Royal Canadian Navy Rear Adm. David Patchell, vice commander, 2nd Fleet and commander, Task Force North for exercise Steadfast Defender and Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 2 and deputy commander, Task Force North for exercise Steadfast Defender, pose for a group photo with members of the Norwegian Navy, outside of the CTF-N headquarters in Bodø, Norway, Feb. 27, 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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