The military base there is small, and the number of troops trained in Alaska is also comparatively small. It also has little dedicated cold-weather gear, and logistical pipelines (especially if Canada refuses to let them in their airspace/waters) with be very hard to set up.
The US may have some understanding of the cold, but the nordic countries have far more, and are far better prepared.
The US may have some understanding of the cold, but the nordic countries have far more, and are far better prepared.