1956 - Arctic Night - Troops Maneuver at 40 Below Zero

Arctic Night - Troops Maneuver at 40 Below Zero (Dept. of Defense) - Greenland maneuvers Troops board planes with heavy parachutes at Thule AFB. Sign “North Pole 802 Miles”. Plane takes off. Troops on board. Paratroops dropped and land; walking in frozen landscape; digging holes in snow and building shelters made out of ice. LS camp in snow. 1956 Military Exercises; Cold Weather; Cold War;