Regaining Arctic Expertise: US Troops in Alaska Making Strides to Become the Army’s Arctic Force, highnorthnews.com

The 11th Airborne Division recently concluded one of Alaska’s coldest and biggest exercises yet. Soon, some 150 troops will conduct an over-the-pole movement from Alaska to Norway for the exercise Arctic Shock. ”It is very important for us that we continue our partnerships,” Commanding General Eifler says. […]

”We have been working together with countries like Norway, Canada, Finland and Sweden in exercises to get better, both at fighting and working interopably with our allies and partners to accomplish any mission in this environment. And it is a hard environment,” Eifler continues. […]

And moving forward, troops from the division will soon be participating in military exercises both in Norway and Sweden. ”It is very important for us that we continue our partnerships. I value the friendships of the three Army chiefs in Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and we continue to work together to get better.” Läs artikel