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 […]
Arctic Warfare
Operation Deep Freeze: How the US military supplies Antarctica
On DutyOperation Deep Freeze is one the largest but lesser-known peacetime operations that the U.S. military conducts. Every year, from August to March, the Air Force, Navy, AND Coast Guard conduct hundreds of sorties to Antarctica and the South Pole, transporting materiel, supplies, and people to the U.S. bases there. During the 2020-2021 season, C-17 Globemaster […]
The icy world of Special Forces combat divers
On DutyRecently, combat divers from the 10th Special Forces Group had the opportunity to hone their arctic combat diving skills. A wave of cold weather in February created the conditions for some ice combat diving in the Townsend Reservoir on Fort Carson, Colorado, which is where the 10th Special Forces Group is headquartered. The training allowed […]
Arctic warfare & Marines: A special relationship
On DutyAs the Pentagon is preparing for a conflict with China or Russia, units are spending more time honing their arctic warfare skills. As part of this revitalized focus on arctic warfare, 300 US Marines assigned to the Marine Rotational Force-Europe (MRF-E) just completed an arctic warfare rotation in Norway. The rotation ended with Exercise Reindeer […]
Arctic and Special Operations: Preparing for the next battle
FeaturedAs the US military is focusing on the Russian and Chinese threat, the Arctic becomes an ever more important region. The bountiful natural resources reportedly existing under the endless ice of the Arctic make the contested region highly desirable for all contestants — and there’s a lot of them. In addition to the US, the […]
