As ice caps in the arctic have melted and uncovered new shipping lanes and highly sought-after resources, the US Army has announced a new arctic strategy to establish a dominant presence and compete against countries like Russia and China. Key to this new strategy is the Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vermont, where soldiers are being trained on mountaineering, cold-weather skills, and high-elevation tactics.
Business Insider’s senior producer Jake Gabbard spent 14 days inside the Army Mountain Warfare School, where service members train to fight, move, and survive in extreme cold temperatures and mountainous terrain. Fifty-one students begin the course, and only 40 will make it to graduation.
00:00 – Introduction
00:22 – Competition & Stakes
01:31 – Day 1: Arrival
03:56 – Day 2: Meet The Students
06:19 – Day 3: Winter Movement
07:02 – Cold-Weather Gear
11:10 – Day 4: Obstacle Climb
13:06 – Castle Rock Climb
13:58 – MRE Lunch Break
15:07 – Rappelling
16:30 – Day 5: Low Energy
17:14 – Altimeter Class
17:56 – Day 6: Land Navigation Test
24:01 – Day 7: Knot Tying Test
29:47 – Dismissed Students
31:31 – History Of Mountain Training
32:21 – Army Arctic Strategy
32:47 – Day 8: Camping
36:02 – Ice Wall Climbing
37:13 – Day 9: Lowering Systems
38:54 – Day 10: High-Angle Range
40:36 – Day 11: Casevac Test
43:37 – Well Lowering
45:13 – Day 12: OP Hill Round Robin
47:52 – Day 13: Culminating Event
53:18 – Day 14: Graduation
54:02 – The Future Of Mountain Warfare
55:39 – Credits
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