70 Air National Guard personnel representing 37 wings in 27 states, and the 3rd Canadian Division's Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, 38th Brigade Group, attended Arctic training during a Cold Weather Operations Course at the Minnesota National Guard's Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., Jan. 27, 2025, to Feb. 8, 2025. Students participated in a six-day, five-night Field Training Exercise entirely outdoors, where they moved by foot, on snow, in subzero temperatures, using land navigational skills, then built camps featuring either 10-man Arctic tents or thermal shelters made from scratch with materials found in nature. Students were comprised mostly of Security Forces personnel, but also included a Maintenance Group Commander, Physician Assistant, Cyber Communications specialist, and Public Affairs Specialist. The CWOC allows service members to practice mission-essential tasks in an extremely cold environment in the Arctic and around the globe. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Noah Lukan)
| Date Taken: | 02.08.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.10.2025 12:20 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 951991 |
| VIRIN: | 250208-Z-MH916-2001 |
| Filename: | DOD_110806086 |
| Length: | 00:03:03 |
| Location: | CAMP RIPLEY, MINNESOTA, US |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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