India-US 'Yudh Abhyas' Army Exercise Ends On Snow-Covered Alaska Peaks

According to the Defence Ministry, 300 US soldiers and 350 soldiers of the 7th Madras Infantry Battalion Group participated in the 14-day exercise in Alaska's mountains

Indian and US soldiers today completed the final day of the 'Yudh Abhyas' joint military exercises - in freezing temperatures on the snow-covered peaks of southern Alaska's Chugach mountain range. Thousands of feet above sea level, on the top of the Chugach Mountains, in deep snow, high winds, and sub-freezing temperatures, @USArmy and @adgpi Indian Army Soldiers complete the culminating event of exercise #YudhAbhyas. @4thBrigade25ID@USArmyAlaska@USARPACpic.twitter.com/m03ukxaiJX Indian Army Soldiers assigned to 7th Battalion, Madras Regiment & U.S. Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conduct a variety of training events during exercise Yudh Abhyas 21, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. pic.twitter.com/JyGnybRaoX

"Thousands of feet above sea level, on the top of the Chugach Mountains, in deep snow, high winds, and sub-freezing temperatures, the US Army and the Indian Army soldiers complete the culminating event of Yudh Abhyas exercise," the handle of the US Army's I Corp tweeted.

US Army Alaska, the Spartan Brigade (4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division) and US Army Pacific were tagged in the tweet, as was the Indian Army.

Stunning photos released by the US Army showed Indian soldiers crouching in deep snow practicing their drills. Others showed them working with their American colleagues in staging rescue ops.