Winter Military Operations

Photographs of military personnel operating in snowy environments, featuring equipment and activities essential for survival and operations in winter conditions.

USS Hampton Submarine (SSN 767)US NavyNorth Pole

030225-M-2796K-010. Base: Camp Engaru State: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

Skis and a Military Snow Vehicle in a Blizzard

Russian support personnel work around the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 61 crew members Christina Koch of NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Koch returned to Earth after logging 328 days in space --- the longest spaceflight in history by a woman --- as a member of Expeditions 59-60-61 on the International Space Station. Skvortsov and Parmitano returned after 201 days in space where they served as Expedition 60-61 crew members onboard the station.

DF-ST-87-08304. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-ST-87-02279. Country: Arctic

DA-ST-90-01578. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members stand near the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEAHORSE (SSN 669) shortly after the vessel surfaced through the ice at the North Pole during exercise ICE EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: ICE EX '90 Country: North Sea

USS Hampton Submarine (SSN 767)US NavyNorth Pole

Snow kicks up as an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter lands while supporting sling-load training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Feb. 28, 2024. U.S. Army Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Battalion conducted the sling-loaded training to enhance their ability to operate in Alaskas harsh environment. (Alaska National Guard

Supplies for the Navy team repairing an LC-130 Hercules aircraft which crashed in 1971 while on a National Science Foundation mission, are unloaded from an LC-130 of Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6). After 3 months of work by the team, the Foundation's LC-130 was able to fly out from the crash site on January 10, 1988. Country: Antarctica (ATA)

Senior Airman Ariel Paulino, assigned to the 105th Civil Engineer Squadron, drives his dump truck across the flight line at Stewart Air National Guard Base to have it filled with snow Feb. 9, 2017. This is Paulinos third year taking part in snow clearing operations.

A P-3 Orion aircraft is enveloped by snow as it stands on the flight line. Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, take shelter during a demolition range while deployed with Marine Rotational Forces Europe (MRF-E) 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway, March 31, 2023. MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

221210-N-BR419-2578 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 10, 2022) Sailors test the countermeasure wash-down system on the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 10. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

East-Coast based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos conduct land-based arctic mobility training on snow mobiles in Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2024, during Arctic Edge 24. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for the U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate Globally Integrated Layered Defense in the Arctic. Navy

U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron conduct ice rescue training at Six Mile Lake on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2023. After completing a classroom course, the JBER firefighters took to the ice to test their skills in a series of scenarios designed to simulate real-world rescues. The firefighters received certifications as ice rescue technicians having qualified in the skills needed to conduct ice rescue and recovery efforts in extreme cold-weather environments.

F-3006-SPT-86-000002-XX-0270. Base: Yukon GUNNERY Range State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, conducts supply drops during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Alaska 24-02, at Buffalo Drop Zone, Alaska Feb. 7, 2024. JPMRC 24-02 is a display of our soldiers ability to survive and thrive in the Arctic, and the 11th Airborne Divisions ability to fight and win our nations wars anywhere. Army

Senior Airman Najani Palomino, a 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, spots Senior Airman Brandon Parker, a 911th AMXS crew chief, as they clear snow from a C-17 Globemaster at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station flightline, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16, 2024. Aircraft maintenance members rely on side-by-side vehicles and snow shovels to clear snow in areas near the aircraft that larger vehicles cannot reach, ensuring thorough hazard removal.

U.S. East-Coast based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos conduct land-based arctic mobility interoperability training in an extreme Arctic environment in Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2024, during Arctic Edge 24. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for the U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate Globally Integrated Layered Defense in the Arctic. Navy

Army serviceman in winter camo somewhere in the Arctic.

961227-A-4291M-009. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Hilltop 722 Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

University of Alaska Army ROTC cadets offload from an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 1-207th Aviation Regiment, during an air assault training event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2022. Following the tactical insertion, the Seawolf Detachment cadets maneuvered across snow-covered terrain, assaulted opposition forces, secured their objective, and concluded with an air exfiltration. The AKARNGs General Support Aviation Battalion routinely trains with all branches of the military as well as civilian agencies to hone its operational interoperability and maintain readiness for a wide range of state and federal missions.

050205-F-7169B-004. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Iowa Air National Guards 185th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron remove snow from the ramp area near the units KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in Sioux City, Iowa on January 9, 2024 following a significant snowfall. The two-day snow event dropped over 14 inches of snow in Western Iowa from Monday the 8th into Tuesday January 9, 2024. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Maser Sgt. Vincent De Groot

DA-ST-85-13079. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)

The U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647) returned to Hawaii, on Tuesday, November 12, after a 45-day research mission to the North Pole. The second of five planned deployments through the year 2000, USS POGY embarked a team of researchers led by Mr. Ray Sambrotto of Columbia University. During the several thousand mile trek, the submarine collected data on the chemical, biological, and physical properties of the Arctic Ocean, and conducted experiments in geophysics, ice mechanics, pollution detection, and other areas. For the purposes of this voyage, a portion of the submarines torpedo room was converted into laboratory space. However at no time was the ship ever removed as a .... Complete Scene Caption: The U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647) returned to Hawaii, on Tuesday, November 12, after a 45-day research mission to the North Pole. The second of five planned deployments through the year 2000, USS POGY embarked a team of researchers led by Mr. Ray Sambrotto

Members of the Germany Army participate in a pre-dawn ski session in the vicinity of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, with soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment. The representatives of the Bundeswehr are visiting Alaska to enhance relationships between the two nations and explore training opportunities in the region.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting IIs assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing fly over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, April 14, 2022. Eielsons strategic location and proximity to the JPARC make it the premier training location for fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, supported by 1-52nd General Support Aviation Battalion CH-47 Chinooks, assault a landing zone during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, March 30, 2023. The Arctic is unforgiving and requires deliberate, purposeful leaders who are meticulous in their planning and approach to their warfighting, and JPMRC-AK 23-02 is key to testing the divisions leaders and soldiers.

Master Sgt. Jason Amert instructs Airman First Class Austin Carpenter how to safely refill the C-130H Hercules with liquid oxygen during a snow storm, Feb. 07, 2018, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio. LOX - shorthand for liquid oxygen - is used by the Air Force to provide breathing oxygen for pilots, and is 300 degrees below zero in liquid form.

U.S. Marine Corps Mariah Perez, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, fires an M2 50. caliber macihine gun during a static live-fire range in Setermoen, Norway March 23, 2023. Marines are deployed to Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron conduct ice rescue training at Six Mile Lake on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 8, 2023. After completing a classroom course, the JBER firefighters took to the ice to test their skills in a series of scenarios designed to simulate real-world rescues. The firefighters received certifications as ice rescue technicians having qualified in the skills needed to conduct rescue and recovery operations in extreme cold-weather environments.

A soldier from B Co., 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry crawls up hill with a M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) towards the village of Simpsonville during a live fire exercise in support of NORTHERN EDGE '98, an annual Joint Chiefs of STAFF winter exercise involving air and ground units of all services. In addition to the winter attire he is also wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Simulation) equipment on his body as well as on the helmet. The MILES receivers will beep when targeted by a weapon equipped with the MILES laser emitter, indicating a kill or wounding of the wearer. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '98 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flares descend over a range after being dropped from a 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing A-10A Thunderbolt II during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, engage opposition forces after exiting a CH-47F Chinook while conducting a night air assault mission during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, April 3, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges. Army aviators with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment provided air support for the operation.

USA, California, United States Marine Corps Scout / Snipers during mountain high angle sniper training in winter, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center near Bridgeport

Marines from the 36th Marine Amphibious Unit prepare their snow-shoes for a march during Operation Alloy Express '82. Subject Operation/Series: ALLOY EXPRESS '82 Country: Norway (NOR)

Panorama of Group Command: Doss Dei Morti, view of Corno Vecchio, Part 2.

Soldiers with the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment, Alaska Army National Guard, monitor a fresh coat of water during the construction of an ice bridge for the Alaska Army National Guard's January drill weekend at Walden Lake Jan. 24. Ice bridge construction training is important for Alaska's engineering Soldiers in order to prepare for natural disaster assistance and arctic warfare.

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division load on to CH-47 from 1st Squadron, 52nd Ground Support Aviation Battalion, Sugarbears” on Ladd Army Airfield as they conduct an air movement operation to Yukon Training Area during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 March 28, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.

Russian Search and Rescue teams deploy by helicopter from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 to prepare for the Soyuz MS-05 landing with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Military vehicles stand in a car park as part of the NATO exercise Nordic Response near Sorstraumen, 6 March 2024. 20, 000 soldiers from 13 countries will take part in the exercise, which will mainly take place in Scandinavia from 3 to 14 March. Following NATO enlargement, soldiers from Sweden and Finland are also taking part in the exercise for the first time

Snow covered mud makes vehicle and personnel movement around the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) base camp difficult at best. The Seabees are preparing to move out to build a new base camp along the zone of separation at a desolated site 50 miles north of Tuzla Air Base. The new base camp, Camp McGovern, will serve as home for the Armys 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry as they take part in the operation. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Camp Kime Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Jan. 11, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Students of the Arctic Aircraft Recovery School sponsored by the 109th Airlift Wing (AW) are instructed in the use of the A/P-25S-5A Daytime Signal Flare. The school is located on the Ice cap of Greenland just three miles from the abandoned DYE II site, it was part of the DEW (Distant Early Warning) Line. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Kangerlussuaq State: West Greenland Country: Greenland (GRL) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryant LaMay, assigned to 1st Weather Squadron, walks past panels on the drop zone before approximately 60 paratroopers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska's 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion jump from a C-17 aircraft, Wed. April 17, 2013. The paratroopers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division recently completed post-deployment RESET, and are transitioning the brigade to assuming part of the quick reaction force mission for the Pacific Theater.

U.S. Army Pfc. Danville Aguirre assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, packs up his parachute after an airborne operation as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 8, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle (Mar. 07, 2020) -- The crew of the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22), enjoys ice liberty after surfacing in the Arctic Circle during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020. ICEX 2020 is a biennial submarine exercise which promotes interoperability between allies and partners to maintain operational readiness and regional stability, while improving capabilities to operate in the Arctic environment.

A pararescueman hangs by a hoist cable from a CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, as he is transported from the upper rock face to the lower A-10 debris field. Pararescueman MSGT Rick Weaver stands on the snow covered slope to guide his team member in. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AN AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile, aboard a bomb loader, is being carried to an aircraft for loading during exercise Brim Frost '81. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, drives a snow machine through Donnelly Drop Zone after an airborne operation as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 8, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct a convoy live-fire range in Setermoen, Norway March 24, 2023. Marines are deployed to Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

Deicing a C-130 Hercules

A 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft touches down on base after a mission during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DF-ST-88-05097. Subject Operation/Series: COBBLER FREEZE Base: Deadhorse State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Ice Camp Skate (March 5, 2018) - A Royal Canadian DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft delivering supplies and personnel flies over Ice Camp Skate during camp build during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018. ICEX 2018 is a five-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies and partner organizations.

Staff. Sgt. Benjamin Rimatzki, a military police officer with the 46th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard, sits in the back of a pickup truck after engaging a team with the 5th Special Forces Group while in the role of the opposing forces during Northern Strike 24-1 at Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, Jan. 21, 2024. Northern Strike 24-1 is the winter warfare component of the annual National Guard Bureau-sponsored Northern Strike exercise series. Held at the Michigan National Guards National All-Domain Warfighting Center, which includes Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center, and the Alpenna Combat Training Center, the regions snow, winds and often single digit temperatures help units develop capabilities required to operate in arctic-like conditions.

Sikorsky Military Helicopters Aviat UH-60A Black Hawk Army dust winter

030205-M-1852W-003. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of the Iowa Air National Guards 185th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron remove snow from the ramp area near the units KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in Sioux City, Iowa on January 9, 2024 following a significant snowfall. The two-day snow event dropped over 14 inches of snow in Western Iowa from Monday the 8th into Tuesday January 9, 2024. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Maser Sgt. Vincent De Groot

Male hunter aiming a high-powered rifle in Alaska's remote Arctic Circle during winter.

DM-ST-87-10903. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, check on flooding in a residential area along the Red River in Moorhead, Minn., Thursday, March 26, 2009. As of March 30, Governors in six upper Midwestern states have sent more than 2,400 National Guard members and some much-needed equipment to help fight flooding in the area.

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 prepare to land on the flight line in support of exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 25, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, enabling the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability in order to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Airmen with multiple Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve security forces units learn squad tactics pulling an ahkio sled Jan. 18, 2023, as part of a 16-day Cold-Weather Operations Course led by the Air Force at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 50 Airmen are participating in the training from across the Air Force. Besides learning about use of snowshoes and moving as a squad over terrain pulling an ahkio sled in a cold-weather environment, the Airmen also learned about cold-weather shelters, survival techniques, cold-weather uniform wear, and more. Fort McCoy has a long history of supporting cold-weather training. Eighty years prior to this training, in January 1943, the installation hosted winter training for the Army's 76th Division prior to the Division deploying to Europe to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Members of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Navy Supervisor of Salvage conduct an oil-spill-on-ice training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Feb. 1, 2023. The exercise was structured to comply with the OPA-90 National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (NPREP) training and drill requirements for deploying oil spill response gear in Arctic conditions within the Alaska geographical area of responsibility.

The construction area for a new $28.08 million barracks building is shown Jan. 13, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The contractor for the project, BlindermanPower (Construction), received the notice to proceed with construction on Sept. 26, 2023, and has 780 calendar days to complete the project. The project requires building a four-story, 60,000-square-foot barracks about to house 400 people. Two other barracks of the same specifications have already been built in the same block at the installation since 2019. Overall, it is part of a big transformation taking place at the 1600 block that includes the building of four barracks two of which are already done, three brigade headquarters buildings, and two planned transient training officer quarters, according to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works. This project is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers.

USA, California, United States Marine Corps Scout / Snipers during mountain high angle sniper training in winter, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center near Bridgeport

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Jan. 11, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

Lance Cpl. Eleanor H. Roper (right), a Monroe, Wis., native and field radio operator with Ragnarok Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pulls a Marine Corps Cold Weather Infantry Kit, or MCCWIK sled up a slope during a field exercise aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 31, 2014. The MCCWIK allows service members to move equipment over snow-covered terrain that vehicles are unable to traverse.

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy are returning after 139 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 52 and 53 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Soldiers with the Sniper Section, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry prepare weapons and equipment for training on Camp Ripley's wintery terrain. Winter training is necessary to gain experience in cold weather operations and survival Jan 5, 2013. (Minnesota National Guard

Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133), Gulfport, Mississippi, erect a tent in preparation for the incoming soldiers on their way to Tuzla. The cold, mud, and blowing snow were just some of the hardships faced by the soldiers. In the background you can see a few of the 170 tents already erected. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conducts a cross-country ski movement during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 10, 2022. This training was conducted to enhance the units combat effectiveness in extreme cold weather as they prepare for an upcoming deployment to Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa theater of operations.

DA-ST-87-08448. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Country: United States Of America (USA)

114th Fighter Wing snow removal team is hard at work at Joe Foss Field, S.D. after the winter storm overnight on Dec. 9, 2022. Airmen volunteer for this additional duty to ensure the mission is accomplished.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a foot movement during Cold Weather Training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 5, 2024. Nordic Response is a Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. This exercise will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries, and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment. The U.S. stands firm in commitment and readiness to support Norway, allies and partners. Marine Corps

070103-A-2394G-046. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Showki State: Kabisa Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

DN-ST-89-08400. Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Dec. 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., after a fresh snowfall left several inches of snow. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

An Iraqi T-72 main battle tank destroyed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

A member of the Niagara Falls Army Reserve monitors the fuel flow to the bladders on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the West Virginia Army National Guard assigned to 821st Engineering Company from Summersville, W.Va., assist in debris and snow cleanup in Nicholas County. The estimated two feet of snow caused havoc throughout the county, but especially on many of the windy mountainous roads, where existing erosion combined with heavy, wet snow to cause land slides and fallen trees.

A U.S. East-Coast based Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) listens for instructions before continuing land-based arctic mobility training on snow mobiles alongside Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos in Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2024, during Arctic Edge 24. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for the U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate Globally Integrated Layered Defense in the Arctic. Navy

Oesterr. Trenches on the Battlefield Südl.The 2nd railroad translation at Kalisz. .

DF-ST-88-05094. Subject Operation/Series: COBBLER FREEZE Base: Deadhorse State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen with multiple Air National Guard security forces units learn to build an Arctic 10-person tent Jan. 19, 2023, as part of a 16-day Cold-Weather Operations Course led by the Air Force at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than 50 Airmen are participating in the training from across the Air Force. Besides learning about using these tents in a cold-weather environment, the Airmen also learned about building improvised cold-weather shelters, survival techniques, cold-weather uniform wear, and more. Fort McCoy has a long history of supporting cold-weather training. Eighty years prior to this training, in January 1943, the installation hosted winter training for the Army's 76th Division prior to the Division deploying to Europe to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Personnel use long probes to detect potentially dangerous crevasses on Kahiltna Glacier April 27, 2022. The Sugar Bears of B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment fly out of Talkeetna, Alaska, each spring to assist the National Park Service setting up a base camp for climbers attempting to summit Denali. (Army photo/John Pennell)

Marines from Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, fire rockets from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in the Yukon Training Area of Fort Wainwright. The Marines were in Alaska to participate in the Arctic Edge exercise and provide HIMARS support for a variety of training objectives. (

Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) live fire at the Yukon Training Area on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. The HIMARS live fire exercise is in response to a call for fire by a detachment of Green Berets from the 10th Special Force Group (Airborne) (not featured) posted near the simulated target. During Arctic Edge 24, more than 400 joint and allied Special Operators trained with conventional forces in extreme cold weather to sharpen Special Operation Forces unique capabilities such as special reconnaissance, long range movements, rapid resupply, and personnel recovery in the austere Arctic environment. Army

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Norway, Feb. 16, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is VMFA-542's first overseas operational exercise as an F-35B Lightning II jet squadron. Marine Corps

A US Army M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, with IFOR markings, is parked at the TF 1-26 Checkpoint W-30, outside of Camp Demi. The US forces are in Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Demi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

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