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Interviews
- Interview 1, 2018. Col. Petteri Seppälä, exercise director, arctic challenge exercise 2017, at Satakunta Air Command, Pirkkala, Finland.
- Interview 2, 2018. . Maj. Trond Ertsgaard, Bodø Air Base, Arctic Challenge Exercise 2017, Skype-interview.
- Interview 3, 2018. Lt. Col. Vegard Bøthun, Bodø Air Base, Arctic Challenge Exercise 2017, Skype-interview.