State of the art equipment bridges the gap: "tested a new bridging system April 28, 2010, at Fort Richardson, Alaska, to help the military travel across a wide variety of terrain quickly.
Testing of the Lightweight Modular Causeway System took place over two days during Arctic Edge 2010, making it the first time this system has been used in this fashion.
'This bridge has been in development for almost six years,' said Donald Resio, a senior scientist and technical manager for the development team. 'The terrain, the unit and the exercise scenario are perfect to test the capabilities of this system.'
The LMCS is a hybrid fixed bridging system and floating causeway system. It consists of 10 by 20 foot modular sections with inflatable pontoons attached that are pieced together to form the bridge."
