US Army Alaska is Making a Huge Transformation to be the Army’s Arctic Force

Military’s Arctic technique

The reorganization of US Military Alaska is aligned with the US Military’s January 2021 Arctic Technique, which addresses the necessity for the Military to refocus and analyze choices to rebuild Arctic capabilities amongst others as a consequence of modifications within the geopolitical surroundings.

A press release from USARAK notes that the transformation will set the forces “on a path in the direction of a drive that’s extra approproiately manned, skilled, and geared up for the distinctive Arctic surroundings that troopers reside and function in.”

“We’ve got been specializing in coaching and getting out within the excessive chilly in Alaska. And we’ll quickly be addressing another equipment- and construction developments that make us extra aligned with the Arctic technique”, Eifler says.

“It’s a step-by-step strategy, and we’ll proceed on that path. We stay up for proceed to work with nice associate international locations like Norway which have that very same type of mentality with the Arctic and excessive chilly climate. We’ve got associate within the Norwegian Military”, the Main Normal provides.

As reported by HNN, this Might, 400 troopers and paratroopers from US Military Alaska are exercising along with Norwegian Armed Forces in Northern Norway for the primary time ever.