They are based in Alaska, which is both a US state and strategically a rather key location for, among other things, air, including ballistic missile, defense; t

They are based in Alaska, which is both a US state and strategically a rather key location for, among other things, air, including ballistic missile, defense; the defense of Alaska seems to be an ideal role for troops (1) with arctic training, and (2) the capability to rapidly redeploy to address incursions over a very wide area of operations.