A few times every year, survival specialists from across the military flock to the “Cool School,” where they are indoctrinated in the frigid art of arctic survival. The Cool School brings together the military’s top Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) specialists from across the country. With temperatures as low as -60 degrees Fahrenheit and […]
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Army studies the toll of arctic warfare operations
Off DutyWith an eye towards Russia, the Army has begun a study on the physical and emotional strains associated with arctic warfare. In January, the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, began a six-month-long arctic warfare study. In partnership with the University of Queensland and WHOOP, a wearable technology firm, the “Spartan Brigade,” […]
