ARP-448/AR-60 Alaska EXERCISE LITTLE BEAR 1 1/2 ton trailer No-01221811 is loaded with ammunition at Ammunition Supply Point Madonna CP. Sub coord-3388. 15 Feb 60 Photo by: Pvt Lawrence Smith 124th Sig Btn Fort Lewis, Washington AT 372 Exercise Little Bear in Alaska (1959-60) was a large-scale Cold War-era military winter exercise organized initially as a free maneuver. In the middle of the problem partial control was exercised to test commanders reaction to uneffected situations. The U.S. Force was represented by the 1st Battle Group, 12th Infantry (reinforced), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis,