10
    Photo ID: 9945500
    VIRIN: 260916-D-A1403-4393
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    A nighttime scene showing three individuals dressed in dark winter clothing standing on a snow-covered surface, with one person wearing a headlamp. They appear to be operating an ice auger, likely drilling into a frozen body of water or snow-covered ground. A yellow construction vehicle, possibly a front-end loader or backhoe, is illuminated in the background to the left.
    Workers in cold-weather gear operate on a frozen surface alongside heavy tracked and wheeled machinery, with visible steam or mist rising from the ice. A hose or cable runs along the ice surface toward the equipment in the background. The scene appears to depict ice road construction or maintenance operations in a subarctic or arctic environment.
    A group of people are standing on a frozen lake or river in what appears to be a subarctic or boreal environment. One person in a red jacket is operating what appears to be ground-penetrating radar (GPR) or a similar geophysical survey instrument with a red sensor unit being dragged across the ice. Other individuals, some in military-style clothing, stand nearby observing, with an ice auger visible on the left side.

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    Engineer Research and Development Center
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    Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
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