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U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fire stinger-launch simulators during a live-fire training range in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 29, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)

Embark on a historical journey through the U.S. Marines' presence in Norway, tracing the evolution of Operations Strong Express to its culmination in Nordic Response 24. This vital exercise, now known as Nordic Response, represents a crucial component of readiness and national defense. Taking place biennially, this NATO training event not only showcases the Marine Corps' prowess in arctic environments but also fosters essential interoperability with allied nations. Witness the strategic significance of this exercise, ensuring our armed forces stand prepared for any challenges on the horizon. (U.S. Marine Corps video produced by Lance Corporal Maxwell Cook, Corporal Jacob Richardson, Staff Sergeant Donato Maffin, and Master Sergeant Robert Brown) The video contains music from a MARFOREUR/AF licensed asset from Artlist: The Racer by Tristan Barton

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment prepare for exercise Nordic Response alongside NATO allies and partners in Setermoen, Norway, December, 2023. The Marines were participating in a Norwegian-led cold weather training course in preparation for Nordic Response 2024, a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote arctic security, enhance global readiness, and foster interoperability between U.S. forces and allied and partner forces. This product was produced on January 22, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson) The video contains music from a MARFOREUR/AF licensed asset from Artlist: Forged in Combat by Idan Kupferberg

U.S. Marine Corps Major General Robert B. Sofge Jr., commander U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, speaks about the significance of Nordic Response 24 in Harstad, Norway, Dec. 9, 2023. Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is an upcoming NATO training event conducted every two years to promote arctic security, enhance our global readiness, and foster interoperability between U.S. Forces and Allied and partner forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

U.S. Marines with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224 participate in Exercise Freezing Winds 23 at Tampere-Pirkkala Air Base, Finland, Nov. 20 - Dec. 1, 2023. Exercise Freezing Winds 23 is designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S., Finland, and NATO partners and allies in logistics, fires, and around the Baltic Sea littorals. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Adam Henke and Warrant Officer Akeel Austin)

NATO leaders from the U.S., Norway and the U.K. observe a simulated demonstration of the capabilities of a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during the FIRES Summit II in Setermoen, Norway, Aug. 21, 2023. The event, hosted by the Norwegian Armed Forces, strengthens interoperability with our Norwegian allies and allows the U.S. to demonstrate its technology and capabilities in the Arctic region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Richardson)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, conducted cold weather training exercise, Nordic Frost, on Camp Ethan Allen in Jericho, Vt., Jan. 13-27, 2018. Nordic Frost provided Marines with an opportunity to become more versatile in other environments as well as gain a better understanding of how to operate their cold weather gear to ensure physical and mental readiness in potential future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. Serine Farahi/ released)

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, participate in exercise Nordic Frost, a two-week exercise, at Camp Ethan Allan Training Site in Jericho, Vermont, Jan. 2-15, 2016. The exercise helps the Marines gain a better understanding of how their gear operates in the cold to ensure physical and mental readiness in potential future operations.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conducted exercise Nordic Frost in the mountains of Vermont at Ethan Allen Training Center from Jan. 5-14, 2016. More than 750 Reserve Marines from Maine to Western New York gathered together in the cold environment for their collaborative, annual exercise. During the exercise, Marines conducted multiple simulated combat scenarios in below-freezing weather to improve their offensive and defensive capabilities, execution of combat logistics and mountain warfare.