{"id":14934,"date":"2021-03-16T22:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T22:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/16\/new-strategy-sets-up-army-to-operate-in-increasingly-relevant-arctic\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:27:19","slug":"new-strategy-sets-up-army-to-operate-in-increasingly-relevant-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2021\/03\/16\/new-strategy-sets-up-army-to-operate-in-increasingly-relevant-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"New strategy sets up Army to operate in increasingly relevant Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Army released a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/01\/21\/army-chief-teases-new-arctic-strategy\/\" target=_blank> new strategy on how to operate in the Arctic, <\/a>one that would set up headquarters and units capable of working across all domains and establish a stronger foothold in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/09\/23\/great-power-competition-heats-up-in-the-thawing-arctic-and-the-us-must-respond\/\" target=_blank>region<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is for the strategy to serve as a way to preserve national interests, project power globally and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/05\/06\/northcom-arctic-now-americas-first-line-of-defense\/\" target=_blank>defend the homeland<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategy was posted to the Army\u2019s website March 16 directly after the Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville wrapped up his keynote speech at the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s Global Force Next virtual conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McConville had teased the strategy in January at an AUSA engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service developed the strategy because of the growing relevance of the Arctic and the increased threat in the region as U.S. adversaries such as Russia and China continue to lay ever-increasing claims on northern territory and waterways due to economic interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany of our competitors are focused on the Arctic and also many of our allies and partners have been concerned about that competition,\u201d McConville said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategy\u2019s goal is for the service to be \u201cable to rapidly generate and project Multi-Domain forces globally that are specifically trained, equipped, and sustained to fight, win and survive in extreme cold weather and rugged mountainous conditions over extended periods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army plans to use its forces in the region \u201cto project power from, within, and into the Arctic to conduct and sustain extended operations in competition, crisis, and conflict from a position of advantage,\u201d according to the strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The force posture will \u201cdefend the homeland and pose dilemmas for great power competitors\u201d and will strengthen relationships with allies and partners \u201cto maintain regional stability,\u201d the strategy read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Multidomain Task Force in Alaska<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More specifically, the Army wants to establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/08\/28\/multidomain-operations-task-force-cuts-teeth-in-pacific\/\" target=_blank>Multidomain Task Force (MDTF) unit<\/a> in Alaska, including a division headquarters with \u201cspecially trained and equipped combat brigades to recapture our cold-weather dominance,\u201d the document stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dThe Army\u2019s decision to place an MDTF in Alaska is the first step in setting the conditions for success,\u201d the strategy stated. There the unit would have access to world-class training facilities and the presence of the Air Force and Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMultidomain formations, particularly those with extended ranges such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/02\/03\/army-europe-commander-says-theater-needs-a-multidomain-task-force\/\" target=_blank>Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF)<\/a>, have clear potential in the Arctic &#8212; an area of operations characterized by vast distances and where air and naval avenues of approach are critical,\u201d the strategy noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And units have \u201csignificant potential to create anti-access\/area denial challenges for competitors,\u201d according to the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit would also help the military to experiment and advance Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control that would support multidomain operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MDTF stationed in Alaska would \u201cexperiment in delivery of tactical to strategic effects in the region,\u201d the strategy read, and provide opportunities to test the Army\u2019s modernization priority capabilities performance in extreme environments while examining operational concepts specific to the Arctic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit would be able to review the ability of space capabilities to support operations within a unique and challenging electromagnetic spectrum, the strategy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, reaching the service\u2019s full potential in the Arctic is easier said than done. The region has three combatant command claiming areas of responsibility; network integration is difficult in the extreme cold, there is high latitude and limited commercial infrastructure; and major logistical challenges exist because of the Arctic\u2019s inhospitable nature, the strategy noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an MDTF unit to work it will require the formations to \u201cconverge their effects with the rest of the joint force and allies and partners,\u201d the document stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arctichelo.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arctichelo.jpg.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arctichelo.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arctichelo.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arctichelo.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arctichelo.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arctichelo.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paratroopers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 2nd Engineer Brigade, U.S. Army, pull security after exiting a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1-207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, during exercise Arctic Pegasus near Deadhorse, Alaska, May 1, 2014. (Photo by Sgt. Edward Eagerton\/U.S. Army National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Getting the Arctic advantage right<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make the strategy work, the Army must examine its force structure for maneuver, sustainment, fires, intelligence, protection and command-and-control capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, a fresh look at command and unit relationships in the Arctic region will be needed. \u201cThe current unit distribution and alignment for Arctic operations may require reconfiguration,\u201d according to the strategy. \u201cThe Army will evaluate, and adjust as necessary, tactical and operational headquarters and unit relationships in the Arctic to best support Joint Force operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service also wants to be able to build cold-weather operations capability across the force that would enable it to move cold-weather trained forces into the Arctic region stationed elsewhere. That could mean establishing Army prepositioned stock such as ground-based air defense capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Cold-weather modernization<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategy also commits the Army to improving materiel readiness of Arctic-capable units that would conduct extended operations in extremely cold temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough leveraging testing facilities we will assess protection requirements in the snow, extreme cold, and sub-arctic environments to inform our development and procurement of future generations of cold weather clothing systems and essential medical capabilities,\u201d the strategy details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service plans to examine ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/11\/13\/lawmakers-want-army-to-speed-up-arctic-capable-vehicles-buy\/\" target=_blank>improve mobility in an Arctic environment<\/a>. That could mean improving the current Cold-weather All-Terrain Vehicle, according to the document. The Army also wants to replace its existing fleet of Small Unit Support Vehicles \u201cto mitigate maneuver challenges of the current wheeled fleet,\u201d the strategy notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the Army will look into what more it needs to do to change vehicles to provide \u201cfour-season mobility\u201d in the Arctic, which can actually be more challenging outside of the winter months when forces might face more dangerous conditions as terrain softens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategy also calls for a look at new power generation systems. \u201cPower generation in the Arctic is a significant challenge due to vast distances, extreme temperatures, and inadequate sustainment infrastructure,\u201d the document stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The region will need enhanced space-based communications and data coverage, according to the strategy, and the service will need to build terrestrial-based retransmission sites there in order to improve the limited infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the interim and as a reinforcing effort, the Army will consider building widely dispersed hard shelter communications and retransmission sites or multi-spectral communication relay towers,\u201d the document read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army also needs to improve its ability to set up and run mobile command posts in the Arctic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAirborne forces stationed in Alaska require en route mission command\/early entry mission command capabilities to effectively support world\u2010wide airborne forcible entry operations,\u201d the strategy stated. \u201cImprovements in equipment would enhance ability to execute mission command functions, maintain situational awareness, and optimally conduct operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also opportunities to further develop unmanned 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