Arctic Eagle 2018, a statewide exercise in
Alaska during February and March, involved approximately 1,200 Air and
Army National Guardsmen from Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana,
Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming; Coast
Guard, U.S. Army Alaska, Environmental Protection Agency, other Federal
and Alaska agencies; and, Canadian forces.
Arctic Eagle 2018
consists of scenario-based events at multiple locations, including
Anchorage, Valdez, near Ft. Greely at the Donnelly Training Area;
Bethel, Kwethluk and Quinhagak in Western Alaska; along the
Alaska-Canada border, and areas north of Fairbanks. The scenarios
include hazardous material detection and response, security and
protection of critical infrastructure, triage, domain awareness patrol,
communication and transportation support.
The goals of Arctic
Eagle 2018 are for participating forces to operate in a joint,
interagency, intergovernmental and multinational environment; assess
ability to conduct sustained operations in arctic conditions, and
integrate new and emerging capabilities.
National Guard video produced by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ben Kimball Edited by USA Patriotism!
