66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

An igloo glows at night during an Arctic training event in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, from Feb. 9-19, 2024. Building an igloo big enough to house two people requires over 30 snow blocks that weigh about 30 pounds each. The average temperature in the igloo stayed around 20 degrees with it being around negative 40 on the outside. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Hill)

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66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

Royal Danish Air Force students stand next to their igloo in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland during an Arctic training event from Feb. 9 -19, 2024. The students built the igloo that took over nine hours to complete. During this training the students were limited to the gear they would carry with them in a real-world scenario. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Hill)

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66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

Royal Danish Air Force students hold flares to simulate signaling a recovery aircraft during an Arctic survival training in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland from Feb. 9 -19, 2024. This training allowed the U.S. Air Force to continue building upon established relationships with Denmark, Greenland, and France. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Hill)

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66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

Students and instructors set up a training area capable of meeting the training needs of 27 Royal Danish Air Force students and two Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) instructors in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland for an Arctic survival training from Feb. 9 -19, 2024. The instructors and Royal Danish Air Force students spent four days in the field, gaining invaluable realistic experience living in the Arctic with temperatures around negative 30 degrees Fahrenheit. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Hill)

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66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

A group of Royal Danish Air Force students, U.S. Air Force and French Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) instructors, stand for a photo during an Artic training event in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland from Feb. 9 -19, 2024. The first day of the training the group set up an indoor classroom and received a tour of the Danish aircraft hangar which acted as the command post throughout the training week. The third day the group met with the Greenland search and rescue which provided the instructors with a live hoist demonstration. (Courtesy Photo)

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66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Hill (right), 66th Training Squadron Detachment 1 Arctic Survival School instructor, and Tech Sgt. Zachary Rumke (left), 52nd Operation Support Squadron instructor stand on Point 660 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland during an Arctic survival training from Feb. 9-19, 2024.The two instructors acted as a mobile training team to educate Royal Danish Air Force pilots, aircrew, and French Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) instructors on Arctic survival tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs). The team also learned about the Danish’s personnel recovery capabilities. (Courtesy Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Hill)

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Cool School takes arctic survival training to Greenland

Published April 10, 2024
By 2d Lt Codi Clemmons
354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

EIELSON AIR FACE BASE, Alaska --

The 66th Training Squadron Detachment 1 from Eielson Air Force Base led an Arctic training in Greenland teaching Arctic survival skills to Royal Danish Air Force students and French Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) instructors Feb. 9-19, 2024. The instruction and lessons the Danish and French military received ensured readiness, and collaborative security within the Arctic, not only for their two countries, but all NATO countries.

66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland

66th TRS Det 1 leads Arctic training in Greenland