Story by Joe Lacdan | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 03.01.2024
Soldiers engaged in 40 training events over two weeks to prepare for combat operations in the northernmost region on Earth. During the largest multinational training exercise in the Arctic to date, called Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02, the Army simulated large-scale training operations in cold weather conditions for the first time....
Story by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh | 62nd Airlift Wing | 03.28.2018
Braving the bitter winds and freezing temperatures of Alaska, 62nd Airlift Wing Airmen teamed up with Soldiers for Exercise Arctic Pegasus from March 11 to 14. During this four-day exercise, Airmen assigned to the 7th and 8th Airlift Squadrons transported approximately 30 Soldiers and four Interim Armored Strykers in two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to Deadhorse,......
Story by Marie Darling | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 10.18.2017
Mobility and maneuverability experts know that movements on the battlefield can be severely impacted by winter conditions. Frozen and thawing ground, snow and ice significantly affect the performance of both wheeled and tracked vehicles. With a long history of supporting the Warfighter on the battleground, researchers at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory have been providing......
