Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course practice snowshoeing and pulling an ahkio sled March 7, at Fort McCoy, Wis. (Scott T. Sturkol/Army) The old “Mickey Mouse” cold weather boot ...

The Army will test three types of overboots this winter as potential replacement for the extreme cold winter boots lovingly known as “Mickey Mouse ... extreme cold weather boot, which soldiers ...

The first version of the ICWB, a black boot fielded in the early 1990s, filled the void between the standard-issue leather combat boots and the extreme cold weather "Mickey Mouse" boots.