From left to Right: Marine Corps Col. Brian Mullery, Arrival and Assembly Operations Group Officer in Charge, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Lt. Col. Roy Helge, the Chief of Staff for Home Guard 12, Maj. Gen. Lars Aamodt, commander of the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, pose for a picture in Vaernes, Norway, Feb. 17, 2022. Secretary Del Toro is in Norway to visit service members and Norwegian government leaders to reinforce existing bilateral and multilateral security relationships between the Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy. Th


From left to Right: Marine Corps Col. Brian Mullery, Arrival and Assembly Operations Group Officer in Charge, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Lt. Col. Roy Helge, the Chief of Staff for Home Guard 12, Maj. Gen. Lars Aamodt, commander of the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, pose for a picture in Vaernes, Norway, Feb. 17, 2022. Secretary Del Toro is in Norway to visit service members and Norwegian government leaders to reinforce existing bilateral and multilateral security relationships between the Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy. The Marines he meets will be participating in Exercise Cold Response 2022 (Ex CR22). Ex CR22 is a Norwegian-led exercise designed to enhance military capabilities, test II MEF’s ability to work alongside our NATO allies and partners and adapt to challenging climates while training on offensive and defensive tactical operations. Exercise Cold Response is part of a regularly occurring series of exercises in northern Europe where II MEF executes the ability to deploy and train Marines and Sailors in support of our European NATO allies and partners.


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