“The worst day for me was when I fell through the ice,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Brown, Arctic Initiatives deputy, Eleventh Air Force, recounting his experience competing in the 2024 Iditarod Trail Invitational 1,000.
“I ended up falling into chest deep overflow. I was trying to hold myself up with my left arm, reaching with my right to undo the bindings to get the skis out,” said Brown. “In the moment I wasn’t fearful, I knew what I had to do.”
Brown is an Arctic survivalist through gained experience in his personal life, and in his work at Eleventh Air Force helping to develop the foundation for the Arctic Resiliency Training course.
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