Northern sea route is open year round...this has military implications...

A gas tanker & icebreaker made it from China to Yamal in the 1st transit of the Northern Sea Route in February, "confirming that year-round safe navigation is possible," Russia says. There's no multi-year ice left there. @BarentsNews https://t.co/57fCekHYZL pic.twitter.com/PgO45fjN9V

— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) February 21, 2021

Now I get it.

Now I know why the Russians are putting damn near everything they can think of on those arctic all terrain vehicles.

I believe (but have nothing to base it on) that the US Army is gonna tailor the 25th ID for the Pacific.  It'll be a formidable force by itself.  

Will they do the same for the Arctic?

I don't recall who they have in Alaska (outside of the airborne unit) but could we see a mech unit built with unique vehicles for battle in the far north?