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In reply to the discussion: Putin warns Finland and Sweden not to join NATO [View all]Best_man23
(4,890 posts)In the winter, in the deep snow. Groups of Army soldiers and Marines travel to Finland every year to train alongside the Finnish troops, whose units have some of the finest Ski Troops of any standing army in the world.
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 travelled to Finland to participate in a basic cold-weather skills and Military Operations in Urban Terrain Instructors course Jan. 6-24, alongside the Jaeger Brigade and Guard Jaeger Regiment, the Finnish Defence Forces premiere winter-training units.
The final exercise, a 17-kilometer movement that incorporated lessons from the entire course, tested the Marines during extreme physical and mental fatigue from lack of food and sleep. Marines, integrated in the course with Finnish soldiers, had to cross-country ski with a full pack, completing specified tasks as part of a survival scenario along the way. Tasks included a live-fire range, evading the enemy, and submersing themselves in freezing water.
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