Special Operations Forces in the High North

Modern War Institute

John Amble

News, Government

4.8 • 818 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Col. Brian Rauen and Capt. Barrett Martin join to talk about the increasing importance of the Arctic. Col. Rauen is the commander of 10th Special Forces Group, and Capt. Martin is one of the officers assigned to the group. 10th Group has a particular focus on Europe, which means the unit has a natural organizational interest in the Arctic region. As you’ll hear our guests explain, though, that interest is growing. They discuss why that's the case, and they talk about some of the unique challenges posed by such an extreme environment. The episode features a guest host, Dr. Ryan Burke, who is an MWI fellow and co-director of Project 6633, an MWI project focused on polar security. 10th Group and Project 6633 have also partnered to organize an essay contest, inviting submissions that address the question of how American special operations forces can compete with near-peer adversaries in the polar regions. If you’re interested in entering, more details about the contest can be found here.

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0:00.0	And so there's individuals thinking about how do we make sure that we've got the right
0:11.7	nutrition, how do we deal with the psychological stress and strain of the darkness, the extreme
0:16.7	cold weather, you know, the difficulty sleeping.
0:20.1	Our weapon systems that we use in Iraq and Afghanistan don't work the same way there.
0:24.6	Our ways of carrying ammunition, we cannot carry enough ammunition for sustained
0:28.1	firefights.
0:29.3	The lubricants we use in our weapons do not work at negative 30 degrees.
0:36.1	Hey, welcome back to the Modern War Institute podcast.
0:39.0	I'm John Amble, editorial director at MWI, and this is a special episode that we brought
0:43.9	in a guest host for.
0:45.9	Dr. Ryan Burke is an MWI fellow and the co-director of Project 6633, which we recently
0:51.8	launched to explore the topic of polar security. He had the opportunity
0:55.5	to sit down for a conversation with Colonel Brian Rowan and Captain Barrett Martin. Colonel
1:00.1	Rowan is the commander of 10th Special Forces Group and Captain Martin is one of the officers assigned
1:04.1	to the group. The U.S. Army's Special Forces groups are largely oriented towards specific
1:08.6	regions and 10th Group has a particular focus on Europe,
1:11.8	which means they have a natural organizational interest in the Arctic region. As you'll hear Colonel
1:17.0	Rowan and Captain Martin explained in this conversation, though, that interest is growing. They explain
1:22.1	why, and they talk about some of the unique challenges posed by such an extreme environment.
1:27.1	Before we get to the conversation really quickly, just a couple notes.
1:30.3	First, if you aren't yet subscribed to the MWI podcast, find it on your favorite podcast
1:34.0	app.
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