Finnish defense forces sent an emergency message: occupied. We need help.
Hundreds of American troops – part of the new Arctic division – Fairbanks, Popular planes in Alaska. Their flight landed at the North Pole and landed at the North Finland in the Rovaniemi airport. Soldiers quickly placed M-4 attack rifles, missile pipes and pipelines in the quiet snowy forests in the arctic whites and steamed boots.
It was only a boring started in mid-February. However, the scenario is expected to be increasingly possible. If the climate change melts in the Arctic, this part of the remote and forgotten world is more accessible and more arguing. The world's main servicemen – America, Russian, Chinese and Europe – are all training for a winter war.
“It has been really past five or six years, everyone has passed the global war on terrorism,” said Robert McBride, Canadian Brigaderier, controls the war game.
“Arctic nations begin to understand strategic importance,” he said. “Arctic is now pre-prepared.”
The last excavation played in a strange time in global work. President Trump focused on NATO and became friends with Russia, and the European leaders seriously discuss how to create their defense industry, however, a few months ago.
However, in this frozen soil, at least, American military cooperation and the perception of Russia in danger of expansion.
In Finland, which competes with the Soviet Union during World War II, Russia remains a sudden and future enemy. “There is a finest Word,” said Canne Kuusela, Finnish defense official, “Russia will receive those who do not nail the wall.”
An American relations with Finland, one of NATO's latest members, looks strong. President Trump recently played a golf with President, Alexander Stubb. After that, Mr. Stubb appreciated the golf skills and said, “I look forward to strengthening the partnership.”
During the war in the snow, two sides worked together. Finnish, long, narrow skiers were zigzagging drag through the forests. Americans have set up machine guns for digging in small round hills and foxes in the snow. Both sides said that Arctic Warfare is different.
“It's kind of as to act in space,” he said.
“No one comes to help you,” he said. “And the environment will kill you.”
The cardinal rule remains dry. Jackson Crits Videman, a Finnish soldier, told a sad test where Finnish soldiers had to pass. With all the gears, including all gears, they have to refrain from leaving or drowning through an ice pit cut into a river.
The day this was a minus 36 degree Celsius (about Minus 33 Fahrenheit). There were about two minutes to creep for about two minutes and change to the new one before the frozen frost. His hands stopped working.
“Your friends should help you with zippers,” he said.
Half Finnish, half America, Mr. Crites Videman, who turned to the Finnish in a few months ago. Finland is one of the few Western democrats of mandatory mandatory. This is a small population, 5.6 million and NATO is a country with the longest border with Russia – 830 miles and recently raised defense costs.
Finland defense experts say that tens of thousands of Russian troops are near the border, but decreased in the Ukrainian war. Finals believe that it will be five to 10 years before being threatened. Before the Ukrainian War, Finnies say that Russia, in cold and new additional transporters, inventing their arctic forces by changing tanks to better operate tanks.
The United States is doing the same. As the first and only Arctic section in 2022, 11th Air Anborne, located in Alaska. The section practices with new shapes and different combat skis.
During the training, Americans showed an icy slopes, some of the newly watched vehicles that are quite steep. Soldiers lived with special cold weather rations, calories, because they were dried from trying to stay warm.
The war in the Arctic summer is not easier. First, there is a problem of solar. Never sets up. Thus, the priority of vision devices to the Western military is eliminated.
When the ice melts, the soil is incredibly mushy. For example, in the upper Finland, in thick forests, small mountains, swamps, rivers, rivers, lakes and swamps, it is very difficult to walk. In many ways, it is easier to move in the winter.
During the war game, the attackers explored frozen rivers such as highways. The soldiers passed them, weapons wrapped in their backs. The commanders seemed pleased with the training and were pleased not to talk about politics.
When Mr. Trump was interested in his friendship with Russia, the Finnish General Sami-Antti Takamaa said, “It doesn't bother me.”
“The United States's Airborne section only came from Alaska,” he said. “That's what is important to me.”