South Korean special warfare soldiers train in sub-zero winter

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  • PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – JANUARY 08: South Korean special warfare command soldiers cover themselves in snow during a winter military training exercise on January 8, 2015 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. The South Korean troops participate in the endurance exercise in temperature below minus 20 degrees celsius under a scenario to defend the country from any possible attacks from North Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
  • South Korea’s Amry Special Warfare Command (SWC) soldiers aim their machine guns in a frozen river during a winter exercise in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. About 200 SWC soldiers participated in this routine two-week winter drill. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
  • South Korean special warfare forces move to a position after abseiling from a helicopter during a winter drill in Pyeongchang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on January 8, 2015. The Korean peninsula is the world’s last Cold War frontier as Stalinist North Korea and pro-Western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JEJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images
  • South Korean special warfare forces train with a dagger during a winter drill in Pyeongchang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on January 8, 2015. The Korean peninsula is the world’s last Cold War frontier as Stalinist North Korea and pro-Western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JEJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images
  • PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – JANUARY 08: South Korean special warfare command soldiers ski with their rifles during a winter military training exercise on January 8, 2015 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. The South Korean troops participate in the endurance exercise in temperature below minus 20 degrees celsius under a scenario to defend the country from any possible attacks from North Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
  • PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – JANUARY 08: South Korean special warfare command soldiers participate in winter military training exercise on January 8, 2015 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. The South Korean troops participate in the endurance exercise in temperature below minus 20 degrees celsius under a scenario to defend the country from any possible attacks from North Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
  • PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – JANUARY 08: South Korean special warfare command soldiers participate in winter military training exercise on January 8, 2015 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. The South Korean troops participate in the endurance exercise in temperature below minus 20 degrees celsius under a scenario to defend the country from any possible attacks from North Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)