Finnish conscripts in white and grey winter fatigues ski through a snowy forest near the border with Russia, dragging small pine trees behind them to camouflage tanks. The troops blend in well ...

The troops blend in well with their surroundings as they prepare for battle, in a US-led military exercise designed to hone tactics and a rapid response in case of conflict in the Arctic region.

"Cuckoo" snipers hidden in trees and skilful ski-mounted troops were particularly deadly. Toveri said: “If the Russians decide to make an operation up north, I'm sure that in Finnish Command ...

Ludwig cut questions short after enemy troops, played by Finland’s Jaeger Brigade ... sleeping outside in bone-chilling weather, ski practice and shooting in the snow — the task force flew ...

Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole, a Massachusetts-born outdoorsman who had helped start the National Ski ... Finnish soldiers on skis who had used their backcountry skills to defeat Soviet Union ...

troops could fill the gap, he said. "You can always count on people putting skis on and climbing up a mountain," Recine said. Some current 10th Mountain Division members and the National Ski ...

The Arctic Circle is known for its harsh and unforgiving environment where temperatures drop far below freezing ...

Norwegian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS Finnish conscripts in white and grey winter fatigues ski through a snowy forest near the border with Russia, dragging small pine trees behind them to ...

RUSSIA’S ALLIES: North Korea has sent around 1,000 additional troops to Russia since the beginning of the ... will this weekend jet in to Saint Moritz, the lavish Swiss ski resort, to meet with ...