Canadian infantry soldiers are preparing mentally and physically to withstand extreme Arctic cold as part of Operation Nanook — a mission through which the army aims to project strength and defend what it calls the country’s "raison d'être (...) from a sovereignty perspective."
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00:00So in any Arctic op, like part of the Arctic response group, our main concerns would be
00:22like hypothermia, frostbite, and then the one that a lot of people don't think about
00:27would be like gastrointestinal problems, because there's about 10 guys in that one tent,
00:32and that stuff can spread like wildfire.
00:35So that's another thing we're very concerned about.
00:42It's really important to stay dry, to keep up with the body heat if it becomes too hot,
00:49it gets wet, it gets cold, it gels, and it's like a science.
00:55It's really interesting.
00:57Well, the Arctic, you know, it's a part of Canada, it's a part of North American defense,
01:17and it's a part of our sort of raison d'etre, per se, from a sovereignty perspective.
01:27Yeah.
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