U.S. Army Alaska will host a Cold Regions/ Military Mountaineering Event that brings together military professionals from Canada, Chilean, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, Slovenia and Sweden whose primary purpose is the planning, training and execution of military operations in extreme cold weather and mountainous environments.
BLACK RAPIDS TRAINING SITE, Alaska -- When military professionals take to the battlefield, a single opponent is usually enough. Adding a second foe is never a good thing. But for the untrained or inexperienced, mountainous terrain and extreme cold weather can quickly become a more deadly adversary than enemy forces.