U.S. military assets and personnel have conducted training and community engagement activities near Point Hope, St. Lawrence Island, Wales, Tin City and Little Diomede Island, Alaska, as part of Operation POLAR DAGGER.

Special Operations Command North executes POLAR DAGGER annually to demonstrate Special Operations Forces’ ability to rapidly deploy to the Arctic. The training and engagements allow SOF forces to strengthen civil-military partnerships, improve readiness, and enhance community and Joint Force interoperability in the Arctic, a region critical to homeland defense.