Russia pulled back from the Arctic, for now. NATO must act before those troops return

While serving as an infantry battalion and brigade operations officer in Alaska , I learned that the Arctic is among the most unforgiving battlefields on earth. Aircraft can deliver soldiers to remote areas, but they cannot improvise roads, fuel or supply units once the fighting begins. In extreme cold, poor preparation kills soldiers as surely as enemy fire. That lesson returned as I studied recent satellite imagery from Russia's far north. Advanced air-defense systems are disappearing from est