Episode 97 - “What’s Worth Fighting for in The Arctic"

About this episode

The episode discusses the strategic importance of the Arctic and the challenges of operations in extreme cold weather.

Why is the Arctic gaining more and more national and military attention? Major General Joseph Hilbert, former commanding general of 11th Airborne Division (Arctic), and Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed, Director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, join our host Captain Ed Garibay to discuss the growing importance of the Arctic region and the release of ATP 3-90.96 Arctic and Exreme Cold Weather Operations. They discuss the strategic importance of the Arctic, challenges to arctic operations, the release of the new arctic manual, and the future of the Arctic.

People in this episode

Host: Captain Ed Garibay

Guests: Major General Joseph Hilbert, Colonel (Retired) Rich Creed

Topics covered

• Arctic operations
• military strategy
• cold weather challenges
• national security
• Arctic manual

Keywords

• Arctic
• military
• operations
• cold weather
• national security
• ATP 3-90.96

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate

Books & works: ATP 3-90.96 Arctic and Extreme Cold Weather Operations

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