Northern Warfare Training Center

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U.S. Army Northern Warfare Training Center
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Active1956–present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States of America
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type Military training
RoleSpecial skills training
Part of US Army Alaska DUI.gif 11th Airborne Division
Garrison/HQFort Wainwright and Black Rapids, Alaska [1]
Website NWTC's Facebook page
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Headgear worn by NWTC special skills instructors, known as "Black Hats"
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The United States Army Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC) is the name of a United States Army Alaska (USARAK) special skills training unit and facility located in Black Rapids, Alaska, managed out of Fort Wainwright. It is the Active Army's only cold region training proponent.

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Arctic, subarctic, and mountain environments are brutally unforgiving to the unprepared. Units that have successfully fought in these environments have historically been those with special individual skills, are physically and mentally tough, and have extensive experience and expertise operating in harsh conditions.

Mission

According to the NWTC, its mission is "to provide relevant training to the leaders of USARAK units so that they can fight and win in demanding cold weather and mountain environments. A soldier trained in winter is also a good summer fighter; trained only in summer he is helpless in the winter!" [2]

NWTC trains units and leaders in cold weather and mountain operations in order to increase warfighting capabilities.

NWTC History

Courses offered

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See also

References

  1. Black Rapids Training Area, jber.jb.mil, dated 30 July 2012, last accessed 19 March 2019
  2. Northern Warfare Training Center official site