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U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to recover a Bandvagn 206 that has gotten stuck in the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to recover a Bandvagn 206 that has gotten stuck in the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division dig a path for a Bandvagn 206 to move through the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division dig a path for a Bandvagn 206 to move through the snow. Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

U.S. Marines with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division learn how to set up ten-man tents from the Norwegian Army Host Nation Support Battalion during a short field exercise, March 3, 2014. The Marines and Norwegian soldiers spent three days learning to work together and how to operate in the Norwegian winter environment to prepare the Marines and soldiers for Exercise Cold Response, which is a multinational and multilateral training exercise. The exercise will feature various types of military training including maritime, land and air operations. The location, above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, provides a unique cold-weather environment for all forces involved to learn and develop procedures from one another.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar N. Contreras

Lance Cpl. Blake Thoreso, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, patrols on foot during a training exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Reconnaissance teams operate in small teams to observe and report to higher commands the enemy’s location, troop size, equipment, routine and uniforms, in order to paint a picture for key leaders to make effective and precise decisions when choosing the best method for closing with and destroying the enemy.

Lance Cpl. Blake Thoreso, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, patrols on foot during a training exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Reconnaissance teams operate in small teams to observe and report to higher commands the enemy’s location, troop size, equipment, routine and uniforms, in order to paint a picture for key leaders to make effective and precise decisions when choosing the best method for closing with and destroying the enemy.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Corporal Conner Reese, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, stands guard while other Marines prepare to move on foot to their observation posts roughly five miles away during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. During a mission in a hostile environment, half of the reconnaissance team stands guard while the other half conceals their parachutes to avoid being detected by enemy forces present in the immediate area.

Corporal Conner Reese, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, stands guard while other Marines prepare to move on foot to their observation posts roughly five miles away during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. During a mission in a hostile environment, half of the reconnaissance team stands guard while the other half conceals their parachutes to avoid being detected by enemy forces present in the immediate area.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Corporal Tyler Ring, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, stands guard while his team regrouped after inserting by parachute, and before moving out on a foot patrol during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. Moving more than five miles through the wet, muddy swamplands took the Marines approximately 11 hours to complete.

Corporal Tyler Ring, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, stands guard while his team regrouped after inserting by parachute, and before moving out on a foot patrol during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. Moving more than five miles through the wet, muddy swamplands took the Marines approximately 11 hours to complete.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Master Sgt. Brad Dean, the jump master for Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, signals the altititude level to Marines waiting to jump from the back of a V-22 Osprey Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Two different groups of Marines jumped; one group jumped with a static line from 1,500 feet and the other completed a free-fall jump from 13,000 feet, using the High Altitude Low Openeing method.

Master Sgt. Brad Dean, the jump master for Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, signals the altititude level to Marines waiting to jump from the back of a V-22 Osprey Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Two different groups of Marines jumped; one group jumped with a static line from 1,500 feet and the other completed a free-fall jump from 13,000 feet, using the High Altitude Low Openeing method.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

A Marine, with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, checks his altimeter when preparing to exit the back of a V-22 Osprey during a jump exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The altimeter shows the altitude when free falling so the operator can safely deploy his parachute in time.

A Marine, with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, checks his altimeter when preparing to exit the back of a V-22 Osprey during a jump exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The altimeter shows the altitude when free falling so the operator can safely deploy his parachute in time.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

A Marine with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, parachutes to the ground with his rucksack below him during a three-day, training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. Once on the ground, the Marines regrouped and patrolled more than five miles to their objective to observe enemy forces for three days and two nights. The exercise tested the Marines’ ability to observe and report from clandestine locations around an enemy stronghold.

A Marine with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, parachutes to the ground with his rucksack below him during a three-day, training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. Once on the ground, the Marines regrouped and patrolled more than five miles to their objective to observe enemy forces for three days and two nights. The exercise tested the Marines’ ability to observe and report from clandestine locations around an enemy stronghold.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Sergeant Trent Endicott (left), a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, gets his parachute apparatus checked one last time by Master Sgt. Brad Dean(right), the jumpmaster, before entering a V-22 Osprey for a rehearsal jump Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Endicott is part of a new team being formed, known as Delta Detachment, for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s upcoming deployment in 2015.

Sergeant Trent Endicott (left), a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, gets his parachute apparatus checked one last time by Master Sgt. Brad Dean(right), the jumpmaster, before entering a V-22 Osprey for a rehearsal jump Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Endicott is part of a new team being formed, known as Delta Detachment, for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s upcoming deployment in 2015.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, parachute during a rehearsal jump Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Marines jumped in sticks of six-to-eight man teams.

Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, parachute during a rehearsal jump Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Marines jumped in sticks of six-to-eight man teams.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Reconnaissance Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, jump from the back of a V-22 Osprey during a rehearsal jump before conducting a three-day exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The rehearsal jump re-familiarized Marines with jump procedures and helped each member of the team walk through his responsibility before jumping for the exercise a few hours later.

Reconnaissance Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, jump from the back of a V-22 Osprey during a rehearsal jump before conducting a three-day exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The rehearsal jump re-familiarized Marines with jump procedures and helped each member of the team walk through his responsibility before jumping for the exercise a few hours later.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Reconnaissance Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, sit while waiting to board a V-22 Osprey during a rehearsal jump exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. For Reconnaissance Battalions, parachuting into a mission is another resource used for successful, undetected insertions.

Reconnaissance Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, sit while waiting to board a V-22 Osprey during a rehearsal jump exercise Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. For Reconnaissance Battalions, parachuting into a mission is another resource used for successful, undetected insertions.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Corporal Conner Reese, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, heads toward the tree line during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. Marines trekked more than five miles into the tree line with more than 100 pounds of gear.

Corporal Conner Reese, a reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, heads toward the tree line during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. Marines trekked more than five miles into the tree line with more than 100 pounds of gear.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, board a V-22 Osprey during a rehearsal jump Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Reconnaissance Marines jumped twice in one day. One jump was only with a parachute, and the second jump was with a full combat load consisting of a weapon, rucksack and load bearing vest.

Marines with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, board a V-22 Osprey during a rehearsal jump Feb. 18, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Reconnaissance Marines jumped twice in one day. One jump was only with a parachute, and the second jump was with a full combat load consisting of a weapon, rucksack and load bearing vest.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Sergeant Jesse Welch, an assistant team leader with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, gathers all of his gear after landing during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. When the Marines land they must immediately ready their weapon, get in contact with their team-members then pack and prepare the rest of the gear. The total weight of their gear is more than 100 pounds.

Sergeant Jesse Welch, an assistant team leader with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, gathers all of his gear after landing during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. When the Marines land they must immediately ready their weapon, get in contact with their team-members then pack and prepare the rest of the gear. The total weight of their gear is more than 100 pounds.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez

A reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, floats down after jumping from a V-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. Some Marines inserted via static line jumping from an altitude around 1,500 feet. The warriors jumped with a complete combat load including a flak, kevlar, rifle and rucksack. Some even carried camera and radio equipment as part of their training scenario.

A reconnaissance man with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, floats down after jumping from a V-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014. Some Marines inserted via static line jumping from an altitude around 1,500 feet. The warriors jumped with a complete combat load including a flak, kevlar, rifle and rucksack. Some even carried camera and radio equipment as part of their training scenario.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez