Today’s Air Force Arctic survival gear tests have a long history in Alaska

Nearly 60 years ago the Air Force was also testing cold-weather survival gear in Fairbanks.

By Dermot Cole December 2, 2019
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The U.S. Air Force’s F-35 may be the most expensive weapons system ever built, but space inside the new fighter is at a premium, so packing an Arctic survival kit is no easy task.

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