More than 15,000 troops from ten nations will be participating in Exercise Cold Response 2020 throughout March in Norway. Exercise Cold Response 20 will test service members' ability to operate in challenging arctic and mountainous conditions while conducting both offensive and defensive tactical operations.

Håkon, NORMIBN, Instructor COE/CWO and 2nd Lt. Rick Barber, lead instructor for the cold weather package from 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, speak about what Marines from II MIG are learning during the cold-weather training package in preparation for Exercise Cold Response, near Bjerkvik, Norway, Feb. 24-28, 2020. Marines are in Norway preparing for Exercise Cold Response, a Norwegian-led exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force video by SSgt. Katelynn Moeller)

Capt. Hannah Crawford, the II MEF Lead Logistics Planner, speaks about the entirety of logistics operations which took place over the span of several weeks in preparation for Exercise Cold Response in Norway. Gear was drawn from the Marine Corps Preposition Program-Norway caves near Trondheim, on-loaded at Orkanger Port, off-loaded at Bogen Port, and convoyed to Elvegårdsmoen training camp near Bjerkvik. Cold Response is a Norwegian-led exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Devin J. Andrews)