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    Tactical Insertion in the Arctic the First of Its Kind [Image 2 of 24]

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    Tactical Insertion in the Arctic the First of Its Kind

    U.S. Army and Canadian Soldiers practiced and conducted tactical insertion on an open ice skiway delivered by an LC-130 Hercules skiplane of the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, on frozen oceanic Arctic ice near Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada, March 15, 2023.

    U.S. and Canadian Soldiers and U.S. Airmen participated in Guerrier Nordique 23 in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada from March 6 to March 20, 2023. U.S. Soldiers and Airmen consisted mainly of National Guard units from Connecticut, New Hampshire, Utah, New York, and Vermont. U.S. Army active duty Soldiers came from the 11th Airborne Division out of Fairbanks, Alaska. Canadian Soldiers came mainly from the 35th Canadian Brigade Group. Guerrier Nordique is an annual training exercise hosted by the Canadians in different locations each year. The training usually focuses on domestic emergencies and responses. For the first time this year, the focus of the exercise focused on military tactics and lethality.

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    Date Taken: 03.14.2023
    Date Posted: 03.17.2023 14:17
    Photo ID: 7685643
    VIRIN: 230314-A-FN054-358
    Resolution: 4790x4133
    Size: 2.61 MB
    Location: RESOLUTE BAY, NUNAVUT, CA

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