As more forces are deployed to serve in the Arctic, this winter the Army will be testing equipment and equipment that can withstand extreme cold weather for a combat brigade in Alaska. The statement was made by Doug Bush, US Assistant Secretary of the Armed Forces for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology.
This equipment and uniform is lighter than before, while it has even greater capabilities.
Bush said during a media roundtable at the US Army Association’s annual conference in Washington, DC.
The US Army approved the Arctic Strategy in 2021. It included the creation of a multidisciplinary task force with divisional headquarters in the Arctic region, and in June of this year, reactivated the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska, which will be based there on a permanent basis…
