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Extreme winter training of NATO soldiers - video

Listen to this article We have had a winter this year that has created several inches of ice on the lakes. It can also be said that in the context of special forces soldiers, winter does not tolerate mistakes. This short exercise video shows American light infantry soldiers. What happens and how do you cope

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: February 8, 2017 - 03:05

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 14:45

Extreme winter training of NATO soldiers – video

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We have had a winter this year that has created several inches of ice on the lakes. It can also be said that in the context of special forces soldiers, winter does not tolerate mistakes. This short exercise video shows American light infantry soldiers.

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What happens and how do you cope when the ice suddenly collapses under you? All this under the guidance of Latvian instructors. Such winter training in natural conditions, tests your instinct for survival in similar weather situations in the future.

US Soldier ice jump in LatviaWinterdoesn’t tolerate mistakes. That is why US light infantry soldiers jump into a near-freezing lake under the guidance of their Latvian instructors. This winter training tests their survival instinct in cold weather situations.

Published by NATO on 2 February 2017

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.