Arctic Edge 22: U.S.-Canada exercise wraps up

THE WATCH STAFF

Arctic Edge, the biennial defense exercise for U.S. Northern Command and the Canadian Armed Forces, took place February 28-March 17, 2022, throughout Alaska.

During the three-week event, Arctic Edge had 1,000 participants, including U.S. Coast Guardsmen and government employees from the U.S. Department of Defense and Canada’s Department of National Defence.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm, commander of Alaskan Command, said Arctic exercises are crucial in demonstrating and improving the capabilities of U.S. and Canadian forces to defend their homelands.

TAKING AIM: A Green Beret assigned to the U.S. 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) performs special reconnaissance from an improvised mission-support site near Wainwright, Alaska, on March 11.

IMAGE CREDIT: STAFF SGT. ANTHONY BRYANT/U.S. ARMY

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