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Army Exercises With First CATVs in Alaska; Tests Other Equipment In Recent Exercise

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, February 26th, 2024

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Army Exercises With First CATVs in Alaska; Tests Other Equipment In Recent Exercise

BAE Systems' Beowulf selected as the Army's new Cold-Weather All-Terrain Vehicle. Photo: BAE Systems.

The Army’s 11th Airborne Division recently completed an annual joint force, multinational exercise in Alaska that included the service’s new Cold-Weather All-Terrain Vehicles (CATVs) and tested deep helicopter attack and other missions in extreme weather conditions and contested environments, the commanding general of the division said on Monday. The 11th Airborne had five of the CATVs and used them as command-and-control nodes, “which was really good for the brigade,” and for troop sustainment, Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, the division’s commanding…

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