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Air Force offers new bonuses to entice troops to move to cold bases
The Department of the Air Force is offering one-time bonuses for airmen and guardians who agree to yearlong tours at seven frigid bases.
Skiing and survival shelters: soldier winter fieldwork at Fort McCoy
Fort McCoy, Wisconsin was established in 1909 and has trained more than 100,000 military personnel since 1984.
By Todd South
Anchorage will be the new home for DoD Arctic Security Studies
Defense Department Regional Centers are international academic institutions for bilateral and multilateral research and training with the goal of building strong relationships with international security leaders.
Hair, hands and hosiery: Air Force overhauling outdated rules on airmen’s looks
The Air Force is introducing hot-weather uniforms, allowing morale patches on Fridays and more.
‘A perfect storm’: Airmen, F-22s struggle at Eglin nearly three years after Hurricane Michael
The 325th Fighter Wing may be nearing a breaking point as it approaches its third year in limbo after Hurricane Michael.
Cocoa extract and bodybuilding moves: How the Army is keeping Arctic troops warm
Simple oversights in other terrain, such as a lost glove or excessive sweating, can be deadly at the high northern reaches.
By Todd South
Air Force faces $72 million bill for winter storm damage
Winter storms earlier this year caused more than $72 million in damages at Air Force installations across the country, as well as minor harm to two aircraft.
Training base evacuates T-38s to Florida amid severe weather threat
Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi evacuated some of its T-38 training jets to Florida’s Space Coast as severe weather threatens to batter parts of the South.
Massive volunteer effort rescues nearly 1,000 cold-stunned sea turtles at NAS Corpus Christi
More than 900 cold-stunned sea turtles and counting have been rescued at NAS Corpus Christi thanks to a massive volunteer effort.
By Howard Altman
New cold weather boots to hit the Marine fleet in 2021
Marines conducting cold weather operations should start seeing the boot in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.
By Philip Athey
Lawmakers want US Army to quicken purchase of Arctic-capable vehicles
The Army should move faster to get vehicles that can operate in harsh Arctic conditions, Senate appropriators said in the Defense Subcommittee's version of the FY21 defense spending bill.
By Jen Judson