Army struggles with shortage of Arctic parkas, tents, heaters, transports
By: Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press 05/10/2012
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Six years after the Harper government declared the Arctic to be a new operations area for the Canadian military, the army has struggled to find enough parkas, cold-weather tents, lanterns and heaters to equip forces that take part in its annual summer exercise.
The "critical equipment shortfalls" were so bad last year, the head of the army approved a request by area commanders to buy missing gear themselves, say internal briefing documents.
The briefings also show the army worried about running out of parkas, and turned to the air force for help ....