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A Marine fires a machine gun while other Marines watch on and near a vehicle in the snow.

Staying Frosty

Marines fire an M2A1 machine gun during exercise Swift Response 25 in Setermoen, Norway, May 9, 2025. The exercise, part of the Defender 25 series, encourages the rehearsal, deployment, employment and integration of U.S. forces and the expansion of critical battlefield capabilities in the High North and Baltic regions.

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