Finnish Marines assigned to the Nyland Brigade and Swedish Marines assigned to 2nd Marine Battalion eat on the mess decks after embarking aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), during a port visit in Harstad, Norway, before participating in exercise Steadfast Defender 24, Feb. 26, 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO’s ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. Navy

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