Extreme cold weather package to modernize vehicles and protective equipment for extreme cold weather environments (Arctic).

Background. ANG Special Tactics (ST) units require vehicles and protective equipment to
operate in extreme cold weather environments. Each modernized sustainment package includes
shelters and sustainment for up to 36 personnel, mobility platforms capable of carrying one to
four personnel, and tools required to establish a Mission Support Site (MSS) to conduct ST
missions. Over the past decades, ST’s ability to conduct global access, personnel recovery, and
precision strike missions in the arctic has severely diminished. Modernized equipment and
training are required to revive ST’s arctic capability. Both ANG ST squadrons require a mobility
package, a sustainment package, and a personal performance equipment package. ST units
require durable personal equipment that is proven to increase survivability in extreme cold
weather during prolonged combat operations.