Volume 4, 1951 - The Arctic Circle - Home

Exercise Firestep
Exercise Firestep, which took place in April, was
designed to test the mobility of airborne troops to move
to the defence of Alaska. For purposes of the manoeuvre
it was assumed that a mythical flenemytthad already secured
a foothold in Alaska. The ttenemy" consisted of the 4th
Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Alaska, and the Alaskan Command
of the U.S.A.F. Approxima'tely 1000 men of the U.S. Army
82nd Airborne Division, equipped with field howitzers,
weapon carriers, and fighting gear, formed the home forces.
The exercise lasted 24 days and marked the first time that
U.S. airborne troops had participated in Alaskan manoeuvres.
Hudson Bay Route Association
The eighth annual convention of the Hudson Bay Route
Association was held at The Pas, Manitoba, on 13 February
1951. The Association was formed in 1923, as the On To The
Bay Association, to encourage the complet ion of the Hudson
Bay Railroad. Villenthis purpose had been accomplished, the
name of the organization was changed and it has since devoted
its efforts towards pressing for the fullest possible use of
the railroad and the port of Churchill for shipping to and
from western Canada. The eighth convention was presided
over by Mr. W.G. Streeton and was addressed by Premier
Douglas Cwapbell of Manitoba, Mr. Barry Hulth of the
Western Export and Import Company, 1Iajor J.G. McLaughlin,
President of the Hudson Bay Railway and Mr. W.J. Hansen,
Director of Trade Services of the province of Saskatchewan.
:'/Ùaska's Heal th"
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basis, copies of Alaska's Health. This is a most interesting
publication which is publlshed bi-monthly by the Alaska
Department of Health. The copies sent to the Circle will be
held by the Editor and may be borrowed from her at any time.
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