Originally Posted by
ABNAK
https://www.military.com/daily-news/...ctic%20warfare.
While I often thought having elements of the 25th ID "Tropic Lightning" stationed in Alaska was a bit of an oxymoron, it is just a unit designation after all. Now the Army is going to create (or re-activate) the 11th Airborne Division, but it is designated specifically for Arctic operations. WTF? Is there a forthcoming threat we face in sub-zero temps, enough to justify an entire Airborne division dedicated to it? Sure, they can and would be deployed anywhere needed if the SHTF, but really? I read a comment somewhere today that the thought of a light infantry unit in Arctic conditions, i.e. moving on foot and not in any motorized way, was ludicrous.
Wouldn't proximity to Russia be a large consideration?
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