The CWOC is modeled after the Cold-Weather Leader Course taught by the Army Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC) at Black Rapids, Alaska, Hamilton said. And even though it's modeled after the ...

Don't get cold. At the beginning of a winter training course here at the Northern ... Fort Wainwright is probably the coldest post in the U.S. military. During the winter months, the temperatures ...

Cold Weather Leaders Course students practice cross-country ski techniques at the Northern Warfare Training Center’s Black Rapids Training Site March 6, 2019. (John Pennell/Army) When it comes ...

Robert Neller confirmed to Military.com in a December interview that the service was exploring ways to add an Alaska location to the currently limited array of options for cold weather training.

In recent months, the Army has been stepping up its cold-weather training, including dropping paratroopers and deploying Stryker vehicles north of the Arctic Circle for various exercises.

Army researchers are looking to update the rules that govern Army training and operations in cold weather environments, according to John W. Castellani, deputy division chief of Thermal & Mountain ...

The U.S. Army has redesigned its Arctic Tab so soldiers can show they are trained to do battle in the paralyzing cold of below-zero battlefields. Previously worn below the soldier's unit patch ...

the U.S. Army created the Alaskan Testing Expedition, which performed cold weather training and equipment testing at Mount McKinley National Park in June 1941. The training and testing continued ...

Soldiers learn to survive and fight in the cold in Black Rapids, approximately 40 miles south of Delta Junction in the Alaska Range. “Battle Cold Conquer Mountains” hangs on the wall of the ...