Winter Rescue Operations

Scenes of airmen performing ice rescue training and setting up communication towers in snowy environments. Emphasis on teamwork and extreme weather conditions.

3-inch Gun Motor Carriage Firing on Enemy Positions at Night, Ardennes-Alsace Campaign, Battle of the Bulge, 1945

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.

Three Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wings Polar Camp Skiway Team, Master Sgt Cody Hallas, Master Sgt. Brian Shuey, and Tech Sgt Matthew Gadway, set up a radio communication tower at Templeton Bay, Nunavut, Canada, March 12, 2023. The tower stretched the radio communication capabilities between the polar camp and incoming aircraft.

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.

A group of people experiences the severe elements of wind and temperature on Mt. Washington's summit in winter.

U.S. Marines with the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, as well as the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, conduct a training movement at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Jan. 16, 2010. The Marines of the 4th Marine Division are preparing for exercise Cold Response 2010, a NATO-sponsored multinational exercise to be held in Norway.

3-inch Gun Motor Carriage Firing on Enemy Positions at Night, Ardennes-Alsace Campaign, Battle of the Bulge, 1945

Winter war in the Arctic mountains. Operation in cold conditions. Soldier in winter camouflaged uniform in Modern warfare army on a snow day on forest battlefield with a rifle. Selective focus. High-quality photo. Winter war in the Arctic mountains. Operation in cold conditions.Soldier in winter camouflaged uniform in Modern warfare army on a snow day on forest battlefield with a rifle. Selective focus

DA-ST-90-01590. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Technical Personnel arrive to work on the repair of an LC-130 Hercules aircraft that crashed during a National Science Foundation mission in 1971. After 3 months of repair work, the LC-130 was able to fly out from the crash site on January 10, 1988. Country: Antarctica (ATA)

Electronics Warfare Technician Second Class Dave Kronebusch lights the coals of a grill in preparation for the evenings dinner at the Radio Mir transmitter site. The Radio Mir transmitter site is located 906 meters above sea level on Grdonj Hill, and supports the Stabilization Force Information Command Center in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Found at 106.2 MHZ on the dial, Radio Mir (which translated means Radio Peace) broadcasts service information, spotlights political developments, and plays music for the local Bosnian population. The site is currently maintained by a six-person Reserve unit from Virginia. It is their responsibilty to broadcast the pre-recorded tapes daily from 6 am to 12 pm.... Electronics Warfare Technician Second Class Dave Kronebusch lights the coals of a grill in preparation for the evenings dinner at the Radio Mir transmitter site. The Radio Mir transmitter site is located 906 meters above sea level on Grdonj Hill, and supports the Stabilization Force Information Command

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Eduardo Cadaya, left, a native of Florida and a transmissions-system operator, and Sgt. Colin Rowan, right, a native of Maryland and a low-altitude air-defense (LAAD) gunner, both with 2nd LAAD Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fire a stinger-launch simulator during a live-fire training range in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 29, 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. Marine Corps

Signal Corps Lineman Repairing Damaged Telephone Lines, Ardennes-Alsace Campaign, Battle of the Bulge, 1945

A 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft carrying the remains of soldiers of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div., prepares to take off from Gander Airport en route to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. On December 12, 1985, 248 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed in a plane crash at the airport. They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multi-national Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert. Base: Gander State: Newfoundland (NF) Country: Canada (CAN)

Helicopter pilot explores a snow-covered mountain summit.

General Dynamics F-16A Start of Leeuwarden Air Base in the early morning in a snowy landscape.

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, approach their extraction point as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway Feb. 9, 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.

DA-ST-87-08447. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen position a tractor to tow a P-3 Orion anti-submarine aircraft during a New England snow storm. Base: Naval Air Station, Brunswick State: Maine(ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Els Enfarinats flour fight, rebels, armed with flour, eggs and firecrackers, take over the regiment of the city for one day, Plaza de la Iglesia, Ibi, Province of Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

DA-ST-90-01547. Base: Sparrevohn Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 722nd Combat Control Squadron and the 616th Combat Control Group secure tent stakes during exercise Brim Frost '87. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '87 Base: Galbrieth Lake State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. NASA Astronaut Kelly, Russian Cosmonauts Skripochka and Kaleri are returning from almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews.

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.

Russian support personnel work to help get Expedition 29 crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed with Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum, and Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Satoshi Furukawa in a remote area outside of the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. NASA Astronaut Fossum, Russian Cosmonaut Volkov and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Furukawa are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 28 and 29 crews.

Undersecretary of the Navy Daniel Howard walks away from a chartered helicopter after going aloft for an aerial view of an ice camp and the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PARGO (SSN-650) north of the Arctic Circle. Howard is leading an official party that has come to the ice camp to rendezvous with the PARGO.. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-87-08437. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040212-M-8205V-001. Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN)

110319-N-UH963-293ARCTIC OCEAN (March 19, 2011) Sailors and members of the Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station clear ice from the hatch of the Seawolf-class submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) as it surfaces above the ice during ICEX 2011.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Casey Garner, a tactical air control party officer and commander of Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, pauses for a photograph along the Denali Highway, Alaska, during Operation Agipen 2, Jan. 31, 2023. Agipen 2 was an unsupported, sustained cold-weather operation designed to validate equipment and previous arctic training in austere conditions. During the multi-day training exercise the 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen conducted a long-distance, overland ski movement that included pulling individual pulk sleds by incorporating cross country skiing and skijoring. Garner is from Enterprise, Ala.

Col. Shane Finison, commander of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies an AH-64E Apache helicopter near Glacier Peak, Wash. on Jul. 11, 2022. This was the final flight for Col. Finison as the brigade commander.

Naval personnel work near a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter. They are supporting operations under the Arctic ice by the nuclear-powered submarines USS GURNARD (SSN 662) and USS SEAHORSE (SSN 669). Base: Ice Camp Aplis Country: Arctic Ocean

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conducts an ice break drill that trains them to be able to get them selves out of freezing waters during Cold Weather Training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 10, 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

Damage Controlman Fireman Milo Schumacher, from Oakland, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) engineering department, observes aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) sprinkler testing on the flight deck, June 15, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment to report ship readiness and ensure all spaces and equipment meet Navy standards.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, prepares skis for an eight-mile movement during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 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.

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a live fire iteration during a combined arms maneuver live fire exercise on Dec. 13, 2022, at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. Our commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad and the United States will continue to bolster our posture to better defend our NATO allies. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

A TF 1-26 EOD member examines the remains of a destroyed bunker, located outside Celici, Bosnia-Herzegovina. A TF 1-26 EOD member examines the remains of a destroyed bunker, located outside Celici, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Aerial view of people along the shoreline prating the Arte Xavega, a Portuguese traditional fishing technique in Torreira, Portugal.

Straight on rear view medium shot as multinational military members make their way through 3 feet of snow while stationed in Ilidza, compound, Sarajevo, Bosnia, in support of Operation Joint Forge. Sarajevo encountered the deepest amount of snow in 50 years this winter. Roads were closed and some businesses (Roads and businesses not shown) were shut down for the four days of intense snow fall. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Llidza Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

240124-N-LR905-2215LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Jan. 24, 2024) - A U.S. Navy Diver assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 prepares to dive in simulated arctic waters as part of Snow Crab Exercise 24-1. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy Divers capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment and improve combat effectiveness. Navy EOD and Navy Divers are part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force (NECF), enabling the U.S. Navy Fleet by clearing and protecting the battlespace.

An F-15 Eagle aircraft takes part in Amalgam '87, a joint U.S./Canadian air defense exercise. Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM '87 Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division (1AD CAB), and Turkish civilians offload humanitarian aid from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Elbistan, Türkiye, Feb. 15, 2023. 1AD CAB provides a dynamic lift capability in direct support of USAID and Turkish relief efforts. 1AD CAB is one of several U.S. military units supporting Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), operating under U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and U.S. European Commanders part of the International Turkish disaster relief efforts.

Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers compete against Slovenian Armed Forces Soldiers, and Vail Ski Patrol during the Ski Trooper Cup held at Vail Ski Resort, Vail, Colorado, Feb. 17, 2020. The event was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the 10th mountain division's attack on Riva Ridge.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jesse Fentross, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning craftsman, and a fellow Airman, both assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, also known as Deployment Cell or D-Cell, scout a camp during a training exercise at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Based out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, D-Cell consists of 54 members across 15 job codes forming four agile teams, whose primary role is to bare base - to rapidly turn undeveloped locations into fully functional bases. The unit visited Alaska to train and test their capabilities in an arctic environment.

030112-F-5370P-119. Base: Pease Air National Guard Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DN-ST-88-07289. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL POTLATCH '87 Base: Naval Air Station, Adak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA, California, Bandvagn 206, tracked articulated all-terrain carrier being driven through snow by United States Marines during cold weather and mountain warfare training at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, near Bridgeport

060329-N-0490C-002. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

LT. Donze of the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron does preflight checks on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft prior to starting the engine. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division (1AD CAB), hands a package to a Turkish civilian while offloading humanitarian aid from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Elbistan, Türkiye, Feb. 15, 2023. 1AD CAB provides a dynamic lift capability in direct support of USAID and Turkish relief efforts. 1AD CAB is one of several U.S. military units supporting Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), operating under U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and U.S. European Commanders part of the International Turkish disaster relief efforts.

U.S. Marine Skis Through a Blizzard

DA-ST-87-08581. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Country: United States Of America (USA)

A MV-22 Osprey, attached to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands in a field during a bilateral training event in Norway, April 17, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norways Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

DA-ST-87-08585. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, also known as Deployment Cell or D-Cell, approach an Alaska National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, during a training exercise at Camp Mad Bull on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Based out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, D-Cell consists of 54 members across 15 job codes forming four agile teams, whose primary role is to bare base - to rapidly turn undeveloped locations into fully functional bases. The unit visited Alaska to train and test their capabilities in an arctic environment.

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.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, observe a helicopter lift with Finnish aircraft NH90 during Freezing Winds 22 in Gumbole, Finland Nov. 30, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Maxwell Cook)

A member of the 295th Military Police Company operates an M998 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during training on the small arms range. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The command Post in operation for Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph Taken at Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan"Naval Air Facility Misawa, JapanA towing tractor prepares to pull a Patrol Squadron 19, VP-19, P-3C Orion Patrol aircraft on a snowy runway." Unit: XFZ{M}. Photographer: PH3 Gerald A. Taylor.

Army Staff Sgts. Ryan Carter and Austin Bean, 2nd Brigade, 11th Airborne Division, dig through rocks and debris on Colony Glacier June 13, 2022, as part of the team working to recover the remains of 52 passengers and crewmembers, and wreckage of an Air Force C-124 Globemaster aircraft that crashed Nov. 22, 1952, near Mount Gannett, Alaska. Soldiers assigned to the Alaska Army National Guard discovered the debris on June 10, 2012, during a routine Black Hawk helicopter training mission on Colony Glacier nearly 14 miles from where the plane first crashed. (Army photo/John Pennell)

Heavy equipment removes snow from the flight line in front of a row of P-3 Orion aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

Members of the 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron (MASS), working on a C-141 Starlifter aircraft engine, hook up a heating unit to a makeshift shelter during Operation Deep Freeze '80. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA)

Army soldier with sniper rifle in action in the arctic.

A Canadian Soldier from Alpha (Para) Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry, gets on a knee to engage concealed targets during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 20, 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

USA, California, US Marine Sniper Skiing cross country during cold weather and mountain warfare training in Mountain Warfare Training Center near Bridgeport

Aerial of a snow-covered Peacekeeper missile launch site. Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01644. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Williams Field Country: Antarctica (ATA)

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, set up battalion aid station and shock trauma platoons medical tents during Medical Reindeer a medical exercise in part of Nordic Response 24 in Setermeon, Norway, Feb. 12, 2024. Medical Reindeer is a multinational medical exercise in support of field training during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in order to strengthen and improve medical interoperability between NATO Allies and partners within the European theater. 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. Marine Corps

National Ski Patrol members make their way to the rappelling site where 10th Mountain Division (LI) Soldiers demonstrate their ability to move personnel and equipment through a vertical mobility lane using a suspension traverse system Jan. 19 during the D-Series Winter Challenge.

Richard Johnson, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program illustrates Marines during cold weather training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 7, 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

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Raymond Sutschek shovels snow during Korea Viper 24.1 at Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, Feb. 15, 2024. In its first iteration, Korea Viper demonstrates the ROK-US Marine Corps ability to respond decisively in the region as a singular, unified force while strengthening relationships and trust between the two allies. Sutschek, a native of Illinois, is an infantry officer with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Marine Corps

Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 54 crew members Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei of NASA and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 (February 27 Eastern time.) Acaba, Vande Hei, and Misurkin are returning after 168 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 53 and 54 crews onboard the International Space Station.

A-10 recovery team members search for remnants of the aircraft on the snow covered slopes as well as the shifting rock piles caused by recent rains. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, executes an arctic plunge during the NATO Cold Weather Instructor Course in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 25, 2022. NCWIC is a course designed to develop Marines and other service members to be instructors of cold weather survival training in preparation for future deployments.

An aerial view of an area used for Bradley training located near La Angela, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR 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.

Aerial view of two fighter planes flying over mountains, EA-6B Prowlers, US Navy

Fort Ambleteuse in storm Eunice, Opal Coast, France.

Richard Johnson, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program illustrates Marines during cold weather training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 7, 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

Two Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's Fredericksburg-based Company F, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team use their medium tactical truck to assist an Arlington County Fire Department ambulance stuck in heavy snow Jan. 23, 2016, in Rosslyn, Virginia. (Contributed photo)

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.

Alaska National Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force - Bethel clear storm debris in Newtok, Alaska, as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22, 2022. Approximately 100 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

SRA James Ruth (right), an Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, uses a metal detector to search for bombs and other ammunition that the A-10 carried before crashing into the slopes near Eagle. TSGT Jeff Thomas (left) follows behind. Other recovery team members can be seen near the debris field. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, conduct mountaineering training at Sunshine Ridge, Alaska, July 22, 2022. The 3rd ASOS special warfare Airmen utilize Alaskas varied and austere training locations to prepare for conditions they may face on deployment.

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