U.S. Forces Prepare For Cold Weather Warfare In Alaska

U.S. Army Soldiers, Marines, and Special Forces conduct cold weather training at Fort Greely, Alaska and Utqiagvik, Alaska during Exercise Arctic Edge 18. Arctic Edge is a biennial, large-scale, joint-forces training exercise that prepares and tests the U.S. military’s ability to operate tactically in extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. Filmed in March 2018.
Film Credits: SrA Steven Ortiz, TSgt Jeffry Howerton, SrA Joshua Weaver, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Banfield
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[@tammyedwards6121]

You've got to be in great shape if you're an Infantryman fighting in artic conditions.

[@tammyedwards6121]

I've had a little taste, and didn't like it at all!

[@saintburnsy2468]

@Joe mama i dunno man, -40 sucked major ass when you have to work and sleep outside all week

[@sangyedorje3564]

I was a forward observer in an arctic warfare unit. Sitting in an observation post under snow can get cost, but establishing it, patrolling etc sucks.

[@dougtaylor7724]

They take winter camping to a whole new level

[@toddb930]

Ah, the good 'ole micky mouse boots. They really keep your feet warm.

[@saintburnsy2468]

Terrible to drive with!

[@antikoerper256]

Huge respect, beautiful enviroment, can't help but think about the Battle of The Bulge and the Eastern Front.

[@mardiffv.8775]

And the Choisin Reservoir of the Korean War, I may add?

[@Ronin4614]

I remember the boots. The ones we had in Germany had air inflation valves. You have to go wherever the threat is and train like you are going to fight.

[@lsayh]

Now I know why I always see military cars all the time

[@krager5566]

Glorious footage.

[@jamebrooke894]

In 1976 trained in the Artic northern Norway. Cold and lots of mountains. Mike Company 3rd platoon 3/8. Cold weather gear from 1954. Not real effective at keeping you warm. Oh yeah we walked everywhere.

[@invinoveritas6859]

Reminds me of my boyhood out playing in the snow with a bunch of school buddies at Mt.Hood Oregon State.......😁

[@palkisakumi8595]

Even with the latest technologies this is so tough already. Now imagine Germans vs Russians in Stalingrad during winter months, -40C and being out in trenches and open for weeks/months with having maybe 1/10th of what these guys in the video have

[@DeMasterzOfDisaster]

Kilvap Sakul It wasn't the Russian winter that got the Germans, and French stuck. It was actually the Russia's mud season.

[@palkisakumi8595]

That doesn't matter. I was just commenting on how people more than 70 years ago were able to endure the most extreme conditions with so much less and were still able to fight. That alone deserves shit load of respect, I don't care which side they fought for.

[@klutzspecter3470]

@@DeMasterzOfDisaster Let's remember that for later down the next century.

[@palkisakumi8595]

@@brunodiegorochalopes3703 really ? didn't drop to -40 ? You've been there yourself that you know for sure ? haha

[@palkisakumi8595]

@@brunodiegorochalopes3703 Duuude .... it doesn't freaking matter if it's -40 or -30, it doesn't change the fact of what I wrote - that people 70-80 years ago had to endure much worse than today's militaries thanks to modern equipment. Duuude

[@vladgray1984]

Good job, guys! And good luck to you!

[@graymikep64]

Sweet

[@johnrecaptcha4504]

they gotta come up with a parka that can go over their plate carriers and mag pouches that are just plain white

[@saintburnsy2468]

Thing is, you gotta access your mag pouches, etc., so you'd just be wearing a FLC or some equivalent over the parka anyways. And solid white is not always the best- in forests being an example. Speaking from my own experience as a soldier in Alaska.

[@jessefarquhar3188]

One thing our soldiers need are led lights on their Polaris sleds.

[@JJE2010MO]

It's at the 3 Minute mark the pros show up.

[@helmuri2218]

I know that this is a training exercise, but why have white suits with green everything else?

[@obseverviewer685]

Ice Cube Combat ICC...?

[@hba8103]

Is there any reason they don’t have white helmet covers and white corduroa for the plate carriers? I understand the purpose of Camo is to break up the human silhouette, but the darker color of the MultiCam plate carriers and helmet covers seems to make them stick out against the white background.

[@saintburnsy2468]

In forested areas you blend in better like that. If we were gonna be marching through forest instead of the open (which was most of the time), we'd just wear the white camo pants. From a distance, your waistline is about even with the line between the forest and the snow on the ground, so you camouflage really well. If you had full white camo marching through a forest, your white top would actually stick out

[@fdangleshadang-a-lang7149]

I spy some green berets?

[@1caseyk]

I always watch these vids very closely because I'm interested in our troops being outfitted well. Everything looks great until late in the vid, and the USMC are wearing cotton trousers and I think cotton field jackets. Most of this looks pretty much up-to-speed. The next level would be to match the SF guys on the snowmobiles with AK Eskimo Scouts and take it to the next level.

[@JJ-si4qh]

That's because they don't allow us to wear our cold weather gear unless it's really cold. Makes sense in the long run Edit: Plus those are overwhites

[@1caseyk]

@@JJ-si4qh the military should not wear cotton clothing at all, in anything North of, and including, a temperate climate. Period.

[@joeyberlet4161]

What mos is this?

[@saintburnsy2468]

Cav/ infantry

[@studinthemaking]

Who gets to ride the snowmobile?

[@palkisakumi8595]

Most likely Special Forces

[@saintburnsy2468]

Not me, I had to snowshoe everywhere

[@a.g.4843]

You must be clever to choose that job….

[@jc851c4]

Maybe training to fight in Russia since its that cold there

[@brandonmoreno1752]

Well Americans have no problem with cold temperatures since they usually get up to -60 degrees during winter up north

[@thegreatdogzilla5855]

@@brandonmoreno1752 no it depends some americans are only used to heat experiencing up to 100+.