SUMMARY 



Arctic clothing made available for past polar expeditions has 

 proven generally satisfactory for shipboard use and can be adapted 

 satisfactorily for more severe conditions encountered ashore. 

 Standard issue items will prove adequate for summer operations. 

 Special issue items must be provided in addition to standard items 

 of cold weather clothing for winter operations in arctic seas. 



Problems of design and standardization must be solved in order 

 to improve clothing and simplify stock and issue thereof. All 

 personnel must be enjoined to take care of clothing issued for cold 

 weather operations. Commanding officers must ensure that cloth- 

 ing be kept dry and clean, that facilities for laundering, drying, 

 and stowage be provided, and that clothing is properly cleaned and 

 refurbished before turning it in to the supply depot, following 

 completion of the operation. 



Experience has shown that men can go through a process of 

 body conditioning to endure cold weather by reducing the amount 

 of clothing to the minimum to keep comfortable, and by being 

 careful to remove or put on clothing when it becomes necessary 

 to adjust to changes in temperatures. It is preferable to resort 

 more to exercise for warmth than to wear excess clothing. It is 

 possible to improve the body's circulation and toughen the skin 

 of the hands and feet by controlled and careful exposure. 



For additional information refer to chapter 3 of the U. S. Army 

 publication, Arctic Operations (FM31-70). 



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