The US Army's new JPMRC training rotation in Alaska prepares soldiers to fight in frigid conditions.
Many skills related to Arctic combat had atrophied, generals said.
On the flip side, JPMRC also does an annual rotation in Hawaii, training soldiers to fight in the wet, humid jungle.
US Army Alaska officially became the 11th Airborne Division, a newly reactivated unit, with the focus on Pacific and Arctic combat.
The general told reporters US Army Alaska had "sort of lost the Arctic ethos" because of its focus on counterinsurgency in the Middle East.
Persons:
—, USARPAC, Elijah Magaña, Brian S, Eifler, JPMRC, Charles Flynn, Flynn, Brandon Vasquez, Eilfer
Organizations:
US, Army, Service, US Army, Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, 11th Airborne Division, U.S, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Airborne Division, Pacific Multinational Readiness, Donnelly Training, Troops, U.S . Army, US Army Alaska, The Army
Locations:
Alaska, Fairbanks , Alaska, Iraq, Afghanistan, Hawaii, Pacific, China, U.S, Utqiagvik, Russia