Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment,
based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson take part in arctic
survival, helicopter-hoisting exercises, movement-to-contact
and weapon familiarization training in support of Arctic
Eagle 2020 at Eielson Air Force Base during 2020 from
February 20 through March 2. The unit used UH-60 Black Hawks
to hoist gear and move Soldiers from forward operating bases
to more remote arctic locations to engage in small unit
infantry tactics.
The exercise is meant to test and validate
field skills, gear capabilities, remote communications,
transportation capabilities and best practices for survival
in an arctic environment.
