The U.S. 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade” is the only airborne infantry brigade combat team in the Arctic and Pacific theaters, providing the combatant commander with the unique capability to project an expeditionary force by air.
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The Small Unit Support Vehicle (SUSV) provides paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” with the ability to move over deep snowy terrain during Arctic Warrior 21, Feb. 10, 2021, at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska (Picture source: U.S. Army/Maj. Jason Welch, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs)
Arctic Warrior 21 is a cold weather training event that includes airborne operations, situational training exercises (STX), and a live fire exercise, all occurring from Feb. 8-19, in both the Donnelly Training Area and Richardson Training Area. A battalion task force that includes cavalry, engineer, and sustainment units for support, will conduct an airborne insertion to Donnelly Drop Zone and face a near peer opposition force supplied by 4-25 IBCT (ABN). The exercise validates the brigade's ability to rapidly deploy a battalion-sized force and conduct near peer operations in an Arctic environment. 4-25 IBCT (ABN) battalions will also conduct winter field training and STXs across the Richardson Training Area.
The exercise involves the operation of Small Unit Support Vehicles (SUSVs). Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) (meaning "Tracked Vehicle 206" in English) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds (now part of BAE Systems Global Combat Systems) for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people (6 in the front compartment, 11 in the rear), and the trailer unit can be adapted for different uses.
Users include the American and Australian Antarctic research organizations and British, Icelandic and Canadian search and rescue services. They are also used for search and rescue services in the Austrian alpine region. The Bv 206 was used in combat by the Canadian Army during Operation Anaconda. The Singapore Armed Forces uses the Bv 206, and recently transferred several of them to the Singapore Civil Defense Force for use as a firefighting platform. The Bv 206 is used in Antarctica, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Singapore,[citation needed] South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Canadian CH-147 Chinook aircrews provided aviation support to the paratroopers of 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, “Spartan Brigade,” during Arctic Warrior 21, Feb. 10, 2021, at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska (Picture source: Maj. Jason Welch/4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs)
