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Marines, Sailors Keep Their Cool in Arctic Temps

A sailor blows on a fire in the dark in the snow.
Training Time
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brennen Atkins feeds oxygen to a fire during training to prepare for Nordic Response, a NATO exercise, in Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 28, 2024. Nordic Response is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment.
Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw
VIRIN: 240128-M-UQ852-1461P
Marines and sailors hike in the snow.
Cold Weather Training
Marines and sailors conduct a troop movement during cold weather training to prepare Nordic Response, a NATO exercise, in Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 28, 2024. Nordic Response is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment.
Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw
VIRIN: 240128-M-UQ852-1218M
A Marine teaches fellow Marines how to use a portable stove in the snow.
Cold Weather Training
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Isaiah Ortega teaches Marines to properly operate a stove during training to prepare for Nordic Response, a NATO exercise, in Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 27, 2024. Nordic Response is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment.
Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw
VIRIN: 240127-M-UQ852-1130M

Marines and sailors built shelters, made fires and trekked through Arctic terrain in Setermoen, Norway, as part of cold weather training to prepare for Nordic Response, a NATO exercise and part of the larger Steadfast Defender series. 

U.S. troops will join about 10,000 participants from more than a dozen countries for the land portion of the exercise in March. The exercise is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging Arctic environment.

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Nordic Response will test a variety of military activities, from command and control interoperability to combined joint operations and reacting against an adversary force.

A sailor uses a portable stove in the snow.
Cold Weather Training
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Pequeno operates a portable stove during cold weather training to prepare for Nordic Response, a NATO exercise, in Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 28, 2024. Nordic Response is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment.
Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw
VIRIN: 240128-M-UQ852-1315M
Marines and sailors conduct a simulated casualty evacuation in the snow.
Cold Weather Training
Marines and sailors conduct a simulated casualty evacuation in preparation for Nordic Response, a NATO exercise, in Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 29, 2024. Nordic Response is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging arctic environment.
Credit: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw
VIRIN: 240129-M-UQ852-1546M

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