It can do the same with other extreme cold weather or mountainous nations such as Nepal, India, Mongolia, South Korea, and Japan. Army in Alaska must increase troop exchanges, and practice cold weather and mountain training with its Arctic allied and partner nations: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen must continuously train together: the more repetitions, the better they will be in the event of a crisis or conflict. Likewise, the Army will fight as part of a joint force in the future. It must deter, and if necessary, defeat aggression as an allied force – it’s how we did it throughout our history and it’s how we will do it in the future. It can be more prepared by increasing cooperation with other Arctic nations. Army in Alaska can do this without a significant strain on resources and budgets. The Army’s 2021 strategy, “ Regaining Arctic Dominance, calls for “regaining our Arctic focus” by developing the right “doctrine, training, and equipment.” The U.S. An effective Army component in support of these strategies must be a priority. Executing these strategies will undoubtedly be challenged by limited existing resources and future budget constraints. Armed Services, to include the Coast Guard, have developed Arctic strategies to address the region’s emerging challenges and threats. In response, the Department of Defense (DoD) and each of the U.S. It often conducts reconnaissance-like explorations around Alaska and the greater Arctic. Even China, in its ravenous quest to grab global resources, is now calling itself a “ near Arctic state,” as it extends its “ Polar Silk Road” initiative. In contrast, the United States, which is also an Arctic nation via Alaska, has a total of two icebreakers. It also maintains a large fleet of over 45 icebreakers to show its commitment and level of national interest in the region. Its naval maneuvers disrupted fishermen and harassed commercial vessels in an attempted display of dominance. These exercises included the largest number of sea and air forces Russia has mobilized in decades, sending a clear message about its Arctic intentions.
Last fall, its military conducted exercises in the Bering Sea, within the U.S. For example, Russia, which claims 70% of the Arctic seabed, is expanding its military activity daily.
must be present, relevant, and capable in the region to deter any potential adversaries, especially as U.S. Further, the Army in Alaska must transform and organize itself for both effective deterrence and command within the region. Army must transform its Arctic forces to deter conflict in the region - without provocation - by being present, increasing exercises with sister services, cooperating more with other Arctic nations, and refocusing on where and when it trains. The United States must act now to remain competitive, to retain its freedom of access in the region, and to prevent a miscalculated conflict at America’s northern doorstep. A literal “cold war” is emerging in the Arctic. This brings not only resource competition, but also military competition. Polar ice melt opens access to rich natural resources and new shipping lanes which significantly shorten transnational sea routes. However, the formerly remote and untouched frontier is now becoming a competitive region. Until recently, the Arctic has been known as an austere, inaccessible, and excessively harsh environment left to rogue explorers and hardened researchers.
“We’re at a pivotal point in the timeline of the Arctic, what we have to do now is be prepared to fight here and defend here.” - Lieutenant General David Krumm, Commander of the Alaskan Command (2020)
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