Soldiers train in interior Alaska
Some Iowa soldiers are taking part in this....
Soldiers from the U.S. and Canada have spent the last few weeks participating in war games in expansive interior Alaska, with about 800 Iowa National Guard personnel playing the role of the enemy.
Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, file out of the woods after an intense battle at Donnelly Training Area, Delta Junction, Alaska, July 25, 2016. The Iowa National Guard’s 1-133 Infantry Battalion are providing near-peer opposition force enemies, host nation security forces and civilians on the battlefield role players to create realistic, challenging scenarios for U.S. Army Alaska Soldiers to overcome. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tawny Schmit)
About 5,000 soldiers and support personnel have just concluded the exercise, called Arctic Anvil. It was coordinated by the Hawaii-based Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability from the 196th Infantry Brigade.
It was the largest training exercise held in Alaska in the last 15 years.
Yes I'm going to make
that joke.
Were they able to see Russia while they were up there like a certain former Governor / VP candidate said one could from Alaska?
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